Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Faheema Khan, PhD Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Botany College of Science
King Saud University, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia E-mail: [email protected] : [email protected]
Field of Specialization:
Plant molecular biology, molecular markers (DNA), expression markers and transcriptional profiling of plants under biotic and abiotic stress
Research Area of Interest
• Plant stress physiology
• Gene expression profiling
• Transcriptomics
• Proteomics
• Nanotechnology
Academics:
❖ Doctorate (PhD): Botany
Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
Title of Thesis: “Biochemical and molecular variabilities in Soybean genotypes under salt stress’
❖ Post-Graduation (M.Sc) :Environmental Botany Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
❖ Graduation (B.Sc) :Botany, Zoology, Chemistry Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
Research Experience:
Profile: Research group/ Research Chair
1. Presently working under Chair of Climate Change, Environmental Development and Vegetation Cover. Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSP-2020/186). King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2. Worked as Co-investigator in a research group. (2013 – 2015). Researchers Supporting Project Number (RGP- VPP-231.) King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Profile: Assistant Professor Period: September 2010 – till date
Institution: Department of Microbiology and Botany, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.
Profile: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Project entitled “Transcriptome analysis of sea buckthorn and identification of cold resistance genes’’.
Period: March 2010 – September 2010
Institution: School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi- India.
Profile: Research Fellow
Period: January 2006- March 2010
Mentor: Dr. T.O. Siddiqi, Dr. Altaf Ahmad
Institution: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi- 110062- India.
Training on the project entitled:
“Transcriptome analyses and generation of expression markers for drought and salt- resistance in chickpea plants (Cicer arietinum L.)” in the Research Innovation Centre Biotechnology (FIZ) of Frankfurt University Germany (2008)
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
1. Five Days Summer School on Basic Genetic Engineering organized by Jamia Hamdard March 19-26, 2006
2. World Environment Day organized by National Environment Science Association June -5 2006
3. International conference on Nitrogen used efficiency organized by INSA-2006
4. Six Days Summer School on Basic Genetic Engineering organized by Jamia Hamdard March 5-10 2007
5. Biotechnology and Human Welfare March 19-20 2007 organized by Jamia Hamdard.
6. Interdisciplinary Science Conference 2007 on Recent Trends in Research in biological Sciences. Jamia Millia Islamia
7. Workshop on Real Time PCR Jan 26-27 2007 organised by Jamia Hamdard and Roche 8. International Conference on Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology School of life sciences, JNU, New Delhi Jan 5-7, 2008.
9. Intellectual property protection and management organized by the corporation in collaboration with central council for Research.11-12 Feb 2009 at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
10. National Seminar on Plant Biotechnology: Impact, Importance and Relevance. 20 Mar 2010. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
11. The Saudi International Biotechnology Conference 2012. 18-19 September 2012 at King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
12. The 2nd Saudi International Nanotechnology Conference 2012. 11-13 November 2012 at King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
13. Winter Enrichment program. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
(KAUST). 2013, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
14. Attended a workshop on University teaching, assessing, and learning outcomes. College of Science. King Saud University, Riyadh. 9 Feb 2013
15. 3rd Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology BIOTECH 2013”.
March 13-14, 2013 at Singapore.
16. National Seminar on Environmental Pollution, Consequences and Management. Nov 30-1 Dec. 2013. Krishna College of Science and Information Technology. India
17. 4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology BIOTECH 2014”.
March 10-11, 2014 at Dubai.
18. 7th International Conference on Water Resources & Arid Environments (ICWRAE 7) 4-6 December 2016, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from.
19. Conducted a workshop on Basics of Molecular Biology. (2017) Department of Botany, College of Science. King Saud University, Riyadh.
20. Attended a Seminar on Research Day. (2018). College of Science. King Saud University, Riyadh.
PRESENTATION IN CONFERENCES
1. Oral Presentation on “World Environment Day” organized by National Environment Science Association June-5 2006. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
2. Poster Presentation in “International Conference on Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology” School of life sciences, JNU, New Delhi January 5-7, 2008.
3.Oral Presentation at “3rd Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology BIOTECH 2013”. March 13-14, 2013, Singapore
4.Oral Presentation at “4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology BIOTECH 2014”. March 10-11, 2014, Dubai
ABSTRACT PUBLISHED:
1. Faheema Khan, Tariq O. Siddiqi, Mahmooduzzafar, Altaf Ahmad. Ameliorative effect of GA on Cd toxicity of Nigella sativa. International conference on Nitrogen used efficiency organized by INSA-2006.
2. Faheema Khan, Tariq O. Siddiqi, Mahmooduzzafar, Altaf Ahmad. Genotypic Variation in Soybean genotype under salt stress. International Conference on Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biology “School of life sciences, JNU, New Delhi Jan 5-7, 2008.
3. Carlos Molina, Mainassara Zaman-Allah, Faheema Khan, Ralf Horres, Bjorn Rotter, Peter Winter and Gunter Kahl Salinity-induced expression landscape: Fast reply transcripts and transcript variants for oxygen burst and signal transduction in chickpea. October 2012.
International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics “International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru – 502 324, Greater Hyderabad, INDIA
4. Faheema Khan. “Photosynthetic, Genomic and Proteomic analysis of salt-sensitive and salt tolerant genotypes in response to salt stress. “4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology BIOTECH 2014”. Dubai, March 10-11, 2014.
5. Asma Al-Huqail, Faheema Khan, Nora Al-Zahim, and Nagwa Mohamed “Bio-active Ingredients Inducing Defense Physiological Markers in plant against Virus Infection. BIT's 7th Annual Congress of Industrial Biotechnology- Dalian, China 25, April 2014.
RESEARCH PUBLICATION:
1. Faheema Khan, Tariq O. Siddiqi, Mahmooduzzafar, Altaf Ahmad. (2009).
Morphological changes and antioxidant defense systems in soybean genotypes as affected by salt stress. Journal of Plant Interactions .4(4): 295-306.
2. Carlos Molina, MainassaraZaman-Allah, Faheema Khan, Nadia Fatnassi, Ralf Horres, Bjorn Rotter, Diana Steinhauer, Laurie Amenc, Jean-Jacques Drevon, Peter Winter and Gunter Kahl. (2011). The salt-responsive transcriptome of chickpea roots and nodules via deep SuperSAGE. BMC Plant Biology.11:31.
3. Ruby Chandna, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Faheema Khan, Altaf Ahmad. (2012) Variability of nitrogen uptake and assimilation among N-efficient and N-inefficient Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes. Journal of Plant Interactions.7(4): 367- 375.
4. Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Faheema Khan, Ruby Chandna, Tariq O. Siddiqi, Muhammad Iqbal (2012). Genotypic variability among soybean genotypes under NaCl stress and proteome analysis of salt tolerant genotype. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.168(8):2309-29
5. Faheema Khan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Altaf Ahmad, Tariq O. Siddiqi.(2013).
RAPD markers associated with salt tolerance in Soybean genotypes under salt stress.
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.170:257–272
6. Asma A. Al-Huqail, Faheema Khan, Nora Al-Zahim and Nagwa Mohamed Aref (2014) Olive Leaf Extract Trigger Defense Physiological Markers in Datura metel against Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 8(1):
825-842.
7. Faheema Khan. Molecular Markers: An Excellent Tool for Genetic Analysis.
Journal of Molecular Biomarkers& Diagnosis. 2015, 6:3 DOI: 10.4172/2155- 9929.1000233.
8. H. Rizwana, Mona. S. Alwhibi, Faheema Khan and D. A. Soliman. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Eruca sativa seeds against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 26(6): 2016, Page:
1859-1871.
9. Faheema Khan and Asma Al-Huqail. Photosynthetic and antioxidant variability in soybean genotypes under Cadmium stress. Legume Research, 40 (3) 2017: 470-477.
10. Faheema Khan. Salinity stress phenotyping for soybean (Glycine max L.) for Middle East Asia. Legume Research, 41 (4) 2018: 551-556.
11. Faheema Khan. Effect of arsenic on growth and antioxidant defence system in a versatile herb, Coriander.Research on Crops. (2019) 20 (3): 661-666.
12. M. Nasir Khan, Mazen A. AlSolami, Riyadh A. Basahi, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Asma A. Al-Huqail, Zahid Khorshid Abbas, Zahid H. Siddiqui, Hayssam M. Ali, Faheema Khan. Nitric oxide is involved in nano-titanium dioxide-induced activation of antioxidant defense system and accumulation of osmolytes under water deficit stress in Vicia faba L. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 190 (2020) 110152.
13. Asma Al-Huqail, Rehab M. El-Dakak, Marwa Nme Sanad, Reem H. Badr, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Dina Soliman and Faheema Khan. Effects of Climate Temperature and Water Stress on Plant Growth and Accumulation of Antioxidant Compounds in Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Leafy Vegetable. Scientifica Volume 2020, Article ID 3808909. 12 pages, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3808909
14. Faheema Khan. Effect of arsenic on growth, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defence system in cowpea. Legume Research. 2020 An International Journal, Volume 43 Issue 2: 200-205.
15. Javed Ahmad, Sadia Qamar, Nida, Faheema Khan, Inamul Haq, Asma Al-Huqail and Mohammad Irfan Qureshi. Differential impact of some metal(loid)s on oxidative stress, antioxidant system, sulfur compounds, and protein profile of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Protoplasma. 2020 Nov; 257(6):1667-1683.
16. Krishnanand Shivanand Iliger, Tariq Ahmad Sofi, Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Farooq Ahmad Ahanger, Jagan Chandra Sekhar, Ahmed Zohier Elhendi, Asma A. Al-Huqail, Faheema Khan. Copper nanoparticles: Green synthesis and managing fruit rot disease of chilli caused by Colletotrichum capsici, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021.28:2. 1477-1486.
17. Ishan Saini, Prashant Kaushik, Asma A. Al-Huqail, Faheema Khan, Manzer H.
Siddiqui. Effect of the diverse combinations of useful microbes and chemical fertilizers on important traits of potato, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021.
(In press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.070
BOOK CHAPTER
1. Faheema Khan and Khalid Rehman Hakeem (2014). Cell Signalling During Drought and Salt Stress. In book: Plant signalling: Understanding the molecular crosstalk. Editors Hakeem KR, Rehman R, Tahir I, India: Springer. p 227-240.
2. Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Muhammad Sabir, Faheema Khan, and Riyaz Ul Rehman.
(2014) Nitrogen Regulation and Signalling in Plants. In book: Plant signalling:
Understanding the molecular crosstalk. Editors Hakeem KR, Rehman R, Tahir I, India: Springer, India: Springer. p 117-131.
3. Faheema Khan and Khalid Rehman Hakeem (2015). Genetic modification of crop plants: Issues and challenges. In book: Crop Production and Global Environmental Issues. Editors: Khalid Rehman Hakeem. Publisher: Springer International Publishing. p 369-384.
BOOKS
1. Faheema Khan, T.O Siddiqi, and Altaf Ahmad. (Authors). Genotypic variation Soybean genotypes towards salinity. 2014. Lambert Pub. Germany.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1. Two Years teaching experience to Postgraduates in distance learning program on
“Environmental Impact assessment’’ at Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi India. (2008-2010).
2. Ten Years teaching experience to undergraduates and postgraduates at Department of Botany and Microbiology King Saud University Riyadh. KSA. (2010-till date)
COMMITTEES:
1. Member of Academic Accreditation Committee (Undergraduate programme) Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh. (2015- 2020).
2. Member of Academic Accreditation Committee (Postgraduate programme) Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh. (2018-till date).
COMMUNITY SERVICES:
1. Supervisor and Co-supervisor for M.Sc. student in Botany and Microbiology Department, King Saud University.
2. Participated in the academic accreditation of the B.Sc. Botany and Microbiology Program (2015–2017). Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University.
3. Conducted a two days’ workshop on Basics of Molecular Biology. (2017) Department of Botany, College of Science. King Saud University, Riyadh.
