Dr. Shumaila Mehdi

Assistant Professor OPS at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Shumaila Mehdi

Contact Details

Email Address shumailamehdi@yahoo.com, shumailamehdi@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 041-9201036
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Shumaila Mehdi
Designation
Assistant Professor OPS
Department
Pharmacology
Faculty
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email Address
shumailamehdi@yahoo.com, shumailamehdi@gcuf.edu.pk

Brief Statement of research work

My research focuses on the pharmacological evaluation of medicinal plants for cardiometabolic disorder using experimental models of type 2 diabetes. The work investigates underlying mechanisms involving insulin signaling pathways, inflammatory mediators, oxidative stress, and adipocytokines. The aim is to explore plant-derived bioactive compounds as safer therapeutic options for diabetes and its metabolic complications.

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D Government College University, Faisalabad 2017 2024
2 M.Phil Or MS Islamia University, Bahawalpur 2009 2011
3 Master Or Equivalent Islamia University, Bahawalpur 2002 2008
4 Intermedite Or Equivalent BISE Bahawalpur 2000 2002
5 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Bahawalpur 1998 2000
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Qadeer Ahmad a , Shumaila Mehdi a , Bushra Shaukat a , Rida Siddique a , Muhammad Talha Asif a , Abdul Malik b , Safeer Khan c , Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui d , Naveed Ahmed Khan e , Malik Hassan Mehmood c Multi-stimuli responsive nanoparticles: next-generation platforms for smart drug delivery OpenNano 100296 2026 29 6.7
2 Hafiz Aamir Ali Kharl1 *, Humaira Nadeem2 , Arooj Mohsin Alvi3 , Shumaila Mehdi4 , Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed5 , ArifUllah Khan6 , Mahnoor Ajmal7 , Ayesha Islam8 , Syed Muzzammil Masaud9 and Muhammad Nouman Arif10 Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Multitarget Enzyme Inhibition Studies of Benzimidazole???Pyrazole Hybrids as Potential Anti-Ulcer Agents BMC Medical Education 41-61 2026 26 3.2
3 Fatima Israr Khan, Komal Naveed, Maryam Zahra, Shumaila Mehdi, Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Zeeshan Javed, and Faraha Naveed ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OVERHEAD ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME AMONG UNIVERSITY ATHLETES Insights-Journal of Health and Rehabilitation 471-478 2025 3 0
4 Farhat Shaheen1, Maryam Javaid2, Ayesha Awan3, Muhammad Ahsan Khan4, Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed5, Aisha Rashid6, Shumaila Mehdi5, Muhammad Mehmood Moin-ul-Haq4, Muhammad Nouman Arif7, Muhammad Sufyan8, Hafiz Aamir Ali Kharl9 Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Pharmacological Evaluation of 2-Aminobenzimidazole Derivatives as Potential Anti-Alzheimer???s Agents Indus Journal of Bioscience Research 176-184 2025 3 3.3
5 S. Mariam Raza, M. Hassan Mehmood, * Shumaila Mehdi, Malik Saadullah, and M. Naeem Faisal. Distachionate and Its Nanocomposites Modulate Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Diabetes-Related Genes in High-Fructose/Streptozotocin Model ACS Omega 33353-33370 2025 10 4.3
6 Anam Iqbal1, Malik Hassan Mehmood1,2???, Shumaila Mehdi1, Rida Siddique1, Muhammad Naeem Faisal3 Coumarin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles alleviate high-fructose diet-induced diabetes by modulating insulin and eNOS/NO signaling Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 485-495 2025 15 1.7
7 Qadeer Ahmad, Shumaila Mehdi, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Muhammad Talha Asif & Muhammad Mohsin Ali Stem cell therapy: a promising frontier in modern medicine with a comprehensive overview of their biology and potential therapeutic applications in chronic non-healing cutaneous injuries Inflammopharmacology 5639???5666 2025 33 5.3
8 Hafiz Aamir Ali Kharl*1 , Shumaila Mehdi2 , Mahnoor Ajmal3 , Sohaib Iqbal4 , Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed5 , Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad6 , Mobeen Ahmad7 , Saqib Khan8 , Farhat Shaheen9 , Hadiqa Arif10 , Abu Sulman*11 PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES IN DRUG DISCOVERY: BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES, STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND COMPUTATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Frontier in Medical and Health Research 1462-1480 2025 3 0
9 Rida Siddique, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Anum Iqbal, Maira Riaz, Shumaila Mehdi, Bushra Shaukat, Abdul Malik Coumarin as a Potential Plant Metabolite Offering Diverse Range of Anti-Inflammatory and Therapeutic Effects Ethnopharmacology and Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants, 2024 61748 2024 10
10 Shumaila Mehdi 1 , Malik Hassan Mehmood 1 *, Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed1 and Usman Ali Ashfaq2 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 5.9
11 Mobeen Ghulam Ahmed, Malik Hassan Mehmood*, Shumaila Mehdi and Maryam Farrukh Caryopteris odorata and its metabolite coumarin attenuate characteristic features of cardiometabolic syndrome in high- refined carbohydrate-high fat-cholesterol-loaded feed-fed diet rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology 1097407 2023 14 5.9
12 Rifat-uz-Zaman, Maida Ghaffar, Tehrim Fayyaz, Shumaila Mehdi In Vitro Evaluation Of Total Phenolics And Antioxidant Activities Of Withania somnifera, Eclipta prostrata L And Gossypium herbasceum L Journal of Applied Pharmacy 133-144 2011 1 3.12
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