Dr. Professor Quddusi B. Kazmi began her career as Research Assistant after BSc. at the Zoology Department, Karachi University .After working for 41 years, she retired from the same institution as the Director, Marine Reference Collection & Resource Centre and Professor of Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Karachi.
After gaining some valuable technical experience as Research Assistant, side by side she pursued her master in Marine Zoology with second position in the class on a thesis on the taxonomy of marine shrimps of Pakistan with the renounced scientist late Prof. Dr. N.M. Tirmizi.selected Eminent Educationist & Researcher HEC Expansion Program 2006-2008.Have Extensive experience on faunistic studies of marine and freshwater invertebrates. have been activity engaged in research for the last 41 years,particularly in the areas of marine and,terrestrial freshwater shrimps crabs, (Specialisms),copepods, and isopods (both free living and parasitic ). Marine Biodiversity , its conservation , anthropogenic changes of macrobenthic ecology in coastal waters, and invasive species are areas of interest.
Managed to support her research from abroad by the ONR, USA in addition to local grants. As director /curator she did her best for Research Management and Institutional Development. The job was on teaching to postgraduate students as Professor of Zoology;running research projects, conducting research and writing scientific reports and research papers.
Overall in-charge of the centre to run administrative, academic and research affairs. During a visit to Singapore National University, on a joint study programme, she developed and signed MoU with University of Singapore for exchange of scientists.
After gaining some valuable technical experience as Research Assistant, side by side she pursued her master in Marine Zoology with second position in the class on a thesis on the taxonomy of marine shrimps of Pakistan with the renounced scientist late Prof. Dr. N.M. Tirmizi.selected Eminent Educationist & Researcher HEC Expansion Program 2006-2008.Have Extensive experience on faunistic studies of marine and freshwater invertebrates. have been activity engaged in research for the last 41 years,particularly in the areas of marine and,terrestrial freshwater shrimps crabs, (Specialisms),copepods, and isopods (both free living and parasitic ). Marine Biodiversity , its conservation , anthropogenic changes of macrobenthic ecology in coastal waters, and invasive species are areas of interest.Managed to support her research from abroad by the ONR, USA in addition to local grants. As director /curator she did her best for Research Management and Institutional Development. The job was on teaching to postgraduate students as Professor of Zoology;running research projects, conducting research and writing scientific reports and research papers.
Overall in-charge of the centre to run administrative, academic and research affairs. During a visit to Singapore National University, on a joint study programme, she developed and signed MoU with University of Singapore for exchange of scientists.
