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1 Dr. Niyaz Ahmad (Ph.D. Pharmaceutics)

Dr. Niyaz Ahmad

Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutics)

Personal Data

Nationality | Indian

Date of Birth | 06th

June, 1982

Department | Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Official IAU Email | [email protected]

Office Phone No. | +966 133335541

Mobile No. | +966 531203626

Language Proficiency

Language Read Write Speak

Arabic Yes Basic No

English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Urdu Fluent Fluent Fluent

Hindi (Native speaker) Fluent Fluent Fluent

Academic Qualifications (Beginning with the most recent)

Date Academic Degree Place of

Issue Address

2015 Ph. D. (Pharmaceutics) India Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

2009 Master in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) India Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

2007 PGDPRA India Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

2006 Bachelor of Pharmacy India Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

2002 Bachelor of Science India Lucknow University, Lucknow,

U.P., India

1999 Intermediate (SSSC/12th

) India Lucknow, U.P. Board, India

1997 High School (SSC/10th

) India Lucknow, U.P. Board, India

mailto:[email protected]


Professional Record: (Beginning with the most recent)

Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date

Assistant

Professor

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University,

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

September,

2016 Continued

Lecturer Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University,

Dammam, Saudi Arabia July, 2013 August, 2016

Lecturer Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University),

New Delhi, India

December,

2009 June, 2013

Project

Manager

Abridge Clinical Research Pvt. Limited,

Dadar, Mumbai-400028, India June, 2010 June, 2012

Research

Officer

Fortis Clinical Research Laboratories,

Faridabad, Haryana, India. June, 2009

November,

2009

Research

Associate

Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon,

Haryana, India August, 2008 May, 2009

Research

Chemist

Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Noida,

U.P., India July, 2006 July, 2007

Administrative Positions Held: (Beginning with the most recent)

Administrative Position Office Date

Central Instrumentation

Facility Research Laboratory

Incharge

College of Clinical Pharmacy September, 2013

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Laboratory Incharge College of Clinical Pharmacy September, 2016

Pharmaceutics Laboratory

Incharge College of Clinical Pharmacy

September, 2013 to

September, 2014

Scientific Achievements Published Refereed Scientific Researches

(In Chronological Order Beginning with the Most Recent)

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VYmwLz8AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niyaz_Ahmad3/research

# Name of

Investigator(s) Research Title

Publisher and Date of

Publication

1.

Umar S, Ibrahim

MNM, Umar K,

Niyaz Ahmad

Editorial: Design and Synthesis of

Metallic Nanoparticles for Targeted

Therapy and Diagnostics

Frontier in Chemistry

2020

2. Niyaz Ahmad*, Ischemic brain treated with 6- Journal of Drug Delivery


https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niyaz_Ahmad3/research


Ahmad R, Amir M,

Alam MA, Ali A et

al.

Gingerol loaded mucoadhesive

nanoemulsion via intranasal delivery

and their comparative

pharmacokinetic effect in brain

Science and Technology,

2020

3. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Evaluation of solvent and

temperature effect on green

accelerated solvent extraction (ASE)

and UHPLC quantification of

phenolics in fresh olive fruit (Olea

europaea)

Food Chemistry, 2020:

128248.

4.

Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, Alrasheed

RA, Almatar HMA,

Al-Ramadan AS,

Amir M, Sarafroz M.

Quantification and Evaluations of

Catechin Hydrate Polymeric

Nanoparticles Used in Brain Targeting

for the Treatment of Epilepsy.

Pharmaceutics, 12: 203

(2020)

5. Ansari MA, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

A Current Nanoparticles approaches

in Nose to Brain Drug Delivery and

Anticancer Therapy - A Review

Curr Pharm Des. 2020

6.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Al-Anaki

WS, Ismail FA, Al-

Jishi F.

Solvent and temperature effect of


coupled with ultra-high-pressure

liquid chromatography (UHPLC-

PDA) for the determination of methyl

xanthines in commercial tea and

coffee

Food Chem. 2020;

311:126021.

7. Ahmad R, , Niyaz

Ahmad, Shehzad A

Solvent and temperature effects of


coupled with ultra-high pressure

liquid chromatography (UHPLC-

DAD) technique for determination of

thymoquinone in commercial food

samples of black seeds (Nigella

sativa)

Food Chem. 2020;

309:125740.

8.

Ali A, Ali A, Ahmad

W, Niyaz Ahmad, et

al.

Deciphering the Role of WNT

Signaling in Metabolic Syndrome-

Linked Alzheimer’s Disease

Mol Neurobiol. 2020;

57(1):302-314.

9.

Sarafroz M, Khatoon

Y, Niyaz Ahmad,

Amir M, et al.

Design and synthesis of novel

hydrazones of ethyl3-amino-4-

hydroxybenzoate as promising

anticonvulsant agents

IJPSR, 2020; 11(1): 137-

145.

10. Sarafroz M, Niyaz

Ahmad,

Studies on New Schiff bases of

Benzoxazole: Synthesis,

Anticonvulsant and Neurotoxicity

Evaluation

Oriental Journal of

Chemistry, 2020

11. Ahmad R, Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, Phytotherapy Research.


Almubayedh H,

Niyaz Ahmad,

phytochemistry, biological activities

and toxicity of Pistacia chinensis

subsp. integerrima: A comprehensive

review.

1–27 (2020)

12.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Amir M, et

al.

Variation in Nigella sativa quality

and its standardization via

instrumental analysis: A study based

on geographical origin

Notulae Botanicae Horti

Agrobotanici Cluj-

Napoca, 2020

13. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Optimization of extraction and

quantification technique for phenolics

content of garlic (Allium sativum):

An application for comparative

phytochemical evaluation based on

cultivar origin

Biomed Chromatogr.

2020

14.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Amir M,

Aljishi F, Alamer

MH, Al-Shaban HR,

Alsadah ZA, et al.

Quality variation and standardization

of black pepper (Piper nigrum): A

comparative geographical evaluation

based on instrumental and

metabolomics analysis

Biomedical

Chromatography. e4772

(2020)

15.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, AlHudaithi

N, AlHebshi A,

Bukhari A.

Extraction and UHPLC-DAD

detection of undeclared substances in

market-available dietary supplements

and slimming products in Eastern

region, Saudi Arabia: An application

of principal component analysis.

Biomed Chromatogr.

2020; 34(1):e4698.

16.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, AlOthman F,

Mohammad H,

AlZahrani F.

Extraction of methyl xanthines and

their UHPLC-DAD determination in

consumable beverages used in

Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Biomed Chromatogr.

2020; 34(1):e4712.

17.

Amir M, Niyaz

Ahmad, Alqarni

FSM, Sarafroz M.

A new UPLC method for the analysis

of Mangiferin in Mangifera indica,

Swertia chirayita and Canscora

decussate by using Fractional

Factorial Design and Its DPPH

Scavenging Activity

Bioscience Research,

2020 17(3): 000-000.

18. Ansari M J, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Development and Validation of

Simple Rapid And Sensitive High-

Performance Liquid

Chromatographic Method For The

Determination of Butenafine

Hydrochloride

Journal of Pharmaceutical

Research International,

2020

19.

Ahmad W, Husain I,

Niyaz Ahmad, Amir

M, et al.

Box–Behnken supported

development and validation of robust

HPTLC method: an application in

estimation of punarnavine in leaf,

3 Biotech. 2020; 10: 165.


stem, and their callus of Boerhavia

diffusa Linn

20.

Amir M, Niyaz

Ahmad, Sarfaroz M,

et al.

Tamarindus indica Fruit:

Pharmacognostical Standardization,

Detection of Contaminant, and In

Vitro Antioxidant Activity.

J Pharm Bioallied Sci.

2019; 11(4):355-363.

21.

Niyaz Ahmad,

Ahmad R, Al-

Qudaihi A, Alaseel

SA, Fita IZ, Khalid

MS, Pottoo FH.

Preparation of a novel curcumin

nanoemulsion by ultrasonication and

its comparative effects in wound

healing and the treatment of

inflammation.

RSC Advances. 2019; 9,

20192-20206.

22. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Shehzad A.

Solvent and temperature effects of


with Ultra-high pressure liquid

chromatography (UHPLC-PDA)

technique for determination of

Piperine and its ICP-MS analysis.

Industrial Crops &

Products. 2019; 136:37–

49.

23.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Alshayban D

M, Alamer M A,

Hassan A, Alkhalifah

M, Almomatten H.

Pharmacokinetic Interaction Study

for Simvastatin and Parsley and Its

Plasma Quantification Using LC-MS:

A Focus on Drug Metabolic

Enzymes.

Iranian Red Crescent

Medical Journal. 2019;

21(2): e85783.

24.

Md. Sarafroz,

Yasmin Khatoon,

Niyaz Ahmad, Mohd

Amir.

Synthesis, Characterization and

Anticonvulsant Activity of Novel

Fused 1,2,4-Triazolo-1,3,4-

Thiadiazoles.

Oriental Journal of

Chemistry. 2019; 35(1).

25.

Alsaeed W, Al-

Dhamen M, Ahmad

R, Niyaz Ahmad,

Naqvi AA.

Clinical uses and toxicity of Ephedra

sinica; an evidence based

comprehensive retrospective review

(2004-2017).

Pharmacognosy Review,

2019; 11(2): 445-450.

26.

Al-Jamea A, Ahmad

R, Niyaz Ahmad,

Naqvi AA.

Clinical uses and toxicity of Aloe

vera; an evidence-based


(2007-2017).

Pharmacognosy Review,

2019; 11(2): 424-428.

27. Amir M, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Pharmacognostical, Physicochemical

Standardization and In vitro

Antioxidant Activity of Punica

granatum Linn fruit.

Pharmacognosy Journal.

2019; 11(2): 272-277.

28.

Al-Omari R, Al-

Enazi A, Rizwan

Ahmad, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA,

Shehzad A.

Clinical uses and toxicity of Ergot

(Claviceps purpurea); a


(2003-2017).

Bioscience Biotechnology

Research

Communications. 2018;

11(3): 1–9.

29. Jafar M, Niyaz

Ahmad, Al-eid H,

Solid State Analysis and In-Vitro

Dissolution Behavior of Meloxicam-International Journal of

Pharmaceutical Quality


Al-qarros AH. Hydroxy Propyl Beta Cyclodextrin-

Ethanolamines Ternary Complexes.

Assurance. 9(1): (2018)

30.

Naqvi AA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Estimation of the Direct Cost of

Poliomyelitis Rehabilitation

Treatment to Pakistani Patients: A

53‑Year Retrospective Study.

Applied Health

Economics and Health

Policy. 1-18 (2018).

31.

Al-Omari R, Al-

Enazi A,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Clinical uses and toxicity of Ergot

(Claviceps purpurea); a


(2003-2017).

Biosci. Biotech. Res.

Comm. 11(3):356-362

(2018)

32.

Al-Mubayedh H,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Ethnopharmacological uses and

public knowledge regarding

Cinnamomum zeylanicum in Khobar,

Saudi Arabia.

J Pharm Bioall Sci.

10(3):159-65 (2018)

33.

Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, Al-layly

A, et al.

Ultra-high-performance liquid

chromatography-based identification

and quantification of Thymoquinone

in Nigella sativa extract from

different geographical regions.

Pharmacognosy

Magazine. 14(57):471-

480. (2018)

34.

Niyaz Ahmad*, Alam

MA, Ahmad R,

Ahmad FJ.

Enhancement of Oral Bioavailability

of Doxorubicin through Surface

Modified Biodegradable Polymeric

Nanoparticles.

Chemistry Central

Journal, 12(1):65 (2018)

35.

Niyaz Ahmad*, Alam

MA, Ahmad R,

Ahmad FJ.

Degradation Kinetic and

Pharmacokinetic Studies of Quercetin

Chitosan Nanoparticles Using

Validated Ultra High Performance

Liquid Chromatography–Synapt

Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS-

ESI-Q-TOF).

Current Pharmaceutical

Analysis, 14(3):286-297.

(2018)

36.

Almubayedh H,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Clinical uses and toxicity of Atropa

belladonna; an evidence based


(2003-2017).

Biosci. Biotech. Res.

Comm. 11(1): 41-48

(2018)

37.

Naqvi AA, Zehra F,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Awareness, knowledge and attitude

towards breast cancer, breast

screening and early detection

techniques among women in

Pakistan.

Journal of Pakistan

medical association.

68(4); 576-586: (2018)

38. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Ziziphus oxyphylla, Ethnobotanical,

Ethnopharmacological and

phytochemical review.

Biomedicine &

Pharmacotherapy. 91C;

970–998. (2017)

39.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA,

Ahmad N

Awareness, Perception, Attitude, and

Knowledge Regarding

Complementary and Alternative

Archives of Pharmacy

Practice. 8(02); 51-63

(2017)


Medicines (CAMs) Among the

Pharmacy and Medical Students of a

Public University in Saudi Arabia.

40.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA,

Adeeb S.

Role of Traditional Islamic and

Arabic plants in Cancer Therapy.

Journal of Traditional

and Complementary

Medicine. 7(2); 195-204

(2017)

41.

Al-Shagawi MA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Determinants of academic stress and

stress-related self-medication practice

among undergraduate male pharmacy

and medical students of a tertiary

educational institution in Saudi

Arabia.

Tropical journal of

pharmaceutical

research. 16 (12): 2997-

3003. (2017)

42.

Jafar M, Niyaz

Ahmad, Salahuddin

M, Kayed TS.

Buoyant In-situ gels of Meloxicam-β-

Cyclodextrin-Triethanolamine

ternary complex for oral delivery;

from a Box-Behnken experimental

design to in-vivo activity detail.

Asian Journal of

Chemistry. 29(6): 1275-

1284. (2017)

43.

Al-Laif FZ,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Pharmacist Perceived Barriers to

Patient Counselling; A Study In

Eastern Region Of Saudi Arabia.

Journal of

Pharmaceutical

Research International.

19(6): 1-12, (2017).

44.

Al-Qanbar FA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Pharmacists Perception of Physicians

and Patients Responses towards

Suggested Drug Alternative.

Journal of

Pharmaceutical

Research International,

19(5): 1-13, (2017)

45.

Naqvi AA, Zehra F,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Development of Evidence-Based

Disease Education Literature for

Pakistani Rheumatoid Arthritis

Patients.

Diseases. 5(4), 27: (2017)

46.

Zehra F, Naqvi AA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Brand versus generic preference for

3rd generation fluoroquinolone

antibiotics ciprofloxacin,

levofloxacin and moxifloxacin in

pharmacies of Karachi, Pakistan.

International Journal of

Pharmaceutical

Investigation. 7: 70-6:

(2017)

47.

Al-Busalih FA,

Naqvi AA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Prevalence of Self-Medication among

Students of Pharmacy and Medicine

Colleges of a Public Sector

University in Dammam City, Saudi

Arabia.

Pharmacy. 5(3):51;

(2017)

48.

Naqvi AA, Shah A,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Developing an integrated treatment

pathway for a post coronary artery

bypass grafting (CABG) geriatric

patient with comorbid hypertension

and type-1 diabetes mellitus for

J Pharm Bioall Sci.

9(3):216-220; (2017)


treating acute hypoglycaemia and

electrolyte imbalance emergency.

49.

Al-Rasheed F, Naqvi

AA, Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Academic Stress and Prevalence of

Stress-Related Self-Medication

among Undergraduate Female

Students of Health and Non-Health

Cluster Colleges of a Public Sector

University in Dammam, Saudi

Arabia.

J Pharm Bioall Sci.

9(4):251-8. (2017)

50.

Naqvi AA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Understanding the Dynamics of

Poliomyelitis spread in Pakistan.

Iranian Journal of

Public Health. 46 (7);

997-998; (2017)

51.

Naqvi AA, Zehra F,

Naqvi SBS,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Migration Trends of Pharmacy

Students of Pakistan: A Study

Investigating the Factors Behind

Brain Drain of Pharmacy

Professionals from Pakistan.

Indian Journal of

Pharmaceutical

Education and

Research. 51(2), 192-

206: (2017)

52.

Amir M, Mallick

MN, Niyaz Ahmad,

Ali A, Ahmad S,

Akhtar M, Mujeeb

M.

Hepatoprotective effects of Punica

granatum fruit against D-

galactosamine-induced hepatotoxicity

in rats: in vitro and in vivo studies.


Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical Sciences.

9(8):168-172, (2017).

53. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA

Anti-infective, Cytotoxic and

Antioxidant activity of Ziziphus

oxyphylla and Cedrela serrata.

Asian Pacific Journal of

Tropical Biomedicine.

6(8); 671-676. (2016)

54.

Naqvi AA,

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad.

Developing a Research Instrument to

Document Awareness, Knowledge,

and Attitudes Regarding Breast

Cancer and Early Detection

Techniques for Pakistani Women:

The Breast Cancer Inventory (BCI).

Diseases. 4; 37. (2016)

55.

Niyaz Ahmad*, Alam

MA, Ahmad R,

Naqvi AA.

Quantification of Rutin in Rats’s

brain by UHPLC/ESI-Q-TOF-

MS/MS after intranasal

administration Rutin loaded Chitosan

nanoparticles.

EXCLI Journal.15,518-

531, (2016)

56.

Alam MA, Niyaz

Ahmad*, Ahmad R.


UPLC-MS/MS, ESI-Q-TOF for

Tamoxifen Citrate Nanoparticles in

Experimental Female Mice: Stability

Effects and application in plasma

Pharmacokinetics of mannitol based

Polymeric Nanoparticle Formulation.

Journal of Young

Pharmacist. 8(4): 415-

423, (2016)

57. Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R,

Stressed Kinetics and

Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin Nano-Iranian Journal of

Science & Technology


Farhan JA. emulsion using validated Ultra High

Performance Liquid

Chromatography–Synapt Mass

Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS-ESI-

Q-TOF).

transaction a; science. 6,

40(2), 109-123, (2016)

58.

Naqvi AA,

Niyaz Ahmad, Zehra

F, Ahmad R.

Epidemiology of primary amoebic

meningoencephalitis-related deaths

due to Naegleria fowleri infections

from freshwater in Pakistan: An

analysis of 8-year dataset.


practice. 7 (4): 182-184,

(2016)

59.

Naqvi AA, Naqvi

SBS, Zehra F,

Ahmad R. Niyaz

Ahmad.

The cost of poliomyelitis: Lack of

cost-of-illness studies on

poliomyelitis rehabilitation in

Pakistan. Letter to editor.


practice. 7 (4): 182-184,

(2016)

60. Ahmad J, Niyaz

Ahmad, Kohli K.

Showkat R Mir, Saima Amin.

Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Taxane

Through a Validated Ultra-High

Performance Liquid


Spectrometry (UHPLCMS/MS ESI-

Q-TOF) Method.

Current Bioactive

Compounds. 12(2): 93-

102, (2016)

61.

Anwar M, Niyaz

Ahmad, Ali A,

Ahmad FJ.

Experimental investigation and oral

bioavailability enhancement of nano-

sized curcumin by using supercritical

anti-solvent process.

European Journal of

Pharmaceutics and

Biopharmaceutics.

96:162–172, (2015)

62. Ashraf K, Niyaz

Ahmad,

Determination of Curcuminoids in

Curcuma longa Linn. by UPLC/Q-

TOF–MS:An Application in

Turmeric Cultivation.

Journal of

chromatographic science

53 (8), 1346-1352 (2015)

63.

Umar S, Umar K,

Niyaz Ahmad.

Boswellia serrata extract attenuates

inflammatory mediators and

oxidative stress in collagen induced

arthritis.

Phytomedicine. 21 (6),

847-856, (2014)

64. Ashraf K, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Determination of Gingerols in Ginger

by Ultra-High Performance Liquid

Chromatography-Tandem Mass

Spectroscopy.

Analytical Letters, 47:

2120–2128, (2014)

65.

Niyaz Ahmad*,

Warsi M.H., Iqbal Z.,

Samim M., Ahmad

F.J.

Quantification of Curcumin,

Demethoxycurcumin and

Bisdemethoxycurcumin in rodent

brain by UHPLC/ESI-QTOF-MS/MS

after intranasal administration of

Curcuminoids loaded PNIPAM

nanoparticles.

Drug Testing and

Analysis. 6(3):257-267,

(2014)

66. Haneef J., Shaharyar Application of LC-MS/MS for Journal of


M., Niyaz Ahmad, quantitative analysis of

glucocorticoids and stimulants in

biological fluids.

Pharmaceutical

Analysis. 3(5), 341–348,

(2013)

67.

Niyaz Ahmad, Sahu

K. Siddiqui A.A.

Siddiqui N.A.,

Chromatographic separation of

piracetam and its metabolite in a

mixture of microsomal preparations,

followed by a MS/MS analysis.

European Journal of

Medicinal Chemistry.

65, 94-101, (2013)

68.

Niyaz Ahmad, Iqbal

Z., Samim M.,

Ahmad F.J.

A comparative study of PNIPAM

nanoparticles of Curcumin,

Demethoxycurcumin,

Bisdemethoxycurcumin and their

effects on oxidative stress markers in

experimental stroke.

Protoplasma. 250, 1327–

1338, (2013)

69.

Umar S,

Niyaz Ahmad,

Piperine ameliorates oxidative stress,

inflammation and histological

outcome in collagen induced arthritis.

Cellular Immunology.

284:51–59, (2013)

70. Abdul Rauf, Niyaz

Ahmad,

Development and In vitro Evaluation

of Budesonide submicron drug

particles: an approach to improve

lungs deposition and dissolution for

pulmonary delivery.

Journal of Aerosol

Medicine and

Pulmonary Drug

Delivery. 26 (4), A255-

A255, (2013)

71. Faiyazuddin M.,

Niyaz Ahmad,

Stabilized terbutaline submicron drug

aerosol for deep lungs deposition:

Drug assay pulmonokinetics and

biodistribution by UHPLC/ESI-q-

TOF-MS method.


Pharmaceutics. 434, 59–

69,

(2012)

72.

Mustafa G., Niyaz

Ahmad, Baboota S.,

Ali J., Ahuja A.

UHPLC/ESI-Q-TOF-MS method for

the measurement of dopamine in

rodent striatal tissue: A comparative

effects of intranasal administration of

Ropinirole solution over

Nanoemulsion.

Drug Testing and

Analysis. 5 (8), 702-709:

(2012)

73.

Faiyazuddin M.,

Niyaz Ahmad, Iqbal

Z., Talegaonkar S.,

Bhatnagar A., Khar

R.K., Ahmad F.J.


UHPLC/ESI-Q-TOF-MS Method for

Terbutaline Estimations in

Experimental Rodents: Stability

Effects and Plasma

Pharmacokinetics.

Current Pharmaceutical

Analysis. 8 (2), 189-195,

(2012)

74.

Mustafa G., Niyaz

Ahmad, Baboota S.,

Ali J., Ahuja A.

Stressed Kinetics of Nanoemulsion

Formulation Encapsulated Ropinirole

with a Validated Ultra High

Performance Liquid


Spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS ESI-Q-

TOF).

Journal of the Chinese

Chemical Society. 59,

1021-1030,

(2012)


75. Rashid M., Niyaz

Ahmad.

Siddique N.A. 1-(1H-Benzimidazol-

2-yl)-3-[5-(trichloromethyl)-1,3,4-

oxadiazol-2-yl]propan-1-one.

Molbank. (3):M766 (1-

4), (2012)

76.

Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad F.J., Ahmad

S., Iqbal Z., Shamim

M., Khar R.K.

Isolation of Curcuminoids by Flash

Chromatography and Quantification

by UPLC-MS/MS Q-TOF. J.

Planta Medica, 77 (05),

P_93, (2011)

77.

Khan H., Ali M.,

Ahmad S., Niyaz

Ahmad,

Validated UPLC/Q-TOF-MS Method

for Simultaneous Determination of

Aceclofenac, Paracetamol, and their

Degradation Products in Tablets.

Journal of Liquid

Chromatography &

Related Technologies 35

(1), 109-128, (2012)

78. Husain A., Siddiqui

N., Niyaz Ahmad.

Synthesis, anticonvulsant and

neurotoxicity screening of some

novel 1, 2, 4-trisubstituted-1H-

imidazole derivatives

Acta Pol Pharm 68 (5),

657-663, (2011)

79. Faiyazuddin M., Rauf

A., Niyaz Ahmad,

A validated HPTLC method for

determination of terbutaline sulfate in

biological samples: Application to

pharmacokinetic study.

Saudi Pharmaceutical

Journal. 19,185-191,

(2011)

80.

Mirza M.A., Agarwal

S.P., Niyaz Ahmad,

Alam A.,

Role of humic acid on oral drug

delivery of an antiepileptic drug.

Drug Development and

Industrial Pharmacy. 37, 3, 310-319, (2011)

81.

Mohammad Tanweer

Athar, SM Musthaba,

Niyaz Ahmad,

Validated UPLC/MS Method for the

Determination of Salannin in

Nimbatiktum (Anti Psoriatic Herbal

Formulation).

Planta Medica. 77 (05),

93 , (2011)

82.

Jain G. K.,

Niyaz Ahmad,

Mechanistic study of hydrolytic

erosion and drug release behaviour of

PLGA Nanoparticles: Influence of

chitosan.

Polymer Degradation

and Stability 95 (12),

2360-2366, (2010)

83.

Faiyazuddin M., Ali

J., Ahmad S., Niyaz

Ahmad,

Chromatographic Analysis of trans

and cis-Citral in Lemongrass Oil and

in a Topical Phytonanocosmeceutical

Formulation, and Validation of the

Method.

JPC-Journal of Planar

Chromatography-

Modern TLC 23 (3),

233-236, (2010)

84.

Siddiqui A.A.,

Mishra R.,

Niyaz Ahmad.

Synthesis, spectral characterization

and In vitro antimicrobial screening

of (Benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)

cyclohexanecarboxamide/carbothioa

mide derivatives.

Der Pharmacia Lettre.

2, 3, 52-58, (2010)


Refereed Scientific Research Papers/Books Accepted for Publication

# Name of

Investigator(s)

Research Title Journal/Book/Chapter Acceptance

Date

1. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, Naqvi AA.

Role of traditional

Islamic and Arabic

plants in Cancer therapy

(TAI plants & Cancer).

LAP LAMBERT

Academic Publishing,

Germany.

ISBN: 978-3-

659-86864-1.

2. Abuzer Ali,

Musarrat Husain

Warsi, Wasim

Ahmad, Mohd.

Amir, Niyaz

Ahmad, Amena

Ali, and Abutahir

Thymoquinone:

Therapeutic Potential

and Molecular Targets.

Applied Pharmaceutical

Science and

Microbiology: Novel

Green Chemistry

Methods and Natural

Products

Pharmaceutical Science

& Technology

CRC Press,

USA.

In Production

Pub Date:

September 2020

3. Pottoo FH, Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Molecular Chaperones

in Neurodegeneration:

Mechanisms of

Regulation in Cellular

Proteostasis

Quality Control of

Cellular Protein in

Neurodegenerative

Disorders; Chapter: 14

IGI Global,

USA

4. Alam M A, , Niyaz

Ahmad, et al.

Lichen-Derived

Products: Extraction

and Applications

Book Scrivener

Publishing

Scientific Research Papers Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific Conferences

# Name of

Investigator(s) Research Title

Conference and Publication

Date

1

Kamran Ashraf

Niyaz Ahmad

Sadia Sultan

Syed Adnan Ali

Shah

Mohd Mujeeb

Development and validation of a

new novel HPTLC and

UPLC/Q-TOF ms method for the

analysis of curcumin in

Curcuma longa linn.

Bronze Award, Invention,

Innovation and Design

Exposition, Universiti

Teknologi MARA, Malaysia in

2020

2

Hanine A, Niyaz

Ahmad, Ahmad R.

.

Ethnopharmacological uses and

public knowledge regarding

Cinnamomum zeylanicum in

Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Accepted: DUPHAT (Dubai

International Pharmaceutical &

Technology Conference &

Exhibition), Dubai, UAE

(26th

– 28th

February, 2019)

3 Wejdan AA, Niyaz

Ahmad, Ahmad R.

“Nutraceuticals as potential

therapeutic agent; an evidence-

based clinical review

(2012-2017)”.

2nd

International research

conference,

RCSI Bahrain.

(23rd November, 2017).

4 Niyaz Ahmad* Isolation of Curcuminoids by

Flash Chromatography and

October 10-12, 2011.

University Erlangen-


Quantification by UPLC-MS/MS

Q-TOF. International

Symposium of AOAC Europe

Section-Quality Control of

Botanicals, TCM, Herbal Food

Supplements and Herbal

Medicinal Products,

Nuremberg, Germany. Planta

Medica 77 (05), P_93

5 Niyaz Ahmad*

Finger Print of Neem oil Extract

by using UPLC/Q-TOF-MS, The

convention of Society of

Pharmacognosy.

2010.

6 Niyaz Ahmad*

Development and In Vitro

evaluation of Budesonide

submicron drug particles: An

approach to improve lungs

deposition and dissolution for

pulmonary delivery.

The Aerosol Society-Drug

Delivery to Lungs 22, 7th to 9th

December 2011.

Completed Research Projects

#

Name of

Investigator(s)

(Supported by)

Research Title Report

Date

1. Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Preparation of (+)-Catechin hydrate Novel

Nanoformulation used in brain targeting for the

treatment of Epilepsy

January,

2020

2. Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Development of a novel 5-Fluorouracil

nanoformulation and their enhancement of

bioavailability in the treatment of cancer

January,

2020

3.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Solvent and temperature effect of accelerated

solvent extraction (ASE) coupled with ultra-high-

pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC-PDA) for

the determination of methyl xanthines in

commercial tea and coffee

April, 2019

4.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Solvent and temperature effects of accelerated

solvent extraction (ASE) coupled with ultra-high

pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC-DAD)

technique for determination of thymoquinone in

commercial food samples of black seeds (Nigella

sativa)

Feb, 2019

5. Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Development of a Novel Curcumin

Nanoformulation and their comparative effects with

Fusidic Acid and Clotrimazole in the treatment of

wound healing

April, 2019

6. Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Extraction of methyl xanthines and their UHPLC–

DAD determination in consumable beverages used April, 2019


Saudi Arabia) in Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

7.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Extraction and UHPLC–DAD detection of

undeclared substances in market‐available dietary

supplements and slimming products in Eastern

region, Saudi Arabia: An application of principal

component analysis

April, 2019

8.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Quality variation and standardization of black

pepper (Piper nigrum): A comparative geographical

evaluation based on instrumental and metabolomics

analysis

April, 2019

9. Amir A/ Niyaz

Ahmad,

Method Development and Validation of Mangiferin

by HPLC method in Mangifera indica, Swertia

chirayita and Canscora decussate.

April, 2019

10.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad*, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Solvent and temperature effects of accelerated

solvent extraction (ASE) with Ultra-high pressure

liquid chromatography (UHPLC-PDA) technique

for determination of Piperine and its ICP-MS

analysis

January,

2018

11.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, (IAU, Saudi

Arabia)

Preclinical Pharmacokinetics study for Parsley and

simvastatin and its plasma determination using

LC/MS; An In vitro (Pre-clinical) trial.

April,

2018

12. Niyaz Ahmad*,

Ahmad R, (IAU,

Saudi Arabia)

Determination and quantification of Thymoquinone

in Nigella Sativa extract by LC/MS: An application

in black seed cultivation in India, Pakistan and

KSA.

March,

2018

13.

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad, (IAU, Saudi

Arabia)

Ethno-pharmacological uses and knowledge

regarding Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in

Eastern province, Saudi Arabia.

November,

2017

14.

AAN, Ahmad R,

Niyaz Ahmad,

(IAU, Saudi Arabia)

Academic Stress and Prevalence of Stress-Related

Self-Medication among Undergraduate Female

Students of Health and Non-Health Cluster Colleges

of a Public Sector University in Dammam, Saudi

Arabia.

May,

2017

15.

AAN, Ahmad R,

Niyaz Ahmad,

(IAU, Saudi

Arabia)

Prevalence of Self-Medication among Students of

Pharmacy and Medicine Colleges of a Public Sector

University in Dammam City, Saudi Arabia.

February,

2017

16.

AAN, Ahmad R,

Niyaz Ahmad,

(IAU, Saudi

Arabia)

Awareness, Knowledge and Perception towards

Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs)

among Medical, Pharmacy and Nursing students of

University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia.

January,

2017

17. Rizwan Ahmad

(IAU, Saudi Arabia)

Pharmacist Perceived responses of Physicians and

Patients to suggested alternative drugs. A study in

December,

2016


retail and hospital pharmacist Dammam, Saudi

Arabia.

18.

Omar MJ, Niyaz

Ahmad,

(IAU, Saudi Arabia)

“Formulation, Characterization and Evaluation of

Meloxicam - Cyclodextrin - Alkali ternary complex

incorporated novel In-Situ gels for effective oral

delivery of meloxicam”, Funded by Deanship of

Scientific Research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal

University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

March

2017

19. Niyaz Ahmad

(Jamia Hamdard,

New Delhi, India)

“Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic studies of

Novel Formulation of some herbal drugs in Cerebral

Ischemia”, funded by Counsel of Scientific &

Industrial Research (CSIR), Pusa Road, New Delhi,

India.

December,

2012

20. Niyaz Ahmad

(Jamia Hamdard,

New Delhi, India)

“Development and Evaluation of A Nano-Emulsion

Gel for A Topical Anti-Arthritic Unani

Formulation” funded by Ayush Scheme, Ministry of

Health & Family Welfare(CCRUM), Govt. of India

in Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi.

July,

2011

21. Niyaz Ahmad

(Jamia Hamdard,

New Delhi, India)

“Clinical Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic

studies of Rasagiline in human”, funded by

Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, India.

August,

2009

NA=Niyaz Ahmad, AAN=Atta Abbas Naqvi , Omar MJ= Mohammad Jafer omar

Current Research Projects:

# Research Title Name of

Investigator(s)

1.

Comparative preclinical studies of different routes of “insulin

mimicking herbal novel nano formulation” in the treatment of

diabetes and its stress markers

Niyaz Ahmad, Ahmad

R

2.

Evaluation of Novel Formulations of Antifungal Compound

with Emphasis on Pharmacology, Toxicity and Kinetics, Funded

by Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin

Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mastour S. Al-

Ghamdi, Niyaz

Ahmad,

3.

“Formulation, Characterization and Evaluation of Solid Lipid

Nanoparticles as a Novel Delivery System for None Steroidal

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs”, Funded by Deanship of Scientific

Research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Hassan Gonaim,

Niyaz Ahmad,

4. Development and Evaluation of Novel nano-formulation of S-

Allyl Cysteine used in the treatment of Cerebral Ischemia

Niyaz Ahmad, Ahmad

R

5. Development and Evaluation of S-allyl cysteine a Novel Nano-

formulation used in the treatment of Epilepsy

Niyaz Ahmad, Ahmad

R

6.. Development and Quantification of Nano-formulation of Niyaz Ahmad, Ahmad


Melatonin used in brain targeting and Cerebral Ischemia R

7.

Preclinical pharmacokinetic herb-drug interaction study and its

plasma quantification using LC-MS; a focus on CYP and P-gp

drug metabolic enzymes

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

8.

Green accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) with solvent and

temperature effect on yield of flavonoids in pomegranate and its

quantification of ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography

(UHPLC-DAD)

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

9.


temperature effect on yield of flavonoids in commercial food

samples of olive fruit and quantification by liquid

chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

10.


temperature effect on yield of commercial food samples of chili

and quantification by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

(LC-MS/MS)

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

11.

Optimization of extraction technique and quantification method

for garlic flavonoids and biological evaluation based on

geographical variation

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

12.

Solvent and temperature effect of Accelerated solvent extraction

(ASE) with Ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography

(UHPLC-DAD) technique for determination of S-Allyl Cysteine

in commercial food samples of Garlic (Allium sativum)

Ahmad R, Niyaz

Ahmad

13. Development and Quantification of Nano-formulation of

Melatonin used in brain targeting and Cerebral Ischemia

Niyaz Ahmad, Ahmad

R

NA=Niyaz Ahmad, AAN=Atta Abbas Naqvi, Amir A= Mohd Amir

Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia

# Conference Title Place and Date of the

Conference

Extent of

Contribution

1

SIPHA

(Saudi International

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Meeting and Workshops)

21st – 23

rd January, 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Oral Presentation

2

DUPHAT

(Dubai International

Pharmaceutical & Technology

Conference & Exhibition)

25th

– 27th

February, 2020

Dubai, UAE Poster presentation

3 DUPHAT

(Dubai International

Pharmaceutical & Technology

26th

– 28th

February, 2019

Dubai, UAE Poster presentation


Conference & Exhibition)

4 Permanent Development of

Deserts 22

nd – 24

th January, 2019

IAU, Saudi Arabia

Supervised

students, arranged

and participated

5 2

nd International research

conference 23

rd November, 2017 RCSI Bahrain.

Presented Poster

6 9

th Joint Natural Products

Conference

24th

– 27th

July, 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark

Planta Med; 81(S01): S1-S381

DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1596169

Presented Poster

7

World day for Safety and Health

at Work Symposium “Stress at

Workplace: A collective

Challenge”

28th

April, 2016

IAU, Saudi Arabia

(Accredited by Saudi

Commission of Health

specialties: CME/PD Cr Hr 7).

Participant

8

“1st Annual Scientific Research

Update: Medicine & Biomedical

Research 2015”

5th

– 7th

April, 2015

IAU, Saudi Arabia Participant

9

International Symposium of

AOAC Europe Section-Quality

Control of Botanicals, TCM,

Herbal Food Supplements and

Herbal Medicinal Products,

10th

– 12th

October, 2011

University Erlangen-

Nuremberg, Germany. Planta

Med 2011; 77 - P_93 DOI:

10.1055/s-0031-1273622

Presented Poster

and Oral Both

10 The Aerosol Society-Drug

Delivery to Lungs

7th

– 9th

December 2011,

London, England

The Aerosol Society-Drug

Delivery to Lungs 26 (4), A255-

A255

Presented Poster

11 20

th Annual Leadership

Conference, Missipi U.S.

4th

June, 2011, Planta Med

2011; 77 - P_87

DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273616

Presented Poster

Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations

IRB Member of Mohammed Al-mana College of Health Science Dammam.

Topic Editor of Frontier in Chemistry

“Life Time Membership” in Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association (IPGA).

Registered Pharmacist in Delhi Pharmacy Council, India. (Registration No. 17459)

Reviewer “Drug Testing and Analysis” since 2011.

Reviewer “Bioanalysis” since 2011.

Reviewer “Drug Research” since 2015.


Reviewer “Biomedical Analysis” since 2013.

Reviewer “Journal of Drug Targeting” since 2011.

Reviewer “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” since 2011.

Reviewer “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” since 2015.

Reviewer “International Journal of Nanomedicine” since 2015. etc.

Distinguished Awards

“Young Scientist Award” (December 19, 2015), given by Venus International

Foundation approved by Government of India with the affiliation of University of

Dammam, Dammam.

High Impact Factor Paper Publication Award given by Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi,

India in 2013.

GATE-UGC Fellowship awarded during Master of Pharmacy 2007-2009.

UGC-JRF Fellowship awarded in PhD.

CSIR-SRF Fellowship awarded in PhD.

Certificate of Merit in Bachelor of Pharmacy.

Grant for Development and Evaluation of A Nano-Emulsion Gel for A Topical Anti-

Arthritic Unani Formulation from funded by Ayush Scheme, Ministry of Health &

Family Welfare (CCRUM), Govt. of India.

GATE percentile in 2007 conducted by IIT Kanpur with 93.5%.

MAT percentile in 2007 with 74.05%.

Selected in Future & Science Group as a Bioanalysis Young Investigator Award

organized by Waters in U.K., 2011.

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology Technology

(DBT), & Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India Travel

Award For International Symposium of AOAC Europe Section, Germany, held on

October 2011, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

Best paper award “Indian National Science Day.”

Qualified GATE (The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) tests conducted by IIT,

Kanpur, U.P., India.


Got 2nd

position during Master in Pharmacy exams in 2009 under Jamia Hamdard, New

Delhi, India.

Got 1st position during Intermediate (12

th) exams in 1999 under U.P. Board, Islamia

College topper, Lucknow, U.P., India.

Got 1st position during High School (10

th) exams in 1997 under U.P. Board, Mumtaz

College topper, Lucknow, U.P., India.

Got 1st Division throughout Academic Career.

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate

# Course/Rotation Title No./Code

Extent of Contribution

(No. of lectures/Tutorials. Or labs,

Clinics)

1

Biopharmaceutics and

Pharmacokinetics

PHCT–412

This is a core course (02+01=03 Cr.

Hrs.) which carry 30 lectures for

theory alongwith 15 Contact hour for

Laboratory/Practical Teaching part.

2 Clinical Pharmacokinetics CLPH-504 Laboratory/Practical Teaching part.

3 Pharmaceutical Analytical

Chemistry PHCH-208 Laboratory/Practical Teaching part.

4 Pharmaceutical Organic

Chemistry-1 PHCH-203 Laboratory/Practical Teaching part.

Student Academic Supervision and Mentoring

# Level Number of Students From To

1 Graduation Project 50 2016 2020

2 Undergraduate 30 2015 2020

Supervision of Undergraduate, Master and/or PhD Thesis

# Degree

Type Title Institution Date

1. Graduation

Project

Preparation of (+)-Catechin hydrate Novel

Nanoformulation used in brain targeting for

the treatment of Epilepsy

IAU 2019/

2020

2. Graduation

Project

Development of a novel 5-Fluorouracil

nanoformulation and their enhancement of

bioavailability in the treatment of cancer

IAU 2019/

2020

3. Graduation

Project

Synthesis, Characterization and Anticonvulsant

Screening of Some Novel Hydrazones Having IAU

2019/

2020


Pharmacophore (Animal subjects)

4. Graduation

Project

Method Development, Validation and Quantification

of Mangiferin in Mangifera indica, Swertia

chirayita, and Canscora decussate by HPLC method

using Fractional Factorial Design and Its DPPH

Scavenging Activity.

IAU 2018/

2019

5. Graduation

Project

Development of a Novel Curcumin

Nanoformulation and their comparative effects with

Fusidic Acid and Clotrimazole in the treatment of

wound healing

IAU 2018/

2019

6. Graduation

Project

Preparation of Thymoquinone Novel

Nanoformulation used in brain targeting for the


IAU 2018/

2019

7. Graduation

Project

Extraction of methyl xanthines and their UHPLC–

DAD determination in consumable beverages used

in Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

IAU 2018/

2019

8. Graduation

Project

Extraction and UHPLC–DAD detection of

undeclared substances in market‐available dietary

supplements and slimming products in Eastern

region, Saudi Arabia: An application of principal

component analysis

IAU 2018/

2019

9. Graduation

Project

Quality variation and standardization of black

pepper (Piper nigrum): A comparative geographical

evaluation based on instrumental and metabolomics

analysis

IAU 2018/

2019

10. Graduation

Project

Preclinical studies on drug-herb interactions and its

plasma quantification using HPLC/DAD IAU

2017/

2018

11. Graduation

Project

Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-

based identification and quantification of

Thymoquinone in Nigella sativa extract from

different geographical regions.

IAU 2017/

2018

Ongoing Research Supervision

# Degree

Type Title Institution Date

1. Graduation

Project

Development and Quantification of Nano-

formulation of Melatonin used in brain

targeting

IAU 2020/

2021

2. Graduation

Project

Development and Evaluation of Novel nano-

formulation of S-Allyl Cysteine used in the


IAU 2020/

2021

3. Graduation

Project

Synthesis, Characterization and Anticonvulsant

Screening of Some Novel Hydrazones Having

Pharmacophore (Animal subjects)

IAU 2019/

2020

4. Undergradu Green accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) with IAU 2019/


ates

students

Project

solvent and temperature effect on yield of flavonoids

in pomegranate and its quantification of ultra-high

pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC-DAD)

2020

Administrative Responsibilities, Committee and Community Service (Beginning

with the most recent)

Administrative Responsibilities

# From To Position Organization

1 2013 Onwards CIF-Research Lab Incharge IAU, Saudi Arabia

2 2013 Onwards Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Lab Incharge IAU, Saudi Arabia

3 2017 Onwards Neuropharmacology Lab

Incharge IAU, Saudi Arabia

4 2013 2014 Pharmaceutics Lab Incharge IAU, Saudi Arabia

5 2018 Onwards

College Quality

Accreditation Committee

Member

IAU, Saudi Arabia

6 2018 Onwards College Research

Committee Member IAU, Saudi Arabia

7 2013 2019

College Examination

Facilitation Committee

Head

IAU, Saudi Arabia

Committee Membership

# From To Position Organization

1 October,

2019 Onwards IRB Committee Member

Mohammed Al-mana College

Of Health Science Dammam

2 September,

2019 Onwards

College Quality and

Accreditation Member

Clinical Pharmacy,

IAU, Saudi Arabia

3 May,

2016 Onwards

College Scientific

Research Committee Member

Clinical Pharmacy,

IAU, Saudi Arabia

4 September,

2013 Onwards

“Purchasing Chemicals,

Instruments” committee

Clinical Pharmacy,

IAU, Saudi Arabia

5 May,

2013 2019

College Exam and Facilitation

Member

Clinical Pharmacy,

IAU, Saudi Arabia

6 December,

2009 July 2013 UPLC-MS/MS Incharge

Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi,

India


Volunteer Work

# From To Type of Volunteer Organization

1 22

nd Jan,

2019

24th

Jan,

2019

Co-Supervised

students

Symposium at IAU, Saudi Arabia

“Permanent development of Deserts”

2 25

th Sep,

2017

25th

Sep,

2017

Co-Supervised

students “World pharmacist day”

Al-Othaim Mall, Saudi Arabia

3 Nov,

2016

Nov,

2016

Arranged and

supervised students

“Adulteration and safe Use of Herbs” organized by SFDA Al-Othaim Mall,

Saudi Arabia

4 29

th Feb,

2012

29th

Feb,

2012

Co-Coordinator and

organized Seminar

“Advance Practices in Pharmacy”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard

University, Karachi, Pakistan

Personal Key Competencies and Skills: (Computer, Information technology, technical, etc.)

1 Analytical techniques (HPLC/UHPLC/LC-MS/MS, LC-SPE-NMR, ICP-MS, ASE, FC,

CC, TLC, Soxtec & Soxhlet extraction)

2 Spectroscopic techniques (UV, IR/FT-IR, NMR, AAS, Fluoro-spectrophotometer)

3

Zetasizer and Zeta Potential (Nano-ZS, Malvern Instruments, UK), DSC (Differential

Scanning Calorimetry), XRD (X-Ray Diffraction), NMR Spectrophotometer (400 MHz)

(By Bruker, DRX 400), Flash Chromatography (Automated system with Silica columns

(10 g to 120 g), Column Chromatography (Open tube columns of different Sizes and

Silica polarity), TLC, Analytical TLC: (Normal phase 0.2 mm Thickness, HPTLC,

RPTLC ), Preparative TLC: (0.5 mm/1 mm Thickness for Isolation of compounds,

Merck), FT-IR Spectrophotometer (By Thermo scientific)

4 Microbiological technique’s (CFT, HA & HI tests, Disc diffusion/well diffusion

Antibacterial study)

5 Molecular and cellular techniques (ELISA, SDS, Western & Northern Blot techniques)

6 ChemDraw and ChemDraw Pro software

7 SPSS (IBM version 20/22)

8 MS office and coral draw

9 Co-curricular activities (Chess, Table Tennis, Volley Ball, Cricket, Literature search,

Exploring new places, Gatherings)


Google Scholar Link:


Research Gate Link:

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30/11/2020


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