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          Faiza Naz, M.S.





Faiza Naz, M.S.


Research Assistant
    Genomic Technology Section
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            Contact Information

                                                  301-451-9544
                
                                                9000 Rockville Pike
                  
            50 South Drive
      
                  
            Building 50, Room 1148
      
                                   Bethesda MD 20892
                
                                                faiza.naz@nih.gov 
                Summary
          Faiza Naz obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from the University of Maryland University College in 2016 and her Master of Public Health, Practice, and Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2020. She joined the Genomic Technology Section at the NIAMS as a post-baccalaureate fellow and, since 2020, has worked as a biologist. Faiza is in charge of the daily operations of the facility and is the prime reference for all technical aspects related to single-cell RNA, ATAC, SPT, and OMICS experiments. She is an expert in library preparation methods for different NGS applications. 

            Scientific Publications
              Single-Cell Analysis Reveals the Range of Transcriptional States of Circulating Human Neutrophils.

    Wigerblad G, Cao Q, Brooks S, Naz F, Gadkari M, Jiang K, Gupta S, O'Neil L, Dell'Orso S, Kaplan MJ, Franco LM
        

                    J Immunol.
        
                    2022 Aug 15;
        
                    209(4).
        
                    doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200154
                            PMID: 35858733
  Sex differences in neutrophil biology modulate response to type I interferons and immunometabolism.

    Gupta S, Nakabo S, Blanco LP, O'Neil LJ, Wigerblad G, Goel RR, Mistry P, Jiang K, Carmona-Rivera C, Chan DW, Wang X, Pedersen HL, Gadkari M, Howe KN, Naz F, Dell'Orso S, Hasni SA, Dempsey C, Buscetta A, Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA, Kruszka P, Muenke M, Franco LM, Sun HW, Kaplan MJ
        

                    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
        
                    2020 Jul 14;
        
                    117(28).
        
                    doi: 10.1073/pnas.2003603117
                            PMID: 32601182
  Identification of Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells by Immunofluorescence with Pax7 and Laminin Antibodies.

    Feng X, Naz F, Juan AH, Dell'Orso S, Sartorelli V
        

                    J Vis Exp.
        
                    2018 Apr 19;
        
                    (134).
        
                    doi: 10.3791/57212
                            PMID: 29733324
  Neutrophil subsets and their gene signature associate with vascular inflammation and coronary atherosclerosis in lupus.

    Carlucci PM, Purmalek MM, Dey AK, Temesgen-Oyelakin Y, Sakhardande S, Joshi AA, Lerman JB, Fike A, Davis M, Chung JH, Playford MP, Naqi M, Mistry P, Gutierrez-Cruz G, Dell'Orso S, Naz F, Salahuddin T, Natarajan B, Manna Z, Tsai WL, Gupta S, Grayson P, Teague H, Chen MY, Sun HW, Hasni S, Mehta NN, Kaplan MJ
        

                    JCI Insight.
        
                    2018 Apr 19;
        
                    3(8).
        
                    pii: 99276. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.99276
                            PMID: 29669944
  Dysregulated neutrophil responses and neutrophil extracellular trap formation and degradation in PAPA syndrome.

    Mistry P, Carmona-Rivera C, Ombrello AK, Hoffmann P, Seto NL, Jones A, Stone DL, Naz F, Carlucci P, Dell'Orso S, Gutierrez-Cruz G, Sun HW, Kastner DL, Aksentijevich I, Kaplan MJ
        

                    Ann Rheum Dis.
        
                    2018 Dec;
        
                    77(12).
        
                    doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213746
                            PMID: 30131320
  Single cell analysis of adult mouse skeletal muscle stem cells in homeostatic and regenerative conditions.

    Dell'Orso S, Juan AH, Ko KD, Naz F, Perovanovic J, Gutierrez-Cruz G, Feng X, Sartorelli V
        

                    Development.
        
                    2019 Apr 11;
        
                    146(12).
        
                    doi: 10.1242/dev.174177
                            PMID: 30890574
  Transcriptomic, epigenetic, and functional analyses implicate neutrophil diversity in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Mistry P, Nakabo S, O'Neil L, Goel RR, Jiang K, Carmona-Rivera C, Gupta S, Chan DW, Carlucci PM, Wang X, Naz F, Manna Z, Dey A, Mehta NN, Hasni S, Dell'Orso S, Gutierrez-Cruz G, Sun HW, Kaplan MJ
        

                    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
        
                    2019 Dec 10;
        
                    116(50).
        
                    doi: 10.1073/pnas.1908576116
                            PMID: 31754025 
          Education
              
            **University of Maryland, College Park**
M.S. (2020)

**University of Maryland, University College**
B.S. (2016)             
                        Experience
              
            **Research Assistant**
NIH/NIAMS (2017-2020)

**Post-Baccalaureate Fellow**
NIH/NIAMS (2016-2017)


Last Updated: October 2022


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