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Bio:
Dr. Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem joined LUMS in 2012 as an assistant professor and was tenured and promoted to associate professor in 2020. He is an enthusiastic experienced organic chemist with a proven track record in medicinal chemistry and materials. He enjoys teaching and training organic chemistry, spectroscopy, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He builds effective collaborations within and outside of the institution.
In medicinal chemistry, he has expertise in the discovery of lead molecules for various cellular targets. His specialties include hit and lead generation, lead optimization, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis and methodology, structure-based drug design, data analysis, natural product isolation and structure elucidation.
On the materials front, he is also working on the novel metal-free organic dyes for solar cell and organic scaffolds for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and modification of the drug molecules to prepare nanoparticles for subsequent evaluation. As an organic chemist, he has also done the isolation, characterization & total synthesis of natural products.
Post-doctoral/Work experience
Jan 2020- to date Associate Professor (tenure), Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, SBASSE, LUMS
Jan 2012- Jan 2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, SBASSE, LUMS
Summer 2019 DAAD fellow, University of Saarland, Germany
Summer 2016 DAAD fellow, University of Saarland, Germany
Summer 2014 Herchel Smith Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Summer 2012 Post-Doctoral Research Visit, University of Bristol, UK
Education
2011 PhD, Michigan State University (Advisor: Prof. Jetze J. Tepe, Fulbright Fellowship)
2004 MPhil, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
2002 MSc, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan (First position in the university)
2000 BSc, Punjab University, Lahore (Government College, Gujranwala), Pakistan
Roll of Honors
Academic roll of honor (2002)
Awards
2019 DAAD Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists, University of Saarland
2016 DAAD Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists, University of Saarland
2013-14 Herchel Smith fellowship, University of Cambridge
2012 LUMS’ SSE Deans travel award for the summer research visit to University of Bristol
2006-11 Fulbright PhD fellowship
2011 Dissertation completion fellowship
2011 Graduation school travel fellowship, Michigan State University
2006 Walter R. and Margaret W. Yates Memorial fellowship, Michigan State University
2006 XIVth star award 2005: 125 distinguished men & women: Leaders of the new millennium
2003 Orient Dr. Ata-ur-Rehman chemistry award and gold medal
2002 Academic excellence award, GC University Lahore
2002 Prof. Abdul Rashid Tariq gold medal
1998 President talent farming award
1996 Jamiat gold medal
| Title | Publication | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified Biochar for Lead Removal from Water: A Critical Review on Synthesis, Characterization, Evaluation, and Unveiling the Adsorption Mechanisms Through Molecular Simulations | Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology | Abbasi M., Rizvi O.S., Kajjumba G.W., Javed A., Khan E., Tahir O., Saleem R.S.Z., Abbas T., | 2025 |
| Synthesis, photophysical, electrochemical, and DFT studies of naphthyl chalcones for photovoltaic applications | Journal of Molecular Structure | Khan M.N., Ahmed K., Siddiqui L., Baig H., Kahfi J., Emwas A.-H., Jaremko M., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2025 |
| The Chalcogen Exchange: The Replacement of Oxygen with Sulfur and Selenium to Boost the Activity of Natural Products | Sci | Nasim M.J., Ali W., da Silva Junior E.N., Saleem R.S.Z., Gaucher C., Handzlik J., Pedatella S., Jacob C., | 2025 |
| Computational identification and experimental characterization of an aurora kinase inhibitor | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry | Muddassar M., Furqan M., Yousaf N., Khalid M.S., Mahmood N., Dar S., Fozail S., Saleem R.S.Z., ul Hussan S.S., Faisal A., | 2025 |
| Organoselenium compounds as an enriched source for the discovery of new antimicrobial agents | Rsc Medicinal Chemistry | Friberg L.I.M., Kavanagh A., Amado M., Lowe G., Zuegg J., Novais de Paula M., Onawole A., Floyd H.E.E., Kravchenko A.N., Guan D., Elliott A.G., Kuchar J., Mohr F., Luzina O., Salakhutdinov N., Volcho K., Farrukh H.S.U.B., Kalsoom U., Saleem R.S.Z., Blanchfield J., Blaskovich M.A.T., Hansford K.A., | 2025 |
| Synthesis, Characterization, and DFT Studies of NHC-Derived Amide-Functionalized Organoselenium Compounds | ACS Omega | Nawaz I., Khan M.N., Shah S.T.A., Hawsawi M.B., Saleem R.S.Z., Chotana G.A., | 2025 |
| Assessment of Anticancer and Antimicrobial Potential of Bioactive Metabolites and Optimization of Culture Conditions of Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2 for High Yields | Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Zameer M., Shahid I., Saleem R.S., Baig D.N., Zareen M., Malik K.A., Mehnaz S., | 2025 |
| Anti-inflammatory Alkaloids Targeting IL-1 against Respiratory Viral Infections: A Special Insight into Drug Development against SARS-CoV-2 | Mini Reviews in Organic Chemistry | Batool S., Asim L., Zhang J., Qureshi F.R., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2025 |
| Molecular Targets of Plant-based Alkaloids and Polyphenolics in Liver and Breast Cancer- An Insight into Anticancer Drug Development | Anti Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry | Batool S., Asim L., Qureshi F.R., Masood A., Mushtaq M., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2025 |
| Bis-Chalcones: Recent Reports of Their Diverse Applications in Biological and Material Sciences | ACS Omega | Siddiqui L., Hawsawi M.B., Chotana G.A., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2024 |
| A Novel Enterococcus-Based Nanofertilizer Promotes Seedling Growth and Vigor in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Plants | Batool S., Safdar M., Naseem S., Sami A., Saleem R.S.Z., Larrainzar E., Shahid I., | 2024 |
| Fabrication of nickel ferrite@MWCNTs for super-capacitor applications | Journal of Applied Electrochemistry | Zahra N., Sabahat S., Saira F., Saleem R.S.Z., Rahim A., Khan Z.U.H., Nazir F., | 2024 |
| Fabrication of Supported and Unsupported Gold Nanorods for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing and Study of Their Growth Kinetics | ACS Omega | Sabahat S., Nazish Y., Saira F., Tariq I., Khan Z.U.H., Saleem R.S.Z., Abdullah M.M.S., Chen Y.-M., | 2024 |
| Effect of nano-morphologies on catalysis and non-enzymatic glucose sensing | Journal of Materials Research | Nazish Y., Sabahat S., Saleem R.S.Z., Saira F., Yaqub A., | 2024 |
| Synthesis and characterization of bis-amide SSE1917 as a microtubule-stabilizing anticancer agent | Bioorganic Chemistry | Iqbal S., Firdous F., Furqan M., Bilal A., Fozail S., Pohl S.O.-G., Doleschall N.J., Myant K.B., Singh U., Emwas A.-H., Jaremko M., Faisal A., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2024 |
| Discovery and prospects of new heterocyclic Isatin-hydrazide derivative with a novel role as estrogen receptor ?? degrader in breast cancer cells | Frontiers in Chemistry | Arif M.N., Sarwar S., Firdous F., Saleem R.S.Z., Nadeem H., Alamro A.A., Alghamdi A.A., Alshammari A.H., Farooq O., Khan R.A., Faisal A., | 2024 |
| Heterocyclic pyrimidine derivatives as promising antibacterial agents | European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry | Ahmed K., Choudhary M.I., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2023 |
| Selenoneine-inspired selenohydantoins with glutathione peroxidase-like activity | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry | Alhasan R., Martins G.M., de Castro P.P., Saleem R.S.Z., Zaiter A., Fries-Raeth I., Kleinclauss A., Perrin-Sarrado C., Chaimbault P., da Silva Junior E.N., Gaucher C., Jacob C., | 2023 |
| Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of SSE1806, a Microtubule Destabilizer That Overcomes Multidrug Resistance | ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters | Firdous F., Riaz S., Furqan M., Fozail S., Fatima K., Pohl S.O., Doleschall N.J., Myant K.B., Kahfi J., Emwas A.-H., Jaremko M., Chotana G.A., Saleem R.S.Z., Faisal A., | 2023 |
| Surface plasmon resonance-based synthesis of gold nanorods for sensing applications | Chemical Papers | Sabahat S., Ejaz M., Saira F., Saleem R.S.Z., Nazish Y., Khalil L., Naeem A., | 2023 |
| Imidazolium and benzimidazolium sulfonyl salts: Versatile functional group transfer reagents | Tetrahedron Letters | Nawaz I., Bashir M., Saleem R.S.Z., Chotana G.A., | 2023 |
| Investigation of Temperature- and Frequency- Dependent Dielectric Study of LiNi0.3Co0.3Mn0.3O2 and LiNi0.3Co0.3Mn0.3Ba0.1O2 for Cathode Materials | Journal of Physical Chemistry C | Ullah L., Imran Z., Sabahat S., Shah S.A.A., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2023 |
| Synthesis and Photophysical, Electrochemical, and DFT Studies of Piperidyl and Pyrrolidinyl Chalcones | ACS Omega | Baig H., Iqbal A., Rasool A., Hussain S.Z., Iqbal J., Alazmi M., Alshammari N., Alazmi A., AlGhadhban A., Sulieman A.M.E., Said K.B., Rehman H.-U., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2023 |
| Synthesis, photophysical, voltammetric, and DFT studies of 4-aminochalones | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry | Baig H., Irfan R., Rasool A., Hussain S.Z., Siddique S.A., Iqbal J., Alazmi M., Alshammari N., Alazmi A., AlGhadhban A., Sulieman A.M.E., Said K.B., Rehman H.-U., Saleem R.S.Z., | 2023 |
| Potent heteroaromatic hydrazone based 1,2,4-triazine motifs: synthesis, anti-oxidant activity, cholinesterase inhibition, quantum chemical and molecular docking studies | Journal of Molecular Structure | Ahmed K., Bashir M., Bano R., Sarfraz M., Khan H.U., Khan S., Sharif A., Waseem A., Gilani M.A., Batool K., Idrees R., Rauf A., Saleem R.S.Z., Arshad M., | 2023 |