Dr. Muhammad Imran
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Dr. Muhammad Imran

Ph.D , South Korea (2014) in Biochemistry
Research Interest:  Cancer Biology, Cellular Signalling, Food Biochemistry
Telephone: +92919216652

Qualification

M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D

Experience:

1. October 2015 till present: Associate Professor Biochemistry Section Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar, Pakistan 

2- September 2004 till 2015 Lecturer Biochemistry Section, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar Pakistan 

3- April 2002 to December 2002 Lecturer Biochemistry Section Department of Chemistry University of Peshawar, Pakistan 

4- December 2002 to August 2004 Lecturer Government Degree College, Peshawar Pakistan 

5- March 2008 to 2010 Research Assistant Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine Ajou University, Suwon South Korea

Honors and Awards:

1- First position in Provincial Civil Services (2002) NWFP Pakistan

2- Brain Korean-21 (BK-21) Fellowship Award 

3- Best Presentation Award (2009) First Ajou Biomedical Conference, Suwon, Republic of Korea.

4- Best Student of the Year Award (2010) Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.

5- Best Research Award (2011) from Korean Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 

6- Best Young Scientist Award (2012) Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. 

Membership:

1- Member of Pakistan Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

2- Associate Member of American Association for Cancer Research 

3- Associate Secretary, Pakistan Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2015-16.

Selected Publications:

1. Hina Zubair, Muhammad Imran, Impact of Akt rs1130233 on BTG2/TIS21/Pc3 expression, DNA damage and risk of colorectal cancer. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, 2021 (Submitted).

2. Hina Zubair, Javeria Aurangzeb, Bushra Zubair, Muhammad Imran, Association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes insertion/deletion polymorphism with DNA damage and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population Pakistan,  Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2021 (Accepted).

3. Rabia Ashiq, Batool Fatima, Mohibullah Shah,..Muhammad Imran..& Muhammad Najam-ul-Haq, Tin derived antimony/nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Sb/NPC) composite for electrochemical sensing of albumin from hepatocellular carcinoma patients, Microchimica Acta (Mickochimica Acta) 2021,188: 338.

4. Ajab Khan, Zahid Khan, Muhammad Imran, Imdad Ullah, Association of ACE Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 2021, 30(4): 3711-3718.

5. Taha Hameed, Zahid Khan, Muhammad Imran, Saif Ali, Associations of transcription factor 7-Like 2 (TCF7L2) gene polymorphism in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population of Pakistan, African Health Sciences  2021, 21(1): 15-22.

6. Fatima Batool, Muhammad Imran et al., Selective electrochemical sensing of hemoglobin from blood of β-thalassemia major patients by tellurium nanowires graphene oxide modified electrode, Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 419: 129706-14.

7. Maryam Jamil, Batool Fatima, Muhammad Imran et al., Quantitative Determination of Creatinine from Serum of Prostate Cancer Patients by N-doped Porous Carbon Antimony (Sb/NPC) Nanoparticles, Bioelectrochemistry, 2021, 140: 107815-22.

8. Aliya Minhaz, Naeem Khan, Nargis Jamila, M. Raza Shah, Muhammad Imran, Amir Atlas, Schiff base stabilized silver nanoparticles as a potential sensor for Hg(I)detection, as anticancer and antimicrobial agents, Arabian Journal of Chemistry 2020, 13(12), 8898-8908.

9. Hina Zubair, In Kyoung Lim, Sher Zaman Safi, and Muhammad Imran, Akt downregulates B-cell translocation gene-2 expression via inhibition of MAPK signaling in leukemia cells, Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, 2020, 50(6),711-716.

10. Hamayun Khan, Waqar Ahmad, Iqbal Hussain, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Siddique Afridi, Shafqat Ullah, Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of wild variety of Olea europaea, Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 2020, 14, 640–648.

11. Muhammad Sadiq Aziz, Rab Nawaz, Nageena Haider, Zia ur Rehman, Aziz-ul-Hasan Aamir, Muhammad Imran, Starch composition, antioxidant potential and glycemic indices of various varieties of Triticum aesitivum L. and Zea mays L. available in Pakistan, Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2019;43:e12943.

12. Abdul Wahab, Syed Aleem Jan, Abdur Rauf, Zia Ur Rehman, Zahid Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Fatima Syed, Sher Zaman Safi, Hamayun Khan and Muhammad Imran, Phytochemical composition, biological potential and enzyme inhibition activities of Scandix pecten-veneris L., Journal of Zhejiang University Science B (2018), 19(2):120-129.

13. Iqra Zubair Awan and Abdul Qadeer Khan, Naeem Khan, Nargis Jamila, Ji Yeon Choi, Eun Yeong Nho, Muhammad Imran, Iqbal Hussain, In Min Hwang, Determination of Irradiation Induced Hydrocarbons in Beef Jerky by GC-MS, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan (2017), 39 (1): 119-124.

14. SZ. Safi, R. Qvist, GS. Yan, H. Karimian, M. Imran, and IK, Ismail, Stimulation of beta-Adrenergic receptors play protective role via increased expression of RAF-1 and PDX-1 in hyperglycemic rat pancreatic islet (RIN-m5F) cells, Archives of Medical Science, (2017) 1;13(2):470-480.

15. Fatima Syed, Khurshid Ali, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Muhammad Gul Fraz, Zahid Khan, Muhammad Imran, Raheela Taj, Aftab Ahmad, Preparation and characterization of a green nano-support for the covalent immobilization of glucoamylase from Neurospora sitophila, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology, (2016), 162:  309-317

16. Hamayun Khan, Syed Aleem Jan, Mehwish Javed, Rabia Shaheen, Zahid Khan, Aftab Ahmad, Sher Zaman Safi and Muhammad Imran, Nutritional Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Selected Wild Edible Plants, Journal of Food Biochemistry (2016), 40: 61–70.

17. Aftab Ahmad, Fatima Syed, Muhammad Imran, Arif Ullah Khan, Kamran Tahir, Zia Ul Haq Khan, and Qipeng Yuan, Phytosynthesis and Antileishmanial Activity of Gold Nanoparticles by Maytenus Royleanus, Journal of Food Biochemistry 40 (2016) 420–427.

18. M. Imran, JS. Park, IK. Lim, Stress-induced NF-κB activation differentiates promyelocytic leukemia cells to macrophages in response to all-trans-retinoic acid, Cellular Signalling (2015) 29 (3):

19. M. Imran, I.K. Lim, Regulation of Btg2 expression via PKC-NFκB pathway under stress conditions, Cellular Signalling (2013), 25 (12): 2400-12

20. M. Imran, T.J. Park, I.K. Lim, TIS21/BTG2/PC3 enhances downregulation of c-Myc during differentiation of HL-60 cells by activating Erk1/2 and inhibiting Akt in response to all-trans-retinoic acid, European Journal of Cancer  (2012), 48(15):2474-85

21. MJ. Asad; K. Ali; M. Gulfraz; A. Ahmad; Z. Khan; M. Imran; R. Taj, Optimization of Various Parameters for Maximum Production of Glucoamylaze by Neurospora, Asian Journal of Chemistry, (2016) 28(3): 669-674

22. A. Ahmad, Y. Wei,  F. Syed,   M. Imran,  Zia Ul Haq Khan,   K. Tahir,   A. Khan,  M. Raza,   Q. Khan and   Q. Yuan, Size dependent catalytic activities of green synthesized gold nanoparticles and electro-catalytic oxidation of catechol on gold nanoparticles modified electrode, , RSC Advances (2015), 5: 99364-99377 

23. M. Imran, S. Mohibullah, R. Khan and Faridullah, Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of some Morus species, Journal of Zhejiang University Science B (2010), 11(12):973-980

24. M. Imran, F.N. Talpur, Sirajuddin and R. Khan, Leaf lipids of some edible plants from North-West Pakistan, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan (2009); 31(3):492-497

25. I. Khan, M. Imran, S. Rehman, Nutritional Assessment of Morus alba and Phoenix dactylifera, (2009), 31(01):103-108

26. M. Imran, H. Khan, S.S. Hassan and R. Khan, Physicochemical characteristics of various milk samples available in Pakistan, Journal of Zhejiang University Science B 9(7):546-551 (2008)

27. A. Zeb, S. Khan, I. Khan and M. Imran, Effect of Temperature, UV, Sun and White Lights on the Stability of Olive Oil, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan (2008) 30 (5), 790-794.

28. I. Khan, Azizullah, M. Imran, Nutritional Evaluation of Moris nigra and Vitis vinifera, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan (2008) 30 (4), 637-641.

29. M. Arfan, R. Khan, M. Imran, H. Khan, and J. Mehmood, One pot synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some aryl/alkyl, 3-aminoquinazolin-(3H)-ones, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan (2008) 30 (2): 299-305.

30. I. Khan, H. Ullah and M. Imran, Nitrate and phosphate pollution in surface and ground water in Western Malaysia, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan, (2007) 29 (4): 315-320.

31. M. Imran, F.N. Talpur, M.S. Jan, A. Khan and I. Khan, Analysis of nutritional components of some wild edible plants, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan (2007) 29 (5): 500-508.

32. M. Imran, M.I. Banghar and I. Khan, Lipid content and fatty acid composition of some edible plants, Journal of  Chemical Society of Pakistan (2007) 29 (6): 585-590.

Books

  1. Reference Book of Chemistry for Class 9, (2021)
  2. Reference Book of Chemistry for Class 10, (2021)
  3. Advances in Biochemical Techniques (In Progress)

Research Grants

1. Directorate of Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan as PI (Completed)

2. Directorate of Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan as Co-PI (Completed)

3. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan as PI (Continued)

 

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