PROF. DR. FRIDOON JAWAD AHMAD
BS & PhD (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Professor and Chairman Biomedical Sciences
Chairman of Doctoral Program Coordination Committee
Director Ph.D. Program,
Director M. Phil Cell and Molecular Biology Program,
Chairman Department of Biomedical Sciences,
Director Tissue Engineering Laboratory,
King Edward Medical University,
Lahore, Pakistan.
Dr. Fridoon Ahmad received his Bachelor's degree from University of WisconsinMadison in Genetics. He continued his education at the same university and earned a PhD. in
cellular and molecular biology. He later joined Northwestern University and then Drexel
University. His research interests include stem cell based therapy to repair damaged organs, cell
architecture and force generation. He has published several research papers in prominent
research journals and co-authored Encyclopedia of Life Science (Macmillan Publishers,
London).
Selected Publications
Book Chapters:
Baas, P.W., and F.J. Ahmad. 2001. Axonal transport and the neuronal cytoskeleton. The Encyclopedia of
Life Science. Macmillan Publishers, London.
Research Articles:
1) Mehboob R., S. A. Shahzad, N. Chaudhary and F.J. Ahmad. 2014Founder Effect Analysis of
disease haplotypes in DFNB23/ USH1F linked Pakistani families. Healthmed. 8(2):161.
2) R., A.S. Syed, A.M. Hashmi and F.J. Ahmad. 2014 Vertebrate specific oncogenic TAC1 has
unconventional networking properties. Healthmed. 8(7):843-849.
3) Baas P.W., and F.J. Ahmad. 2013 Beyond taxol: Microtubule-based treatment of disease and
injury of the nervous system. Brain. 136: 2937-2951.
4) Birlea S.A., F.J. Ahmad, R.A. Uddin, S. Ahmad, S.S. Pal, R. Begum, N.C. Laddha, M. Dwivedi,
M.S. Mansuri, Y. Jin, K. Gowan, S.L. Riccardi,P.J. Holland, S. Ben, P.R. Fain and R. A. Spritz. 2013.
Association of Generalized Vitiligo with HLA Class II Loci in Patients from the Indian Subcontinent.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology. (co-first author) 133: 1369-1372.
5) Khan M., S. Manzoor, S. Mohsin, S.N. Khan and F.J.Ahmad. 2009. In vitro murine model for
Bone marrow stem cells mobilization into infarcted myocardium. Cell Biology International 33:
650-657.
6) Ahmad F.J., Y. He, K.A. Myers, T.P. Hasaka , F. Francis, M.M. Black and P.W. Baas. 2006. Effects
of Dynactin Disruption and Dynein Depletion on Axonal Microtubules. Traffic 7(5): 524-37.
7) Baas P.W. and F. J. Ahmad. 2001. Force generation by cytoskeletal motor proteins as a
regulator of axonal elongation and retraction. Trends in Cell Biology 11: 244-249.
8) Ahmad F.J., J. Hughey, T. Wittmann, A. Hyman, M. Greaser and P.W. Baas. 2000. Motor
proteins regulate force interactions between microtubules and microfilaments in the axon.
Nature Cell Biology. 2: 276-280.
9) Bersu E.T., F.J. Ahmad, M.J. Schwei, and P.W. Baas. 1998. Cytoplasmic abnormalities in
cultured cerebellar neurons from the trisomy 16 mouse. Dev. Brain. Res. 109: 115-120.
10) Lustig R.H., P. Hua, W. Yu, F.J. Ahmad and P.W. Baas. 1994. An in vitro model for the effects
of estrogen on neurons employing estrogen receptor-transfected PC12 cells. J. Neurosci. 14:
3945-3957.
11) Yu W., F.J. Ahmad and P.W. Baas. 1994. Microtubule fragmentation and partitioning in the
axon during collateral branch formation. J. Neurosci. 14: 5872-5884.
12) Ahmad F.J., H.C. Joshi, V.E. Centonze and P.W. Baas. 1994. Inhibition of microtubule
nucleation at the neuronal centrosome compromises axon growth. Neuron 12: 271-280.
13) Yu W., V.E. Centonze, F.J. Ahmad, and P.W. Baas. 1993. Microtubule nucleation and release
from the neuronal centrosome. J. Cell Biol. 122: 349-359.
14) Baas P.W., T.P. Pienkowski, K.A. Cimbalnik, K. Toyama, S. Bakalis, F.J. Ahmad and K.S. Kosik.
1994. Tau confers drug-stability but not cold-stability to microtubules in living cells. J. Cell Sci. 107:
135-143.
15) Baas P.W. and F.J. Ahmad. 1993. The transport properties of axonal microtubules establish
their polarity orientation. J. Cell Biol. 120: 1427-1437.
16) Baas P.W. and F.J. Ahmad. 1992. The plus ends of stable microtubules are the
exclusive microtubule nucleating structures in the axon. J. Cell Biol. 116: 1231-1241.