CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL VITAE:
Name:
Mohammad Azam
Born:
October 15, 1959. Quetta, PAKISTAN.
Marital Status:
Married with three children.
Mailing Addresses:
Office:
Institute of Biochemistry
University of Balochistan
Sariab Road, Quetta, Pakistan. Tel. 0092-81-9211261
Home:
Mazdoor Hosiery
Suraj Gunj Bazar, Quetta, Pakistan. Tel. Res.0092-333-7941794
E. Mail:
azamquettawala@yahoo.com
azamqtawala@hotmail.com.
B. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D.
Polymer Chemistry, 1992, Department of Chemistry
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics.
United Kingdom.
M.Phil.
Organic Chemistry, 1986, Department of Chemistry,
Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
M.Sc.
Organic Chemistry, 1982, Department of Chemistry
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
B.Sc.
Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, 1979, Government Degree Science
College, Quetta, Pakistan.
C. EMPLYOMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
(a) Employment:
Associate Professor, August , 2005 till date.
Assistant Professor, December, 1993 to August 28, 2005 Institute of Biochemistry,
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
Lecturer, April 1987-December 1993, Department of Chemistry, University of
Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
(b) Experience:
I have 20 years teaching and research experience at the University of Balochistan,
Quetta. My main duties at the Institute of Biochemistry involved teaching to the MSc.
students and supervision of research thesis to the M.Sc. and M.Phil students.
I am departmental student’s advisor. I deal with the student problems related to their
academic, research and extra curricular activities.
(c) Technical:
I have used the Size exclusion Chromatography Technique, Nuclear Magnetic resonance,
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the characterization of Polymers. Dynamic
Mechanical Thermal Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimeter for the properties
study of Polymers.
(d) Scholarly Interests:
Synthesis & properties study of graft copolymers. Biodegradable polymers and their
applications in medicine.
(D). COURSES/TRAINING ATTENDED:
(a) Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi and PCSIR Lahore
(June 1987-August 1987).
Orientation and induction program of Ministry of Science and Technology for research
scholars.
(b) Basic Principle of Polymer Science (June 1990).
A four weeks course in Polymer Science jointly organized by the Department of
Chemistry Loughborough University of Technology and Institute of Polymer Technology
and Material Engineering Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough for
the Polymer technologist in Polymer industry.
(c) Academic Visitor January 1996 to April 1986).
Four months visit to the department of Chemistry, Loughborough University of
Technology, UK, as an Academic visitor.
(d) International Center for Theoretical Physics, Triestie, Italy 15 May 1998 to 15
June 1998).
A four-week visit to participate Spring College on condense matter for material
Scientist.
(e) Organizer and Secretary of the Workshop on Contemporary Research
Methodology,
University of Balochistan April 21-22, 2002.
(f) Organizer of the National Conference on Higher Education in Pakistan
University of Balochistan, Sept. 22-23, 2002.
(g) Organizer of the workshop on information handling techniques
University of Balochistan April 19- 22, 2003.
(h) Organizer of the International conference on the role of Chemistry &
Biochemistry in the National development, Quetta, Pakistan April 16-April 18,
2007.
(i) Visiting Researcher, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, USA. Dec. 2006
to Dec. 2007.
E. PUBLICATIONS:
N-Acetonylsaccharin, A structural Report, Acta Cryst. E65, 02185, (2009).
Matloob Ahmed, Hamid Latif Siddiqui, Muhammad Azam, Waseem Ahmed siddiqui
and Masood Pervaz.
N-(2-Chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiszine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide, A
structural report, Acta Cryst, E65, 02279-02280, (2009).
Waseem Ahmed siddiqui, Hamid Latif Siddiqui, Muhammad Azam, Masood Pervaz,
and Umer Farooq Rizvi.
Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol)-g-poly(butyl acrylate)
copolymers
M. Azam & John V. Dawkins, e-polymers, no. 107, (2008).
http://www.e-polymers.org/journal/papers/jvdawkins_240808.pdf
Grafting of carboxyl terminated polymethylmethacrylate onto polystyrenehydroxyethylmethacrylate copolymer backbone.
M. Azam, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Irfan Hafeez & John Dawkins, J. Chem. Soc. Pak., Vol.
30, No. 4, 599-604 (2008).
Inhibitory effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss on multiple drug resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
Mujeeb ur Rehman, Shereen Gul, M. Zahoor ul Haq, Irfan Hafeez & M. Azam.
Journal of Chem. Soc. Pak. Vol. 30, No. 4, 626-629 (2008).
Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol)-g-poly(phenyl ethyl
methacrylate) copolymers by a grafting onto method.
M. Azam & John V. Dawkins, e-polymers, no. 096, (2007).
http://www.e-polymers.org/journal/papers/mazam_050907.pdf
Determination of vinyl acetate content in the poly(vinyl-acetate) copolymers using FTIR.
M. Azam, Res. Journal Univ. of Balochistan, Vol. 1 No. 4 (2004).
Bacterial test in raw milk by ATP Bioluminescence
M.Anwar, Fabiana Fini, Luca Boleli, Maqsood Butt and M. Azam
J. Saudi Chemical Soc.; Vol. 7, No. 1, 17-20 (2003)
Solution properties of poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol)-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) graft
copolymers.
M. Azam and Ashif Sajjad, Res. Journal Univ. of Balochistan, Vol.1, No. 3, 12-16,
(2003).
Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis isolates from clinically
active patients of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Q.Ali, M. Azam and M.Ashraf, Res. Journal Univ. of Balochistan, Vol.1 No. 3, 24-28
(2003).
Awareness of Hepatitis in Balochistan University.
Rubina Mushtaq, M. Azam et.al. Res. Journal Univ. of Balochistan, Vol.1, No.3, 17-32
(2003).
Study of miscibility of poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol)-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate)
graft copolymers with poly(vinyl chloride).
M. Azam & Ashif Sajjad, Science International Vol. 15 No. 1, 41-43, (2003).
Comb copolymers of ethylene-vinyl alcohol grafted with poly(methyl methacrylate)
M. Azam & John V. Dawkins. J. Saudi Chem. Soc. Vol.5, No. 3, 377-390 (2001).
Immobilization of phospholipase-D on controlled porosity glass for estimation of
Phosphatidylcholine.
Irfan Hafeez, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman & M. Azam. Pakistan Journal of Science (in press).
Determination of transphosphotidylation of activity of phospholipase-D by thin layer
chromatography.
Irfan Hafeez, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman & M. Azam. Pakistan Journal of Science (in press).
Quantization of lecithin phosphatidylcholine by immobilized phopholipase-D &
phopholipase-C from Pistachia Khunjuk & rice.
Irfan Hafeez, M. Masoom & M. Azam. Journal of Chem.Soc. of Pakistan (accepted for
publication)
Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrrolidine containing comb graft copolymers.
M. Azam. 7th National Chemistry conference June 2-4, 1996, Quetta, Pakistan (Abstract).
Development of simple and direct assay method for measuring Hamolytic toxin activity
of Closterdine Perfringens type B & D.
Abdul Hameed, M. Azam, M. Masoom. Q.Ali 7th National Chemistry conference
June 2-4, 1996, Quetta, Pakistan.
Factors effecting expression of hemolytic toxin in Cl. Perfringens & development of a
software to measure tire,
K.Faisal, Q. Ali, M. Azam & M. Yasinzai. Paper presented at 5th National Conference
for Pakistan Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology held at Quetta, Pakistan.
May 24-26 1999.
REFERENCES:
Professor Stephen McCarthy, Department of Plastic Engineering, University of
Massachusetts, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
E-mail: Stephen_McCarthy@uml.edu Phone: +1-978-934-3417
Professor John V. Dawkins, 39 Woodbrook Street Loughborough LE 11 3 QB, UK.
E-mail john.dawkins@tiscal.co.uk Phone: +4-1509-215579
Professor M.A.K.Malghani, Pro Vice Chancellor & Director, Centre for Bioinformatics
& Biotech. Balochistan University of Information Tech. & Management Sciences, Jinnah
Town, Samungli Road, Quetta, Pakistan.
E-mail: pvc@buitms.edu.pk Phone +92-81-2825702