Pharmacology Research Group

Dr. Muhammad Ikram

Designation: Assistant Professor
Email: ikram@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone No. : +92-992-383591,
Role: Faculty
Research Interests:
  • Molecular Pharmacology, Immunobiology, Biomedical Engineering
  • Designing biocompatible scaffold system for tissue engineering and drug resistance studies using bioactive materials
  • Development of Hydrogel, micro-nanofiber, bacterial cellulose scaffolds
  • T cell development, T cell activation, Thymus regeneration
  • Tumor malignancy & metastasis, Chemoresistance
  • Liver cirrhosis recovery (Regeneration) studies
  • Extractions of bioactive compounds from plants and animal sources and their activities
  • 3D cell culture and 3D-Printing, Tissue engineering and regeneration

 

Academics/ Degrees

  • PhD, 2018, Pusan National University, South Korea
  • MS, 2013, Pusan National University, South Korea
  • Pharm-D, 2008, University of Malakand

Profile/Bio

  • Dec. 2017  till May 2018: Post-Doc Researcher at Pusan National University 
  • Dec 2009 to Feb 2011: Dispensing pharmacist with international medical corps (IMC).
  • July2010 to Jan 2011: Lecturer (internee), Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand.

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Associations/Memberships

  •  Registered pharmacist (Rph) Pharmacy Council of Pakistan
  •  Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) (Registration No. PK00033).
  •  Asia Pacific Association of Paediatric Allergy, Respirology & Immunology (APAPARI).
  • European federation of biotechnology.
  • The Korean association of Immunologist.
  • The Korean association of Anatomist

Awards/ Appreciations

Oral Talks

  • “Co-targeting of Tiam1/Rac1 and Notch ameliorates chemoresistance against doxorubicin in a biomimetic 3D lymphoma model” Korean Association of Anatomist, Annual anatomy conferences 18-20, October 2017. BEXCO, Korea.
  • Hydrogel based 3D culture model of T cell lymphoma. Self- Damage Defence immune network Convergence Research Workshop. Immune network Pioneer Research centre, 4th workshop 2013-12-20.
  • Invitro 3D mouse T cell lymphoma model for cellular studies and Drug screening. Self- Damage Defence immune-network Convergence Research Workshop. Immune network Pioneer Research centre, 6th workshop 2014-06-20.

Poster presentations:

  • Biofunctional, AmCA Composite Hydrogels with Enhanced Transparency as Scaffolds for 3D Cell culture, Muhammad Ikram, EMBO/EMBL SYMPOSIUM 12~15 October 2016 EMBL Advance Training Centre. HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.
  • Bioactive, AmCA Composite Hydrogels with Enhanced Transparency as Scaffolds for 3D Cell culture, Muhammad Ikram, The 57 annual meeting and international symposium of korean society of life sciences: 22~23 Aug 2016. Gyeonju korea.
  • MF-1-1 enhances and thymopoitic activity of thymic epithelial cells. Muhammad Ikram, Hae Yeong Kang, Yeseon Lim, Fazli Subhan, Sun-Young baek Sik Yoon, Korean Association of Anatomist, Annual anatomy conferences 19-21, October 2016. Korea.
  • Biomimetic 3D hydrogel for the study for the study of malignancy of human prostate cancer cells. Hae Yeong Kang, Yeseon Lim, Fazli Subhan, Muhammad Ikram, Sun-Young baek Sik Yoon, Korean Association of Anatomist, Annual anatomy conferences 14-16, October, 2016. South Korea.
  • Cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory effect of MF-1-1 in HaCaT Human keratinocytes: Fazli Subhan, Muhammad Ikram, Hae Yeong Kang, Yeseon Lim, Sun-Young baek Sik Yoon, Korean Association of Anatomist, Annual anatomy conferences 14-16, October, 2016. South Korea.
  • Fabrication of a thermally cross-linked nanocomposite hydrogel for 3D cell culture. Muhammad Ikram, Fazli Subhan, Hae Yeong Kang, Yeseon Lim, Seo Young Bang, Sun-Yong Baek, Sik Yoon, the 3rd International Conference & Exhibition for Nanotechnology (NANOPIA 2016) November 17~18, 2016 Changwon Exhibition Convention Centre (CECO), Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
  • Fabrication and characterization of nanofibrous scaffolds with enhanced cell adhesion for 3D cell culture. Fazli Subhan, Hae Yeong Kang, Yeseon Lim, Muhammad Ikram, Seo Young Bang, Sun-Yong Baek, Sik Yoon, the 3rd International Conference & Exhibition for Nanotechnology (NANOPIA 2016) November 17~18, 2016 Changwon Exhibition Convention Centre (CECO), Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
  • Three dimensional culturing prostate cancer cells using fish collagen/ polycaprolactone Nanofiber scaffold as model to study epithelial to mesenchymal-transition invitro. Rira Lee, Da Jeong Choi, Hae Yeong Kang, Fazli Subhan, Muhammad Ikram, Yeseon Lim, Sun-Yong Baek, Sik Yoon Korean Association of Anatomist, Annual anatomy conferences 14-16, October, 2015. South Korea.
  • Characterization of human prostate Cancer lines in hydrogel based three dimensional in vitro model of prostate cancer. Hae Yeong Kang, Da Jeong Choi, Yeseon Lim, Fazli Subhan, Muhammad Ikram, Sun-Yong Baek, Sik Yoon Korean Association of Anatomist, Korea, Annual anatomy conferences 14-16, October, 2015. South Korea.
  • Synthesis and Characterization of a Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogel Composite for 3D Cell Culture, Muhammad Ikram, Hae Yeong Kang, Suil Shin, Fazli Subhan, Yong-Jin Na, Sik Yoon. The 2nd International Conference & Exhibition for Nanopia November 12~13, 2015 CECO (Changwon Exhibition Convention Center) Changwon Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
  • Modulation of the interactions of thymic epithelial cells with thymocytes by gain- and loss-of-function of mouse epidermal growth factor-like protein 8" Hee Jung Choi, Jieun Lee, Tae-Deuk Yoon, Muhammad Ikram, Fazli Subhan, Hak-Jong Choi, Sae-Ock Oh, Sun-Yong Baek, Bong-Seon Kim, Sik Yoon, BK-21 plus south Korea Research program annual conference, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Yangsan, South Korea, Nov 23, 2012.