Dr. Nadeem Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Area of Interest: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, Biochemical Engineering, Protein Engineering, Drug discovery and development, Biological assay, Enzyme inhibition and kinetics
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007  

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. Muhammad Abid Mustafa, Hafiz Rashid Hussain, Jawad Akbar Khan, Nadeem Ahmad, Sajid Bashir, Muhammad Asad, Hamid Saeed Shah, Azmat Ali Khan, Abdul Malik, Sabiha Fatima, Abid Mehmood Yousaf, and Imran Nazir (2024), "Development and In Vitro characterization of Azadirachta Indica Gum grafted polyacrylamide Based pH-Sensitive Hydrogels to improve the Bioavailability of Lansoprazole.", Biochemistry & Biodiversity, Impact Factor: 2.74    (External URL)
2. Khalid Farwa Muskan, Muhammad Ijaz, Arshad Mahmood, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Talib Hussain, Mulazim Hussain Asim, Nadeem Ahmad, Shumaila Arshad, Masood Ur Rehman, and Imran Nazir (2023), "Mucoadhesive, Fluconazole-Loaded Nanogels Complexed with Sulfhydryl-ß-cyclodextrin for Oral Thrush Treatment", AAPS PharmSciTech, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-023-02653-1, Impact Factor: 3.5    (External URL)
3. Mediha Assad, Rizwan Nasir Paracha, Abu Bakar Siddique, Muhammad Ashraf Shaheen, Nadeem Ahmad, Muhammad Mustaqeem, Fariha Kanwal, Muhammad Zia Ul Mustafa , Muhammad Fayyaz ur Rehman , Sumaya Fatima and Changrui Lu (2023), "In Silico and In Vitro Studies of 4-Hydroxycoumarin-Based Heterocyclic Enamines as Potential Anti-Tumor Agents", Molecules, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ molecules28155828, Impact Factor: 4.2    (External URL)
4. Muhammad Tahir, Nadeem Ahmad, Dong Lei, Sakhawat Ali. (2022), "Emerging role of oncolytic viruses and stem cells in gene therapy: should they be integrated?", Drug Discovery Today, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2022.03.016, Impact Factor: 8.36    (External URL)
5. Adham M. Alkhadrawi, H. Xue, Nadeem Ahmad, Muhammad Akram, Y. Wang, Chun Li, (2022), "Molecular study on the role of vacuolar transporters in glycyrrhetinic acid production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae,", Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembrane, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBAMEM.2022.183890. , Impact Factor: 4.0    (External URL)
6. Hafiz Rashid Hussain, Sajid Bashir, Asif Mahmood, Rai Muhammad Sarfraz, Misbah Kanwal, Nadeem Ahmad, Hamid Saeed Shah, Imran Nazir (2022), "Fenugreek seed mucilage grafted poly methacrylate pH-responsive hydrogel: A promising tool to enhance the oral bioavailability of methotrexate", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.064    (External URL)
7. Madiha Rasheed, Rabia Asghar, Sundas Firdoos, Nadeem Ahmad, Amina Nazir, Kakar Mohib Ullah, Noumin Li, Fengyuan Zhuang, Zixuan Chen, and Yulin Deng (2022), "A Systematic Review of Circulatory microRNAs in Major Depressive Disorder: Potential Biomarkers for Disease Prognosis", International Journal of Molecular Sciences, DOI: https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031294, Impact Factor: 6.20    (External URL)
8. Ke Xu, Yu-jia Zhao, Nadeem Ahmad, Jing-nan Wang, Bo Lv, Ying Wang, Jun Ge, Chun Li (2021), "O-glycosyltransferases from Homo sapiens contributes to the biosynthesis of Glycyrrhetic Acid 3-O-mono-ß-D-glucuronide and Glycyrrhizin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SYNBIO.2021.07.001, Impact Factor: 4.4    (External URL)
9. Xiaopeng Gao, Ke Xu, Nadeem Ahmad, Lei Qin, Chun Li (2021), "Recent advances in engineering of microbial cell factories for intelligent pH regulation and tolerance", Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/BIOT.202100151, Impact Factor: 5.72    (External URL)
10. Hao-Ran Liu, Nadeem Ahmad, Bo Lv, Chun Li (2021), "Advances in production and structural derivatization of the promising molecule ursolic acid ", Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202000657    (External URL)
11. Nadeem Ahmad, Ke Xu, Jing-nan Wang, Chun Li (2020), "Novel catalytic glycosylation of Glycyrrhetinic acid by UDP-glycosyltransferases from Bacillus subtilis ", Biochemical Engineering Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2020.107723, Impact Factor: 4.4    (External URL)
12. Jinwei Zhang, Xu, K., XiaoPeng Gao, Zhang, Y.-f., Guo, D.-y., Qin, L., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, N & C. Li. (2011), "Recent advances in yeast genome evolution with stress tolerance for green biological manufacturing.", Biotechnology and Bioengineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28183, Impact Factor: 4.5    (External URL)

Qualification

PhD
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Sep 2021
   
M.Phil
University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Sep 2012
   
Pharm D
University of Sargodha, Pakistan
Jan 2010
   

Experience

Assistant Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Aug 2022 to Date
   
Lecturer
Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
Aug 2013 to Aug 2022
   
Lecturer
Department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad
Apr 2013 to Jul 2013
   

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