0000-0001-7021-7502 About
After doing my B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons), M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry) and M.Phil. and Ph.D. (Biophysical Chemistry), I had gone to North America where I took postdoctoral assignments in several institutes and universities. For instance, I was Visiting Fellow of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (USA) and Research Associate in University of Calgary and University of Manitoba (Canada). After staying 12 years in USA and Canada, I returned to India in 1987 and joined Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia. During my stay in the Jamia I have received several awards and honors. To mention a few, I am Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, Fellow of National Academy of Science, Awardee of Pride of Delhi.
I had served the Jamia Millia Islamia as Head, Department of Chemistry; Head, Department of Biosciences; Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences; Dean, Students’ Welfare; etc. And presently, I am INSA Honorary Scientist and Honorary Professor in Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.
My major research work has been in the area of “Protein Folding Problem” with special interests in the development of methods for determination of protein stability and characterization of folding intermediates. In addition to these, I have been interested in understanding the mechanism of survival of living organisms under stress conditions with special interest to protein stabilisation by osmolytes in general, survival of kidney proteins under urea stress and survival of alcohol producing organisms during alcohol production.
Employment
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Jamia Hamdard INSA Senior Scientist2021 - Present
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Jamia Millia Islamia INSA-Senior Scientist1987 - Present
Education
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Aligarh Muslim University B. Sc., M. Sc., M. Phil., Ph. D.1968 - 1974
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Aligarh Muslim University B.Sc., M. Sc., M. Phil., Ph. D.1966 - 1974
Projects & Funding
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Publications (306)
- In Silico Investigation of Eleusine coracana Phytocompounds as Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Targeting Heat Shock Protein 90 Alpha Family Protein Save
- Measuring Structural Changes in Cytochrome c under Crowded Conditions Using In Vitro and In Silico Approaches Save
- Heme-iron ligand (M80-Fe) in cytochrome c is destabilizing: combined in vitro and in silico approaches to monitor changes in structure, stability and dynamics of the protein on mutation Save
- FNDC5/Irisin: Physiology and Pathophysiology Save
- Effect of pH on the structure and stability of irisin, a multifunctional protein: Multispectroscopic and molecular dynamics simulation approach Save
- Structural Refolding and Thermal Stability of Myoglobin in the Presence of Mixture of Crowders: Importance of Various Interactions for Protein Stabilization in Crowded Conditions Save
- Characterization of different intermediate states in myoglobin induced by polyethylene glycol: A process of spontaneous molecular self-organization foresees the energy landscape theory via in vitro and in silico approaches Save
- Crowding Milleu stabilizes apo-myoglobin against chemical-induced denaturation: Dominance of hardcore repulsions in the heme devoid protein Save
- Delineating the Aggregation-Prone Hotspot Regions (Peptides) in the Human Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase 1 Save
- Heparin Accelerates the Protein Aggregation via the Downhill Polymerization Mechanism: Multi-Spectroscopic Studies to Delineate the Implications on Proteinopathies Save