I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh. Being a scientist, I want to contribute my knowledge in the fields of cancer, clinical toxicology, metabolic disorders and immunology for the betterment of the society. Besides, I am also enthusiastic to share my knowledge and experience with the new generation to prepare them to face upcoming challenges in Biological Sciences. Moreover, I shall try my best to contribute with my knowledge, skills and experience to enhance the reputation and growth of my institute in every possible manner.
 

• I have been taking lab classes of graduation and post-graduate (Master) students for the last three years for physiology and endocrinology courses in zoology (ZOO-332, ZOO-432, ZOO-531, ZOO-534)

• Principal investigator of one project (م ص-36-67) and co-investigator (ا ت -٣٥-١٩) in another projects (both KCAST).

• Doctoral experience in amelioration of anticancer drug, cisplatin induced toxicities by riboflavin in vivo within collaborative laboratory environment covering research areas including oncology, stress biology, photobiology, clinical investigation and histopathology.

• Publication record includes over 24 research papers in the high impact factor ISI-indexed journals of International repute.

• Have proposed a novel interaction mechanism between cisplatin and riboflavin in vivo leading to blunting of cisplatin-induced side effects, a chemoradiotherapy based strategy to improve cancer treatment with better efficacy and fewer side effects.

• Have been in the team exploring pro-oxidant potential and mechanism of the major anticancer drugs like Methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil and cyclophosphamide in vitro in the presence of riboflavin and copper under photoillumination.

• Have contributed in exploring pharmaceutical and antioxidant aspects of natural toxins (e.g.-Samsum ant venom).

 
September, 2013-    Assistant Professor and post-doc researcher in the Department of Zoology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 
2012                       Ph.D.  (Biochemistry) awarded
Thesis title: ‘In vivo studies on riboflavin-cisplatin interactions’
                              Advisor: Prof. Imrana Naseem from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India)
 
2007                       Mater of Science (Specialization in Biochemistry) with 71%
Dissertation Title: “Effect of photoilluminated riboflavin onto cisplatin induced oxidative stress in vivo”.
Advisor: Prof. Imrana Naseem from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India)
 
2005                       Bachelor in Science (Honor) in Biochemistry with 70.6%
from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India)                       
 
2001                       Intermediate in Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology stream) with 87.5%  from Ram Mohun Roy Seminary +2, Patna (Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Bihar, India)
 
1999                       Matriculation with 73.2%
from National High School, Kishanganj (Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar, India)
 

• UGC-BSR Scholarship (April, 2010-March, 2012) for being among top 5 research students in the department from the University Grants Commission, India.
• UGC Non-NET fellowship (November, 2007-March, 2010) from the University Grants Commission, India.
• Qualified National level graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) in 2007 with 86.68 percentile conducted by Internationally renowned Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Government of India.
• Qualified written test (2005) of National Center for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, India.
• Student’s scholarship (2003, 2004), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
• Bharat Seva Trust Scholarship (2002), Government of U.P., India.
• Numerous district and state level awards during Intermediate and matriculation

• Working as an assistant professor teaching graduate and post graduate students of life science and allied sciences (for lab courses: ZOO-332, ZOO-432, ZOO-531, ZOO-534) in King Saud University since September, 2013.

• Have been a teaching assistant and research associate in Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (2010-2012).

• Have taken theory and practical classes (assigned to Prof. Imrana Naseem) at graduation and post-graduation level at Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (2010-2012).

• Have trained 4 post-graduate students in their minor research projects assigned to Prof. Imrana Naseem at Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (2009-2012).

 
Research Articles (in International peer-reviewed journals)
 
After Joining King Saud University
 
1.Broad-spectrum inhibition of AHL-regulated virulence factors and biofilms by sub-inhibitory concentrations of ceftazidime. FM Husain, I Ahmad, MH Baig, MS Khan, MS Khan, Iftekhar Hassan and Nasser Abdulatif Al-Shabib. RSC Adv., 2016; 6: 27952-27962. DOI: 10.1039/C6RA02704K (Impact factor: 3.81) 

2. Targeted nano-delivery of novel omega-3 conjugate against hepatocellular carcinoma: Regulating COX-2/bcl-2 expression in an animal model. Azmat Ali Khan , Amer M. Alanazi, Mumtaz Jabeen, Iftekhar Hassan, Mashooq Ahmad Bhat. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 81; 2016: 394–401 (Impact factor:2.3) 

3. Protective effect of riboflavin on cisplatin induced toxicities: A gender-dependent study.I Naseem, I Hassan*( as Corresponding author), IM Alhazza, S Chibber - Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2015; 29:303-14 (Impact factor: 2.32, Citations:4)
 
4. Riboflavin Arrests Cisplatin-Induced Neurotoxicity by Ameliorating Cellular Damage in Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells. M Salman, I Naseem, I Hassan *(as Corresponding author), AA Khan, IM Alhazza - BioMed research international, 2015, Article ID 603543, 5 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/6035432015 (Impact factor: 1.53) 

5. Camel milk peptide improves wound healing in diabetic rats by orchestrating the redox status and immune response. H Ebaid, B Abdel-Salam, I Hassan, J Al-Tamimi, M Ali , I Alhazza. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2015; 14:132. DOI: 10.1186/s12944-015-0136-9 (Impact factor: 2.21) 

6. Antigenotoxic and Antioxidative Effects of Novel Anticancer Conjugate on Doxorubicin Induced Toxicity in Mice. M Jabeen, MA Amer, I Hassan, M Afzal, A Azmat. Lat Am J Pharm. 2015; 34(1):101-108 (Impact factor: 0.35)  

7. Zinc improves the immune function and the proliferation of lymphocytes in Cadmium-treated rats. Hossam Ebaid, Iftekhar Hassan, Samir Bashandy, Nael Abu Taha, Amer Mahmood, Suliman Alomar, Ibrahim Alhazza, Ashraf Mashaly, Ahmed Rady. Centr Eur J Immunol 2014; 39 (4): 441-448. (Impact factor 0.35, Citations:1)

 8. Antioxidant bioactivity of samsum ant (Pachycondyla sennaarensis) venom protects against CCl4-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. Hossam Ebaid, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M Alhazza, Mohamed Al-Khalifa^. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Volume 2014, Article ID 763061, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/763061. (Impact Factor: 3.51; Citations: 2) 

9. SAV exerts anti-tumor activity via triggering immunomodulation against cancer: in vitro as well as in vivo. Hossam Ebaid, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M Alhazza et al. (manuscript under communication, 2016) 

10. Cutaneous wound healing in older and diabetic rat models: A preliminary study on four newly prepared hyaluronic acid compounds. Hossam Ebaid, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M Alhazza et al. (manuscript under communication, 2016) 

11. Biosurfactant nanofibers for cleanup of oil spill with minimal side effects on rat animal models. Hossam Ebaid, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M Alhazza et al. (manuscript under communication, 2016) 

12. Higher expression of CD80 and CD86 on polymorphnuclear neutrophils in the remodeling phase of wound healing in diabetic rats: An improvement by a small peptide extracted from Saudi camel milk. Hossam Ebaid, Jameel Al-Tamimi, Iftekhar Hassan, Ibrahim M Alhazza et al. (manuscript in preparation, 2016) 

Review Articles (in International peer-reviewed journals)

13. Recent updates on the dynamic association between oxidative stress and neurodegenerative disorders. A. Khan, Taqi; Hassan, Iftekhar; Ahmad, Ausaf; Perveen, Asma; Aman, Shazia; Quddusi, Saima; M. Alhazza, Ibrahim; M. Ashraf, Ghulam; Aliev, Gjumrakch. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders) 2016; 15(3): 310-320 (Impact factor: 3.1) 

14. An Overview on Global Trends in Nanotechnological Approaches for Alzheimer Therapy. Shams Tabrez, Nasimudeen R Jabir, CK Firoz, Saheem Ahmad, Iftekhar Hassan, Athanasios Alexiou, Mohammad Amjad Kamal. Current Drug Metabolism. 2015; 16,719-727 (Impact factor: 3.5; Citations: 2) 
 
15. Certain Phase I and II Enzymes as Toxicity Biomarker: An Overview. Iftekhar Hassan, Nasimudeen R. Jabir, Saheem Ahmad, Aaliya Shah, Shams Tabrez. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2015; 226:153. (Impact factor: 1.55)
 
16. Protein misfolding and aggregation in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Ashraf GM, Greig NH, Khan TA, Hassan I, Tabrez S, Shakil S, Sheikh IA, Zaidi SK, Akram M, Jabir NR, Firoz CK, Naeem A, Alhazza IM, Damanhouri GA, Kamal MA. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2014;13(7):1280-93. (Impact factor: 3.1; Citations: 12) 

17.   Linkage of stress with Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease. Ghulam Md Ashraf, Taqi Ahmad Khan^,#, Iftekhar Hassan^,# , Ibrahim M. Alhazza, Mohammad Amjad Kamal (In press)

 
Publications before joining King Saud University
Research Articles (in International peer-reviewed journals)
 
18. Riboflavin ameliorates cisplatin induced toxicities under photoillumination. Iftekhar Hassan, Sandesh Chibber, Aijaz A Khan, Imrana Naseem. Plos One 7(5):(2012) e36273. [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036273]. (Impact Factor: 3.2; Citations: 23) 

19.Ameliorative effect of riboflavin on the cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity under photoillumination. Hassan I, Chibber S and Naseem I. Food and Chemical Toxicology 48 (2010) 2052–2058. (Impact Factor: 2.8; Citations: 25) 

20. Riboflavin alleviates cisplatin induced neurotoxicity in vivo under photoillumination. Iftekhar Hassan, Sandesh Chibber, Aijaz A Khan, Imrana Naseem. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals . 28 (2013) 160-168. (Impact Factor: 1.7; Citations: 11) 

21. White light augments chemotherapeutic potential of cyclophosphamide: An in vitro study.  Sandesh Chibber, Iftekhar Hassan, Maria Salman, Imrana Naseem. Biometals 26(2013) 23-31. (Impact factor: 2.5; Citations:1) 

22. In vitro pro-oxidant action of Methotrexate in presence of white light. Sandesh Chibber, Iftekhar Hassan, Mohd Farhan, Imrana Naseem. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 104 (2011) 387–393. (Impact Factor: 2.9; Citations: 7) 

23. White light-mediated Cu (II)–5FU interaction augments the chemotherapeutic potential of 5-FU: an in vitro study. Sandesh Chibber, Mohd Farhan, Iftekhar Hassan, Imrana Naseem. Tumour Biology 32 (2011) 881-892. (Impact Factor: 3.6; Citations: 8) 
24. Light-mediated interaction of methotrexate with transition metal Cu (II). Sandesh Chibber, Iftekhar Hassan, Mohd Farhan, Imrana Naseem. Medicinal Chemistry Research 21 (2012) 2379-2387. (Impact Factor: 1.4; Citations: 6) 

25. Light mediated Interaction of Methotrexate with Riboflavin: A spectroscopic study. Sandesh Chibber, Iftekhar Hassan, Imrana Naseem. (Under communication) 

Review Articles (in International peer-reviewed journals)
 
26. Novel aspect of chemophototherapy in treatment of cancer. Sandesh Chibber, Iftekhar Hassan, Imrana   Naseem. Tumour Biology  33 (2012) 701-706. (Impact Factor: 3.2; Citations: 9) 

27. Vitamin B2: a promising adjuvant in cisplatin based chemoradiotherapy by cellular redox management. Iftekhar Hassan, Sandesh Chibber, Imrana Naseem. Food and Chemical Toxicology 59 (2013)715-723. (Impact Factor: 2.8; Citations: 10)

Book Chapters

1. Aliev G, Horecky J, Vancova O, Ashraf GM, Hassan I, Bragin V, Shevtsova E, Klochkov SG, Kosenko EZ et al. The three vessel occlusion as a model of vascular dementia: oxidative stress and mitochondrial failure as an indicator of brain hypoperfusion. In: Laher, Ismail (Ed.) Systems Biology of Free Radicals and Antioxidants, pp. 2023-2032, Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2014)  

 
Oral Presentations

• ‘Emerging trends in Biological Sciences: Special Emphasis on Neurosciences’ (September 24-25^th, 2012) at Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India-202002.
• NANO-2 (March 10-12^th, 2012), Department of Applied Physics, Z. H. College of Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• MAASCON-1, First Annual National Symposium of the Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science (MAAS), Frontiers in Life sciences: Basic and Applied under abstract no. 83 (23-24^th October, 2010), Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, India.

 
Workshops attended

• National workshop on ‘Scientific/ Research paper writing’ (April 5-7^th, 2013) organized by The National Academy of Sciences, India at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India.
• International workshop ‘Liver Fluke: an RNAi workshop’ (February 11-12^th, 2013) combined organized by Queen University of Belfast (UK) and Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• ‘Interaction Programme on Research Methodology in Biological Sciences’ (December 14^th to 6^th of January, 2011) organized by UGC  Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• ‘Environsense’ (10^th October, 2010) organized by Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• ‘Recent Advances in Biochemistry’ (February 8^th to 9^th, 2010) organized by UGC -Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• Comet Assay training (October 26 -30^th, 2010) at Indian Institute for Toxicological Research (IITR), Lucknow, India.

 
Poster Presentations
 
·      Attended “International Conference on recent advances in chemical sciences” organized by Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U. P., India (March 29-30, 2016).
 
·      3rd Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences & Symposium on ‘Modern Trends in Human Diseases’ organised by Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U. P., India (December 14-15, 2013).
 

• 2^nd prize for poster presentation in ‘Emerging trends in Biological Sciences: Special Emphasis on Neurosciences’ at Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India-202002 (September 24-25^th, 2012).

• 10^th Annual Research Festival ‘Biospark-2012’ organized by School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (March 14-15^th, 2012).

• National Symposium on ‘Current Trends in Biochemical, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences’ under the auspices of UGC-DRS II Programme organized by Department of Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (February 22^nd, 2011).

• National Symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Enzyme Technology, Toxicology and Bioinformatics’ under the auspices of UGC-DRS II Programme organized by Department of Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (March 3^rd, 2010).

• International SFRR Satellite Symposium ‘Free Radicals in Health and Disease’ under the auspices of SFRR and UGC-DRS II Programme under poster no. 38 organized by Department of Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India, (March 17-18^th, 2009).

• ‘Advances in Clinical Biochemistry-Biomarkers, Molecular Diagnosis and Quality Assurances & I^st U.P. Chapter of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (UPACBICON 2008)’ organized by Department of Biochemistry, JNMCH, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P, India (November 15-16^th, 2008).

• National Symposium on ‘Recent Advances in Biochemistry and Allied Sciences’ under the auspices of UGC-DRS-II Programme organized by Department of Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India (March 25^th, 2008).

• ‘International Symposium on the Preventive and Mechanistic Mutagenesis & XXXIII EMSI Annual Meeting’ under Abstract No. P-44 organized by Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P, India, (January 1-3rd, 2008).

Name                     :           Dr. Iftekhar Hassan
Father’s name         :           Md. Hassan
Date of birth           :           14^th January, 1985
Gender                   :           Male
Nationality             :           Indian
Language proficiency:        English, Hindi and Urdu.
Soft skills:                         MS office, Statistical Analysis, Adobe, Expert with internet and browsing.
Permanent Address:           Kishanganj, Bihar, India-855108.
 

On request.
 
I, hereby declare that all information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.
 
 
 
(Dr. Iftekhar Md Hassan)