Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Director of the Australian Carbon Materials Centre
University of New South Wales, Australia
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
Georgia State University, USA
University of Patras, Greece
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
University of Ioannina, Greece
National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece
Institute of Biosciences and Applications, NCSRD, Greece
University of Ioannina, Greece
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
INN-NCSRD, Greece
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
NCSRD, Greece
NCSRD, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
University of Ioannina, Greece
IESL-FORTH, Greece
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Georgia State University, USA
Nanjing Tech University, China
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland
BC Materials, Spain
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Georgia State University, USA
Nanjing Tech University, China
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland
BC Materials, Spain
Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy
Suleymaniye, İstanbul University. Kampus Yolu 7-1, 34116 Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey
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Prof. Meléndez-Martínez’ main research interest deals with. the sustainable production of healthy products. He has worked at University of Seville, University of Liverpool, Royal Holloway University of London and USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (Boston, MA, USA). He coordinated international networks on the topic involving stakeholders from over 50 countries. Some recognitions:
– Extraordinary Prize of Doctorate
– International Carotenoid Society George Britton Award for Young Researcher.
– Fellow of the International Carotenoid Society.
– Manuel Losada Award to Excellence in Agro-food Research.
– Iberoamerican Academy of Pharmacy Award.
– Stanford University’s World’s 2% Scientist (since 2020)
– Induction into the scientific honour society Sigma Xi (USA).
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary is the Coordinator General of OIC-COMSTECH (Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Distinguished National Professor of Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry and Senior Honorary Advisor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research).
He is also serving as the Vice President (Central & South Asia) The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) since 2022. Prof. Choudhary has, since 1990, been among the world leaders in the fields of natural product chemistry, and evidence based traditional medicine has made pioneering contributions in the discovery of novel natural products. He has discovered many potent anti-epileptic and antileishmanial compounds from indigenous medicinal plants that are under clinical trials. His contributions to reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics represent seminal contributions in this important field.
He leads the developing world’s finest research center of natural product chemistry (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry) since 2002, and has trained hundreds of young researchers, especially women, from across the Afro-Asian region in natural product chemistry. He has established several research centers in Pakistan, and helped to setup research units in Africa, and South and Central Asia. His scientific, and capacity building contributions have been recognized by prestigious national and international awards and honors, and fellowships of several academies of science. Prof. Choudhary has over 1,500 publications, impact factor of publications is over 4,000 (Citations 49,930, h index 89, i10 index 1056) in the fields of organic and bioorganic chemistry, along with 95 patents (64 US Patents), 98books and 40 chapters in books, published by major U.S. and European presses. On the basis of his researches over 110 students have been awarded Ph. D. degrees in various areas of natural products and, bioorganic chemistry.
