Prof. Dr. Khalid Mohammed Khan
D. Sc. (Kar.), Ph. D. (Kar.), Postdoc. (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Khan is among the most prominent scientists in Pakistan, recognized for his original contributions to medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Recently, he was awarded a D. Sc. degree from the University of Karachi. He has received many prestigious awards. Prof. Khan established a world-class medicinal and synthetic laboratory at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, focusing on discovering new enzyme inhibitors and other bioactive compounds. He is mentoring a large number of young researchers in the field of drug design and discovery. He supervised and co-supervised 46 Ph.D., MS, or M.Phil. scholars. In the last two decades, he has enriched world literature with several novel bioactive substance classes and helped develop new pharmacophores. His work's major emphasis is on synthesizing inhibitors of clinically essential enzymes.
His current research interests include bioassay-directed isolation of natural products and nanomedicine development. He is the co-editor of two books and several chapters in books. In addition, he has authored or co-authored over 850 research papers published in journals of international repute. He has a citation index exceeding 22364 and 20 international and national patents representing top-quality research productivity.
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Short Biography
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mohammed Khan
D. Sc. (Kar.), Ph. D. (Kar.), Postdoc. (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Khan is among the most prominent scientists in Pakistan, recognized for his original contributions to medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Recently, he was awarded a D. Sc. degree from the University of Karachi. He has received many prestigious awards. Prof. Khan established a world-class medicinal and synthetic laboratory at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, focusing on discovering new enzyme inhibitors and other bioactive compounds. He is mentoring a large number of young researchers in the field of drug design and discovery. He supervised and co-supervised 46 Ph.D., MS, or M.Phil. scholars. In the last two decades, he has enriched world literature with several novel bioactive substance classes and helped develop new pharmacophores. His work's major emphasis is on synthesizing inhibitors of clinically essential enzymes.
His current research interests include bioassay-directed isolation of natural products and nanomedicine development. He is the co-editor of two books and several chapters in books. In addition, he has authored or co-authored over 850 research papers published in journals of international repute. He has a citation index exceeding 22364 and 20 international and national patents representing top-quality research productivity.
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