Dr. Muhammad Khurram Waqas

Associate Professor
B.Pharm (IUB, Pakistan), M.Phil (IUB, Pakistan), PhD (IUB, Pakistan)
Tel: 00 92 42 9921 1449-50 (Ext 309)
Mobile: 00923336378490
Email: khurram.waqas@uvas.edu.pk

Biography

To date Dr. Muhammad Khurram Waqas has more than 10 years of job experience in quality control, teaching and research/development. Currently, he is Assistant Professor at Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS), University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He got B.Pharmacy degree in 2004, M.Phil in 2009 and completed his doctoral degree in March 2015 from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. He started his professional career in May 2005 as Production Pharmacist Pharmacist and served at Mediazan Labs (PVT) Ltd. Islamabad as Production Pharmacist for one year. Then He joined Kohinoor Industries Sahiwal as Assistant Manager Production on 01-06-2006 and worked till 04-06-2007. Immediately after completion of his M.Phil in 2009 he joined the department of Pharmacy, The University of Faisalabad as Lecturer on 02-04-2009. During his PhD study in The Islamia University of Bahawalpur from 2012-2015, he also served the Department of Pharmacy, IUB as Visiting Lecturer. The area of his research in Doctoral study is Cosmetic Dermatology. He developed various novel formulations for the treatment of skin aging and rejuvenation. During his doctoral study, he used sophisticated instruments for the measurement of skin parameters. i.e. Mexameter, Corneometer, Cutometer, Sebumeter, Skin pH-meter and Skin Visio Scan. He has Published more than 20 full-length original research articles in national and international journal and was invited as key note speaker and Oral presenter in various national and international events worldwide.

Areas of Interest

  1. Cosmetic Dermatology
  2. Targeted Drug Delivery
  3. Topical Drug Delivery system

Publications


 

Papers published in 2018

  1. Non-Invasive In Vivo Evaluations Of Cosmetic Emulsion Containing Phytoextract Of Grape Seeds In The Treatment Of Skin Aging By Using Non-Invasive Bio-Engineering Techniques Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 75 No. 1 pp. 97-105, 2018.
  2. Solubility Of Poorly Soluble Ball Mill Based Co-Milling: A Promising Way To Enhance Aqueous Drugs Employing Norfloxacin As Model Drug Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica – Drug Research Vol. 75 No. 1 pp. 155-168, 2018.
  3. Development of niosomal formulations loaded with cyclosporine A and evaluation of its compatibility Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research2018;17 (8):1457-14
  4. Fabrication and Characterization of Matrix Type Transdermal Patches Loaded                            

WithTizanidine Hydrochloride: Potential Sustained Release Delivery System  
https://doi.org/10.1080/03639045.2018.1509081.

  1. Development and in-vitro characterization of niosomal formulations of immunosuppressant model drug. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Vol.31, No.6, November 2018, pp.2623-2628

Papers published in 2017

  1. Fabrication of Tamarindus indica seeds extract
    loaded-cream for photo-aged skin: Visioscan® studies Postępy Dermatologii Alergologii  /Advances in Dermatology and Allergology 2017; XXXIV (4): 339–345.
  2. Triple-component nanocomposite films prepared using a casting method: Its potential in drug delivery Journal of food and drug analysis xxx (2017) 1-16

 

 Papers published in 2016

  1. Devolpment of Cetyl Dimethicone Based Water-in-Oil Emulsions Containing Botanicals: Physical Characteristic Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Vol.29, No.1, January 2016, pp.173-178.

Papers published in 2015

  1. Skin Lightening and Sebum Control Efficacy of a Cosmetic Emulsion Containing Extract of Tamarind Seeds on Asian Skin Type Lat. Am. J. Pharm. 34 (3): 570-5 (2015).
  2. Dermatological and Cosmeceutical Benefits of Glycine max (Soybean) and it’s Active Components(Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica ñ Drug Research, Vol. 72 pp. 3-11, 2015.

Papers published in 2014

  1. Stability Study of a Cosmetic Emulsion Loaded with Tamarindus indica Seeds Extract (Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol.33 pp.731-738, 2014)
  2. In vivo Evaluation of a Cosmetic Emulsion Containing Soybean Extract for Anti-Aging (Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol.13 pp.1401-1406, 2014)
  3. Physical Stability, Rheological Analysis and Antioxidant Study of Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol Based Cosmetic Water-in-Oil Emulsions (Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 33 pp. 2362-3853, 2014)
  4. Assessment of awareness about HCV mode of transmission and implementation rate of preventive measures in different literacy groups in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan (International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, Vol. 7 pp. 1530-1533, 2014
  5. Occurance and causes of insomnia in youth of Bahawalpur division of Pakistan (International journal of pharmaceutical research and bio-science, Vol. 3 pp. 408-418, 2014)
  6. Comparison between Mesh Hernioplasty and Simple Suture Repair in the treatment of Paraumbilical Hernias at Bahawalpur Hospitals (Journal of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 3 pp. 13-20, 2014).

Papers published in 2013

  1. Screening of Various Botanical Extracts for Antioxidant Activity Using DPPH Free Radical Method. (African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol.10 pp. 452-455, 2013)

Papers published in 2012

  1. Sebumetric and mexametric evaluation of a fennel based cream, (ScienceAsia, Vol. 38 pp.262-267, 2012).
  2. Hydrophilic polymers based sustained release matrix tablets of Ibuprofen: Optimization of formulation using Box-Behnken statistical design (Journal of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Vol.2 pp.13-20, 2012).

Papers published in 2011

  1. Bactericidal activity of various brands of cephradine against Staphylococcus aureus (International Journal of the Physical Sciences, Vol. 6 pp. 1501-1507, 2011).
  2. Antimicrobial activity analysis of extracts of Acaciamodesta, Artimisia absinthium, Nigella sativa and Saussurea lappa against Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms  (African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 10 pp. 4574-4580, 2011).
  3. Antibacterial activity analysis of extracts of various plants against gram -positive and -negative bacteria (African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol. 5 pp. 887-893, 2011).
  4. Herbal treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, Vol. 5 pp. 6934-6938, 2011).
  5. Ethnobotanical survey of common medicinal plants used by people of district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan ( Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ,Vol. 5 pp. 7073-7075, 2011).
  6. Fast alignment (FASTA): A review article (Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, Vol. 5 pp. 6931-6933, 2011).
  7. Development and validation of stability indicating assay method of cetirizine hydrochloride by HPLC, (African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol. 5 pp. 143-149, 2011).

Papers published in 2010

  1. 1.Formulation and Characterization of a Cream containing Extract of Fenugreek Seeds (Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica- Drug Research, Vol. 67 pp. 173-178, 2010).
  2. Effect of Cream Formulation of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Mechanical Parameters of Human Skin (Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 9 pp. 329-337, 2010).
  3. Design, Development and in-vitro Evaluation of Metoprolol tartrate tablets containing xanthan tragacanth (Acta poloniae pharmaceutica ñ drug research, vol. 67pp. 517-522, 2010).

Participation and presentation at international scientific event

  1. Presented Paper at international Congress on Food, Agricultural, Biological and Medical Sciences, held at Istanbul, Turkey on May 17-18,2017.
  2. Delivered oral presentation at the 2nd Euro Global Congress on Melanoma and skin diseases held during August 31-September 01,2017 in London, UK
  3. Delivered oral presentation at ICENS-Summer 2018 held at at Waseda University Tokyo, Japan during July 30-August 1 2018.

Invited speaker/ Key note speaker

Key note Speaker, International Conference entitled “Chemical, Food, Biological and Medical Sciences (CFBMS-16)” held on Oct. 13-14, 2016 at Abu Dhabi (UAE).

 Post Graduate Student Supervision

Under Supervision:

  1. 06 M. Phil students as Supervisor
  2. 03 M. Phil. Students as Major Member

Projects

Author(s) and brief title of grant

Funding body / Co- Investigator

Year

Value

. In-vitro, in-vivo correlation of transdermal nanofilm containing topical glucocorticoid

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

 

2017-18

0.5 Million Pakistani Rupee
2. Development of Oral drug delivery system containing  antifungal agents for treatment of Oral Candidiasis HEC 2017