Plant Pathologist, Botanist

CURRICULUM VITAE

Faizah Urooj

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Cell: +923**-*******

Address (Res.): R-84 Dawood Bungalows Scheme # 33 Main Super High Way, Karachi, Pakistan

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:

Visiting Assistant Professor (1 semester) From January 2022 to June 2022 Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan e Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

Assistant Professor/ IPFP-Fellow (1 year) From December 2020 to December 2021 Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan e Iqbal Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCY:

DEGREE/

QUALIFICATION

INSTITUTE

GRADE

YEAR

M.Phil/Ph.D

University of Karachi

A+

2019

B.S

University of Karachi

B

2011

Intermediate

Govt. Girls Degree

College. Gulistan-e- Johar

B

2007

Matric

Zubair Public School

A

2005

THESIS/ PROJECT

Ph.D THESIS:

Title of thesis: “Evaluation of biocontrol potential of endophytic species of Penicillium against

root rotting fungi and root knot nematode”.

Supervisor: Dr. Zafar Iqbal Shams and Co-supervisor Prof. Dr. Syed Ehteshamul- Haque

B.S PROJECT:

Title of Project: “Effects of Lead on seed germination and seedling growth of some plants”.

Supervisor: Dr. Zafar Iqbal.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

“National Faculty Development Programme 2020” 29 October, 2020. National Academy of Higher Education, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad.

“Fundamentals of Project Management” 27 March 2021-03 April 2021. NAHE, HEC in collaboration with Oxon Global.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

•Plant Pathology/ Microbial Ecology

•Plant Ecology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

•Chromatography

•Isolation and purification of compounds from endophytic fungi and bacteria

•Soxhlet apparatus

•Lyophilizer, Rotary evaporator

•GC/MS data interpretation

•HPLC

Molecular tools:

•Plant tissue culture

•ELISA

•DNA/ RNA extraction

•SDS/ PAGE electrophoresis

•PCR; rtPCR/gene expression

•Softwares like ClustalW, Phylogenetic Analysis use in DNA sequencing

Computer literacy:

•MS office, SPSS, Co-STAT, Mega X, Chem draw

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR

Workshop on the "Application of Molecular Biology in Biological Research" January 14-15, 2020. Department of Botany and M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. Guest Speaker: Dr. Alan Lowton, Bio-Rad, USA.

SEMINAR ORGANIZER

Seminar on "Toxins and Human Health: Impact of drug overdose, pesticides, fungal and industrial toxins on human health" November 19, 2019. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. Guest Speaker: Dr. Shakil A Saghir, (MSc, MPH, PhD, ABT, ERT, ATS) Senior Toxicologist, Regulatory Department Scotts Miracle –Gro, Ohio, USA.

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ATTENDED

•8th International and 17th National Conference on “Advances In Plant Science In The Era Of Climate Change” (2022)

•17th National Weed Sceince Conference on “Food Security Through Sustainable Vegetation Manangement”.

•Host pathogen interactions (2021)

•7th International symposium-cum-training course on molecular medicine and drug research (MMDR-7) (2019)

•Seminar on Developing Nation Builders and Entrepreneurs for the Future.(2017)

•Seminar on Entrepreneurship (2016)

•International Conference Climate change and Phytodiversity challenges and Opportunities.(2016)

•Seminar on Recent Trends in Plant Diseases and their Management.(2016)

•Seminar on International Good Manufacturing Practices Standard.(2016)

•Workshop on Data Analyses Using SPSS. (2016)

•Workshop on Application of SPSS in Biochemical Research.(2016)

•Seminar on Industrial Application of Seaweed.(2016)

•Seminar on Potential Seaweed Market in Pakistan.(2015)

•Seminar on Working Women Welfare Trust. (2015)

•Second National Phycological Conference (Algae for Mankind).(2012)

PUBLICATIONS 20

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Farhat H., Urooj F., Irfan M., Sohail N., Majeed S., Shahid ullah, Shafique A. H. 2023. Biological control potential of endophytic fungi with amelioration of systemic resistance in sunflower and GC-MS metabolic profiling of Talaromyces assiutensis. Current Microbiology. Doi.org/10.1007/s00284-022-03161-4 (Impact Factor: 2.3)

Sohail N., Azam Maria., Farhat H., Hira K., Urooj F., Qureshi S.A., Ara J., Ali S.M., and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2023. Ulva fasciata, a green algae, attenuates the kidney and liver dysfunctions in rats induced by acetaminophen. Drug and Chemical Toxicology, (Impact Factor: 2.597)

Bokhari S., Farhat H., Ali A., Urooj F., Rahman A., Ara J., Irfan M and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2023. Role of mycorrhizospheric fluorescent Pseudomonas in suppressing the root rot disease, enhancement of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) population and phosphorus uptake in sunflower. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 55(2): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2023-2(36) (Impact Factor: 1.1)

Farhat H., Urooj F., Sohail N., S. F. Hameedi., M. S. Ali and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2022. Evaluation of antibacterial potential of endophytic fungi associated with the healthy plants and GC-MS profiling of metabolites of Talaromyces trachyspermus. South African Journal of Botany. 150: 240-247(Impact Factor: 3.11)

Farhat, H., Urooj, F., N. Sohail,and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2021. Evaluation of nematicidal potential of endophytic fungi associated with healthy plants and GC-MS profiling of metabolites of endophytic Fusarium solani. South African Journal of Botany, 146: 146-161. (Impact Factor: 3.11)

Jamal, A., Farhat, H., Urooj, F., Rahman, A., Irfan, M. and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2021. Characterization of endophytic yeast and its suppressive effect on root rotting fungi of tomato under neem cake soil amendment. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, (In Press). (Impact Factor: 2.05)

Sohail, N., Hira, K., Kori, J. A., Farhat, H., Urooj, F., Khan, W., and Ehteshamul-Haque, S. 2021. Nephroprotective effect of ethanol extract and fractions of a sea lettuce, Ulva fasciata against cisplatin-induced kidney injury in rats. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(8): 9448-9461. (Impact Factor: 5.19, Citation: 5)

Faizah Urooj, Hafiza Farhat, Maria Azam and Zafar Iqbal Shams. 2021. Suppression of root rot disease of chickpea by the endophytic Penicillium species under soil amendment with oilseed cakes. International Journal of Biology Research, 9 (1 & 2): 41-46

Parveen, G., Urooj, F., S. Moin, H. Farhat, M.F. Fahim and S.E. Haque. 2020. Estimation of losses caused by root rotting fungi and root knot nematodes infecting some important crops in lower Sindh and Hub, Balochistan of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 52(2): 673-678. (Impact Factor: 1.1, Citation: 8)

Habiba, Salma, Farhat, H., Urooj, F., Sultana, V., Ara, J. and Haque S.E. 2020. Protective role of essential oils against postharvest decay and physicochemical properties of mango (Magnifera indica) fruit at room temperature. International Journal of Biology Research, 8 (1 & 2): 21-33

Urooj, F., H. Farhat, A. Tariq, S. Moin, N. Sohail, V. Sultana, S.F. Hameedi, Z.I. Shams and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2020. Role of endophytic Penicillium species and Pseudomonas monteilii in inducing the systemic resistance in okra against root rotting fungi and their effect on some physiochemical properties of okra fruit. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 130(2), 604-616. (Impact Factor: 4.05, Citation: 4)

Urooj, F., Farhat, H., Korejo, F., Shafique, A., Sharfun- Nahar and Parveen, G., 2019. Suppression of root rotting fungi of mungbean by the endophytic Penicillium species under soil amendment. International Journal of Biology Research, 7(1):25-31

Korejo, F., Urooj, F., Farhat, H., Moin, S., Sultana, V., and Afshan Rahman. 2019. Effect of soil amendment with Launaea nudicaulis L., on biocontrol potential of endophytic fluorescent Pseudomonas against root rot disease of sunflower. International Journal of Biology Research, 7(1):33-38 (Citation:1)

Noreen, R., S.A. Ali, K.A. Hasan, Habiba, Urooj, F., A. Tariq, J. Ara, and S. EhteshamulHaque. 2019. Role of fluorescent Pseudomonas associated with root nodules of mungbean in the induction of nodulation by the rhizobia in mungbean. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 51(3): 1161-1168. (Impact Factor: 1.1, Citation: 2)

Farhat, H., Urooj, F., Tariq, A., Sultana, V., Ansari, M., Ahmad, V. U., and Ehteshamul-Haque,

S. 2019. Evaluation of antimicrobial potential of endophytic fungi associated with healthy plants and characterization of compounds produced by endophytic Cephalosporium and Fusarium solani. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 18: 101043. (Cite source: 3.9, Citation: 12)

Perveen, G., Urooj, F.,Shafique, H. A., A. Rahman and Ehteshamul-Haque, S. 2018. Role of Rhizobia in suppressing the root rot and root knot in chilli alone or with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 52(3): 1097-1104. (Impact Factor: 1.1)

Urooj, F., H. Farhat, S. A. Ali, M. Ahmed, V. Sultana, Z. I. Sham, J. Ara and S. Ehteshamul- Haque. 2018. Role of endophytic Penicillium species in suppressing the root rotting fungi of sunflower. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 50: 1621-1628. (Impact Factor: 1.1, Citation: 19)

Noreen, R., Habiba, Urooj, F., H., Farhat,,H. A. Shafique,A. Rahman, and Ehteshamul-Haque,

S. 2018. Impact of endo-nodule fluorescent Pseudomonas and rhizobia on root rotting fungi and growth of soybean (Glycine max L. Merr). International Journal of Biology Research, 6(1): 27-33 (Citation: 3)

Shafique, H. A., A. Rahman and Urooj, F., 2017. Role of Trichoderma harzianum, fluorescent Pseudomonas and rhizobia in managing the root rot disease of tomato in soil amended with mustard cake. International Journal of Biology Research, 5: 11-14. (Citation: 3)

Farhat, H., Urooj, F., H. A. Shafique, V. Sultana and S. Ehteshamul-Haque. 2017. Rhizobia suppress the root knot nematode and root rotting fungi on mungbean. International Journal of Biological Research, 5: 71-75. (Citation: 5)

Published Abstract:

Sohail N., Azam M., Farhat H., Urooj F., Qureshi A. S., and Syed Ehteshamul- Haque. 2022. Protective role of marine macro algae in drug induced toxicity. Pakistan journal of Botany, (Abstract). (Impact Factor: 1.1)

Farhat H., Urooj F., Sohail N., Shafique H. A., and Syed Ehteshamul Haque. 2022. Evaluation of antibacterial potential of endophytic Fusarium spp., isolated from healthy plants and GC-MS profiling of metabolites from Fusarium moniliforme. Pakistan journal of Botany, (Abstract). (Impact Factor: 1.1)

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