Department of Chemistry

Dr. Rabia Raza

Dr. Rabia Raza
Dr. Rabia Raza

Assistant Professor (TTS)
Department of Chemistry
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Education

  • Post Doctorate (2019)
    Institute of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, China.
  • PhD (2016)
    Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

Experience 

  • Aug 2022 – to date, Assistant Professor (TTS),

    LCWU, Lahore.                              

  • June 2020- Sep 2021, Visiting Lecturer

     University of the Punjab, Lahore.

  • Sep 2017- Aug 2019, Post Doctorate Fellow,

    Peking University, China.

  • Oct 2015- Sep 2017, Visiting Lecturer,

    University of the Punjab, Lahore.                        

Honor and Awards

  1. Selection as post-doctoral fellow at Peking University (QS world university rank 14) under Foreign Youth Talent Recruitment Program, P. R. China (Sep 2017-Aug 2019).
  2. Competitive selection and full sponsorship by Peking University for presenting research work at ASMS Conference at San Diego, California USA (June 2018).
  3. Competitive selection and full sponsorship by Peking University for presenting research work at 17th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Analysis at Shanghai, China.
  4. Higher Education Commission Pakistan’s fully funded research scholarship (IRSIP Scheme) for research at Peking University, China (Nov-2014 to April 2015).
  5. Approval of Travel grant of US$ 2500 by Higher Education Commission Pakistan, for oral presentation in 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Metabolomics & Systems Biology, March 24-26, 2014. San Antonio, USA.
  6. Research Productivity Award 2015 by COMSATS University, Islamabad.
  7. Research Productivity Award 2014 by COMSATS University, Islamabad.
  8. Research Productivity Award 2013 by COMSATS University, Islamabad.
  9. Research Productivity Award 2012 by COMSATS University, Islamabad.
  10. First Prize in Poster Presentation at 9th International and 21st national Chemistry Conference, 14-16 March 2011, University of Karachi.
  11. Research Productivity Award 2011 by COMSATS University Islamabad.
  12. Fully funded Indigenous Scholarship for Ph.D. studies at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan by Higher Education Commission Pakistan.

Memberships

  • American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
  • WEMpower Pakistan
  • IWISTER Pakistan

Graduate Students /Postdocs/Undergraduate Students

22 MS and 15 BS Thesis supervised since 2022.

1 PhD student is currently under supervision.


Service

  • Focal person ORIC, LCWU, March 2025 -- present
  • Head Analytical Chemistry Section, August 2022 - present
  • Class Coordinator, BS III-B, October 2024 - present

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Material Chemistry, Energy storage devices, MOFs and nanoparticles as sensors
Bio analytical Chemistry

Publications 

Articles published by refereed journals.
  1. Nida Nawaz, Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf, Mahmood Hassan Akhtar, Mustansara Yaqub, Akhtar Hayat, Shahid Ali, Safyan Akram Khan, Muhammad Mansha, Rabia Raza, Muhammad Azhar Hayat Nawaz, Rational design of lanthanide bimetallic metal-organic frameworks for machine learning-assisted dual-mode opto-electrochemical detection of carbendazim. Microchemical Journal, 226, 118437, 2026. (Impact factor = 5.5)
  2. Eisha Maryam, Saeeza Riaz, Rabia Raza, Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani and Qayyum Zafar. Synthesis and characterization of [Ce(BTC)]-MOF based capacitive and impedimetric dual-mode relative humidity sensor, RSC Advances, 15, 48478-48486 2025. (Impact factor = 4.6)
  3. Dapeng Liang, Wenjie Liu, Rabia Raza, Yu Bai and Huwei Liu. Applications of Solid Phase Micro Extraction—Mass Spectrometry in Pesticides Analysis. Journal of Separation Science, 42, 330-341, 2019. (Impact factor = 3.614)
  4. Rabia Raza, Yu Bai, Huwei Liu. Development of a fast CE method for high throughput screening of Ecto-5’-nucleotidase inhibitors. Electrophoresis, 39, 2612-2618, 2018. (Impact factor = 3.595)
  5. Rabia Raza, Zaitoon Ilyas, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Nisar, Muhammad Younas Khokhar, Jamshed Iqbal. Identification of Highly Potent and Selective α-Glucosidase Inhibitors with Antiglycation Potential, Isolated from Rhododendron arboreum. Records of Natural Products, 9:2, 262-266, 2015. (Impact factor = 2.00)
  6. Dennis Kleeblatt, Christoph A. Cordes, Philipp Lebrenz, Martin Hein, Holger Feist, Abdul Matin, Rabia Raza, Jamshed Iqbal, Omar Munshi, Qamar Rahman, Alexander Villinger and Peter Langer. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity of N-Glycosyl-3,3-diaryloxindoles. RSC Advances, 4, 22828-22839, 2014. (Impact factor = 4.036)
  7. Jamshed Iqbal, Aamer Saeed, Rabia Raza, Abdul Matin, Abdul Hameed, Norbert Furtmann, Joanna Lecka, Jean Sévigny, Jürgen Bajorat. Identification of Sulfonic Acids as Efficient Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase Inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 70, 685-691, 2013. (Impact factor = 7.088)
  8. Mariya al-Rashida, Rabia Raza, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Shakil Shah, George E. Kostakis, Joanna Lecka, Jean Sévigny, Muhammad Muddassar, Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou, Jamshed Iqbal. Identification of novel chromone based sulfonamides as highly potent and selective inhibitors of alkaline phosphatases. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66, 438-449, 2013. (Impact factor = 7.088)
  9. Rabia Raza, Abdul Matin, Sundas Sarwar, Maria Barsukova-Stuckart, Masooma Ibrahim, Ulrich Kortz, Jamshed Iqbal, Polyoxometalates as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Alkaline Phosphatases with Profound Anticancer and Amoebicidal Activities. Dalton Transactions, 41(47):14329-36, 2012. (Impact factor =4.569)
  10. Rabia Raza, Aamer Saeed, Mubeen Arif, Shamsul-Mahmood, Muhammad Muddassar, Ahsan Raza and Jamshed Iqbal. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-thiazolocoumarinyl Schiff Base Derivatives as Cholinesterase Inhibitors. Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 80, 605-615, 2012. (Impact factor = 2.873)
  11. Rabia Raza, Aamer Saeed, Joanna Lecka, Jean Sévigny and Jamshed Iqbal. Identification of small Molecule Sulfonic Acids as Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase Inhibitors. Medicinal Chemistry. 8(6):1133-9, 2012.  (Impact factor = 2.329)      
  12. Rabia Raza, Tashfeen Akhtar, Shahid Hameed, Joanna Lecka, Jean Sévigny, Jamshed Iqbal, Identification of Potent and Selective Human Ecto-Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase/ Phosphodiesterase-3 (hNPP3) Inhibitors. The Open Enzyme Inhibition Journal, 4, 17-22,2011.

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

  • Worked as the focal person of the Industrial Open House on 8th May 2025 at LCWU.
  • Empowering Chemists in Pakistan with ACS Pakistan Chapter: High-Impact Publishing, Science Outreach, and Entrepreneurship Workshop, 23rd January, 2025, FCCU, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Workshop on Manage Your Stress in Today’s World, 19-20th August, 2024, LCWU, Lahore.
  • The Advance Level Course for PhD Supervision, 13-14th June, 2024, LCWU, Lahore.
  • Prime Minister's National Program for CPR Training, 9th April, 2024, LCWU, Lahore.
  • Induction Training Workshop, 17th July – 2nd August, 2023, LCWU, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Organized Research Startup Training Workshop, 18-22nd September, 2023, Department of Chemistry, LCWU, Lahore.

Selected Professional Presentations

  1. Rabia Raza. Advancing Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry: Sheathless Interface Innovations for Improved Pharmaceutical Analysis. 4th International Conference on Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences: Innovation to Commercialization, 22-24th January, 2025, Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College (A chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan.
  2. Rabia Raza. Strategic coupling of capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometer: A practical approach towards metabolite profiling of single cells. International Conference on Material Chemistry and Industrial Technologies – MCIT, 24-25th April, 2024, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
  3. Rabia Raza, Yu Bai, Huwei Liu. Metabolite profiling of single cells by a sheathless capillary electrophoresis- mass spectrometer system. 66TH ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics June 3 - 7, 2018, San Diego, California USA.
  4. Rabia Raza, Development of a fast CE method for high throughput screening of Ecto-5’-nucleotidase inhibitors. 17th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Analysis. 10-13 November 2017, New Century Hotels and Resorts, Shanghai, China.
  5. Rabia Raza, Discovery of Ectonucleotidases Inhibitors: An Expedition to be Continued Current Research in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences. Three-day International Conference, 18-20th January, 2017, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan.
  6. Rabia Raza, Dual action antidiabetic compounds obtained from Rhododendron arboreum. Metabolomics, 4:2, 2014. 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Metabolomics & Systems Biology, March 24-26, 2014. Hilton San Antonio Airport, San Antonio, USA (Abstract published).
  7. Rabia Raza, J. Bioequiv. Availab, 5:3, 2013. 4th World Congress on Bioavailability and Bioequivalence: Pharmaceutical R&D Summit, May 20-22, 2013, DoubleTree by Hilton, Beijing, China