Muhammad Naeem

Dr. Muhammad Naeem is Tenured Professor of Medical Biotechnology at Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad. He passed his Doctoral Degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the Quaid-i-Azam University in the year 2006. His research of molecular characterization of Mendelian disorders prevalent in Pakistani population has touched several inherited disorders affecting humans including report of first gene identification for isolated hair-nail dysplasia (Naeem et al. 2005, Journal of Medical Genetics). He has completed several funded research projects as Principal Investigator related to disease gene identification and molecular characterization of inherited disorders. His research has been published in reputed international peer review journals. He also serves as a reviewer for several international journals. He has supervised 15 PhD students and 60 M.Phil. students so far (completed degrees). As an appreciation of his research work he has received Young Scientist Award (Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences) and Outstanding Research Awards (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan).