Speakers

Zaheer Ul-Haq

Place of Birth : Karachi, Pakistan
Position : Professor & Head of Computational Medicinal Chemistry Group, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Field of study : Computational Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Molecular Dynamics, Biomolecular Simulations, and Materials Science

Zaheer Ul-Haq is an internationally recognized Professor of Computational Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Computational Chemistry Group at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi. Over the course of his distinguished academic career, Professor Zaheer has led groundbreaking projects in computational drug design, biomolecular simulations, and materials science. Both a Fulbright and Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, he has supervised more than 70 MPhil and PhD researchers, authored over 300 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals, and co-edited the book series Frontiers in Computational Chemistry. Widely invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences, he is recognized as a leading voice in computational chemistry. Professor Zaheer is deeply committed to scientific capacity building, fostering collaborations, and enhancing the global visibility of Pakistan within the scientific community.

• Ph.D. in Chemistry: University of Karachi, Pakistan (2002)
• M.Sc. in Chemistry: University of Karachi, Pakistan (1998)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships: Duquesne University, USA (2006) and Innsbruck University, Austria (2003)

• Professor (Tenured) & Head of Computational Medicinal Chemistry Group: Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Pakistan (2020 - Present)
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellow: Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Heidelberg, Germany (2010-2013)
• Senior Fulbright Fellow: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (2006-2007)
• Visiting Professor: Salim Habib University, Jinnah University for Women, AuRIns at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
• Visiting Scientist: University of Mississippi, USA; University of Oxford, UK; and University of Innsbruck, Austria

• Computational Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
• Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations
• Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) and Virtual Screening
• Molecular Modeling and Multi-scale Simulations
• Materials Science Applications
• Scientific Capacity Building and International Collaboration