Khurshid Ahmad

About

Khurshid Ahmad is an Associate Professor of Health Informatics at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, with a PhD in Bioinformatics. His research combines computational and experimental approaches to study skeletal muscle ageing, sarcopenia, metabolic disease and natural-product therapeutics. He has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and holds patents in Korea and the United States.

Employment

• Qassim University Associate Professor
  2026 - Present
• Qassim University Assistant Professor
  2024 - 2026
• Yeungnam University Assistant Professor
  2018 - 2024
• Yeungnam University Postdoctoral Researcher
  2016 - 2018
• National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms Research Associate
  2016 - 2016
• National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Senior Research Fellow
  2015 - 2016

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Publications (176)

• MuSC cultivation for cultured meat production: recent advances, current limitations, and future directions
  Food Science of Animal Resources 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s44463-026-00108-2
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• Alginate-derived smart hydrogel dressing with CaP/ZnO synergy for on-demand hemostasis and pH-triggered curcumin delivery
  Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2026.108658
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• Glycyrrhiza Phytochemicals as Candidate Ligands of Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Regulators: An Integrative Reverse-Docking and Replicate Molecular Dynamics Study
  Pharmaceuticals 2026 DOI: 10.3390/ph19111687
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• Terpenoids: A Comprehensive Review on Biosynthesis, Applications and Enhancement Strategies for Translational Research
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.3390/ijms27209280
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• The Gut-Mammary Axis in Dairy Cattle: A Review of Gut Microbiota-Driven Influences on Lactation
  Veterinary Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci13101107
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• Phytochemical Profiling, In Vitro α-Amylase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Madhuca longifolia Leaf and Bark Extracts with Molecular Docking Analysis
  Plants 2026 DOI: 10.3390/plants15193059
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• Integrative Single-Cell, Spatial, and Bulk Transcriptomics Characterizes an Outcome-Associated, Spatially Organized Mesenchymal Program in IDH-Mutant Glioma
  Biology 2026 DOI: 10.3390/biology15181624
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• Nanocarrier Systems for Plant-Derived Bioactives: Design, Biosafety, and Translational Challenges
  Pharmaceutics 2026 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18091148
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• Multiclass Machine Learning-Based Discovery of Novel Scaffold Inhibitors Targeting ALK
  Pharmaceuticals 2026 DOI: 10.3390/ph19081209
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• Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Jorge R Ledesma, Meixin Zhang, Mei Fong Liew +97 more
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00295-1
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• Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
  Avina Vongpradith, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez, Lorainne Tudor Car +97 more
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00194-5
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• Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Damian Francesco Santomauro, Paul Anthony Miller, Jamileh Shadid +97 more
  The Lancet 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00519-2
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• Causal Uncertainty-Decomposed Ensemble Learning for Confounding-Aware Skin Cancer Detection in Dermoscopic Images
  DIAGNOSTICS 2026 DOI: 10.3390/DIAGNOSTICS16152453
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• Digital health information-seeking behaviors and trust in AI-based physician chatbots among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia
  Frontiers in Public Health 2026 DOI: 10.3389/FPUBH.2026.1837642
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• Exploring Genetic and Epigenetic Interplay: Novel Therapeutic Targets for Disability Management
  Current Neuropharmacology 2026 DOI: 10.2174/011570159X430189260311013603
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• Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (vol. 26, 00194-5, 2026)
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00316-6
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• Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Sarah Brooke Sirota, Rose Grace Bender, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez +97 more
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00689-9
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• Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Kayleigh Pavitra Bhangdia, Miranda L May, Jonathan Kocarnik +97 more
  The Lancet Oncology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00730-2
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• Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Sarah Brooke Sirota, Rose Grace Bender, Regina-Mae Villanueva Dominguez +97 more
  The Lancet Neurology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8
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• Integrated virtual screening, ADMET profiling, and molecular dynamics simulations of novel natural HDAC6 inhibitors with the potential to ameliorate skeletal muscle degeneration
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-026-39066-6
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