Iqbal Ahmad

General Manager (Research and Development) with over eight years of successful experience in Formulation Research and Development and Production Management. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in Pharmaceutical industry. Strengths in production management and research backed by training in Pharmaceutics. Highly skilled in cultivating and leading high-performance teams focused on exceeding business objectives.

Patents

• Novel Nano Gel Formulation Comprising Silver Sulfadiazine Nanoformulation with Aloe Vera Gel for Treating Burns and/or Skin Infections, Indian Patent application number: 201611042798.

Peer Reviewed International Journal Articles

1. Ahmad, Iqbal; Akhter, Sohail; Anwar, Mohammed; Zafar, Sobiya; Sharma, Rakesh Kumar; Ali, Asgar; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Supercritical anti-solvent technique assisted synthesis of thymoquinone liposomes for radioprotection: formulation optimization, in-vitro and in-vivo studies, International journal of pharmaceutics, 523, 1, 398-409, 2017, Elsevier

2. Ahmad, Iqbal; Anwar, Mohammed; Akhter, Sohail; Thakur, Pallavi; Chawla, Raman; Sharma, Rakesh Kumar; Ali, Asgar; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Supercritical fluid technology-based trans-resveratrol sln for long circulation and improved radioprotection, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 11, 4, 308-322, 2016, Springer US

3. Ahmad, Iqbal; Akhter, Sohail; Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Shamim, Mohammad; Rizwi, Mushahid Alam; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Collagen loaded nano-sized surfactant based dispersion for topical application: formulation development, characterization and safety study, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 2013, Informa Healthcare

4. Saad, Suma; Ahmad, Iqbal; Kawish, Syed M; Khan, Urooj A; Ahmad, Farhan J; Ali, Asgar; Jain, Gaurav K; , Improved cardioprotective effects of hesperidin solid lipid nanoparticles prepared by supercritical antisolvent technology, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 187, 110628, 2020, Elsevier

5. Zafar, Sobiya; Akhter, Sohail; Ahmad, Iqbal; Hafeez, Zubair; Rizvi, M Moshahid Alam; Jain, Gaurav Kumar; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Improved chemotherapeutic efficacy against resistant human breast cancer cells with co-delivery of Docetaxel and Thymoquinone by Chitosan grafted lipid nanocapsules: Formulation optimization, in vitro and in vivo studies, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 186, 110603, 2020, Elsevier

6. Nassir, Anmar M; Ibrahim, Ibrahim AA; Md, Shadab; Waris, Md; Ain, Mohammad Ruhal; Ahmad, Iqbal; Shahzad, Naiyer; , Surface functionalized folate targeted oleuropein nano-liposomes for prostate tumor targeting: In vitro and in vivo activity, Life sciences, 220, , 136-146, 2019, Pergamon

7. Alam, Mahtab; Najmi, Abul Kalam; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; Akhtar, Md Jawaid; Imam, Syed Sarim; Akhtar, Mohd; , Formulation and evaluation of nano lipid formulation containing CNS acting drug: molecular docking, in-vitro assessment and bioactivity detail in rats, Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology, 46, sup2, 46-57, 2018, Taylor & Francis

8. Nassir, Anmar M; Shahzad, Naiyer; Ibrahim, Ibrahim AA; Ahmad, Iqbal; Md, Shadab; Ain, Mohammad R; , Resveratrol-loaded PLGA nanoparticles mediated programmed cell death in prostate cancer cells, Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 26, 6, 876-885, 2018, Elsevier

9. Barkat, Md Abul; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ali, Raisuddin; Singh, Satya Prakash; Pottoo, Faheem Hyder; Beg, Sarwar; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Nanosuspension-based aloe vera gel of silver sulfadiazine with improved wound healing activity, AAPS PharmSciTech, 18, 8, 3274-3285, 2017, Springer US

10. Ahmad, Niyaz; Ahmad, Iqbal; Umar, Sadiq; Iqbal, Zeenat; Samim, Mohd; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , PNIPAM nanoparticles for targeted and enhanced nose-to-brain delivery of curcuminoids: UPLC/ESI-Q-ToF-MS/MS-based pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic evaluation in cerebral ischemia model, Drug delivery, 23, 7, 2095-2114, 2016, Taylor & Francis

11. Singh, Anjali; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ahmad, Sayeed; Iqbal, Zeenat; Ahmad, Farhan J; , A novel monolithic controlled delivery system of resveratrol for enhanced hepatoprotection: nanoformulation development, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 42, 9, 1524-1536, 2016, Taylor & Francis

12. Rawat, Purnima; Ahmad, Iqbal; Thomas, Shindu C; Pandey, Shweta; Vohora, Divya; Gupta, Sarika; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; Talegaonkar, Sushama; , Revisiting bone targeting potential of novel hydroxyapatite based surface modified PLGA nanoparticles of risedronate: Pharmacokinetic and biochemical assessment, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 506, 43832, 253-261, 2016, Elsevier

13. Akhter, Sohail; Anwar, Mohammed; Siddiqui, Mohammad Ahsan; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ahmad, Javed; Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Bhatnagar, Aseem; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Improving the topical ocular pharmacokinetics of an immunosuppressant agent with mucoadhesive nanoemulsions: Formulation development, in-vitro and in-vivo studies, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 148, , 19-29, 2016, Elsevier

14. Rawat, Purnima; Ahmad, Iqbal; Vohora, Divya; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; Talegaonkar, Sushama; , Three Ply-Walled Microcapsules for Enhanced Pharmacokinetics of Poorly Absorbed Risedronate Sodium: Novel Stratagem Toward Osteoporosis, Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 10, 2, 130-139, 2015, Springer US

15. Anwar, Mohammed; Ahmad, Iqbal; Warsi, Musarrat H; Mohapatra, Sharmistha; Ahmad, Niyaz; Akhter, Sohail; Ali, Asgar; Ahmad, Farhan J; , Experimental investigation and oral bioavailability enhancement of nano-sized curcumin by using supercritical anti-solvent process, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 96, , 162-172, 2015, Elsevier

16. Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Akhter, Sohail; Rahman, Ziyaur; Ahmad, Javed; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Nanomedicine Based Drug Targeting in Alzheimer’s Disease: High Impact of Small Carter, Frontiers in Drug Design & Discovery, 6, , 716-739 (24), 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

17. Akhter, Sohail; Ramazani, Farshad; Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Ahmad, Javed; Ahmad, Iqbal; Rahman, Ziyaur; Amin, Saima; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , Theranostic Metallic Nanomedicine in Oncology: New Insights and Concerns, Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, 3, , 262-291 (30), 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

18. Singh, Anjali; Ahmad, Iqbal; Akhter, Sohail; Jain, Gaurav K; Iqbal, Zeenat; Talegaonkar, Sushama; Ahmad, Farhan J; , Nanocarrier based formulation of Thymoquinone improves oral delivery: stability assessment, in vitro and in vivo studies, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 102, , 822-832, 2013, Elsevier

19. Akhter, Sohail; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Ramazani, Farshad; Singh, Anjali; Rahman, Ziyaur; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; Storm, Gert; Kok, Robbert J; , Nanomedicines as cancer therapeutics: current status, Current cancer drug targets, 13, 4, 362-378, 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

20. Kaur, Rupinder; Afzal, Muhammad; Kazmi, Imran; Ahamd, Iqbal; Ahmed, Zubair; Ali, Babar; Ahmad, Sayeed; Anwar, Firoz; , Polypharmacy (herbal and synthetic drug combination): a novel approach in the treatment of type-2 diabetes and its complications in rats, Journal of natural medicines, 67, 3, 662-671, 2013, Springer Japan

21. Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Akhter, Sohail; Ahmad, Iqbal; Singh, Anjali; Anwar, Mohammad; Shamim, Mohammad; Ahmad, Farhan Jalees; , In vitro and in vivo evaluation of Assam Bora rice starch-based bioadhesive microsphere as a drug carrier for colon targeting, Expert opinion on drug delivery, 9, 2, 141-149, 2012, Taylor & Francis

22. Akhter, Sohail; Kushwaha, Shalini; Warsi, Musarrat H; Anwar, Mohammed; Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki; Ahmad, Iqbal; Talegaonkar, Sushma; Khan, Zeenat I; Khar, Roop K; Ahmad, Farhan J; , Development and evaluation of nanosized niosomal dispersion for oral delivery of Ganciclovir, Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 38, 1, 84-92, 2012, Taylor & Francis

23. Zaki Ahmad, Mohammad; Akhter, Sohail; Anwar, Mohammad; Singh, Anjali; Ahmad, Iqbal; Ruhal Ain, Mohammad; Kumar Jain, Gaurav; Krishen Khar, Roop; Jalees Ahmad, Farhan; , Feasibility of Assam Bora rice starch as a compression coat of 5-fluorouracil core tablet for colorectal cancer, Current Drug Delivery, 9, 1, 105-110, 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

24. Rahman, Mahfoozur; Zaki Ahmad, Mohammad; Kazmi, Imran; Akhter, Sohail; Beg, Sarwar; Gupta, Gaurav; Afzal, Muhammad; Saleem, Shakir; Ahmad, Iqbal; Shaharyar, Adil; , Insight into the biomarkers as the novel anti-psoriatic drug discovery tool: a contemporary viewpoint, Current drug discovery technologies, 9, 1, 48-62, 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

25. Singh, Anjali; Ahmad, Iqbal; Akhter, Sohail; Zaki Ahmad, Mohammad; Iqbal, Zeenat; J Ahmad, Farhan; , Thymoquinone: major molecular targets, prominent pharmacological actions and drug delivery concerns, Current Bioactive Compounds, 8, 4, 334-344, 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

26. Ahmed, Z; Afzal, M; Kazmi, I; Gupta, G; Ahmad, I; Anwar, F; , Anti-obesity potential of potash alum: pharmacological and biochemical approach, Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, 4, 4, 90-93, 2012,

27. Zaki Ahmad, Mohammad; Akhter, Sohail; Ahmad, Iqbal; Rahman, Mahfoozur; Anwar, Mohammad; K Jain, Gourav; J Ahmad, Farhan; Krishen Khar, Roop; , Development of polysaccharide based colon targeted drug delivery system: design and evaluation of Assam Bora rice starch based matrix tablet, Current drug delivery, 8, 5, 575-581, 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

28. Akhter, Sohail; Zaki Ahmad, Mohammad; Singh, Anjali; Ahmad, Iqbal; Rahman, Mahfoozur; Anwar, Mohammad; Kumar Jain, Gaurav; Jalees Ahmad, Farhan; Krishen Khar, Roop; , Cancer targeted metallic nanoparticle: targeting overview, recent advancement and toxicity concern, Current pharmaceutical design, 17, 18, 1834-1850, 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

Book chapters

• Sohail Akhter, Farshad Ramazani, Mohammad Zaki Ahmad, Javed Ahmad, Iqbal Ahmad, Ziyaur Rahman, Saima Amin and Farhan Jalees Ahmad. Theranostic Metallic Nanomedicine in Oncology: New Insights and Concerns, Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery, 2014, 3, 262-291
• Mohammad Zaki Ahmad, Sohail Akhter, Ziyaur Rahman, Javed Ahmad, Iqbal Ahmad and Farhan Jalees Ahmad, Nanomedicine Based Drug Targeting in Alzheimer’s Disease: High Impact of Small Carter, Frontiers in Drug Design & Discovery, 2013, Vol. 6 (In-press)

Conferences/Presentations

• Rapid expansion of supercritical solution mediated development of resveratrol solid lipid nanoparticles for enhanced radioprotective effects. AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, 26th Oct’15, Orlando, FL, USA.
• Lipidic nanocarriers for the effective topical collagen delivery: a prospective conception. 26th Annual Conference of IPGA, Saturday, 2nd April, 2011, New Delhi, India.
• A toxicological review of nanotechnological vs conventional chemotherapy in cancer theranostics.30th Annual Conference of Society if Toxicology, STOX-2010, New Delhi, India.

• Ex-Member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
• Awarded International Travel grant from Department of Science technology, Government of India to attend the conference 2015 AAPS Annual meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA

• Research Highlights and woking abilities: Development of nanoformulations including liposome, niosomes and nanoemulsion, solid lipid nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles using supercritical fluid technology and other conventional methods. Instrument handling for supercritical fluid particle generation (Waters-Thar), High pressure homogenizer (Nano DeBee), probe sonicator, liposome extruder, particle size analysis (MALVERN ZETASIZER), DSC, SDS-PAGE (BIO-RAD), UPLC (WATERS), HPTLC (CAMAG LINOMAT), Franz diffusion cell, USP dissolution apparatus (HANSON RESEARCH), Freeze drying (LABCONCO). Performed RNA isolation and DNA amplification (PCR) using assay kits. Performed in vitro and in vivo antioxidant and radioprotective activities.

First prize in Calligraphy, MOSAIC 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (Annual function held in Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University)

First prize in Skit and street play competition, MOSAIC 2006

Runner up trophy in Badminton, Rx Champion’s Trophy, 2006

Runner up trophy in Cricket, Rx Champion’s Trophy, 2006