{"id":17386,"date":"2025-05-29T13:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/?page_id=17386"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:30:25","slug":"prof-dr-muhammad-ali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cemb.edu.pk\/?page_id=17386","title":{"rendered":"Prof Dr Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Professor, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology
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Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali (SI, TI) is a distinguished academician and seasoned leader in the field of biological sciences. He currently holds a faculty position as Professor at the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB). He also serves as the Vice Chancellor of the University of the Punjab and as the Chairman of the Board of Governors at CEMB.
Dr. Ali holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Wales, UK (1999) and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. He also earned an MSc from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.
With a prolific academic and administrative career spanning several decades, Prof. Ali has served as Vice Chancellor at seven leading universities across Pakistan, including Quaid-i-Azam University, Government College University Faisalabad, and Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. He began his academic journey as a lecturer at Murree\u2019s Lawrence College.
Prof. Ali has published over 1,140 research articles, with more than 12,133 citations, contributing significantly to the advancement of molecular biology and genetics. His research excellence has been recognized through 19+ national awards, including Sitara-e-Imtiaz (SI), Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (TI), Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold Medal, Best University Teacher Award.
He is an active member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) and plays a key role in national science policy and academic development. He has also chaired the Punjab Accreditation Committee and has served on numerous university syndicates, senates, and academic boards.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali\u2019s leadership and research contributions continue to shape the scientific and educational landscape of Pakistan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  1. Naeem,Z., Zubairi, A., Ali, M., Naeem, M., (2023) Effect of body size and condition factor on proximate composition of of clais batracus under different conditions of ammonia.
    International Jiurnal of Agriculture and Natural sciences. 20(6 2022=2040.<\/li>\n
  2. Naeem,Z., Zubairi, A., Ali, M., Naeem, M., (2023) Toxic effect of ammonia exposure on growth and haematological response on Claris batrachus,
    Applied ecology and environmental research 21(6 5055-5057.<\/li>\n
  3. Hussain, H., Azam, M. S., Hussain, Z.M., Rehman, U.S., Iqbal, R., and Ali, M. (2022). External Morphometric Analysis of Wild Schizothoraxplagiostomus in Relation to Body Size and Condition Factor from Pakistan.
    Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. ISSN 1110 \u20136131Vol. 25(6) www.ejabf.journals.ekb.eg<\/li>\n
  4. Hussain, H., Azam, M. S., Hussain, Z.M., Rehman, U.S., Iqbal, R., and Ali, M. (2021). Length-weight and length-length Relationships of Six Cyprinid fish species from Sulaeman Mountain Range, Dera Ghazi Khan Region, and Pakistan.
    (Short communication Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. ISSN 1110 \u20136131Vol. 25(6):
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  5. Nabila, Ahmed, M., Ali, M., Zafar, M., Sultana, S., Majeed, S., Yaseen, G., And Ahmed, S., 2021. Playnological diversity of melliferous flora around apiaries from district Mardan Khaber Phaktoon khah- Pakistan. The botanical review https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s1229-021-09268-w <\/li>\n
  6. Mehmood, M.,Bukhari, A.S., Ali, M., Ahmed, M,Z., And Riazuddin, S., (2021). Identification of hearing loss-associated variants of PTPRQ, MYO154, and SIRINB6 in Pakistani families,
    Biomed Research International, http:\/\/ doi.org\/10.1155\/2021\/5584<\/li>\n
  7. Noman, M., Bukhari, A.S., Rehman, S., Qasim, M., Ali, M., Riazuddin, S., Ahmed, M.Z., (2020) Identification and computational analysis of UHS1C, and SLC26A4 variants in Pakistani families with prelingual hearing loss, Molecular Biology Reports, http\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11033-020-056016.<\/li>\n
  8. Akram, R., Iqbal, R., Hussain, R., Jabeen, F., Ali, M., (2020). Evaluation of Oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes and genotoxic potential of bisphenol A in fresh water bighead carp (Aristichthys nobils) fish at low concentrations. Environmental Pollution (Online) https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envpol.2020.115896.<\/li>\n
  9. Adem. S., Eyupoglu, V., Sarfraz, I., Rasul, A., Zahoor, F.A. Ali,M., Abdulla, M., Ibrahim, M. I., Elfiky, A (2020). Ceffeic acid derivatives (CAFDs) as an inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2: CAFDs based functional food as potential alternatives approach to combat COVID-19. Phytomedicines (Preprints).<\/li>\n
  10. Adem, S. Eyupoglu, V. Sarfraz, I.Rasul, A. Ali, M. Identification of Potent COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitors from Natural Polyphenols: An in Silico Strategy Unveils a Hope against CORONA.
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