Faculty Proflle

Biography:

Dr. Asia Nosheen is a Tenured Associate Professor in Department of Biosciences, COMSATS, Islamabad. The research areas of Asia Nosheen are Biofuel (Biodiesel) and Biofertilizer technology, Bioremediation and Phytoremediation, Plant-Microbe interaction, Plant Physiology, Stress Physiology.

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2014	Ph.D	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2008	M.Phil	Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2006	M.Sc	B.Z.U. Multan

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

April 2014	Present	Assistant Professor	CIIT, Islamabad

Publications

Key Publications

Abida Ashraf,Umbreen Shahzad,Asia Nosheen''FLUCTUATIONS OF NUTRIENT LEVELS IN THE INFECTED AND HEALTHY TISSUES OF MANGO UNDER EXPOSURE TO SUDDEN DEATH DISEASE'',Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science,2019.
Usmara Riaz Butt,Rabia Naz,Asia Nosheen''Changes in pathogenesis-related gene expression in response to bioformulations in the apoplast of maize leaves against Fusarium oxysporum'',Journal of Plant Interactions (Taylor and Francis),2019.
Asia Nosheen,Rabia Naz,Ayesha T. Tahir, Humaira Yasmin, Rumana Keyani, Blagoj Mitrevski, Asghari Bano, Sung Tong Chin, Philip John Marriott, Ishtiaq Hussain''Improvement of safflower oil quality for biodiesel production by integrated application of PGPR under reduced amount of NP fertilizers'',PLoS ONE,2018.
Rabia Naz,Asia Nosheen,Humaira Yasmin, Asghari Bano, Rumana Keyani''Botanical-chemical formulations enhanced yield and protection against Bipolaris sorokiniana in wheat by inducing the expression of pathogenesis-related proteins'',PLoS ONE,2018.
Asia Nosheen,Humaira Yasmin,Rabia Naz, Asghari Bano, Rumana Keyani & Ishtiaq Hussain''Pseudomonas putida improved soil enzyme activity and growth of kasumbha under low input of mineral fertilizers'',Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (Taylor and Francis),2018.
Humaira Yasmin,Asia Nosheen,Rabia Naz''L-tryptophan-assisted PGPR-mediated induction of drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)'',Taylor and Francis,2017.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Humaira Yasmin''Protein Quantity and Quality of Safflower Seed Improved by NP Fertilizer and Rhizobacteria (Azospirillum and Azotobacter spp.)'',Frontiers in Plant Science,2016.
Ishtiaq Hussain,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION AMONG INDIGENOUS COMMON BUCKWHEAT GENOTYPES OF BALTISTAN'',The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences,2016.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Saqib Ali''Physicochemical Characterization and Authentication of Safflower Oil Biodiesel Yield by Advanced Tools'',International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Engineering,2014.
Dr. Asia Nosheen,Prof. Dr. Asghari Bano,''Supplementing chemical fertilizers with PGPR Bioinoculants in Safflower. '',Pakistan Journal of Botany,2014.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,''Growth enrichment of Carthamus tinctorius (L) and reduction in dosage of chemical fertilizers with application of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria'',International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research,2014.
Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano''Sustainable measures for biodiesel production'',Energy Source. Part A,2014.
Asia Nosheen,Blagoj Mitrevski,Asghari Bano''Fast Comprehensive Two-Dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) method for fatty acid methyl ester separation and quantification using two Ionic Liquid columns'',Journal of Chromatography A,2013.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Bioinoculants: A sustainable approach to maximize the yield of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata L.) under low input of chemical fertilizers.'',Toxicology and Industrial Health,2013.
Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of climatic factors on oil yield and biodiesel production of sesame'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Optimization of Biodiesel production from yellow sarson (Brassica campestris L.) oil'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Role of PGPR on oil yield and biodiesel production of canola'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
Asghari Bano,Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen''Role of abscisic acid and drought stress on the activities of antioxidant enzymes in wheat'',Plant, Soil, Environment,2012.
Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of drought stress and plant growth regulators on oil yield and quality of canola for biodiesel production'',Pakistan Journal of Botany,2012.
Humaira Yasmin,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Growth promotion by P-solubilizing, siderophore and bacteriocin producing rhizobacteria in Zea mays L'',Journal of Medicinal Plants Research,2012.
Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Nutritive value of canola (Brassica napus L.) as affected by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria'',Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol,2011.
Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on root morphology of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)'',African Journal of Biotechnology,2011.
Amir Muhammad Khan,R. A. Qureshi,Asia Nosheen''Phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills and surroundings'',Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ,2011.
Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of Plant Growth Regulators on oil yield and biodiesel production of Linseed'',Journal of Chemical Society Pakistan,2010.
Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Comparative evaluation for the effect of Biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on yield and oil quality of Soybean and its potential for Biodiesel production'',PJSIR,2009.
Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano''Base catalyzed transesterification of Wild Apricot Kernel Oil for Biodiesel production'',African Journal of Biotechnology,2009.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

2014	International	Pakistan	Lahore	International Conference of plant scientists
2013	International	Phillipine	Manila	3rd Asian conference on Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and other microbials
2012	International	Australia	Melbourne	20th RACI Research and Development Topics Conference in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
2010	National	Pakistan	Abbotabad	1st National Conference on Biotechnology and Microbiology
2010	International	Pakistan	Islamabad	International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies
2010	National	Pakistan	Rawalakot AJK	National conference on “Pakistan Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities”
2008	National	Pakistan	Rawalpindi	9th Biennial PSBMB Conference on "Advances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2008	International	Pakistan	Faisalabad	International conference of Plant Scientists
2015	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	ELTeachTM, the EFL teacher professional development English language program from National Geographic Learning and Educational Testing Service (ETS)
2014	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	5th Preservice training of Faculty Development by Faculty Development Academy
2014	International	Pakistan	Islamabad	International workshop on “advances in food analytical methods and oil fats and phenolics”
2012	International	Australia	Melbourne	LECO Australia Quechers Workshop on GCMS
2011	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	Training workshop on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
2011	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	'2nd Workshop on Bioinformatics'
2011	International	Pakistan	Islamabad	International workshop on “Medicinal Plants: Conservation & Sustainable Use”
2010	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	Training course on Environmental concern in Development AHK National Centre for Rural Development and MA
2010	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	'One Day Workshop on Bioinformatics' Organized by Department of Computer Sciences and Bioinformatics
2009	International	Pakistan	Islamabad	International workshop in Frontier Technologies on “Advances in Bioinoculants/Biopesticide Production, Formulation and Application”
2009	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	Training course on Biosecurity/Food Safety Enhancement Program
2013	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	National Conference on Leadership 2013, Pakistan ! Leadership At The Crossroads
2012	International	Australia	Melbourne	Seminar on ‘A tale of Omics and Mummies study by Agilent Technologies
2018	National	Pakistan	Lahore	Curriculum Orientation Workshop on Botany
2018	International	Pakistan	Islamabad	International Workshop on Phytotechnologies for Environmental clean up
2017	International	Indonesia	Bogor	5th Asian PGPR International Conference for Sustainable Agriculture

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2013	National ICT R&D	“DICE 2nd best project award 2013” which was organized by University of Gujrat on 25th September 2013. DICE Competition & Exhibition is an annual event aimed at fostering Innovation culture in Pakistan by motivating academia, industry and entrepreneurs to come to a common platform to showcase innovations and technologies, share knowledge and further collaborate with each other for the rapid development of Innovative products that are necessary for the economic development of the country.
2012	Australian Government	Australian Quarantine Awareness and Approved Accredited Person
2012	Monash University, Australia	Visiting scholar at Monash University, Australia, Scholarship Awarded by HEC Pakistan under IRSIP Program
2013	Pakistan Science Foundation	Travel grant from PSF for Philippine visit

Memberships

From	To	Title	Organization

2012	Present	Member	Member of American Oil Chemists’ Society
2008	Present	Member	Pakistan Botanical Society
2011	Present	Member	Pakistan Proteomics Society
2012	Present	Member	National Academy of Young Scientist
2012	Present	Member	Plant Stress group
2013	Permanent	Permanent member	Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture

Courses Taught

Course Code	Type	Title	University	Semester

BSC100	Under Graduate	Introduction toBiosciences	COMSATS, Islamabad	2nd
BSC102	Under Graduate	Plant Sciences 1	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	2nd
BSC201	Under Graduate	Plant Sciences II	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	3rd
BSC-402	Under Graduate	Bioethics and Biosafety in Bioscience	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology	7th
BIO720	Graduate	Bioremediation and Biodegradation	COMSATS University	MS/Ph.D

Supervisions

Title	From	To	Organization / Institute	Type

Application of Phosphate Solubizing Bacteria to improve the Biomass and Oil content of Saffflower for Biodiesel production	August 2015	December 2015	COMSATS	Research Supervision
Phytoremediation as a Green Solution to Reduce the Industrial and Domestic Waste of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Areas	August 2016	December 2016	COMSATS	Research Supervision
Potential of Waste Canola Cooking Oil as a Legitimate Source of Biodiesel Production	August 2016	December 2016	COMSATS	Research Supervision
Isolation and Characterization of Probiotic Bacteria for Sustainable Nutrition	SP 2017	FA 2018	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Research Supervision
Evaluating the Phytoremediation Potential of Brachiaria mutica from Chromium Contaminated Water	FA 2018	FA 2018	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Project Supervision
Bioremoval capacity of selected heavy metals by locally isolated microalgal species	FA 2017	FA 2017	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Project Supervision
Comparative effect of Phosphate Solubilizing Rhizobacteria and Chemical Fertilizer on Wheat under Drought Stress	SP 2017	SP 2017	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Project Supervision

Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

April 2014	Present	CIIT, Islamabad	Assistant Professor

Books

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Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount

2014	2015	Research Grant	Start up Research Grant	Higher Education Commission	500000.00

Active Collaborations

From	To	Type	Country	Organization

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Industrial / Consulting Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

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Extracurricular Activities

Hobbies	Interests

Gardening, Photography	Research, Teaching, Tourism

Languages and Skills

Languages	Skills

English	Reading Writing Speaking
Urdu	Reading Writing Speaking

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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2019	1 Abida Ashraf,Umbreen Shahzad,Asia Nosheen''FLUCTUATIONS OF NUTRIENT LEVELS IN THE INFECTED AND HEALTHY TISSUES OF MANGO UNDER EXPOSURE TO SUDDEN DEATH DISEASE'',Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science,2019.
2 2019	2 Usmara Riaz Butt,Rabia Naz,Asia Nosheen''Changes in pathogenesis-related gene expression in response to bioformulations in the apoplast of maize leaves against Fusarium oxysporum'',Journal of Plant Interactions (Taylor and Francis),2019.
3 2018	3 Asia Nosheen,Rabia Naz,Ayesha T. Tahir, Humaira Yasmin, Rumana Keyani, Blagoj Mitrevski, Asghari Bano, Sung Tong Chin, Philip John Marriott, Ishtiaq Hussain''Improvement of safflower oil quality for biodiesel production by integrated application of PGPR under reduced amount of NP fertilizers'',PLoS ONE,2018.
4 2018	4 Rabia Naz,Asia Nosheen,Humaira Yasmin, Asghari Bano, Rumana Keyani''Botanical-chemical formulations enhanced yield and protection against Bipolaris sorokiniana in wheat by inducing the expression of pathogenesis-related proteins'',PLoS ONE,2018.
5 2018	5 Asia Nosheen,Humaira Yasmin,Rabia Naz, Asghari Bano, Rumana Keyani & Ishtiaq Hussain''Pseudomonas putida improved soil enzyme activity and growth of kasumbha under low input of mineral fertilizers'',Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (Taylor and Francis),2018.
6 2017	6 Humaira Yasmin,Asia Nosheen,Rabia Naz''L-tryptophan-assisted PGPR-mediated induction of drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)'',Taylor and Francis,2017.
7 2016	7 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Humaira Yasmin''Protein Quantity and Quality of Safflower Seed Improved by NP Fertilizer and Rhizobacteria (Azospirillum and Azotobacter spp.)'',Frontiers in Plant Science,2016.
8 2016	8 Ishtiaq Hussain,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION AMONG INDIGENOUS COMMON BUCKWHEAT GENOTYPES OF BALTISTAN'',The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences,2016.
9 2014	9 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Saqib Ali''Physicochemical Characterization and Authentication of Safflower Oil Biodiesel Yield by Advanced Tools'',International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Engineering,2014.
10 2014	10 Dr. Asia Nosheen,Prof. Dr. Asghari Bano,''Supplementing chemical fertilizers with PGPR Bioinoculants in Safflower. '',Pakistan Journal of Botany,2014.
11 2014	11 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,''Growth enrichment of Carthamus tinctorius (L) and reduction in dosage of chemical fertilizers with application of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria'',International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research,2014.
12 2014	12 Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano''Sustainable measures for biodiesel production'',Energy Source. Part A,2014.
13 2013	13 Asia Nosheen,Blagoj Mitrevski,Asghari Bano''Fast Comprehensive Two-Dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) method for fatty acid methyl ester separation and quantification using two Ionic Liquid columns'',Journal of Chromatography A,2013.
14 2013	14 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Bioinoculants: A sustainable approach to maximize the yield of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata L.) under low input of chemical fertilizers.'',Toxicology and Industrial Health,2013.
15 2013	15 Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of climatic factors on oil yield and biodiesel production of sesame'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
16 2013	16 Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Optimization of Biodiesel production from yellow sarson (Brassica campestris L.) oil'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
17 2013	17 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Role of PGPR on oil yield and biodiesel production of canola'',Energy Sources Part A,2013.
18 2012	18 Asghari Bano,Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen''Role of abscisic acid and drought stress on the activities of antioxidant enzymes in wheat'',Plant, Soil, Environment,2012.
19 2012	19 Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of drought stress and plant growth regulators on oil yield and quality of canola for biodiesel production'',Pakistan Journal of Botany,2012.
20 2012	20 Humaira Yasmin,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Growth promotion by P-solubilizing, siderophore and bacteriocin producing rhizobacteria in Zea mays L'',Journal of Medicinal Plants Research,2012.
21 2011	21 Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Nutritive value of canola (Brassica napus L.) as affected by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria'',Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol,2011.
22 2011	22 Asia Nosheen,Faizanullah,Asghari Bano''Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on root morphology of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)'',African Journal of Biotechnology,2011.
23 2011	23 Amir Muhammad Khan,R. A. Qureshi,Asia Nosheen''Phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills and surroundings'',Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ,2011.
24 2010	24 Faizanullah,Asghari Bano,Asia Nosheen''Role of Plant Growth Regulators on oil yield and biodiesel production of Linseed'',Journal of Chemical Society Pakistan,2010.
25 2009	25 Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano,Faizanullah''Comparative evaluation for the effect of Biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on yield and oil quality of Soybean and its potential for Biodiesel production'',PJSIR,2009.
26 2009	26 Faizanullah,Asia Nosheen,Asghari Bano''Base catalyzed transesterification of Wild Apricot Kernel Oil for Biodiesel production'',African Journal of Biotechnology,2009.

Dr. Asia Nosheen

Tenured Associate Professor of Bio Science, CUI Islamabad Campus