Biography

Summary of Teaching Roles and Responsibilities
Teaching Experience: Delivered lectures, seminars, problem-based learning sessions, and flipped-classroom teaching for undergraduate students (MBBS, Pharm D) and postgraduate students (M.Phil Pharmacology, PhD Pharmacology, Master in Clinical Research, Master in Epidemiology)
Subjects Taught: Pharmacology, Physiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Neurosciences and Bioethics
Medical Education Training: Completed Certification in Medical Education (Aga Khan University Medical College) and Certification in Clinical Trials (Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi) to strengthen teaching and training of medical students
Course Leadership: Served as Course Director for integrated system-based modules including Gastrointestinal, Respiratory, Endocrine & Reproductive, and Cardiovascular systems.
Curriculum & Assessment: Actively involved in curriculum design, development, and assessment planning, ensuring alignment with modern medical education standards.
Research Training & Mentorship: Coordinator of the Research Module, guiding students in critical thinking, literature review, hypothesis generation, and application of research knowledge into practice.
Faculty & Student Development: Contributed to faculty development programs to promote student-centered teaching; served as Student Advisor, encouraging peer learning, academic growth, and professional development.

Education

• PhD in Pharmacy (Pharmacology), University Of Karachi (Karachi, Pakistan) 2011
• MS/MPhil in Pharmacy (Pharmacology), Bahauddin Zakariya University (Multan, Pakistan) 2007
• BA/BSc(Hons) in Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University (Multan, Pakistan) 2003

Teaching Areas

Experience

Journal Papers

• Arfah Siddiqua, Abdul Malik, Urooj Iqbal, Nabeela Tabassum Sial, Malik Hassan Mehmood & Muhammad Fayyaz ur Rehman (2025). "Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of Carvacrol against polycystic ovary syndrome associated complications using high fat diet and Letrozole challenged rat model: a multidisciplinary study cascading in vivo, in vitro, in silico and network pharma." Inflammopharmacology , Vol. 33 (8) , pp. 4703-4724. DOI: 10.1007/s10787-025-01809-8 | Impact Factor: 5.3
• Arfah Siddiqua, Abdul Malik , Samia Gul Niazi, Ambreen Malik Uttra, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Mughisa Munir, Urooj Iqbal (2025). "Cinnamaldehyde mitigates polycystic ovary syndrome pathologies by modulating NLRP3/NF-κB mediated inflammation using letrozole-induced model in female rats: a comprehensive in vitro, in vivo, in silico investigation." Naunyn Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology , Vol. 399 , pp. 2427–2445. DOI: 10.1007/s00210-025-04536-7 | Impact Factor: 3.1
• Urooj Iqbal, Abdul Malik, Nabeela Tabassum Sial, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Ambreen Malik Uttra, Ume Ruqia Tulain, Alia Erum, Muhammad Fayyaz-Ur-Rehman, Nermeen N Welson, Mohamed H Mahmoud, (2025). "Eucalyptol attenuates indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in rats by modulating the ICAM-1, eNOS and COX/LOX pathways: Insights from in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches." Food and Chemical Toxicology , Vol. 199 , pp. 115319. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2025.115319 | Impact Factor: 3.5
• Urooj Iqbal, Abdul Malik, Liza Ibrahim, Nabeela Tabassum Sial & Malik Hassan Mehmood (2025). "Natural and synthetic potential drug leads for rheumatoid arthritis probing innovative target: mitochondrial dysfunction and NLRP3 inflammasome activation.." Naunyn Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology , Vol. 398 (7) , pp. 8295-8312. DOI: 10.1007/s00210-025-03897-3 | Impact Factor: 3.1
• Qadeer Ahmad, Shumaila Mehdi, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Muhammad Talha Asif, Muhammad Mohsin Ali (2025). "Stem cell therapy: a promising frontier in modern medicine with a comprehensive overview of their biology and potential therapeutic applications in chronic non-healing cutaneous injuries." Inflammopharmacology , Vol. 33 , pp. 5639–5666. DOI: 10.1007/s10787-025-01924-6 | Impact Factor: 5.3
• Siddiqui, R., Mehmood, M.H. & Khan, N.A. (2024). "An overview of breast cancer in Pakistan." Discover Medicine , Vol. 82 . DOI: 10.1007/s44337-024-00089-5 | Impact Factor: 2
• Saleem A, Akhtar MF, Latif A, Abdel-Daim MM, Baig MMFA, Saleem M, Mehmood MH. (2024). "Chemical characterisation and appraisal of antidiabetic potential of Terminalia citrina extract in streptozotocin induced hyperglycaemia in Wistar rats." Arch Physiol Biochem . | Impact Factor: 2.5
• Iqbal U, Malik A, Sial NT, Mehmood MH, Nawaz S, Papadakis M, Fouad D, Ateyya H, Welson NN, Alexiou A, Batiha (2024). "β-Citronellol: a potential anti-inflammatory and gastro-protective agent- mechanistic insights into its modulatory effects on COX-II, 5-LOX, eNOS, and ICAM-1 pathways through in vitro, in vivo, in silico, and network pharmacology studies." Inflammopharmacology . DOI: 10.1007/s10787-024-01569-x | Impact Factor: 5.3