Department of Chemistry

Dr. Shahnaz

Dr. Shahnaz
Dr. Shahnaz

Assistant Professor (TTS)
Department of Chemistry
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Experience

  • From 06-03-2018 till, Assistant Professor (TTS), Lahore College for Women University
  • From 2-11-2013 to 05-03-2018, Visiting Faculty as Assistant Professor, Lahore College For Women University
  • From 30-08-2011 to 29-09-2012, Assistant Professor (IPFP), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Honor and Awards

  • LCWU Research Productivity Award 2022
  • Start-up Research grant awarded by HEC on Project “Pharmacological and pharmaceutical investigation of Cedar Deodar”(2011-2012)
  • Split Ph.D scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan, Govt. of Pakistan for research in University of Cambridge.(2005 -2008)
  • Research Fellowship from H.E.J. (ICCBS) (2003-2004)

Memberships

  • Member of Chemical Society of Pakistan
  • Member of chemical Society, Department of Chemistry, LCWU

Graduate Students / Postdocs /Undergraduate Students/ Honour Students

 

Continue: 1 Ph.D., 7 MS and 5 BS Students

Completed: 34 MS and 39 BS/MSc. students till 2025 

Service Activity

  • Admission Coordinator of BS admission
  • BS-1 Class Coordinator
  • Member of Departmental Purchase and physical Inspection Committee.
  • Focal person of Department to Examination Accounts office.
  • Finance Secretary of Chemical Society, Department of Chemistry.
  • Member of Self-Assessment Report for MS programme
  • LMS Coordinators for BS program

Brief Statement of Research Interest

  • Synthesis and biological Studies of heterocyclic compounds such as coumarine, benzothiazole, pyrimidine, triazolidine and their hybrids
  • Synthesis and application of organic molecule capped Nanoparticles for removal of pollutant from water.
  • Isolation of Natural products from biologically active Marine and Terrestrial Plants.
  • Synthesis of Polypropionates moiety, towards Natural Products Synthesis
  • Synthesis/Modification/derivatization of drug molecule and tested for Solubility determination.

Publications

  1. Diosgenin-loaded niosomes ameliorate cadmium-induced neurotoxicity and endocrine disruption in female rats through modulation of oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammatory markers, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, April 2026. DOI: 1007/s00210-026-05239-3 
  1. Benzothiazole–Thiourea Functionalized MgO Nanoparticles for Efficient Cadmium(II) Adsorption: Synthesis, Characterization, and Mechanistic Insights, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, February 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-026-00654-x
  2. A Tetrahydropyrimidine derivative demonstrates neuroprotection against ketamine-induced schizophrenia through moderating oxidative and inflammatory markers, Metabolic Brain Disease, Vol. 40 (247), 2025.
  3. N-Dimethyl chalcone facilitated augmentation of IL-10 and diminution of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NFκB, and COX-2 in FCA-induced arthritic rat model, Inflammopharmacology, Vol. 33 (6), 2025.
  4. Eco-friendly development of intrinsically antibacterial and mechanically robust self-healing hydrogels using alginate and oval proteins: Advancing periodontitis treatment, European Polymer Journal, vol. 220, 2024. 
  1. Alkali metal-doped C20 fullerene sensors for COVID-19 biomarker detection: DFT insights into naked-eye and infrared techniques, Diamond & Related Materials, 148, 2024. 
  1. Solid Phase Synthesis, DFT Calculations, Molecular Docking and Biological Studies of Symmetrical N2,N4,N6‑Trisubstituted-1,3,5 triazines, ACS Omega, Vol. 9, 2024. 
  1. Synergistic utilization of cost-effective glycerophosphate and biologically active zein for innovative minimally invasive smart thermo-responsive hydrogels for potential hard tissue engineering applications, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 33 (8), 2024. 
  1. DFT investigation of M2Fsuperalkali doped dodecafluorophenylene (C13H10F12) derivatives with remarkable static and dynamic NLO response., Physica Scripta, Vol. 99, 2024.
  2. 3-Acetyl coumarin alleviate neuroinflammatory responses and oxidative stress in aluminum chloride- induced Alzheimer's disease rat model. Inflammopharmacology, 32, 2024.
  3. Unraveling the role of superalkalis in modulating the static and dynamic hyperpolarizabilities of emerging calix[4]arenes. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 26, 2024.
  4. Mechanistic enhanced cell voltage based on halides doped metal oxide fullerenes for use in Li-ion batteries: Insights from DFT intuition, Diamond & Related Materials, Vol. 142, 2024.
  5. Green synthesis of novel spiropyrazoline-indolinones in neutral deep eutectic solvents and DFT studies, Heliyon, Vol. 10, 2023.
  6. Fiscus johannis Boiss. leaves ethanolic extract ameliorate streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats by upregulating the expressions of GCK, GLUT4, and IGF and downregulating G6P, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30. No-17, 2023.
  7. A DFT investigation on theranostic potential of alkaline earth metal doped phosphorenes for ifosfamide anti-cancer drug, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 596, 2022.
  8. Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of alpha beta unsaturated carboxylic acids of thiophene analogs by using polymer supported microwave-assisted method, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical  Science.Vol.34. No-4, 2021.
  9. New flavane gallates from the aerial part of an African/Arabian medicinal plant Plicosepalus curviflorus by LC–MS and NMR based molecular characterization, Journal of King Saud University – Science, Vol 33. No-1, 2020.
  10. Natural Occurring Antifungal Aromatic Esters and Amides, chem. Soc. Pk, Vol. 32, No-4, 2010.

Research Grants and Contracts.

 

Completed 

S. No

Date

Title

Agency/Organization

Total Award Amount

1

2011-2012

Start-up Research grant

HEC

0.5 Million

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

  • Member of organizing committee “Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry” organized by Jabir Bin Hayyan Chemical Society on 16-17th April 2024 at Department of Chemistry, LCWU, Lahore.
  • Member of organizing committee “1st International Conference of Sustainable Development Goal” on 29-31st March, 2022, at Lahore College for Women University.

Selected Professional Presentations

  • 4th International Conference on Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Innovation to Commercialization, 22-24 January 2025 Organized by Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College, Lahore.
  • 19th international and 31st National Chemistry Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry on 16—18 December 2021 at UMT, Lahore.