Sarfaraz Alam

Mitacs Industrial Postdoc Fellow at Mitacs
📚 Assistant Professor | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Skills & Expertise

multiple cheminformatics software Computer-Aided Drug Design QSAR Cell Culture Life Sciences Computational Chemistry Molecular Modeling Molecular Dynamics Homology Modeling Virtual Screening Pharmacophore Modeling Protein Sequencing Python (Beginner) SQL (Beginner) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) ADME Molecular Biology Research

Research Interests

Biomedical Sciences

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💼 Experience

Mitacs Industrial Postdoc Fellow

Mitacs · December 2019 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Waterloo · December 2019 - Present
  • 1. Working on a project to modulate the protein corona formation on nanoparticles (NPs) via surface-functionalized antibody for cancer targeting 2. Performed enrichment analysis to find which GO terms are over-represented or under-represented 3. Protein-protein docking study to confirm the interaction of target and receptors protein 4. QSAR modeling to establish a statistically significant connection between biological activities of NPs and their physicochemical properties

Assistant Professor

Institute of Advanced Research & University for Innovation (IAR) · June 2023 - Present

Institutional Postdoctoral Researcher

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) · December 2018 - November 2019
  • 1. Molecular modeling studies to identify the small molecule Inhibitor to prevent Insulin fibrillogenesis through drug repurposing strategy 2. Performed pharmacophore modeling to screened the anticancer compounds from large databases 3. Molecular docking studies of potential anticancer compounds and exploration of binding pocket/site residues of selected anti-cancer targets 4. Studied the adverse drug action and possible side effect of lead compounds through in-silico system pharmacology approach

Young Scientist Fellow

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) · September 2015 - November 2018
  • 1. Conceived, developed, and conducted independent research into anticancer activity 2. Developed an online application tool to screen specific phytomolecules for anticancer lead identification. The tool can be accessed at: http://bioinfo.cimap.res.in/qlead/usermanagement/usetool.php 3. Developed multiple linear regression QSAR models for screening of phytomolecules/derivatives against human cancer cell lines/targets 4. Molecular modelling study for prediction of cytotoxic/anticancer activity of untested compounds 5. In-silico pharmacokinetics (ADMET) studies of identified anticancer compounds 6. Drafted, communicated, and published several research articles in reputed journals

🎓 Education

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences · 2018

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (BU)

M.SC in Biomedical Sciences · 2011

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (BU)

B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences · 2009

🏆 Awards & Achievements (3)

🏆 Second Science Conclave A Congregation of Nobel laureates
Awarded by: MHRD & DST, Govt of India || Year: 2019
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🏆 Young Scientist Fellow
Awarded by: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India || Year: 2019
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🏆 Mitacs Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship
Awarded by: Mitacs || Year: 2019
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📚 Publications (2)

Journal: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics • October 2015
FLT3 is considered a potential target of acute myeloid leukemia therapy. In this study, we applied a computer-aided methodology unifying molecular docking and pharmacophore screening to identify poten...
Journal: Current Medicinal Chemistry • June 2023
As a part of our discovery of plant-based lead molecules, we provide a helpful tool, which helps in identification, designing, optimising, structural modifications, and prediction of curcumin, to disc...
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