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Organic & Medicinal Chemist | Heterocyclic Synthesis | Drug Discovery Researcher | Scientific Writing

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Muhammad Akif is an organic chemist with research interests in synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and heterocyclic compound development. He holds an MPhil degree in Chemistry with a specialization in organic chemistry and has hands-on experience in the synthesis, characterization, and analysis of bioactive small molecules, including Schiff bases, sulfonamides, benzamides, and heterocyclic systems. His research experience includes modern organic synthesis, reaction optimization, spectroscopic characterization (¹H and ¹³C NMR, FT-IR, UV–Vis), and interpretation of analytical data for structure confirmation. He has also engaged in interdisciplinary research areas related to drug discovery, enzyme inhibition studies, and structure–activity relationships. In addition to research, he has several years of experience as a chemistry lecturer and laboratory instructor, teaching undergraduate-level courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, and laboratory techniques. He has supervised practical laboratory work and contributed to curriculum delivery in both physical and online teaching environments. Muhammad Akif is actively seeking PhD research opportunities in chemistry and aims to contribute to high-quality, impactful research while developing advanced skills in modern chemical sciences.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Natural Product Chemistry
• ☆ Molecular Modeling
• ☆ Molecular Docking
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ Drug Design
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• ☆ Small Molecule Manufacturing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Chemistry Tutor

The Peak Coaching Academy, Pakistan

September 2025 - 2026

Lecturer

Right Future College

August 2020 - August 2022

Teacher

The AL Haq Public School

September 2018 - July 2020

Education

MPhil

Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

March 2023 - August 2025

Bachelor of Studies (Student) (Chemistry)

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

January 2018 - December 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Akif M, Khan S, Iqbal T, Fiaz Z, Khan MB, Abass KS, Islam MS, Alam M. Synthesis of novel thiazole-tagged thiadiazole: In vitro and in silico potential lead in the search of anti-diabetic drugs. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2025 Nov 3:144625 .

Muhammad Akif, Shah Faisal, Naveed Akhtar, Himayat Ullah, Istikhar Khan, Fawad Ali, Numan Zada Khan Mohmand, et al. (2025). Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity of Lathyrus aphaca L. Mediated Green Synthesized CdS Nanoparticles and Their Characterization . Green Chemical Technology.

Khan S, Hussain R, Khan Y, Iqbal T, Chinnam S, Akif M, Dera AA. Hybrid benzothiazole derived fused triazole/thiazole derivatives as versatile anti-Alzheimer agents: synthesis, characterization, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2024 Dec 15;1318:139200 .

Khan S, Khan Y, Al-Qaaneh AM, Hussain R, Iqbal T, Ullah H, Shoaib K, Maalik A, Khan MB, Akif M, Al Zahrani S. Exploring effective diagnosis of Alzheimer disease: experimental and computational analysis of hybrid benzimidazole based thiazolidinone derivatives. Results in Chemistry. 2024 Jul 1;9:101663 .

Muhammad Akif, Amir Hassan, Muhammad Haris, Sana Ullah Khan, Istikhar Khan, Naveed Akhtar (2024). Lathyrus aphaca Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye . Photocatalysis: Research and Potential.

REVIEW

Muhammad Akif (2019). A review on natural way of vaccination: Plant derived edible vaccines . Journal of Vaccines and Immunology.