PROF. DR. USMAN ALI ASHFAQ

Approved Supervisor

Professor / Chairperson at Government College University Faisalabad

PROF. DR. USMAN ALI ASHFAQ

Contact Details

Email Address ashfaqua@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 923314728790
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
PROF. DR. USMAN ALI ASHFAQ
Designation
Professor / Chairperson
Department
Bioinformatics & Biotechnology
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
ashfaqua@gcuf.edu.pk

Brief Statement of research work

My research focuses on bioinformatics, molecular biology, and health biotechnology with an emphasis on drug discovery and vaccine design against infectious, metabolic, and neurological diseases. I am particularly interested in integrating computational approaches, molecular diagnostics, and experimental bioassays to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers. My work also explores medicinal plants, nanomedicine, and regenerative medicine for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D University of the Punjab, Lahore 2005 2011
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Rauf, Abdul, Sumayya Qazi, Bashir Ahmad Malik, Sehar Aslam, Urooj Anwar, Usman Ali Ashfaq, and Rashid Bhatti. Novel Phytochemical Inhibitors of Leptin: A Molecular Docking Approach for Potential Cardiovascular and Antidiabetic Therapies Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences 155-162 2025 24 0
2 Afaq Akram, Fatima Noor, Abdur Rehman, Nida Khalid, Muhammad Tahir Ul Qamar, Rana Alateeq, Naimah Ibrahim Aldhulayfi, Abdulmajeed A. A. Sindi, and Usman Ali Ashfaq. Deciphering the Role of Honey in Ocular Diseases by Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Modeling Approaches for Retinal Therapy Computational Biophysics and Chemistry 1-14 2025 25 2.3
3 Tayyab Ijaz, Hamna Maqsood, Abdur Rehman, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar & Usman Ali Ashfaq Explainable machine learning identifies immune-inflammatory biomarkers and therapeutic candidates in drug-resistant epilepsy Scientific Reports 965 2025 16 3.9
4 Rabia Akbar, Iqra Muneer, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Rizwan Javed, Rana Alateeq, Nahlah Makki Almansour, Ahmad Almatroudi, Faris Alrumaihi, Khaled S. Allemailem, and Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar Discovery of Phytochemical Inhibitors Targeting HPV E6 Oncoprotein Using Integrative Machine Learning and Molecular Modeling for Cervical Cancer Therapy Computational Biophysics and Chemistry 1-15 2025 25 2.3
5 Hadi, Fazal, Fatima Noor, Haseeba Sardar, Hany W. Darwish, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Ashraf Ali Khan, Maria Daglia, and Haroon Khan Integrating In Vitro, Network Pharmacology, and Molecular Docking Approaches to Uncover the Antidiabetic Potential of Tylophora hirsuta Computational Biology and Chemistry 108533 2025 119 3.1
6 Sajjad, Muhammad Waseem, Fatima Muzamil, Maida Sabir, and Usman Ali Ashfaq Regenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology Approaches against Cardiovascular Diseases: Recent Advances and Future Prospective Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 50-71 2025 20 2.2
7 Bibi, Fatima, Abdul Rauf, Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Qasim Awan, Muhammad Shareef Masoud, Rabia Zarmeena, Munir Ahmed Bhinder, Muhammad Hamza Afandi, and Rashid Bhatti. Network Pharmacological Study of Papaver Somniferum to Explore the Potential Compounds to Treat Epilepsy Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences 25-32 2025 24 0
8 Shokat, Zeeshan, Farhat Ibraheem, Arina Akmal, Matloob Ahmad, Muhammad Sufyan, Mariam Naveed, Bushra Ijaz, Sana Aslam, and Usman Ali Ashfaq Design, Synthesis, In vitro, Molecular Docking and Simulation Assessment of Benzimidazole Derivatives Against Liver Cancer by Targeting STAT3, Bcl2 and MDM2 Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry 1-33 2025 12 2.3
9 Shokat, Zeeshan, Muhammad Sufyan, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Norah A. Albekairi, Thamer H. Albekairi, Mohsin Khurshid, Umair Waqas, and Usman Ali Ashfaq Integrative Network Pharmacology to Evaluate Bioactive Phytochemicals of Aesculus hippocastanum and Their Multitarget Mechanisms Against Chronic Venous Insufficiency Scientifica 6871086 2025 1 3.1
10 Hayat, Muhammad, Nosheen Aslam, Usman Ali Ashfaq, and Muhammad Afzal Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of LPL gene and its impact in fibrate therapy in hypertriglyceridemic patients Pakistan journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1-12 2025 38 .6
11 Asma Khalil, Fatima Noor, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Sadia Liaqat, Nazia Nahid, Asma Haque & Usman Ali Ashfaq Identification and computational analysis of conserved YXX?? motifs in the pan-serotypes of dengue virus NS5 protein and their implications in host-virus interactions Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2204-2217 2025 44 2.4
12 QASIM M, ABDULLAH M, ASHFAQ UA, NOOR F, NAHID N, ALZAMAMI A, ALTURKI NA, KHURSHID M Molecular mechanism of Ferula asafoetida for the treatment of asthma: Network pharmacology and molecular docking approach Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 103527 2023 30 4.052
13 N FATIMA, MSU RAHMAN, M QASIM, UA ASHFAQ, U AHMED, MS MASOUD Transcriptional Factors mediated Reprogramming to Pluripotency Current stem cell research and therapy 1 2023 18 3.828
14 F NOOR, M ASIF, UA ASHFAQ, M QASIM, M TAHIR UL QAMAR Machine learning for synergistic network pharmacology: a comprehensive overview Briefings in Bioinformatics 1-27 2023 24 13.99
15 KAMAL I, ASHFAQ UA, HAYAT S, ASLAM B, SARFRAZ MH, YASEEN H, RAJOKA MS, SHAH AA, KHURSHID M Prospects of antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to chemical preservatives for food safety Biotechnology Letters 137?162 2023 45 2.672
16 UAA S MEHDI, MH MEHMOOD, MG AHMED, UA ASHFAQ Antidiabetic activity of Berberis brandisiana is possibly mediated through modulation of insulin signaling pathway, inflammatory cytokines and adipocytokines in high fat diet and streptozotocin-administered rats Frontiers in Pharmacology 1085013 2023 14 5.988
17 NOOR F, UA ASHFAQ, BAKAR A, UL HAQ W, ALLEMAILEM KS, ALHARBI BF, AL-MEGRIN WAI, UL QAMAR MT Discovering common pathogenic processes between COVID-19 and HFRS by integrating RNA-Seq differential expression analysis with machine learning Frontiers in Microbiology 1-12 2023 14 6.064
18 B AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, MS MASOUD, N NAHID, M TARIQ, M QASIM E-nose-based technology for healthcare Nanotechnology-Based E-noses 241-256 2023 1 0
19 I ANWAR, UA ASHFAQ Impact of nanotechnology on differentiation and augmentation of stem cells for liver therapy Critical Reviews TM in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 1 2023 40 4.681
20 L ZARA, R HUSSAIN, MS MASOUD, N NASEEM, HU AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, KHALIQ S Dysregulation of gene expression of PTEN and AKT signaling pathway in patients of ovarian cancer: A pilot study Journal of King Saud University-Science 102378 2023 35 3.829
21 NOOR F, REHMAN A, ASHFAQ UA, SALEEM MH, OKLA MK, AL-HASHIMI A, ABDELGAWAD H, ASLAM S Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Approaches to Decipher the Multi-Target Pharmacological Mechanism of Abrus precatorius L. Acting on Diabetes Pharmaceuticals 414 2022 15 5.215
22 S MUNIR, M KHURSHID, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, MEA ZAKI Exploring the Antimicrobial and Pharmacological Potential of NF22 as a Potent Inhibitor of E. coli DNA Gyrase: An In Vitro and In Silico Study Pharmaceutics 14 (12), 2768 2022 14 6.525
23 RASHID F, JAVAID A, ASHFAQ UA, SUFYAN M, ALSHAMMARI A, ALHARBI M, NISAR MA, KHURSHID M Integrating Pharmacological and Computational Approaches for the Phytochemical Analysis of Syzygium cumini and Its Anti-Diabetic Potential Molecules 5734 2022 27 4.927
24 F NOOR, UA ASHFAQ, M ASIF, M MUZAMMAL ADEEL, A ALSHAMMARI, M ALHARBI Comprehensive computational analysis reveals YXX?[I/L/M/F/V] motif and YXX?-like tetrapeptides across HFRS causing Hantaviruses and their association with viral pathogenesis and host immune regulation Frontiers in Immunology 1031608 2022 13 8.786
25 SARFRAZ MH, SHAHID A, ASGHAR S, ASLAM B, ASHFAQ UA, RAZA H, PRIETO MA, SIMAL-GANDARA J, BARBA FJ, RAJOKA MSR, KHURSHID M, NASHWAN AJ Personalized nutrition, microbiota, and metabolism: A triad for eudaimonia Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 1038830 2022 9 6.113
26 A REHMAN, UA ASHFAQ, MR JAVED, F SHAHID, F NOOR, S ASLAM The Screening of phytochemicals against NS5 Polymerase to treat Zika Virus infection: Integrated computational based approach Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening 738-751 2022 25 1.707
27 FATIMA I, AHMAD S, ABBASI SW, ASHFAQ UA, SHAHID F, TAHIR UL QAMAR M, REHMAN A, ALLEMAILEM KS Designing of a multi-epitopes-based peptide vaccine against rift valley fever virus and its validation through integrated computational approaches Computers in Biology and Medicine 105151 2022 141 6.698
28 F RASHID, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, AA AL-MUTAIRI, SA AL-HUSSAIN Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of 2-(3-BenzoyI-4-Hydroxy-1, 1-Dioxido-2H-Benzo [e][1, 2] thiazin-2-yI)-N-(2-Bromophenyl) Acetamide as Antidiabetic Agent Drug Design, Development and Therapy 4043-4060 2022 16 4.319
29 S TAJ, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ Exploring of novel 4-hydroxy-2H-benzo[e][1,2]thiazine-3-carbohydrazide 1,1-dioxide derivative as a dual inhibitor of ?-glucosidase and ?-amylase: Molecular docking, biochemical, enzyme kinetic and in-vivo mouse model study International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 507-521 2022 207 8.025
30 ALAMRI MA, MIRZA MU, ADEEL MM, ASHFAQ UA, TAHIR UL QAMAR M, SHAHID F, AHMAD S, ALATAWI EA, ALBALAWI GM, ALLEMAILEM KS, ALMATROUDI A Structural elucidation of rift valley fever virus L protein towards the discovery of its potential inhibitors Pharmaceuticals 659 2022 15 5.215
31 NOOR F, SALEEM MH, JAVED MR, CHEN JT, ASHFAQ UA, OKLA MK, ABDEL-MAKSOUD MA, ALWASEL YA, AL-QAHTANI WH, ALSHAYA H, YASIN G Comprehensive computational analysis reveals H5N1 influenza virus-encoded miRNAs and host-specific targets associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding PloS ONE e0263901 2022 17 3.752
32 FA SADDIQUE, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, M MUDDASSAR, S SULTAN, MEA ZAKI Identification of cyclic sulfonamides with an N-arylacetamide group as ?-glucosidase and ?-amylase inhibitors: Biological evaluation and molecular modeling Pharmaceuticals 106 2022 15 5.215
33 TABASSUM S, KHALID HR, HAQ WU, ASLAM S, ALSHAMMARI A, ALHARBI M, RIAZ RAJOKA MS, KHURSHID M, ASHFAQ UA Implementation of System Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Approaches to Explore Active Compounds and Mechanism of Ocimum Sanctum against Tuberculosis Processes 298 2022 10 3.352
34 KHALID H, KHALID S, SUFYAN M, ASHFAQ UA In-silico elucidation reveals potential phytochemicals against angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptor to fight coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung C 1-10 2022 77 1.885
35 KANWAL A, AZEEM F, NADEEM H, ASHFAQ UA, AADIL RM, KOBER AKMH, RAJOKA MSR, RASUL I Molecular Mechanisms of Cassia fistula against Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Using Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Approaches Pharmaceutics 1970 2022 14 6.525
36 S TAJ, M AHMAD, A ALSHAMMARI, A ALGHAMDI, UA ASHFAQ Exploring the therapeutic potential of benzothiazine-pyrazole hybrid molecules against alpha-glucosidase: Pharmacological and molecular modelling based approach Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 14 2022 29 4.052
37 KHAN IA, SADDIQUE FA, ASLAM S, ASHFAQ UA, AHMAD M, AL-HUSSAIN SA, ZAKI ME Synthesis of Novel N-Methylmorpholine-Substituted Benzimidazolium Salts as Potential ?-Glucosidase Inhibitors Molecules 6012 2022 27 4.927
38 H KHALID, UA ASHFAQ Molecular Docking and Pharmacoinformatics Studies Reveal Potential Phytochemicals Against HCV NS5B Polymerase Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening 335-346 2022 25 1.714
39 F NOOR, M TAHIR UL QAMAR, UA ASHFAQ, A ALBUTTI, ASS ALWASHMI, MA ALJASIR Network pharmacology approach for medicinal plants: Review and assessment Pharmaceuticals 572 2022 15 5.215
40 HR KHALID, M AAMIR, S TABASSUM, YS ALGHAMDI, A ALZAMAMI, UA ASHFAQ Integrated System Pharmacology Approaches to Elucidate Multi-Target Mechanism of Solanum surattense against Hepatocellular Carcinoma Molecules 6220 2022 27 4.927
41 GB KHAN, M QASIM, A RASUL, UA ASHFAQ, AM ALNUQAYDAN Identification of Lignan Compounds as New 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Metabolites 34 2022 13 5.581
42 ASLAM S, ASHFAQ UA, ZIA T, ASLAM N, ALRUMAIHI F, SHAHID F, NOOR F, QASIM M Proteome based mapping and reverse vaccinology techniques to contrive multi-epitope based subunit vaccine (MEBSV) against Streptococcus pyogenes Infection, Genetics and Evolution 105259 2022 100 4.393
43 A JAVAID, A IJAZ, UA ASHFAQ, M ARSHAD, S IRSHAD, S SAIF An overview of chikungunya virus molecular biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention strategies Future Virology 593-606 2022 17 3.015
44 S REHMAN, U ALI ASHFAQ, M SUFYAN, I SHAHID, B IJAZ, M HUSSAIN The Insight of In Silico and In Vitro evaluation of Beta vulgaris phytochemicals against Alzheimer?s disease targeting acetylcholinesterase PloS ONE e0264074 2022 17 3.752
45 F SHAHID, YS ALGHAMDI, M MASHRAQI, M KHURSHID, UA ASHFAQ Proteome based mapping and molecular docking revealed DnaA as a potential drug target against Shigella sonnei Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 1147-1159 2022 29 4.052
46 MANAN A, ASHFAQ UA, ANSARI MR Advancements in Wheat Research Wheat - Recent Advances. 342 2022 1 0
47 AHMED U, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, U-RAHMAN M, KHALIQ S, TARIQ M, BHATTI R, MASOUD MS The Fate of Toxicological Studies: From Animal Models to Stem Cell-based Methods Frontiers in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Bentham Science Publishers 103-122 2022 10 0
48 ASHFAQ UA, SHAHID F, MUNIR S Computational approaches for drug-metabolizing enzymes: Concepts and challenges, Biochemistry of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes,Academic Press, 29-72 2022 1 0
49 SHAHID A, HAYAT S, MUNIR S, ASHFAQ UA, KHAN AA, BILAL M, SHAUKAT I, KHURSHID M Modulation of human microbiome and drug metabolism Biochemistry of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes, Academic Press 375-397 2022 1 0
50 SUFYAN M, ALI ASHFAQ U, AHMAD S, NOOR F, HAMZAH SALEEM M, FARHAN ASLAM M, EL-SEREHY HA, ASLAM S Identifying key genes and screening therapeutic agents associated with diabetes mellitus and HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma by bioinformatics analysis Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 5518-5525 2021 28 4.052
51 MHMOOD I, BARI A, AHMAD S, NAZ A, SHAHID F, ASHFAQ UA, TASLEEM K, QAMAR MT Immunoinformatics and its Role in Vaccine Development Frontiers in Molecular Pharming, Bentham Science Publishers 30-65 2021 2 0
52 M SUFYAN, F SHAHID, F IRSHAD, A JAVAID, M QASIM, UA ASHFAQ Implementation of vaccinomics and in-silico approaches to construct multimeric based vaccine against ovarian cancer International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics 2845-2859 2021 27 2.028
53 SMH M RIZWAN, N ASLAM, UA ASHFAQ, M HAYAT SNP of HMGCR and Apo E genes and their impact in response to statin therapy in hypercholesterolemic and hypertriglyceridemic patients in Pakistan Pakistan journal of Pharmaceutical sciences 1577-1583 2021 34 .863
54 TARIQ MH, BHATTI R, ALI NF, ASHFAQ UA, SHAHID F, ALMATROUDI A, KHURSHID M Rational design of chimeric Multiepitope Based Vaccine (MEBV) against human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1: An integrated vaccine informatics and molecular docking based approach PloS ONE e0258443 2021 16 3.752
55 ALDAKHEEL FM, ABRAR A, MUNIR S, ASLAM S, ALLEMAILEM KS, KHURSHID M, ASHFAQ UA Proteome-Wide Mapping and Reverse Vaccinology Approaches to Design a Multi-Epitope Vaccine against Clostridium perfringens Vaccines 1079 2021 9 4.961
56 SA IMTIAZ, S SAEED, S MUNIR, UA ASHFAQ Subtractive proteomics to identify targets for vaccine development against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis Future Microbiology 1723-1733 2021 15 3.553
57 M MAHMOOD, A JAVAID, F SHAHID, UA ASHFAQ Rational design of multimeric based subunit vaccine against Mycoplasma pneumonia: Subtractive proteomics with immunoinformatics framework Infection, Genetics and Evolution 104795 2021 91 4.393
58 H KHALID, S SHAHID, S TARIQ, B IJAZ, UA ASHFAQ, M AHMAD Discovery of Novel HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitor, 2-(3,4-dimethyl-5,5-dioxidobenzo[e]pyrazolo[4,3-c][1,2]thiazin-2(4H)-yl)-N-(2-fluorobenzyl)acetamide via molecular docking and experimental approach Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 1653-1661 2021 48 2.963
59 SS K WALAYAT, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, ZA KHAN Synthesis and a-glucosidase inhibition studies of norfloxacin-acetanilide hybrids Pakistan journal of Pharmaceutical sciences 1909-1915 2021 34 .863
60 NOOR F, ASHFAQ UA, JAVED MR, SALEEM MH, AHMAD A, ASLAM MF, ASLAM S Comprehensive computational analysis reveals human respiratory syncytial virus encoded microRNA and host specific target genes associated with antiviral immune responses and protein binding Journal of King Saud University-Science 101562 2021 33 3.829
61 IA KHAN, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, S SULTAN, MEA ZAKI Discovery of Amide-Functionalized Benzimidazolium Salts as Potent ?-Glucosidase Inhibitors Molecules 4760 2021 26 4.927
62 K BRICE LANDRY, S TARIQ, A MALIK, M SUFYAN, UA ASHFAQ, B IJAZ, AA SHAHID Berberis lyceum and Fumaria indica: in vitro cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, and in silico screening of their selected phytochemicals as novel hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A inhibitors Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 7829-7851 2021 40 5.235
63 KAUSAR N, HAQUE A, MASOUD MS, NAHID N, ASHFAQ UA, WARYAH AM, BHATTI R, QASIM M Disease-associated variants of Gap Junction Beta 2 protein (GJB2) in the deaf population of Southern Punjab of Pakistan PLoS ONE e0259083 2021 16 3.752
64 AHMED U, KHALIQ S, AHMAD HU, AHMAD I, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, MASOUD MS Pathogenesis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy and role of miRNA Critical Reviews TM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 79-92 2021 31 2.333
65 SADDIQUE FA, ASLAM S, AHMAD M, ASHFAQ UA, MUDDASSAR M, SULTAN S, TAJ S, HUSSAIN M, SUNG LEE D, ZAKI MEA Synthesis and ?-Glucosidase Inhibition Activity of 2-[3-(Benzoyl/4-bromobenzoyl)-4-hydroxy-1,1-dioxido-2H-benzo[e][1,2]thiazin-2-yl]-N-arylacetamides: An In Silico and Biochemical Approach Molecules 3043 2021 26 4.927
66 AHMED U, AHMED R, MASOUD MS, TARIQ M, ASHFAQ UA, AUGUSTINE R, HASAN A Stem cells based in vitro models: trends and prospects in biomaterials cytotoxicity studies Biomedical Materials 042003 2021 16 4.103
67 UMAR A, HAQUE A, ALGHAMDI YS, MASHRAQI MM, REHMAN A, SHAHID F, KHURSHID M, ASHFAQ UA Development of a candidate multi-epitope subunit vaccine against Klebsiella aerogenes: subtractive proteomics and immuno-informatics approach Vaccines 1373 2021 9 4.961
68 ASHFAQ UA, SALEEM S, MASOUD MS, AHMAD M, NAHID N, BHATTI R, ALMATROUDI A, KHURSHID M Rational design of multi epitope-based subunit vaccine by exploring MERS-COV proteome: Reverse vaccinology and molecular docking approach PLoS ONE 1e0245072 2021 16 3.752
69 JAVAID A, AKBAR I, JAVED H, KHAN U, IFTIKHAR H, ZAHRA D, RASHID F, ASHFAQ UA Role of heavy metals in Diabetes: Mechanism insight and treatment Strategies Critical Reviews TM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 65?80 2021 31 2.333
70 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, AHMAD S, FATIMA I, AHMAD F, SHAHID F, NAZ A, ABBASI SW, KHAN A, MIRZA MU, ASHFAQ UA, CHEN LL. Designing multi-epitope vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus by employing subtractive proteomics, reverse vaccinology and immuno-informatics approaches Computers in Biology and Medicine 104389 2021 132 6.698
71 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, ISMAIL S, AHMAD S, MIRZA MU, ABBASI SW, ASHFAQ UA, CHEN LL Development of a novel multi-epitope vaccine against crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus: An integrated reverse vaccinology, vaccine informatics and biophysics approach Frontiers in Immunology 669812 2021 12 8.786
72 H SALEEM, UA ASHFAQ, H NADEEM, M ZUBAIR, MH SIDDIQUE, I RASUL Subtractive genomics and molecular docking approach to identify drug targets against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia PloS ONE e0261111 2021 16 3.752
73 A JAVAID, D ZAHRA, A ASIM, N JAVAID, UA ASHFAQ Recent updates on the role of nanoparticles in the treatment of viral diseases Critical Reviews TM in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 75-102 2021 38 4.681
74 ASLAM S, AHMAD S, NOOR F, ASHFAQ UA, SHAHID F, REHMAN A, TAHIR UL QAMAR M, ALATAWI EA, ALSHABRMI FM, ALLEMAILEM KS Designing a Multi-Epitope Vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis by Employing Integrated Core Proteomics, Immuno-Informatics and In Silico Approaches Biology 997 2021 10 5.168
75 REHMAN A, AHMAD S, SHAHID F, ALBUTTI A, ALWASHMI ASS, ALJASIR MA, ALHUMEED N, QASIM M, ASHFAQ UA, TAHIR UL QAMAR M Integrated core proteomics, subtractive proteomics, and immunoinformatics investigation to unveil a potential multi-epitope vaccine against schistosomiasis Vaccines 658 2021 9 4.961
76 AHMED U, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, AHMAD I, AHMAD HU, TARIQ M, MASOUD MS, KHALIQ S Dysregulation of circulating miRNAs promotes the pathogenesis of diabetes-induced cardiomyopathy PLoS One e0250773 2021 16 3.752
77 D ZAHRA, A JAVAID, M IQBAL, I AKBAR, UA ASHFAQ Synthesis and therapeutic potential of nanoceria against cancer: An update Critical Reviews TM in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 1-26 2021 38 4.681
78 A JAVAID, UA ASHFAQ, Z ZAFAR, A AKMAL, S TAJ, H KHALID Phytochemical analysis and antidiabetic potential of armoracia rusticana: Pharmacological and computational approach Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening 465-471 2021 24 1.339
79 AHMAD S, TAJ S, ASLAM S, GUL KHAN S, FAROOQ T, ASHFAQ UA, AHMAD M. In-silico modeling and in-vitro studies of 2,1-benzothiazine-2,2-dioxide based hydrazone derivatives as ?-glucosidase inhibitors. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1951-1955 2021 34 .863
80 ASLAM S, MUNIR S, MASOUD MS, ASHFAQ UA, NAHID N, KHURSHID M, QASIM M roteins and Peptides as Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases. Frontiers in Molecular Pharming, Bentham Science Publisher 296-320 2021 1 0
81 FA SADDIQUE, M AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, A ASLAM, SG KHAN Alpha-glucosidase inhibition and molecular docking studies of 4-hydroxy-N?-[benzylidene/1-phenylethylidene]-2H-1, 2-benzothiazine-3-carbohydrazide 1, 1-dioxides Chiang Mai Journal Of Science 460-469 2021 48 .507
82 KHALID H, ASHFAQ UA Exploring HCV genome to construct multi-epitope based subunit vaccine to battle HCV infection: Immunoinformatics based approach Journal of Biomedical Informatics 103498 2020 108 8
83 ASHFAQ UA, ZEESHAN, ANWAR I, IJAZ A, RASHEED A, MASOUD MS Microbe-based Antiangiogenesis Therapies for Cancer Management. Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development, Bentham Science Publishers 86-124 2020 5 0
84 ANWAR I, ASHFAQ UA, SHOKAT Z. Therapeutic Potential of Umbilical Cord Stem Cells for Liver Regeneration Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 219-232. 2020 15 3.828
85 JAVAID A, ASHFAQ UA*, ZAFAR Z, AKMAL A, TAJ S, KHALID H. Phytochemical Analysis and Antidiabetic Potential of Armoracia Rusticana: Pharmacological and Computational Approach. Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening 465-471 2020 24 1.339
86 KHURSHID M, RASOOL MH, ASHFAQ UA, ASLAM B, WASEEM M, XU Q, ZHANG X, GUO Q, WANG M. Dissemination of blaOXA-23-harbouring carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones in Pakistan. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 357-362 2020 21 4.035
87 AHMED U, ASHFAQ UA*, KHALIQ S, QASIM M, JAHAN S. MASOUD MS. Current trends and possible therapeutic options against COVID-19. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 110-120 2020 10 2.837
88 ASHFAQ UA*, KHALID H. CRISPR/CAS9-Mediated Antiviral Activity: A Tool to Combat Viral Infection Critical Reviews? in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 45-56. 2020 30 1.807
89 SHAHID, F. ASHFAQ, U.A*. SAEED, S. MUNIR, S.; ALMATROUDI, A. KHURSHID, M. In-Silico Subtractive Proteomics Approach for Identification of Potential Drug Targets in Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 3644 2020 17 3.39
90 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, SHAHID F, ASLAM S, ASHFAQ UA, ASLAM S, FATIMA I, FAREED MM, ZOHAIB A, CHEN LL. Reverse vaccinology assisted designing of multiepitope-based subunit vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Infectious diseases of poverty 1-14 2020 9 6.771
91 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, SHOKAT Z, MUNEER I, ASHFAQ UA, JAVED H, ANWAR F, BARI A, ZAHID B, SAARI N Multiepitope-based subunit vaccine design and evaluation against respiratory syncytial virus using reverse vaccinology approach Vaccines 288 2020 8 4.961
92 IBRAHEEM F, AHMAD M, ASHFAQ UA, ASLAM S, KHAN ZA, SULTAN S Synthesis, molecular docking and anti-diabetic studies of novel benzimidazole-pyrazoline hybrid molecules Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 847-854 2020 33 .863
93 KHURSHID M, RASOOL MH, ASHFAQ UA, ASLAM B, WASEEM M, ALI MA, ALMATROUDI A, RASHEED F, SAEED M, GUO Q, WANG M Acinetobacter baumannii Sequence Types Harboring Genes Encoding Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzymes and 16SrRNA Methylase; a Multicenter Study from Pakistan Infection and Drug Resistance 2855-2862 2020 13 4.177
94 RASHID M, QASIM M, ISHAQ R, BUKHARI SA, SAJID Z, ASHFAQ UA, HAQUE A, AHMED ZM Pathogenic variants of AIPL1, MERTK, GUCY2D, and FOXE3 in Pakistani families with clinically heterogeneous eye diseases PloS ONE e0239748 2020 15 3.752
95 F SHAHID, UA ASHFAQ, A JAVAID, H KHALID Immunoinformatics guided rational design of a next generation multi epitope based peptide (MEBP) vaccine by exploring Zika virus proteome Infection, genetics and evolution 104199 2020 80 4.393
96 UA ASHFAQ, H KHALID CRISPR/CAS9-mediated antiviral activity: A tool to combat viral infection Critical Reviews TM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 45-56 2020 30 2.333
97 MAZHAR SF, AFZAL M, ALMATROUDI A, MUNIR S, ASHFAQ UA, RASOOL M, RAZA H, MUNIR HM, RAJOKA MS, KHURSHID M The prospects for the therapeutic implications of genetically engineered probiotics Journal of Food Quality 1-11 2020 2020 3.2
98 MUMTAZ A, ASHFAQ UA, QAMAR MT, ANWAR F, GULZAR F, AMJAD MA, SAARI N, PERVEZ MT MPD3: A useful medicinal plants database for drug designing Natural Product Research 1051-1051 2020 34 2.488
99 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, REHMAN A, TUSLEEM K, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, ZHU X, FATIMA I, SHAHID F, CHEN LL. Designing of a next generation multiepitope based vaccine (MEV) against SARS-COV-2: Immunoinformatics and in silico approaches PLoS ONE e0244176 2020 15 3.752
100 KOMAL F, KHAN MK, IMRAN M, AHMAD MH, ANWAR H, ASHFAQ UA, AHMAD N, MASROOR A, AHMAD RS, NADEEM M, NISA MU Impact of different omega-3 fatty acid sources on lipid, hormonal, blood glucose, weight gain and histopathological damages profile in PCOS rat model Journal of Translational Medicine 1-11 2020 8 7.552
101 KHALID H, LANDRY KB, IJAZ B, ASHFAQ UA, AHMED M, KANWAL A, FROEYEN M, MIRZA MU Discovery of novel Hepatitis C virus inhibitor targeting multiple allosteric sites of NS5B polymerase Infection, Genetics and Evolution 104371 2020 84 4.393
102 IBRAHEEM F, AHMAD M, ASHFAQ UA*, ASLAM S, KHAN ZA, SULTAN S. Synthesis, molecular docking and anti-diabetic studies of novel benzimidazole-pyrazoline hybrid molecules. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 847-854 2020 33 .684
103 GHANI MU, HAQUE A, IQBAL MS, ASHFAQ UA, MAUSOOD MS, QASIM M, JAHAN S,SHAMSI FB. TGF-?1 rs1800469 gene polymorphism in the development of cirrhosis & hepatocellular carcinoma in Pakistani HCV patients Future Virology 663-670 2019 14 3.015
104 IJAZ B, ASHFAQ UA, ANWAAR A, ZEESHAN, ANJUM M, HUSNAIN B Current Progress in HCC using CRISPR: The latest Gene Editing Tool The CRISPR/Cas9 System: Applications and Technology Chapter3 2019 1 0
105 AKMAL A, JAVAID A, HUSSAIN R, KAWAL A, ZUBAIR M, ASHFAQ UA*. Screening of phytochemicals against Keap1- NRF2 interaction to reactivate NRF2 Functioning: Pharmacoinformatics based approach. Pakistan Journal of Pharmacetical sciences 2823-2828 2019 32 .684
106 MASROOR A, MAHR-UN-NISA, KHAN MK, ASHFAQ UA, KOMAL F. Inulin, Fructooligosaccharide and Lactobacillus acidophilus Affects Body Weight Gain and Blood Metabolites in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Rats International Journal Of Agriculture And Biology 787-792 2019 4 .869
107 MUHAMMAD TAHIR UL QAMAR1*? , SAMAN SALEEM3?, USMAN ALI ASHFAQ3?, AMNA BARI1 , FAROOQ ANWAR4 AND SAFAR ALQAHTANI2* Epitope?based peptide vaccine design and target site depiction against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: an immune-informatics study Journal of translational medicine 1-14 2019 17 7.552
108 AHMAD, B., ASHFAQ, U.A*., RAHMAN, M.U., MASOUD, M.S. AND YOUSAF, M.Z., 2019. Conserved B and T cell epitopes prediction of ebola virus glycoprotein for vaccine development: an immuno-informatics approach. Microbial pathogenesis 243-253 2019 132 3.738
109 HUSSAIN G , ASHFAQ UA, MASOUD MS, NAHID N, BHINDER MA, ASLAM N, YOUSAF N, AHMED U, QASIM M. Computational screening of phytochemicals against survivin protein: A potent target for cancer. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 1145-1154. 2019 32 .863
110 KOMAL F, MAHRUN NISA, KHAN MK, ASHFAQ UA, MANZOOR F, MASROOR A, AMIR MR, UL HUDA N, KAUSAR R, NADEEM M. Evaluation of the efficacy of different sources of omega-3 fatty acids in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) induced rats Pakistan Journal of Pharmacetical sciences, 1781-1788. 2019 32 .684
111 TAJ S, ASHFAQ UA*, ASLAM S, AHMAD M, BHATTI SH. Alpha-glucosidase activity of novel pyrazolobenzothiazine 5,5-dioxide derivatives for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Invitro combined with molecular docking approach Biologia 1523-1530 2019 74 1.35
112 TARIQ I, FARHAN A, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, HUMAYUN F, SHAH M, MUNIR A. MASOUD MS Study on structural insight of the analysis of negative effects of opioids analgesics in naltrexone with TLR4 Mutations Pakistan Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 345-351 2019 32 .863
113 RASUL I, ZAFAR F, ALI MA, NADEEM H, SIDDIQUE MH, SHAHID M, ASHFAQ UA, AZEEM F. Genetic Basis for Biotic Stress Resistance in Plants from Solanaceae Family: A Review. International Journal of Agriculture And Biology. 178-194 2019 22 .869
114 TAHIR UL QAMAR M, MARYAM A, MUNEER I, XING F, ASHFAQ UA, KHAN FA, ANWAR F, GEESI MH, KHALID RR, RAUF SA, SIDDIQI AR Computational screening of medicinal plant phytochemicals to discover potent pan-serotype inhibitors against dengue virus Scientific reports 1-16 2019 9 5.516
115 A AKMAL, A JAVAID, R HUSSAIN, A KANWAL, M ZUBAIR, UA ASHFAQ Screening of phytochemicals against KEAP1-NRF2 interaction to reactivate NRF2 Functioning: Pharmacoinformatics based approach Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2823-2828 2019 32 .863
116 MASOUD MS, AHMAD U, QASIM M, ASHFAQ UA, RAHMAN M AND TARIQ M Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Regeneration to Damaged Myocardium: Modern Research Trends and Clinical Prospects Advances in Medicine and Biology, Nova Science Publisher Chapter 5 2019 136 0
117 SADDIQUE FA, AHMAD M, ASHFAQ UA*, AHMAD MN, ANJUM MN, MOHSIN NM, ASLAM S. Alpha-glucosidase inhibition and molecular docking studies of 1,2- benzothiazine 1,1-dioxide based carbohydrazides Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences p2829-2834. 6p 2019 32 .863
118 AHMED B, ASHFAQ UA, MIRZA MU Medicinal plant phytochemicals and their inhibitory activities against pancreatic lipase: molecular docking combined with molecular dynamics simulation approach Natural product research 1123-1129 2018 32 2.488
119 UL QAMAR MT, BARI A, ADEEL MM, MARYAM A, ASHFAQ UA, DU X, MUNEER I, AHMED HI, WANG J Peptide vaccine against chikungunya virus: immuno-informatics combined with molecular docking approach Journal of translational medicine 298 2018 16 7.552
120 IQBAL MS, ASHFAQ UA, ASLAM S, KHALIQ S, GHANI MU, BATOOL F Analysis of polymorphism rs1990760 of IFIH1 gene and treatment outcomes in HCV infection Future virology 181-187 2018 13 3.015
121 MASOUD MS, ASHFAQ UA KHALID S, Interferon-Free Regimen for Hepatitis C: Insight and Management. Critical Review in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 373-384 2018 28 1.734
122 YOUSAF MZ, ASHFAQ UA, ANJUM KM, FATIMA S Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Pakistan: The bell is Ringing Silently Critical Review in Eukaryotic Gene expression 93-100 2018 28 1.734
123 YOUSAF MZ, SIDDIQUE A, ASHFAQ UA, ALI M Scenario of dengue infection & its control in Pakistan: An update and way forward Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 15 2018 11 3.041
124 YOUSAF M, JUNAID K, IQBAL MS, ASLAM I, AHMAD S, AQEEL M, ASHFAQ UA, KHALIQ S, GHANI MU, WAQAR N Analysis of dengue virus burden and serotypes pattern in Faisalabad, 2016?2017 Future Virology 245-251 2018 13 3.015
125 REHMAN S, ASHFAQ UA, IJAZ B, JABEEN Z, RIAZUDDIN S Comparison of Anti-HCV Activity of Multiple Punica granatum Extracts and Fractions in Virus-infected Human Hepatocytes Current pharmaceutical biotechnology 1221-1231 2018 19 1.819
126 REHMAN S, ASHFAQ UA, IJAZ B, RIAZUDDIN S Anti-hepatitis C virus activity and synergistic effect of Nymphaea alba extracts and bioactive constituents in liver infected cells Microbial Pathogenesis 198-209 2018 121 2.332
127 4. ASLAM N, BATOOL F, IQBAL MS, ASHFAQ UA, AYAZ S, KHALIQ S, JAHAN S, GHANI MS, USMAN M Analysis of toll-like receptors-9 (TLR9) gene polymorphism (rs5743836) in Pakistani patients with HCV Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2709-2714 2018 31 .863
128 MZ YOUSAF, S ZIA, KM ANJUM, UA ASHFAQ, M IMRAN, S AFZAL, MS IQBAL Deadly outbreak of chickenpox at district Faisalabad, Pakistan: possible causes, and preventive way forward Molecular biology reports 2941-2943 2018 45 2.702
129 AVAID MS, LATIEF N, IJAZ B, ASHFAQ UA Epigallocatechin Gallate as an anti-obesity therapeutic compound: an in silico approach for structure-based drug designing Natural Product Research 2121-2125 2018 32 2.488
130 S FIRASAT, H KAUL, UA ASHFAQ, S IDREES In silico analysis of five missense mutations in CYP1B1 gene in Pakistani families affected with primary congenital glaucoma International ophthalmology 807-814 2018 38 1.99
131 DURDAGI S, UL QAMAR MT, SALMAS RE, TARIQ Q, ANWAR F. ASHFAQ UA Investigating the molecular mechanism of staphylococcal DNA gyrase inhibitors: A combined ligand-based and structure-based resources pipeline Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling 122-129 2018 85 1.885
132 UL QAMAR MT, ASHFAQ UA, TUSLEEM K, MUMTAZ A TARIQ Q, GOHEER A, AHMED B In-silico identification and evaluation of plant flavonoids as dengue NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors using molecular docking and simulation approach. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2119-2137 2017 30 .863
133 ASHFAQ UA, RIAZ M,YASMEEN E, YOUSAF MZ Recent Advances in Nanoparticles Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems Against Cancer and Role of Tumor Microenvironment Critical Reviews TM in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 317-353 2017 34 4.681
134 ASHFAQ UA, KHALID H Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus???Induced Diabetes Mellitus Critical Review in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 363-371 2017 27 1.559
135 RIAZ M, ASHFAQ UA, QASIM M, YASMEEN E, UL QAMAR MT.; ANWAR F. Screening of medicinal plant phytochemicals as natural antagonists of p53-MDM2 interaction to reactivate p53 functioning Anticancer drugs 1032-1038 2017 28 2.389
136 ARSHAD A, ASHFAQ UA Epidemiology of Hepatitis C infection in Pakistan: Current estimate and major risk factors Critical Review in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 63-67 2017 27 559
137 ASHFAQ UA, RIAZ M, YASMEEN E, QASIM M, MASOUD MS Computer aided drug designing: A safari to drug formulation Advances in medicine and Biology, Nova Biomedical Publishers 155-174 2017 115 0
138 IQBAL MS, ASHFAQ UA, KHALIQ S, MASOUD MS, QASIM M,USMAN G, HAQUE A, JAHAN S TLR4 polymorphism as pretreatment predictor of response to HCV genotype 3a IFN-based treatment Future Virology 739-746 2017 12 3.015
139 M QSIM, UA ASHFAQ, MZ YOUSAF, MS MASOUD, I RASUL, N NOOR, A HUSSAIN Genetically Modified Aedes aegypti to Control Dengue: A Review Critical Reviews? in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 331-340 2017 27 2.333
140 M KHURSHID, MH RASOOL, UA ASHFAQ, B ASLAM, M WASEEM Emergence of ISAba1 harboring carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Pakistan Future microbiology 1261-1269 2017 12 3.553
141 IQBAL MS, ASHFAQ UA, KHALIQ S, MASOUD MS, QASIM M, HAQUE A, GHANI MU, JAHAN S Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism as pretreatment predictor of response to HCV genotype 3a interferon-based treatment Future Virology 739-746 2017 12 3.015
142 JAVIAD MS, ASHFAQ UA, MASOUD MS Potential of stem cells as regenerative medicine: From preface to advancements Critical Review in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 1-17 2017 27 2.333
143 ASHFAQ UA, AHMED B De novo Structural Modeling and Conserved Epitopes Prediction of Zika Virus Envelop Protein for Vaccine Development Viral Immunology 436-443 2016 29 2.175
144 KAUL H, SUMAN M, KHAN Z, ULLAH MI, ASHFAQ UA, IDREES S Missense mutation in SLC4A11 in two Pakistani families affected with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2) Clinical and Experimental Optometry 73-77 2016 99 1.28
145 UL QAMAR MT, KIRAN S, ASHFAQ UA, JAVED MR,ANWAR F, ALI MA, GILANI AH Discovery of Novel Dengue NS2B/NS3 Protease Inhibitors Using Pharmacophore Modeling and Molecular Docking Based Virtual Screening of the ZINC Database International Journal of Pharmacology 621-632 2016 12 .536
146 SAJID Z, AHMAD, M, ASLAM S, ASHFAQ UA, ZAHOOR AF,SADDIQUE FA,PARVEZ M,HAMEED A, SULTAN S, ZGOU H, HADDATB Novel Armed Pyrazolobenzothiazine Derivatives: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structure and POM analyses of Biological Activity Against Drug Resistant Clinical Isolate of Staphylococcus aureus Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal 172-180 2016 50 .461
147 ASHFAQ UA, IQBAL MS, KHALIQ S Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Hepatitis C Virus Pathogenesis and Treatment Critical Reviews TM in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 353-362 2016 26 2.333
148 ASHFAQ UA, JALIL A, UL QAMAR MT Antiviral phytochemicals identification from Azadirachta indica leaves against HCV NS3 protease: an in silico approach Natural Product Research 1866-1869 2016 30 2.488
149 AHMAD M, ASLAM S, RIZVI SUF, MUDDASSAR M, ASHFAQ UA, MONTERO C, OLLINGER O, DETORIO,M, GARDINER JM, SCHINAZ FR Molecular docking and antiviral activity of N-substituted benzyl/phenyl-2-(3,4-dimethyl-5,5-dioxidopyrazolo[4,3-c][1,2]benzothiazin-2(4H)-yl)acetamides Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 1348-1351 2015 25 2.42
150 RAJOKA MI, IDREES S, ASHFAQ UA, HAQUE A Determination of Substrate Specificities Against beta-Glucosidase A (BglA) from Thermotoga maritime: A Molecular Docking Approach Journal of microbiology and Biotechnology 44-49 2015 25 1.525
151 S IDREES, UA ASHFAQ, MS MASOUD, M QASIM, T JAVED, A ALI Gene expression profiling of immune responsive and fibrosis genes in hepatitis C virus infected patients Viral Immunology 250-254 2015 27 2.175
152 NOREEN S, HUSSAIN I, TARIQ MI, IJAZ B, IQBAL S, QAMAR-UL-ZAMAN, ASHFAQ UA, HUSNAIN T Portulaca oleracea L. as a Prospective Candidate Inhibitor of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Serine Protease Viral Immunology 282-289 2015 28 2.175
153 BUKHARI M, ASLAM MA, KHAN A, IRAM Q, AKBAR A, NAZ AG, AHMAD S, AHMAD MM, ASHFAQ UA, AZIZ H, ALI M TLR 8 gene polymorphism and association in bacterial load in southern P unjab of P akistan: an association study with pulmonary tuberculosis International journal of immunogenetics 46-51 2015 42 2.385
154 M BUKHARI, MA ASLAM, A KHAN, Q IRAM, A AKBAR, AG NAZ, S AHMAD, MM AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, H AZIZ, M ALI TLR8 gene polymorphism and association in bacterial load in southern Punjab of Pakistan: an association study with pulmonary tuberculosis Interna tional Journal of Immunogenetic s 46-51 2015 42 1.247
155 USMAN ALI ASHFAQ, SOBIA IDREES RNA Interference as a Therapeutic Strategy Against Viral Diseases Diseases and Theranostics Chapter17 2014 9 0
156 ASLAM S, AHMAD M, ATHAR MM, ASHFAQ UA, GARDINER JM, MONTERO C, DETORIO M, PARVEZ M, SCHINAZI RF Synthesis, molecular docking and antiviral screening of novel N0 -substitutedbenzylidene-2-(4-methyl-5,5-dioxido-3- phenylbenzo[e]pyrazolo[4,3-c][1,2]thiazin-1(4H)-yl) acetohydrazides Medicinal Chemistry Research 2930-2946 2014 23 2.261
157 UA ASHFAQ, S IDREES Medicinal plants against hepatitis C virus World journal of gastroenterology 2941 2014 20 5.374
158 MT UL QAMAR, A MUMTAZ, UA ASHFAQ, MM ADEEL, T FATIMA Potential of plant alkaloids as dengue ns3 protease inhibitors: Molecular docking and simulation approach Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 262-267 2014 9 1.143
159 S IDREES, UA ASHFAQ Journey of Protein from Sequence to Structure: An Innovative Bioinformatics Approach Biotechnology Vol. 6: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Chapter7 2014 6 0
160 B AHMED, UA ASHFAQ, MT UL QAMAR, M AHMAD Anti-cancer potential of phytochemicals against breast cancer: Molecular docking and simulation approach Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 545-50 2014 9 1.143
161 S IDREES, UA ASHFAQ Structural analysis and epitope prediction of HCV E1 protein isolated in Pakistan: an in-silico approach Virology Journal 1-8 2013 10 4.372
162 S IDREES, UA ASHFAQ, S KHALIQ HCV Envelope protein 2 sequence comparison of Pakistani isolate and In-silico prediction of conserved epitopes for vaccine development Journal of Translational Medicine 1-9 2013 11 7.552
163 AYUB A, ASHFAQ UA, HAQUE HBV induced HCC: major risk factors from genetic to molecular level Biomed Research International 810461 2013 2013 3.246
164 JAVAID A, ZAHRA D, RASHID F, MASHRAQI M, ALZAMAMI A, KHURSHID M, ASHFAQ UA Regulation of micro-RNA, epigenetic factor by natural products for the treatment of cancers: Mechanistic insight and translational association Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 103255 2013 29 4.052
165 S IDREES, UA ASHFAQ, M ZAHOOR, S RAMZAN Molecular modeling and interaction studies of HCV core protein Virology & Mycology 2161-0517.1000 2013 2 2.45
166 S JAHAN, UA ASHFAQ, S KHALIQ, B SAMREEN, N AFZAL Dual behavior of HCV Core gene in regulation of apoptosis is important in progression of HCC Infection, Genetics and Evolution 236-239 2012 12 4.393
167 SAMREEN B, KHALIQ S, ASHFAQ UA, KHAN M, AFZAL N, SHAHZAD MA, RIAZ S, JAHAN S Hepatitis C virus entry: role of host and viral factors Infection, Genetics and Evolution 1699-709 2012 12 4.393
168 S JAHAN, UA ASHFAQ, M QASIM, S KHALIQ, MJ SALEEM, N AFZAL Hepatitis C virus to hepatocellular carcinoma Infectious Agents and Cancer 1-8 2012 7 3.572
169 MZ YOUSAF, M QASIM, S ZIA, M REHMAN KHAN, UA ASHFAQ, S KHAN Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment Virology journal 1-5 2012 9 4.372
170 T JAVED, UA ASHFAQ, S RIAZ, S REHMAN, S RIAZUDDIN In-vitro antiviral activity of Solanum nigrum against Hepatitis C Virus Virology Journal 1-7 2011 8 4.372
171 U ALI ASHFAQ, M ANSAR, MT SARWAR, T JAVED, S REHMAN, S RIAZUDDIN Post-transcriptional inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication through small interference RNA Virology journal 1-5 2011 8 4.372
172 S KHALIQ, S JAHAN, A PERVAIZ, U ALI ASHFAQ, S HASSAN Down-regulation of IRES containing 5'UTR of HCV genotype 3a using siRNAs Virology Journal 1-9 2011 8 4.372
173 JAHAN S, KHALIQ S, SAMREEN B, IJAZ B, KHAN M, AHMAD W, ASHFAQ UA, HASSAN S Effect of combined siRNA of HCV E2 gene and HCV receptors against HCV Virology Journal 1-6 2011 8 4.372
174 UA ASHFAQ, MZ YOUSAF, M ASLAM, R EJAZ, S JAHAN, O ULLAH siRNAs: potential therapeutic agents against hepatitis C virus Virology Journal 1-6 2011 8 4.372
175 UA ASHFAQ, T JAVED, S REHMAN, Z NAWAZ, S RIAZUDDIN An overview of HCV molecular biology, replication and immune responses Virology Journal 1 - 10 2011 8 4.372
176 UA ASHFAQ, T JAVED, S REHMAN, Z NAWAZ, S RIAZUDDIN Inhibition of HCV 3a core gene through Silymarin and its fractions Virology Journal 1-7 2011 8 4.372
177 UA ASHFAQ, T JAVED, S REHMAN, Z NAWAZ, S RIAZUDDIN Lysosomotropic agents as HCV entry inhibitors Virology Journal 1-6 2011 8 4.372
178 SARWAR MT, KAUSAR H, IJAZ B, AHMAD W, ANSAR M, SUMRIN A, ASHFAQ UA, ASAD S, GULL S, SHAHID I, HASSAN S NS4A protein as a marker of HCV history suggests that different HCV genotypes originally evolved from genotype 1b Virology journal 1-19 2011 8 4.372
179 S REHMAN, UA ASHFAQ, S RIAZ, T JAVED, S RIAZUDDIN Antiviral activity of Acacia nilotica against Hepatitis C Virus in liver infected cells Virology journal 1-6 2011 8 4.372
180 S JAHAN, S KHALIQ, MH SIDDIQI, B IJAZ, W AHMAD, UA ASHFAQ, S HASSAN Anti-apoptotic effect of HCV core gene of genotype 3a in Huh-7 cell line Virology Journal 1-7 2011 8 4.372
181 MZ YOUSAF, S ZIA, ME BABAR, UA ASHFAQ The epidemic of HIV/AIDS in developing countries; the current scenario in Pakistan Virology Journal 1-7 2011 8 4.372
182 UA ASHFAQ, MS MASOUD, Z NAWAZ, S RIAZUDDIN Glycyrrhizin as antiviral agent against Hepatitis C Virus Journal of translational medicine 1-7 2011 9 7.552
183 ANSAR M, ASHFAQ UA, SHAHID I, SARWAR MT, JAVED T, REHMAN S, HASSAN S, RIAZUDDIN S Inhibition of full length hepatitis C virus particles of 1a genotype through small interference RNA Virology Journal 1-6 2011 8 4.372
184 UA ASHFAQ, M QASIM, MZ YOUSAF, MT AWAN, S JAHAN Inhibition of HCV 3a genotype entry through host CD81 and HCV E2 antibodies Journal of Translational Medicine 1-6 2011 9 7.552
185 UA ASHFAQ, S KHALIQ, S JAHAN RNAi to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Wiley Online Library 1-30 2006 1 0
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SR. POST HELD INSTITUTE / ORGANIZATION DURATION EXPERIENCE (Y/M/D)
1 Tenured Professor Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University Faisalabad 2022 - 0/0/0
2 In-charge Health Biotechnology Group Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad 2019 - 4/5/0
3 Tenured Associate Professor Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University Faisalabad 2017 - 2022 4/6/6
4 Assistant Professor Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University Faisalabad 2011 - 2017 6/0/0
5 Senior Research Officer Allama Iqbal medical and research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. 2011 - 2011 0/8/14
6 In-charge Molecular Medicine Group National center of excellence in molecular biology, university of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 2010 - 2011 1/3/0
7 Senior Research Officer National Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 2010 - 2011 1/0/0
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