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Dr Sabaz Ali Khan

Tenured Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Molecular Breeding
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +92-992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • CAS-PIFI Post Doc Research Fellowship from Center for Molecular Agrobiology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,100101 Beijing, China from May 1st, 2017-April 30th, 2018.
  • PhD, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2012
  • M.Phil, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2006
 
Journal Publications
1. S.A.Khan Real time expression and in silico characterization of pea genes involved in salt and water-deficit stress, Molecular Biology Reports, 2023
2. S.A.Khan Biomass allocation and nutrients utilization in wheat as affected by phosphorus placement and salt stress, Agronomy, 2023
3. Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan Evaluating the Antioxidative Defense Response of Selected Indoor Plants Against Benzene and Formaldehyde, Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2023
4. S.A.Khan In vitro propagation of Geranium wallichianum: An indigenously threatened medicinal plant in Pakistan, Kuwait Journal of Science, 2023
5. Saddaf Rashid,R.Ahmad,Dr. AM Abbasi,M. Azeem,Dunia A. Al Farraj,S.A.Khan,Mohamed Soliman Elshikh Synthesis of Rumex hastatus-based silver nanoparticles induced the inhibition of human pathogenic bacterial strains, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2023
6. Saddaf Rashid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Azeem Synthesis of Rumex hastatus based silver nanoparticles induced the inhibition of human pathogenic bacterial strains, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2023
7. Nabeela Zahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah In vitro and in silico validation of antibacterial potential of Pinus roxburghii and Cedrus deodara leaves’ extract against human pathogenic bacteria, Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2023
8. S.A.Khan Salt tolerant Bacillus strains improves plant growth traits and regulation of phytohormones in wheat under salinity stress, Plants, 2022
9. S.A.Khan Biofortification of iron and zinc in rice and wheat, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2022
10. S.A.Khan Intron-containing hairpin RNA interference vector for OBP8 show promising mortality in peach potato aphid, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2022
11. Nabeela Zahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah Identification of different genotypes of HCV in hepatitis patients of Abbottabad, Pakistan and detection of acute and chronic HCV infection through proteases inhibitors genes expression, Acta Virologica, 1 October, 2021
12. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Differential variations in total flavonoid content and antioxidant enzymes activities in pea under different salt and drought stresses , Scientia Horticulturae, 2021
13. S.A.Khan Evaluation of heavy metals effects on morpho-anatomical alterations of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings, Microscopy Research and Technique, 2021
14. S.A.Khan Impact of saline stress on the uptake of various macro and micronutrients and on their associations with plant biomass and root traits in wheat, Plant Soil and Environment, 2021
15. Javaria Chand,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Expression of Antioxidant Genes can Increase Cold Resistance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). , Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2021
16. M. Shahzad,Shumail Waheed,R.Ahmad,M.Irshad,S.A.Khan,Q.Mahmood Ca2SiO4 chemigation reduces cadmium localization in the subcellular leaf fractions of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) under cadmium stress, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety , 2021
17. S.A.Khan Identification of Candidate Biomarkers for HCV Leading to Hepatocellu-, Current Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2020
18. S.A.Khan Identification and characterization of important sterile and maintainer lines from various genotypes for advanced breeding programs of onion (Allium cepa L.), Plant Breeding, 2020
19. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Salt stress reduces the pea growth and induces the expression of selected antioxidant genes, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020
20. M. Shahzad,Haris Usman,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,Zulfiqar A. Saqib,Karl-Hermann Mühling Sodium in the leaf apoplast does not affect growth of maize (Zea mays L.) under saline field conditions, Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality , 2019
21. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah,M.Shahzad Unraveling the phytoremediation potential of Parthenium hysterophorus: Expression study of glutathione reductase and phospholipase D-α genes, Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, April , 2019
22. Saddaf Rashid,M. Azeem,S.A.Khan,M.Shah,R.Ahmad Characterization and synergistic antibacterial potential of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous root extracts of important medicinal plants of Pakistan, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, April, 2019
23. Sadaf Rashid,M. Azeem,S.A.Khan,M.Shah,R.Ahmad Characterization and synergistic antibacterial potential of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous root extracts of important medicinal plants of Pakistan, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019
24. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Prevalence and detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hazara Division, Pakistan, Academia Journal of Biotechnology, October , 2018
25. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Transformation of tomato variety Rio grande with drought resistant transcription factor gene ataf1 and its molecular analysis, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2018
26. R.Ahmad,A.Nazir,S.A.Khan,A. Mannan,Dr. AM Abbasi Identification of Cystatin Genes and Antibacterial Activity Against Clinical Pathogens in Selected Medicinal Plant Species , SYLWAN Journal, 2018
27. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad,U.Irshad Metabolic profiling to elucidate genetic elements due to salt stress , CLEAN, Soil, Air, Water, 2017
28. S.A.Khan Confirmation of Proteins Encoding Genes Importantin Bacterial Wilt Resistance, Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research, 2017
29. S.A.Khan Exploring genotypic variations for improved oil content and healthy fatty acids composition in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 2017
30. R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,S.A.Khan Molecular characterization of growth and proteolysis related genes in maize under drought stress, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2017
31. S.A.Khan Unraveling the inheritance pattern of yield and associated traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)" , Acta Physiologiae Plantarum , Acta Physiologiae Plantarum , 2017
32. M. Shahzad,Abdul Qadir,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,Sajid Masood,M.Irshad,Fawad Kaleem,Sunjeet Kumar Exogenous Ca2SiO4 enrichment reduces the leaf apoplastic Na+ and increases the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under salt stress, Scientia Horticulturae, 2017
33. M. Shahzad,Zulfiqar A Saqib,F.Hafeez,M.Bilal,S.A.Khan,Saeed A Asad,Javaid Akhtar Growth-related changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes grown under salinity stress, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016
34. S.A.Khan Heavy metals potential health risk assessment through consumption of wastewater irrigated wild plants: a case study, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 2016
35. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad The effects of different levels of salinity on growth and proline accumulation in three pea varieties, Minerva Biotechnologica, 2016
36. S.A.Khan Growth-related changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes grown under salinity stress, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016
37. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Phytoremediation potential of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.):Identification and characterization of heavy metals responsive genes , Clean- Soil, Air, Water, 2016
38. Saeed Ahmad Asad,Ayesha Tabassum,Abdul Hameed,Fayyaz ul Hassan,Aftab Afzal,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Determination of lytic enzyme activities of indigenous Trichoderma isolates from Pakistan, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2015
39. S.A.Khan "Genetic Potential, Variability and Heritability of Various Morphological and Yield Traits among Maize Synthetics , Electronic Journal of Biology , 2015
40. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Molecular cloning, characterization and differential expression of novel phytocystatin gene during tropospheric ozone stress in maize (Zea mays) leaves, Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2015
41. S.A.Khan Influence of foliar nutrients application on growth and yield of Onion grown in nutrient deficient soil , Bangladesh Journal of Botany , 2015
42. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Drought stress stunt tomato plant growth and up-regulate expression of SlAREB, SlNCED3, and SlERF024 genes, Scientia Horticulturae , 2015
43. M. Shahzad,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M.Bilal Biocontrol efficacy of different isolates of Trichoderma against soil borne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, Pol J Microbiol , 2014
44. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Biocontrol Efficacy of Different Isolates of Trichoderma against Soil Born Pathogen Rhizoctonia solani., Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2014
45. S.A.Khan Estimates of heritability and expected response for maturity and grain yield related traits in half-sib recurrent families of Maize, Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 2014
46. S.A.Khan Metabolic diversity in apple germplasm, Plant Breeding, 2014
47. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Genetic Transformation of Sugarcane Variety HSF-240 with Marker Gene GUS" , International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2013
48. U.Irshad,Alain Brauman,Cécile Villenave,S.A.Khan,S.Shafiq,Claude Plassard Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flow Stimulated by Bacterial Grazer Nematodes in Mycorrhizosphere of Pinus pinaster , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2013
49. U.Irshad,S.A.Khan Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flow Stimulated by Bacterial Grazer Nematodes in Mycorrhizosphere of Pinus pinaster, International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2013
50. S.A.Khan Differences in acidity of apples are probably mainly caused by a malic acid transporter gene on LG16, Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2012
51. S.A.Khan Diversity arrays technology (DArT) markers in apple for genetic linkage maps, Molecular Breeding, 2012
52. S.A.Khan Genetic analysis of metabolites in apple fruits indicates an mQTL hotspot for phenolic compounds on Linkage Group 16, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012
53. S.A.Khan The mQTL hotspot on linkage group 16 for phenolic compounds in apple fruits is probably the result of a leucoanthocyanidin reductase gene at that locus." , BMC Research Notes, 2012
54. S.A.Khan Anthocyanin production as a potential visual selection marker during plant transformation, Transgenic Research, 2011
55. S.A.Khan 9) Anthocyanin production as a potential visual selection marker during plant transformation, Transgenic Research, 2011
56. S.A.Khan 12) Effect of GA3 on regeneration response of three tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum), Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2009
57. S.A.Khan Effect of cytokinins on shoot multiplication in three elite sugarcane varieties, Journal of Botany, 2009
58. S.A.Khan Callus induction and regeneration in elite Sugarcane cultivar HSF-240, Pakistan. Journal of Botany, 2009
59. S.A.Khan RAPD and SSR analysis of wild oats (Avena species) from North West frontier Province of Pakistan, African Journal of Plant Science, 2008
60. S.A.Khan Rapid micropropagation of three elite Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) varieties by shoot tip culture, African Journal of Biotechnology, 2008
61. S.A.Khan Optimization of explant sterilization condition in sugarcane cultivar, Pakistan Journal of Agriculture Research, 2007
62. S.A.Khan Tolerance of Avena fatua and Phalaris minor to some graminacides, Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, 2005
63. S.A.Khan 17) Important weeds of Wheat Crop of Malakandher Farm, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar., Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, 2004
 
Conference Publications
1. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Effect of ectomycorrhiza and ethylenediurea on cedrus deodara seedlings grown under high nitrogen and ozone stress, , 2022
2. S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,R.Ahmad,M.Shahzad,Y.Sajjad,Muhammad Ishaq Evaluation of phosphorus and salt stress effects in wheat crop: genes and osmolytes , , 2022
3. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Newly identified fungal strains from Pinus roxburghii rhizosphere showed differential impact on plant growth and in alleviating the high nitrogen stress, , 2019
4. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Molecular Characterization of Fungal Strains Isolated from Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites, , 2019
5. S.A.Khan Methane emission from summer grass species from Northern Pakistan: implication for sustainable animal production , , 2019
6. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Evaluation of important health beneficial metabolites and their genes expression at various harvest stages of kiwifruit , , 2019
7. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Metabolic profiling of Pea crop under various salt stress conditions, , 2019
8. Zulfiqar A Saqib,M. Shahzad,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,Haris Usman Investigating the role of apoplastic Na+ on the maize (Zea mays L.) growth in different saline soils, , 2019
9. M. Shahzad,Rabbia Shahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Irshad Effect of nano silica particles on the ionic pattern and expansin genes expression in maize plant under salt stress, , 2019
10. M. Shahzad,Mehran Khan,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Irshad Impact of calcium sulphate fertilization on the ionomics and growth-related genes in maize leaves under salinity stress, , 2019
11. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,Saba Naz, Muhammad Farooq Molecular study of metabolites and genes responsive to salt stress in pea (Pisum Sativum L.), , 2019
12. R.Ahmad,Kinza Manzoor, Hafiz Muhammad Ansab Jamil,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Impact of industrial wastewater irrigation on heavy metals uptake, proteases and expansins genes expressions in selected plants, , 2019
13. S.A.Khan Differential Antioxidant Genes Expression Associated with Tolerance of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Against Salt Stress , , 2018
14. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Differential Antioxidant Genes Expression Associated with Tolerance of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Against Salt Stress , , 2018
15. Muhammad Ayaz,,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,Noorullah Khan,M.Shah,S.A.Khan Drought stress stunt tomato plant growth and up-regulate expressionof SlAREB, SlNCED3, and SlERF024 genes, , 2015
16. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Identification and Isolation of Phospholipase D (PLD) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) Genes from Parthenium hyesterophorous, , 2014
17. S.A.Khan Characterization of drought resistant genes in tomato, , 2014
18. S.A.Khan Genetic Mapping of Phenolic Compounds in Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.), , 2013
19. S.A.Khan Acidity is an important determinant for fruit taste in apple" , , 2012
20. S.A.Khan Relevance of cadmium and proton stress in Elodea canadensis for phytofiltration, , 2012
21. S.A.Khan Relevance of Cadmium and proton stress in Elodea canadensis for phytofiltration, , 2012
 
 
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  • Sep. 2012 to Continued: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
  • Feb. 2012 to Aug. 2012: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Oct. 2007 to Jan. 2012: PhD Scholar, Wageningen University,The Netherlands
  • Jun. 2006 to Aug. 2007: Research Officer, Institute of Biotechnology and Agriculture, National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad, Pakistan
 
Associations

1.      Life time member of “Society for Conservation Biology of Pakistan” since Nov. 2014.

2.      Life time member of “Pakistan Botanical Society” since Feb. 2013.

 
Research Interests

·         Molecular Plant Stress Physiology

·         Molecular Breeding, GWAS and QTL mapping in plants

·         Gene expression and metabolic profiling in plants under abiotic stress

·         Plant Tissue Culture, Micropropagation and in-vitro Techniques

 
Awards
  • 1.  Best Researcher at Department of Biotechnology, CUI-2021.

    2.   CAS-PIFI Post Doc Research fellowship; IGDB China 2017-2018.

    3.    Research Productivity Award CUI; from 2013 to 2021.

    4.   HEC fellowship holder for pursuing PhD studies in the Netherlands (2007-2011).

    5.      Bronze medal in BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture. 2004.

    6.   Grand talent award for third position on University level in BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture. 2004.

    7.       Position holder in F.Sc. level at Govt: Post Graduate College Nowshera. 1999.

 
Research Projects
  • Identification and characterization of lead (Pb) responsive genes in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). 2015. HEC Start-up Research Grant Proposal: 0.5 million PKR.
  • Investigating the symbiotic relationship of ectomycorrhizal and pine trees grown on different soils under elevated O3 and high nitrogen load. 2017. HEC-NRPU: 6.051 M PKR.
  • Metabolic and Genetic Profiling of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Under Salinity and Drought Stress. 2018. CRGP: 0.297 Million PKR.
  • The impact of drought stress on endoproteases genes expression in maize. 2017. CRGP: 3.0 Million PKR.
  • Post Doc Project: Genome wide association studies for nutrients genes in tomato fruits.
  • PhD Project: Genetical metabolomics in apples (Malus x domestica Borkh.).
  • M. Phil Project: Thesis: Studies on Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated genetic transformation in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.).
 
Students Supervised

  Muhammad Farooq, CIIT/SP15-R62-001/ATD, PhD, Metabolic and Genetic Profiling of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Under Salinity and Drought Stress Supervisor,2022

 Basit Ali,CIIT/SP20-RBT-003/ATD,MS, Biochemical Assays and Selected Genes Expression Analysis Under Phosphorus and Salt Stress in Wheat Crop,Supervisor 2021

Sobia, CIIT/FA19-RBT-027/ATD, MS, Evaluation of Individual and Combine Effects of Phosphorous Deficiency and Salt Stress on Wheat Through Proline and Their Related Genes Expression Supervisor 2021

Sidra Rasool, CIIT/SP19-RBT-007/ATD,MS, Evaluation of Fe and Zn Deficiency Stress Response in Wheat Through Phyto siderophores and Their Related  Genes Expression Supervisor 2020

Javeria Tariq,CIIT/FA18-RBT-019/ATD, MS, Evaluation of Ambient Temperature and Soil pH on Underlying Genes Expression in Kiwifruit Supervisor,2020

Bibi Kalsoom ,CIIT/SP18-R02-015/ATD, MS, Evaluation of Important Metabolites and Their Responsive Genes in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Plant Under Drought Stress                   Supervisor 2019

Bibi Mariyam ,CIIT/FA17-R02-003/ATD,MS, Studies on Health Beneficial Metabolites and their Genes Expression Analysis in --Actinidia delicosa  Supervisor 2019

Saba Naz,CIIT/SP17-R02-004/ATD ,MS,Molecular Study of Metabolites and Genes Responsive to Salt Stress in Pea (Pisum sativm L.),Supervisor 2019

Sehrish Zaman, CIIT/FA15-R02-009/ATD, MS, Unraveling Genetic Diversity and Metabolic Profiling of Polyphenols in Prunus armeniaca L.    Supervisor,2017

Javaria Chand, CIIT/SP15-R02-002/ATD, MS,Gene Expression Study for Cold Resistance in Tomato Crop.        Supervisor,2017

Muhammad Awais,CIIT/FA14-R02-006/ATD, MS,Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation of Tomato with Drought Resistant ATAF1 Gene, Supervisor, 2016

Muhammad Awais, CIIT/FA13-R02-006/ATD, MS, Prevalence and Detection of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Hazara Division, Supervisor 2015

 Muhammad Ayaz,CIIT/FA12-R02-011/ATD,MS, Analysis of Drought Stress Related Genes in Tomato, Supervisor  2014

  Saman Jamil ,CIIT/FA11-R02-011/ATD, MS, Metabolic Profiling in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Under Salt Stress, Supervisor  2013

Sameera Safdar, Co-supervisor,2021

Asma Jaffar, Co-Supervisor     2021

 Hana Mukhtar, MS, Co-supervisor, 2021

Maryum Qazi CIIT/SP19-R02-002/ATD,MS ,Interaction of Bifenthrin with Pioea smithiana and some Selected Fungi for its Biodegradation, Co-supervisor 2020

Umama Khatoon,CIIT/SP18-R02-007/ATD,MS, Investigating the Role of Human Protease Inhibitors in HCV and Pathogenic Bacterial Strains,Co-supervisor,2019