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Dr Rashid Nazir

Tenured Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Microbial Ecology
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +92-992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • 2008-2012. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • Field of study: Microbial Ecology and bacterial fungal interactions
    • Research Topic: The ecological success of Burkholderia terrae BS001 and related strains in the mycosphere
  • 2007-2008. Research training in the field of microbial ecology at University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • Field of study: Microbial Ecology
    • Research Topic: Bacterial fungal interactions in soil and the potential mechanisms involved.
  • 2006-2007. Completion of MSc (Hons) Agri courses in a major of Soil and Environmental Sciences, at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • 2002-2006. Bachelor degree of Science (B.Sc. Hons. Agriculture), major in Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. C.G.P.A. 3.61/4.00
 
Journal Publications
1. M. Awais,R.Nazir,Faridullah,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,M.Irshad,F.Hafeez,U.Irshad Proficient Lignocellulolytic Novel Bacterial Isolates from Diversified Galiyat Forests of Lower Himalaya, Forests, 2023
2. R.Nazir,F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,U.Irshad Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Class 1 Integrase Gene and Escherichia coli Indicator Gene in a Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment System, Antibiotics, 2022
3. R.Nazir,Ali, J.; Rasul, I.; Widemann, E.; Shafiq, S.  Eco-Environmental Aspects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Potential Control Strategies, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2021
4. F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir Assessing the N cycling ecosystem function - processes and the involved functional guilds upon plant litter amendment in lesser Himalaya, Polish J environ studies, 2021
5. R.Nazir Risk assessment of hazardous elements in wastewater irrigated soil and cultivated vegetables in Pakistan. , 2020/11, 2020
6. B.Amin,F.Hafeez,Hina Aman,M. Azeem,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,U.Irshad,R.Nazir Characterization and Cellulolytic Enzyme Potential of P Solubilizers from Pine Forests of Lower Himalaya, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2020
7. Muhammad Awais Arshid,Maha Mumtaz,R.Nazir Unforeseen challenges to global health system, in particular context to COVID-19 pandemic and health care personnel, 09 Oct 2020, 2020
8. U.Irshad,R.Nazir,A.Pervez The Fate of Lead (Pb) in Multitrophic Interactions Among Bacteria, Fungi, and Bacterivorous Soil Nematodes, Clean Soil Air and Water, 2020
9. S.Shafiq,Asim Ali,Y.Sajjad,Qudsia Zeb,M. Shahzad,Abdul Rehman Khan,R.Nazir,Emilie Widemann The Interplay between Toxic and Essential Metals for Their Uptake and Translocation Is Likely Governed by DNA Methylation and Histone Deacetylation in Maize, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
10. Tahir Zaman,Wasila Qazi,Saeed Ahmad Asad,F.Hafeez,M.Bilal,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir,Sabir Hussain,M.Irshad Nitrification resilience and response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria upon heat-drought extremes across three soil ecosystems in lower Himalaya, International Journal of Agriculture and Biology , 2020
11. Tahir Zaman ,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Areeba Shaukat ,R.Nazir,A.Pervez,M.Bilal,Faridullah,Muhammad Rizwan,Shafaqat Ali,Saad Alkahtani, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim,F.Hafeez Assessing the N Cycling Ecosystem Function-Processes and the Involved Functional Guilds upon Plant Litter Amendment in Lower Himalaya, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 2020
12. R.Nazir Lead, cadmium and zinc phytotoxicity alter DNA methylation levels to confer heavy metal tolerance in wheat, 2019/1, 2019
13. R.Nazir,F.Hafeez,B.Amin,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Assessment of phosphorus availability in soil by introducing P -solubilizing novel bacterial and fungal strains of Lower Himalaya, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2019
14. M.Bilal,Uzair Akbar,F.Hafeez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Faridullah,R.Nazir,Bilal Ahmad Zafar Amin Assessment of Phosphorus Availability in Soil by Introducing P-Solubilizing Novel Bacterial and Fungal Strains of Lower Himalaya, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 2019
15. B.Amin,R.Nazir,Iftikhar Zeb Kinetic and microbial analysis of methane production from dairy wastewater anaerobic digester under ammonia and salinity stresses, Journal of Cleaner Production, 10 May 2019, 2019
16. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir Assessment of Flood Induced Changes in Soil Heavy Metal and Nutrient Status in Rajanpur, Pakistan., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019
17. U.Irshad,R.Nazir,A.Pervez,S.Naqvi Bacterial feeder Nematodes: Facilitator or competitor for Plant Phosphorus in soil, Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, 2019
18. R.Nazir Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants, Environmental Pollution, 2018
19. R.Nazir Draft genome sequences of three fungal-interactive Paraburkholderia terrae strains, BS007, BS110 and BS437, BMC, 2017
20. R.Nazir Fungal networks serve as novel ecological routes for enrichment and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes as exhibited by microcosm experiments, Scientific Reports, 2017
21. R.Nazir,U.Irshad,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Analysis of ecological attributes of bacterial phosphorus solubilizers, native to pine forests of Lower Himalaya, Applied Soil Ecology, 2017
22. Waseem Hayat,Hina Aman,R.Nazir,U.Irshad,M. Azeem,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Analysis of ecological attributes of bacterial phosphorus solubilizers, native to pine forests of Lower Himalaya, Applied Soil Ecology, 2017
23. U.Irshad,R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Novel P-Solubilizers from Calcium Bound Phosphate Rich Pine Forest of Lower Himalaya, Geomicrobiology Journal, 2017
24. R.Nazir The Role of Hydrophobicity and Surface Receptors at Hyphae of Lyophyllum sp. Strain Karsten in the Interaction with Burkholderia terrae BS001 – Implications for Interactions in Soil, 27 October, 2016
25. Dr. AM Abbasi,R.Nazir,Xinbo Guo Preliminary assessment of phytochemical contents and antioxidant properties of Pistacia integerrima , Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, , 2015
26. R.Nazir Burkholderiaterrae BS001 migrates proficiently with diverse fungal hosts through soil and provides protection from antifungal agents, Frontier Microbiology, 2014
27. Irshad Ul Haq,Katharina Graupner,R.Nazir,Jan Dirk van Elsas The genome of the fungal-interactive soil bacterium Burkholderia terrae BS001 - A plethora of outstanding interactive capabilities unveiled, Genome Biology and Evolution, 2014
28. R.Nazir The new species Enterobacter oryziphilus sp. nov. and Enterobacter oryzendophyticus sp. nov. are key inhabitants of the endosphere of rice, BMC Microbiology, 2013
29. R.Nazir Bacterial community establishment in native and non-native soils and the effect of fungal colonization, Microbiology Discovery, 2013
30. R.Nazir Inhibition of Mushroom Formation and Induction of Glycerol Release—Ecological Strategies of Burkholderia terrae BS001 to Create a Hospitable Niche at the Fungus Lyophyllum sp. Strain Karsten, Microbial Ecology (January 2013), 2013
31. R.Nazir Draft Genome Sequence of the Soil Bacterium Burkholderia terrae Strain BS001, Which Interacts with Fungal Surface Structures, J. Bacteriol. (August 2012), 2012
32. R.Nazir The capacity to comigrate with Lyophyllum sp. strain Karsten through different soils is spread among several phylogenetic groups within the genus Burkholderia., Soil biology and biochemistry, (2012), 2012
33. R.Nazir Hitchhikers on the fungal highway: The helper effect for bacterial migration via fungal hyphae, Soil Biology and Biochemistry (April 2011), 2011
34. R.Nazir Lyophyllum sp. strain Karsten alleviates pH pressure in acid soil and enhances the survival of Variovorax paradoxus HB44 and other bacteria in the mycosphere, Soil Biology and Biochemistry (December 2010), 2010
35. R.Nazir Selection of Variovorax paradoxus-like bacteria in the mycosphere and the role of fungal-released compounds, Soil Biology and Biochemistry (December 2010), 2010
36. R.Nazir Mechanisms that promote bacterial fitness in fungal-affected soil microhabitats, FEMS Microbiology Ecology (February 2010), 2010
37. R.Nazir Universal and species-specific bacterial ‘fungiphiles’ in the mycospheres of different basidiomycetous fungi, Environmental Microbiology (February 2009), 2009
 
Conference Publications
1. R.Nazir,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad Screening for fast-growing oleaginous microalgae as potential source of algal oils. , , 2022
2. R.Nazir,U.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad Assessing the lipid and carbohydrate contents of microalgae feedstocks for potential renewable energy production, , 2022
3. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir,M.Irshad,Faridullah Assessment of nitrogen mineralization pattern in soil upon application of urea and bio-digestate, , 2022
4. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,B.Amin,F.Hafeez,R.Nazir Assessment of nitrogen release pattern for conventional and slow release fertilizers in two different soils. , , 2019
5. R.Nazir,B.Amin,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Evaluation of cellulase, xylanase and laccase activity of novel Himalayan microbial strains for bioethanol production in the region, , 2019
6. Nabeela Daud,M. Azeem,R.Nazir,Muhammad Binyameen Production of Aroma Compounds by Using Soil Borne Microbiota of Abbottabad Region, , 2019
7. R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez Effect of environmental conditions on lignocellulose degradation by the microbial consortium, , 2019
8. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,F.Hafeez,B.Amin,R.Nazir Heavy metals’ toxicity induced by cigarette butts’ decomposition in soil and their biosorption, , 2019
9. R.Nazir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal Evaluation of novel lignocellulytic bacterial-fungal consortia originated from Lower Himalaya, for the excretion of degrading enzymes, , 2019
10. R.Nazir It is no thoroughfare: Fungal highways enrich and allow selec, , 2018
11. R.Nazir,Du Shua,Ju-Pei Shen,Hangwei Hu,Ji-Zheng He It is no thoroughfare: Fungal highways enrich and allow selective bacteria with particular antibiotic resistance genes to be spatially dispersed, , 2018
12. Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,R.Nazir Forest litter decomposition and nutrients discharge in presence of additional cellulase and laccase positive microbial strains at high altitude., , 2017
13. Claude Plassard,U.Irshad,R.Nazir,Palwasha Rehman An initiative of sustainable phosphorus use in P- rich mining zone of lower Himalaya region of Pakistan, , 2014
14. Palwasha,Wasim hayat,U.Irshad,R.Nazir,Claude Plassard An initiative of sustainable phosphorus use in P- rich mining zone of lower Himalaya region of Pakistan, , 2014
15. R.Nazir,U.Irshad Pushing the phosphorus from limiting to sustainable: Microbial drivers from lower Himalaya, , 2014
 
 
Profile/Bio
  • 23rd January 2013 – Present: Assistant Professor at Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad Pakistan.
  • 11th May 2015 – 10th May 2017: PostDoc at ‘Department of Soil Environmental Science’ in “Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences (RCEES)” Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China.
  • Sep. 2008 – Oct. 2012. PhD scholar at department of Microbial Ecology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Sep. 2007 – Aug. 2008: Research trainee at department of Microbial Ecology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Feb. – May 2006: Internship Programme, at Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) Faisalabad, Pakistan.
 
 
Research Interests
  • Bacterial fungal interactions
  • Lignocellulose degradation
  • Environmental antibiotic resistome
  • Mycorrhizosphere ecology
 
Awards
  • Fellowship award under ‘President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI.2015-16)’ at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
  • HEC funded ‘Travel Grant’ to participate in BAGECO-12 held in Ljubljana (Slovenia) from 9-13 June, 2013. 
  • The ISME Travel Award for Young Scientists, 2012. 19-24 August, 2012
  • FEMS Young scientist award (as meeting Grant) March 11, 2011.
  • HEC Scholarship 2007-2012 by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, for Doctoral Studies in The Netherlands.
 
Research Projects
  • “Impact of veterinary medicines on anaerobic digestion efficiency to generate biogas and potential spread of environmental multidrug resistance” as PI (TWAS-COMSTECH)
  • “Metabolic bases of soil-biota interactions and their biocontrol potential for host plants” as PI (HEC, Pakistan).
  • “P-solubilizing Microbial Consortia from Lower Himalayas and their Potential for Bioethanol Production” as PI (HEC, Pakistan).
  • “Role of bacteria-fungal consortia for the spread and control of antibiotic resistance genes” (PostDoc Fellow, CAS China)
 
Students Supervised
3 MS
2 PhD