§  April 2018- to date – Associate Professor TTS,
Biotechnology Program, Environmental
Sciences Department, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad,
Pakistan.

§  June 2015- May 2017- Post-Doctorate Research
fellow, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of
Plant Physiology & Ecology, SIBS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai,
China

§  September 2009- April 2018- Assistant
Professor TTS, Biotechnology Program, Environmental Sciences
Department, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Abbottabad, Pakistan

December 2005-July 2009- PhD student, Department of Biotechnology, University of
Verona, Italy

• Member Board of Studies Biotechnology 2009

• Understanding molecular
  response of the plants to abiotic stresses
• Identification of key
  stress-responsive genes from abiotic stress tolerant plants
• Improvement of plant
  abiotic stress tolerance through recombinant DNA technology

• PhD fellowship from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy. 2005
• Reviewer of journal “Plant Science” 2009

Ph.D

1.      Investigation
of Molecular Mechanism of Salt Stress Tolerance in Eruca sativa. Ms. Sadia Afsar, PhD Biotechnology student. 2013. Status: On going

2.      Inducing
Salt Tolerance in Lycopersicum esculentum
through manipulation of cyclic nucleotide signaling. Ms Gulnaz Bibi, PhD Biotechnology
student. 2017. Status: On going

MS:

3.      Characterization
of Arabidopsis CNGC gene family mutants for abiotic stress response. 2019. Ms
Rimsha Khan. On going

4.      Molecular
Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Calcium Channel Genes Involved in
Drought Stress Perception. Ms Kainat Fiaz. 2017. Completed

5.      Molecular characterization of
drought stress responsive genes from Eruca
sativa. Ms Ammara Hassan, MS Biotechnology. 2018. On going

6.      Molecular Characterization of OSCA
channels gene family in Lycopersicum
esculentum. Ms Sehrish Khan. 2018. On going

7.      Transformation
of Lycopersicum esculentum with Mice
Guanylate cyclase for Salt Stress-Inducible Synthesis of Cyclic Guanosine
Monophosphate. Ms Iqra Shafique. MS Biotechnology. 2018. Completed

8.      Molecular
characterization of ion channels involved in cyclic GMP-induced potassium
accumulation during salt stress. Mr. Mian Gul Hilal, MS Biotechnology, 2015. Completed.

9.      Exploring
the Role of Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling in Wheat during Salt Stress. Mr Sartaj
Ali, MS Biotechnology,
2014. Completed

10.  Optimization
of tissue culture protocol for selected local medicinal plants. Ms Ambreen
Sajjad, MS Biotechnology,
2013. Completed.

11.  Screening
of the Antibacterial Activity of Dodonaea viscosa Extract. Mr Zaheer ud din
Babar, MS Biotechnology,
2012 Completed

12.  Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation of Parsley (Petroselinum
crispum).  Mr Amjad Hayat Khan, MS Biotechnology, 2012,
completed

13.  Cloning of
a ERF family Transcription Factor from tomato, involved in biotic and abiotic
stress tolerance. Ms Sidra tul Muntha, MS Biotechnology, 2011, completed

14.  Testing
Agrobacterium-mediated in planta
transformation method for local wheat varieties. Ms Sehrish Manan, MS Biotechnology, 2011,
completed