Biography

Prof. Dr. Sikander Ali did his Ph.D (2005) from University of the Punjab, Lahore in the field Industrial Biotechnology. He got academic Roll of Honour and Gold medal for 1st position in M.Sc Botany. With over 23 years of experience, he is currently working as Chairperson, Department of Microbiology and ‘Tenured Professor’ at Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (IIB), GC University Lahore. As an established researcher and an eminent scientist of Pakistan, he is one of the founder members who established IIB. He has published over 350 research papers in Journals of National and International repute. As a Principal Investigator/Co-PI, he headed 2 National and 2 International research projects. He has supervised/co-supervised about 220 M.Sc/B.Sc Hons., 150 M.Phil/MS and 3 Ph.D research students. He has won several international awards most notably JW Fulbright, USA (2002), Frost and Sullivan, UK (2003), Ya Hua, PR China (2004), Monbusho, Japan (2005), Active Scientist of Pakistan (2006), Endeavour, Australia (2011) and Eminent Scientific Discovery, UK (2014). Thirteen consecutive times, he has been declared as the ‘Productive Scientist of Pakistan’ by PCST from 2002-2014. His current Impact Factor is ~1250+ with over 6,500 Author Citations as indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI Database Dec. 2024/JCR).

Education

• Post Doc in Biofuals And Bioenergy, Australian National University (ANU) Canberra ACT (Canberra ACT, Australia) 2012
• PhD in Botany (Industrial Biotechnology), University Of The Punjab, Lahore (Lahore-54000, Pakistan) 2005
• Masters in Botany (Industrial Biotechnology), University Of The Punjab, Lahore (Lahore-54000, Pakistan) 1999
• BA/BSc(Hons) in Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, University Of The Punjab, Lahore (Lahore-54000, Pakistan) 1995

Teaching Areas

Experience

Journal Papers

• Ali S, Mehboob A, Arshad M, Mammadova K and Ahmad MU. (2025). "Bacterial oncolytic therapy as a novel approach for cancer treatment in humans.." Cancer Treatment and Research Communications , Vol. 43 , pp. 100892. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2025.100892 | Impact Factor: 1.838 [Link]
• Ali S, Ejaz A, Hayyat MU, Ahmad MU, Siddique Z, Ali B, Ercisli S, Malik T, Aljowaie RM, Elshikh MS and Javed MA. (2025). "Cross-linking of fungal β-glucosidase on Al2O3 nanocrystals synthesized using Cajanus cajan L. Millsp. extracts for in suit genistein manufacture.." Scientific Reports , Vol. 15 , pp. 6810. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89973-3 | Impact Factor: 3.8 [Link]
• Batool A, Ali S, Rashid A, Ahmad MU, Sana S and Campos LC. (2025). "Enhanced catalytic stability for L-Dopa synthesis through cross-linking of Al₂O₃ nanocrystals with Bacillus subtilis tyrosine hydroxylase.." World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology , Vol. 41 , pp. 282. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-025-04492-7 | Impact Factor: 4.2 [Link]
• Ali S, Maqsood S, Ahmad MU, Shabbir I, Raish M, Batool F, Rehman AU, Liaqat I, Abbasi BBK, Irfan A and Jardan YAB. (2025). "Enhanced production of extracellular L-asparaginase in batch culture via nitrous acid-induced mutagenesis of Aspergillus oryzae.." Microbial Cell Factories , Vol. 24 , pp. 172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-025-02797-8 | Impact Factor: 4.3 [Link]
• Khalid SW, Ali S, Khan QF, Waseem A, Ahmad MU, Jardan YAB and Shah TA. (2025). "Entrapment of Rhizopus oligosporus conidiospores in silica-gel microbeads for stability in exoinulinase production.." International Journal of Food Properties , Vol. 28 (1) , pp. 2581382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2025.2581382 | Impact Factor: 3.1 [Link]
• Ali S, Moazzam A, Mirza SS, Mahmood M, Ahmed S, Ahmad MU, Rivera G, Asif AR, Arshad M, Shahzadi MI, William K and Sharif S (2025). "Exploring green synthesis of parietin-mediated silver nanoparticles using γ-ray induced Xanthoria parietina foliose extracts for antibacterial potential.." Results in Chemistry , Vol. 13 , pp. 101961. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101961 | Impact Factor: 2.5 [Link]
• Ali S, Iqbal MM, Ahmad MU, Shabbir I, Saleem S, Ahmed D, Shaheen S, Ahmed S, Fawy KF and Arshad M. (2025). "Improved citric acid productivity from waste molasses by lowering heavy metal concentration through soil-inhabited mutagen of Aspergillus niger.." Waste and Biomass Valorization , pp. 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-025-03281-5 | Impact Factor: 2.6 [Link]
• Ali S, Ahmad MU, Amjad S, Iqbal S, Rehman F, Sarwar A, Khan AA, Alomrand MM, Shamid A, Alghamdie AM, Saginif HA and Al-Joufig FA. (2025). "Investigating E,E-farnesol production unleashed by an indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from baker’s yeast under stationary culture.." Journal of Microbiological Methods , Vol. 237 , pp. 107240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2025.107240 | Impact Factor: 1.7 [Link]
• Ali S, Nazir F, Ahmad MU, Sarfraz H, Sarwar A, Aziz T, Shami A, Al Amsari F, Alhhazmi AA, Alghamdi AM, Al-Joufi FA. (2025). "Isolation, Identification, biochemical and molecular characterization of potential source of enterotoxigenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus from the bovine raw and mastitis milk.." International Dairy Journal , Vol. 168 , pp. 106306. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2025.106306 | Impact Factor: 3.1 [Link]
• Ali S, Ijaz H, Ahmad MU, Rukhma, Ullah N, Sarwar A, Khan MJ, Aziz T, Shami A and Al-Asmari F. (2025). "Photocatalytic removal of textile wastewater-originated methylene blue and malachite green dyes using spent black tea extract coated silver nanoparticles.." Scientific Reports , Vol. 15 , pp. 1851. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85894-3 | Impact Factor: 3.8 [Link]
• Zafar J, Ali S, Rukhma, Aziz T, Shami A, AlwethaynaniMS, Al‑Joufi FA, Halawani IF, Alqasem AA, Alghamdi AA, Mashat RM and Alhomrani M. (2025). "Physical entrapment of glutamic acid decarboxylase from Lactobacillus casei IIB-09 in multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles for controlled release of ɣ-aminobutyric acid in anxiety disorders.." International Microbiology , pp. 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-025-00736-6 | Impact Factor: 2.3 [Link]
• Arshad M, Ali S, Arshad M, Mammadova K, Rukhma, Aslanova A and Fawy KF. (2025). "Re-emergence and clinical management of monkeypox: insights into viral biology, therapeutics, and vaccination.." Molecular Biology Reports , Vol. 53 , pp. 46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-025-11215-6 | Impact Factor: 2.6 [Link]
• Ali S, Zahra H, Ahmad MU, Ahmed S, Mammadov K, Masood R, Chaudary I, Fawy KF and Arshad M. (2025). "Scalable production of hyaluronic acid from Bacillus paralicheniformis PV154040.1 under optimized conditions: a GRAS-based bioprocess for biomedical and cosmetic applications.." International Microbiology , pp. 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-025-00742-8 | Impact Factor: 2.3 [Link]
• Ali S, Zahra H, Ahmad MU, Abdel-Rheem AA, Afzaal M, Nawaz R, Abbasi BBK, Irfan A and Jardan YAB. (2025). "Synergistic photocatalytic and biomedical applications of Ag₂O-immobilized Bacillus subtilis-hyaluronic acid.." Microbial Cell Factories , Vol. 24 , pp. 129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-025-02750-9 | Impact Factor: 4.3 [Link]