Dr. Ghulam Hussain

Approved Supervisor

Associate Professor / Chairperson at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Ghulam Hussain

Contact Details

Email Address ghulamhussain@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 041-9203030
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
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Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Designation
Associate Professor / Chairperson
Department
Physiology
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
ghulamhussain@gcuf.edu.pk
Brief Statement of research work

I am an Associate Professor of Physiology and head of the Neuroregeneration and Genetics Laboratory (NGL) at Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. My laboratory investigates bioactive compounds that promote neuronal regeneration and the genetics of neurological disorders. I earned my Master 2 in Developmental Biology and PhD in Neurosciences from the University of Strasbourg, France. My PhD research investigated motoneuron degeneration and recovery in the hypermetabolic condition associated with ALS. I have authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles, 14 book chapters, and edited two books published by Springer Nature and IGI Global. I was honoured with the Prof. Dr. Samina Jalali Gold Medal in Physiology from the Applied Zoological Society of Pakistan. In 2024, Frontiers in Neurology recognised me as one of the leading global contributors in peripheral nerve regeneration. I have significantly contributed to capacity building and academic leadership by mentoring 37 MPhil and 6 PhD students, many of whom are now studying working worldwide.

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D Other University 2009 2013
2 M.Phil Or MS University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2005 2007
3 M.Phil Or MS Other University 2008 2009
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Iqbal, Javed; Malik, Ayesha Parvaiz; Hussain, Ghulam; Hormaty, Somayeh; Khowaja-Punjwani, Sumaira Bridging Radiologic Disparities Through Federally Qualified Health Center-Academic Partnerships: A Call for Rural Inclusion and Outcome-Oriented Approaches Journal of the American College of Radiology 6 2026 23 5.1
2 Faiqa Sajid, Muhammad Zubair, Arslan Iftikhar, Ghulam Hussain Dietary supplementation with Withania somnifera root powder promotes recovery after peripheral nerve injury in mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2111-2119 2025 38 .6
3 Ayesha Saleem, Ikram Ullah Khan, Yousaf Kamal, Yasir Mehmood, Zunera Chauhdary, Muhammad Irfan, Syed Haroon Khalid, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Usra, Ghulam Hussain, Amir Bouallegue, Atrsaw Asrat Mengistie, Rashed N Herqash, Esmael M Alyami, Abdullah R Alanzi Gellan gum-based composites hydrogel membranes with geranium and lemongrass oils for enhanced antibacterial and wound healing effect Scientific Reports 39179 2025 15 3.9
4 Rabia Akram, Shahid Mahmood Baig, Ikram Ullah Khan, Henry Houlden, Tao Sun, Brijesh Sathian, Ghulam Hussain, Javed Iqbal, Genetic insights into ataxia with ocular apraxia type 1: Unraveling a mutation in APTX in a case report of Pakistani family Medical Reports 100177 2025 10 0
5 Mehar Un Nisa, Ikram Ullah Khan, Yousaf Kamal, Usra, Zunera Chaudhary, Ghulam Hussain, Muhammad Irfan, Syed Haroon Khalid, Sajid Asghar, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Safirah Maheen, Syed Adnan Ali Shah, Thierry F Vandamme Multifunctional Bilayer Wound Dressing Composed of Immediate Release Layer of Ofloxacin and Sustained Release Layer of Bergamot Oil Pharmaceutics 1589 2025 17 5.5
6 HASEEB ANWAR, JAN SUCHODOLSKI, MUHAMMAD IRFAN ULLAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR SHABBIR, IMTIAZ MUSTAFA, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Agaricomycetes), Supplementation Alters Gut Microbiome and Corrects Dyslipidemia in Rats International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 79???88 2019 21 1.211
7 OSMAN ASGHAR MIRZA AND MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL IMRAN MUKHTAR, HASEEB ANWAR, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, SYED ALI RAZA NAQVI, MUHAMMAD NAEEM FAISAL, IMTIAZ MUSTAFA, SAIMA MALIK, ARSLAN SHAUKAT Detection of paracetamol as substrate of the gut microbiome Pakistan Journal of Pharmceutical Sciences 751-757 2019 32 .804
8 TAO SUN AND GHULAM HUSSAIN NIMRA AZIZ, AZHAR RASUL, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, HASEEB ANWAR, ALI IMRAN, AROONA RAZZAQ, ARSLAN SHAUKAT, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, JOSE-LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR Supplementation of Cannabis sativa L. leaf powder accelerates functional recovery and ameliorates haemoglobin level following an induced injury to sciatic nerve in mouse model Pakistan Journal of Pharmceutical Sciences 785-792 2019 32 .804
9 SHAHID MAHMOOD BAIG AND TAO SUN. GHULAM HUSSAIN, JING WANG, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, ALI IMRAN, MUHAMMAD QASIM, SHAMAILA ZAFAR, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, AROONA RAZZAQ, NIMRA AZIZ, WASEEM AHMAD, ASGHAR SHABBIR, JAVED IQBAL Role of cholesterol and sphingolipids in brain development and neurological diseases Lipids in Health and Disease 019-096 2019 10 2.663
10 HUSSAIN G, ANWAR H, RASUL A, IMRAN A, QASIM M, ZAFAR S, IMRAN M, KAMRAN SKS, AZIZ N, RAZZAQ A, AHMAD W, SHABBIR A, IQBAL J, BAIG SM, ALI M, GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR JL, SUN T, MUHAMMAD A, MUHAMMAD UMAIR A. Lipids as biomarkers of brain disorders Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 1080 2019 10 6.007
11 UZAIR AHMED AND MUHAMMAD QASIM GHULAM HUSSAIN, USMAN ALI ASHFAQ, MAHMOOD-UR-RAHMAN, MUHAMMAD SHAREEF MASOUD, NAZIA NAHID, MUNIR AHMAD BHINDER, NOSHEEN ASLAM, NUMAN YOUSAF Computational screening of phytochemicals against survivin protein: A potent target for cancer Pakistan Journal of Pharmceutical Sciences 1145-1154 2019 32 .804
12 AMMARA RIAZ AND MUHAMMAD ALI MUHAMMAD ZAFAR, IQRA SARFRAZA, AZHAR RASUL, FAIZA JABEEN, KHIZAR SAMIULLAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN Tubeimoside-1, Triterpenoid Saponin, as a Potential Natural Cancer Killer Natural product communications 1-9 2018 13 .859
13 MUHAMMAD ALI IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, MATLOOB AHMED, BUSHRA NAGEEN, FARHAT JABEEN,ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Malic Enzyme 2 (ME2) as a Potential Therapeutic Drug Target for Cancer International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Life (IUBMB Life) 1076-1083 2018 11 3.326
14 AYESHA RIAZ, MUHAMMAD AHSAN RIAZ, LUQMAN KHAN, MUHAMMAD SHAREEF MASOUD, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD QASIM STAT6 variants and non-atopic asthma in Pakistani population Cell and Molecular Biology (Noisy-le-grand). 0145-5680 2018 64 1.372
15 IQRA SARFRAZ AND MUHAMMAD ALI TAHIRA YOUNIS, AZHAR RASUL, FAIZA JABEEN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, JAVARIA ALTAF, LAILA JAFRI, REHANA RANI, MUHAMMAD RASHID KHAN Ameliorating role of methanolic leaves extract of Fraxinus xanthoxyloides against CCl4-challanged nephrotoxicity in rats. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1475-1484 2018 31 .804
16 ILGAZ AKATA AND ZELIHA SELAMOGLU MUSTAFA SEVINDIK, AZHAR RASUL,*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, IQRA SARFRAZ, KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, HASAN AKGUL Determination of anti-oxidative, antimicrobial activity and heavy metal contents of Leucoagaricus leucothites. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2163-2168 2018 31 .804
17 XIAOMENG LI GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, NIMRA AZIZ, AROONA RAZZAQ, WEI WEI, MUHAMMAD ALI, JIANG LI Role of Plant Derived Alkaloids and Their Mechanism in Neurodegenerative Disorders International Journal of Biological Sciences 341-357 2018 14 4.057
18 MUHAMMAD ALI IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, MATLOOB AHMED, BUSHRA NAGEEN, FARHAT JABEEN,ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Malic Enzyme 2 as a Potential Therapeutic Drug Target for Cancer International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Life (IUBMB Life) 1002 2018 11 3.326
19 TAO SUN GHULAM HUSSAIN, LONGBIN ZHANG, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, AROONA RAZZAQ, NIMRA AZIZ, ASGHAR SHABBIR, MUHAMMAD ALI Role of Plant-Derived Flavonoids and Their Mechanism in Attenuation of Alzheimer???s and Parkinson???s Diseases: An Update of Recent Data Molecules 814 2018 23 3.098
20 BUSHRA NAGEEN, IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, FARIHA RUKHSAR, SOMIA IRSHAD, AMMARA RIAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MUHAMMAD ALI Eupatilin: a natural pharmacologically active flavone compound with its wide range applications Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 1-16 2018 10 1.091
21 NAN MIAO, SHAN BIAN, TREVOR LEE, TAUFIF MUBARAK, SHIYING HUANG, ZHIHONG WEN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, TAO SUN Opposite Roles of Wnt7a and Sfrp1 in Modulating Proper Development of Neural Progenitors in the Mouse Cerebral Cortex Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 247 2018 11 3.902
22 GHAZALA KAUKAB AND MUHAMMAD ALI MARIA JAVEED, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, FARHAT JABEEN, BILAL RASOOL, NUSRAT SHAFIQ, AMMARA RIAZ Harmine and its derivatives: Biological activities and therapeutic potential in human diseases Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 203-213 2018 13 .815
23 AMMARA RIAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, FARHAT JABEEN, ZINAYYERA SUBHANI, TAHIRA YOUNIS, MUHAMMAD ALI, IQRA SARFRAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Astragalin: A Bioactive Phytochemical with Potential Therapeutic Activities Advances in Pharmacological Sciences 15 2018 10 .386
24 MUHAMMAD U SOHAIL, MUHAMMAD Z SHABBIR, J??RG M STEINER, SHAKEEL AHMAD, ZAHID KAMRAN, HASEEB ANWAR, GHULAM HUSSAIN, ARSALAN SHAUKAT, JAN S SUCHODOLSKI Molecular analysis of the gut microbiome of diabetic rats supplemented with prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic foods International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries 419-425 2017 37 .361
25 JAVED IQBAL GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, SHAHID MAHMOOD BAIG, ASGHAR SHABBIR Epidemiological data of Neurological disorders in Pakistan and neighboring countries Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS) 52-70 2017 12 1.211
26 JAWERIA NISAR, IMTIAZ MUSTAFA, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IRFAN ULLAH, MUHAMMAD NAEEM FAISAL, SHAZIA ANWER BUKHARI, ABDUL BASIT Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Agaricomycetes): a Species with Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory, and Hepatoprotective Activities in Hypercholesterolemic Rats International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 981???990 2017 19 1.211
27 GHULAM HUSSAIN, ASIF SHAHZAD, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, SHAHID MAHMOOD BAIG, ASGHAR SHABBIR, JOSE-LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, JAVED IQBAL Neurological Disorder Burden in Faisalabad, Punjab-Pakistan: Data from the Major Tertiary Care Centers of the City Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS) 2 2017 12 1.211
28 A SUBHANI, K ASHRAF, S AHMAD, H ANWAR, G HUSSAIN, Z KAMRAN, M LATEEF, M RASHEED, MU SOHAIL Comparative efficacy of various feed additives on the resistance of broilers to experimentally-induced caecal coccidiosis European Poultry Science (EPS) 1612-9199 2017 81 .568
29 H ANWAR, A IFTIKHAR, MU SOHAIL, G HUSSAIN, MN FAISAL, JA KHAN, SA BUKHARI, Z IQBAL Efficacy of Various Post-Molt Feed Supplementations in Poultry: An Empirical Review World???s poultry Science Journal 619-627 2016 72 1.439
30 GAELLE BRUNETEAU, ST??PHANIE BAUCH??, JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, GUY BROCHIER, NATHALIE MANDJEE, MARIE???LAURE TANGUY, GHULAM HUSSAIN, ANTHONY BEHIN, FR??D??RIC KHIAMI, ELHADI SARIALI, CAROLINE HELL???REMY, FRAN??OIS SALACHAS, PIERRE???FRAN??OIS PRADAT, LUCE Endplate denervation correlates with Nogo-A muscle expression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 362-372 2015 2 4.649
31 HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL ZIA-UR-RAHMAN, GHULAM HUSSAIN ARSLAN IFTIKHAR, MUHAMMAD IRFAN ULLAH, MUHAMMAD AMJAD ALI, ARSLAN SHAUKAT Evaluation of Health Biomarkers in Hyperlipidemic Albino Rabbits after Treatment with Withania somnifera and Lactuca scariola Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 31-36 2015 13 .28
32 ALEXANDRE HENRIQUES, VINCENT CROIXMARIE, DAVID A PRIESTMAN, ANGELA ROSENBOHM, SYLVIE DIRRIG-GROSCH, ELEONORA D'AMBRA, MYLENE HUEBECKER, GHULAM HUSSAIN, CLAIRE BOURSIER-NEYRET, ANDONI ECHANIZ-LAGUNA, ALBERT C LUDOLPH, FRANCES M PLATT, BERNARD WALTHER, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and denervation alter sphingolipids and upregulate glucosylceramide synthase Human Molecular Genetics 7390-7405 2015 24 4.902
33 MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, MICHAEL E HUME, HASEEB ANWAR, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR Metagenomics of Prebiotic and Probiotic supplemented broilers gastrointestinal tract microbiome The Journal of Applied Poultry Research (J APPL POULTRY RES) 3780-3784 2014 4 .79
34 FLORENT SCHMITT, GHULAM HUSSAIN, LUC DUPUIS, JEAN-PHILIPPE LOEFFLER, ALEXANDRE HENRIQUES A plural role for lipids in motor neuron diseases: energy, signaling and structure Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 25 2014 8 4.555
35 GHULAM HUSSAIN, FLORENT SCHMITT, JEAN-PHILIPPE LOEFFLER, JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR Fatting the brain: a brief of recent research Frontiers in cellular neuroscience 144 2013 7 4.555
36 GHULAM HUSSAIN, FLORENT SCHMITT, ALEXANDRE HENRIQUES, THIEBAULT LEQUEU, FREDERIQUE RENE, FRAN??OISE BINDLER, SYLVIE DIRRIG-GROSCH, HUGUES OUDART, LAVINIA PALAMIUC, MARIE-HELENE METZ-BOUTIGUE, LUC DUPUIS, ERIC MARCHIONI, JOSE-LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, Systemic Down-Regulation of Delta-9 Desaturase Promotes Muscle Oxidative Metabolism and Accelerates Muscle Function Recovery following Nerve Injury PloS one e64525 2013 8 2.766
37 SOHAIL AHMED, RASHAD RASOOL KHAN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ASAM RIAZ, ABID HUSSAIN Effect of Intercropping and Organic Matter on the Subterranean Termites Population in Sugarcane field INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY 581-584 2008 10 .869
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