Natural Product Chemistry

Dr. Umar Farooq

Designation: Professor
Email: umarf@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone No. : 92-992-383591-6
Role: Faculty
Research Interests: N/A

Academics/ Degrees

  • PhD                      2006                H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Post doct               2004-2005        University of Paderborn, Germany
  • Post doct               2008-2009        University of Cardiff UK
  • Academic fellow    2013-2014        University of Cardiff UK



Profile/Bio

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: 

  1. Professor                           2018-Till date CUI Abbottabad
  2. Associate Professor           2011 – 2017 COMSATS IIT, Abbottabad
  3. Assistant Professor            2006- 2011 COMSATS IIT, Abbottabad
  4. Visiting Scientist    2018-2019 ICCAS Beijing, China
SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS:

Oral Presentations in International Conferences

  •  Oral presentation on “Secondary Metabolites Isolated from an Endophytic Phoma sp. Absolute Configuration of Tetrahydropyrenophorol” Natural product as Drug, University of Paderborn Germany, from 13-14 October 2004.
  • Oral Presentation on “Iodoxolone-Based Hypervalent Iodine Reagents” 4M2008 conference, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 09.-11.09.2008
  • Oral presentation on “Synthesis of New Enantiomerically Pure Organoiodine Catalyst and Their Application in the Functionalization of Ketones” Bristol Synthesis meeting 15 April 2008, UK
  • Oral presentation on “Phytochemical Investigation of Plants and Fungi” Organized by COMSATS-Tsinghua University China Workshop at the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University China from 17-25 May 2012.

Oral Presentations in National Conferences 

  • Oral presentation on “Detection of the Secondry metabolites from locally grown Paeonia emodi (mameah)” proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2007), 17-19 August 2007.
  • Oral presentation on “Compounds isolated from from Ballota limbata by Phytochemical Screening” proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009), 10-13 August 2009.
  • Oral presentation in International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-August, 2011).
  • Oral presentation on “Secondary Metabolites isolated from Achillea millefolium” in International conference International conference On Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2013), 22-24 August 2013

Other Participation:

  • Participated in “8th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry” organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 18-22, 2000.
  •  Participated in “HEJ-COMSATS Workshops on the Use of Spectroscopy Techniques in the Structural Organic chemistry” jointly organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology for the Sustainable Development in the South) Feb. 14-21 2000.
  •  Participated in the “International Workshop on Sustainable Use of Medicinal and Food Plants” jointly organized by HEJRIC, COMSATS and COMSTECH, Sep. 15-17, 2000.
  •  Participated in “1st International and 11th National Chemistry Conference” Organized by University of Peshawar from 10-14 April, 2001.
  • Participated in “2nd International 12th National Chemistry Conference” organized by University of Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan, from Feb. 4-6, 2002.
  •  Participated in “7th Eruasia conference” organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, March 8-12, 2002.
  •  Participated in “Pakistan-Bangladesh Binational conference on Natural Product Chemistry” organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, from Sep. 24-26, 2003.
  •  Participated in “3rd International and 13th National Chemistry conference” organized by Dep. Of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan from 28-31 Dec., 2003.
  •  Participated in “9th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry” organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, from 9-13 Feb. 2004.
  • Participated in “10th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry” organized by HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, from 6-9 January 2005.

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  • Viqar-Uddin Ahmad,A.R. Jassbi,S.R. Hussaini,M.Pervez,U.Farooq "Matricarin" , Acta Cryst ,Volume 58 ,Page 324-325 , 2002






Associations/Memberships

  • Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan.

Awards/ Appreciations

  1. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal and Cash prize for 2010 in the field of Chemistry by PAS.
  2. Best Research paper award under the Program “HEC’S outstanding research award series” Govt. of Pakistan 2010
  3. Productive Scientist for the year 2010 by PCST
  4. Cash Award of Research Productivity allowance (RPA) (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) 
  5. Cash Award of Research Publication CIIT (2009-2014)
  6. Got 7th position in ranking of Pakistani Scholars in 2003 with respect to Publications (According to American Web of Science)
  7. Member of the Chemical Society of Pakistan
  8. German (BASF) Postdoctoral Fellow ship (2004)
  9. HEC Approved Supervisor
  10. HEC (Pak.) Postdoctoral Fellow ship (2007)
  11. Scholarship awarded by “University Grants Commission”, Government of Pakistan, during Ph.D (2003)
  12. Series of lectures delivered at University of Cardiff UK on different Organic Synthesis (2008-2009)