Biography:

Dr. Rabia Naz is serving as Associate Professor (Tenured) at Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad. She was awarded Indigenous and IRSIP scholarship by HEC Pakistan to commence her PhD studies at Quaid-i-Azam University and University of Sydney Australia with specialization in plant stress physiology(pathology)/Biochemistry & plant  proteomics. She is interested in understanding the defense mechanism and function and properties of "secondary metabolite" in plants to provide protection against abiotic stress and pathogens. Dr. Rabia is also interested in exploring the medicinal importance of plants. To pursue her interests, Dr Rabia’s research involves a broad range of techniques in plant and crop physiology, plant microbe interactions, plant pathogen interactions, plant biochemistry, molecular biology, protein biochemistry and medicinal plants/phytochemistry. Techniques employed recently include transcript analysis via RT-qPCR, proteomics including 1DE, 2DE and mass spectrometry, plant secondary metabolite analysis via HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS.