
PROFILE SUMMARY
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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 18 years. Currently, she holds the position of Professor within the Faculty of Pharmacy at Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, where she also serves as the Head of the Pharmaceutics Department. 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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PhD | Pharmaceutics | The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan | 2018 |
MPhil | Pharmaceutics | The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan | 2007 |
Pharm.D | Pharmacy | The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan | 2004 |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Since – 2024 Associate Professor Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 2023 – 2024 Assistant Professor Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 2018 – 2022 Assistant Professor School of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Islamabad 2008 – 2014
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MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE HoD School of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Islamabad MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES PPC Registered Pharmacist Punjab Pharmacy Council Lahore, Registration number 3276-A/05 RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS 1. Formulation Science 2. Controlled Drug Delivery System 3. Drug Targeting 4. Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology SR. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS YEAR 1 U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, B. Maryam, Sidra, N. S. Malik, N. Shahid, A. Malik, and M. Z. Malik, “An approach to enhance drug solubility: fabrication, characterization, and safety evaluation of felodipine polymeric nanoparticles,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 81, no. 17, pp. 16 197–16 217, 2024. 2024 2 A. Batool, M. Muddassir, B. H. Alshammari, T. G. Alsahli, G. F. Solre, Y. Liu, M. T. Khan, N. S. Malik, H. Ahsan, M. T. Khan et al., “Acute toxicity appraisal of saussurea heteromalla extract and development of its chemotherapeutic herbal dosage form,” Plos one, vol. 19, no. 5, p. e0302657, 2024. 2024 3 T. Javed, H. Ullah, S. A. Rashid, M. T. Khan, N. S. Malik et al., “Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of 3-bromo isoquinoline derivatives: potential lead molecules for analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents,” Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 886–907, 2024. 2024 4 A. Erum, U. R. Tulain, N. S. Malik, A. Riaz, M. Yaqoob, A. Mahmood, A. Rashid, N. Shahid, N. Gohar, A. Malik et al., “Formulation and optimization of pectin-based emulgel isolated from abelmoschus esculentus using response surface methodology,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 81, p. 10039–10059, 2024. 2024 5 N. Shahid, A. Erum, S. Hanif, N. S. Malik, U. R. Tulain, and M. A. Syed, “Nanocomposite hydrogels-a promising approach towards enhanced bioavailability and controlled drug delivery,” Current Pharmaceutical Design, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 48–62, 2024. 2024 6 M. Sarfraz, U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, N. S. Malik, A. Mahmood, S. Aslam, M. A. Sandhu, and M. Tayyab, “Cydonia oblonga-seed-mucilage-based ph-sensitive graft copolymer for controlled drug delivery—in vitro and in vivo evaluation,” Pharmaceutics, vol. 15, no. 10, p. 2445, 2023. 2023 7 A. Mahmood, A. Erum, U. R. Tulain, N. S. Malik, A. Saleem, M. S. Alqahtani, M. Z. Malik, M. Siddiqui, A. Safdar, and A. Malik, “Exploring the gelling properties of plantago ovata-based arabinoxylan: Fabrication and optimization of a topical emulgel using response surface methodology,” Plos one, vol. 18, no. 8, p. e0290223, 2023. 2023 8 J. Arshad, K. Barkat, M. U. Ashraf, S. F. Badshah, Z. Ahmad, I. Anjum, M. Shabbir, Y. Mehmood, I. Khalid, N. S. Malik et al., “Preparation and characterization of polymeric cross-linked hydrogel patch for topical delivery of gentamicin,” e-Polymers, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 20230045, 2023. 2023 9 S. Saeed, K. Barkat, M. U. Ashraf, M. Shabbir, I. Anjum, S. F. Badshah, M. Aamir, N. S. Malik, A. Tariq, and R. Ullah, “Flexible topical hydrogel patch loaded with antimicrobial drug for accelerated wound healing,” Gels, vol. 9, no. 7, p. 567, 2023. 2023 10 A. Mahmood, A. Erum, U. R. Tulain, S. Shafiq, N. S. Malik, Sidra, M. T. Khan, and M. S. Alqahtani, “Aloe vera-based polymeric network: A promising approach for sustained drug delivery, development, characterization, and in vitro evaluation,” Gels, vol. 9, no. 6, p. 474, 2023. 2023 11 S. F. Badshah, M. U. Minhas, K. U. Khan, K. Barkat, O. Abdullah, A. Munir, M. Suhail, N. S. Malik, N. Jan, and H. Chopra, “Structural and in-vitro characterization of highly swellable β-cyclodextrin polymeric nanogels fabricated by free radical polymerization for solubility enhancement of rosuvastatin,” Particulate Science and Technology, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1131–1145, 2023. 2023 12 F. Sahar, A. Riaz, N. S. Malik, N. Gohar, A. Rasheed, U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, K. Barkat, S. F. Badshah, and S. I. Shah, “Design, characterization and evaluation of gelatin/carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels for effective delivery of ciprofloxacin,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 80, no. 11, pp. 12271–12299, 2023. 2023 13 A. Baloch, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, S. F. Badshah, K. Barkat, M. Suhail, and N. S. Malik, “Fabrication of swellable pegylated hydrogel by free radical polymerization for controlled delivery of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; characterization and statistical analysis,” Particulate Science and Technology, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 683–696, 2023. 2023 14 A. Erum, U. R. Tulain, A. Maqsood, Sidra, N. S. Malik, A. Rashid, and L. Z. Warraich, “Fabrication and comparative appraisal of natural and synthetic polymeric pH responsive nanoparticles for effective delivery of dexlansoprazole,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 80, no. 8, pp. 9113–9129, 2023. 2023 15 W. Ahmad, I. Khalid, K. Barkat, M. U. Minhas, I. U. Khan, H. K. Syed, N. S. Malik, A. Jamshed, A. Ikram, and M. Badshah, “Development and evaluation of polymeric nanogels to enhance solubility of letrozole,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 80, no. 4, pp. 4085–4116, 2023. 2023 16 F. Akhtar, U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, M. Ahmad, A. Rashid, N. S. Malik, and H. Ijaz, “Impact of various monomers on release of losartan potassium from guar gum based polymeric network.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1307-1319, 2022. 2022 17 S. Naeem, K. Barkat, M. Shabbir, I. Khalid, I. Anjum, N. Shamshad, Y. Mehmood, D. H. Khan, S. F. Badshah, M. A. Syed et al., “Fabrication of pH responsive hydrogel blends of chondroitin sulfate/pluronic F-127 for the controlled release of ketorolac: Its characterization and acute oral toxicity study,” Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 611–622, 2022 2022 18 S. I. Shah, F. Nasir, N. S. Malik, M. Alamzeb, M. Abbas, I. U. Rehman, F. Khuda, Y. Shah, K. W. Goh, A. Zeb et al., “Efficacy evaluation of 10-hydroxy chondrofoline and tafenoquine against leishmania tropica (HTD7),” Pharmaceuticals, vol. 15, no. 8, p. 1005, 2022. 2022 19 M. Aslam, K. Barkat, N. S. Malik, M. S. Alqahtani, I. Anjum, I. Khalid, U. R. Tulain, N. Gohar, H. Zafar, A. C. Paiva-Santos et al., “ph sensitive pluronic acid/agarose-hydrogels as controlled drug delivery carriers: design, characterization and toxicity evaluation,” Pharmaceutics, vol. 14, no. 6, p. 1218, 2022. 2022 20 M. U. Minhas, S. Ahmad, K. U. Khan, M. Sohail, O. Abdullah, I. Khalid, and N. S. Malik, “Synthesis and evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol-4000-Co-Poly (AMPS) based hydrogel membranes for controlled release of mupirocin for efficient wound healing,” Current drug delivery, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1102–1115, 2022. 2022 21 N. Shahid, A. Erum, M. Zaman, U. R. Tulain, Q.-u.-a. Shoaib, N. S. Malik, R. Kausar, A. Rashid, and U. Rehman, “Synthesis and evaluation of chitosan based controlled release nanoparticles for the delivery of ticagrelor,” Designed Monomers and Polymers, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 55–63, 2022. 2022 22 A. Mahmood, A. Erum, S. Mumtaz, U. R. Tulain, N. S. Malik, and M. S. Alqahtani, “Preliminary investigation of linum usitatissimum mucilage-based hydrogel as possible substitute to synthetic polymer-based hydrogels for sustained release oral drug delivery,” Gels, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 170, 2022. 2022 23 U. Laraib, U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, M. A. Hussain, N. S. Malik, A. Rashid, S. Kausar, and H. Ijaz, “Development and evaluation of artemisia vulgaris mucilage based polymeric network for controlled drug delivery.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 409-424, 2022. 2022 24 S. Maryam, K. Barkat, I. Khalid, Y. Mehmood, M. A. Syed, N. S. Malik, and M. Aslam, “Polymeric blends of Okra Gum/Gelatin prepared by aqueous polymerization technique: their characterization and toxicological evaluation,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 79, no. 7, pp. 5339–5363, 2022. 2022 25 N. Rafique, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, S. F. Badshah, N. S. Malik, and K. U. Khan, “Designing gelatin-based swellable hydrogels system for controlled delivery of salbutamol sulphate: Characterization and toxicity evaluation,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 79, no. 7, pp. 4535–4561, 2022. 2022 26 A. Eum, U. R. Tulain, N. S. Malik, N. Gohar, A. Rashid, “Study of Trends of Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Bacterial Isolates from Three Private Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Pakistan”, Global Drug Design & Development Review, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 22-30, 2021 2021 27 A. Arshad, A. Enum, U. R. Tulain, N. S. Malik, S. Arshad “Role of Probiotics and Microbiota in Covid-19” Global Drug Design & Development Review, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp 1-11, 2021 2021 28 Sumaira, U. R. Tulain, A. Erum, M. A. Hussain, Sidra, N. S. Malik, A. Rashid, R. Kausar, N. Gohar, N. Shahid et al., “Fabrication, characterization and toxicity evaluation of chemically cross linked polymeric network for sustained delivery of metoprolol tartrate,” Designed Monomers and Polymers, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 351–361, 2021. 2021 29 S. Naeem, K. Barkat, N. S. Malik, and S. Maryam, “PF-127 based vildagliptin loaded polymeric hydrogels prepared by aqueous polymerization technique for treatment of diabetes mellitus,” Journal of Polymer Research, vol. 28, no. 10, p. 388, 2021. 2021 30 S. Kausar, A. Erum, U. R. Tulain, M. A. Hussain, M. Farid-ul Haq, N. S. Malik, and A. Rashid, “Formulation, in vitro evaluation, and toxicity studies of A. vulgaris-co-AAm carrier for vildagliptin,” Advances in Polymer Technology, vol. 2021, pp. 1-17, 2021. 2021 31 U. R. Tulain, A. Mahmood, S. Aslam, A. Erum, N. S. Malik, A. Rashid, R. Kausar, and M. S. Alqahtani, “Formulation and evaluation of linum usitatissimum mucilage-based nanoparticles for effective delivery of ezetimibe,” International Journal of Nanomedicine, vol. 16, pp. 4579–4596, 2021. 2021 32 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, M. S. Alqahtani, A. Mahmood, K. Barkat, M. T. Khan, U. R. Tulain, and A. Rashid, “β-cyclodextrin chitosan-based hydrogels with tunable pH-responsive properties for controlled release of acyclovir: design, characterization, safety, and pharmacokinetic evaluation,” Drug Delivery, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1093–1108, 2021. 2021 33 Q. Khalid, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, F. Batool, N. S. Malik, and M. Rehman,
“Novel β-cyclodextrin nanosponges by chain growth condensation for solubility
enhancement of dexibuprofen: Characterization and acute oral toxicity studies,”
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, vol. 61, p. 102089, 2021.2021 34 M. T. Khan, H. Nadeem, A. S. Sheikh, N. S. Malik, M. Rizwan, M. Imran, I. Javed, M. U. Munir, A.-u. Khan, A. Syed et al., “Amino acid derivatives of 2-mercaptobenzimidazoles suppress cytokines at the site of inflammation and block gastric H+/K+ ATpase.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 1157-1163, 2021. 2021 35 A. Rashid, U. R. Tulain, F. M. Iqbal, N. S. Malik, and A. Erum, “Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation of ph sensitive hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose-graft-acrylic acid hydrogels for sustained drug release of model drug nicorandil,” Gomal J. Med. Sci, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 99–106, 2020. 2020 36 M. T. Khan, H. Nadeem, A.-u. Khan, M. Abbas, M. Arif, N. S. Malik, Z. Malik, and I. Javed, “Amino acid conjugates of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole provide better anti-inflammatory pharmacology and improved toxicity profile,” Drug Development Research, vol. 81, no. 8, pp. 1057–1072, 2020. 2020 37 Y. Mehmood, U. Farooq, H. Yousaf, H. Riaz, R. K. Mahmood, A. Nawaz, Z. Abid, M. Gondal, N. S. Malik, K. Barkat et al., “Antiviral activity of green silver nanoparticles produced using aqueous buds extract of syzygium aromaticum.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 839-845, 2020. 2020 38 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, R. Tulain, I. Khalid, K. Barkat, and A. Rashid, “Toxicological evaluation of Xanthan gum based hydrogel formulation in wistar rats using single dose study,” Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica-Drug Research, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 353–360, 2020. 2020 39 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, R. Tulain, K. Barkat, I. Khalid, and Q. Khalid, “Chitosan/xanthan gum based hydrogels as potential carrier for an antiviral drug: Fabrication, characterization, and safety evaluation,” Frontiers in chemistry, vol. 8, p. 50, 2020. 2020 40 N. A. Salam, M. N. Aamir, N. S. Malik, M. Riaz, F. Aslam et al., “Exploring the potential of tianeptine matrix tablets: Synthesis, physicochemical characterization and acute toxicity studies.” Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 269-279, 2020. 2020 41 K. Barkat, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, I. Khalid, and N. S. Malik, “Chondroitin Sulfate-based smart hydrogels for targeted delivery of oxaliplatin in colorectal cancer: Preparation, characterization and toxicity evaluation,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 77, pp. 6271–6297, 2020. 2020 42 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, and Q. Khalid, “Determination of acyclovir in rabbit plasma by high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) technique,” Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica-Drug Research, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 421–429, 2019. 2019 43 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, M. U. Minhas, G. Murtaza, and Q. Khalid, “Polysaccharide hydrogels for controlled release of acyclovir: development, characterization and in vitro evaluation studies,” Polymer Bulletin, vol. 74, pp. 4311–4328, 2017. 2017 44 N. S. Malik, M. Ahmad, and M. U. Minhas, “Cross-linked β-cyclodextrin and carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels for controlled drug delivery of acyclovir,” PloS one, vol. 12, no. 2, p. e0172727, 2017. 2017 45 S.ur.R. Nazir, M. Amer, A. Malik, M. Nadeem, K.M.A.A. Hassali, N. Irshad , N. S. Malik, “Formulation Development of Metformin Tablet and its Comparative In-Vitro study with Different Brands in Pakistan” International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, Vol.19, no. 2, pp. 12-17, 2013. 2013 46 M. Akram, N. Akhtar, H. Asif, P. A. Shah, T. Saeed, A. Mahmood, and N. S. Malik, “A review of diabetes mellitus,” J Med Plants Res, vol. 5, no. 22, pp. 5337–5339, 2011. 2011 47 S.M.A. Shah, N. S. Malik, A. Awan, M.A. Idrees, M. Akram, H.M. Asif , S. Nawaz “Prevalence of amoebiasis in Gadap Town, Karachi” African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 10, no.54, pp. 11214-11216, 2011 2011 48 M. Akram, N. Akhtar, H. Asif, P. A. Shah, T. Saeed, A. Mahmood, and N. S. Malik, “Vitamin A: A review article,” J Med Plant Res, vol. 5, no. 20, pp. 4977–4979, 2011. 2011 49 M. Akram, N. Akhtar, H. Asif, P. A. Shah, T. Saeed, A. Mahmood, and N. S. Malik, “Treatment of premenstrual syndrome,” Journal of medicinal plants research, vol. 26, pp. 6122–6127, 2011. 2011 50 R. Ghani, A. Iqbal, N. Akhtar, A. Mahmood, N. S. Malik, M. Usman, H. Ali, M. Akram, and H. Asif, “Identification of different stages of hepatitis b infection with enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay,” Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 2572–2576, 2011. 2011 51 M. Akram, N. Akhtar, H. Asif, P. A. Shah, T. Saeed, A. Mahmood, and N. S. Malik, “Butea monosperma lam.: A review,” J. Med. Plants Res, vol. 5, pp. 3994–3996, 2011. 2011 52 M. Akram, M. Uzair, N. S. Malik, A. Mahmood, N. Sarwer, A. Madni et al., “Mentha arvensis linn.: A review article,” Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, vol. 5, no. 18, pp. 4499-4503, 2011. 2011 53 G. Murtaza, S. A. Khan, A. Shabbir, A. Mahmood, M. Asad, K. Farzana, N. S. Malik, and I. Hussain, “Development of a UV-spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of aspirin and paracetamol in tablets,” Scientific research and Essays, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 417–421, 2011. 2011