Dr. Haleema Sadia
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

haleema.sadia@buitms.edu.pk
Extension No: 893

Qualification

Ph.D. (2016)
Environmental Science
GCU Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan
M.Phil. (2008)
Environmental Science
GCU Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan
Master's (2005)
Environmental Science
University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Climate Change and Global Warming
  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Public Health and Environment
  • Environmental Microbiology

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Spaced Learning
  • Crossover Learning
  • Expeditionary Learning
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Bioremediation of Organic polutents (Antibiotics, Pesticides etc.)
  • Environmental Monitoring (Industrial stack isokinetic sampling, and gaseous and liquid effluents)
  • Ambiant air Monitoring (gaseous and PM)

Academic & Social Links

Dr. Haleema Sadia is a Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, BUITEMS, Quetta. She earned her PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from UVAS, Lahore, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, UK. Her expertise spans human and animal genetics, molecular oncology, virology, and diagnostics. She has worked in leading laboratories and universities across Pakistan and has visited different countries for advanced trainings and research presentations. Dr. Sadia has earned multiple awards in oral and poster competitions. She has organized and attended numerous workshops, training courses, and scientific meetings. She is a member of several professional societies, serves as a reviewer for reputed journals, and contributes as a technical committee member of the Pakistan Science Foundation as well as a project reviewer for HEC (NRPU). With 100+ publications (cumulative IF >200) and 55 proceedings, she actively supervises postgraduate students.

Publications

Phytoremediation potential of potted plant species against vehicular emissions
Laraib Sana, Muhammad Farhan, Amina Kanwal, Maqsood Ahmad, Zahid Ali Butt, Abdul Wahid (2025) International Journal of Phytoremediation vol. 27 no. 4 pp. 526-533
Freshwater microalgae: promising food sources with nutritional and functional properties
Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Afzaal, Amina Kanwal, Atika Waqar, Qaiser Farid Khan, Muhammad Ali, Maqsood Ahmad, Zahid Ali Butt (2025) Academic Press vol. - no. - pp. 205-217
Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution: Assessing translocation, impact, and mitigation strategies in marine ecosystems
Faheem Nawaz, Zia Ul Islam, Sadaf Aslam Ghori, Anila Bahadur, Hamid Ullah, Maqsood Ahmad, Ghulam ullah Khan (2025) Water Environment Research vol. 97 no. 2 pp. e70032
Climate-smart and resilient food systems and security
Mohamed Behnassi, Abdulmalek A Al-Shaikh, Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Mirza Barjees Baig, Turki Khalufa A Faraj (2024) Springer vol. - no. - pp. -
Evolution of solid waste management system in Lahore: A step towards sustainability of the sector in Pakistan
Asif Iqbal, Abdullah Yasar, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Faiza Sharif, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Imran Ali Sultan, Syeda Adila Batool, Rafia Haider, Anum Shahid, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary, Maqsood Ahmad (2023) Applied Sciences vol. 13 no. 2 pp. 983
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Work Experience

September 2019 to Date
Assistant Professor at Environmental Science
BUITEMS Quetta
March 2017 to March 2018
Assistant Professor at Environmental Science
Bahaudin Zakaria University Multan
June 2010 to March 2017
Deputy Director Lab at Laboratories
EPA Punjab

Certifications

ISO/IEC 17025
JICA, Pakistan, 2010
Training on IEE, EIA and LCA
MPDD, Governemnt of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2010
Computer programing
UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2001