·  August 2012 till now: Assistant
Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences (Biotechnology program),
COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.

·      24^th May
till 24^th August 2012: Assistant Professor in
the Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.

·       September 2008-March 2012- PhD student, University of Paris-Est Creteil,
Paris, France.

September 2007-March 2008- M.S. student in University of Paris12, Paris, France

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Won a best researcher award 2019 of Department
of Biotechnology, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad  campus on outstanding contribution in
research

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Won seven research projects as a PI and Co-PI
having total worth of more than 10.21 million Pak rupees

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Established a lab from my research projects  and appointed 2 fully funded Research
Associates as a MS and PhD students under my supervision

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Won a best young researcher Award of 2018 of
COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad
campus on outstanding contribution in research

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Published more than 54 research articles (27
Published  as a first and corresponding
author) having more than 145 cumulative impact factor

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Appreciation letters and cash prize  received from the Director of COMSATS
University Islamabad for the academic years 2015, 2016 and 2021 for
extraordinary performance in research and teaching

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Won the Research Productivity Awards (RPA) and increments
letters from COMSATS University Islamabad for consecutive 8 years from
2013-2020 for good performance in research work and teaching

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Won a silver medal (2^nd Position) on
the oral presentation in an international conference held in QAU, Islamabad,
Pakistan

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Supervised an international PhD student from
Nigeria for six months on TWAS-CIIT sandwich International scholarship program

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Appointed as an editorial board member of three
international research Journals

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Supervised 13 BS, 19 MS and 2 PhD students  as well as 3 PhDs and 5 MS students are
currently under my supervision

PhD:

1.      Shahida Shaheen, CIIT/SP14-R67-001/ATD,
COMSATS, Pakistan. Exploring the genetic potential of Arundo donax L. as a
hyperaccumulator agent of heavy metals. (Ph.D. thesis  co-supervised in 2014-2019)

2.      Faiza Rehman, CIIT/SP13-R67-001/ATD, COMSATS,
Pakistan. Assessing rhizospheric oxygen released by macrophytes exposed to
controlled climatic variables and PGPR in constructed wetlands. (Ph.D. thesis
co-supervised in 2013-2019)

3.      Michael Dare Asemoloye, A PhD student from
Food and Environmental Mycology/Biotechnology Unit, Department of Botany,
Ibadan, Nigeria on TWAS-CIIT scholarship for six month under my supervision
(September 2016-February 2017).

4.      Saddaf Rashid, CIIT/SP15-R62-002/ATD,
Evaluation of antimicrobial potential of green synthesized Ag-nanoparticles and
defensin proteins of selected medicinal plants.
(Ph.D. thesis under Supervision is in progress).

5.      Nabeela Zahid, CIIT/SP16-R62-002/ATD,
Comparative study of human and plant proteases inhibitors against HCV. (Ph.D. thesis under Supervision is in
progress).

6.      Hafiz
Muhammad Ansab Jamil, CIIT/FA17-R62-002/ATD, (Ph.D. thesis under Supervision is in progress).

7.      Muhammad Farooq, CIIT/SP15-R62-001/ATD.
(Ph.D. thesis under co-supervision, is in progress).

8.      Syeda Shaima Meryem, CIIT/FA14-R67-002/ATD,
COMSATS, Pakistan. Evaluation of quorum sensing in rhizobacteria for inducing
resistance in plants against heavy metal stress. (Ph.D. thesis under
co-supervision is in progress).

9.      Asma Khan, CIIT/SP13-R62-003/ATD, COMSATS,
Pakistan. Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Zea mays in response to salt
stress under hydroponic conditions. (Ph.D. thesis under co-supervision is in
progress)

10.  Mahnoor
Asif, Role of Melatonin and PGPR in
spinach under heavy metal stresses. (Ph.D. thesis under Co-Supervision is in progress).

MS:

1.
Hélène
LARUE, UMR-7618, University of Paris-Est Creteil, France. Impact of ozone on
maize: Production of two recombinant proteases. (M.S. thesis supervised in
2011-2012)

2.
Zara
Tehsin, CIIT/FA12-R02 004/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. Identification and isolation
of Phospholipase D (PLD) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) genes from Cannabis
sativa and Parthenium hyesterophorous. (M.S. thesis supervised in 2013-2014)

3.
Rafiah
Rehman, CIIT/FA13-RO2-008/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. Molecular and antibacterial
characterization of important medicinal plants of Pakistan. (M.S. thesis
supervised in 2014-2015)

4.
Komal
Arif, CIIT/SP14-R02-002/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. Study the molecular mechanism
of growth and proteolysis in maize in response to drought stress. (M.S. thesis
supervised in 2015-2016)

5.
Faizan
Ali Khan, CIIT/FA14-R02-001/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. Molecular, antibacterial
and phytochemical characterization of Justacia adhatoda and Dodonaea viscose.
(M.S. thesis supervised, 2015-2016).

6.
Hafiz
Muhammad Ansab Jamil, CIIT/SP14-R02-001/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. Investigating
the Genetic Response in Wheat under Lead Stress. (M.S. thesis supervised,
2016-2017).

7.
Hadia
Ahmed, CIIT/ FA15-RO2-002/ATD, COMSATS, Pakistan. To Study the Expression of
‘Cathepsin B’ and ‘Cystatin C’ Genes in Diabetic Nephropathy. (M.S. thesis
supervised, 2016-2017).

8.      Kinza Penzy, CIIT/SP16-R02-002/ATD, Impact of
industrial wastewater irrigation on heavy metals uptake, proteases and
expansins genes expressions in selected plants. (M.S. thesis supervised in
2016-2017).

9.      Awais Ahmed, CIIT/FA16-R02-002/ATD, Molecular
and physiological analysis of cedrusdeodara seedlings and associated
ectomycorrhiza under high nitrogen stress. (M.S. thesis supervised in
2017-2018).

10.  Maryam Bibi, CIIT/FA16-R02-002/ATD,
Investigating the impact of high nitrogen load on Pinusroxburghii and its
symbionts. (M.S. thesis supervised in 2017-2018).

11.  Aamina Azeem, CIIT/FA16-R02-001/ATD,
Molecular characterization of fungal strains isolated from petroleum
hydrocarbon contaminated sites. (M.S. thesis supervised in 2017-2018).