Muhammad Imran Qadir | |
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Born | Shujabad, Multan, Pakistan | September 3, 1978
Alma mater | Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad |
Known for | Cancer diagnostic test (Qadir test), Anti-HIV drug (Qadirvirtide), a theory of cancer etiology (Qadir theory), Drug for corona (QadirVID-19) |
Awards | Best Young Research Scholar and PAS-Gold Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular Biology, Biochemistry |
Institutions | Bahauddin Zakariya University |
Doctoral advisor | Dr. Salman A. Malik |
Muhammad Imran Qadir (Urdu: محمد عمران قادر; born September 3, 1978), also known as M. I. Qadir, is a Pakistani pharmaceutical scientist.[1][2][3][4]
Qadir received his early education from Shujabad, Multan. He received his B.Pharm degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Later he attended Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and received his Ph.D degree in subject of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.[5][6]
He worked in the College of Pharmacy, Government College University (Faisalabad).[7]
He then became a researcher and professor (associate) at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.[8] There, he is heading "Phage Therapy & Drug Design Laboratory" of Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.[9]
Qadir was named best young research scholar by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan,[40][41] and Productive Scientist of Pakistan, by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan).[42][43] He received the Research Productivity Award, by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan).[44] He has also received a gold medal in the field of biotechnology from Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS).[45][46][47][48][49]
Qadir is a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, UK.[50] He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology[51] the International Dermoscopy Society (IDSS), Italy,[52] and the French Society for Cell Biology.[53] He is also member of other healthcare-related global societies.[54]