| Specialization: |
|---|
| Biochemistry; protein biophysics |
| UG | B.Sc. (Hons), Chemistry — Aligarh Muslim University | 1979 |
| PG | M.Sc., Biochemistry — Aligarh Muslim University, 1981; | 1981 |
| PG | M.Phil., Biochemistry — Aligarh Muslim University, 1983 | 1983 |
| PHD | Ph.D., Biochemistry — Aligarh Muslim University, 1987 | 1987 |
Professional Overview
Over 39 years of extensive teaching experience and more than 44 years of research expertise in higher education, biochemistry, and pharmaceutical sciences. Background features long-standing academic leadership and professorships at top institutions including Universiti Malaya, UCSI University, and Aligarh Muslim University, alongside international visiting faculty experience in India and Ethiopia. Specialized in ligand/drug-protein interactions, protein denaturation, protein/enzyme stability, and protein structure-function relationships. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), with an extensive research portfolio comprising over 160 peer-reviewed articles, multiple books/chapters, and high-impact international citations.
Current Experience
Visiting Professor | Assam Down Town University (AdtU), India (July 2025 – Present)
Professor (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Malaysia (June 2022 – Present)
Previous Experience
Professor (Biochemistry) | Institut Sains Biologi, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia (June 2004 – March 2022)
Associate Professor (Biochemistry) | Department of Plant Sciences, Alemaya University (now Haramaya University), Ethiopia (October 2001 – June 2004)
Reader (Biotechnology) | Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, India (March 1997 – October 2001)
Lecturer (Senior Grade - Biotechnology) | Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, India (March 1992 – March 1997)
Lecturer (Biotechnology) | Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, India (August 1989 – March 1992)
Lecturer (Biochemistry) | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India (November 1988 – August 1989)
Lecturer (Biochemistry) | Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, India (March 1987 – November 1988)
Ligand/drug–protein interactions; protein denaturation; protein/enzyme stability; protein structure–function
Highly Ranked Scholar - Lifetime (Serum Albumin) – Conferred by ScholarGPS (2025).
Full Member – Elected to the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, USA (February 2024).
Certificate of Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty of the Year (2023) – Conferred at the 8th South Asian Education Award & Summit (2023).
Silver Award – Recognized at the Malaysian Technology Expo (MTE 2023) on Advanced Healthcare and Life Sciences (2023).
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) – Elected Fellow by the Royal Society of Biology, UK (July 2019).
Honorary Fellow – Institute for Engineering Research & Publication (IFERP), India (February 2019).
Bentham Ambassador – Designated Ambassador for Bentham Science, UAE (2018–2019).
Lifetime Achievement Award – Conferred by the Venus International Foundation, India (August 2018).
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) – Elected Fellow by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (December 2017).
MAAS Young Scientist Award – Awarded by the Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science, India (1997).
WOOD / WHELAN Fellowship – Awarded by the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and ICSU (1994).