Dr. Waseem Hassan
Associate Head of Department / Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Area of Interest: Immunometabolism; Lipid Metabolic Disorders; Diabetes
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007  

Dr. Waseem Hassan has excellent academic, and research orientation. He has completed his PhD in Pharmacology from China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China and previously served as an assistant professor in The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. He has vast experience of teaching Pharmacology, Physiology, and Anatomy. He has won scholarship for his PhD studies from Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and proved his abilities as researcher abroad. He has won two research projects from different governmental organizations during his post-PhD phase.

Dr. Waseem Hassan has joined newly established Department of Pharmacy at CIIT, Lahore and currently working to establish various laboratory facilities in department. He also has an outstanding record of teaching research courses to M.Phil and PhD students in Pharmacology. Dr. Waseem Hassan is HEC approved research supervisor and has supervised number of M.Phil students.

His major research interest are but not limited to: Obesity, Lipid Metabolic Disorders, and Diabetes

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. M. A. Buabeid, E.-S. A. Arafa, T. Rani, F. U. D. Ahmad, H. Ahmed, W. Hassan and G. Murtaza. (2023), "Effects of Solanum lycopersicum L. (tomato) against isoniazid and rifampicin induced hepatotoxicity in wistar albino rats", Brazilian Journal of Biology   
2. Xue Wang, Han Cheng, Die Hu, Ying Chen, Waseem Hassan, Jing Zhao, Jiuming Li, Zhaohui Huang. (2023), "Nucleolin promotes tumor growth in colorectal cancer by enhancing hnRNPA1-mediated PKM2 alternative splicing.", Genes & diseases   
3. Khan AK, Kaleem S, Pervaiz F, Sherazi STA, Khan SA, Khan FA, Jamshaid T, Umar MI, Hassan W, Ijaz M and Murtaza G (2022), "Antibacterial and wound healing potential of electrospun PVA/MMT nanofibers containing root extract of Berberis lycium", Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology   
4. Aslam S, Ahmad FU, Hassan W, Buabeid MA, Mukhtar I, Umar MI, Ibrahim NA. (2022), "Oligochaeta ramosa (Roxb.) Extract Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Exerts Hepatoprotective Effects in Cadmium-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats", Evid Based Complement Alternat Med   
5. Hammad Ahmed a,b, Muhammad Ihtisham Umar c, Salman Imran a,b, Faraza Javaid d, Shahzada Khurram Syed e, Romana Riaz f,g, Waseem Hassan (2022), "TGF-ß1 signaling can worsen NAFLD with liver fibrosis backdrop", Experimental and molecular pathology   
6. Muhammad Ihtisham Umar 1 , Waseem Hassan1 , Ghulam Murtaza1 *, Manal Buabeid2,3 *, Elshaimaa Arafa2,3 , Hafiz Muhammad Irfan4 , Mohd Zaini Asmawi 5 and Xianju Huang (2021), "The Adipokine Component in the Molecular Regulation of Cancer Cell Survival, Proliferation and Metastasis", Pathology and oncology research   
7. Xianwen Zhoua, Waseem Hassanb,*, Sahar Bakhtc, Kalsoom Hussainc, and Hammad Ahmedd (2021), "Abutilon indicum Exhibits Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects in Mice Models", Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics   
8. Furqan Muhammad Iqbal1 · Sarah Iqbal2 · Bushra Nasir1 · Waseem Hassan3 · Hammad Ahmed4 · Syed Yasir Iftikhar1 (2021), "Formulation of captopril-loaded hydrogel by microwave-assisted free radical polymerization and its evaluation", Polymer bulletin   
9. Syed Yasir Iftikhar1 , Furqan Muhammad Iqbal1 , Waseem Hassan2, Bushra Nasir1 and Abdur Rehman Sarwar1 (2020), "Desirability combined response surface methodology approach for optimization of prednisolone acetate loaded chitosan nanoparticles and in-vitro assessment.", Material research express   
10. Waseem Hassan ,1 Manal Ali Buabeid ,2 Umme Kalsoom,3 Sahar Bakht,3 Imran Akhtar,3 Furqan Iqbal ,4 and El-Shaimaa A. Arafa (2020), "Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Expedites the Healing Process in Contact Frostbite", BioMed research international    
11. El-Shaimaa A. Arafa ,1,2 Waseem Hassan ,3 Ghulam Murtaza ,3 and Manal Ali Buabeid (2020), "Ficus carica and Sizigium cumini Regulate Glucose and Lipid Parameters in High-Fat Diet and Streptozocin-Induced Rats", Journal of diabetes research   
12. Manal Ali Buabeid ,1 El-Shaimaa A. Arafa ,1,2 Waseem Hassan ,3 and Ghulam Murtaza (2020), "In Silico Prediction of the Mode of Action of Viola odorata in Diabetes", BioMed Research International   
13. Maryam Zaib1, Ali Sharif2*, Bushra Akhtar3, Humaira Majeed Khan2, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar4, Waseem Hassan5, Faisal Razzaq1, Sajid Nawaz1 and Naeem Qaisar6 (2020), "Berberis lycium Royle. extracts attenuate inflammation and modulates hyperglycemia in alloxan induced diabetic rats", Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical sciences    
14. Hammad AHMED1,2,3, Jawad AHMED4, Fawad AHMED5, Waseem HASSAN6,*, Mahtab Ahmad KHAN7 & Ghulam MURTAZA6 (2020), "Emerging Resistance of Antibiotics Against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Methicillin Sensitive and Resistance Staphylococcus aureus", Latin American journal of pharmacy   
15. El-Shaimaa A. Arafa1,2, Manal A. Buabeid1,*, Waseem Hassan3, Ghulam Murtaza3, Tahir A. Chohan4 and Hammad Ahmed5 (2020), "Protective Effects of Cocos Nucifera Oil in Paraphenylene Diamine Toxicity", Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology   
16. Jing Zhao1,2, Jiuming Li1,2, Waseem Hassan3, Dongyan Xu2, Xue Wang2, Zhaohui Huang1 (2020), "Sam68 promotes aerobic glycolysis in colorectal cancer by regulating PKM2 alternative splicing", Annals of Translational Medicine.   
17. Rui Wang,1 Waseem Hassan ,2 Fiaz ud Din Ahmad,3 Qaiser Jabeen,3 Hammad Ahmed,4 and Omer Iqbal3 (2019), "Citrus aurantium Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity", BioMed research international    
18. Yuewen Wang,1 Xu Chao,1 Fiaz ud Din Ahmad,2 Hailong Shi ,1 Hania Mehboob,2 and Waseem Hassan (2019), "Phoenix dactylifera Protects against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity", Cardiology research and practice    
19. Xue Wang1†, Waseem Hassan2†, Jing Zhao1, Sahar Bakht3, Yunjuan Nie1, Ying Wang1,4, Qingfeng Pang5 and Zhaohui Huang1,4* (2019), "The impact of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1a on liver malignancies and cell stemness with metabolic consequences", Stem cell research and therapy   
20. Hafiz Qasim Mehmood1, Syed Ali Faran1, Mueen Ahmad Chaudhry2, Syed Haroon Khalid1, Ikram Ullah Khan1, Waseem Hassan3, Rabia Ashfaq1 and Sajid Asghar1* (2019), "An assessment of bioavailability of acrylate based pH-sensitive complexes of lovastatin", Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical sciences    
21. Guohong Qin 1,2,3,†, Ji Ma 1,2,3,†, Qiongshan Huang 1,2,3, Hongli Yin 1,2,3, Jichun Han 1,2,3, Maoru Li 1,2,3, Yang Deng 1,2,3, Bing Wang 1,2,3, Waseem Hassan 4,* and Jing Shang 1,2,3,* (2018), "Isoquercetin Improves Hepatic Lipid Accumulation by Activating AMPK Pathway and Suppressing TGF- Signaling on an HFD-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rat Model", International journal of molecular medicine   
22. Xue Wang1 | Feng-Feng Ping2 | Sahar Bakht3 | Jingjing Ling4 | Waseem Hassan5 (2018), "Immunometabolism features of metabolic deregulation and cancer", Journal of cellular & molecular medicine   
23. Meng Liu3†, Shubin Jiang4†, Yu Ma5, Jun Ma4, Waseem Hassan6 and Jing Shang1,2* (2018), "New DiaP277 analogue shifts DCs to tolerogenic, and modulates NF-Kß1 to suppress autoreactive T lymphocytes in the type 1 diabetic mice", Autoimmunity    
24. Meng Liu, Shubin Jiang, Yu Ma, Jun Ma, Waseem Hassan and Jing Shang (2018), "Peripheral-blood gene expression profiling studies for coronary artery disease and its severity in Xinjiang population in China", Lipids in Health and Disease , pp: 154, Vol: 2018, Issue: 1, Impact Factor: 2.663   
25. Zejun Fang a, h, *, Chaoju Gong , Songshan Yu , Weihua Zhou, Waseem Hassan, Hongzhang Li e, Xue Wang f, Yanyan Hu a, Kaipeng Gu a, Xixi Chen , Bing Hong , Yuyan Bao , Xiang Chen , Xiaomin Zhang , **, Hong Liu (2018), "NFYB-induced high expression of E2F1 contributes to oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer via the enhancement of CHK1 signaling", Cancer Letters, pp: 58-72, Vol: 415, Issue: 2018, ISSN: 0304-3835, Impact Factor: 6.375   
26. Xue Wang, Waseem Hassan?, Qaiser Jabeen, Ghulam Jilany Khan?, Furqan Iqbal (2017), "Interdependent and independent multidimensional role of tumor microenvironment on hepatocellular carcinoma ", cytokine, Vol: 103, Issue: 2018, Impact Factor: 3.488   
27. Meng Liu, Xiaotong Chen, Ji Maa, Waseem Hassan, Huali Wua, Jiawei Ling, Jing Shang (2017), "ß-Elemene attenuates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice via restoring NO levels and alleviating oxidative stress", Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, pp: 1789-1798, Vol: 95, Issue: 2017, Standard: 0753-3322, Impact Factor: 2.759   
28. Waseem Hassan, Rongyin Gao, Andleeb Shahzadi, Fiaz ud din, Hafiz Muhammad Farhan Rasheed. The developing link of metabolic growth factors in insulin resistance. (2017), "The developing link of metabolic growth factors in insulin resistance. ", Journal of contemporary Pharmacy, pp: 26-35, Vol: 1, Issue: 1   
29. Wang LL, Zhang ZC, Hassan W, Li Y, Liu J, Shang J. (2016), "Amelioration of free fatty acid-induced fatty liver by quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucuronide through modulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha/sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c signaling.", Hepatology Research, pp: 225-38, Vol: 46, Impact Factor: 2.602   
30. Liu X, Yu L, Hassan W, Sun L, Zhang L, Jiang Z. (2016), "The Duality of Kupffer Cell Responses in Liver Metabolic States", Current Molecular Medicine, pp: 1-11, Vol: 16, Impact Factor: 2.345   
31. Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Waseem Hassan, Malik Hassan Mehmood and Anwarul Hassan Gilani (2015), "Antidiarrheal and antispasmodic activities of Adiantum capillus veneris are predominantly mediated through ATP-dependent K+ channels activation.", Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, pp: 222-229, Vol: 10, Impact Factor: 0.616   
32. Khalid Hussain Janbaz,Waseem Hassan, Malik Hassan Mehmood and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani (2015), "Antidiarrheal, Antispasmodic and Bronchodilator Activities of Pistacia integerrima are Mediated through Dual Inhibition of Muscarinic Receptors and Ca++ Influx", Science, Technology and Development, pp: 52-59, Vol: 34, Issue: 1   
33. Janbaz KH, Hassan W, Mehmood MH, Gilani AH. (2015), "Antidiarrheal, Antispasmodic and Bronchodilator Activities of Pistacia integerrima are Mediated through Dual Inhibition of Muscarinic Receptors and Ca++ Influx. ", Science, Technology and Development. , pp: 52-59, Vol: 34 , Issue: 1   
34. Wang X, Chen Y, Abdelkader D, Hassan W, Sun H, Liu J. (2015), "Combination Therapy with Oleanolic Acid and Metformin as a Synergistic Treatment for Diabetes.", Journal of Diabetes Research, pp: 1-10, Vol: 2015, Impact Factor: 2.717   
35. Lin Ding, Jun-Lin Liu, Waseem Hassan, Lu-Lu Wang1, Fang-Rong Yan & Jing Shang. (2015), "Lipid modulatory activities of Cichorium glandulosum Boiss et Huet are mediated by multiple components within hepatocytes. ", Sci Rep. , pp: 4715. , Vol: 4, Issue: 4, Impact Factor: [IF- 4.122]   
36. Meng Liu, Lifei Mao, Abdelkader Daoud, Waseem Hassan, Liangliang Zhou, Jiawei Lin, Jun Liu, Jing Shang (2015), "ß-elemene inhibits monocyte-endothelial cells interactions via reactive oxygen species/MAPK/NF-?B signaling pathway in vitro.", European Journal of Pharmacology, pp: 37-45, Vol: 766, Impact Factor: 2.896   
37. Sajid Asghar, Jumah Masoud M. Salmani, Waseem Hassan, Ying Xie, Fanfei Meng, Zhigui Su, Minjie Sun, Yanyu Xiao, Qineng Ping. (2014), "A facile approach for crosslinker free nano self assembly of protein for anti-tumor drug delivery: Factors’ optimization, characterization and in vitro evaluation. ", European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ., pp: 53–62, Vol: 63 , Issue: 2014, Impact Factor: IF- 3.466   
38. Waseem Hassan, Lin Ding, Rong-Yin Gao, Jun Liu, Jing Shang (2014), "Interleukin-6 signal transduction and its role in hepatic lipid metabolic Disorders", Cytokine. , pp: 133-42, Vol: 66, Issue: 02, Impact Factor: IF- 3.514   
39. Waseem Hassan, Gao Rongyin, Abdelkader Daoud, Lin Ding, Lulu Wang, Jun Liu, and Jing Shang. (2014), "Reduced Oxidative Stress Contributes to the Lipid Lowering Effects of Isoquercitrin in Free Fatty Acids Induced Hepatocytes.", Oxid Med Cell Longev. , pp: 313602, Vol: 2014, Issue: 2014, Impact Factor: IF- 4.936   
40. Yu Li, Lin Ding, Waseem Hassan,Daoud Abdelkader, and Jing Shang. (2013), "Adipokines and Hepatic Insulin Resistance.", J Diabetes Res. , pp: 2013, Vol: 2013; 2013: 170532. [IF- 2.885], Issue: 2013, Impact Factor: IF- 2.885   
41. Muhammad T. RAZI, Malik SAADULLAH, Ghulam MURTAZA & Waseem HASSAN. (2011), "Determination of the Anti-Diabetic Effect of Methanolic Extract of Sphaeranthus indicus L. on Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rabbits. ", Lat. Am. J. Pharm., pp: 378-82, Vol: 30, Issue: 02, Impact Factor: IF- 0.401   
42. Usman Z. Paracha, Rehan Z. Paracha, Waseem Hassan, Ghulam Murtaza. (2011), "xamining the Efficacy of Sorafenib – a Meta-Analysis Ocena skutecznosci sorafenibu – metaanaliza. ", Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine , pp: 335-342, Vol: 20, Issue: 02, Impact Factor: 1.262   

Qualification

PhD
China Pharmaceutical University, China
Jul 2011 to Dec 2014
   
M.Phil
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Dec 2006 to Jun 2009
   

Experience

Assistant Professor
COMSATS
Feb 2018 to Date
   
Assistant Professor
The University of Lahore
Sep 2017 to Feb 2018
   
Assistant Professor
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Apr 2015 to Sep 2017
   
Lecturer
Hajvery University
Aug 2010 to Jul 2011
   
Lecturer
The University of Faisalabad
Apr 2009 to Apr 2010
   

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