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Dr. Ghulam Md Ashraf is working as Associate Professor in King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. He has a PhD degree in Biochemistry with over eleven years of teaching and research experience in various disciplines of biological and medical sciences. Dr. Ashraf has taught various subjects like Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Medical Lab Technology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Recombinant DNA Technology at graduate and post-graduate levels.
His primary fields of research are biochemistry and neurology, currently focusing on understanding the molecular and behavioral mechanism of effects of anti-diabetic drugs in pyschotic and dementia conditions. Dr. Ashraf’s lab is currently investigating the effect of anti-diabetic drugs in dementia, and their role in possible attenuation/reversal of anti-psychotic drugs induced weight gain in psychotic conditions. He is also investigating molecular and behavioral mechanisms of novel therapeutic combinations in multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Ashraf has published 293 research articles (citations: 5762, H-index: 39, i10 index: 146) and have been involved in 23 research grants [16 ongoing (13 PI, 3 CoI) and 7 completed (4 PI, 3 CoI)].
Dr. Ashraf is also involved in editorial roles in renowned scientific journals like Journal of Advanced Research (Associate Editor), Scientific Reports (Senior EBM), PLoS One (Academic Editor) and Current Neuropharmacology (Section Editor). He is professionally associated with the Royal Society of Medicine (Fellow), Royal Society of Biology (Member), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Member) and Canadian Association of Neuroscience (Member). Dr. Ashraf has 235 Publons verified editor records, and 464 Publons verified reviewer records.
For his scientific contributions, Dr. Ashraf has been recognized by various international organizations. He was approved as a subject of biographical record in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2020). Dr. Ashraf has been recognized as Expertscape World Expert in Alzheimer’s disease (top 0.031%, ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, 11th in Asia, and 52nd Worldwide) and Nervous System Diseases (top 0.0033%, ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, 4th in Asia, and 13th Worldwide). Most recently, he has been listed in Top 2% Scientists Worldwide, announced by Elsevier BV (Baas et al., 2021).
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9820-2078
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ghulam_Ashraf2
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16444016700
Publons: https://publons.com/author/453063/dr-ghulam-md-ashraf#profile
Google scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-fOCOTQAAAAJ&hl=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghulam-md-ashraf-phd-frsm-mrsb-190425222/
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