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Scientific writer and consultant with 15+ years in biomedical research, bone health, and biomaterials

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I am a biomedical scientist and freelance research consultant with over 15 years of experience in life sciences, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a postdoctoral fellowship focused on musculoskeletal biology, my research has spanned areas including bone loss, microRNA regulation, tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal preservation during hibernation. I’ve published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and have worked with teams across China, Pakistan, Australia, and the USA. My expertise includes scientific writing, manuscript editing, literature reviews, research design, and data analysis using SPSS and GraphPad Prism. I have a strong track record in helping researchers and students refine their work for SCI/Scopus journals, develop high-quality grant proposals, and assist with thesis writing and academic content development. In addition to my research work, I have extensive experience in remote academic support, curriculum development, and online teaching, currently serving as an Associate Professor at Sage Education Pvt. Ltd. (Remote). My goal is to provide clear, actionable support to fellow researchers, students, and academic professionals to advance their scientific projects and publications.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Oxidative Stress & Mitochondrial Function
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ Tissue Engineering

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis

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

Work Experience

Associate Professor

Sage Education Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan

January 2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

Northwest University

March 2018 - Present

Associate Professor

College of Bioresources Chemical & Material Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology,

January 2020 - January 2023

Associate Professor

College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, Chin

May 2019 - January 2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China

January 2016 - June 2019

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China

January 2018 - January 2019

Education

PhD Biomedical Engineering

Northwestern Polytechnical university, Xi’an, China

September 2012 - November 2015

PhD (Life Sciences)

Northwestern Polytechnical University

September 2012 - November 2015

MPhil Biochemistry

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan

January 2009 - April 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yasir Arfat, Andleeb Rani, Rao Salman Aziz, Liaqat Ali, Hammad Ahmed, Shazia Asim, Muhammad Rashid, Charles H. Hocart(2021). Enzymatically assisted extraction of antioxidant and anti-mutagenic compounds from radish (Raphanus sativus) . Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23. p. 101620. Elsevier {BV}

Rani, A., Arfat, Y., Aziz, R.S., Ali, L., Ahmed, H., Asim, S., Rashid, M., Hocart, C.H.(2021). Enzymatically assisted extraction of antioxidant and anti-mutagenic compounds from radish (Raphanus sativus) . Environmental Technology and Innovation. 23.

Yasir Arfat, Andleeb Rani, Wang Jingping, Charles H. Hocart(2020). Calcium homeostasis during hibernation and in mechanical environments disrupting calcium homeostasis . Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 190. (1). p. 1--16. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Arfat, Y., Rani, A., Jingping, W., Hocart, C.H.(2020). Calcium homeostasis during hibernation and in mechanical environments disrupting calcium homeostasis . Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology. 190. (1).

Riaz Rajoka, M.S., Mehwish, H.M., Wu, Y., Zhao, L., Arfat, Y., Majeed, K., Anwaar, S.(2020). Chitin/chitosan derivatives and their interactions with microorganisms: a comprehensive review and future perspectives . Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 40. (3). p. 365-379.

Zhang, J.W., Dong, D.D., Guan, X.Y., Zhang, E.M., Chen, Y.M., Yang, K., Zhang, Y.X., Khan, M.M.B., Arfat, Y., Aziz, Y.(2020). Corrigendum: Physical Organohydrogels With Extreme Strength and Temperature Tolerance (Frontiers in Chemistry, (2020), 8, 10.3389/fchem.2020.00102) . Frontiers in Chemistry. 8.

Zhang, J.W., Dong, D.D., Guan, X.Y., Zhang, E.M., Chen, Y.M., Yang, K., Zhang, Y.X., Khan, M.M.B., Arfat, Y., Aziz, Y.(2020). Physical Organohydrogels With Extreme Strength and Temperature Tolerance . Frontiers in Chemistry. 8.

Iftikhar, S., Aziz, R.S., Arfat, Y., Bashir, A., Saeed, U., Afzal, A., Rashid, M.(2019). Effect of Date Palm Pollen (DPP) on development of reproductive organs and their relative tissue body weight indices in prepubertal male rats - A potential remedy for hypogonadism in males . Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 13. (3). p. 669-673.

Wang, Z., Jiang, S.-F., Cao, J., Liu, K., Xu, S.-H., Arfat, Y., Guo, Q.-L., Chang, H., Goswami, N., Hinghofer-Szalkay, H., et al.(2019). Novel findings on ultrastructural protection of skeletal muscle fibers during hibernation of Daurian ground squirrels: Mitochondria, nuclei, cytoskeleton, glycogen . Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234. (8). p. 13318-13331.

(2018). miR-208a-3p Suppresses Osteoblast Differentiation and Inhibits Bone Formation by Targeting ACVR1 . Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids.

Yasir Arfat, Hui Chang, Yunfang Gao (2018). Stress‐responsive microRNAs are involved in re‐programming of metabolic functions in hibernators . Journal of Cellular Physiology.

(2018). Muscle Atrophy Induced by Mechanical Unloading: Mechanisms and Potential Countermeasures . Frontiers in Physiology.

Gao, Y., Arfat, Y., Wang, H., Goswami, N.(2018). Muscle atrophy induced by mechanical unloading: Mechanisms and potential countermeasures . Frontiers in Physiology. 9. (MAR).

Arfat, Y., Basra, M.A.R., Shahzad, M., Majeed, K., Mahmood, N., Munir, H.(2018). miR-208a-3p Suppresses Osteoblast Differentiation and Inhibits Bone Formation by Targeting ACVR1 . Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. 11. p. 323-336.

Arfat, Y., Chang, H., Gao, Y.(2018). Stress-responsive microRNAs are involved in re-programming of metabolic functions in hibernators . Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233. (4). p. 2695-2704.

(2017). Remarkable plasticity of Na+, K+- ATPase, Ca2+-ATPase and SERCA contributes to muscle disuse atrophy resistance in hibernating Daurian ground squirrels. Scientific Reports.

Yasir Arfat and Hui Chang and Yunfang Gao(2017). Stress-responsive microRNAs are involved in re-programming of metabolic functions in hibernators . Journal of Cellular Physiology. Wiley-Blackwell

Guo, Q., Mi, X., Sun, X., Li, X., Fu, W., Xu, S., Wang, Q., Arfat, Y., Wang, H., Chang, H., et al.(2017). Remarkable plasticity of Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase, Ca²⁺-ATPase and SERCA contributes to muscle disuse atrophy resistance in hibernating Daurian ground squirrels . Scientific Reports. 7. (1).

Hu, N.-F., Chang, H., Du, B., Zhang, Q.-W., Arfat, Y., Dang, K., Gao, Y.-F.(2017). Tetramethylpyrazine ameliorated disuse-induced gastrocnemius muscle atrophy in hindlimb unloading rats through suppression of Ca²⁺/ROS-mediated apoptosis . Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 42. (2). p. 117-127.

(2016). Tetramethylpyrazine ameliorated disuse-induced gastrocnemius muscle atrophy in hindlimb unloading rats through suppression of Ca2+/ROS mediated apoptosis . Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.

(2016). Structure Prediction: New Insights into Decrypting Long Noncoding RNAs. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Yan, K., Arfat, Y., Li, D., Zhao, F., Chen, Z., Yin, C., Sun, Y., Hu, L., Yang, T., Qian, A.(2016). Structure prediction: New insights into decrypting long noncoding RNAs . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17. (1).

(2015). Role of microRNAs in Osteoblasts Differentiation and Bone Disorders. Current Medicinal Chemistry.

(2014). Reloadingpartlyrecoversbonemineraldensityand mechanicalpropertiesinhindlimbunloadedrats. ActaAstronautica.

(2014). Effect of imidacloprid on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in male albino mice. African journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

(2014). Effect of imidacloprid on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in male albino mice. Toxicology Reports.

(2014). Physiological Effects of Microgravity on Bone Cells. Calcified Tissue International and Musculoskeletal Research.

(2014). Response and adaptation of bone cells to simulated microgravity. Acta Astronautica.

(2014). Evaluation of spermatogenesis in prepubertal albino rats with date palm pollen supplement. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

Arfat, Y., Mahmood, N., Tahir, M.U., Rashid, M., Anjum, S., Zhao, F., Li, D.-J., Sun, Y.-L., Hu, L., Zhihao, C., et al.(2014). Effect of imidacloprid on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in male albino mice . Toxicology Reports. 1. p. 554-561.

Yasir Arfat, Nasir Mahmood, Muhammad Usman Tahir, Maryam Rashid, Sameer Anjum, Fan Zhao, Di-Jie Li, Yu-Long Sun, Lifang Hu, Chen Zhihao, et al.(2014). Effect of imidacloprid on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in male albino mice . Toxicology Reports. 1. p. 554--561. Elsevier {BV}

Arfat, Y., Xiao, W.-Z., Iftikhar, S., Zhao, F., Li, D.-J., Sun, Y.-L., Zhang, G., Shang, P., Qian, A.-R.(2014). Physiological effects of microgravity on bone cells . Calcified Tissue International. 94. (6). p. 569-579.

Zhao, F., Li, D., Arfat, Y., Chen, Z., Liu, Z., Lin, Y., Ding, C., Sun, Y., Hu, L., Shang, P., et al.(2014). Reloading partly recovers bone mineral density and mechanical properties in hind limb unloaded rats . Acta Astronautica. 105. (1). p. 57-65.

Hu, L., Li, R., Su, P., Arfat, Y., Zhang, G., Shang, P., Qian, A.(2014). Response and adaptation of bone cells to simulated microgravity . Acta Astronautica. 104. (1). p. 396-408.

(2012). Berberis lycium Royle: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.