Farzana Khan Perveen
Dr. Farzana Khan Perveen, FLS, Gold Medalist, obtained her BSc (Hons) and MSc in Zoology (Entomology) from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. She also obtained an MAS in Agriculture (Agronomy) from Nagoya University, Japan, and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Karachi. She is the founder and chairperson of the Department of Zoology and the previous controller of examinations at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Pakistan. She is also the previous founder and chairperson of the Departments of Zoology at Hazara University and Kohat University of Science and Technology, both in Pakistan. She is the author of 150 high-impact research papers, 135 abstracts, 40 books, and 9 book chapters. She has also edited nine books. She has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate students. She has organized and participated in numerous international and national conferences and received multiple awards and fellowships. She is a member of research societies, journal editorial boards, the World Commission on Protected Areas, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Her fields of interest are parasitology, toxicology, forensic entomology, and zoology.