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Dr. Aftab Ahmed

Dr. Aftab Ahmed

Associate Professor, Research Faculty and Core Laboratory Manager

School of Pharmacy

Expertise: Proteins & Peptides; Purification and Characterization; Amino Acid Sequencing; Plant Proteomics;

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Email: aahmed@chapman.edu

Education:: University of Karachi, Bachelor of Science
University of Karachi, Master of Science
University of Karachi, Ph.D.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications: Sajjad H, M Shafiq, A. R. Siddiqui, M Sardar, M Mushtaq, S Shafeeq, M Nur-e-Alam, A Ahmed, Z Ul-Haq. 2024. Uncovering PPAR-? agonists: An integrated computational approach driven by machine learning. J. Molecular Graphics and Modelling. February 24, 2024.; Komal Zia, M Nur-e-Alam, A Ahmed, Z Ul-Haq. 2024. Taming the cytokine storm: small molecule inhibitors targeting IL-6/IL-6a receptor. J. Molecular Diversity February 17, 2024.; Akhtar U, Y Khurshid, B El-Aarag, B Syed, IA Khan, K Parang, A Ahmed*. 2024. Proteomic characterization and cytotoxic potential of proteins from Cuscuta (Cuscuta epithymum (L.) crude herbal product against MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2024) 24:195, May 20, 2024.; Muhammad H, M Nur-e-Alam, A Ahmed, Z Ul-Haq (2024). Highly efficient hole transporting pyrimidine-based dyes for photovoltaic applications: A DFT/TD-DFT study. Journal Physics and Chemistry of Solids 195(2024)112272.; Sherwani ZA, SS Tariq, M Mushtaq, AR Siddiqui, M Nur-e-Alam, A Ahmed, Z Ul-Haq (2024). Predicting FFAR4 agonists using structure-based machine learning approach based on molecular fingerprints. Scientific Reports 14 (1), 9398 (2024); Yousuf M, H Zafar, A Tul-Wahab, S Yousuf, N Rahman, SH Ghoran, A Ahmed, MI. Choudhary (2024). Identification of new potential inhibitors of pteridine reductase-1 (PTR1) via biophysical and biochemical mechanism-based approaches: Step towards the treatment of Leishmaniasis. Int. J. Biol. Macromolecules 282(2024) 137198.; Atiya H, U Qureshi, M Nur-e-Alam, A Ahmed, Z Ul-Haq (2024). Unraveling the Erythropoietin Heterodimeric Complex: In Silico Analysis of Complex Assembly and Binding Interface. J. Chemistry October 2024.; Tanveer, F., A. Ilyas, B. Syed, Z. Hashim, A. Ahmed, Z. Zarina. 2023. Differential protein Expression in Response to Varlitinib Treatment in Oral Cancer Cell Line: an In Vitro Therapeutic Approach. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.; Aldakhil, T., S.O. Alshammari, B. Siraj, B.Al-Aarag, S. Zarina, D. Salehi, A. Ahmed. 2023. The structural characterization and bioactivity assessment of nonspecific lipid transfer protein 1 (nsLTP1) from caraway (Carum carvi) seeds. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023) 23:254.; Siddiqui H, A Tul-Wahab, A. Ahmed, M I Choudhary. (2023) Structural and Functional Analysis of Urease Accessory Protein E from Vancomycin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus MU50 strain. Protein Peptide Letter. Aug 2023.; Mushtaq M, S Usmani, A Jabeen, M Nur-e-Alam, S. Ahmed, A Ahmed, Zaheer Ul-Haq. (2023). Identification of potent anti-immunogenic agents through virtual screening, 3D-QSAR studies, and in vitro experiments. Molecular Diversity August 2023.; Haneef, K., Salim, A., Hashim, Z., Ilyas, A., Syed, B., Ahmed, A., Zarina, S. 2023. Chemical hypoxic preconditioning improves survival and proliferation of mesenchymal stem cells. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, September 2023.; Fazal, Yumna., M. Zohaib, B., Syed, S.H. Ansari, Z. Hashim, A. Ahmed, S. Zarina. 2022. Prenatal diagnosis of maternal serum from mothers carrying thalassemic fetus. Pediatrics International 64,e14999; Saud O. Alshammari, T. Aldakhil, Q.A. Alshammari, D. Salehi, A. Ahmed. 2022. Cytotoxic Activity of Non-specific Lipid Transfer Protein (nsLTP1) from Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) Seeds. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2022) 22:135.; Syed, N., A. Ilyas, B. Syed, A. Ahmed, S. Zarina, Z. Hashim. 2022. Novel Synergistic Combination of Pamidronate and Temozolomide for Breast Cancer Therapeutics. (E-Pub Ahead of Print) Current Cancer Drug Targets 13 October 2022.; Usman, M., A. Ilyas, B. Syed, Z. Hashim, A. Ahmed , S. Zarina. Serum HSP90-Alpha and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Biomarker. Protein Peptide Letters 2021 Jun 16 (2021) (E-pub Abstract Ahead of Print); Megeressa, M., B. Siraj, S. Zarina, A. Ahmed. Structural Characterization and in vitro Lipid Binding Studies of Nonspecific Lipid Transfer Protein 1 (nsLTP1) from Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Seeds. Scientific Reports-Nature. 10: 21243 (2020).; Khurshid, Y., B. Syed, B, S.U. Simjee, O. Beg, A. Ahmed. Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of proteins from black seeds (Nigella sativa) on human breast MCF-7 cancer cell line. BMC Complementary. Med. Therapies. 20, 5:1-11 (2020); Meshal, N., H. Waheed, S. Y. Ali, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Z. Ul-Haq, A. Ahmed. Purification and Characterization of a Nonspecific Lipid Transfer Protein 1 (nsLTP1) from Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi) seeds. Scientific Reports-Nature. 9:4148 (2019).; Waheed, H., S.K.Doman, A. Ahmed. Partial Amino Acid Sequence of Leaf-nosed Viper (Eristicophis macmahonii) Snake Hemoglobin. J. Animal & Plant. Sci. 28(6) (2018); Munir, I., S. Ajmal, M.R. Shah, A. Ahmed, A. Hameed and S.A. Ali. Protein drug nano-conjugates: Finding the alternative proteins as drug carrier. Int. J. Biol. Macromolecules. 101: 131-145 (2017).; Waheed, H., H. Freedman, S.F. Moin, S. Zarina and A. Ahmed. The primary structure of ßI chains of hemoglobin from snake Sindhi krait (Bungarus sindanus sindanus). Protein J. 35: 193-201(2016).; Atta, A.; Amber, A.; Hashim, Z.; Ahmed, A.; Zarina, S. Lactate Dehydrogenase like crystalline: A potential protective shield for Indian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastix hardwickii) lens against environmental stress. Protein J. 2014, 33:128- 134.; Yao, L.; Danniels, S.J.; Moshnikova, A.; Kunznetsov, S.; Ahmed, A.; Engelman, D.M.; Reshetnyak, Y.K.; Andreev, O.A. pHLIP peptide targets nano-gold particles to tumors. PNAS, 2013, 110 (2) 465-470.; Kalkunte, S.; Neubeck, S.; Norris, W.E.; Cheng, S.; Kostadinov, S.; Hoang, D.V.; Ahmed, A.; Von Eggeling, F.; Shaikh, Z.; Padbury, J.F.; Berg, G.; Markert, U.; Sharma, S. Transthyretin Is Dysregulated in Preeclampsia, and its native form prevents the onset of disease in a preclinical Mouse model. The American J. Pathology 2013, 183(5): 1425-1436; Guo, L.; Panderi, I.; Yan, D.D.;Szulak, K.; Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Ma, H.; Niesen, D.B.; Seeram, N.; Ahmed, A.; Yan, B.; Pantazatos, D.; Lu, W. A comparative study of hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles and hollow gold nanospheres on degradability and toxicity. ACS Nano 2013, 7(10):8780-8793.; Musharraf, S.G.; Muhammad, S.; Siddiqui, A.J.; Haq, N.; Ahmed, A. Quantitative analysis of some important metals and metalloids in tobacco products by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Journal Chemistry Central Journal 2012, 6 (1), 56-68.