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Member, Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Professor
Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization,
University of Karachi, Karachi - 75270 Pakistan.
bilqueesgul@uok.edu.pk
Phone: (9221)
34820253, Fax: (9221) 34820258
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Detailed
Curriculum Vitae
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| Biography |
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Dr. Gul has demonstrated visionary leadership and strategic management skills. She completed her Ph.D in
Ecophysiology and population biology of the perennial halophytic shrub Allenrolfea occidentalis in 1998
from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. As Co-founder and former Director of the Institute of
Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), she played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding a unique
research institute dedicated to sustainable agriculture. She is currently serving as the "Dean, faculty of
Science and Engineering" at the University of Karachi.
Research Expertise:
Dr. Gul has a distinguished research background on developing non-conventional crops suitable for cultivation
in saline land and saline water environments. She has actively participated in various projects to utilize
saline lands by cultivating alternative crops. Dr. Gul&aposs research interests are deeply rooted in promoting
climate resilience, food security, and innovative solutions for global agricultural challenges. Her exceptional
contributions, along with her dedicated efforts to utilize degraded saline lands in the Thar desert of Pakistan
for fodder cultivation for the betterment of the nation, are truly praiseworthy.
Credentials:
Dr. Gul&aposs extensive administrative experience includes serving as the HEC Focal Person, in charge of the
Pakistan Qualification Register (PQR); Director of the Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization
(ORIC); and Director of the Karachi University Business Incubation Center (KUBIC). In these roles, she has
led major initiatives in academic quality assurance, research innovation, commercialization, and
entrepreneurship development.
National & International Affiliations:
Through her international affiliations with organizations such as UNESCO and COST Action, Dr. Gul has
established strong collaborative networks, bridging academic, research, and policy-making communities.
She is dedicated to advancing higher education, promoting research excellence, empowering women in academia,
and cultivating inclusive, innovative environments that drive societal progress.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Screening of coastal halophytes
(salt tolerant plants) for edible oil, bio-diesel
and essential oils.
- Focusing on the synthesis and accumulation
of different stress proteins in plants growing
under salinity stress.
- Comparative or systematic Proteomics of halophytes
to distinguish stress protein produced under
various level of
saline stress.
- Gene expression of selected protein.
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EDUCATION
- Ph. D., Plant Ecophysiology. 1998.
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Dissertation: Ecophysiology and population
biology of the perennial halophytic shrub Allenrolfea
occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze (Chenopodiaceae)
growing in a salt playa near Goshen, Northwestern,
Utah, USA. Advisor: Dr. Darrell J. Weber.
- M. Sc., Botany/Plant Ecology. 1993.
University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Thesis: Demography, osmoregulation, germination
and seed bank dynamics of Arthrocnemum indicum.
Advisor: Dr. M. Ajmal Khan.
- Bachelor of Science, Botany. 1989.Urdu
Science College, Karachi, Pakistan.
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MEMBERSHIP
OF SOCIETIES
1995-
Botanical Society of America
1996- Ecological
Society of America
1997- Plant Population
Biologist Group
1998- Pakistan Botanical
Society
2006- Third World
Organization for Women in Science
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| ACADEMIC
AWARDS / HONORS |
| 2012 |
Chairholder of
the UNESCO chair in Sustainable Halophyte
Utilization at the Institute of Sustainable
Halophyte
Utilization, University of Karachi |
| 2011- 2012 |
Visiting faculty in the Department
of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, USA worked
with Prof Brent Nielson. |
| 2007 |
Postdoctoral fellowship funded
by Department of Molecular Biology, Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, USA under the
guidance of Prof. Dr. Brent Nielsen |
| 2006 - todate |
Member, Pakistan Academy of
Sciences. |
| 2005 |
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Gold medal for the year of 2005. |
| 2004 |
Cash Award of Research productivity
allowance (Rs. 60,000). |
| 2004 |
Ranked 30th among biologist
by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology,
Islamabad in a publication entitled "Productive
Scientists of Pakistan" |
| 2003 |
Shakoori gold medal for best
young plant biologist awarded by Pakistan
Zoological Society. |
| 1999 |
University Grants Commission,
Pakistan award of "Support to Scientific Talent"
Scholarship. |
| 1998 |
Winter semester tuition award,
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1998 |
Botanical Science scholarship,
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1997 |
Fall tuition award, Brigham
Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1997 |
University honor scholarship,
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1996 |
Tuition award from Brigham Young
University, Utah, USA. |
| 1995-1998 |
Teaching and research assistantship,
Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham
Young University, Provo Utah, USA. |
| 1995 |
Botany Scholarship from Botany
and Range Science Department, Brigham Young
University. |
| 1994
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Chiniote Biraderey Scholarship,
Karachi. |
| 1993 |
Infaq Foundation Scholarship,
Karachi. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES |
- Member, Pakistan Botanical Society for the
year 2008 - 2010.
- Joint Secretary/Pakistan
Botanical Society for the years 2003 and 2004.
- Manuscript reviewer
of Pakistan Journal of Botany (2002-present),
Annals of Botany, England (2004 - present),
Annals of Applied Botany, South Africa (2004
- Present), Egyptian Journal of Science (2002
- present).
- Project reviewer for
South African National Research Foundation (2004
- present).
- Chairperson of a session
in High Saline Tolerant Plants International
Symposium, May 11-13, 2004. Brigham Young University,
Provo, Utah, USA.
- Chairperson, Ecophysiological
section in International Conference of Biosaline
Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. January
(9-14, Mugla-Turkey). 2005.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Saeed.S.,
M. A. Khan, and B. Gul.2011. Comparative
effects of NaCl and sea salt on seed germination
of Arthrocnemum indicum. Pakistan Journal
of Botany, 43(2): 1091-1103, 2011.
- B. Gul,
Ansari, R; Aziz, I. & M. A. Khan
(2010). Salt tolerance of Kochia scoparia:
a new fodder crop for highly saline arid regions.
Pak. J. Bot., 42(4): 2479-2487, 2010.
- Khan,
M.A., R. Ansari, H. Ali, B. Gul and B. L. Nielsen.
2009. Panicum turgidum: a sustainable
feed alternative for cattle in saline areas.
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 129:
542-546.
- Shaikh,
F., B. Gul, W. Li, X. Liu, and M. A. Khan. 2007.
Seed germination of Urochondra setulosa:
salinity-calcium interactions. Journal of Zhejiang
Univ. Sci. B 8: 20-26.
- Weber,
D. J., R. Ansari, B. Gul, and M. A. Khan. 2006.
Potential of halophytes as source of edible
oil. Journal of Arid Environment 68: 315-321.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2004. Temperature
and high salinity effect in germinating dimorphic
seeds of Atriplex rosea. Western North
American Naturalist 64:193-201.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2004. Action
of plant growth regulators and salinity on the
seed germination of Ceratoides lanata. Canadian
Journal of Botany 82: 37-42.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2002. Seed
germination in the Great Basin halophyte Salsola
iberica. Canadian Journal of Botany 80:
650-655.
- Khan,
M. A, B. Gul, and D. J. Weber. 2001. Germination
of dimorphic seeds of Suaeda moquinii
under high salinity stress. Aust. J. Bot., 2001,
49, 185–192.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2000. Germination
responses to Salicornia rubra to temperature
and salinity. Journal of Arid Environment. 45:
207-214.
- Khan,
M.A., I.A. Ungar and B. Gul. 1998. Action
of compatible osmotica and growth regulators
in alleviating the effect of salinity on the
germination of dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum
indicum L. International Journal of Plant
Sciences 159: 313-317.
- Khan,
M.A. and B. Gul. 1998. High salt tolerance
in the germinating dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum
indicum. International Journal of Plant
Sciences 159: 826-832.
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