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I am an Entomologist by education with over 18 years of experience in teaching, research, and community service working with an overall aim to improve the socio-economic conditions of Pakistani farmers by enhancing the production of their crops through sustainable and novel plant protection strategies. I have established a research group and laboratory “Insect Molecular Biolog" Lab” in the Department of Entomology at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. I started this research group and established this laboratory a few years back in 2009 when I returned from Italy after completing my Ph.D. studies. My primary research focus lies in studying insect functional genomics, proteomics, and gene regulation of bioactive genes and peptides with potential insecticidal activity specifically derived from parasitic Hymenoptera for the development of natural and sustainable insect control products and strategies. The lab facilities have been developed out of external grants received from different funding sources, including HEC, PSF, and IFS, I have completed four research projects as the lead principal investigator (PI) and one as a co-principal investigator (Co-PI). Due to my experience and expertise, I have been taken as Co-PI in different research projects. I am actively engaged in uplifting the standards of teaching and research such as the development of new courses, mentoring students and researchers from different departments and problem-solving focused research and development (R&D) and capacity building activities, with special focus on insect control using non-chemical approaches for improving the food security and food safety. My R&D and capacity building approaches are to develop need-based technologies by engaging postgraduate students with R&D projects for the training, and this provides R&D based local solutions along with technically trained human resources. Apart from academics, I made a significant contribution to several projects mentioned above. Previously I did my Ph.D. from Italy by winning a competitive fellowship awarded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the European Union. I also received Gold and Silver Medals awarded by the Govt. of Pakistan for academic distinction in Bachelor and Master of Science in both degrees. I also presented R&D work at several prestigious international conferences in different countries, including in the USA, UK, Canada, Poland, and Italy. I also participated in several professional training and workshops. I have the honor to be a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, UK, and a member of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Currently, I am pursuing my Fulbright Postdoc in the USA until June 2020.
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