Dr. Khadija Kakar
Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology , Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics

khadija.kakar@buitms.edu.pk

Qualification

Ph.D. (2017)
Plant Science
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Master's (2007)
Plant Science
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
MSc (2002)
Botany
PMAS-ARID Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Bachelor's (1999)
Botany
Govt. Post Graduate College Layyah, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Research Methodology
  • Applied Ecology

Teaching Method

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Spaced Learning
  • Visual, Audio, & Kinesthetic Teaching
  • Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

  • Plant stress physiology
  • Quantitative genetics
  • QTL mapping
  • Molecular breeding

Membership

  • European Geosciences Union (EGU)
  • Standing Committee for SPAR6C
  • International Science Reserve

Academic & Social Links

Ms. Khadija Kakar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan. She is a Fulbright Scholar and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USA), where she has conducted advanced immunological and neuroinflammatory research under the Fulbright program. Her doctoral research investigates immune dysfunction in inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular focus on the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids, including ?8-tetrahydrocannabinol (?8-THC), in modulating immune responses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (a model of multiple sclerosis). Ms. Kakar employs cutting-edge methodologies such as high-parameter spectral flow cytometry, multi-omics analyses, and microbiome profiling to elucidate molecular mechanisms l

Work Experience

February 2022 to Date
Associate Professor at Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta
May 2009 to February 2022
Assistant Professor at Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta
September 2007 to April 2009
Lecturer at Biotechnology
BUITEMS, Quetta