Sana Abdul Khaliq

An enthusiastic, adaptive, and quick learner with a broad and extensive interest in investigating the unique underlying pathways of molecular and cell signaling mechanisms in pursuit of their practical implications.

• Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB) 2020
• Securing "Fully Funded Scholarship" for MS. Life Sciences (Spring 2018) at Gachon University, South Korea.
• Certificate of Merit based Scholarship in 1st semester of BS (Bioinformatics)
• Secured 1st Position (thrice in a row) and title of English Poet of the Campus in English Poetry Competition( COMSATS University, Islamabad, 2013-2014).
• Certificate of Active Citizen, British Council Workshops (COMSATS University, Margalla Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan, 2013-2014).

• 2021 International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (Poster Presentation, ICC JEJU, South Korea, Nov 3rd-5th, 2021)
• International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology, (Online KSMCB, South Korea,2020)
• 49th KSCB Winter Conference 2020, Gyeongju, South Korea (30th-31st Jan 2020)
• DawinBio, Autophagy Division / Protein Metabolism Division Joint Symposium (South Korea, 29th-31st Aug, 2019)
• KSBMB International Conference 2019, Integrative Science of Life and New Direction ( ICC JEJU, South Korea, June2-5, 2019)
• Two days Symposium and hands-on workshop on Extra Curricular Activities References Modern Strategies in Drug Discovery and Vaccine Design ( LUMS University Lahore, Pakistan, 2016)
• British Councils Workshops (COMSATS University, Margalla Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan, 2013-2014)

• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Pakistan
• Marital Status: Single

• C-Peptide Inhibits Decidualization in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells via GSK3β-PP1, Sana Abdul Khaliq, Mi-Ock Baek, Hye-Jeong Cho, Seung Joo Chon and Mee-Sup Yoon, Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 11/30/2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.609551, 6.68
• C-Peptide Promotes Cell Migration by Controlling Matrix Metallopeptidase-9 Activity through Direct Regulation of β-catenin in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells (Submitted), Sana Abdul Khaliq, Zobia Umair, Mi-Ock Baek, Seung Joo Chon and Mee-Sup Yoon
• Comparative Analyses of mTOR/Akt and Muscle Atrophy-Related Signaling in Aged Respiratory and Gastrocnemius Muscles, Kun Woo Kim, Hye-Jeong Cho, Sana Abdul Khaliq, Kuk Hui Son 1, and Mee-Sup Yoon, MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21082862, 5.9
• Microgravity inhibits decidualization via decreasing Akt activity and FOXO3a expression in human endometrial stromal cells, Hye-Jeong Cho, Mi-Ock Baek, Sana Abdul Khaliq, Seung Joo Chon, Kuk Hui Son, Sung Ho Lee and Mee-Sup Yoon, Scientific Reports, 08/2019, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48580-9#citeas, 5.1

• Dr. Zobia Umair, +82-10-3411-6759, zobiaumair@gachon.ac.kr, Gachon University, South Korea
• Dr. Amna Parveen, +82-10-5925-2733, amnaparvin@gmail.com, Gachon University, Medical Campus, South Korea
• Dr. Abdul Rauf Siddiqi, araufsiddiqi@comsats.edu.pk, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

• "Antarctic krill extracts enhance muscle regeneration and muscle function via mammalian target of rapamycin regulation"; Seongmin Lee, Mi-ock Baek, Sana Abdul Khaliq, et al. Journal of Functional Foods 103 (2023) 105483
• "Role of ARHGEF3 as a GEF and mTORC2 Regulator"; Sana Abdul Khaliq, Zoobia Umair, et al. Front. in Cell and Dev. Bio. 2021.806258
• "C-Peptide Promotes Cell Migration by Controlling Matrix Metallopeptidase-9 Activity Through Direct Regulation of β-Catenin in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells"; Sana Abdul Khaliq, Zoobia Umair, Mi-ock Baek, et al. Front. in Cell and Dev. Bio. 2022.800181
• "C-Peptide Inhibits Decidualization in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells via GSK3β-PP1"; Sana Abdul Khaliq, Mi-ock Baek, et al. Front. in Cell and Dev. Bio. 2020.609551
• "Comparative Analyses of mTOR/Akt and Muscle Atrophy-Related Signaling in Aged Respiratory and Gastrocnemius Muscles"; Kunwoo Kim, Hye-Jeong Cho, Sana Abdul Khaliq, et al. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2108.2862
• "Microgravity inhibits decidualization via decreasing Akt activity and FOXO3a expression in human endometrial stromal cells"; Hye-Jeong Cho, Mi-ock Baek, Sana Abdul Khaliq, et al. Scientific Repots, 019-48580-9