Dr Taous Khan

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Professor, Pharmacy
Specialization: Pharmacognosy, Biochemical Engineering
Email: taouskhan@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: (92)992-383591-6

Profile/Bio

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

January 2015 to Continued: Professor, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Feb. 2011 to January 2015: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
April 2008 to Feb. 2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Sep. 2004 to Mar. 2008: Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea
Nov. 2002 to June 2004: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
Aug. 1999 to Mar. 2000: QC Incharge, Dr. Raza Pharma, Peshawar, Pakistan
May 1997 to May 1999: Pharmacist, Nafar Pharmaceuticals, Peshawar, Pakistan
Oct. 1995 to Apr. 1997: Pharmacist, Hizat Pharmaceuticals Peshawar

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Sep. 2003 to June 2004: Coordinator (Evening Shift), Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Aug. 1999 to Mar. 2000: Incharge Quality Control, Dr. Raza Pharma, Peshawar, Pakistan

Associations

Member of the organizing committee for 3rd National Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jul. 8–12, 2003, held at Baragali, Pakistan
Member of The Institute of Korean Chemical Engineers
Member of The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Member Pakistan Pharmacists Association
Member Chemical Society of Pakistan
Member Pakistan Society of Pharmacognosy

Research Interests

Awards

Ranked 14 in the category of Pharmaceutical Sciences according to the Productive Scientist 2011 published by Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (Sci. Id. 2067)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, form National Research Foundation of Korea, (Aug 2011-Jan 2012)
HEC Approved Supervisor
Based on outstanding achievements, selected for inclusion in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2011 (28th Edition)
A paper co-authored (MicroRNAs: Synthesis, mechanism, function and recent clinical trials, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1803, 2010, 1231-1243) was selected as the top hottest article among the Top 25 Hottest Articles (http://top25.sciencedirect.com/subject/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/3/journal/biochimica-et-biophysica-acta-bba-molecular-cell-research/01674889/archive/28)
Research Award of 100,000 Korean Won for the Year of 2006, for Continuous Research Contributions in the Reputed Journals, from Kyungpook National University, Korea
Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) Scholarship from Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Republic of Korea (March 2005-Feb. 2008)
Doctoral Fellowship Award (Tuition and Fees) form Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea (Sep. 2004-Aug. 2007)
Registered pharmacist in category “A” with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan

Research Projects

A.J. Shah and Taous Khan, “Pharmacological investigation of medicinal plants available in Hazara Division and related northern areas based on their medicinal use in cardiovascular disorders”, HEC Pakistan, (In progress)
Taous Khan and M.H.H.B. Asad, “Phytochemical and pharmacological screening of selected ferns from Hazara Division”, CIIT, (In progress)
R. Khan and Taous Khan, “Design & construction of a cylindrical photoreactor for decomposition of aqueous organic pollutants using TiO2 and doped TiO2”, CIIT, (In progress)
Taous Khan and A. Khan, “Bioassay-guided isolation & identification of cytotoxic constituents from selected ferns of Hazara Division”, HEC Pakistan, (Submitted)
A.K. Khan, Taous Khan, “Study of the enzyme inhibition, antitumor, anticancer, antifungal, anti-bacterial and antiviral activities of antibiotics and Schiff based organotin(IV) complexes”, HEC Pakistan, (Submitted)
R. Khan and Taous Khan, “Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of doped TiO2 nanotubes”, HEC Pakistan, (Submitted)