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Umar Muzaffer

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Government Medical College

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4156-3259
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About

PhD-qualified biomedical researcher based in Srinagar, Kashmir,
India. Currently holding :

▸ Project Scientist II — DBT SAHAJ Project, SKIMS Srinagar
(April 2026–Present): Investigating genetic predisposition
and multi-omic landscape of metabolic syndrome using LC-MS
metabolomics, digital PCR (dPCR), and integrated
bioinformatics analysis.

▸ Young Scientist Fellow — DST, GMC Srinagar
(January 2023–Jan 2026): Hospital-based translational
clinical research on thiamine deficiency and its systemic
complications including neurological, cardiac, renal,
and obstetric manifestations.

Research expertise:
- Multi-omics & metabolomics — LC-MS, dPCR
- Phytochemistry & photoprotection — Juglans regia,
UVB-induced cellular damage
- Cancer biology & proteomics
- Molecular biology — qRT-PCR, Western blotting, ELISA,
flow cytometry
- Bioinformatics — pathway enrichment, molecular docking,
CRISPR design
- Biostatistics — SPSS, R, Stata, GraphPad Prism
- Scientific writing — manuscripts, systematic reviews,
meta-analyses, grant proposals

Publication record:
- 25 peer-reviewed publications in journals including
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (IF 6.3), Phytomedicine
(IF 5.2), PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Frontiers
in Nutrition, Current Neuropharmacology
- 10 book chapters — Academic Press & Elsevier
- Peer reviewer for 6 journals including Nature
Scientific Reports

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4156-3259
Email: [email protected]

Employment

  • Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Scientist II
    2026 - Present
  • Government Medical College Young Scientist
    2023 - 2026
  • Government Medical College Research Associate
    2020 - 2022

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (2)