SYED ABDULLAH GILANI

FORMER NAME: SYED SHAHINSHAH GILANI Current Address: Address Gene Research Center, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Ph: +81-80-29-853-7729 Residence: Ichinoya 34-116, Tennoudai2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Mobile: +81-80-6629-4566

Permanent Address:

Office: Department of Botany, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat Pakistan

Ph: +92-922-554563/554565 Ext 230. Fax: +92-922-554556

Home: Near P. O. Jungle Khel, Kohat, Pakistan

Ph: +92-922-514370

Educational 1989 SSC Science, St. Joseph’s Convent High School Kohat Qualification 1989 – 1991 F. Sc. Pre – Medical, Govt. Post Graduate College Kohat

1992 – 1994 B. Sc. Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, GPGC Kohat

1995 – 1997 M.Sc. Botany, Islamia College, University of Peshawar

1999 – 2001 M. Phil. Botany (Plant Taxonomy), Quaid – I – Azam University Islamabad Pakistan.

2006 – Current Ph.D. scholar at Gene Research Center, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

9 ½ Years in various capacities. Experience Date From–To- Post Institute Experience 1st April 2007 – Till now Assistant Kohat University of Science and 2 years Professor Technology 1st April 2004 – 31st Mar., Lecturer Kohat University of Science and 3 years 2007 (Till now) Technology 28th Sept. 2003 – 12th Researcher Japan International Research 0 year-5 months – 13 March 2004 Centre for Agricultural Sciences days (JIRCAS), Japan 1st Sept. 2002 – 27th Sept. Lecturer in Centre of Biotechnology, 1 year- 0 months – 26 2003 Botany University of Peshawar days 15th Dec. 2000– 31st Aug. Research World Wide Fund for Nature, 1 year- 8 months – 16 2002 Officer Peshawar days 21st Sept.1998 – 31st Dec. Consultant UNICEF Peshawar, Pakistan 0 year–3 months – 10 1998 Education days 1st July 1997 – 15th Sept. Lecturer in Central Science College Kohat, 1 year–2 months – 14 1998 Botany Pakistan days Sum of Experience Total Experience 9 years- 7 months

PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 1st April 2006 – Till Now. Researcher and then doctoral course (Ph.D.) student from 1st April 2007 at University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

1st April 2007 – Till now Assistant Professor in Botany. Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan

1st April 2004 – 31 march 2007. Lecturer in Botany. Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan

28th Sept. 2003 – 12th March 2004. Researcher. Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) Fellowship Program. I worked in Biological Resources Lab on genetic analysis of FHB resistance in Japanese wheat cultivars and NILs. 1st Sept. 2002 – 27th Sept. 2003. Centre of Biotechnology University of Peshawar. Lecturer in Botany Taught Botany, Classical and Molecular Genetics to BBT students.

Dec, 2000- Aug 2002 World Wide Fund for Nature Peshawar, Pakistan Research Officer 1. Collection of Ethnobotanical information from the different vegetational zones of Distt. Swat. 2. Market survey of Medicinal Plants traded. 3. Seed collection of important medicinal plants. 4. Review all the literature available on medicinal plants / ethnobotany of Distt. Swat. 5. Determine conservation status of important traded medicinal plants of the district of Swat.

Sept 1998 – Dec 1998 UNICEF Peshawar, Pakistan Consultant Education a. Coordinate Orientation Workshops for baseline survey in 12 union councils and guide the survey. b. As part of Improving Learning Environment in schools, ensure development of stories in 50 target schools of Kohat. c. Link-up with LCs to follow their assessment of teacher's performance in selected schools (150) for feedback to UNICEF. d. Facilitate DEO Kohat to organize Orientation Workshop on Monitoring and Feedback Mechanisms. e. Facilitate the evolving/organization of Supervisory Committee and Training Committee. f. Monitoring the activities of two (2) extenders and feedback to UNICEF.

1997-1998 Central Science College Kohat, Pakistan Lecturer in Botany § Taught F. Sc. Level course to the students

Distinctions 1. Got first position in Islamia College Peshawar in M.Sc Botany during session 1998 and 2nd Position in University of Peshawar, NWFP.

Foreign · Nepal: Presented research paper in the regional workshop “Wise-practices and countries experiential learning in the conservation and management of Himalayan medicinal Visited

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· Japan: JIRCAS (Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences) Fellowship Programme from 28th September 2003 to 11th March 2004.

· Austria: Presented Research paper in International Botanical Congress 2005

· Japan: Ph.D. student

Date of Birth 20th October, 1974

Marital Married Status

1. Gilani, S. S., S. M. Chaghtai and M. A. Khan. 2000. Study of The Allelopathic Journal potential of Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.----1.Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 3(12): 2091- Papers 2094. 2. Gilani, S. S., S. M. Chaghtai and M. A. Khan. 2002. Study of The Allelopathic potential of Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.----II.Hamdard Medicus ,June 2002 3. Watanabe, T., H. Watanabe, S. S. Gilani, I. K. Wazir and Z. K. Shinwari. 2001. Survey of wildflowers in Pakistan (1) Conservation and utilization of medicinal plants of Islamabad. Aroma Research Japan 2(2): 195 – 201. 4. Gilani, S. S. U. Khan, M. A. Khan and S. M. Chaghtai. 2002. Allelopathic potential of Eucalyptus microtheca F. Muell. Sci. Khyber, 15: 53 – 63. 5. Gilani, S. S., M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari and Z. Yousaf. 2002. Leaf epidermal anatomy of selected Digitaria species, tribe Paniceae, family Poaceae of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 34: 257 – 273. 6. Gilani, S. S. M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari, F. Hussain and Z. Yousaf, 2003. Taxonomic relationship of the Digitaria species of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 35 (3): 261-278. 7. Gilani, S. S., M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari and A. Nasim. 2003. A new subspecies of Digitaria sanguinalis from Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 35(3): 279-282. 8. Hussain, F., S. S. Gilani, I. Fatima and M. J. Durrani. 2003. Some autecological studies on Amaranthus viridis L. Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res., (1-20): 117 – 124. 9. Khan, A., S. S. Gilani, F. Hussain and M. J. Durrani. 2003. Ethnobotany of Gokand Valley, District Buner, Pakistan. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 6(4): 363-369 10. Gilani, S. S., S. Q. Abbas, Z. K. Shinwari, F. Hussain and K. Nargis. Ethnobotanical Studies of Kurram Agency, Pakistan Through Rural Community Participation. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 6 (15): 1368-1375, 2003. 11. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani and M. Shoukat. 2003. Role of Medicinal Plants in Alleviating Poverty of Pakistani Hindukush Himalayas. Mountain of Pakistan: Protection, Potential and Prospects. Eds. S. A. Mufti, S. S. Hussain, and A. M. Khan. 233 – 241. Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Islamabad Pakistan. 12. Gilani, S. S., S. M. Chaghtai and U. Khan. 2003. Allelopathic effects of Eucalyptus microtheca. Pak. J. For. 35 (1): 87 – 97. 13. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani, M. Kohjoma and T. Nakaike. 2000. Status of Medicinal Plants in Pakistani Hindu-Kush-Himalayas. Nepal-Japan Joint Symposium on Conservation of Natural Medicinal Resources and their Utilization, Kathmandu-Nepal, Nov. 5-11, 2000. 14. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani and M. Shoukat. 2002. Ethnobotanical resources and its implications for curriculum. In Shinwari, Z. K., A. Hamilton and A. A. Khan (Eds.) Proceedings of workshop on curriculum development in applied Ethnobotany. May,

PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 2 – 4, 2002, Nathiagali, Abbotabad. WWF – Pakistan. pp. 21 – 34. 15. Shinwari, Z. K. and S. S. Gilani. 2002. Application of Ethnobotany to conservation and sustainable uses of Medicinal plants of Pakistan. SAARC conference on the conservation of medicinal plants, Islamabad Pakistan, Nov 4 – 6, 2002. 16. Gilani, S. S., S. Adnan, M. Shoukat and Z. K. Shinwari. 2002. Wise-practices and experiential learning in the conservation and management of medicinal plants of Roringar Valley, District Swat, Pakistan. In the regional workshop “Wise-practices and experiential learning in the conservation and management of Himalayan medicinal plants held at Kathmandu, Nepal from 15 – 20th December 2002. 17. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani and A. A. Khan. 2002. Wise-practices and experiential learning in the conservation and management of medicinal plants of Pakistan; WWF’s Efforts. In the regional workshop “Wise-practices and experiential learning in the conservation and management of Himalayan medicinal plants” held at Kathmandu, Nepal from 15 – 20th December 2002. 18. Yousaf, Z., Z. K. Shinwari, R. A. Qureshi, M. A. Khan and S. S. Gilani. 2004. Can Complexity of the Genus Allium L., be Resolved Through some numerical Techniques? Pak. J. Bot., 36 (3): 487 - 501. 19. Gilani, S. S., M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari and I. Ilahi.2004. Botanization of the genus Digitaria, family Poaceae from Pakistan. Scientfic Khyber. 18(1): 59 – 76. 20. Gilani, S. S., T. Ban and Z. K. Shinwari. 2006. Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Japanese Wheat Cultivars using Human P450 Gene Sequence Analysis. J. Agri. & Biol. Sci. 1(1): 8 - 15. 21. Gilani, S. A., A. Kikuchi, Z. K. Shinwari, Z. I. Khattak, and K. N. Watanabe. 2007. Phytochemical, pharmacological and ethnobotanical studies of Rhazya stricta Decne. Phytotherapy Research, 21(4): 301 – 307. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2064 22. Jatoi, S. A., A. Kikuchi, S. A. Gilani, and K. N. Watanabe. 2007. Phytochemical, pharmacological and ethnobotanical studies in Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.; Zingiberaceae). Phytotherapy Research, 21(6): 507 – 516. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2137. 23. Afridi, H. R., S. A. Gilani, Z. K. Shinwari, W. Murad, and J. Shah. 2007. Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv. sens. stricta. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 16. J. Bryology, 29: 198-204 24. Hussain, J., N. Jamila, S. A. Gilani, G. Abbas, S. Ahmad. 2008. Plant aggregation, antiglycation, cytotoxic, phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of extracts of Nepeta juncea. Afr. J. Biotech. ACCEPTED 25. Khan, A. L., J. Hussain, S. A. Gilani, H. Khan, A. Kikuchi, K. N. Watanabe. 2008. Role of Method and concentration in assessment of allelopathic potential of selected medicinal plants of Pakistan. Afr. J. Biotech. 26. Hussain, J., F. Khan, S. A. Gilani, G. Abbas, S. Ahmad. 2009. Plant aggregation, antiglycation, cytotoxic, phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of extracts of Nepeta suavis. Pharmaceutical Biol. ACCEPTED 1. Consultancy report on “Sustainable harvest of medicinal plants of Bulashbar Valley, Reports Astore, Northern Areas Pakistan”, WWF – P, Gilgit, Pakistan. 2. Consultancy report on “Sustainable harvest of medicinal plants of Bar and Shinaki Valley, Astore, Northern Areas Pakistan” 3. Report on “ethnobotanical studies of Sudhan Gali, Azad Kashmir, Paksitan. WWF – P, Peshawar, Pakistan. 4. Report on “Ethnobotanical studies of Koh – e – Sufaid Range, Kurram Agency, NWFP, Pakistan”. WWF – P, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Book / Monographs Monograph/ 1. Gilani, S. A., Shinwari Z. K., Watanabe K. N. 2007. Monograph on Rhazya stricta. Book Plant Genetic Resources Monograph Series (PGRM) I. Plant Genetic Diversity Chapter Group, Gene Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Mimatsu Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. pp. 76. ISBN 978-4-903242-217. 2. Gilani S. A., Y. Fujii, K. N. Watanabe. 2008. Monograph on endemic medicinal

PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com plant, Seriphidium kurramense Y. R. Ling, of Kurram Agency, NWFP, Pakistan. Mimatsu Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. pp. 51. ISBN 978-4-903242-231. 3. Khan A. L., S. A. Gilani, Y. Fujii, K. N. Watanabe. 2008. Monograph on Inula britannica L. (British Yellowhead). Mimatsu Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. pp. 42. ISBN 978-4-903242-248. 4. Gilani S. A., Y. Fujii, K. N. Watanabe. 2008. Monograph on Withania coagulans. Mimatsu Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.

Chapters in Book/s Principal Author/Co-Author of 7chapters in Edited books: 5. Gilani, S. S. and Z. K. Shinwari. 2003. Introduction. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 6 – 8. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283-21-8. 6. Shinwari, Z. K. and S. S. Gilani. 2003. Swat Profile. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 9 – 17. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283-21-8. 7. Gilani, S. S. and Z. K. Shinwari. 2003. Review of Ethnobotanical literature of Pakistan. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 18 - 33. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283- 21-8. 8. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani and M. Rehman. 2003. Medicinal and other useful plants of Swat. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 34 – 109. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283-21-8. 9. Gilani, S. S. and A. A. Khan. 2003. Conservation Status of the flora of Swat. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 111 – 128. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283-21-8. 10. Shinwari, Z. K. and S. S. Gilani. 2003. Conclusion. In Shinwari et al. (2003) Medicinal and other useful plants of District Swat, Pakistan. pp. 139 – 145. Al-Aziz Communications Pakistan. ISBN: 969-8283-21-8. 11. Shinwari, Z. K., S. S. Gilani and M. Shoukat. 2003. Role of Medicinal Plants in Alleviating Poverty of Pakistani Hindukush Himalayas. Mountain of Pakistan: Protection, Potential and Prospects. Eds. S. A. Mufti, S. S. Hussain, and A. M. Khan. 233 – 241. Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Islamabad Pakistan”.

Oral and poster presentation in XVII Botanical International Congress, Vienna, Austria Conference 11 – 17 July, 2005. Presentation 1. Gilani, S. S. and Z. K. Shinwari. 2005. Ethnobotanical Studies of Afghan Refugees / Posters camps in Pakistan. In Proc. XVII International Botanical Congress - Abstracts. pp. 225. 2. Ilahi, I., S. S. Gilani, and Z. K. Shinwari. 2005. Impact of Afghan Refugees on Flora of Pakistan – A Case Study: Kurram Agency. In Proc. XVII International Botanical Congress – Abstracts. pp. 627.

Presented research paper in the regional workshop “Wise-practices and experiential learning in the conservation and management of Himalayan medicinal plants held at Kathmandu, Nepal from 15 – 20th December 2002.

Poster Presentation: Allelopathic studies of 81 medicinal plants of Pakistan. Japan Weed Science Society Workshop at Utsunomiya University, Japan. 2008. Attended: 1. 1st International Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight, February 2004, JIRCAS, Tsukuba Japan. 2. 1st International Conference on Genetics, 1996, NARC, Islamabad 3. Workshop on Application of Ethnobotany to Participatory Forest Management – Abbotabad. 2001. Assisted Organizers

PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 4. Consultative workshop on Land Tenure and Resource Ownership, Swat. (Sep. 2-4, 2002). Assisted Organizers. 5. Regional workshop on Wise Practices and Experiential Learning in the conservation and Management of Himalayan Medicinal Plants, IDRC, WWF- Kathmandu Dec. 15-20, 2002. 6. International Workshop on Bioinformatics. COMSTECH-Pakistan, April 22- 25, 2003. 7. International Symposium on “Medicinal Plants: Linkages beyond National Boundaries”, Sep. 7-9, 2004, NARC Islamabad.

"Basic Techniques in Molecular Biology and Gene Manipulation". Gene Research Training Centre, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 24th – 29th November, 2003.

Organized 3 days National Bioinformatics Workshop at KUST from 15th to 17th April, 2005. Organized Organized twice 7-days workshop for Life Scientists in 2005 and 2006.

Pakistan Journal of Weed Sciences and Research Referee of African Journal of Pharamacy Journal Urdu, English, Pushto. Languages French (3 months certification course), Japanese (communication)

Future Plan To study population structures in endemic medicinal plants

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