Dr. Aslam Lab

Dr. Aslam Pathan is a Director, Scientific Research Unit and Coordinator at Department of  Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia. He received his D. Pharm from Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India;  Bachelor degree in Pharmacy from University of Pune, India; Master in Pharmacology and Ph.D. in Pharmacy / Pharmacology from the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India. He earned full-time Ph.D. degree under the Maulana Azad National Fellowship from University Grants Commission, New Delhi and Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Aslam’s research Interest includes neurosciences and neuropharmacology.

Research interest includes

• Pharmacology
• Neurosciences
• Neuropharmacology
• Behavioural sciences
• Neurotransmitters
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Animal Models and Synaptic Physiology

Current research activities

Neurosciences and Neuropharmacology:
1. Assessment and evaluation of new natural/herbal drugs for their anxiolytics, antidepressant activity by using authenticated in vivo & in vitro animal models.
2. Assessment and evaluation of new natural/herbal drugs and their usefulness in various neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson’s disease, Epilepsy & Alzheimer’s disease by using authenticated in vivo & in vitro animal models.
Respiratory System:
1. Assessment and evaluation of new natural/herbal drugs and their usefulness in bronchial asthma by using authenticated in vivo & in vitro animal models.
Anticancer:
1. Assessment and evaluation of new natural/herbal drugs for their cytotoxic and anti-cancer activity in different cell lines.
Others:
1. Assessment and evaluation of new natural/herbal drugs for diabetes mellitus, oral anticoagulants, estrogenic activity, anti-ulcer potentials.
2. Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics study of drug molecules.