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I am working as Lecturer, at the Institute of Agro-Industry and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture & Environment, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. I have completed my PhD from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. I worked on Inducing Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Brassica juncea (L.) Through Phytohormone Producing Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria during my PhD concentrating on Plant-Microbe Interactions” which emphasize on the isolation, characterizing and screening of IAA producing, Cd tolerant bacterial strains having tolerance against heavy metals. Based on the results of my studies, I have reported Bacillus safensis strain FN13 as a potential phytostabilizing biofertilizer for heavy metal contaminated soils that should be effective to grow vegetables, fodders and oilseed crops in heavy metal polluted soils irrigated with wastewater around industrial areas and big cities. With more than 13 years of research and teaching experience, I have emphasized on soil microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, legume-Rhizobium symbiosis and biotechnology. I am adept in designing, planning, and conducting research on your demanded areas like soil microbiology and biotechnology, microbial metabolomics, and plant microbe interactions. Talking about my expertise in soil and environmental microbiology, I am an expert in soil sampling and analysis for chemical, physical, and biological properties. I can also analyze plant and wastewater samples for nutrients, chemical contaminants (heavy metals). I have expertise in working on high-tech instruments, including Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, HPLC, GC, Spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer, PCR, Gel Doc, Nanodrop, Freeze dryer, etc. In addition to my academic and professional experience, I have published research in well-reputed journals.