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G H U L A M A B B A S HEC APPROVED SUPERVISOR OF PHARMACOLOGY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth February 20, 1982
Gender Male
CNIC No. 42501-5189908-5
Passport No. HG1019081
Religion Islam
Marital Status Married
Mobile +92 333 34 76 182
E-mail ghulam.abbas@hotmail.com
Work Address Lab-313, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
ICCBS, University of Karachi
Karachi-75270, Pakistan
Tel: (92-21) 99261737 or 111-222-292 Ext: 137
ghulam.abbas@iccs.edu
Home Address B-88, Shah Faisal Town, Jinnah Avenue,
Karachi-75100, Pakistan
Tel: (92-21) 34590269
EDUCATION
M.Phil. / Ph.D. in Pharmacology
[2012] [CGPR: 3.77] [Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ahsana Dar Farooq]
[Title: Behavioral, biochemical and immunohistochemical
effects of Areca catechu on depressive models of rodents]
[Pharmacology Section, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry,
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences,
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan]
Bachelor of Pharmacy
[2001-2004] [CGPR: 3.41] [University of Karachi, Pakistan]
Intermediate (Pre-Medical)
[1997-2000] [Grade A] [D.J. Sindh Govt. Science College,
Karachi, Pakistan]
Matriculation
[1995-1997] [Grade A-1] [C.A.A Model School No. 1 (K.B.V),
Karachi, Pakistan]
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track System)
H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
University of Karachi
Sep. 2015 – Onwards
Description:
Supervising research students in the field of pharmacology.
In-charge Patch clamp facility
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track System)
Department of Pharmacy
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Abbottabad)
Aug. 2012 – Aug. 2015
Description:
Teaching Pharm.D., MS and Ph.D. students of pharmacy.
Supervising research students in the field of pharmacology.
Member of Center for Advance Drug Research (CADR).
In-charge animal house facility.
Executive R&D / Head Pharmacology Section
Herbion Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
Dec. 2010 – Aug. 2012
Description:
Conduct / facilitate pharmacological studies of phyto
pharmaceuticals as per regulatory requirements.
Development of animal house facility.
Research Fellow
Pharmacology Section, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry,
ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jan. 2006 – Aug. 2012
Description:
Conducting research as part of my M.Phil. / Ph.D. work
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Quality Control Analyst
Glaxosmithkline Pakistan Ltd.
Feb. – Sep. 2005
Description:
Ensure the quality of Augmentin, Amoxil, Ampiclox, Macleans
and ENO using equipments such as HPLC, FT-NIR, Karl Fisher,
U.V, Disintegration & Dissolution assemblies
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
S. No. Name Title Degree Year
1 Wahid Zada
Anti-depressant Evaluation of the
Methanolic Extracts of Traditionally
Used Plants Using Behavioral Paradigms
in Rodents
MS 2014
2 Sara Zeeshan
Preclinical Evaluation of the Methanolic
Extracts of Traditionally Used Plants for
Antidepressant Activity Using
Behavioral Assays
MS 2014
3 Ali Haider Evaluating Cholinergic Modulator in
Scopolamine Induced Cognitive
Impairment in Rodents
MS 2015
4 Shahab Ali
Khan
Preclinical Evaluation of the Selected
Glycation Modulator Against Cognitive
Impairment
MS 2015
5 Saniya
Hashim
Evaluating Glucocorticoid Modulator in
Stress Associated Memory Impairment
in Rodents.
MS 2015
RESEARCH CO-SUPERVISION
06 MS students (Completed)
03 PhD students (under progress)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Pharmacology of Stress, learning & memory
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RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
S. No. Title Amount
(Million)
Funding
Source Year
1
Preclinical evaluation of natural
substances for antidepressant potential
using behavioral assays.
0.5 HEC 2013
2
Evaluating nootropic claim of herbal
products using behavioral paradigms:
Targeting amyloid and cholinergic
hypotheses of Alzheimer’s disease
0.15 CIIT 2015
BOOK CHAPTER
Chapter 73 - General Aspects of Areca Nut Addiction
Book: Neuropathology of Drug Addiction & Substance Misuse
Editor: Victor R. Preedy (Kings College London, London, UK)
Publisher: Elsevier, 2016 (Vol. 3)
ISBN: 978-0-12-800634-4
AWARDS & HONORS
Research Productivity Award 2015 (COMSATS)
Editorial Board Member (Hamdard Medicus)
REVIEWER
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (Journal – Nature Publishing Group)
Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Journal - Elsevier)
Molecular Therapy (Journal – Nature Publishing Group)
Natural Product Research (Journal – Taylor & Francis)
Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior (Journal – Elsevier)
Pharmaceutical Biology (Journal – Informa Health Care)
Phytotherapy Research (Journal – Wiley)
CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS
2017: 4th International Conference on Unani Medicine, Hamdard
University, Karachi, Pakistan
2016: 14th Euroasia conference on Chemical Sciences, ICCBS,
Karachi, Pakistan
2015: 4th Pak-France Bi-national Workshop on Drug Development
and Molecular Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan
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2015: Intellectual Property Rights and Entrepreneurship in
Pakistan, ICCBS, Karachi, Pakistan
2015: Drug development – Natural & Synthetic, COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
2013: Drug development – Natural & Synthetic, COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
2013: Faculty Development Workshop, COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
2010: 12th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry
(ISNPC), Karachi, Pakistan
2009: 2nd International Symposium and Workshop-cum-Training
Course on Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (MMDR),
Karachi, Pakistan
2008: 11th (ISNPC), Karachi, Pakistan.
2007: 1st IBRO Associate School of Neuroscience, Karachi,
Pakistan.
2007: 1st Nation-wide Patch Clamp Workshop, Karachi, Pakistan
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
1. “Natural Neuro-modulators: Examples from our Research & Future Prospect” at
4th International Conference on Unani Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi,
Pakistan (Jan 10, 2017)
2. Invited lecture entitled “The challenges in research for beginners” at 2nd Annual
Research Day, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana,
Pakistan (April 21, 2016)
3. Invited lecture entitled “Depression & its Treatment: Past, Present & Future” at
Academic Research Session, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi,
Pakistan (April 18, 2016)
4. “β – glucan attenuated scopolamine induced impairment in learning & memory
via hippocampal acetylcholinesterase inhibition in rats” at 4th Pak-France Bi-
national Workshop on Drug Development and Molecular Medicine, ICCBS,
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan (Oct 14, 2015)
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5. “β – glucan ameliorated scopolamine induced cognitive impairment via
acetylcholinesterase inhibition in the hippocampus of rats” at workshop on Drug
development: Natural & Synthetic, Centre for Advanced Drug Research,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan
(Aug, 2015)
PUBLICATIONS (CITATIONS = 47; H-INDEX = 4; I10-INDEX = 1)
Shahab Ali Khan, Ali Haider, Wajahat Mahmood, Talat Roome and Ghulam Abbas*.
Gamma linolenic acid ameliorated glycation induced memory impairment in rats.
Pharmaceutical Biology 2017 (Accepted)
Neelam Zaman, Hammad Ahmad, Mobasher Ali Abid, Nisar-ur-Rahman, Talat Roome and
Ghulam Abbas*. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) facilitated extinction learning in contextual
fear conditioned rats. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2017;
DOI: 10.2174/1570180814666170203162557
Mobasher Ali Abid, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif, Khalid Rauf,
Wajahat Mahmood, Ikarmullah Khan and Ghulam Abbas*. Total antioxidant capacity of
commonly used fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2017 (Accepted)
Ali Haider, Wali Inam, Shahab Ali Khan, Hifza, Wajahat Mahmood and Ghulam Abbas*. β
– glucan attenuated scopolamine induced cognitive impairment via hippocampal
acetylcholinesterase inhibition in rats. Brain Research 2016; 1644: 141-148
Sara Zeeshan, Wahid Zada, Huma Aslam Bhatti, Ghulam Abbas*. Cuscuta reflexa: an
implication of quercetin mediated monoamine oxidase inhibition in preclinical models of
depression. Hamdard Medicus 2016; 59(1): 17-23.
Mohamad Khairul Azali Sahak, Nurul Kabir, Ghulam Abbas, Suhaimi Draman, and
Durriyyah Sharifah Hasan Adli. The role of Nigella sativa and its active constituents in
learning and memory. Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016
(Article ID 6075679).
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Ghulam Abbas*, Wajahat Mahmood and Nurul Kabir. Recent progress on the role of
GABAergic neurotransmission in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Reviews in the
Neurosciences 2016; 27(4): 449-455
Wahid Zada, Sara Zeeshan, Huma Aslam Bhatti, Wajahat Mahmood, Khalid Rauf and
Ghulam Abbas*. Cinnamomum cassia: an implication of serotonin reuptake inhibition in
animal models of depression. Natural Product Research 2016; 30(10): 1212-1214
Muhammad Sona Khan, Aneela Gohar, Ghulam Abbas, Wajahat Mahmood, Khalid Rauf
and Robert D. E. Sewell. Thymoquinone inhibition of acquisition and expression of alcohol-
induced behavioral sensitization. Phytotherapy Research 2015; 29: 1610-1615.
Sohail Mohammad, Usman Arshad, Nasir Abbass, Irfan Parvez, Ghulam Abbas, Wajahat
Mahmood. Bioequivalence Study of Atorvastatin Tablets in Healthy Pakistani Volunteers.
Therapie 2015; 70: 329-335
Ghulam Abbas*, Khalid Rauf, Wajahat Mahmood. Saponins: The phytochemical with an
emerging potential for curing clinical depression. Natural Product Research 2015; 29: 302-
307
Usman Arshad, Mobasher Ali Abid, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif,
Ghulam Abbas, Wajahat Mahmood, Robert D. E. Sewell and Khalid Rauf. Is there a
negative correlation between a phenelzine sub-acutely induced antidepressant-like behaviour
and hippocampal 5-HT? Pharmacology Online 2014; 2: 54-60
Gowhar Ali, Fazal Subhan, Nazar Ul Islam, Nasir Ullah, Muhammad Shahid, Samiullah,
Ihsanullah, Rehmat Shah, Ikhtiar Khan, Robert D. E. Sewell and Ghulam Abbas.
Comparative evaluation of gastroulcerogenic potential of nitrogen isoforms of salicyl alcohol
and aspirin in rats: biochemical and histological study. Archives of Pharmacal Research 2014;
37: 916-926
Khalid Rauf, Fazal Subhan, Muzaffar Abbas, Syed Mobasher Ali, Gowhar Ali, Muhammad
Ashfaq and Ghulam Abbas*. Inhibitory effect of Bacopasides on spontaneous morphine
withdrawal induced depression in mice. Phytotherapy Research 2014; 28: 937-939
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Shagufta Khan, Ghulam Abbas, Fahad Shabbir Ahmed, Atta-ur-Rahman and Ahsana Dar.
Effect of dichloromethane fraction of areca catechu nut on monoamines associated behaviors
and tyramine pressor sensitivity in rats. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014;
27: 303-307
Ghulam Abbas, Sabira Naqvi, Shaista Erum, Shakil Ahmed, Atta-ur-Rahman and Ahsana
Dar. Potential antidepressant activity of Areca catechu nut via elevation of serotonin and
noradrenaline in the hippocampus of rats. Phytotherapy Research 2013; 27: 39-45
Khalid Rauf, Fazal Subhan, Ghulam Abbas, Gowhar Ali, Syed Mobasher Ali Abid, Usman
Arshad and Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif. Bacopa monnieri inhibits locomotor
hyperactivity induced by morphine without altering noradrenaline. Pharmacology Online
2013; 1: 172-181
Ghulam Abbas, Sabira Naqvi and Ahsana Dar. Comparison of monoamine reuptake
inhibitors for immobility time and serotonin levels in the hippocampus and plasma of sub-
chronically forced swim stressed rats. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2012; 25:
441-445
Ghulam Abbas, Sabira Naqvi, Shahab Mehmood, Nurul Kabir and Ahsana Dar. Forced
swim stress does not affect monoamine levels and neurodegeneration in rats. Neuroscience
Bulletin 2011; 27: 319-324
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