Ashraf GM

Currently, I am working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, and Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. I have 13 years of combined teaching, research, and innovation experience in biological and medical sciences. The focus of my career to date has been teaching concise course material, ongoing research, leading publications, contributions to a range of studies, curriculum planning, and innovation strategy. I have taught various subjects like Advanced Clinical Chemistry, Advanced Laboratory Techniques, Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Research, Immunology, Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Recombinant DNA Technology, and Research Methods at graduate and postgraduate levels. My primary fields of research are biochemistry and neurology, currently focusing on understanding the molecular and behavioural mechanism of the effects of anti-diabetic drugs in psychotic and dementia conditions. 
For scientific contributions, I have been granted 3 patents, published 416 research manuscripts (citations: 12285, H-index: 58, i10 index: 234), and have been involved in 25 research grants. I have also supervised 3 PhD, 2 master and 7 bachelor students in their research projects. I have served as examiner of 12 PhD and master theses and have assessed 5 research grant applications. I am also involved extensively in editorial roles in renowned scientific journals like Journal of Advanced Research (Associate Editor), Scientific Reports (Senior EBM), PLoS One (Academic Editor), Current Neuropharmacology (Section Editor), and Current Alzheimer Research (Section Editor). I have to my credit 406 Web of Science verified editor records, 664 Web of Science verified reviewer records and edited 21 special issues. I have been professionally associated with the Royal Society of Medicine (Fellow), Royal Society of Biology (Member), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Member) and Canadian Association of Neuroscience (Member).
For my scientific contributions, I was approved as a subject of biographical record in Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2020. I have also been recognized as Expertscape World Expert in Alzheimer’s disease and Neurodegenerative Disorders since 2020. Most recently, I have been listed in the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide since 2020 (Plos-Elsevier-Stanford).