Bioresources, University of Kashmir

Head Of Department

(Head)

Faculty Details

Qualification Ph. D, FRSB, PGDHE
Specialization Immunology and Cancer Biology
Mobile 9622901319
Email drmanzoor@kashmiruniversity.ac.in
WebURL https://bioresources.uok.edu.in/Main/ViewPage.aspx?Page=101
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Brief Biography

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir (M. Sc, Ph. D, PGDHE, JRF-NET, FRSB)

Coordinator Cancer Biology Laboratory &

Head, Department of Bioresources,

School of Biological Sciences

University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006

E-mail ID: drmanzoor@kashmiruniversity.ac.in Contact: +919622901319

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3297-1402

Adjunct Professor at Indian Institute of Sustainability

(IIS-GU) Gujarat University

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir holds Master’s Degree in Life Science from HNB Central University with

gold medal, and after qualifying prestigious National level CSIR-JRF-NET examination; he completed his Ph. D from Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi through CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology Chandigarh in the field of Immunopathology. His Ph. D research title was “Role of co-stimulation in antigen presenting cells and survival of intracellular pathogens”. He has research and teaching experience of 15 years. His basic research interests include, molecular immunology of Cancer, Drug development, Computational biology in cancer. He is presently working on combination therapy in breast cancer (TNBC), targeting drug resistant cancer stem cells by combinational drug delivery using various natural and synthetic drugs, early detection and efficient prevention of breast cancer using machine learning tools, understanding the role of tumor microenvironment in breast cancer progression. He has published more than 60 high-impact research papers and 50 book chapters. Dr. Manzoor has authored more than 15 books with international publishers like Elsevier USA, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis, Nova Biomedical Science Publisher USA, Bentham Sciences, IGI Global, etc. He has developed a website for breast cancer awareness (https://breastcancer.uok.edu.in/Main/Default.aspx) and has also developed the first ever Medicinal and Aromatic Plant database of Jammu and Kashmir (UT) India. (https://bioresources.uok.edu.in/Main/ViewPage.aspx?Page=database&active=lnk8). Dr Manzoor has developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) in Immunology, Endocrinology, Human Genetics and Human population Genetics courses for UG students sanctioned by UGC-Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) SWAYAM Ministry of HRD Govt of India. Dr Manzoor has completed 5 research projects from different funding agencies and currently two ongoing projects one from SERB-DST Govt of India as Core Research Grant and one from JKST&IC-DST Govt of J&K. He is on the editorial board and Reviewer of some prestigious journals like Cancer Biomarkers, Heliyon, Molecular Cancer, Frontiers in Immunology, PLOS One, Breast Diseases, Journal of Translational Medicine, Clinical and Translational Oncology, Journal of Oncology, Human antibodies, Clinical and Translational Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry Research, Springer Plus, etc He is member of many scientific organizations and societies like American Association of Cancer Research AACR, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Fellow of Royal British Society, International Immunology Association, Indian Cancer Society, Indian Immunology Society, etc. Dr Manzoor was awarded Teachers Associate Research Excellence Fellowship (TARE) by DST Govt of India. He has been awarded Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP-2019) by Indian Academy of Sciences and National Science Academy. He has been awarded the Prize by the DST and JK DST for his breast cancer awareness at Kashmir-Expo startups for livelihood in 2022. He has guided 8 Ph D students and at present 6 Ph D students are working under him. Besides he has guided more than 34 students for their masters’ projects.

Department of Bioresources, School of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir,

Departmental Web Link: http://bioresources.uok.edu.in/Main/ViewPage.aspx?Page=101

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3297-1402

Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vPREzKEAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=2 Vidwan ID: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/171296

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56492382100

Research ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1820790/dr-manzoor-a-mir/

Microsoft ID: https://academic.microsoft.com/profile/9j2ih61g-176i-48h9-e097-6ie011f28e7i

Facebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/drmanzoor.mir/

Twitter ID: https://twitter.com/drmirmanzoor?lang=en

Linked In ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-manzoor-mir-2689686a/

Brief Biography

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Mir holds Master’s Degree in Life Science from HNB Central University with gold medal, and after qualifying prestigious National level CSIR-JRF-NET examination; he completed his Ph. D from Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi through CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology Chandigarh in the field of Immunopathology. His Ph. D research title was “Role of co-stimulation in antigen presenting cells and survival of intracellular pathogens”. He has research and teaching experience of 15 years. His basic research interests include, molecular immunology of Cancer, Drug development, Computational biology in cancer. He is presently working on combination therapy in breast cancer (TNBC), targeting drug resistant cancer stem cells by combinational drug delivery using various natural and synthetic drugs, early detection and efficient prevention of breast cancer using machine learning tools, understanding the role of tumor microenvironment in breast cancer progression. He has published more than 60 high-impact research papers and 50 book chapters. Dr. Manzoor has authored more than 15 books with international publishers like Elsevier USA, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis, Nova Biomedical Science Publisher USA, Bentham Sciences, IGI Global, etc. He has developed a website for breast cancer awareness (https://breastcancer.uok.edu.in/Main/Default.aspx) and has also developed the first ever Medicinal and Aromatic Plant database of Jammu and Kashmir (UT) India. (https://bioresources.uok.edu.in/Main/ViewPage.aspx?Page=database&active=lnk8). Dr Manzoor has developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) in Immunology, Endocrinology, Human Genetics and Human population Genetics courses for UG students sanctioned by UGC-Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) SWAYAM Ministry of HRD Govt of India. Dr Manzoor has completed 5 research projects from different funding agencies and currently two ongoing projects one from SERB-DST Govt of India as Core Research Grant and one from JKST&IC-DST Govt of J&K. He is on the editorial board and Reviewer of some prestigious journals like Cancer Biomarkers, Heliyon, Molecular Cancer, Frontiers in Immunology, PLOS One, Breast Diseases, Journal of Translational Medicine, Clinical and Translational Oncology, Journal of Oncology, Human antibodies, Clinical and Translational Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry Research, Springer Plus, etc He is member of many scientific organizations and societies like American Association of Cancer Research AACR, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Fellow of Royal British Society, International Immunology Association, Indian Cancer Society, Indian Immunology Society, etc. Dr Manzoor was awarded Teachers Associate Research Excellence Fellowship (TARE) by DST Govt of India. He has been awarded Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP-2019) by Indian Academy of Sciences and National Science Academy. He has been awarded the Prize by the DST and JK DST for his breast cancer awareness at Kashmir-Expo startups for livelihood in 2022. He has guided 8 Ph D students and at present 6 Ph D students are working under him. Besides he has guided more than 34 students for their masters’ projects.