Imtiaz Ahmad

Looking forward towards a challenging position that provides an opportunity for learning professional development. Seeking to work where skills and experience could be utilized productively Skilled Analytical Medicinal Chemist bringing 13 years of experience working with Health Department Government of Punjab. Proven leadership and successful in leading teams in achieving financial goals. Accomplished in working with executive leaders to develop business, financial and growth strategies.

• 6 months fellowship at Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota-USA
• Metabolomic profiling of Leucophyllum frutescens using UHPLC-HR-MS/MS research work at Analytical Biochemistry Shared Resource, Masonic Cancer Centre, University of Minnesota, USA
• ISO 17025 training by the Ministry of Health Ankara-Turkey for improvements in analytical Procedures training by Ministry of Health Ankara-Turkey
• Waters HPLC training by professionally trained Waters staff in Dubai-UAE
• Waters HPLC training by waters trained staff in Lahore-Pk
• Lab In-charge of Drug Testing Laboratory of Bahawalpur
• Convener of Technical Scrutiny Committee for purchase at Drug Testing Laboratory of Bahawalpur
• Lab In-charge of Pharmaceutical Chemistry supervised by PI Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmad, at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur

• Pharmacy
• Chemistry
• Mass spectrometry
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• High performance liquid chromatography
• Gas chromatography
• Biological study
• Cell culturing

• 05/21/22, Present, Deputy Drug Controller, Drug Testing Laboratory, Jhangi wala road, Bahawalpur, Management of Wet Chemistry Laboratory, Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of Pharmaceutical Dosage forms using HPLC-MS, UPLC-MS, GCMS, HPLC, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, FTIR, Potentiometer and Polarimeter, Refractor meter, Soxhlet Apparatus and Karl Fischer, Convener of technical scrutiny committee for purchase of equipment, glassware, or any other accessories for Drug Testing Laboratory Bahawalpur
• 11/13/17, 02/18/23, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Biological activities including: Cell culturing of NIH3T3, MDCK, HEK 293, MCF7 cell lines, Antidiabetic and neuroprotective study using Albin rats animal model, Antibacterial and Enzyme inhibition assays., Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of natural products such as Polyphenolic contents (TPC and TFC), Antioxidant Assay (ABTS, CUPRA, FRAP and AlCl3 method), Spectroscopic analysis such as NMR (400MHz) 1D and 2D, HR-LCMS/MS, HPLC and UPLC, FTIR, UV-Vis spectrometry, Column chromatography, TLC, and Prep-TLC, and purification
• 12/26/14, 11/12/17, Assistant Pharmaceutical Chemist, Drug Testing Laboratory-Bahawalpur, Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of Pharmaceutical Dosage forms using HPLC-MS, UPLC-MS, GCMS, HPLC, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, FTIR, Potentiometer and Polarimeter, Refractor meter, Soxhlet Apparatus and Karl Fischer
• 11/23/11, 12/24/14, Inspector of Drugs, Tehsil Mailsi, Inspection of Medicine store and pharmacy for the purpose of their inventory record, sale purchase record, Samples of Pharmaceuticals for test/analysis purpose, Inking of request for initiation of legal action in case of any illegal activity, guidance in respect of implementation of any amendment in law or new version of Law, Follow up of legal actions taken in the court of Law

• Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
• Chemistry Africa
• Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

• Date of Birth: 09/16/84
• Nationality: Pakistan

• Chemical Profiling, in-vitro biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of Ruellia tweediana: An unexplored plant, Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 02/01/24, 32, 2, 101939
• Compritol-based solid lipid nanoparticles of desvenlafaxine prepared by ultrasonication-assisted hot-melt encapsulation to modify its release, Nanomedicine, 2024, 1-14, https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2023-0229
• Phytochemical screening, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies of aerial parts of Trigonella hamosa (branched Fenugreek), Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 03/16/23, 104795
• Synthesis, antimicrobial and molecular docking study of structural analogues of 3-((5-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-3yl)thio)-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, PLOS ONE, 12/01/22, 17, 12, e0278684, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278684
• Compritol-Based Alprazolam Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Sustained Release of Alprazolam: Preparation by Hot Melt Encapsulation, Molecules, 27(24), 8894
• GC-MS profiling, phytochemical and biological investigation of aerial parts of Leucophyllum frutescens (Berl.) IM Johnst (Cenizo), South African Journal of Botany, 148, 200-209
• Profiling of phytochemicals from aerial parts of Terminalia neotaliala using LC-ESI-MS2 and determination of antioxidant and enzyme inhibition activities, PloS one, 17(3), e0266094
• Phytochemical Profiling, In Vitro Biological Activities, and In Silico Molecular Docking Studies of Dracaena reflexa, Molecules, 27(3), 913
• New mechanistic insights on Justicia vahlii Roth: UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and GC-MS based metabolomics, in-vivo, in-silico toxicological, antioxidant based anti-inflammatory and enzyme inhibition evaluation, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15(10), 104135
• Evaluation of Low Molecular Weight Cross Linked Chitosan Nanoparticles, to Enhance the Bioavailability of 5-Flourouracil, Dose-Response, 19(2), 15593258211025353
• Single-step extraction for simultaneous quantification of desvenlafaxine and alprazolam in human spiked plasma by RP-HPLC, Plos one, 15(9), e0238954

• Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmad, Chairman, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, rshamed_iub@yahoo.com, +923006801267
• Prof. Dr. Irshad Ahmad, Ex-Chairman, Department of Pharmacognosy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, drirsshad_iub@gmail.com, +923006800703
• Dr. Fahad Mahmood Khan, Quality Management System Manager, Drug Testing Laboratory Bahawalpur, fahaddtlbwp@gmail.com, +923336393841

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