Dr. Mahboob Alam

Associate Professor

mahboob.alam@cust.edu.pk

+92-51-111-555-666

PROFILE SUMMARY

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.

QUALIFICATION
PhD	Pharmaceutical Sciences	University of Peshawar Pakistan	2013
MPH	Master in Public Health	Abasyn University Peshawar Pak.	2009
Pharm-D	Doctor of Pharmacy	University of Peshawar Pakistan	2007

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor	Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad	Since – 2018
Assistant Professor	The University of Lahore, Islamabad	2017 –2018
Assistant Professor	Hazara University Mansehra	2013 – 2017
Lecturer	Abasyn University Peshawar Pak.	2008 – 2013

HONORS & AWARDS
1.	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) indigenous scholarship Award (Ph.D.)

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

Natural Products;
Phytochemistry;
Pharmacological studies.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	MPhil	Phytochemical and Pharmacological screening of medicainal plant of family crassulaceae.
2.	MPhil	Evaluation of viola betonicifolia smith aqeous extrac for gastrointestinal motility activity.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1.	A. W. Khan, Z. ul Abidin, M. U. K. Sahibzada, M. Faheem, N. G. Qazi, M. Alam, I. Ullah, J. Uddin, A. Khan, A. Al-Harrasi “Potential biomedical applications of Araucaria araucana as an antispasmodic, bronchodilator, vasodilator, and antiemetic: Involvement of calcium channels”. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 115651, 2022.
2.	A. Batool, G. A. Miana, M. Alam, M. T. Khan, M. Muddassir, W. Zaman, Saifullah, A. Aman, A. Khusroo, M. U. K. Sahibzada,“Bioassay-guided fractionation and isolation of Arctigenin from Saussurea heteromalla for in vitro and in silico cytotoxic activity against HeLa cells” Journal of Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. vol. 117, 2022.
3.	M. Sakhi, A. Khan, Z. Iqbal, I. Khan, F. Ullah, S. I. Khan, M. A. khattak, A. Aman, M. Alam “A new Sensitive HPLC/UV Method for Simultaneous Determination of Paclitaxel, Sorafenib with co-administered Omeprazole in Biological Samples and Dosage Forms and its Applications in Pharmacokinetic Studies”. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. vol. 20 (9), pp. 1949-1959. 2021.
4.	Z. Malik, M. Abbas, F. Ali Shah, A. U. Khan, M. Alam, H. Nadeem, and S. Alghamdi, “Thiazolidine derivatives attenuate carrageenan-induced inflammatory pain in mice”, Journal of Drug Design, Development and Therapy, vol. 15, pp. 369-384, 2021.
5.	I. Ilahi, F. Khuda, M. U. K. Sahibzada, S. Alghamdi, A. S. Dablool, M. Alam and A. A. K. Khali, “Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using root extract of Duchesnea indica and assessment of its biological activities”, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 14, 2021.
6.	Khuda, F., Iqbal, Z., Khan, A., Zakiullah, Samiullah, Sahibzada, M. U. K., Alam, M. and Khusro, A. “Effect of Fresh Pomegranate Juice on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Artemether: An Open-Label, Randomized, 2- Period Crossover Study in Healthy Human Volunteers.” Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, vol. 203, p. 114179, 2021.
7.	M. Faheem, S. H. Ali, A. W. Khan, M. Alam, U. Ilyas, M. Zahoor, R. Ullah, A. S. Alqahtani and A. M. Alqahtani, “1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivative Attenuates Chronic Constriction Injury Induced Neuropathic Pain: A Computational, Behavioral, and Molecular Approach,” Brain Sciences, vol. 10, 2020.
8.	U. Ullah, H. Badshah, Z. Malik, M. Alam, A. Aman, A. U. Khan and F. A. Shah “Hepatoprotective effects of melatonin and celecoxib against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats,’’ Journal of Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, pp. 255-263, 2020.
9.	A. khan, Z. Iqbal, S. Nazir and Mehboob Alam, “Evaluation of Emesis Control with Orally Disintegrating Tablets and Conventional Tablets of Domperidone: A Randomized Trial” Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, vol.39, no.1, pp. 29-37, 2020.
10.	A. Khan, Z. Iqbal, A. Ullah, M. Alam and M. Akhlaq, “Sintering Technique: A Novel Approach for Enhancing Mechanical Strength of Tablets; Formulation Development and Optimization of Process Variables” Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. Vol.38 pp.3, pp. 617-28, 2019.
11.	M. Alam, A. Khan, S. Bashir, A. Aman and A. Al-Harrasi “Bioassay-guided isolation of urease inhibitors from Ferula narthex Boiss.’’ South African Journal of Botany, vol. 120, pp.247-252, 2019.
12.	M. Alam, A. Khan , A. Wadood , S. Bashir and A. Aman, ‘Bioassay-Guided Isolation of Sesquiterpene Coumarins from Ferula narthex Boiss: A New Anticancer Agent,” Journal of Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 7, 26. 2016.
13.	S. Bashir, M. Alam, A. Adhikari, S. Yousuf, B. Ahmad, A. Aman, and M. I. Choudhary, “New Antileishmanicidal Sesquiterpene Coumarins from Ferula narthex Boiss,” Phytochemistry Letters Journal vol.9, pp. 46-50, 2014.
14.	S. Bashir, M. Alam, B. Ahmad and A. Aman, “Antibacterial, Antifungal and Phytotoxic activities of Ferula narthex Boiss.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences vol.27.6, pp. 1819-1825, 2014.
15.	S. Bashir, M. Alam, B. Ahmad and A. Aman, “Screening of Ferula Narthex Boiss Crude Methanolic Extract for Analgesic, Gastrointestinal motility and Insecticidal Activity” Middle East Journal of Scientific Research. vol.14 no. 4, pp. 471-475, 2013.
16.	A. Raza, A. Aman, H. S. Gill, M. Alam and A. G. Schätzlein, “Rapid and Sensitive liquid chromatographic method for determination of etoposide in plasma and biological samples” Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, pp. 2796-2813, 2013.

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