Education Experience
| 2014-2020 | Ph. D. Organic Chemistry | Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan |
| 2011-2014 | Master of Philosophy Organic Chemistry | Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan |
| 2005-2008 | Master of Science Organic Chemistry | Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan |
Professional Experience
| 2010-2022 | Sr. Manager Quality Control | Jadeed Group of Companies Rawalpindi Pakistan |
| 2010-2022 | Visiting Faculty | Punjab Group of Colleges Khanewal |
| 2008-2010 | College Teaching Intern | Govt.Postgraduate College Khanewal |
Research Area
Honors and Awards
| International research support initiative program (IRSIP) sponsored by Higher Education Commission Pakistan for PhD Research Work in Wirth Group School of Chemistry Cardiff University United Kingdom (2018) |
| Visiting PhD Scholarship sponsored by Nizwa University Oman (2018) |
| Participated in instrumental training of HPLC and Atomic absorption spectrophotometer at Shimadzu Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Singapore (2017) |
| Visited FOSS Academy Denmark for (FTNIR) WinISI Basic Calibration Service Training in 2018 |
| Attended S-433 Amino Acid Analyzer Training Course at Sykam GmbH Germany in 2018 |
Patents
Highlighted Publications
| Saleeem, T.; Khan, S.; Yaqub, M.; Khalid, M.; Islam, M.; Yousaf ur Rehman, M.; Rashid, M.; Shafiq, I.; Braga, A. A. C.; Syed, A.; Bahkali, A. H.; Trant, J. F.; Shafiq, Z., Novel Quinoline-Derived Chemosensors: Synthesis, Anion Recognition, Spectroscopic and Computational Study. New Journal of Chemistry 2022. |
| Islam, M.; Shafiq, Z.; Mabood, F.; Shah, H. H.; Singh, V.; Khalid, M.; de Alcântara Morais, S. F.; Braga, A. A. C.; Khan, M. U.; Hussain, J.; Al-Harrasi, A.; Marraiki, N.; Zaghloul, N. S. S., 2-Nitro- and 4-fluorocinnamaldehyde based receptors as naked-eye chemosensors to potential molecular keypad lock. Scientific Reports 2021, 11 (1), 20847. |
| Ashraf, A.; Islam, M.; Khalid, M.; Davis, A. P.; Ahsan, M. T.; Yaqub, M.; Syed, A.; Elgorban, A. M.; Bahkali, A. H.; Shafiq, Z., Naphthyridine derived colorimetric and fluorescent turn off sensors for Ni2+ in aqueous media. Scientific Reports 2021, 11 (1), 19242. Accepted on 06th Aug2021. |
| Azeem shakil, M.; Mahmood, K.; Altaf, A. A.; Tahir, M. N.; Hussain, A.; Khalid, M.; Tariq, M.; Islam, M.; Yaqub, M.; Badshah, A.; Kausar, S.; Zaheer, M., 2-Amino-6-methylpyridine based Salt Converted to Carbon Electrode Material for Supercapacitive Application. Journal of Molecular Structure 2021, 130895. |
| Arooj, M.; Zahra, M.; Islam, M.; Ahmed, N.; Waseem, A.; Shafiq, Z., Coumarin based thiosemicarbazones as effective chemosensors for fluoride ion detection. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2021, 261, 120011. |
| Islam, M.; Khan, A.; Shehzad, M. T.; Khiat, M.; Halim, S. A.; Hameed, A.; Shah, S. R.; Basri, R.; Anwar, M. U.; Hussain, J., Therapeutic potential of N4-substituted thiosemicarbazones as new urease inhibitors: Biochemical and in silico approach. Bioorganic Chemistry 01st April 2021, 104691 |
| Ahmad, M. U.; Rafiq, M.; Zahra, B.; Islam, M.; Ashraf, M.; al-Rashida, M.; Khan, A.; Hussain, J.; Shafiq, Z.; Al-Harrasi, A., Synthesis of benzimidazole based hydrazones as non-sugar based α-glucosidase inhibitors: Structure activity relation and molecular docking. Drug Development Research 05th March 2021, DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21807 |
| Hashmi, S.; Khan, S.; Shafiq, Z.; Taslimi, P.; Ishaq, M.; Sadeghian, N.; Karaman, H. S.; Akhtar, N.; Islam, M.; Asari, A.; Mohamad, H.; Gulçin, İ., Probing 4-(diethylamino)-salicylaldehyde-based thiosemicarbazones as multi-target directed ligands against cholinesterases, carbonic anhydrases and α-glycosidase enzymes. Bioorganic Chemistry 01st Feb 2021, 107, 104554. |
| Shehzad, M.; Khan, A.; Islam, M.; Hameed, A.; Khiat, M.; Halim, S.; Anwar, M.; Shah, S.; Hussain, J.; Csuk, R.; Khan, S.; Al-Harrasi, A.; Shafiq, Z., Synthesis and urease inhibitory activity of 1,4-benzodioxane-based thiosemicarbazones: Biochemical and computational approach. Journal of Molecular Structure 05th June 2020, 1209, 127922. |
| Ashraf, A.; Khizar, M.; Islam, M.; Hameed, A.; Moin, S.; Yaqub, M.; Rauf, W.; Naseer, M.; Ahsan, M.; Shafiq, Z.; Hussain, J.; Al-Harrasi, A.; Boqué, R.; Jabeen, F.; Mabood, F., Synthesis of sensitive novel dual Signaling Pyridopyrimidine-Based Fluorescent “Turn off” Chemosensors for Anions determination. Measurement 01st Feb 2020, 107267. |
| Shehzad, M.; Khan, A.; Islam, M.; Halim, S.; Khiat, M.; Anwar, M.; Hussain, J.; Hameed, A.; Pasha, A.; Khan, F.; Al-Harrasi, A.; Shafiq, Z., Synthesis, characterization and molecular docking of some novel hydrazonothiazolines as urease inhibitors. Bioorganic Chemistry 01st Jan 2020, 103404. |
| Islam, M.; Khan, A.; Shehzad, M.; Hameed, A.; Ahmed, N.; Halim, S.; Khiat, M.; Anwar, M.; Hussain, J.; Csuk, R.; Shafiq, Z.; Al-Harrasi, A., Synthesis and characterization of new thiosemicarbazones, as potent urease inhibitors: In vitro and in silico studies. Bioorganic Chemistry 01st June 2019, 87. |
| Shehzad, M.; Imran, A.; Njateng, G. S. S.; Hameed, A.; Islam, M.; Al-Rashida, M.; Uroos, M.; Asari, A.; Shafiq, Z.; Iqbal, J., Benzoxazinone-thiosemicarbazones as antidiabetic leads via aldose reductase inhibition: Synthesis, biological screening and molecular docking study. Bioorganic Chemistry 01st June 2019 |
| Islam, M.; Kariuki, B. M.; Shafiq, Z.; Wirth, T.; Ahmed, N., Efficient Electrosynthesis of Thiazolidin-2-imines via Oxysulfurization of Thiourea-Tethered Terminal Alkenes Using the Flow Microreactor. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 20th Nov 2018, 2019 (6), 1371-1376. |
| Islam, M.; Hameed, A.; Ayub, K.; Naseer, M.; Hussain, J.; Alharthy, R.; Asari, A.; Ludwig, R.; Al-Rashida, M.; Shafiq, Z., Receptor-Spacer-Fluorophore Based Coumarin-Thiosemicarbazones as Anion Chemosensors with “Turn on” Response: Spectroscopic and Computational (DFT) Studies. ChemistrySelect 13th July 2018, 3, 7633-7642. |
| Isaac, I. O.; Munir, I.; al-Rashida, M.; Ali, S. A.; Shafiq, Z.; Islam, M.; Ludwig, R.; Ayub, K.; Khan, K. M.; Hameed, A., Novel acridine-based thiosemicarbazones as ‘turn-on' chemosensors for selective recognition of fluoride anion: a spectroscopic and theoretical study. Royal Society Open Science 04th July 2018, 5 (7), 180646 |
| Iqbal, N.; Ali, S. A.; Munir, I.; Khan, S.; Ayub, K.; al-Rashida, M.; Islam, M.; Shafiq, Z.; Ludwig, R.; Hameed, A., Acridinedione as selective flouride ion chemosensor: a detailed spectroscopic and quantum mechanical investigation. RSC Advances 05th Jan 2018, 8 (4), 1993-2003 |