DR. FIRDAUS-E-BAREEN
Professor

off:Botany Department, Punjab University, Quaid -e- Azam Campus, Lahore-54590

Phone: 92-42-9231238 & 92-42-9231152

Email: firdaus@botany.pu.edu.pk

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

 

M.Sc. (1985) Botany

Ph.D (1998) Mycology

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

 

 

Professor: Dept. of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Assistant Professor: (BPS-18), Dept. of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore

Research Supervisor: in a project titled “Phytoremediation of Tannery Effluents and associated Contaminated Soils in the Kasur District, sponsored by NDP (National Drainage Programme), WAPDA, Lahore, Pakistan. ( commenced in 2002). One Ph. D. student is involved in the project.

Previous Positions:

•  Principal Investigator: Research Project entitled “Mushroom Flora and its Role in the Survival and Growth of Important Forest Trees”, sponsored by the Punjab University, Lahore (1998-1999)

•  Lecturer (BPS-17) Dept. of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore from 22.11.1988 to 12.7.1996 (about 8 years).

•  Research Fellow in PAEC-PU Collaboration project, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore from 14.06.1988 to 21.11.1988 (about 6 months)

•  Ph.D Research Scholar in Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore from 01.06.1987 to 13.06.1988 (about 1 year)

•  Research Fellow (BPS-16), Center for Advanced Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore from 27.12.1986 to 31.05.1987 (about 6 months)

AWARDS:

 

 

•  Punjab University Merit Scholarship (1983-1985)

•  Punjab University Merit Certificate (M.Sc.)

•  Selected in an expedition to Nanga Parbat (Northern areas of Pakistan), 19-28 September,1995, sponsored by the Pak- German Research Project, Culture Area Karakorum (CAK), University of Tubingen,Germany.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

 

•  Taxonomy of Aquatic Hyphomycetes.

•  Ecology of Aquatic Hyphomycetes

•  Role of aquatic hyphomycetes in reducing heavy metal and other water pollution

parameters.

•  Characterization and Taxonomy of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi.

•  Synthesis of Ectomycorrhizae on Important Forest Trees.

•  Phytoremediation of Tannery Effluents.

•  Phytoremediation of Tannery Effluent Logged Soils using Mycorrhizal fungi, rhizosphere fungi and phytochelators.

•  Impact of Mycorrhizal Treatment and Hormone application on the propagation of cuttings of valuable ornamentals.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

 

1. Phycology and Bryology (undergraduate and graduate level)

2. Microbiology and Phycology (graduate level)

3. Mycology (undergraduate and graduate level)

4. Plant Ecology (graduate and undergraduate level)

5. Cell Biology (graduate level)

6. Water Pollution its Management and Control (M.Phil. and Ph.D. classes)

7. Mushrooms and Fungal Technology (graduate level)

8. Fungal Ecology (graduate level)

COUNTRIES VISITED:

Bangladesh, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, U.S.A.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED:

 

 

• Second National Conference of Plant Scientists,Lahore (25-28 Nov, 1984)
• National Science Conference, Lahore (1-3 Dec,1991)
• Culture Area Karakorum: Pak-German Seminar on “Problems of High Mountain Research in Karakorum”, Gilgit (10-16 Aug,1991)
• Culture Area Karakorum: Pak-German Joint Workshop ,Lahore (1-3 Dec,1991)
• Presented a paper titled “ Different ecological techniques employed in the study of conidial dynamics of freshwater fungi in the Karakorum Range”.
• All Pakistan Science Conference, Khanuspur (16-21 May, 1992)
• Worked as a member of the organizing committee and presented a paper titled “ An ecological study of canal water borne hyphomycetes.”
• All Pakistan Science Conference, Lahore (5-10 Dec, 1993).
• Worked as a member of the organizing committee.
• Culture Area Karakorum: International Symposium on Karakorum , Hindukush, Himalaya: Dynamics of change, Islamabad (29 Sep- 2 Oct, 1995)
• Presented two papers titled “ Riparian vegetation and freshwater fungal flora of some lakes in the northern areas” and “The longitudinal distribution patterns of freshwater hyphomycetes along some mountain streams in the northern areas”.
• Seventh Plant Science Conference, Lahore (14-16 Nov,2000)
• Worked as convenor of the Invitation Committee.