Research Interest

 Innovative, hardworking and result oriented Teacher/researcher with more than 13 years of teaching experience in Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. M. Phil in Pharmaceutical chemistry in computer aided drug designing with special reference to target oriented molecular docking. Additionally also interested in performing multistep organic reactions for synthesis of Heterocyclic compounds and in-vivo and in-vitro testing. Moreover, I also have one and half year of working experience in multinational Pharmaceuticals such as Novartis, GSK and Sanofi. I have my graduation in Pharmacy that is Pharm. D (Doctor of Pharmacy) from University of Karachi.

 
 Pharmaceutical/Medicinal chemistry (Computer aided drug designing with special reference to target oriented molecular docking. Additionally also interested in performing multistep organic reactions for synthesis of Heterocyclic compounds and in-vivo and in-vitro testing.
Molecular modeling, Docking, QSAR, Glycodrugs, Antimicrobial and anticancer drugs etc.)

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0903-0412

Research Publications

 
1.    Khan, Faisal Muhammad, Sabahat Naeem, Saman Usmani, Mahwish Akhtar, Shamim Akhtar, and Wajiha Gul. "Virtual Screening, Molecular Docking Study, Characterization, And In-Vitro Antibacterial Evaluation of Piperazine Derivatives." RADS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 10, no. 4 (2022).

2.    Shahlla Imam, Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Ambreen Qamar Najaf Usman, Nuzhat Sultana and Faisal Muhammad Khan . "Acquaintance of Botox: A cross-sectional survey among female students in Karachi, Pakistan." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 13, no. 17 (2019): 292-296.

3.    Wajiha Iffat, Sadia Shakeel, Atta Abbas Naqvi, Shehlla Imam, Tariq Ali, Shagufta Nesar, Riffat Yasmin, Faaiza Qazi Faisal Muhammad Khan and Madeeha Khan . "Rational and experiential decision-making preferences of pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 13, no. 12 (2019): 151-155.

4.    Rahim N, Iffat W, Shakeel S, Naeem MI, Qazi F, Rizvi M, Nasiri I, Bashir L, Khan FM, Yaseen H, Jamshed S. Perspectives about pandemic influenza and its prophylactic measures among final year pharmacy students in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences. 2017 Apr;9(2):144.

5.    Ahmad S, Shoaib MH, Yousuf RI, Iffat W, Shakeel S, Rahim N, Yasmin R, Bibi R, Ibrahim S, Khan FM. Formulation development of immediate release chlorpropamide tablets using directly compressible excipients. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2014 Sep 22;8(35):857-61.

Others

Honor And Awards

Won HEC Overseas scholarship for Ph. D phase III, Batch III year 2021.

Service Activity

• Acted as Presiding officer in the local bodies’ elections held in the city of Karachi in the year 2023 by Election Commission of Pakistan.
• Member of flood relief committee formed by the Institute/University.

Organizing member of the GYM club for Prime Minister’s Youth Movement

Selected Professional Presentations