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Dr Sohail Anjum Shahzad

Tenured Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Fluorescence-Based Chemical Sensors, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organometallics, Medicinal Chemistry
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (92)992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • PhD, Cardiff University, United Kingdom, 2010
  • M. Phil., Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2003
  • M.Sc., Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2000
 
Journal Publications
1. A. Khushal,S. Khan,U.Farooq,A. Rasul,T. A. Wani,S. Zargar,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,S. M. Bukhari,N. A. Khan Bioactivity-Guided Synthesis: In Silico and In Vitro Studies of β-Glucosidase Inhibitors to Cope with Hepatic Cytotoxicity, Molecules, 2023
2. Mohammed A. Assiri,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,H. Ajab,Saddam Hussain,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Asad Hamad,Waqar Rauf Highly sensitive fluorescent probes for selective detection of hypochlorite: Applications in blood serum and cell imaging, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
3. Hasher Irshad,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Khadija,Sanwa Rafique,Muhammad Imran Triazine based fluorescent sensor for sequential detection of Hg2+ and L-Cysteine in real samples and application in logic Gate: A combination of Extensive experimental and theoretical analysis, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
4. Sanwa Rafique,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Khadija,Hasher Irshad New fluorescent probe for sensing of mefenamic acid in aqueous medium: An integrated experimental and theoretical analysis, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
5. Khanzadi Omama Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Abida K Khan,Asad M. Khan,Hasher Irshad,Sanwa Rafique,Muhammad Imran Fluorescence based detection of industrially important and hazardous 4-Nitrophenol in real Samples: A combination of Extensive optical and theoretical studies, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2023
6. A. Y. Z. Alzahrani,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Khanzadi Omama Khan,Sanwa Rafique,Hasher Irshad,Khadija Theoretical and experimental studies on mechanochromic triphenylamine based fluorescent “ON-OFF-ON” sensor for sequential detection of Fe3+ and deferasirox, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
7. Khadija,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Asad M. Khan,S.Nawazish,Hasher Irshad,Sanwa Rafique,Habib ur Rehman,Muhammad Imran AIEE active J-aggregates of naphthalimide based fluorescent probe for detection of Nitrobenzene: Combined experimental and theoretical approaches for Non-covalent interaction analysis, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
8. Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Asad Hamad,Muhammad Imran Ratiometric and colorimetric probes with large stokes shift for sensing of exogenous hypochlorite in potato sprouts and industrial effluents, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023
9. Suman Hanif , Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Asad Hamad, Hasher Irshad,Muhammad Yar,Waqar Rauf,Sohail Anjum Shahzad AIEE active fluorophores for the sensitive detection of iron ions: An advanced approach towards optical and theoretical investigation, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2023
10. Sanwa Rafique,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Hasher Irshad,Shumaila Majeed,Khadija,Rimsha Rubab,Muhammad Imran AIEE active stilbene based fluorescent sensor with red-shifted emission for vapor phase detection of nitrobenzene and moisture sensing, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2023
11. Nazeer Ahmad Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Dr. S. Shah,Sara Waheed,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Asad Hamad,Muhammad Imran,Gul Shahzada Khan Ultra-sensitive fluorescent and colorimetric probes for femtomolar detection of picric acid: Mechanochromic, latent fingerprinting, and pH responsive character with AIE properties, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2023
12. Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,Dr. S. Shah,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Asad Hamad,Waqar Rauf AIEE active sensors for fluorescence enhancement based detection of Ni2+ in living cells: Mechanofluorochromic and photochromic properties with reversible sensing of acid and base, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022
13. Shumaila Majeed,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Zulfiqar Ali Khan Mechanochromic and AIE active fluorescent probes for solution and vapor phase detection of picric acid: Application of logic gate, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2022
14. Lubna Shahzadi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad, Muhammad Yar, Amna Ramzan,Awais Anjum,Faiza Jabbar,Ather Farooq Khan,Faisal Manzoor,Aqif Anwar Chaudhry,Ihtesham ur Rehman An efficient new method for electrospinning chitosan and heparin for the preparation of pro-angiogenic nanofibrous membranes for wound healing applications, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022
15. Shumaila Majeed,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Asad M. Khan,Tausif Ahmad Khan,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid A ratiometric fluorescent, colorimetric, and paper sensor for sequential detection of Cu2+ and glutathione in food: AIEE and reversible piezofluorochromic activity, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2022
16. Nazeer Ahmad Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Dr. Jamshed Iqbal,Faisal Rashid,Muhammad Siraj Khan Jadoon,Saquib Jalil,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Raha Orfali,Shagufta Perveen,Areej Al-Taweel Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Dihydropyridine and Pyridine Analogs as Potent Human Tissue Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase Inhibitors with Anticancer Activity: ROS and DNA Damage-Induced Apoptosis, Molecules, 2022
17. SA Raza-Naqvi,Tauqir A. Sherazi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,S Ul-Hassan, N Ashraf Toxicology of heavy metals used in cosmetics, Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 2022
18. U.Farooq,S. Khan,S. Naz,T. A. Wani ,S. M. Bukhari,A. T. Aborode,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,S. Zargar Three New Acrylic Acid Derivatives from Achillea mellifolium as potential inhibitors of urease and α glucosidase, Molecules, 2022
19. N. Arif,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Z. Shafiq,K. Mahmood,M. Rafiq,S. Naz,A. H. Bahkali,A. M. Elgorban,M. Yaqub,A. El-Gokha Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and In Silico Studies of Novel Coumarin-Based 4H,5H-pyrano[3,2-c]chromenes as Potent β-Glucuronidase and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors, ACS Omega, 2022
20. N. Arif,Z. Shafiq,M. Yaqub,K. Mahmood,M. Rafiq,S. Naz,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,A. H. Bahkali,A. M. Elgorban,A. El-Gokha Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and In Silico Studies of Novel 2 Coumarin-Based 4H,5H pyrano[3,2 c]chromenes as Potent 3 β Glucuronidase and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors, ACS Omega, 2022
21. U.Farooq,S. Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,S. M. Bukhari,S. Naz,T. A. Wani,A. T. Aborode,S. Zargar Three new acrylic acid derivatives from Achillea mellifolium as potential inhibitors of urease from jack bean and α-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Molecules, 2022
22. A. Saleem,U.Farooq,S. Khan,Ahson J. Shaikh,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Farhan Khan,A. Zaidi,S. M. Bukhari,R. Sarwar,T. A. Wani,S. Mahmud,M. Israr Isoxazole Derivatives Against Carbonic Anhydrase: Synthesis, Molecular Docking, MD simulations, free energy calculations coupled with In-vitro Studies, ACS Omega, 2022
23. Farhan Munir,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Shumaila Majeed Synthesis of AIEE active triazine based new fluorescent and colorimetric probes: A reversible mechanochromism and sequential detection of picric acid and ciprofloxacin, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2022
24. Shumaila Majeed,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,T. Mahmood,S.Nawazish, Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Gul Shahzada Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Imran, Tausif Ahmad Khan Development of AIEE active fluorescent and colorimetric probe for the solid, solution, and vapor phase detection of cyanide: smartphone and food applications, Analyst, 2022
25. Shumaila Majeed,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,T. Mahmood,Asad M. Khan,S.Nawazish,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Gul Shahzada Khan Aggregation induced emission based fluorenes as dual-channel fluorescent probes for rapid detection of cyanide: applications of smartphones and logic gates, RSC Advances, 2022
26. R. Batool,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,N. Riaz,H. M. Junaid,M. T. Waseem,S. Nawazish,U.Farooq,C. Yu Fluorene Based Fluorometric and Colorimetric Conjugated Polymers for Sensitive Detection of TNP Explosive in Aqueous Medium, ACS Omega, 2022
27. Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ahson J. Shaikh,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Hira Gul,Cong Yu Fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for selective detection of TNT and TNP explosives in aqueous medium through fluorescence emission enhancement mechanism, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2022
28. Shumaila Majeed,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,T. Mahmood,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Tahir Waseem Receptor Free Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Solution and Vapor Phase Detection of Hazardous Pollutant Nitrobenzene; A New Structural Approach to Design AIEE Active and Piezofluorochromic Sensors, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2022
29. Qanita Ilyas,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ahson J. Shaikh,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Farhan Munir Fluorescein based fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for sensitive detection of TNP explosive in aqueous medium: Application of logic gate, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2022
30. Saddam Hussain,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ahson J. Shaikh,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Waqar Rauf Aggregation-Induced Emission of Quinoline Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Rapid Detection of Fe3+ and 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous Medium, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2022
31. Suman Hanif,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Farhan Munir,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Shumaila Majeed AIEE active new fluorescent and colorimetric probes for solution and vapor phase detection of Nitrobenzene: A reversible mechanochromism and application of logic gate, Microchemical Journal, 2022
32. Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Farhan Munir,Summar Sohail Fluorenone-Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Selective Detection of I– Ions: Applications in HeLa Cell Imaging and Logic Gate, ACS Omega, 2022
33. H. M. Junaid,Z. A. Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,M. T. Waseem,F. Munir,S. Sohail,U.Farooq Fluorenone Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Sensors for Selective Detection of I¯ Ions: Applications in Hela Cell Imaging and Logic Gate, ACS Omega, 2022
34. Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Hira Gul,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Cong Yu Fluorene based fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for ultrasensitive detection of nitroaromatics in aqueous medium, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2022
35. Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Tauqir A. Sherazi,Sadaf U. Hassan,Zahra Faheem Anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious and anti-cancer potential of marine algae and sponge: A review, European Journal of Inflammation, 2022
36. Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,T. Mahmood,Asad M. Khan,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Shumaila Majeed Fluorene based fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for selective detection of cyanide ions in aqueous medium and application of logic gate, Microchemical Journal, 2022
37. Razia Batool,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,S.Nawazish,Noreen Riaz,Hafiz Muhammad Junaid,Muhammad Tahir Waseem,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Cong Yu Fluorene-Based Fluorometric and Colorimetric Conjugated Polymers for Sensitive Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Explosive in Aqueous Medium, ACS Omega, 2022
38. Mehwish Qayyum,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,U.Farooq,Ahson J. Shaikh,Tayyaba Bushra,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Hira Gul,Shumaila Majeed,Cong Yu Synthesis and Tetraphenylethylene-Based Aggregation-Induced Emission Probe for Rapid Detection of Nitroaromatic Compounds in Aqueous Media, ACS Omega, 2021
39. Matee Ullah Khan,Nazeer Ahmad Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Sadia Naz,U.Farooq Design and synthesis of thiobarbituric acid analogues as potent urease inhibitors, Journal of Molecular Structure , 2021
40. Ahson J. Shaikh,Sohail Anjum Shahzad An insight into the binding behavior of graphene oxide and noble metal nanoparticles, Journal of Applied Physics , 2021
41. Muhammad Azhar Hayat Nawaz,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Akhtar Hayat,Cong Yu Tetraphenylethene probe based fluorescent silica nanoparticles for the selective detection of nitroaromatic explosives, Analytical Methods, 2021
42. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Zulfiqar Ali Khan Iodine mediated carbocyclization reactions in organic syntheses: A review, Synthetic Communications , 2020
43. Cheng Cheng,Muhammad Azhar Hayat Nawaz,Chao Yi Liu,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Hui Peng Zhou,Cong Yu,Xing Jin Phenothiazine and BN-doped AIE Probes Integrated Fluorescence Sensor Array for Detection and Discrimination of Nitro Explosives, Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2020
44. Ayesha Bari,Ahsan Iqbal,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Muhammad Yar Synthetic approaches toward piperidine related structures: A review, Synthetic Communications, 2020
45. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ayesha Sarfraz,Muhammad Yar,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Sadia Naz,Nazeer Ahmad Khan,U.Farooq,Razia Batool,Muhammad Ali Synthesis, evaluation of thymidine phosphorylase and angiogenic inhibitory potential of ciprofloxacin analogues: Repositioning of ciprofloxacin from antibiotic to future anticancer drugs, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020
46. Ayesha Bari,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Shakeel Ahmad Khan,Hira Amjad,Ahsan Iqbal,Muhammad Yar Design and syntheses of 7-nitro-2-aryl-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-ones as potent anticancer and antioxidant agents, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2020
47. Muhammad Aamir Sajid, Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Muhammad Usman 5‑Endo‑dig cyclizations in organic syntheses, Molecular Diversity, 2020
48. Ahson J. Shaikh,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Dr. S. Shah Effect of gold nanoparticles on transmittance and conductance of graphene oxide thin films and efficiency of perovskite solar cells, Applied Nanoscience, 2020
49. Ejaz Hussain,Yongxin Li,Cheng Cheng,Huipeng Zhuo,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Sajjad Ali,Mohammad Ismail,Hong Qi,Cong Yu Benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene as ratiometric fluorescence probes for the selective sensing of nitroaromatic explosives, Talanta, 2020
50. Ahsan Iqbal,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Shakeel Ahmad Khan,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Ayesha Bari,Hira Amjad,Muhammad Ihtisham Umar Synthesis, modeling studies and evaluation of E-stilbene hydrazides as potent anticancer agents, Journal of Molecular Structure , 2019
51. Khizar Hayat,Shabbar Abbas,Shahzad Hussain,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Muhammad Usman Tahir Effect of microwave and conventional oven heating on phenolic constituents, fatty acids, minerals and antioxidant potential of fennel seed, Industrial Crops & Products, 2019
52. Muhammad Aamir Sajid,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Muhammad Usman 5-Endo-dig cyclizations in organic syntheses, Molecular Diversity, 2019
53. Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Samina Roohi,Hassina Sabir,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Aysha Aziz,Rashid Rasheed Susceptibility of 99mTc-Ciprofloxacin for Common Infection Causing Bacterial Strains Isolated from Clinical Samples: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019
54. Zhenzhen Hu,Yongxin Li,Ejaz Hussain,Xinan Huang,Yunyi Zhang,Niu Niu,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu Black phosphorus nanosheets based sensitive protease detection and inhibitor screening, Talanta, 2019
55. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,M. Yar,Z. A. Khan,L. Shahzadi,S. A. R. Naqvi,A. Mahmood,Sami Ullah,Ahson J. Shaikh,Tauqir A. Sherazi,T. Bale,J. Kukulowicz,M. Bajda Identification of 1,2,4-triazoles as new thymidine phosphorylase inhibitors: Future anti-tumor drugs, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2019
56. Lijia Sang,Hongkun Shi,Niu Niu,Yunyi Zhang,Huipeng Zhou,Xinan Huang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Hong Qi,Hong Jiang,Cong Yu Benzoperylene probe/ZnS quantum dots nanocomposite for the ratiometric detection and intracellular imaging of highly reactive oxygen species, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2019
57. Xinan Huang,Huipeng Zhou,Yumeng Huang,Hong Jiang,Na Yang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Lianjie Meng,Cong Yu Silver nanoparticles decorated and tetraphenylethene probe doped silica nanoparticles: A colorimetric and fluorometric sensor for sensitive and selective detection and intracellular imaging of hydrogen peroxide, Biosensors and Bioelectronics , 2018
58. Ahsan Iqbal,Aamir Sajid,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Aisha Bari Synthesis of E-stilbene azomethines as potent antimicrobial and antioxidant agents, Turkish Journal of Chemistry , 2018
59. Juanmin Li,Huipeng Zhou,Yunyi Zhang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Meiding Yang,Zhenzhen Hu,Cong Yu Tuning of the perylene probe excimer emission with silver nanoparticles, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2018
60. Muhammad Aamir SAJID,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Fatima Hussain,W. G. Skene,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Muhammad Yar Synthetic modifications of chitin and chitosan as multipurpose biopolymers: A review, Synthetic Communications, 2018
61. Ejaz Hussain,Niu Niu,Huipeng Zhou,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu Aggregation enhanced excimer emission (AEEE) of benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene: multimode probes for facile monitoring and direct visualization of micelle transition, Analyst, 2018
62. Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Arooj Anjum,Adebayo Tajudeen Bale ,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi Synthetic approaches toward the reserpine, Synthetic Communications, 2018
63. Ejaz Hussain,Zhenzhen Hu,Huipeng Zhou,Chunhua He,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu Benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene: ratiometric fluorescent probes for the sensing of microenvironment changes and micelle formation in aqueous medium, New Journal of Chemistry , 2018
64. Ejaz Hussain,Huipeng Zhou,Na Yang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu Synthesis of regioisomerically pure piperidine substituted perylenebisimide NIR dyes: A comparative study of spectroscopic, electrochemical and crystalline properties, Dyes and Pigments, 2017
65. Xinan Huang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Yongxin Li,Yunyi Zhang,Lijia Sang,Huipeng Zhou,Hong Jiang,Kenneth Kam-Wing Lo,Cong Yu Silver nanoclusters capped silica nanoparticles as a ratiometric photoluminescence nanosensor for the selective detection of I− and S2−, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2017
66. Yunyi Zhang,Yongxin Li,Cuiyun Zhang,Qingfeng Zhang,Xinan Huang,Meiding Yang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Kenneth Kam-Wing Lo,Cong Yu,Shichun Jiang Fluorescence turn-on detection of alkaline phosphatase activity based on controlled release of PEI-capped Cu nanoclusters from MnO2 nanosheets, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2017
67. Y. Zhang,C. Zhang,J. Chen,Y. Li,M. Yang,H. Zhou,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,H. Qi,Cong Yu, Shichun Jiang A real-time fluorescence turn-on assay for acetylcholinesterase activity based on the controlled release of a perylene probe from MnO2 nanosheets, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017
68. Xinan Huang,Hong Jiang,Yongxin Li,Lijia Sang,Huipeng Zhou,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Zafar Hussain Ibupoto,Cong Yu Synthesis of silica nanoparticles doped with [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and decorated with silver nanoclusters for the ratiometric photoluminescent determination and intracellular imaging of Cu(II) ions, Microchimica Acta, 2017
69. Zhenzhen Hu,Jian Chen,Yongxin Li,Yan Wang,Qingfeng Zhang,Ejaz Hussain,Meiding Yang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Donghong Yu,Cong Yu Nucleic acid-controlled quantum dots aggregation: A label-free fluorescence turn-on strategy for alkaline phosphatase detection, Talanta, 2017
70. M. Asif,S.A.R. Naqvi,Tauqir A. Sherazi,M. Ahmad,Ameer Fawad Zahoor,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Z. Hussain,H. Mahmood,N. Mahmood Antioxidant, antibacterial and antiproliferative activities of Cucurbit peel and puree extract-An in vitro study, Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2017
71. Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Ahsan IQBAL,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthetic approaches toward stilbenes and their related structures, Molecular Diversity, 2017
72. Muhammad Yar,Sohail Shahzad, Lubna Shahzadi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Nasir Mahmood,Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Ihtesham ur Rehman,Sheila MacNeil Heparin binding chitosan derivatives for production of pro-angiogenic hydrogels for promoting tissue healing, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017
73. Jian Chen, Hong Jiang, Huipeng Zhou,Zhenzhen Hu, Niu Niu,Sohail Anjum Shahzad, Cong Yu Specific detection of cancer cells through aggregation-induced emission of a light-up bioprobe, Chemical Communications , 2017
74. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Muhammad Aamir SAJID,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Daniel Canseco-Gonzalez Gold catalysis in organic transformations: A review, Synthetic Communications, 2017
75. Zafar Hussain Ibupoto,Aneela Tahira,Arfana Begum Mallah,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Magnus Willander,Bin Wang,Cong Yu The Synthesis of Functional Cobalt Oxide Nanostructures, and their Sensitive Glucose Sensing Application, Electroanalysis, 2017
76. Muhammad Aamir SAJID,Zul fiqar Ali KHAN,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Syed Ali Raza NAQVI, Muhammad USMAN,Ahsan IQBAL Recent advances in thymidine phosphorylase inhibitors: syntheses and prospective medicinal applications, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2017
77. Qingfeng Zhang,Cuiyun Zhang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu A fluorescence turn on assay for alkaline phosphatase based on the Cu2+ catalyzed Fenton-like reaction, Talanta, 2016
78. Yongxin Li,Huipeng Zhou,Shuhan Yin,Hong Jiang,Niu Niu,Hui Huang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu A BOPHY probe for the fluorescence turn-on detection of Cu2+, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016
79. Ariba Farooq,Lubna Shahazadi,Marek Bajda,Nisar Ullah,Abdul Rauf,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ather Farooq Khan,Muhammad Ashraf,Muhammad Yar Organocatalyzed Novel Synthetic Methodology for Highly Functionalized Piperidines as Potent α-Glucosidase Inhibitors, Archiv Der Pharmazie (Arch. Pharm. Chem. Life Sci.), 2016
80. Nazia Asghar,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Zaib Hussain,Nasir Rasool,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Tauqir A. Sherazi,Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua,Saeed Ahmad Nagra,Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq,Hawa Ze Jaafar Compositional difference in antioxidant and antibacterial activity of all parts of the Carica papaya using different solvents, Chemistry Central Journal, 2016
81. Juanmin Li,Jian Chen,Yang Chen,Yongxin Li,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Yan Wang,Meiding Yang ,Cong Yu Fluorescence turn-on detection of mercury ions based on the controlled adsorption of a perylene probe onto the gold nanoparticles, Analyst, 2016
82. Sadaf Mutahir,Muhammad Yar,Muhammad Asim Khan,Islam Ullah Khan,Nisar Ullah,Rana Atif Mehmood,Muhammad Ashraf,Rumana Nasar,Eleni Pontiki,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis, characterization, lipoxygenase inhibitory activity and in silico molecular docking of biarylbis(benzenesulfonamide) and indol-3-yl-hydrazide derivatives, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2016
83. Yongxin Li,Huipeng Zhou,Jian Chen,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Cong Yu Controlled self-assembly of small molecule probes and the related applications in bioanalysis, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2016
84. Tauqir A. Sherazi,Tayyiba Rehman ,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi ,Ahson J. Shaikh,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ghazanfar Abbas,Rizwan Raza,Amir Waseem Surface functionalization of solid state ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene through chemical grafting, Applied Surface Science, 2015
85. FangyuanWang,YongxinLi,WenyingLi,JianChen,QingfengZhang,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,CongYu A fluorescenceturn-ondetectionofcopper(II)based on thetemplate-dependentclickligationofoligonucleotides, Talanta, 2015
86. A.Mahmood,Hamad Z. Alkhathlan,Saima Parvez,Merajuddin Khan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Chelation-Assisted Substrate-Controlled Asymmetric Lithiation-Allylboration of Chiral Carbamate 1,2,4-Butanetriol Acetonide, Molecules, 2015
87. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Muhammad Yar ,Marek Bajda,Lubna Shahzadi,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Sadaf Mutahir,Nasir Mahmood,Khalid Mohammed Khan Synthesis, thymidine phosphorylase inhibition and molecular modeling studies of 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2015
88. Ayyaz Mahmood,Islam Ullah Khan,Ricardo L. Longo,Ahmad Irfan,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis and structure of 1-benzyl-5-amino-1H-tetrazole in the solid state and in solution: Combining X-ray diffraction, 1H NMR, FT–IR, and UV–Vis spectra and DFT calculations, Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2015
89. Juanmin Li,Yongxin Li,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Jian Chen,Yang Chen,Yan Wang,Meiding Yang,Cong Yu Fluorescence turn-on detection of glucose via the Ag nanoparticle mediated release of a perylene probe, Chemical Communications, 2015
90. Ahson J. Shaikh,F. Rabbani,Tauqir A. Sherazi,Z. Iqbal,S.Mir,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Binding Strength of Porphyrin−Gold Nanoparticle Hybrids Based on Number and Type of Linker Moieties and a Simple Method To Calculate Inner Filter Effects of Gold Nanoparticles Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015
91. Sadaf Mutahir,Muhammad Yar,Muhammad Asim Khan, Nisar Ullah,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Islam Ullah Khan,Rana Atif Mehmood,Muhammad Ashraf,Rumana Nasar,Eleni Pontiki Synthesis, characterization, lipoxygenase inhibitory activity and in silico molecular docking of biaryl bis(benzenesulfonamide) and indol‑3‑yl‑hydrazide derivatives, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2014
92. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Design and Synthesis of New Dual Binding Site Cholinesterase Inhibitors: in vitro Inhibition Studies with in silico Docking, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 2014
93. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,N. afzaal,Z. A. Khan,et al Synthesis of 2-Aryl-4H-3,1-Benzoxazin-4-ones: A Class of a-Chymotrypsin Inhibitors, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2014
94. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,M. Bajda,M. Yar,et al Novel synthesis of dihydropyrimidines for α-glucosidase inhibition to treat type 2 diabetes: in vitro biological evaluation and in silico docking, , Bioorganic chemistry, 2014
95. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,S. A. R. Naqvi,Z. A. Khan,et al Antioxidant And Antibacterial Activities Of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Linn Flower Extracts,, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical. Sciences , 2014
96. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,M. Ahsan,,N. Mahmood,et al Molecular expression profile of different cellulolytic enzyme genes in Aspergillus niger in response to UV and chemical mutagenesis, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 2014
97. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis, in vitro lipoxygenase inhibition, docking study and thermal stability analyses of novel indole derivatives, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2014
98. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ahson J. Shaikh,A.Mahmood Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel oxadiazole derivatives: A new class of thymidine phosphorylase inhibitors as potential anti-tumor agents, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2014
99. Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Ahson J. Shaikh,K.Hayat,A.Mahmood Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel oxadiazole derivatives: A new class of thymidine phosphorylase inhibitors as potential anti-tumor agents, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2013
100. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Study of the Effect of Various N-Substituents on the Thermal Stabilities of Some New Diethanolamine Derivatives, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2013
101. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Antioxidant and antibacterial evaluation of honey bee hive extracts using in vitro models, Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2013
102. Tauqir A. Sherazi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad Antioxidant and antibacterial evaluation of honey bee hive extracts using in vitro models, Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2013
103. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Phenolic acid content, antioxidant properties, and antibacterial potential of flowers and fruits from selected Pakistani indigenous medicinal plants, ScienceAsia, 2013
104. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 2-Aryl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2013
105. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis, in vitro lipoxygenase inhibition, docking study and thermal stability analyses of novel indole derivatives, Journal of Iranian Chemical Society, 2013
106. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activities of Areal Parts of Swertia chirata (Bush Ham) Plant Extracts Using In Vitro Models, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2013
107. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Novel indium-111 labeled gastrin peptide analogues (MG-CL1-4): Synthesis and quality control, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013
108. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Facile Synthesis and Herbicidal Evaluation of 2-Aryl-4H-3, 1-benzoxazin-4-ones, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2013
109. Tauqir A. Sherazi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,Syed Ali Raza Naqvi,Zulfiqar Ali Khan,Saeed Ahmad Nagra,Muhammad Yar,Syed Qaiser Shah,Nasir Mahmood,Malik Muhammad Ishfaq,Stephen John Mather Novel indium-111 labeled gastrin peptide analogues (MG-CL1-4): Synthesis and quality control, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013
110. Sohail Anjum Shahzad 99mTc labeled levofloxacin as an infection imaging agent: a novel method for labeling levofloxacin using cysteine·HCl as co-ligand and in vivo study, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2012
111. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Microwave-assisted solvent free efficient synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thiones and their potent in vitro urease inhibition activity, European Journal of Chemistry, 2012
112. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Studies towards the synthesis of (±)‐reserpine: Photocyclization mediated a novel and efficient synthesis of 11,18‐dimethoxy‐(20α)‐18,19‐didehydroyohimban‐ 17‐one, European Journal of Chemistry, 2012
113. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis of new sulfonamides as lipoxygenase inhibitors, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2012
114. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Diselenide- and Disulfide-Mediated Synthesis of Isocoumarins, JOURNAL, 2010
115. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Diselenide- and Disulfide-Mediated Synthesis of Isocoumarins, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010
116. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Selenium-Mediated Synthesis of Biaryls through Rearrangement, Organic Letters, 2010
117. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Selenium-Mediated Synthesis of Biaryls through Rearrangement, Organic Letters, 2010
118. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Selenium-Mediated Synthesis of Biaryls through Rearrangement, jOURNAL, 2010
119. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Green Chemistry with Selenium Reagents: Development of Efficient Catalytic Reactions, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009
120. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Recent Advances in Organoselenium Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009
121. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Fast Synthesis of Benzofluorenes by Selenium-Mediated Carbocyclizations, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009
122. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis, Anti-HIV, and Antifungal Activity of New Benzensulfonamides Bearing the 2,5-Disubstituted-1,3,4-Oxadiazole Moiety, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2007
123. Sohail Anjum Shahzad A Convenient Synthesis And Antibacterial activities of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical 2,5- Disubstituted-1,3,4-Oxadiazoles, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2006
124. Sohail Anjum Shahzad Synthesis of 5-Substituted-1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2(3H)-Thiones Under Microwave Irradiation, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2006
125. K. M. Khan,Zia-Ullah,G. M. Maharvi,Sohail Anjum Shahzad,G. A. Miana,S. M. Haider,S. Perveen,M. I. Choudhary,Atta-Ur-Rahman Selected Biological Evaluation of Synthesized Iridoid, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2004
 
 
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  • April 11, 2022 to date: Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  • Feb. 2012 to April 10, 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  • Nov. 210 to Jan. 2012: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2010: PhD Scholar, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK
  • Oct. 2003 to Oct. 2006: Research Scholar, HEJRI of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Oct. 2001 to Oct. 2003: M.Phil. Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
 
Associations
  • Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan
 
Research Interests

  • Syntheses & Development of Fluorescence-Based Chemical Sensors / Biosensors
  • Syntheses of Angiogenesis Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Agents
  • Syntheses of Fluorescent Dyes for Next Generation Sensing Applications
  • Syntheses of Medicinally Privileged Heterocycles for Potential New Biological Activities
  • Organometallics and Homogeneous Catalysis of Selenium Reagents
  • Palladium-Catalyzed Synthetic Chemistry 

 
Awards

  • 2019: Best Young Researcher Award, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus 
  • 2018: Award of Competitive Joint Research Grant by PSF-NSFC (Pakistan-China)
  • 2017: Appreciation by CUI, Abbottabad Campus.
  • 2016: Award of Competitive Research Grant under NRPU (HEC Pakistan).
  • 2016: Research Grant (for Young International Scientists) by NSFC of China.
  • 2014-2015: Postdoctoral Fellowship Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • 2012-2016: Research Productivity Award by CUI, Pakistan.
  • 2011: Best PhD Thesis Award by Cardiff University, United Kingdom.
  • 2006-2010: MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Cardiff University, UK for Ph. D studies in United Kingdom.