Department of Pharmacy

Dr. Muzaffar Abbas

PROFESSOR / DEAN FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Dr. Abbas completed the PhD degree in Pharmacology under Fulbright Scholarship Program from South Dakota State University, USA, in 2016. He worked at different positions including Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Head of Basic Medical Sciences Department. Dr. Abbas has broad research interests in the areas of neuroscience, molecular pharmacology and neuropharmacology. His specific field of research focuses on drug discovery and development for neurological disorders including depression, memory, anxiety, opioid tolerance, opioid-induced paradoxical pain, addiction, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory pain in laboratory animal models. He has supervised post-graduate research projects. He remained member of Society for Neuroscience (SFN), USA, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), USA and American Pain Society (APS), USA. He is life time member of The Rho Chi Honor Society, South Dakota State University, USA.

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Dr. Mahboob Alam

Professor

Dr. Mahboob Alam currently working as an Associate Professor at Department of Pharmacy, Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad Pakistan. His field of specialty is Pharmacognosy. His field of interest is natural products, drug discovery and biological assays. He did his PhD from University of Peshawar, Pakistan in 2013. He served in different universities of Pakistan. He supervised two Mphil students in Abbottabad University of Science & Technology Havelian Abbottabad. He is also a National player of Volleyball and got 04 Gold Medals at University and National Games.

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Dr. Nadia Shamshad

Professor

Dr. Malik has completed her PhD degree in Pharmaceutics from “The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan”. She has been associated with academia in terms of teaching and research for more than 15 years. Currently she is working as an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Malik, has broad research interest in the areas of drug delivery. Her research area explores delivery techniques for drugs with challenging properties, optimization of their release and enhancement of their clinical efficacy. She has deep interest in research primarily focusing on polymeric drug delivery systems, biomaterials, cutaneous formulations, elucidation of different changes in skin and the development of cosmeceuticals for them.

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Dr. Fazlullah Khan

Associate Professor

Dr. Fazlullah Khan received his doctorate in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2019 and joined academia as faculty member. He has broad research interests in the areas of Pharmacology and Toxicology. His specific field of research focuses on environmental toxicants-induced disorders. He has published scores of research publications in renowned international journals. In addition, he serves as a review editor for various international journals including Frontiers in Endocrinology and Frontiers in Pharmacology. He is member of Society of Toxicology (SOT) and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS).

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Dr. Mahira Zeeshan

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Reem

Assistant Professor

Dr. Reem earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2022 from Riphah International University, Pakistan, under the HEC Indigenous Scholarship Program. With over 10 years of experience in both teaching and the pharmaceutical industry, she has held various positions, including Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Quality Control Manager and Acting Head of Department. Her research interests span neuroendocrinology, synthetic chemistry, bioinformatics, systems biology, and machine learning. Her work is particularly focused on gene identification using systems biology and machine learning approaches. She also specializes in 2D and 3D QSAR modeling of chemical compounds. Dr. Reem has co-supervised postgraduate research projects and holds a patent for a self-emulsifying drug delivery system. Currently, she is collaborating with the University of Florida, USA, on a project investigating senescence markers for age-related pain and disability in osteoarthritis.

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Dr. Siraj Khan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Siraj Khan completed his Ph.D. in Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) obtained through the HEC Indigenous PhD Fellowship Program at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has more than 5-year of research and teaching experience nationally and internationally and has held various positions including Research associate, Lecturer and Assistant Professor. His area of research is medicinal chemistry focusses on multi-step organic and inorganic synthesis, molecular modeling, and various in vitro biological activities. In addition, he has extensive experience in using advanced analytical techniques. He had to work on research project at College of Pharmacy, Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, University of Minnesota, USA and Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. Dr. Khan actively contributes as a reviewer for various academic journals, ensuring the quality and advancement of research in his field. His dedication to academia and research reflects his strong commitment to advancing critical studies in medicinal chemistry.

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Dr. Farman Ullah Khan

Assistant Professor

Dr. Farman Ullah Khan completed his PhD in Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy at School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, under the fully funded Belt and Road Scholarship Program in 2024. He has over five years of teaching and research experience both in his home country and internationally. Dr. Khan worked at different positions including Lecturer and Assistant Professor. He has broad research interests in the areas of pharmacy practice, clinical pharmacy and pharmacy administration and policy research

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Ms. Iqra Hamid

Assistant Professor

Ms. Hamid completed M.Phil Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Riphah International University Islamabad in 2019.Her research interests are synthetic chemistry and computer Aided drug designing. She has teaching and professional experience in different institutes. She is focused, highly-motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Mr. Muhammad Yasir

Assistant Professor

Mr. Muhammad Yasir a Lecturer in Pharmacy passionate about teaching and research holding two years of experience in medical devices and two & half years in academia with skill-based research approaches in Antimicrobial Resistance, Computer-Aided Drug Designing, Pharmacogenomics, and Microbiology & Immunology. Deep insights in identifying research gaps, innovative ideas hunting, shifts and positioning students for the future.

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Ms. Nitasha Gohar

Assistant Professor

Ms. Gohar completed her M.Phil in Biochemistry from Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad with distinction in 2012. She worked in capacity of teaching assistant, Research associate and laboratory demonstrator in Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and Gomal University, D.I.Khan. With interest in Drug discovery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Novel Drug Delivery systems, safety and efficacy studies, Ms. Gohar held consultant position in World Health Organization (WHO) for vaccine testing and safety surveillance. She also contributed in the patient safety through her series of lectures from the same forum. Apart from teaching, her expertise comprises of project management, regulatory guideline development and implementation, and process development. She is very focused on high quality work, including scientific research & development & teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu.

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Mr. Sohail Riaz

Assistant Professor

Mr. Riaz completed his M.Phil. in the area of Pharmacy Practice from the University of Baluchistan in 2018. He has worked in different positions both in industry and academia including regulatory affairs pharmacist, Quality assurance officer and faculty member at Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur AJ&K. His research focuses on Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy with more emphasis on understanding and maximizing the impact of medication treatment on patient’s psychosocial aspects and health-related outcomes. Mr. Sohail Riaz is member of International Society of Pharmaco-economics and Outcome Research (ISPOR).

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Mr. M. Farhan Ali Khan

Assistant Professor

Mr. Farhan has completed his M.Phil. Pharmaceutics from Quaid-i-Azam University University, Islamabad in 2019. He has been associated with academia for last 3.5 years. Mr. Farhan has broad research interests in the areas of pharmaceutics, drug delivery science, nanoparticles, microneedles and hydrogels. Mr. Farhan is interested in pursuing a career in academics, seeking a challenging position to utilize his skills and abilities in the field of education that offers professional growth while being resourceful and innovative.

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Mr. Sadaqat Hussain

Assistant Professor

Mr. Sadaqat Hussain Awan completed his M.Phil. in the area of Pharmaceutics from Bahuddin Zakariya University Multan in 2019. He has worked in different positions in retail pharmacy, pharma distribution and academia including Retail Pharmacist, Zonal Quality Compliance Officer and faculty member at Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur AJ&K. His research focuses on pharmaceutics with more emphasis on novel drug delivery system. Mr. Sadaqat is general secretary of young pharmacists association Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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Mr. Ahsan Rafiq

Assistant Professor

Mr. Ahsan Rafiq completed his M.Phil. in Pharmacology from the Islamia University Bahawalpur in session 2016-2018. He has been associated with academia and research for more than 7 years. He worked in the capacity of lecturer, academic coordinator, research associate, administration, and teaching assistant in different private sector colleges respectively. With an interest in pharmacology, drug discovery, invitro-in vivo studies, toxicology computational studies, safety and efficacy studies. Mr. Ahsan Rafiq also has research expertise in vivo animal modeling, biological assays, computer-aided drug designing, and molecular docking. He is a highly devoted and enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills including scientific research and development and teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu.

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Ms. Komal Farooq

Assistant Professor

Ms. Komal completed her M.Phil. in Pharmacology from University of Sargodha, Sargodha in 2019. She has been associated with academia and research for more than 6 years. She worked in capacity of lecturer, academic coordinator, chief warden in Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmacy, Rawalpindi Campus and Friends Institute of Paramedical Sciences Rawalpindi respectively. Ms. Komal has interest in Drug-Disease relationship, Drug-Drug interaction and drug safety and efficacy studies. She is highly devoted and enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills including scientific research & development and teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu

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Mr. Mateen Abbas

Lecturer

Mr. Abbas have done his M.Phil. in the field of Pharmacy Practice He was Teaching Assistant at Hamdard Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hamdard University Islamabad campus where he taught pharmacy graduate student. He has keen interest in Health-Related Quality of Life, Pharmacy policy, Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacy Informatics. In addition to his role as faculty member, he is active in variety of Social and public organization and activities including serving on the Board of Director in Pakistan Society of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacist Health society.

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Ms. Hafsa Jabeen

Lecturer

Ms. Hafsa Jabeen completed her M.Phil in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in 2019. Her research interests are synthetic chemistry and computer Aided drug designing. She has teaching and professional experience in different institutes. She is a focused, highly-motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Sabiha Naureen

Lecturer

Ms. Sabiha completed M.Phil Pharmaceutics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad in 2021. Her research interests are method development, validation and new drug discovery. She has professional experience in different institutes. She is focused, highly-motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Abeer Tariq

Lecturer

Ms. Abeer completed her M.Phil. in Pharmaceutics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad in 2021. Her research interests are Drug designing, Nanotechnology, and targeted drug delivery. She has teaching and professional experience in different institutes. She is a focused, Ambitious, highly motivated, and Zealous individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Fiza Tahir

Lecturer

Ms. Fiza Tahir completed M.Phil in Healthcare Management/Public Health from Riphah International University Islamabad in 2019.Her research interests are applicability of emotional intelligence models in educational and industrial sectors, relationship of emotional intelligence and other overlapping constructs like emotional awareness, emotional regulation and its clinical outcomes etc. She has teaching and professional experience in different institutes. She is focused, highly-motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Asima Bibi

Lecturer

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Ms. Fareeha Hasan

Lecturer

Ms. Fareeha Hasan completed her M.Phil in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University College of Pharmacy, Punjab University in 2020. Her research interests are synthetic chemistry, medicinal plants and their bioassay. She has professional experience in different institutes. She is a focused, highly motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Farwa Zaid Ali

Lecturer

Ms. Zaid completed MS (Pharmacognosy) from COMSATS University Islamabad Abbottabad Campus in 2022. Her research interests are Phytochemical Profiling and Wound Healing Activity of Heliotrpium strigosum Using Burn Mice Model. She has two years teaching experience. She is focused, highly-motivated and deadline-committed enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills.

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Ms. Farwa Tahir

Lecturer

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Mr. Shamas Gulfam

Lecturer

Mr. Shamas completed his M.Phil in Pharmacology from Riphah International University, Islamabad in 2021. He has been associated with community pharmacy for 3 years. With interest in pharmacological sciences, neuroscience, computational studies, safety and efficacy studies, Ms. Shamas also has research expertise in Social Isolation Stress induced depression, biological assays, Immunohistochemistry, Elisa. He is dynamic, social and creative individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills including scientific research and is able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

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Ms. Rubina Shoukat

Lecturer

Ms. Rubina is a highly accomplished individual with a strong academic background, holding an M.Phil. in Pharmacology with distinction from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad in 2022, and a Pharm.D. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Akson College of Pharmacy, MUST, Mirpur, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, completed in 2020. With over 2 years of research experience, her areas of expertise include in Vivo Studies, Invitro Studies, Animals Handling, Techniques for Induction of Diseases, Probiotics, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Biological Aspects in Pathogenesis of IBD, Biochemical Assessments, Biological Assays, and Ex-Vivo Technique to Elucidate the Interaction of Probiotics with Intestinal Lining. Her dedication and passion make her an asset in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, contributing significantly to advancements in understanding the therapeutic potential of probiotics and their applications in treating inflammatory bowel diseases. She is dynamic, social and creative individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills including scientific research and is able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

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Mr. Israr Ahmad Sani

Lecturer

Mr. Israr Ahmad Sani completed his Master of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics from Riphah International University, Islamabad in 2021. He has experienced in pharmaceutical industry for more than 5 years. He worked in capacity of pharmaceutical microbiologist, analyst and as incharge of Quality Control Department at Wilson’s healthcare Islamabad. He is experienced in performing analysis of drugs and natural products on High Performance Liquid Chromatography, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, and Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. He experienced as an internal trainer on calibration, validation and ISO 17025. He is highly devoted and enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills including scientific research & development and teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu.

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Mr. Sajeel Ahmad

Lecturer

Mr. Sajeel Ahmad completed his M.Phil in Pharmaceutics from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan in 2022. He has been associated with academia and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant for more than 4 years. He worked in capacity of lecturer at Ayan Institute of Medical Sciences and production pharmacist at Wilson’s Healthcare and Shaigan Pharmaceuticals. He has served in various production departments including tablet, syrup, dry suspension and soft-gel section. With interest in pharmaceutical sciences, drug discovery, preformulation studies, novel drug delivery systems, method development and validation, physico-chemical evaluations, safety and efficacy studies, Mr. Sajeel Ahmad also has research expertise in formulation, stabilization, invitro and invivo characterization of transdermal emulgels. He is a highly devoted and enthusiastic individual with strong interpersonal skills including scientific research & development and teaching with excellent communication skills in English and Urdu.

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M. Junaid Tariq

Lecturer

Mr. Junaid completed the M.Phil. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Riphah International University, Islamabad, in 2021. He worked at different positions including Production Pharmacist, Community Pharmacist and Assistant Production Manager. Mr. Junaid has broad research interests in the areas of synthetic organic molecules, neuroscience and molecular docking. His specific field of research focuses on drug discovery, synthesis and development of organic molecules for neurological disorders include Alzheimer’s disease, memory impairment, and neuroinflammation in laboratory animal models.

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Mr. S. Hassam Ali Sami

Lecturer

Mr. Hassam completed his MS in Pharmacy Practice from COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus in 2020. He has been associated with academia and research for more than 2 years. He worked as a lecturer, and has a broad research interest in the area of clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy. Mr. Hassam is a self-motivated and and versatile pharmacist with proven experience of working in academia and successfully conducting independent research. Possess strong background knowledge in clinical pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, palliative care, research, and development a team player as well as language enthusiast who is always open to acquiring new skills and passionate about research, teaching and global research.

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Mr. M. Ibrar Khan

Associate Lecturer

Mr. Muhammad Ibrar Khan completed his MPhil degree in Pharmacology from Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, in 2022. He has research interests in the areas of neuroscience, molecular pharmacology and neuropharmacology. His specific field of research focuses on drug discovery and development for neurological disorders include, arthritic, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory pain in laboratory animal models.

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