Major: Biochemistry

Specialization: Studies on Conformation, new drug formulation and analysis of Febuxostat (Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor)

PRESENT DESIGNATION:

• Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, COMJ-F, KSAU-HS (since Aug 2015)

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D,  of  Biochemistry

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Biophysics  , Conformation Analysis of drug , New formulation and development of drug  , Phyco-social issues in medical students (Emotional Intelligence, Nomophobia, anxiety, stress)  , New teaching methedologies in health sciences.(PBL,TBL )
  

SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS

1. • Life Time Member of National Academy of Young Scientist (NAYS), Pakistan

EDITORIAL AND REVIEWING ACTIVITIES

• Full Time Reviewer
  • Acting as External Peer reviewer in
    i. “Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences (AJAHS)”, University of Lahore
    ii. International journal of Biology and Biotechnology (ijbbku.com) University of Karachi.

PUBLICATIONS (in KSAU-HS)

1. Asif U, Sherwani A, Akhtar N, Shoaib M, Hanif M, Qadir M et al. Formulation Development and Optimization of Febuxostat Tablets by Direct Compression Method. Advances in Polymer Technology. 2015, DOI 10.1002/adv.21536
   Country: United States , Publisher : John Wiley and Sons Inc.. (2014 / 2015 Impact Factor: 1.045)
2. aeem S, Asif U, Sherwani A K, Bano K, Shoaib M H, Akhtar N.
   Docking Studies of Febuxostat by using Xanthine Oxidase inhibitor. Intl. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 2012 ; 9 (4): 367-371.
   Country: Pakistan , http://www.ijbbku.com/index.html
3.  Bano K, Sherwani A K, Asif U, Shoaib M H, Akhtar N. Conformational analysis and geometry optimization of Prasugrel as P2Y12 receptor antagonist. . Pakistan journal of biochemistry and molecular biology.2012 ; 45(1): 11-14
   Country: Pakistan , ISSN 1681-4525, (HEC indexed and recognized.)
4. Sherwani A K, Naeem S, Asif U, Bano K, Shoaib M H, Akhtar N.Docking Studies of Prasugrel by Using MolDock Software. Pak. J. biochem.mol.biol., 2012 ; 45(3): 134-137
   Country: Pakistan  , ISSN 1681-4525, (HEC indexed and recognized.)
5. Bano K, Asif U, Sherwani A K, Shoaib M H and Akhter N. Conformational Analysis and geometry optimization of FEBUXOSTAT, as a xanthine oxidase inhibitor. Pakistan journal of biochemistry and molecular biology.2011 ; 44(4): 141-147
   Country: Pakistan  , ISSN 1681-4525, (HEC indexed and recognized).