• PhD (Botany-ISHU-2015) Antioxidant properties of medicinal plants form coastal Pakistan Adviser: Prof. Dr. M. Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  
  
• M.Sc (Botany- Plant Ecology- 2006) Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (Stands 3rd) Thesis: "Comparative effect of NaCl, sea salt and PEG on germination of coastal halophytes” Adviser: Prof. Dr. M. Ajmal Khan
  
  
• B.Sc (Botany-2005) Department of Botany University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Working as an Research Officer (BPS-17). Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

• First Prize in poster competition: International Conference on major Environmental Constraints to Plants: Assessments & Reclamation, held on March 28-30, 2016 at Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Received a scholarship (split Ph.D.) from Higher Education Commission through "International linkage between University of Karachi, Pakistan and University of Tsukuba, Japan for completion of Ph.D. research work.

Indigenous Ph.D. scholarship from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Stands 3rd in M. Sc., Department of Botany, University of Karachi.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Tayyab, M. Qasim, M. Azeem, N. Ahmed and R. Ahmad. 2016. Salt stress responses of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) on growth, yield and some biochemical attributes. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Accepted Manuscript).
2. Qasim, M., I. Aziz, B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2016. Effect of extraction solvents on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinal halophytes. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48 (2): 621-627.
3. Ehsen, S., M. Qasim, Z. Abideen, R.F. Rizvi, B. Gul, R. Ansari and M.A. Khan. 2016. Secondary metabolites as anti-nutritional factors in locally used halophytic forage/fodder. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48 (2): 629-636.
4. Tayyab, M. Qasim, M. Azeem and R. Ahmad. 2016. Effect of sea salt on plant growth, yield potential and some biochemical attributes of Carissa carandas L. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48(3): 853-859.
5. Abideen, Z., M. Qasim, R.F. Rizvi, R. Ansari, B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2015. Oilseed halophytes: a potential source of biodiesel using saline degraded lands. Biofuels 6 (5-6), 241-248.
6. Abideen, Z., M. Qasim, A. Rasheed and M.A. Khan. 2015. Salinity effects on polyphenolic content and antioxidant activities in halophyte Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. Pakistan Journal of Botany 47(3): 813-818.
7. Qasim, M., Z. Abideen, M.Y. Adnan, R. Ansari, B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2014. Traditional ethno-botany uses of medicinal plants from coastal areas of Pakistan. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 2 (1) 22-30.
8. Qasim, M., M.Z. Ahmed, Y. Fujii, K.N. Watanabe and M.A. Khan. 2012. Phyto-toxic studies of medicinal plants from coastal areas of Pakistan. Journal of Weed Science and Technology, 57 (Sup) 84.
9. Qasim, M., S. Gulzar and M.A. Khan. 2011. Halophytes as medicinal plants. In Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment. Eds. Ozturk, M., Mermut, A.R., Celik, A. Daya Publishing House, India, 330-342pp.
10. Qasim, M., S. Gulzar, Z.K. Shinwari and M.A. Khan. 2010. Traditional ethnobotanical uses of halophytes From Hub, Balochistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42: 1543-1551.