Trained as a molecular biologist, I graduated in Biological Sciences and received my Ph.D. degree in 2010 from Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad. My Ph.D. studies were funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan to carry out research work in Washington State University, U.S.A. I was honored to receive prestigious Gold Medal award in Master’s. I joined the Department of Biological Sciences in 2010 as an Assistant Professor and was awarded with an honorary increment. In 2017, I was promoted to Associate Professor (Tenured) and earned performance based increment on the basis of highest score of more than 10 W category articles in one year. Before joining International Islamic University, Islamabad I served as post-doctoral research fellow at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. Extensive teaching and research experience was also gained by coaching to graduate and undergraduate level students, which has also embarked me with superior communication and leadership skills.