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CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Zarrin Fatima Rizvi HEC PhD Approved Supervisor

Marital Status:

Married: Spouse Name Col Akbar Nazir Father’s Name: Syed Aley Nabi Rizvi

Current Position:

Chairperson of Botany Department Associate Professor (Department of Botany, GC Women University Sialkot) 21st July 2017 to Date.

Previous Position

1. Former Director, Office of Research Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) (Department of Botany GCWUS)

2. Former HoD Environmental sciences (GCWUS) 3. Director Research (GCWUS)

Email & Cell #

zarrinfatimarizvi@gmail.com , zarrin.fatima.rizvi@gmail.com

Honored & Award

Two Research Productivity Allowance (RPA): 2011 and 2012 “G” Category

Best Teacher Award 2012, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Role Model Women Award 2nd May 2016, Markaz Group of Publication

1. Included in Productive Young Scientist Directory at serial #896 PCST(Pakistan Council Scientific & Technology 2010- to date

2. Honored to be short listed& Interviewed for Vice Chancellor Post for Two Universities, Agriculture University Faisalabad & Arid Agriculture university Rawalpindi

Member:

BOD Sialkot Waste Management (2017 – to date) BOS University of Gujrat (2018-to date) BOF University of Sialkot (2017-To date) Executive member GCWUS Kamiyab Jawan Prime Minister Program Member Academic Council University of Norowal Chief Editor : International Journal “ Plant and Environment Editor and Editorial Board Member: Journal of Gene & Cell

Keynote Guest Speaker

1. Science Tech+ (Annual Event) in Mashhad, Iran to promote International entrepreneurship 6-7 December 2017. 2. Science Tech+ at Comsats 10 Oct 2018 3. Gujranwala Post Graduate College for Girls. 4. Anti-narcotics seminar in Department of English GCWUS 16th Feb 2017 5. Physics Department GCWUS “Global Warming” 6. International Live Webinar on‘Challenges & Perspectives of

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ACADEMIC RECORD:

2nd POST DOCTORATE, (2008). Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr Fayyaz

Chaudhary. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

1st POST DOCTORATE, (2006). Under the supervision of Prof. Dr Fayyaz Chaudhary. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Under the supervision of Prof. Dr Asghari Bano in Plant Physiology (2001), Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) Under the supervision of Prof. Dr Asghari Bano 1st

Div. in Plant Physiology, A Grade. Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

MSc in Botany 1st div and 2nd position, Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur Sindh. Pakistan.

BSc: Botany Zoology and Chemistry. University of Sind

FSc: Pre Medical. Sukker Boar

Matric: Sciences. Sukker Board

ADMINITRATIION RECORD:

1. Chairperson of Botany Department GCWUS

2. Convener Admission Committee GCWUS.

3. Convener reviews the Undergraduate Education Policy-2021, GCWUS.

4. Former Director ORIC (Office of research Innovation and Commercialization) GCWUS

Entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Nov. 23, 2020

Reviewer 1. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Impact Factor 4.679)

2. Wiley, Microscopic Research and Technigues

Chief Editor

International Journal “Plant and Environment”

Editor International Journal “Journal of Genes & Cells”

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5. Former Director Research GCWUS

6. Former HoD Environmental Sciences GCWUS

7. Principal Investigator HEC Funded Projects QAU, Islamabad

8. In-charge of Livestock Management at AIOU, Islamabad

9. PhD & MS program In-charge Botany GCWUS

10. Member BOS Department of Botany and Environmental Sciences. BOS GCWUS.

11. Member Need Based Scholarship Committee at GCWUS

12. Convener University Journals Editor Committee GCWUS

13. Convener Curriculum Equivalence Committee. GCWUS

14. Convener COVID – 19 SOPs implementation committee GCWUS

15. Convener Technical evaluation committee GCWUS

16. Convener standing Accessibility committee for students with disabilities.

17. Program Executive “Kamiyab Jawan” Prime minister program

18. Member TTS review Committee

19. Member Research Program coordination committee (RPCC),

20. Member HEC academic program Committee

21. Member External linkages Committee GCWUS

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE: POST PhD

Institution Position Held /

BPS

Period

From To

Department of Botany GC women University Sialkot, Pakistan

Associate Professor Botany

21st July 2017

To date

GC Women University Sialkot, Pakistan Director ORIC 8th June 2015 Nov. 2018

Department Of Botany GC women University Sialkot, Pakistan

Assistant Professor Botany Acting HoD Environmental

Sciences 4th May 2015 20th July 2017

Dept. of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, Pakistan

Principal Investigator (PI) HEC Funded Project

Oct 2012 Sept 2013

Dept. of Agricultural Sciences Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Professor and In charge Live Stock

Management 10 Feb 2011 9 Feb 2012

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RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE: PRE PhD

AT PRESENT SUPERVISE MS AT GCWUS:

SUPERVISE MS AT GCWUS:

1. Ms Aniqa, Title thesis: Effect of Fruit peel on growth, physiological and biochemical changes in Soybean

2. Iqra Saleem, Title thesis: Effects of Vegetable peels as fertilizer on growth, physiological and biochemical changes in Brassica Compestris L.

3. Iram Shahzadi, Title thesis: Assessment of heavy metals contaminated irrigation water of Sialkot on yield of Basmati rice (Oryza satina L.) crop

Dept. of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Professor Level July 2011 Oct 2011

Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

Post doc Research Scholar July 2006

July 2008

Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad , Pakistan

Post doc Research Scholar April 2005 2008

Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

Assistant Professor Level Aug 2008 Aug 2009

Land resources Research Lab National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad, Pakistan

Research Scholar/fellow 2003 2005

Institution Position Held /

BPS

Period

From To

Biological Sciences Dept .QAU Islamabad Pakistan

PhD Research Scholar 1996 2001

Biological Sciences Dept .QAU Islamabad Pakistan

MPhil Scholar 1993 1995

Land resources Research Lab National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad

Research Associate In Australian project ACIAR

1996 2000

Islamabad College for Girls, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Lecturer (Biology)Biology 17 BPS

1995 1996

Army Public College Pano Aqil Cantt Lecturer (Biology) 17 BPS Oct 1991 Jan 1993

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4. Ms Haseena, Title thesis: Constructed Wetland Treatment of Tannery Effluent in Sialkot by Using Aquatic Macrophyte

5. Ms Muqadas Jamal, Title thesis: Phytoremediation of chromium by constructed wetland, biological activity of Water hyacinth and effect of tannery effluent on surrounding vegetation

6. Ms Aisha Muneer, Title thesis: Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil of Sialkot through Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L) and Vinca (Catharanthus roseus L.)

7. Ms Komal Riaz, Title Thesis: Effect of leaf extract of Madagascar periwinkle

(Catharanthus roseus L.) as an antitumor, antibacterial and antioxidant

8. Ms Ghazala Komal, Topic: Comparative study of antioxidant properties of vegetables and medicinal plants

9. Ms Faiza Javeed. Topic: Biological activity and LC-MS profiling of extract from

the medicinal plant Ricinus communis L.

10. Ms Iqra Fatima. Topic: Biological activity and LC-MS profiling of extract from the medicinal plant Coccinia grandis L.

11. Kiran Bibi. Topic: Biological activity and LC-MS profiling of extract from

medicinal plant Solanum xanthocarpum L.

12. Ammara Mustafa. Topic: Biological activity and LC-MS profiling of extract from medicinal plant Silybum marianum L.

13. Kiran Shehzadi.Topic: Antioxidant antimicrobial activities and LC-MS

profiling of anti-diabetic phytochemical of Achyranthes aspera L.

14. Shahzadi Effect of Pant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on the Phytoremediation Potential of Zea mays L. Grown on Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil.

15. Syeda Noureen Fatima Antifungal Activity of Some Fungicides and Plant

Extracts for the Control of Chili Anthracnose.

16. Humaira Shahid Impact of Climate Change on Potential Distribution of Erwinia carotovora Causal Agent of Stalk Rot of Maize in Sialkot District Pakistan

17. Mushafaq-ul-Nisa . The Impact of Co-Inoculation with Rhizobacteria and

Organic Wastes on Enhancing the Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Zea mays L.

18. Akasha Rani. Effect of Selected Fungicides and Plant Extracts on the

Control of Early Blight of Tomato Caused by Alternaria solani

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19. Khizra Efficiency of Cassia fistula L. Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil.

SUPERVISE PhD AT GCWUS:

1. Komal Shoukat 2. Iram Shahzadi 3. Ayesha Munir

AT PRESENT ACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT GCWUS:

Chairperson of Botany Department GCWUS Convener Admission Committee GCWUS. Convener reviews the Undergraduate Education Policy-2021, GCWUS. Convener Curriculum Committee Member industrial Linkages committee Convener Disable In-charge of MS and PhD Program In charge of NOC (HEC Q&A) matters Prior to Launch New Program

(MS/MPhil & PhD). Different inquiries committee members Focal Person PASTIC Islamabad In charge of Sports Gala Business Plan Committee Organizer of seminars conferences and workshop Civil Work verification committee member University internship committee Security clearance committee for guest speakers/Resource person visitors

for any events Central Admission Committee Recruitment of TTS appointment committee Member Botany BOS Job description committee as a Convener Dealing HEC matters specially Projects and IPFP hiring Dealing all HEC IPFP Matters Botanical Garden at GCWUS Ten MoU Draft and singed at GCWUS Prepared 66 Million Budget for four Botany and Environmental Sciences hi

Tech labs for PC1 Launch New Department Environmental Sciences with students counseling Prepared 15 Chapter book on Policy and Guideline for ORIC office at

GCWUS Prepared ORIC Progress Report 2015-2017 GCWUS Focal of Seminar on Self Defiance and disarmament Organizer of Martial Art Training and 2nd Annual Sports Gala on 4th may,

2016. Martial Arts Event of Gala, 26th may, 2016. Training of 45 Students in leather industry under ORIC. Introduced Clean Sialkot Facebook page.

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Managing ORIC Facebook Page for updating faculty and staff so for national/ international scholarships, funding of research/ projects, seminar, conferences, workshops, post-doc fellowships, HEC news/ circulars and different activity inside and outside university

Actively participation and attending monthly meeting on Women Entrepreneur Centre at SCCI "How to Be a Better Entrepreneur".

One-day seminar regarding business initiative supported by Alibaba (18th January, 2017).

Committee Member Need Base HEC Scholarships.

1. HEC Funded Project: Principal Investigator.

Topic: Heavy metals toxicity and Nutritional value of vegetables Irrigated with drainage water or grown under conventional farming system at Farm houses of Islamabad.

2. 1st Post Doc. In Microbiology (2006)

Topic: Interactive effect of Rhizobium strains and P on soybean yield, nitrogen fixation on fertility.

3. 2nd Post Doc. In Microbiology (2008)

Topic: Antifungal Activity of three PGPRs against Rhizoctonia solani strains on wheat growth.

4. Ph. D in Plant Physiology (2001)

Topic: Response of chickpea to plant growth regulators; contribution of nitrogen fixed by chickpea to following wheat crop.

5. M. Phil in Plant Physiology (1996)

Topic: Effect of varying temperature and plant growth regulators on growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixation of leguminous plant.

6. HEC COVID-19 Challenge Fund.

Topic: “Identification and quantification of antiviral potential bearing bioactive compounds naturally occurring in selected medicinal and herbal plants”.

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Microbiology

Plant Physiology

Stress Physiology

Environmental Biotechnology

Plant Microbe Interaction

Biochemistry

Phyto-hormone

Chemistry Primary Metabolites

RESEARCH CONDUCTED:

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Nitrogen Fixation,

Agri-Business

Molecular Biology

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FUNDED PROJECTS:

PI

1. HEC COVID-19 Challenge Fund.

Topic: “Identification and quantification of antiviral potential bearing bioactive compounds naturally occurring in selected medicinal and herbal plants”.

2. HEC Project Rs. 0.5 million / 12 months

Topic: Heavy metals toxicity and Nutritional value of vegetables Irrigated with drainage water or grown under conventional farming system at Farm houses of Islamabad (Completed)

Research Fellow

1. International Project Sponsored by Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research Centre (ACIAR) 0.3 million $. Five years

Topic: Quantification of Biological Nitrogen Fixation for improving Soil N- Fertility and Increasing Yield of Wheat grown in Rotation

Co. PI

3. Topic: Serological monitoring to investigate the effect of toxins, released in various industries at Sialkot, on human health. SRGP#793

4. Topic: Phytoremediation of industrial waste contaminated soil using native wild plant species. SRGP # 1306

Grant Win from PHEC

Focal Person

Proposal submit to PHEC for two days SPSS and NVIVO Workshop

Amount 0.2 million Rs in 2016

1. BOD member Sialkot Waste Management 2. BOS Member Botany Department University of Gujrat. 3. Board of Faculty Member University of Sialkot 4. WWF technical advisor waste water treatment 5. Focal Person PASTIC. 6. Member Academic Council University of Norowal 7. Member as an external expert of the Board of Advanced Studies and

Research (BASR), University of Sialkot.

MEMBERSHIP

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SUBJECTS TAUGHT:

BS and MS level course at Department of Botany GC Women University Sialkot

Microbial Biotechnology

Research Techniques

Plant Biotechnology

Plant Microbes Interaction

Phytoremediation

Plant Physiology & Ecology

General Biology

Plant Pathology

Ethnobotany

Department of Microbiology. Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Environmental Biotechnology

Plant Pathology

Cell Biology

Research Planning & Report Writing

Biology

Department of Agricultural Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad

Research Methodology

Environment and Forestry

Rural Development

Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open university, Islamabad

Chemistry of Primary Metabolites

TECHNICAL SKILL:

Spectrophotometer

Gas Chromatography

Fluorescent Microscopy

15N abundance technique

PCR DNA and RNA extraction

Atomic Absorption

Entrepreneur

SPSS

NVIVO

Window 10

PowerPoint / Excel

Genetics Transformation

Data collection Report writing

Administration and documentation

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TRAINING AND WORKSHOP ATTENDED:

1. Two days Training workshop on PPRA Rules and PPRA website/ E-Tender Management System from 27-05-202t to 28-A5-2021.

2. Participating in “Two Days Orientation Program for Newly Established ORIC

Personnel” 03–04 May 2017.03–04 May 2017.

3. Training on Institutional Strengthening Program "GEP Partners USAID Aurat foundation" on February 20 - 24, 2017 at Institute of Business Management, Karachi.

4. National Training Workshop on Nano-materials and One Day Symposium on Nanotechnology Research in Pakistan at NIBGE on 7-9 November 2016.

5. Training workshop on "Application and Optimization of Methane production by Common Agricultural Wastes" from 14-23 October at Lanzhou University China and Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) China.

6. Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists & Engineers, for Development - International Conference and Entrepreneurship Workshop. Workshop June 2-8 2014 honor issuer American Embassy (USAID) and NUST University Islamabad the date this honor was bestowed June 2014.

7. SPSS Software (Focal Person As Well). Training on SPSS((PHEC): - 40 faculty members and students are trained under the grant of Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) during June 03, 2016 of GC Women University Sialkot.

8. NVIVO Qualitative and Quantitative (Focal Person As Well). Training on NVIVO

(PHEC): - 40 faculty members and students are trained under the grant of

Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) during June 04, 2016 of GC

Women University Sialkot.

9. Project Research proposal writing.

10. Future of young Entrepreneurs.

11. Turnitin software and Digital Library.

12. Two Business model stall at UET 22 June 2015.

13. Five days (14-18 November 2016). Entrepreneurship & Professional grooming,

GC Women University Sialkot.

14. Seminar on “Small Business Startup & Management for women

entrepreneurs” conducted at SCCI with collaboration of SMEDA on March 28, 2017.

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15. Attended SECP's Awareness Seminar for Staff of Incubation Centers & ORIC in collaboration with HEC, Monday 6th February, 2017

16. Delivered a lecture ‘How to Become a Good Citizen’ at SCCI.

17. Panelist on women day organized by BAIDARI at Jevons hotel Sialkot.

RESEARH PUBLICATIONS WITH WEB LINK: (HEC APPROVED JOURNALS)

1. Komal Riaz, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Sajjad Hyder and Robina Rashed (2021). Antibacterial, antitumor activity and phytochemical studies of methanolic extract of (catharnthus roseus) (linn.) G. Don. Pakistan Journal of Botany.

Vol.53:6 page 1-10. ‘W’ Category. IF: 0.800.

http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-6(3)

2. Sajjad, Anila; Bhatti, Sajjad; Ali, Zeeshan; Jaffari, Ghulam; Khan,

Nawazish; Rizvi, Zarrin; Zia, Muhammad (2021). Photo Induced Fabrication of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Transformation of Morphological and Biological Response on Light Irradiance. ACS Omega. Page: A-K. ‘W’ Category. IF: 2.3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351021124

3. Sajjad Hyder, Amjad Shahzad Gondal, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Muhammad

Irtaza Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Inam-Ul-Haq. (2021). Biological control of chili damping off disease, caused by Pythium myriotylum. Frontiers in Microbiology. Page: ‘W’ Category, IF: 4.235.

4. Muhammad Zia, Hira Zafar, Faiza Zarrin Gul,· Bilal Haider Abbasi, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi and Abdul Mannan (2021).Synergistic influence of CuO nanoparticles and spectral lights transforms biomass, antioxidative response, and antioxidants in Brassica nigra. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). Springer, pp 1-15. W category IF: 2.30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-020-02006-x

5. Noreen Khalid, Zarrin Fatima, Ali Noman, Mr Muhammad Aqeel,

Nousheen Yousaf, Komal Latif, Asmara Rafique (2021). “Rising arsenic in the environment: a response to effluents of leather industries in Sialkot”, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2021) 106:493–500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03111-z . IF: 1.657, W category.

6. Nayab Naeem, Noreen Khalid, Wajiha Sarfaraz, Ujala Ejaz, Anum Yousaf, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi and Sobia Ikram. (2021). Assessment of lead and cadmium pollution in soil and wild plants at different functional areas of Sialkot. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2021). Page 1-8. IF: 1.657, W category. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03251-2

2021

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00128-021-03251-2#article-info

7. Taseer Muhammad, Hassan Waqas; Umair Manzoor; Umar Farooq; Zarrin Fatima Rizvi. (2021).On doubly stratified bioconvective transport of Jeffrey nanofluid with gyrotactic motile microorganisms.Alexandria Engineering Journal. Elsevier. Category W. 4.06.

2. Sajjad Hyder, Muhammad Alam, Amjad Gondal, Raees Ahmed, Zarrin

Fatima Rizvi, Abdul Hannan, Waqas Ahmed, Nida Fatima, and Muhammad Inam-ul-Haq (2020). Characterization of native plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their anti-oomycete potential against Phytophthora capsici affecting chilli pepper (Capsicum annum L.). Scientific Reports Nature. 10(1):13859. IF: 3.998. https://dio.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69410-3

3. Mubeen Akhtar, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Naunain Mehmood, Pervaiz Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Kinza Wajid, Maria Gazzal, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Ijaz Rasool Norka, Asma Ashfaq, Ifra saleem Malik, Farzana Shaheen, Zill-e-Huma, Mudasra Munir, Humayun Bashir, Muhammad Sohail and Mahpara Shehzadi (2020). Assessing the seasonal transfer of Pb and Cu from pasture to animals in the vicinity of coal mines in district Chakwal, Pakistan. Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp 859-871. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2020.90091

4. Ifra Saleem Malik, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Kinza Wajid, Mubeen Akhtar,

Maria Ghazzal, Khalid Nawaz, Humayun Bashir, Mudasra Munir, Asma Ashfaq, Muhammad Nadeem, Naunain Mehmood, Pervaiz Akhter, Zarin Fatima Rizvi, Saif Ullah, Hira Muqaddas. Effect of different concentrations of municipal solid waste on metal uptake of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Pure Appl. Biol., 8(4): 2193-2203, December, 2019. (Y category HEC index)

http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2019.80165

5. Mahmood, A., Mahmood, A., Eqani, S.A.M.A.S., Malik, R.N., Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Li,

J., Zhang, G., Ashraf., A. (2017). Dietary and toxicity exposure of emerging persistent organic pollutants to human health through consumption of cereal crops from Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. Volume 23, 2017 - Issue 4. Pages 655-663. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10807039.2015.1113379?scroll=top&needAccess=true (1.56 IF).

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2019

2017

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6. Muhammad Zahid Kiani, Tariq Sultan, Arshad Ali and Zarrin Fatima Rizvi

(2016). Application of ACC-Deaminase Containing PGPR improve sunflower yield under natural salinity stress. Pak. J. Bot., 48(1): 53-56, 2016. https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/48(1)/07.pdf

7. Aman Ullah, Bushra Mirza, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Muhammad Zia (2016). Production of artemisinin and its derivatives in hairy roots of artemisia dubia induced by rola gene transformation. J. Bot. 48(2): 699-706. http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/48(2)/37.pdf

2015

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8. Syeda Nasreen, Mehwish Ishaque, Salim Ud Din, M. Arshad, Akbar Shah Mohmand and Zarrin Fatima Rizvi. Response of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) To various pre- germination techniques for breaking seed dormancy (2015). Pak J Bot. Volume No. 47(2): 413-416. (IF 1.207).

http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/47(2)/04.html

2014

9. Riaz-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Fayyaz Chaudhary, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Ihsan ul Haq, Muhammad Zia. (2014). In Vitro Propagation of Chungah (Caralluma tuberculata N. E. Brown). Pak. J. Bot., 46(6): 2189-2194, 201 (IF 1.207).

http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/46(6)/36.html

2013

10. Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Rabia Mukhtar, M. Fayyaz Chaudhary and Muhammad Zia. (2013). Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Lawsonia Intermis, Lantana Camara and Swertia Angustifolia. 45(1): 275-278, Pak. J. Bot .(IF 1.207).

http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/45(1)/39.html

2012

16. Abdul Ghafoor, Tayyaba Sultana and Zarrin Fatima. (2012). Genetic Diversity in Blackgram Vigna Mung (L.) Herper] for Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) MARKERS. 44(2): pp 473-478. Feb. 2012 Pak J. Bot. (IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/44(2)/01.html

2011

17. Syeda Nasreen, Zarrin Fatima, Mehwish Ishaque, Muhammad Rashid Khan, M Fayyaz Chaudhary. (2011). Heritability analysis for seed yield and yield related components in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) based on genetic difference. Pak J. Bot. 43(2): 1295-1306.(IF 1.207) http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/43(2)/61.html

2010

18. Muhammad Zia, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Riaz-ur-Rehman, M Fayyaz Chaudhary (2010). Agrobacterium mediated transformation of soybean (Glycine max L.): Some conditions standardization. Pak. J. Bot. Volume 42(4), pp 2269-2279. (IF 1.207).

2016

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http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/42(4)/07.html

19. Tayyaba Sultana, Shahid Nadeem, Zarrin Fatima and Abdul Ghafoor (2010). Identification of elite pure-lines from local lentil germplasm using diversity index based on quantitative traits. Pak. J. Bot. Volume No. 42(4): pp 2249-2256. (IF 1.207) http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/42(4)/05.html

20. Muhammad Zia, Z. F. Rizvi, Riaz-ur-Rehman, M. Fayyaz Chaudhary (2010). Short communication. Micropropagation of two Pakistani soybean (Glycin max L.) cultivars from mature seeds cotyledon nodes. Spanish journal of agricultural research. Vol. 8(2) pp 448-453 (IF 1.189). http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/1193 http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/1193/1257

2009

21. Zarrin Fatima, Mehmooda Saleemi, Muhammad Zia, Tariq Sultan, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Fayyaz Chaudhary. (2009). Antifungal Activity of PGPRs against Rhizoctonia solani in wheat. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (2), pp. 219-225, 19 January, 2009 (IF 0.654). http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-full-text-pdf/739F07F7597

22. Sabz Ali Khan, Hamid Rashid, Zubaida Chaudhary, Zarrin Fatima, Sadar Uddin Siddiqui and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary. (2009) “Effect of cytokinins on shoot multiplication in three elite sugarcane varieties” Pak. J. Bot., 41(4): 1651-1658. (IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/41(4)/PJB41(4)1651.pdf

23. Sadia Sarwar, Riaz-ur-Rehman, Zarrin Fatima, Muhammad Zia, Muhammad Fayyaz Chaudhary, (2009). Axillary and adventitious shoot regeneration of Mentha piperita on half strength MS medium. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (18), pp. 4667-4671, 15 September, 2009 (IF 0.654).

http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-full-text-pdf/DDDCF889343

24. Nighat Fatima, Muhammad Zia, Riaz-ur-Rehman, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Bushra Mirza, M Fayyaz Chaudhary, (2009). Biological activities of Rumex dentatus L: Evaluation of methanol and hexane extracts". African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (24), pp. 6945-6951, 15 December, 2009 (IF 0.654).

http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-full-text-pdf/3C202E331175

2008

25. Zarrin Fatima, Asghari Bano, Riaz Sial and M. Aslam (2008). Response of chickpea to plant growth regulators on nitrogen fixation and yield” Pak. J. Bot., 40(5): 2005-2013, 2008 (IF 1.207) http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/abstracts/45(1)/39.html

26. Zarrin Faima, M. Aslam and Asghari Bano (2008). Chickpea nitrogen fixation increased production of subsequent crop in rain fed system. Pak. J. Bot. 40 (1): 369-376,(IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/40(1)/PJB40(1)369.pdf

2007

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27. Zarrin Fatima, Muhammad Zia and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary (2007). Interactive effect of Rhizobium strains and P on soybean yield, nitrogen fixation and on soil fertility. Pak. J. Bot. 39. (1): 255-264 (IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/39(1)/PJB39(1)255.pdf

2006

28. Zarrin Fatima, Muhammad Zia and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary (2006). Effect of Rhizobium strains and Phosphorus on growth of soybean (Glycine Max) and survival of Rhizobium and P solubilization bacteria. Pak. J. Bot. 38 (2): 459-464 (IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/38(2)/PJB38(2)459.pdf

1999

29. Zarrin Faima and Asghari Bano (1999). The effect of plant growth regulators and temperature shock on IAA- Oxidase activity and endogenous ABA levels. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2 (4): 1601-1603. http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/pjbs/1999/1601-1603.pdf

1998

30. Zarrin Faima and Asghari Bano (1998). Effect of seed treatments with growth hormones and Rhizobium on oil contents, Nitrogen fixation and yield of soybean. Pak. J. Bot. 30 (1): 83-86. (IF 1.207). http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/30(1)/PJB30(1)12.pdf

Book Chapter

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Six units (chapter) written in book “Fruit production” (2012) Metric level In Department of Agricultural Sciences AIOU Islamabad.

Zarrin Faima, Asghari Bano and M. Aslam (1996). Effect of Growth regulators and Rhizobium inoculum on chickpea. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non legumes, held 16-21 October 1996 in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Lower Academic Publishers, Printed in Great Britain. Editor by: Kausar A. Malik, M. Sajjad Mirza and J.K. Ladha.

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=90DwCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=zarrin+1996+ladha&source=bl&ots=vj_Rf6x4tX&sig=LxWPz7mg5RP_GULCkBvA8eFQ_DQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitjIiatr3LAhXBv44KHaEVB-kQ6AEIIDAC#v=onepage&q=zarrin%201996%20ladha&f=false

Book Published

33 "Response of chickpea to plant growth regulators"(2011), with the project number 35295, and ISBN 978-3-8465-9302-8. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH& Co. KG Heinrich-Böcking-Str. 6-8 66121, Saarbrücken, Germany. http://www.amazon.com/Response-chickpea-plant-growth-regulators/dp/3846593028

PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

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1. Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Sobia Ikram and Surya P Bhattarai. Implementation of Cost

Effective Techniques for Wastewater Treatment. Sustainable Water Management

Conference from the 29 November to the 3 December 2015. Date. Location:

Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Perth. Accepted for oral

presentation

2. Saadia Ishaq, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, Imran Hashmi and Shaukat. 2012. The effect of

high concentration of Methyl Parathion at various temperature and pH values on

growth of Pseudomonas IES-PS-1. 12th National & 3rd International Conference of

Botany. Quad-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. Sept 1-3 2012.

3. Shafique Qadir Memon, Muhammad Safar Marjat, Nadeem Amjad, Zarrin Fatima

and Abdul Qadir Mughal. 2012. Evaluation the energy and maize yield

parameters for different tillage system in Islamabad, Pakistan. SAARC Regional

Conference on New Frontier in Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, June 5-

7, 2012, Marriott Hotel Islamabad.

4. Riaz-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Zia, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi, and Muhammad Fayyaz

Chaudhary. 2012. Direct shoot regeneration of Caralluma tuberculata (N.E

Brown) from shoot tip and meristem explants. SAARC Regional Conference on

New Frontier in Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, June 5-7, 2012,

Marriott Hotel Islamabad.

5. Riaz Ahmad Sial, Fida Hussain, Nisar Hussain, Zarrin Fatima and Muhammad

Zia. 2010. Impact of micronutrients to improve the grain yield of wheat. Soil

Science Society of PAKISTAN at Serena Hotel Faisalabad on 25/3/10.

6. Zarrin Fatima, Muhammad Zia and M. Fayyaz Chaudhary (2006). Paper presented

in International symposium on Plant Sciences held at G.C. University Faisalabad

from March 20-22, 2006.

7. Zarrin Fatima, Asghari Bano and M. Aslam (1996).Effect of Growth regulators and

Rhizobium inoculum on chickpea. Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on

Nitrogen Fixation with Non legumes, held 16-21 October 1996 in Faisalabad,

Pakistan. Lower Academic Publishers, Printed in Great Britain. Editor by: Kausar

A. Malik, M. Sajjad Mirza and J.K. Ladha.

RESEARCH EXPERTISE:

Planning of development/non-development research activities for exploring and using potential beneficial soil microorganisms to improve soil fertility and increase crop production

Isolation and identification of beneficial bacteria from roots and rhizosphere soil of sugarcane and cotton.

Collection of plant root & rhizosphere soil samples from different crop ecologies for isolation of microorganisms on specific Medias.

Screening of newly isolated strains for identification and fine tuning of existing products of bio-fertilizers

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Selection of isolates showing high nitrogen fixing, phosphorus solubilizing activity and/or producing higher amounts of phyto-hormones.

Quantification of phosphate solubilization ability of newly isolated strains by using insoluble sources of phosphorus rock phosphate and tri-calcium phosphate of sole source of P

Quantification of nitrogen fixation by nitro-genase activity by Acetylene Reduction Assay (ARA) and nitrogen by N-difference method.

Quantification of Phyto-hormones like cytokinin, Indole Acetic Acid and Gibberellic Acid etc.

The testing compatibility of different combinations of microbial strains for the development of multi-microbe inoculant.

Testing of strains under greenhouse and field conditions and fine tuning of products for legume & cereals.

Selection of isolates showing high nitrogen fixing, phosphorus solubilizing activity and/or producing higher amounts of phyto-hormones.

Gene Transformation

Tissue culturing

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REASERCH OUTPUT At NARC

COMMERCIAL PRODUCT DEVELOPED

Biozote-N: Having efficient strain of N2 fixing bacteria (Rhizobium)

More vigorous roots, enhanced nutrient uptake

Excellent rhizobia survival with popular fungicide & insecticides

Fixes atmospheric N2 (30-50 Kg N/ha)

Increase yield from 25%

Guaranteed CFU 108 g-1

Application rate of half kg per acre

Biozote-P: Having Efficient Strains of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB)

Solubilizes soil fixed phosphorus & improves soil fertility

Lower input costs (Saving of 25% P-fertilizers)

Enhance the resistance to soil borne diseases & stresses

Improve the yields 10-15% of crops

Guaranteed CFU 108 g-1

Improves soil quality with subsequent uses

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Biozote-max: Plant Growth Promoting

Bacteria (PGPR)

• Improves plant vigor by producing plant

growth promoting hormones.

• Increases in the plant nutrient uptake by

more vigorous root growth.

• Higher resistance to adverse conditions in

cultivations (drought, salinity etc.).

• Increase of the bio availability of essential

nutrients.

• Guaranteed CFU 108 g-1

• Improve the yields 15-20% of crops.

Administrative Achievements:

After joining GC Women University Sialkot Score card submitted in HEC and Alhamdulillah had accredited the establishment of Office of Research Innovation & Commercialization and received notification w.e.f July 12, 2016 within very short time i.e. one year. Successfully lounge new discipline/Department Environmental sciences and serve as a HoD three years.

Achievement Director ORIC and Director Research

1. Prepared and signed 12 MoU with different universities, organization and industries.

2. Ten NOCs submitted to HEC for MS program as directed by Vice Chancellor. Worked on Score Card of ORIC

3. Women Role Model Award on International women Day 2016 at Islamabad. 4. Training Certificate on Nano Technology and methane producing bacteria to

produce Biogas energy. 5. Organized SPSS and NVIVO workshop funded by PHEC. 6. Arranged Entrepreneurship lectures inside and outside the university. 7. Organized Mega event women entrepreneur women by women in

collaboration with SCCI. 8. Dealing all IPFP and TTS Matters and in-touch with HEC 9. Training Workshop on Research Project Writing Pre and Post Challenges

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10. Five-Days Training Program On “Fundamental Of Islamic Banking Operation” (FIBO) Students Participation.

11. One- Day Session Windows 8.1 - App Development. 12. Established “Entrepreneur Business Stall” at UMT Sialkot July2015. 13. Participated One Day Women Entrepreneur Workshop at SCCI 6th June 2015 14. Trainers Participation in Export Orientation Program in SCCI 30th Nov-13th

Dec 2015 15. Participation - Inaugural Workshop - 'Smart Water Management: Challenges

and Opportunities for Pakistan' Date: January 22, 2016 at LUMS. 16. Seminar on Self Defense and Disarmament 17. 2nd Annual Sports Gala on 4th may, 2016 18. Martial Arts Event of Gala,26th may, 2016 19. National Green Day 8th February 2017 20. Delegation from Govt. College Women University, Sialkot, visited Sialkot

Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Industrial linkage, December 5, 2016 21. Delegation from Govt. College Women University, Sialkot, visited Sialkot

Chamber of Commerce and Industry for academia industries Linkages. January 19, 2017.

22. Mentor Budding Training 1st November, 2016 IT LAB 23. SCCI, USAID Links MoU for agriculture, dairy and livestock development

(Pakistan Point News -7th Sept, 2016): 24. Participated in Meeting of Women Entrepreneur Committee was held on

January 05, 2017 at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry 25. Meeting with USAID Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP), Team,

Pakistan at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry on December 22, 2016

26. Attended One-day seminar held regarding business initiative supported by Alibaba (18th January, 2017).

27. “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” in collaboration with UN WOMEN Country office Islamabad.

28. Briefing on Current World Economic & Political Situation and its Impact on our Industry. March 30, 2017.

29. Solved Industrial problem on Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and industries Demand

30. More than 100 students of GCWUS were selected for 6 Months courses in ten different fields in which LPDI provided free stationery, Hand tools and the stipend of Rs.1500/- per month to every enrolled student.

31. Arranged lectures In collaboration with Safia Foundation. 32. Clean & Green Sialkot Facebook page 33. ORIC Facebook Page for updating faculty and staff so for national/

international scholarships, funding of research/ projects, seminar, conferences, workshops, post-doc fellowships, HEC news/ circulars and different activity inside and outside university

34. Actively participate and attend monthly meeting on Women Entrepreneur Centre at SCCI "How to Be a Better Entrepreneur".

35. Visited Sialkot SOS Village and motivated / encouraged the kids to continue working hard.

36. Training on Institutional Strengthening Program "GEP Partners USAID Aurat foundation" on February 20 - 24, 2017 at Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi.

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37. Participated in “Two Days Orientation Program for Newly Established ORIC Personnel” 03–04 May 2017.

38. Submitted draft of Job Description of academics staff. 39. Draft policy and procedure of ORIC office 40. Three Cases of TTS submitted and fellow up in HEC 41. Compiles 2015-17 progress of ORIC. 42. Attended SECP's Awareness Seminar for Staff of Incubation Centers & ORIC

in collaboration with HEC. Monday 6th February, 2017.

Achievement HoD Environmental Sciences

1. Successfully launched new program Environmental Sciences. 2. Prepared BS program scheme with curriculum and presented in BOS

meeting in 2015 April before joining 3. Prepared Lab budget worth Rs 66 million for Department of Botany and

Environmental Sciences. 4. Organized Model Exhibition on global warming day. 5. Prepared data of Department for university’s web site. 6. Arrange PhD Faculty with the help of HEC IPFP program for this department

PROGRESS AS A ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:

1. Organized a Seminar on Cancer Prevalence, Prevention, Research

Treatment and Phytomedicine

2. Prepared MS program scheme with curriculum and presented in BOS

meeting in 2015 April before joining.

3. Arranged and managed 2 batch MS admissions.

4. Prepared data of Botany for university’s web site.

5. After joining Published 4 international papers (Affiliated with GCWU Sialkot)

in HEC recognized and impact factor journal.

6. Co PI of three HEC funded projects.

7. Focal Person of PASTIC, Islamabad.

8. Worked and obtained NOC from HEC to start MS Botany program.

9. Guest speaker video conference at “Gujranwala Post Graduate College”

NON-CURRICULA ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES:

1. Visit SOS village Sialkot and motivate children and moral building lectures

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2. Honorary member of women entrepreneur center (WEC) Sialkot chamber of

commerce industry. Regular attend monthly meetings and discuss several

tips on "How to Be a Better Entrepreneur" and small business ideas and

encourage Sialkot, women for business.

3. Maintain ‘Clean & Green Sialkot’ Facebook group to educate people

4. Being an Army Officer Wife visit soldiers Families and vocational training

institute and listen their problems.

5. Participate in Radio programs in different occasion.

6. I have spoken to students in open office hours and over tea about how to

become a good citizen.