Biography

Dr. Kaniz Fizza Azhar is currently working as Chief Scientific Officer at Pharmaceutical Research Centre, PCSIR Labs Complex Karachi. She has completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Karachi, Pakistan. In 1988, after award of Ph.D. degree to her, she was appointed as Senior Scientific Officer at PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi and then promoted to Principal Scientific Officer in 2000. She was working in PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi at the same position till January 2003. While holding these positions of PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi, her research work mainly related to Nucleic Acid Chemistry. Dr. Kaniz Fizza Azhar was selected as HEC approved supervisor for PhD level students. She is also serving as reviewer for European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Molecules, and Natural Products Research. She is member of Council of Science Editors, USA, and International Society for Nucleosides, Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemical Society of Pakistan, and member of Sectoral Committee for Chemical and Chemical Engineering constituted by Higher Education Commission, in the programme Industries linked with Academia. Dr. Kaniz received honors include awarded Research Productivity Allowance in recognition of excellent research work, from PCST Ministry of Science and Technology, nominated for Pakistan Civil Award (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), and nominated for Du PONT Science Award (Chemistry). She has published 49 research articles in journals and 1 patent contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Chemistry

100%

Biochemistry

62%

Materials Characterization

90%

Nucleic Acids Research

75%

Phytochemistry

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Sarwar, A., M.N. Khan and K.F. Azhar, 2014. The physicochemical characterization of a newly explored Thar coal resource. Energy Sour. Part A: Recovery Utiliz. Environ. Eff., 36: 525-536.
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Sarwar, A., M.N. Khan and K.F. Azhar, 2012. Coal chemistry and morphology of Thar Reserves, Pakistan. J. Miner. Mater. Charact. Eng., 11: 817-824.
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Saify, Z.S., H. Rasheed, N. Mushtaq and M. Nisa et al., 2012. Investigation of piperidine derivatives in ex vivo models of pain and platelet aggregation. Arch. Pharmacal Res., 35: 1953-1959.
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Sarwar, A., M.N. Khan and K.F. Azhar, 2011. Kinetic studies of pyrolysis and combustion of Thar coal by thermogravimetry and chemometric data analysis. J. Thermal Anal. Calorimetry, 109: 97-103.
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Saify, Z.S., M. Nisa, K.F. Azhar, M.K. Azim and H. Rasheed et al., 2011. Characterisation of Plasmodium falciparum aspartic protease inhibition by piperidine derivatives. Nat. Prod. Res., 25: 1965-1968.
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Azhar, K.F., Sirajuddin and K.A. Khan, 2006. Synthesis of new allyl derivatives of 5'-AMP. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 28: 275-280.
Azhar, K.F., K.A. Khan and Sirajuddin, 2006. Studies on 5'-AMP deaminase and its inhibition by some methylated 5'-AMP analogues. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 28: 284-287.
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Azhar, K.F. and K. Nisa, 2006. Lipids and their oxidation in seafood. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 28: 298-305.
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Azhar, K.F., S. Nawaz and M.S. Ali, 2005. Effect of some trace elements on the nucleic acid metabolising enzymes level of germinating wheat seeds. Nat. Prod. Res., 19: 337-346.
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Azhar, K.F., M. Qudrat-E-Khuda, K.A. Khan and V.U. Ahmad, 2004. Negative ion fab mass spectroscopy of some Ribose Alkylated 5'-ump derivatives. Nat. Prod. Res., 18: 11-14.
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Azhar, K.F., M. Qudrat-e-Khuda and R. Zubari, 2002. Synthesis of some cytidine derivatives and their antibacterial effects. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 24: 57-61.
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