研究队伍

Post-doctor

Email：sajidmuhammd(AT)nbu.edu.cn/msajiddgkhan(AT)gmail.com

 Research areas/interests

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry

Personal Brief Introduction

I am Dr. Muhammad Sajid, and I completed my Ph. D. in Synthetic Organic / Medicinal Chemistry in March 2025 from the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan. Currently, I have joined the research group of Prof. Yufen Zhao (Director at IDDT) and Dr. Jinhui Wang (Associate Professor) as a postdoctoral researcher, where I am working on the synthesis of fluorescent probes for cancer imaging and inflammation-related diseases detection.

Education Experience

2015.06-2013.06

Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, Pakistan (B. Sc. 2 Years)

2017.07-2025.06

Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan (M. Sc in Organic Chemistry)

2020.07-2017.07

Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan (M. Phil in Organic Chemistry)

2025.01-2020.10

H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan.

2025.06-Present

Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, China, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Funding and Projects

“I further collaborated for six months with my PhD supervisor on the HEC-funded project titled ‘Fluorination of FDA-Approved Drugs to Enhance Their Bioavailability and Efficacy, and the Assessment of Their Safety and Toxicity Profiles’ (Ref. No. 20-17600/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021).”

 Research Paper Published

1. Wenda Zhong, Juan Zheng, Bing Li, Sajid Muhammad, Yang Lu, Xia Yan, Weiliang Kong, Jinhui Wang, and Yufen Zhao. "From Beacon to Bonfire: A Concentration-Dependent Fluorescent Cascade for Amplified Reporting of Peroxynitrite Flux." Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2025): 139387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2025.139387 (I.F = 7.7).

2. Sajid M, Bing L, Wenda Z, Siddiqui H, Yufen Z, and Jinhui W, 2026. AI-enhanced synergistic chemo-immunotherapy: From mechanistic insights to clinical translation. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 217, 105064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2025.105064 （IF = 5.6）.

3. Hafez-Ghoran S, Sajid M, Abdjan MI, Teia FKF, Siddiqui H, Sanjaya GM, Ridassepri AF, Nadeem F, Ayatollahi SA, Choudhary MI, 2025. New methyl and ethyl gallate esters linked chlorinated benzoyl derivatives as Anti-Candida albicans agents: Isolation, semi-synthesis, in vitro and in silico studies, Chemistry and Biodiversity, e202500153. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202500153 (IF = 2.3).

4. Sajid M, Siddiqui H, Atif M, Sharif R, Zafar H, Threadgill MD, and Choudhary MI, 2024. Synthesis, aromatase inhibition, cytotoxicity and molecular docking studies of new fluorinated and non‐fluorinated thiourea derivatives of desloratadine. Chemistry and Biodiversity, e202402117. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202402117 (IF = 2.3).

5. Sajid M, Siddiqui H, Zafar H, Yousuf S, Threadgill MD, and Choudhary MI, 2024. Thiourea-functionalized aminoglutethimide derivatives as anti-leishmanial agents. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 16 (15), 1485-1497 (IF = 3.2). https://doi.org/10.1080/17568919.2024.2359362.

6. Sajid M, Siddiqui H, Sharif R, Zafar H. Yousuf S, and Choudhary MI, 2024. Multi-targeting derivatives of (±)-aminoglutethimide: Synthesis, anti-leishmanial, cytotoxicity against cancerous cells and molecular docking studies. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1305, 137696. doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.137696 (IF = 4.0).

Chapters in Book

1. Siddiqui H, and Sajid M, 2025. Functional Potential of Fruits and Vegetables: From Peels to Pits, Exploring Health Benefits of Phenolic Compounds in Food By-Products and Functional Foods, ISBN: 9780443340710. Publisher, Elsevier, Netherlands.