Dr Mahmood Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, College Road, Lahore-Pakistan. He has more than 22 years of professional experience in pharmaceutical industry where he did quality by design (QbD) based project for manufacturing of haemodialysis concentrates in Pakistan & Malaysia. His research interest involve synthesis of novel drug analogs and tested them for various pharmacological properties against different phenotypes of various disease models like antibacterial, antifungal, FIC index calculations, anti-inflammatory, analgesic activities, enzymatic assay (cyclooxygenase, urease, α-glucosidase, carbonic anhydrase). He is also working on plant-mediated nanoparticles, microparticles, composites, hydrogel, MOFs for drug delivery, and biodegradable films for food and biomedical applications. He also authored 1 book and contributed more than 16 book chapters on biopolymer-based hydrogel, COF, wood composites, and drug delivery applications for books to be published in Wiley, Springer-Nature, ACS, RSC, and Elsevier. He is the editor/advisor of 6 International Journals. He has reviewed over 869 research/review articles for more than 120 journals hosted by Wiley, Springer Nature, ACS, RSC, De Gruyter, and Elsevier, and served as an editor for 103 articles. Named an outstanding “Reviewer” for Analytical Methods by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for the year 2024