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Microbiologist, Pharmacist and Clinical Researcher Specialised in Pharmaceutical Research & Clinical Trials

Profile Summary

I am a seasoned researcher and academic professional with over two decades of experience in pharmaceutical sciences, microbiology, and clinical research. I currently serves as Honorary Director of Research Coordination at Continuum Research Center and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at COMSATS University Islamabad, where I have supervised more than 36 MS and 3 PhD research scholars. My expertise spans clinical trials, pharmaceutical microbiology, nanomedicine formulation, antimicrobial resistance, pharmacovigilance, and bioequivalence studies, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications and a cumulative impact factor exceeding 116. I have led and contributed to several interdisciplinary projects, including the ongoing clinical study of am-tPRNS in Parkinson’s disease and the AI-driven personalized pneumonia treatment prediction framework, integrating machine learning with clinical data. My earlier work in Candida albicans mitochondrial exosomes and nano-drug delivery systems reflects his strong foundation in experimental biology and translational pharmacology. I possesses advanced skills in scientific and technical writing, research design, protocol development, and data analysis, complemented by experience in regulatory compliance, IRB coordination, and international research collaboration. Educated at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan for my PhD and the University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan for Pharmacy Graduation. I combines academic rigor with practical insight, maintaining a leadership role in advancing evidence-based pharmaceutical and clinical innovation across academia and industry.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Pharmacy
• ☆ Pharmacy Education
• ☆ Clinical Pharmacy
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Drug Formulation
• ☆ Drug Substance Characterization
• ☆ Biosafety Testing
• ☆ Microbiology Testing
• ☆ Bioanalytical Testing
• ☆ Drug Stability Testing
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ In vitro Preclinical Toxciology
• ☆ In vivo Preclinical Toxicology
• ☆ Investigational New Drug (IND) Application Consulting
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs
• ☆ Drug Efficacy Testing
• ☆ Bioavailability
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Post-Market Surveillance
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ IRB Applications
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Patient Recruitment
• ☆ Clinical Data Management
• ☆ Clinical Trial Site Selection & Monitoring
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety Monitoring
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Regulatory Affairs
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Drug Delivery Technologies
• ☆ Liposomes

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Honorary Director

Continuum Research Center

January 2022 - Present

Associate Professor

COMSATS University Islamabad

December 2011 - Present

Hospital Pharmacist

Health Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan

October 2000 - December 2011

retail pharmacist

Fazal Din's Pharma Plus (Pvt.) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan

March 2000 - October 2001

Education

PhD (Microbiology)

Quaid-i-Azam University

September 2006 - September 2011

Bachelor of Pharmacy

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

September 1994 - March 2000

Bachelor of Science

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

September 1991 - September 1992

Certifications

• Mastering Total Quality Management: Analyze, Apply & Improve

  EDUCBA and offered through Coursera

  October 2025 - Present

• Data Management for Clinical Research

  Vanderbilt University and offered through Coursera

  August 2025 - Present

• PV Management and Terminologies

  Uppsala Monitoring Centre

  March 2024 - Present

• Introduction to clinical research

  Global Health Training Centre

  January 2024 - Present

• Collecting High Quality ADR Reports

  Uppsala monitoring center

  August 2023 - Present

• introduction of pharmacovigilance

  Uppsala monitoring center

  June 2023 - Present

• Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials

  Johns Hopkins University and offered through Coursera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/AG2N1XT80P96

  November 2025 - December 2025

• Good Clinical Practice

  NIDA Clinical Trials Network

  April 2023 - April 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Sanaa Anjum, Warda Khan, Atif Ali, Hira Khan, Zhongkun Zhang, Naji Alqahtani, Sana Samreen (2025). Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Knowledge and Attitudes of Women in Abbottabad, Pakistan . Medical Science Monitor.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ismail Jadoon (2025). Prevalence and predictive factors of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients: A cross-sectional single-center study in Pakistan . Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Palwasha Khan, Amara Waheed, Muhammad Azeem, Amna Parveen, Jamshed Iqbal, Muhammad Ali, Shiwei Wang, Sadaf Qayyum, Awal Noor, et al. (2023). Essential Oil from Tagetes minuta Has Antiquorum Sensing and Antibiofilm Potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1 . ACS Omega.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Urooj Shabbir, Sameena Mumtaz, Imran Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Uzma Khan, Noshin Ilyas, Ismat Nawaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Wajiha Khan (2023). Effect of honey use with Seriphidium chitralense podlech on growth and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Kuwait Journal of Science.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Samie, Ather Farooq Khan, Saeed Ur Rahman, Haffsah Iqbal, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Hanaa A. Galeb, Nathan R. Halcovitch, John G. Hardy (2023). Drug/bioactive eluting chitosan composite foams for osteochondral tissue engineering . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Urooj Afreen, Khairi Mustafa Fahelelbom, Syed Nisar Hussain Shah, Akram Ashames, Uzma Almas, Shujaat Ali Khan, Naveed Nisar, Muhammad Hassham Hassan Bin Asad, Ghulam Murtaza (2022). Formulation and evaluation of niosomes-based chlorpheniramine gel for the treatment of mild to moderate skin allergy . Journal of Experimental Nanoscience.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Césaire Feudjio, Guy Sedar Singor Njateng, Mathilde Julie Klang, Muhammad Ahsan Khan, Jules-Roger Kuiate, Ihsan Ul Haq (2022). Response Surface Methodology Applied to the Optimization of the Preparation of Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Extracts from Phragmanthera capitata (Spreng.) Balle: Effect of Particle Size, Powder-to-Solvent Ratio, and Temperature . Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Samie, Ather Farooq Khan, John George Hardy (2022). Electrospun Antibacterial Composites for Cartilage Tissue Engineering . Macromolecular Bioscience.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Hina Tariq, Muhammad Rafi, Muhammad Imran Amirzada, Syed Aun Muhammad, Abdul Mannan, Tariq Ismail, Irum Shahzadi, Ghulam Murtaza, Nighat Fatima (2022). Photodynamic cytotoxic and antibacterial evaluation of Tecoma stans and Narcissus tazetta mediated silver nanoparticles . Arabian Journal of Chemistry.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Amreen Shah, Isfahan Tauseef, Syed Kashif Haleem, Sirajul Haq, Sabeena Shoukat (2022). In‐vivo toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of Paeonia emodi‐mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles: In‐vitro study . Microscopy Research and Technique.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Sana Mushtaq, Tariq Yasin, Muhammad Saleem, Tianhong Dai(2022). Potentiation of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy by Curcumin‐loaded Graphene Quantum Dots . Photochemistry and Photobiology. 98. (1). p. 202--210. Wiley

Ebuka E. David, Muhammad A. Yameen, Ikechuku O. Igwenyi, Chidinma N. David, Valentine Nwobodo, Akindele K. Ismail (2022). Zinc Deficiency Elevates Fecal Protein, But Not Electrolyte and Short-Chain Fatty Acid, Levels in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-Induced Diarrhea in Rats . Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Mubashra Tafseer, Warda Khan, Sanaa Anjum, Raza-E-Mustafa, Ossam Chohan (2021). Trends in Prescribing Patterns and Drug Related Problems of Kidney Disease Patients . Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Ebuka E. David, Muhammad A. Yameen, Ikechuku O. Igwenyi, Chidinma N. David (2021). Zinc-fortification restores gut nitric oxide without expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in enterotoxigenic E. coli-induced diarrhea in zinc-deficient rats . Scientific African.

E. E. David, M. A. Yameen, I. Igwenyi, A. C. Okafor, U. N. Obeten, D. O. Obasi, U. R. Ezeilo, M. N. Emeribole, C. N. David (2021). Multi-drug resistance and biofilm production among diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from stools of children with acute diarrheal disease . Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Amreen Shah, Isfahan Tauseef, Manel Ben Ali, Amine Mezni, Amor Hedfi, Syed Kashif Haleem, Sirajul Haq (2021). In-Vitro and In-Vivo Tolerance and Therapeutic Investigations of Phyto-Fabricated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles against Selected Pathogens . Toxics.

Muhammad A. Yameen, Amir Zeb, Raza E. Mustafa, Sana Mushtaq, Nargis Aman, Muhammad Samie, Khizar H. Shah, Jamshed Iqbal (2021). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Amoxicillin Loaded Hybrid Material Composite Spheres Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus . Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.

Muhammad A. Yameen, Amir Zeb, Raza E. Mustafa, Sana Mushtaq, Nargis Aman, Muhammad Samie, Khizar H. Shah, Jamshed Iqbal (2021). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Amoxicillin Loaded Hybrid Material Composite Spheres Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus . Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ayesha Iqbal, Saira Azhar, Nihal A Ibrahim, Zelal J Kharaba, Mohammad M Iqbal, Shujaat A Khan, Ghulam Murtaza (2021). Thyroid cancer risk factors and Pakistani University students’ awareness towards its preventive practice . Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Mohsin, Muhammad Jawad, Amir Waseem, Sajid Hussain Shah, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh (2020). An Insight into the Coating Behavior of Bimetallic Silver and Gold Core-Shell Nanoparticles . Plasmonics.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Khizar Hussain Shah, Tayyaba Yousaf, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Fahad, Tauqir A. Sherazi, Haroon Ahmad (2020). Adsorption of Bacteria by Highly Efficient, Economic and Biodegradable Magnetic Coated Chitosan Adsorbent . Journal of Solution Chemistry.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Khan Alam, Dunia A. Al Farraj, Syeda Mah-e-Fatima, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh, Roua M. Alkufeidy, Abd El-Zaher M.A. Mustafa, Pramod Bhasme, Maryam K. Alshammari, Noorah A. Alkubaisi, et al. (2020). Anti-biofilm activity of plant derived extracts against infectious pathogen-Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 . Journal of Infection and Public Health.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Rabia Arshad, Amina Rhouati, Akhtar Hayat, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Adnan Mujahid, Usman Latif (2020). MIP-Based Impedimetric Sensor for Detecting Dengue Fever Biomarker . Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Wasim M, Mannan A, Ullah K, Yameen MA, Latif M, Ahmad T, Ullah M, Amirzada MI, Khan HU, Maheen S, et al. (2020). Effect of varying quantities of polymer on preparation and stability evaluation of carbamazepine cocrystals with dicarboxylic acid coformers. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Hassham Hassan Bin Asad, Nazia Aslam (2020). Antiprotease Activity of Indigenous Medicinal Plants against Pakistani Echis carinatus Venom . Pharmacognosy Magazine.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Samie, Hafiza Fakhera Ikram, Haffsah Iqbal, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Ihtesham ur Rehman, Ather Farooq Khan (2020). Fabrication of dual drug loaded bilayered chitosan based composite scaffolds as osteochondral substitutes and evaluation of in vitro cell response using the MC3T3 pre-osteoblast cell line . Cellulose.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Muhammad Samie, Nawshad Muhammad, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Hamad Khalid, Ather Farooq Khan (2020). Aqueous Solution of a Basic Ionic Liquid: A Perspective Solvent for Extraction and Regeneration of Silk Powder from Bombyx mori Silk Cocoons . Journal of Polymers and the Environment.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ahsan Ashraf, Nighat Fatima, Irum Shahzadi, Hina Tariq, Anam Shahzadi, Jamshed Iqbal, Muhammad Rafi (2020). Datura suaveolens and Verbena tenuisecta mediated silver nanoparticles, their photodynamic cytotoxic and antimicrobial evaluation . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Ullah K, Khan SA, Mannan A, Khan R, Murtaza G, Yameen MA (2020). Enhancing the Antibacterial Activity of Erythromycin with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles against MRSA . Current pharmaceutical biotechnology.

Imran M, Javed T, Jabeen A, Mehnaz G, Ullah K, Shaheen N, Khalid S, Amirzada MI, Yameen MA, Hasan SMF, et al. (2020). Synthesis, characterization and docking studies of amide ligands as anti-leishmanial agents. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Césaire Feudjio, Guy Sedar Singor Njateng, Muhammed Ahsan Khan, Stephen Lacmata Tamekou, James Deke Simo Mpetga, Jules-Roger Kuiate (2020). The Influence of Solvent, Host, and Phenological Stage on the Yield, Chemical Composition, and Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Properties of Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) S. Balle . Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Yousseu Nana William, Ateufack Gilbert, Abdul Jabbar Shah, Fazli Wahid, Mbiantcha Marius, Syed Luqman Shah, Kashif Bashir, Wasim Sajjad, Jules-Roger Kuiate, et al. (2019). Curative effects of Distemonanthus benthamianus Baillon. Trunk-bark extracts on enteropathogenic Escherichia coli 31-induced diarrhea in rats . Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine.

Fatima S, Javed T, Khalid S, Shaheen N, Aslam N, Latif M, Siddique FA, Bibi S, Mohsin S, Yameen MA, et al. (2019). Evaluation of different Pakistani medicinal plants for inhibitory potential against Echis carinatus induced Phospholipase A2 toxicity. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Nargis Aman (2019). A new methodology for simultaneous comparison and optimization between nanoparticles and their drug conjugates against various multidrug-resistant bacterial strains . Asian Biomedicine.

Mustafa RE, Mushtaq S, Akhtar N, Yameen MA (2019). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards hepatitis among patients visiting the hepatitis clinic in tertiary care hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Aman N, Rauf K, Khan SA, Tokhi A, Rehman NU, Yameen MA (2019). Effect of commercial and green synthesized ZnO NPs in murine model of chloroquine-induced pruritus . International journal of nanomedicine.

Nargis Aman, Khalid Rauf, Shujaat Ali Khan, Ahmed Tokhi, Naeem-ur Rehman, Muhammad Arfaat Yameen (2019). Effect of commercial and green synthesized ZnO NPs in murine model of chloroquine-induced pruritus . International Journal of Nanomedicine.

Shah A, Yameen MA, Fatima N, Murtaza G (2019). Chemical synthesis of chitosan/silver nanocomposites films loaded with moxifloxacin: Their characterization and potential antibacterial activity . International journal of pharmaceutics.

Shah A, Yameen MA, Fatima N, Murtaza G (2019). Chemical synthesis of chitosan/silver nanocomposites films loaded with moxifloxacin: Their characterization and potential antibacterial activity . International journal of pharmaceutics.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ehsan Ullah Mughal, Amina Sadiq, Muhammad Hamayun, Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Nighat Fatima, Syed Aun Muhammad, Amara Mumtaz, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Tehseen Fatima (2018). Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Dihydropyrimidine- 2-Thione Derivatives as Potent Antimicrobial Agents: Experimental and Molecular Docking Approach . Letters in Drug Design & Discovery.

Kanwal ZG, Fatima N, Azhar S, Chohan O, Jabeen M, Yameen MA (2018). Implications of self-medication among medical students-A dilemma. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Maria Batool, Amir Waseem (2018). Plasmonic Effects, Size and Biological Activity Relationship of Au-Ag Alloy Nanoparticles . Journal of Nano Research.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Ebuka Elijah David, Humphrey Chukwuemeka Nzelibe, Muhammad Nasir Shuaibu, Rabiu Abdussalam Magaji, Amakaeze Jude Odugu, Ogamdi Sunday Onwe (2018). Molecular Characterization of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Effect on Intestinal Nitric Oxide in Diarrheal Disease . Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Abdur Rauf, Afzal Shah, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Abdul Aziz Khan, Rashda Abbasi, Asad Muhammad Khan, Abdur Rahman Khan, Irfan Zia Qureshi, Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz, et al. (2017). Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, DFT optimization and biological activities of Schiff bases and their metal (II) complexes . Journal of Molecular Structure.

Mushtaq S, Khan JA, Rabbani F, Latif U, Arfan M, Yameen MA (2017). Biocompatible biodegradable polymeric antibacterial nanoparticles for enhancing the effects of a third-generation cephalosporin against resistant bacteria . Journal of medical microbiology.

Jabeen M, Dur-e-Shawar , Naeem ZM, Umar M, Yameen MA, Azhar S (2017). Harassment of working women in the public health sector of Abbottabad in socio-legal perspective. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Jabeen M, Dur-e-Shawar , Naeem ZM, Umar M, Yameen MA, Azhar S (2017). Harassment of working women in the public health sector of Abbottabad in socio-legal perspective. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Jabeen M, Dur-e-Shawar , Naeem ZM, Umar M, Yameen MA, Azhar S (2017). Harassment of working women in the public health sector of Abbottabad in socio-legal perspective. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Iram S, Akbar Khan J, Aman N, Nadhman A, Zulfiqar Z, Arfat Yameen M (2016). Enhancing the Anti-Enterococci Activity of Different Antibiotics by Combining With Metal Oxide Nanoparticles . Jundishapur journal of microbiology.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Akhtar Nadhman, Saira Iram, Naeem Akhtar, Abdul Hameed, Z Zulfiqar (2015). Potentiating efficacy of antibiotic conjugates with zinc oxide nanoparticles against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus . Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Shujaat A. Khan, Shujaat A. Khan, Saira Azhar, Shiraz A, Tariq, Muhammad Iqbal, Naeem R. Khawaja, Ghulam Murtaza (2015). General public’s perception regarding role of pharmacists in health care system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan: A quantitative survey study . Latin American Journal of Pharmacy.

Wu C, Murtaza G, Yameen MA, Aamir MN, Akhtar M, Zhao Y (2014). Permeation study through bacterial cellulose membrane. Acta poloniae pharmaceutica.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Rehana Rani, Abdul Mannan, Bushra Mirza (2013). Determination of yield and activity of recombinant Taq polymerase produced in pTTQ18 Vector . Minerva Biotecnologica.

Yameen MA, Iram S, Mannan A, Khan SA, Akhtar N (2013). Nasal and perirectal colonization of vancomycin sensitive and resistant enterococci in patients of paediatrics ICU (PICU) of tertiary health care facilities . BMC infectious diseases.

Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Rao A Hameed, Mehboob-e-Rabbani, Syed N H Shah, Shujaat Ali Khan, Muhammad H H B Asad, Ghulam Murtaza (2012). Adsorption Studies of Non-Ionic Surfactants at Different Vegetable Oil-Water Interfaces . Latin American Journal of Pharmacy.

PREPRINT

Ebuka David, MA Yameen, IO Igwenyi, IR Iroha, HC Nzelibe, MN Shuaibu, RA Magaji, OS Onwe (2019). The Frequency of Fluoroquinolone Resistant Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli from Stools of Diarrheic Children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria .