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Member: ISME (International
Society for Mangrove Ecosystems)
Commission member: IUCN - SSC Mangrove Specialists
Group
Professor and Director
Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization
University of Karachi
Karachi-75270,
Pakistan
irfanaziz@uok.edu.pk
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| Detailed
Curriculum Vitae |
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Botany. 2001. University of Karachi,
Karachi.
Title: Structure, Life History Strategies &
Ecophysiology of Indus Delta mangroves
Adviser: Prof. Dr. M. Ajmal Khan.
M.Sc., Botany. 1992. University of Karachi,
Karachi. - Stood First class second in order
of merit
B.Sc. (Hons.), Botany. 1991. University
of Karachi, Karachi.
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RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Physiological Ecology of Mangroves and other
woody halophytes with special emphasis on plant
water and osmotic relations.
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TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
ISHU - 771. Plant responses to Abiotic stresses
ISHU - 772. Ecology of Saline Habitats
ASR - 701. Research Methodology
ISHU - 775. Physiological Ecology of Halophytes
ISHU - 776. Functional Genomics of Halophytes
ISHU - 778. Biology of Mangroves
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MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES / COMMITTEES |
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i) Pakistan Botanical Society.
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ii) Pakistan Society for Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology |
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Member, American Society of
Plant Biologists. |
| 2009 to date: |
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Member, Departmental Research
Committee (DRC), Institute of Sustainable
Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi. |
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| ACADEMIC
AWARDS / HONORS |
| 2013, 2012 &
2007: |
Research Productivity
Award by PCST, Islamabad, Pakistan` |
| 2007 - Present:
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HEC Approved Supervisor
for PhD students (Higher Education Commission,
Islamabad). |
| PROJECTS |
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| 2007: |
Stress tolerance
in Mangroves. National Research Program for
Universities (NRPU) project, Funded by HEC,
Islamabad (Rs. 5.7 million) |
| 2007: |
Ecophysiological
responses of four halophytes before and after
rains. DFS Grant, University of Karachi (Rs.
60,000) |
| 2009: |
Photosynthetic performance
of mangroves under saline conditions. DFS
Grant, University of Karachi (Rs. 70,000) |
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| Selected
Publications (Impact Factor= 75.946 in I.S.I Indexed
Journals) |
- Mujeeb, A., Aziz, I., Ahmed, M.Z., Alvi,
S.K & S. Shafiq. 2020. Comparative assessment
of heavy metal accumulation and bio indication
in coastal dune halophytes. Ecotoxicolgy and
Environmental safety 195 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110486
(IF: 6.291)
- Kodikara, A.S.K., Ranasinghe, P., Aziz, I.,
Jayatissa, L.P., Madarasinghe, S.K., Dadouh-Guebas,
F., & N. Koedam. 2020. Oxidative stress,
leaf photosynthetic capacity and dry matter
content in young mangrove plant Rhizophora mucronata
Lam., under prolonged submergence and soil water
stress. (IF: 2.391)
- Ahmed M.Z., Abideen, Z., Aziz, I & B.
Gul. 2020. Salinity induced changes in growth
attributes, water relation and ion-flux of sub-tropical
halophytes. In: Grigore, Marius-Nicusor (Ed.).
Handbook of Halophytes: From Molecules to Ecosystems
towards Biosaline Agriculture. ISBN 978-3-030-57634-9.
Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_51-1
(IF: Nil)
- Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Ajonina, G.N., Amir,
A.A., Andradi-Brown, D.A., Aziz, I., Balke,
T., Barbier, E., Cannicci, S., Cragg, S.M.,
Cunha-Lignon, M. et al., 2020. Public perceptions
of mangrove forests matter for their conservation.
Front. Mar. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.603651
(IF: 4.912)
- Mujeeb, A., Aziz, I., Ahmed, M.Z., Shafiq,
S., Fatima, S and S.K. Alvi. 2021. Spatial and
seasonal metal variation, bioaccumulation and
biomonitoring potential of halophytes from littoral
zones of the Karachi Coast. Sci. Tot. Environ.
781 (2021) 146715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146715
(IF: 7.963)
- Nisar, F., Gul, B, Aziz, I; Hameed, A; Egan
T. 2021. Increasing salinity leads to differential
growth and H2O2 homeostasis in plants produced
from heteromorphic seeds of the succulent halophyte
Arthrocnemum indicum. Plant Physiol. Biochem.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.029
(IF: 4.270)
- Hameed, A; Hussain, T; Gulzar, S. Aziz, I;
Gul, B & M. A. Khan. 2012. Salt tolerance
of a cash crop halophyte Suaeda fruticosa: biochemical
responses to salt and exogenous chemical treatments.
Acta Physiol. Plant. 34: 2331 - 2340. Doi 10.1007/s11738-012-1035-6.
- Aziz, I. and Mujeeb, A., 2021. Halophytes
for phytoremediation of hazardous metal (loid)
s: A terse review on metal tolerance, bio-indication
and hyperaccumulation. Journal of Hazardous
Materials, p.127309. (IF=10.58)
- Aziz, I. & M.A. Khan. (2001). Experimental
assessment of salinity tolerance of Ceriops
tagal seedlings and saplings from the Indus
Delta, Pakistan. Aquat. Bot. 70 (3): 259-268.
(The Netherlands).
- Khan, M.A. & I. Aziz (2001). Salinity
tolerance in some mangrove species from Pakistan.
Wetland Ecol. & Manag. 9 (3):229-233. (Australia).
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