Over 780 research publications in top international journals, ten patents and 92 books written or edited, published and circulated internationally.  He is also the Editor-in Chief of ten European science journals. His research interests include synthesis of natural products; chemistry of bioactive secondary metabolites, development and use of modern NMR spectroscopic methods: search for new enzyme inhibitors and anti-oxidants, and microbial transformations of bioactive chemical compounds.

Area of Research:
Bio-organic, Synthetic and Natural Product Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | List of Publications | Articles

Prof. Dr. Viqar Uddin Ahmad
H.I., S.I., Khawarizmi Laureate
Distinguished National Professor
D. Sc. ( Karachi),
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi),
Dr. rer. Nat ( Bonn)

E-mail:vuahmad@iccs.edu
E-mail:vuahmad@cyber.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext:164
Office: Room HEJ-209

356 Publications in journals of repute and seven books. Current research interests include isolation and structure elucidation of new natural products from plants and other sources

Area of Research:
Natural Product Chemistry

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Prof. Dr. Bina S. Siddiqui
S.I.,T.I., Khawarizmi Laureate
Distinguished National Professor
D. Sc. ( Karachi),
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)

E-mail: bina.siddiqui@iccs.edu
E-mail: bina@khi.comsats.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 191
Office: Room HEJ-208

Over 264 publications in leading international journals and nine patents. Current research interests include phytochemical and synthetic studies directed towards obtaining new leads as potential medicinal agents and botanical pesticides.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | 5 top most publications | List of Publications

Prof. Dr. Abdul Malik
S.I.
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry)

E-mail:abdul.malik@iccs.edu
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 141
Office: Room HEJ-322

Over 270 Research papers in leading international journals and two patents. Current research interests include bioassay-directed isolation studies on bioactive natural products.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

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Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary H.I.,S.I.,T.I.                            
Distinguished National Professor
Ph.D. (University of Karachi)
Sc.D. (University of Karachi)
Director

E-mail: iqbal.choudhary@iccs.edu;
E-mail: hej@cyber.net.pk
Telephone: (21) 4819010 Ext: 106
Office: Room HEJ-107

Over 550 research publications in top international journals with cumulative impact factor of 900 and 2700 citations, ten national and international patents and ten books published and circulated internationally. He is holding a visiting professor position at King Saud University. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of two European science journals. His current research interests include search for new and effective enzyme inhibitors, anti-oxidant agents and anti-parasitic compounds

Area of Research:
Bio-organic and Structural Organic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Atiya Abbasi
Ph. D. (Biochemistry, Karachi)

E-mail:atiya.abbasi@iccs.edu
E-mail:atiya786@super.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext:105
Office: Room HEJ-106

73 Research publications. Research interests include characterization of structure and function of proteins, molecular modeling, development of microanalytical techniques, proteomic, toxicology, cancer prognosis and respiration physiology, molecular biology and crystallography.

Area of Research:
Biochemistry

Curriculum Vitae / Publications

Prof. Dr. Shaheen Faizi
S.I.
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)

E-mail:shaheen.faizi@iccs.edu
Email:shaheen@khi.comsats.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext:130
Office: Room HEJ-216

Over 160 Research publications and 12 patens. Current interests include isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive natural products from medicinal plants, employing bioassay-directed isolation strategies.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

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Dr. Sabira Begum
Pride of Performance
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)
Associate Professor

E-mail:sabira.begum@iccs.edu
E-mail:sabira@khi.comsats.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 129
Office: Room HEJ-215

Over 145 research papers in leading international journals. The main focus of current research is on the activity-directed isolation and structure elucidation of new natural products from medicinally important plants. The other interest includes research on structure-activity relationship studies of natural products.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | List of Publications | Five top most publications

Prof. Dr. Ahsana Dar
Ph. D. (Pharmacology, Cantab)

E-mail:ahsana.dar@iccs.edu
E-mail:dar@khi.comsats.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 137
Office: Room HEJ-313

Over 30 research publications. Her research interests include evaluation of synthetic compounds, natural products (marine/terrestrial) and herbal preparations for depression and other neurological disorders, cancer, analgesic and inflammation. A variety of in vitro and in vivo assays and HPLC techniques etc. are employed to assess the aforementioned activities and elucidate their mechanism of action. Pharmacological effects of drugs used in depressed and schizophrenic patients along with their neurotransmitter and enzyme levels are under progress. Prof. Dar is also an International Research Coordinator.  

Area of Research:
Pharmacology of natural products, Anti-cancer activities, depression and schizophrenia

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Prof. Dr. Fatima Z. Basha
T.I. 
Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry, New York)
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail: bashafz@gmail.com

Dr. Basha led many drug discovery projects in different therapeutic areas, including neuroscience, immunoscience, infections and metabolic diseases.Prof. Basha's current research interests include (i) Synthesis of structurally interesting and biologically relevant natural products, (ii) Discovery and the development of new reactions for organic synthesis, and (iii) Designing and discovering novel compounds to treat type-2 diabetes.

Prof. Dr. Anwer Basha
Ph. D. (Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Karachi)
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail: anwerbasha@hotmail.com

Dr. Basha ia a co-inventor of ZYFLO (zileuton) the FDA approved asthma treatment that inhibits the production of 5-lipoxygenase.He has published over 70 research papers and patents and four books.Professor Basha's current research interest includes synthesis of structurally interesting and medicinally important natural products and development of synthetic methodology.

Prof. Dr. Moh. Mosihuzzaman
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry; Birmingham, U.K.)
Chairman (ANRAP)
Chairman, IUPAC Task Group on Herbal Medicine
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail: mmosihuzzaman@yahoo.com

Published over 100 research papers on carbohydrate chemistry and natural products.Current research interest includes in-vitro and in-vivo assessment of plant materials for their antidiabetic activity, study of mechanism of action of antidiabetic agents and organic pollutants.

Prof. Dr. Mahboob Mohammad
T.I.
Ph.D. (N.Y.U.)
Post Doc at S.U.N.Y and College of Environmant Science (Syracuse)
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail:mahboob.md@hotmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 219
Office: Room TWC-109

He Served QAU, Islamabad for thirty years. Published 89 papers in reputed journals. Some articles are rated Scolarly Article by Google. Was a Fulbright Scholar – Visiting Professor at U T, Austin, and visiting Scholar at Stanford. He was a Visiting Scholar/Professor at CSUN(USA, 2000-2004) and won several awards and distinctions.

Area of Research:
Electrochemical Studies

Curriculum Vitae | 5 top most publications | Lab Instruments / Softwares

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Farhat Ali
Ph. D. (Inorganic Chemistry, UK)
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail: mfali2k@yahoo.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 174
Office: Room HEJ-415

Published more than 120 papers and Conference presentations in  internationally reputable journals and conference proceedings. He received his Ph. D. in Chemistry from University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.  He was a Professor of Industrial chemistry and Director of Oil Testing Center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals from 1977 – 2005.  He was a Visiting Professor at the Chemistry Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA from 1983 to 1984. His research interests include chemistry of petroleum refining, petroleum residua upgrading, catalysis, depolymerization reactions and chemical recycling of plastics, development of new technology and methods for coal liquefaction, chemistry of environment and biotechnological processes for the refining of petroleum. He has authored over 120 technical publications, presentations, and project reports. He also authored two books. He reviews proposals and manuscripts for American Chemical Society, Elsievier and other international publishers. He is on the editorial board of two top energy journals and a member of American Chemical Society, ASTM and Institute of Petroleum, London, UK.

Area of Research:
Industrial Chemistry(Petroleum and Polymers)

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Kazmi is an Inorganic Chemist. He had his early education from Karachi obtaining a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Karachi. He did his doctoral research at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA under superviosion of Prof. E. S. Gould. As a Postdoctoral visiting Scientist, he has doen research at the University of Maryland and University of Illinois, USA.He has over 50 publications and has presented papers at number of meetings. His main interests include Kinetics and Mechanisms of Inorganic Reactions with particular reference to bioinorganic systems involving iron transport, uptake and utilization.

Area of Research:
Bioinorganic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. El Sayed H. El Ashry
Ph. D., D. Sc.
Foreign Faculty Professor

E-mail:Eelashry60@hotmail.com
E-mail:eelashry60@link.net
E-mail:eelashry60@hotmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 232
Office: Room TWC-202

More than 300 publications including book chapters and invited  review articles and a book on "Synthesis of naturally occurring nitrogen heterocycles from Carbohydrates" to his credit. Research interests include development of new methodologies, chemical modifications of carbohydrates and nucleosides.

Area of Research:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry

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Prof. Dr. M. Ata ur Rahman
H.I. (Medical Sciences),
Gold Medal (Biological Sciences)
Professor of Clinical Biochemistry,
Ph. D.(London),
D.Sc.(H.C.) ,
Pride of Performance (Medicine)

E-mail: marahman@iccs.edu
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 156
Office: Room HEJ-323

Over 180 publications in national and internatioal journals and 6 books. Research interests are metabolism of malnutrition; biochemistry of cataract formation; diabetes mellitus and its complications; urolithiasis; strategy of iron therapy; glycoproteins and trace elements in health and disease. He has supervised 88 M. Phil. / Ph.D. thesis.

Area of Research:
Clinical Biochemistry

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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shaiq Ali
M. Phil. (Bioorganic Chemistry, UK),
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)

E-mail: shaiq.ali@iccs.edu
E-mail:shaiq303@hotmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 131
Office: Room HEJ-303

Over 128 research publications and a book on organic abbreviations. Current research interests include marine / terrestrial natural product chemistry and bio-transformation of organic molecules.

Area of Research:
Bioorganic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | List of Publications | 5 top most publications

Prof. Dr. Khalid M. Khan
T.I.
Ph. D. (Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Karachi)

E-mail:khalid.khan@iccs.edu
E-mail:hassan2@super.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 138
Office: Room HEJ-302

Over 208 research publications in reputed international journals and 2 books circulated internationally. Current research interests include synthetic organic chemistry, natural product, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry. He is a pioneer of microwave-based synthetic organic chemistry in Pakistan.

Area of Research:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | List of Publications | 5 top most publications

Dr. Saifullah Khan
Ph. D. (Plant Biotechnology, Edinburgh, UK)
Associate Professor

E-mail:saifullah.khan@iccs.edu
E-mail:drsaif@super.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 188
Office: Room HEJ-411

Eleven research publications. Pursuing research in the field of Plant Biotechnology, Biotransformation using Plant Cell Suspension Culture, Genetic Engineering, and DNA Finger Printing.

Area of Research:
Plant Biotechnology

Curriculum Vitae | With Complete List of Publications | 5 top most publications

Dr. Farzana Shaheen
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi), UNESCO L'OREAL Fellow
Assistant Professor

E-mail:farzanailyas@yahoo.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 192
Office: Room HEJ-304

Over 30 research publications in international journals. Current research interests include solid phase combinatorial synthesis, and isolation and structural characterization of bioactive natural products from medicinal plants.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

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Dr. Zaheer Ahmad
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)
Assistant Professor

E-mail: zaheer.ahmad@iccs.edu
E-mail:zaheer_hej@hotmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 194
Office: Room HEJ-305

Over 60 Research publications. Focussed on Natural Products Research and as well as Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

Area of Research:
Organic Chemistry

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Dr. Syed Abid Ali
Ph.D. (Biochemistry, Karachi)
Assistant Professor

E-mail:abid.ali@iccs.edu
E-mail:syedabidali@cyber.net.pk
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 127
Office: Room HEJ-213

Over 30 Research publications in area of protein structure function relationship. Recipient of prestigious Alexander von Humboldt-Georg Forster fellowship (Germany). Research interests include purification and characterization of biologically active proteins (e.g. industrially important enzymes) and peptides (e.g. peptidyl inhibitors of ion channels and peptidyl antibiotics) from diverse origin. Current research activities are also focussed on establishing the clinical, pharmacological and structural data-sheets on animal envenomation (mainly snakes and scorpions) in Pakistan, as well as mechanism of action of purified toxins using different proteomics and bioinformatics tools.

Area of Research:
Biochemistry

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Dr. Kamran Azim
Humboldt Research Fellow,
Ph. D. Biochemistry (University of Karachi)
Assistant Professor

E-mail:kamran.azim@iccs.edu
E-mail:mkamranazim@yahoo.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 236
Office: Room TWC-206

My group is interested in the studies related to the structure, function, informatics and engineering of proteins; the executioner of life processes.We utilise experimental methods (Protein Chemistry, Spectroscopy andMolecular Biology) as well as knowledge-based computational techniques(Bioinformatics and Molecular modeling) to answer questions regardingstructure-function relationships in proteins.We have studied structural biology and bioinformatics of proteases andtheir regulatory components with especial reference of the Proteosome; the intracellular protein degrading machinery [Azim, MK, Protein Sci.,2005;Azim, MK, Protein J., 2007].We are investigating proteins-peptides present in natural honey obtained from different geographical regions of Pakistan [Azim, MK, Phytotherapy Res., 2007] as well as proteins that play vital roles in normal physiology and pathogenecity of infectious bacteria (Vibrio cholerae, Niesseria maningitidis and Staphylococcus aureus).

Area of Research:
Biochemistry

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Dr. Shabana U. Simjee
Ph. D. (Neuroscience, UK)
Assistant Professor

E-mail: sh01us@hotamil.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 150
Office: Room HEJ-314

Primary research focus is on issues related to chronic pain and chronic illness and the effects of persistent pain on brain neurotransmitter systems;' Neuropharmacology of chronic pain; Exploring how neuropeptides and growth factors are involved in regulating inflammation and the immune and wound healing response.

Area of Research:
Neuropharmacology

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Zaheer -ul-Haq Qasmi
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)
Fulbright Fellow
Assistant Professor

E-mail: zaheer.qasmi@iccs.edu
E-mail:zaheer_qasmi@hotmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext:309
Office: Room PCMD-133

30 research publications. He is a Computational Medicinal Chemist. His research interest includes design of new bio-active molecules using computer aided modeling techniques, modeling of small organic molecules, proteins, and protein-ligand interactions, ligand based and structure based pharmacophore design,  generation and screening of large virtual combinatorial compound libraries, molecular activity determination using 3D-QSAR or quantum chemistry calculations,  and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations studies of protein-ligand complex.

Personal Webpage:
http://zaheer.qasmi.googlepages.com

Area of Research:
Computational Medicinal Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae | List of Publications | List of Equipment | Top Five Publications

Dr. M. Raza Shah
Ph. D. (Organic Chemistry, Karachi)
Assistant Professor

E-mail:raza.shah@iccs.edu
E-mail:raza_shahm@yahoo.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext: 233
Office: Room TWC-203

Over 45 Research Publications. Current research interest includes synthesis of interlocked molecules with unique topology and development of artificial ion channels on the principles of synthetic supramolecular chemistry. The intelligent orientation of various rings like porphyrins, calix[n]arenes and cyclodextrins can be exploit to form ion channel with interesting properties.

Area of Research:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Syed Ghulam Musharraf
Ph. D. ( H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi)
Assistant Professor

E-mail:musharraf1977@ yahoo.com
Telephone: 111-222-292 Ext:135
Office: Room HEJ-309

His current interest is the utilization of modern mass spectrometric approaches as a powerful analytical tool for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of metabolomes and proteomes in biological system, diseased based biomarkers, oil contents in algae for biodiesal production, forensic compounds, and pesticides in agriculture products. Development of protonated and deprotonated MS/MS fragmentation pathways for peptides and small molecules. In addition to that, use of MS based hyphenated techniques such as LC-MS-MS and GC-MS as a High-ThroughPut dereplication approach for plant extracts and oils He has over 20 publications including US Patent, published in reputed international journals and having impact factor over 25, his papers citied 64 times internationally.

Area of Research:
Mass spectroscopic Analysis of Metabolomics, Biomarkers, forensic compounds etc,Biotransformation studies

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Halim Hamid Redhwi
Adjunct Professor
Ph. D. (Polymers, London)

E-mail: hhamid@kfupm.edu.sa
Telephone: 111-222-292

Dr. Redhwi is the Assistant Supervisor for Dhahran Techno-Valley and also a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. During his professional career spanning more then twenty-five years, he has been active in research and teaching in the field of Petroleum Refining and Polymer Degradation. Dr. Redhwi's main contribution in the last seven years is in establishing an entrepreneurial culture in the University where he is involved in Dhahran Techno-Valley and establishment of Science Park. He was also involved in the establishment of research programs that became the areas of excellence for KFUPM. The projects resulting from these programs generated multi million US $ funding for KFUPM from industrial clients, such as, Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Nippon oil, Japan, Ciba Chemicals, Switzerland, etc. He was Visiting Scholar at, The University of Connecticut, USA, during 1991 & 1992. He was also Affiliate Professor, Petroleum Engineering, School of Mineral Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Alaska, USA, 1996-1997. Dr. Redhwi is the member of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) since 1998 where he is involved in panel following up on Montreal protocol regarding ozone depletion and effect on materials.
Dr. Redhwi has many patents and published more then 100 papers in refereed journals, conference proceedings, chapters in books, and other trade journals. He has also published three books with a USA publisher and has patents.

Areas of research:
Polymer Degradation & Stabilization, Petroleum Refining Processes

Areas of Interest:
Entrepreneurship, commercialization of academic research, incubators and innovation.

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Habib ur Rehman
Ph. D. (Computational Chemistry, Germany)
Hec Fellow
Assistant Professor

E-mail: habi2004@gmail.com
Telephone: 111-222-292

Dr. Jamshed Hashim
Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry, Graz, Austria)
Assistant Professor

E-mail: jamshedhashim@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone:111-222-292 Ext-173
Office: Room HEJ-310

Dr. Abdul Hameed has completed his doctoral studies in the field of synthetic organic chemistry from the School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. 

He has two first-authored manuscript from his PhD research, which have been published in international journals with high impact. His research interest is centered on the synthesis of biologically active natural products with unique structures. He is currently involved in the development and utilization of new methodologies in natural products syntheses.

Curriculum Vitae