Sarfaraz K. Niazi
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Sarfaraz K. Niazi was born in Lucknow
, India
in 1949; he migrated to Karachi
, Pakistan
in 1962, and to the United States
in 1970. He has published 100+ scholarly papers, owns 40+ patent
s, delivered 300+ talks on scientific and literary topics, written over 30+ technical and literary books (including a collection of his own poems). His textbook
s are required reading worldwide, and he allows their distribution royalty-free in developing countries
, which allows companies and governments in developing countries to manufacture safe and effective drugs and vaccines at an affordable cost. He also teaches scientists
in developing countries on creating value through intellectual property
and, in this capacity, serves as an advisor to the Government of Pakistan
. He is widely recognized for his translation
s of ghazals (love poems) of one of the most widely read poets, Ghalib
. He broadcasts explications of Ghalib’s poetry on the Voice of America
every Sunday.
, Uttar Pradesh
, India
on July 10, 1949, to Niaz Fatehpuri and Gulzar Begum. Niaz Fatehpuri was a renowned poet
, philosopher, author
, polemic
ist, and intellectual
, who made a mark in the worlds of religion and literature in Pakistan
and India
. Sarfaraz migrated to Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan with his father in 1962. Niaz Fatehpuri died in 1966 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, when Sarfaraz was 17 years old.
In 1974, he married Anjum Iqbal (now Anjum Niazi), the daughter of Abdul Rahim Khan and Iqbal Bano. Sarfaraz and Anjum are the parents of two sons, Omayr K. Niazi and Ali K. Niazi, and one daughter, Nabiha K. Niazi-Ahmed.
degree
in chemistry
in 1966 from the University of Karachi
in Karachi
, Pakistan
. Then he obtained a Marketing Certificate in 1967 from the Institute of Business Administration
when it was a part of the University of Karachi
. In 1969, he obtained his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy
from the University of Karachi, and then relocated in 1970 to the United States. He obtained his master of science
degree in pharmaceutical sciences
in 1971 from Washington State University
in Pullman, WA, and then moved to Illinois
. In 1974, he obtained his doctorate
in pharmaceutical sciences
from the University of Illinois Medical Center
, affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago
.
. In 1988, he began working for Abbott Laboratories
as its Director of Technical Affairs in Karachi
, Pakistan
. At the same time, he was Professor of Pharmacology at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1996, he began working for Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries
(also known as Julphar) in Ras al-Khaimah
of the United Arab Emirates
. From 1996 to 1999, he worked in the United Arab Emirates, and from 1999 to 2008, he managed the company's US headquarters in Deerfield
, IL
. In 1997, he established his own consulting business, known as Pharmaceutical Scientist, Inc., and in 2003 established Therapeutic Proteins, Inc., in Chicago
, IL, doing work on such biopharmaceutical
s as filgrastim
, erythropoietin
, interferon
, PEGylation
, and monoclonal antibodies
, to create biogeneric
versions of these products.
Since 2004, he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston
College of Pharmacy
, and since 2007 as an adjunct professor at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry
at the University of Karachi
.
(1797 to 1869), better known as Ghalib
, was “one of the most popular an influential poets of the Urdu language” and “is the best known and the most widely read Indo-Persian poet of his time.” His poetry, consisting of ghazal
s or love poems, are widely recited, and have been sung by some of South Asia’s most prominent singers. Indeed, his poetry is used in every-day discourse by many South Asians. He wrote his ghazals in Urdu
(the lingua franca of the various peoples of the Mughal Empire
and the British Raj
) and in Farsi
(the language of the Mughal Court and of the Muslim learned classes). While many have translated portions of Ghalib’s divan
(collection of poetry) into English
, in 2002 his entire Urdu divan was translated for the first time by Sarfaraz K. Niazi. One reviewer commented that "what Fitzgerald is to Khayaam, Niazi is to Ghalib," referring to Edward FitzGerald
's translation of Omar Khayyam
's Rubaiyat
.
s.
One of his early poems, which won the attention of Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari
during a mushaira
by Radio Pakistan
for young poets when Sarfaraz was 13 years old, was:
or artistic blurring and 3D fadeout. His uses a Leica
M9
with a Noctilux 0.95 50mm lens.
Below is an example of one of his photographs:
When published, this was the first textbook in the developing discipline of clinical pharmacokinetics. The book was written for the classroom for a one-semester course, and was quickly accepted by pharmacy schools worldwide, and is still used as a textbook, having gone through dozens of reprint
s.
This was the first book on the connection between heart disease
and Omega-3 fats
. The book described in detail the reasons for this, and made many recommendations for consumers and healthcare professionals
. One of the most significant discussions was regarding trans fat
s. Petitions were filed with the US FDA
but it was not until 20 years later that the US FDA required the posting of trans fats on nutrition facts label, which was proposed in this book. The book was also a Book of the Month at Rodale, Inc., and many manufacturers bundled the book with fish oil
product sales.
What started as a syndicated column in Dawn
wherein Sarfaraz wrote three health tips a day, touching especially on misconceptions in healthcare, was published as an illustrated book with cartoons and images. As this was a short book that was easy to read and understand, it became a bestseller by Ferozsons
.
This is the first English
translation
of Ghalib’s
complete Urdu
divan
. Upon publication, this book became an instant worldwide success with over ten printings and several hundred thousand copies sold. This book contains the divan of Ghalib in Urdu, Romanized
transliteration
, English translation, explications, paintings by Sadequain
to depict verses, and a comprehensive dictionary of the words used by Ghalib.
This is the same book as the one published by Rupa & Co., except that this a deluxe large edition and includes color plates of Sadequain’s paintings of Ghalib’s verses. Like the edition published by Rupa & Co., this was bestseller and has gone through several reprints.
When Sarfaraz became a patent agent in 2002, he realized that the USPTO
was transitioning to electronic filing of patent
s. This realization was not of great interest to patent attorneys, who were well-established with paper a applications
. Furthermore, the USPTO’s electronic system was not user-friendly. Therefore, Sarfaraz published this book to help explain the USPTO’s electronic filing process and software, the first book to provide step-by-step explanations on filing patents electronically in the US and in Europe
.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs, such as eye drops and ear drops, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable
manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile liquids, syrups and solutions, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing over the counter (OTC) drugs
of all types, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the US FDA
and the EMEA
and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing syrups, liquids and similar products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories and other soft products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish a FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing all types of over the counter (OTC) drugs and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs like eye drops, eardrops, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing all dosage formulations used in the pharmaceutical industry and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
This chapter in one of the bestselling books on drug development provides a detailed mathematical modeling of the systems used to develop new drugs and new formulations. With increased requirements of providing safety and efficacy data for new drugs, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies have become routine exercises; however, a smart use of these mathematical models cuts down the cost of drug development substantially.
This is the first handbook describing a hands-on approach to developing drugs from substantial drug leads, preformulation discipline characterizes the nature of drug, its potential for absorption in the human body using various routes of administration, and drug delivery systems. The book describes in detail all required parameters to characterize new chemical entities and, for the first time, includes botanical drugs as well. This book serves as a teaching manual for new scientists entering the field of drug development, and is in use by large and small pharmaceutical companies.
Bioequivalence
testing is a fundamental requirement for developing generic drugs. This book is a manual of establishing bioequivalence testing, and includes actual reports submitted to the US FDA
that resulted in the approval of the drugs. Detailed chapters describe the various pitfalls in organizing and conducting these studies as well as provide a detailed scientific basis of the factors that can affect the bioequivalence of drugs. The book allows the industry to design easily approvable study protocols and save millions of dollars.
This is modified reprint of the textbook published in 1979. The book continues to be used by hundreds of schools of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing in India, so a paperback edition of the book allows these institutions (in India and worldwide) to afford to provide this timeless teaching tool for students unable to pay the high price of US editions of textbooks.
The art book version of Love Sonnets of Ghalib is a totally revised edition of the original, and includes translations as well as art from a prominent artist.
This is an extension of the book Wine of Passion but with additional scripts (such as Hindi and Romanized transliteration). When published, this will be the largest book of Ghalib’s love poems.
his is the first book on the subject of the use of disposable or single-use components in the biological drug manufacturing industry. Disposables are fast expanding and finding use in bioprocessing, and this book discusses all aspects, from the scientific rationale of using them to regulatory problems in their acceptance to their environmental impact. This book recognizes all major suppliers and offers suggestions to the industry on adopting these systems to comply with the future compliance requirements of the FDA
and the EMEA
.
This will be the first complete translation of Ghalib's
Persian
divan
of ghazal
s. This will also be the first time his Persian divan will be available in nastaliq, and will be just as historical for Ghalib's Persian divan as was Sarfaraz's English translation of Ghalib's complete Urdu divan.
This book is a compilation of a lifetime of writing on the subject of reality. Based on anthropologic principles, the book describes with lucidity the reality of humanity and its place in the universe. The book has three parts: the first part is “Universe Beyond,” which talks about the universe that we can barely see yet we can conjecture about its beginning and end; the second part is “Universe Around” that talks about our interactions with others as humans as well as with nature, our behavior and our survival instincts as well as our genetic programming that makes us subservient to Nature; and the third part is “Universe Within,” which talks about who we are and how we are constructed, explaining phenomenon from déjà vu
to the immune response
to organ regrowth from stem cell
s. This book is a complete thesis on understanding everything about what makes the Universe and us a part of this Creation.
. As a licensed patent agent, he teaches courses on creativity
and inventiveness
on behalf of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He has helped scientist
s and inventors
around the world (especially in developing countries) secure patent
s from the USPTO
for their invention
s.
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1949; he migrated to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1962, and to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1970. He has published 100+ scholarly papers, owns 40+ patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s, delivered 300+ talks on scientific and literary topics, written over 30+ technical and literary books (including a collection of his own poems). His textbook
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
s are required reading worldwide, and he allows their distribution royalty-free in developing countries
Developing country
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...
, which allows companies and governments in developing countries to manufacture safe and effective drugs and vaccines at an affordable cost. He also teaches scientists
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
in developing countries on creating value through intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
and, in this capacity, serves as an advisor to the Government of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
. He is widely recognized for his translation
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
s of ghazals (love poems) of one of the most widely read poets, Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
. He broadcasts explications of Ghalib’s poetry on the Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
every Sunday.
Personal life
Sarfaraz K. Niazi was born in LucknowLucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on July 10, 1949, to Niaz Fatehpuri and Gulzar Begum. Niaz Fatehpuri was a renowned poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, philosopher, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, polemic
Polemic
A polemic is a variety of arguments or controversies made against one opinion, doctrine, or person. Other variations of argument are debate and discussion...
ist, and intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
, who made a mark in the worlds of religion and literature in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Sarfaraz migrated to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan with his father in 1962. Niaz Fatehpuri died in 1966 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, when Sarfaraz was 17 years old.
In 1974, he married Anjum Iqbal (now Anjum Niazi), the daughter of Abdul Rahim Khan and Iqbal Bano. Sarfaraz and Anjum are the parents of two sons, Omayr K. Niazi and Ali K. Niazi, and one daughter, Nabiha K. Niazi-Ahmed.
Education
Sarfaraz obtained his bachelor of scienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree
Academic degree
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in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
in 1966 from the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Then he obtained a Marketing Certificate in 1967 from the Institute of Business Administration
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
The Institute of Business Administration is a university and a business school in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, IBA is one of the best business and IT institutes in Pakistan...
when it was a part of the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
. In 1969, he obtained his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
from the University of Karachi, and then relocated in 1970 to the United States. He obtained his master of science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in pharmaceutical sciences
Pharmaceutical sciences
The pharmaceutical sciences are a group of interdisciplinary areas of study involved with the design, action, delivery, disposition, and use of drugs...
in 1971 from Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
in Pullman, WA, and then moved to Illinois
Illinois
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. In 1974, he obtained his doctorate
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in pharmaceutical sciences
Pharmaceutical sciences
The pharmaceutical sciences are a group of interdisciplinary areas of study involved with the design, action, delivery, disposition, and use of drugs...
from the University of Illinois Medical Center
University of Illinois Medical Center
The University of Illinois Medical Center is a member of the Illinois Medical District, one of the largest urban healthcare, educational, research, and technology districts in the USA...
, affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
.
Employment
From 1974 to 1988, he taught at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
. In 1988, he began working for Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr....
as its Director of Technical Affairs in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. At the same time, he was Professor of Pharmacology at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1996, he began working for Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)
As the common saying goes, “Healh is Wealth.” is committed to ensuring good health for the community at large. Julphar has the distinction of being not only the first pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Arab Gulf States, but also the only pharmaceutical producer of its scale and size in the...
(also known as Julphar) in Ras al-Khaimah
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras al-Khaimah is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates , in the east of the Persian Gulf. It is in the northern part of the UAE bordering Oman's exclave. The capital city and home of most residents is also called Ras al-Khaimah. The city has a population of 263,217 as of 2008. The city...
of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. From 1996 to 1999, he worked in the United Arab Emirates, and from 1999 to 2008, he managed the company's US headquarters in Deerfield
Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and is located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the village is in Cook County, Illinois, United States...
, IL
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. In 1997, he established his own consulting business, known as Pharmaceutical Scientist, Inc., and in 2003 established Therapeutic Proteins, Inc., in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, IL, doing work on such biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs produced using biotechnology. They include proteins , nucleic acids and living microorganisms like virus and bacteria where the virulence of viruses and bacteria is reduced by the process of attenuation, they can be used for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic...
s as filgrastim
Filgrastim
Filgrastim is a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor analog used to stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of granulocytes. It is produced by recombinant DNA technology. The gene for human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is inserted into the genetic material of Escherichia coli. ...
, erythropoietin
Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...
, interferon
Interferon
Interferons are proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens—such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites—or tumor cells. They allow communication between cells to trigger the protective defenses of the immune system that eradicate pathogens or tumors.IFNs belong to...
, PEGylation
PEGylation
PEGylation is the process of covalent attachment of polyethylene glycol polymer chains to another molecule, normally a drug or therapeutic protein. PEGylation is routinely achieved by incubation of a reactive derivative of PEG with the target macromolecule...
, and monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies are monospecific antibodies that are the same because they are made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a unique parent cell....
, to create biogeneric
Biosimilar
Biosimilars or follow-on biologics are terms used to describe officially-approved subsequent versions of innovator biopharmaceutical products made by a different sponsor following patent and exclusivity expiry on the innovator product. Biosimilars are also referred to as subsequent entry biologics ...
versions of these products.
Since 2004, he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
College of Pharmacy
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
The University of Houston College of Pharmacy is a pharmacy school and also one of twelve academic colleges at the University of Houston. It offers a professional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. In addition, the school also offer a Doctor of Philosophy degree as well as a joint...
, and since 2007 as an adjunct professor at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry
Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry
The Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, widely known as H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, is an advanced and academic Chemistry and Mathematics research institute in Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan...
at the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
.
Research interests
- PharmacokineticPharmacokineticsPharmacokinetics, sometimes abbreviated as PK, is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to the determination of the fate of substances administered externally to a living organism...
modeling systems: distribution volume as a thermodynamic parameter - Errors in pharmacokinetic calculations
- Pharmacokinetics and toxicity of fluorocarbonFluorocarbonFluorocarbons, sometimes referred to as perfluorocarbons or PFCs, are organofluorine compounds that contain only carbon and fluorine bonded together in strong carbon–fluorine bonds. Fluoroalkanes that contain only single bonds are more chemically and thermally stable than alkanes...
propellantPropellantA propellant is a material that produces pressurized gas that:* can be directed through a nozzle, thereby producing thrust ;...
s - Toxicity of dimethylbenzanthracene: pharmacokinetic profile
- Pharmacokinetics of food antioxidants
- Effect of dehydration on drug pharmacokinetics
- Solid solutions to enhance dissolution rates
- Polymorphism and pharmacokinetics
- Perfluorocarbon coating of mucous membranes
- Modeling of first pass drug metabolism
- Pharmacokinetics of furantoin
- Water deprivation and drug pharmacokinetics
Work on Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Baig KhanMirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
(1797 to 1869), better known as Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
, was “one of the most popular an influential poets of the Urdu language” and “is the best known and the most widely read Indo-Persian poet of his time.” His poetry, consisting of ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s or love poems, are widely recited, and have been sung by some of South Asia’s most prominent singers. Indeed, his poetry is used in every-day discourse by many South Asians. He wrote his ghazals in Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
(the lingua franca of the various peoples of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
and the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
) and in Farsi
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
(the language of the Mughal Court and of the Muslim learned classes). While many have translated portions of Ghalib’s divan
Diwan (poetry)
-Etymology:The English usage of the phrase Diwan Poetry comes from the Arabic word diwan , which is loaned from Persian means designated a list or register. The Persian word derived from the Persian dibir meaning writer or scribe...
(collection of poetry) into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, in 2002 his entire Urdu divan was translated for the first time by Sarfaraz K. Niazi. One reviewer commented that "what Fitzgerald is to Khayaam, Niazi is to Ghalib," referring to Edward FitzGerald
Edward Fitzgerald
Edward Fitzgerald may refer to:* Lord Edward FitzGerald , Irish revolutionary*Edward Fitzgerald , Irish* Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster * Edward Fitzgerald...
's translation of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyám
Omar Khayyám was aPersian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology....
's Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and of which there are about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám , a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer...
.
Own poetry
In addition to studying classic poets like Ghalib, Sarfaraz has written his own poetry, of which there are around 200 ghazalGhazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s.
One of his early poems, which won the attention of Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari
Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari
Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari was a distinguished Urdu broadcaster and first director-general of Radio Pakistan.-Early life:...
during a mushaira
Mushaira
Mushaira is a poetic symposium. Its a term in Urdu used to describe an event where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.-Forms:A mushaira can take...
by Radio Pakistan
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.- History :The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called Radio Pakistan came into being as Pakistan Broadcasting Service on 14 August 1947 when Pakistan emerged on the world map as a new...
for young poets when Sarfaraz was 13 years old, was:
Photography
Sarfaraz develops his talents as a photographer as well, experimenting with bokehBokeh
In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light."...
or artistic blurring and 3D fadeout. His uses a Leica
Leica
Leica Camera AG, a German optics company, produces Leica cameras. The predecessor of the company, formerly known as Ernst Leitz GmbH, is now three companies: Leica Camera AG, Leica Geosystems AG, and Leica Microsystems AG, producing cameras, geosurvey equipment, and microscopes, respectively...
M9
Leica M9
The Leica M9 is the second digital camera in Leica Camera AG's rangefinder M series. It was introduced on 9 September 2009 and uses an 18.5-megapixel Kodak KAF-18500 Full Frame CCD image sensor....
with a Noctilux 0.95 50mm lens.
Below is an example of one of his photographs:
Inventions
Sarfaraz K. Niazi has been involved in inventing and patenting his inventions for decades. A partial list of items he has worked on is:- Herbal formulations for skin treatment—burn, diaper rash, breast care, alopecia
- Herbal formulations for ulcer treatment
- Combinations to reduce side effects of orlistat
- Enhance acvitity of sildenafil
- Perfluorocarbons in weight loss
- Chewing gum as drug delivery systems
- Flexible bioreactors
- Perfusion filters
- Mixing systems
- Preparative bioreactors
- Virus-free air generation
- Universal applications of flexible bioreactors
- Daisy-chaining bioreactors
Patents
- 13,225,40X Multiuse Reactors and Related Methods
- 13,194,97X Stationary Bubble Bioreactors
- 13,149,85X Concentrator Filter
- 13,107,50X Interconnected Bioreactors
- 13,098,46X Bioreactor Exhaust
- 13,093,85X Gas Scrubbed Perfusion Filter
- 13,092,95X Separative Bioreactor
- 13,083,58X Protein Harvesting
- 13,021,75X Whisky Simulating Composition
- 12,978,38X Accelerated Aging of Wines and Spirits
- 12,719,83X Single Use Stationary Bioreactor
- 12,618,330 Bioreactors for Fermentation and Related Methods
- 12,485,725 Air Scrubbing System
- 12,423,587 Universal Bioreactors and Methods of Use
- 6,555,118 Pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of topical wounds and ulcers
- 6,495,174 Herbal composition for the treatment of alopecia
- 6,462,083 Suppository base
- 6,447,820 Pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of scar tissue
- 6,419,963 Composition and method for the treatment of diaper rash using natural products
- 6,365,198 Pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers and hemorrhoids
- 6,338,862 Composition and method of use in treating sexual dysfunction using cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors
- 6,312,735 Method for instantaneous removal of warts and moles
- 6,251,421 Pharmaceutical composition containing psyllium fiber and a lipase inhibitor
- 6,235,796 Use of fluorocarbons for the prevention of surgical adhesions
- 6,235,314 Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and skeletal muscle relaxant compositions
- 4,639,368 Chewing gum containing a medicament and taste maskers
- 4,530,936 Composition and method for inhibiting the absorption of nutritional elements from the upper intestinal tract
Papers (partial list)
- Iqbal MP, Baig JA, Ali AA, Niazi SK, Mehboobali N, Hussain MA. The effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the disposition of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1998 Apr; 19(3):163-7.
- Niazi SK, Alam SM, Ahmad SI. Partial-area method in bioequivalence assessment: naproxen. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1997 Mar; 18(2):103-16.
- Niazi SK, Alam SM, Ahmad SI. Dose dependent pharmacokinetics of naproxen in man. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1996 May; 17(4):355-61.
- Iqbal MP, Niazi SK, Mehboobali N, Zaidi AA. Disposition kinetics of aditoprim in two monkeys in comparison to other mammalian species. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1995 Nov; 16(8):713-8.
- Iqbal N, Ahmad B, Janbaz KH, Gilani AU, Niazi SK. The effect of caffeine on the pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen in man. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1995 Aug; 16(6):481-7.
- Iqbal MP, Niazi SK, Ashfaq MK, Mahboobali N. Pharmacokinetics of aditoprim in normal and febrile sheep. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1995 May; 16(4):343-9. No abstract available.
- Iqbal MP, Ashfaq MK, Niazi SK, Mahboobali M, Khawaja KN. Pharmacokinetics of aditoprim and trimethoprim in buffalo calves. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1994 Mar; 15(2):173-7.
- Niazi SK, Hussain M. Disposition kinetics of 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene in rats. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1992 Nov; 13(8):591-6.
- Ahmad M, Niazi SK, Ahmad T, Muzaffar NA, Nawaz M. Effect of dehydration on the disposition kinetics of erythromycin in rabbits. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1992 Mar; 13(2):77-82.
- Bhutta ZA, Niazi SK, Suria A. Chloramphenicol clearance in typhoid fever: implications for therapy. Indian J Pediatr. 1992 Mar-Apr; 59(2):213-9.
- Iqbal MP, Mahboobali N, Niazi SK, Mahmood MA. Pharmacokinetics of aditoprim in goats using a radioassay. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1990 Aug-Sep; 11(6):533-41.
- Prasad P, Niazi S, Jung D. Effect of acute water deprivation on renal function in rats. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1988 May-Jun; 9(3):259-65.
- Zafar NU, Niazi S, Jung D. Influence of water deprivation on the disposition of paracetamol. J Pharm Pharmacol. 1987 Feb; 39(2):144-7.
- Prasad P, Jung D, Niazi S. Influence of short-term water deprivation on antipyrine disposition. J Pharm Sci. 1985 Mar; 74(3):338-9.
- Prasad PP, Niazi S. Effect of water deprivation on antipyrine disposition kinetics in rats. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1984 Apr-Jun; 5(2):195-8. No abstract available.
- Gurwich EL, Raees SM, Skosey J, Niazi S. Unbound plasma salicylate concentration in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Br J Rheumatol. 1984 Feb; 23(1):66-73.
- El-Rashidy R, Niazi S. A new metabolite of butylated hydroxyanisole in man. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1983 Oct-Dec; 4(4):389-96.
- Bakar SK, Niazi S. Effect of water deprivation on aspirin disposition kinetics. J Pharm Sci. 1983 Sep; 72(9):1030-4.
- Bakar SK, Niazi S. Simple reliable method for chronic cannulation of the jugular vein for pharmacokinetic studies in rats. J Pharm Sci. 1983 Sep; 72(9):1027-9.
- Bakar SK, Niazi S. Stability of aspirin in different media. J Pharm Sci. 1983 Sep; 72(9):1024-6.
- Bakar SK, Niazi S. High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of aspirin and its metabolites in plasma and urine. J Pharm Sci. 1983 Sep; 72(9):1020-3.
- Niazi S, Vishnupad KS, Veng-Pedersen P. Absorption and disposition characteristics of nitrofurantoin in dogs. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1983 Jul-Sep; 4(3):213-23.
- Ahmad T, Parveen G, Niazi S. Effect of water deprivation on chloramphenicol disposition kinetics in humans. J Pharm Sci. 1982 Nov; 71(11):1309-10.
- Niazi S, Lim J, Bederka JP. Effect of ascorbic acid on renal excretion of lead in the rat. J Pharm Sci. 1982 Oct; 71(10):1189-90.
- El-Rashidy R, Niazi S. Comparative pharmacokinetics of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene in rabbits. J Pharm Sci. 1980 Dec; 69(12):1455-7.
- Niazi S. Multicompartment pharmacokinetic analysis and simulations using a programmable calculator. Int J Biomed Comput. 1979 May; 10(3):245-55.
- El-Rashidy R, Niazi S. GLC determination of butylated hydroxyanisole in human plasma and urine. J Pharm Sci. 1979 Jan; 68(1):103-4.
- El-Rashidy R, Niazi S. Binding of butylated hydroxyanisole to human albumin using a Novel dynamic method. J Pharm Sci. 1978 Jul; 67(7):967-70.
- Niazi S. Thermodynamics of mercaptopurine dehydration. J Pharm Sci. 1978 Apr; 67(4):488-91.
- Bakar S, Niazi S. Simplified method to study stability of pharmaceutical systems. J Pharm Sci. 1978 Jan; 67(1):141.
- Hussain M, Niazi S, Arambulo A, Long DM. Perfluorooctyl bromide: a potential antiobesity compound. J Pharm Sci. 1977 Jun; 66(6):907-8.
- Huang ML, Niazi S. Polymorphic and dissolution properties of mercaptopurine. J Pharm Sci. 1977 Apr; 66(4):608-9.
- Niazi S. Application of a programmable calculator in data fitting according to one and two compartment open models in clinical pharmacokinetics. Comput Programs Biomed. 1977 Mar; 7(1):41-4.
- Niazi S, Chiou WL. Fluorocarbon aerosol propellants XI: Pharmacokinetics of dichlorodifluoromethane in dogs following single and multiple dosing. J Pharm Sci. 1977 Jan; 66(1):49-53.
- Niazi S. Volume of distribution and tissue level errors in instantaneous intravenous input assumptions. J Pharm Sci. 1976 OCT; 65(10):1539-40.
- Niazi S. Comparison of observed and predicted first-pass metabolism of nortriptyline in humans. J Pharm Sci. 1976 OCT; 65(10):1535-6.
- Chiou WL, Niazi S. Pharmaceutical applications of solid dispersion systems: dissolution of griseofulvin-succinic acid eutectic mixture. J Pharm Sci. 1976 Aug; 65(8):1212-4.
- Niazi S. Comparison of observed and predicted first-pass metabolism of imipramine in humans. J Pharm Sci. 1976 Jul; 65(7):1063-4.
- Niazi S. Errors involved in instantaneous intravascular input assumptions. J Pharm Sci. 1976 May; 65(5):750-2.
- Niazi S. Volume of distribution as a function of time. J Pharm Sci. 1976 Mar; 65(3):452-4.
- Niazi S. Effect of polyethylene glycol 4000 on dissolution properties of sulfathiazole polymorphs. J Pharm Sci. 1976 Feb; 65(2):302-4.
- Niazi S, Chiou WL. Fluorocarbon aerosol propellants X: pharmacokinetics of dichlorotetrafluoroethane in dogs. J Pharm Sci. 1976 Jan; 65(1):60-4.
- Niazi S, Chiou WL. Fluorocarbon aerosol propellants. VI: Interspecies differences in solubilities in blood and plasma and their possible implications in toxicity studies. J Pharm Sci. 1975 Sep; 64(9):1538-41.
- Niazi S, Chiou WL. Fluorocarbon aerosol propellants IV: pharmacokinetics of trichloromonofluoromethane following single and multiple dosing in dogs. J Pharm Sci. 1975 May; 64(5):763-9.
- Niazi S, Chiou WL. Partition coefficients of fluorocarbon aerosol propellants in water, normal saline, cyclohexane, chloroform, human plasma, and human blood. J Pharm Sci. 1974 Apr; 63(4):532-5.
- Chiou WL, Niazi S. A simple and ultra-sensitive head-space gas chromatographic method for the assay of fluorocarbon propellants in blood. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1973 Sep; 6(2):481-98.
- Chiou WL, Niazi S. Differential thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction studies of griseofulvin-succinic acid solid dispersions. J Pharm Sci. 1973 Mar; 62(3):498-501.
- Chiou WL, Niazi S. Phase diagram and dissolution-rate studies on sulfathiazole-urea solid dispersions. J Pharm Sci. 1971 Sep; 60(9):1333-338.
Books (partial list)
- Textbook of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics. New York: John-Wiley & Sons, 1979. ISBN 0-8385-8868-9
When published, this was the first textbook in the developing discipline of clinical pharmacokinetics. The book was written for the classroom for a one-semester course, and was quickly accepted by pharmacy schools worldwide, and is still used as a textbook, having gone through dozens of reprint
Reprint
A reprint is a re-publishing of material that has already been previously published. The word reprint is used in many fields.-Academic publishing:...
s.
- The Omega Connection. Oak Brook, IL: Esquire Press, 1986. ISBN 0-9617841-0-5
This was the first book on the connection between heart disease
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
and Omega-3 fats
Omega-3 fatty acid
N−3 fatty acids are essential unsaturated fatty acids with a double bond starting after the third carbon atom from the end of the carbon chain....
. The book described in detail the reasons for this, and made many recommendations for consumers and healthcare professionals
Health care provider
A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities....
. One of the most significant discussions was regarding trans fat
Trans fat
Trans fat is the common name for unsaturated fat with trans-isomer fatty acid. Because the term refers to the configuration of a double carbon-carbon bond, trans fats are sometimes monounsaturated or polyunsaturated, but never saturated....
s. Petitions were filed with the US FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
but it was not until 20 years later that the US FDA required the posting of trans fats on nutrition facts label, which was proposed in this book. The book was also a Book of the Month at Rodale, Inc., and many manufacturers bundled the book with fish oil
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid , and docosahexaenoic acid , precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation throughout the body, and are thought to have many health benefits.Fish do not...
product sales.
- Wellness Guide. Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons Publishers, 2001. ISBN 9789690017932
What started as a syndicated column in Dawn
Dawn (newspaper)
Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, the evening paper The Star and...
wherein Sarfaraz wrote three health tips a day, touching especially on misconceptions in healthcare, was published as an illustrated book with cartoons and images. As this was a short book that was easy to read and understand, it became a bestseller by Ferozsons
Ferozsons
Ferozsons is a Pakistani publishing arm in Lahore. It is a book publishing house in Pakistan since 1894.- History :Ferozsons was established in 1894 by Maulvi Feroz-ul-Din, first owner and founder of Ferozsons. He started work by only publishing and printing the books in Lahore.- Operations :Now...
.
- Love Sonnets of Ghalib. New Delhi, India: Rupa & Co., 2002. ISBN 0-9714746-0-5
This is the first English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
of Ghalib’s
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
complete Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
divan
Diwan (poetry)
-Etymology:The English usage of the phrase Diwan Poetry comes from the Arabic word diwan , which is loaned from Persian means designated a list or register. The Persian word derived from the Persian dibir meaning writer or scribe...
. Upon publication, this book became an instant worldwide success with over ten printings and several hundred thousand copies sold. This book contains the divan of Ghalib in Urdu, Romanized
Romanization
In linguistics, romanization or latinization is the representation of a written word or spoken speech with the Roman script, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system . Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written...
transliteration
Transliteration
Transliteration is a subset of the science of hermeneutics. It is a form of translation, and is the practice of converting a text from one script into another...
, English translation, explications, paintings by Sadequain
Sadequain
Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi , Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, also often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a world-renowned Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter...
to depict verses, and a comprehensive dictionary of the words used by Ghalib.
- Love Sonnets of Ghalib. Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons Publishers, 2002. ISBN 978-969-0-01793-4
This is the same book as the one published by Rupa & Co., except that this a deluxe large edition and includes color plates of Sadequain’s paintings of Ghalib’s verses. Like the edition published by Rupa & Co., this was bestseller and has gone through several reprints.
- Filing Patents Online: A Professional Guide. New York: CRC Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8493-1624-3
When Sarfaraz became a patent agent in 2002, he realized that the USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
was transitioning to electronic filing of patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s. This realization was not of great interest to patent attorneys, who were well-established with paper a applications
Patent application
A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for the invention described and claimed by that application. An application consists of a description of the invention , together with official forms and correspondence relating to the application...
. Furthermore, the USPTO’s electronic system was not user-friendly. Therefore, Sarfaraz published this book to help explain the USPTO’s electronic filing process and software, the first book to provide step-by-step explanations on filing patents electronically in the US and in Europe
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation , the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the Organisation while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative...
.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Sterile Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1751-7
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs, such as eye drops and ear drops, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable
Office of Regulatory Affairs
The Office of Regulatory Affairs is the part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that enforces the laws governing biologics, cosmetics, drugs, food, medical devices, radiation-emitting electronic devices, tobacco products, and veterinary products which may have potentially harmful side...
manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical manufacturing Formulations: Compressed Solid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1746-0
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Uncompressed Solid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1747-9
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Liquid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1748-9
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile liquids, syrups and solutions, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Semisolid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1749-5
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Over the Counter Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1750-9
This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing over the counter (OTC) drugs
Over-the-counter drug
Over-the-counter drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription...
of all types, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Compressed Solid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008116-9
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the US FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
and the EMEA
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency is a European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products. From 1995 to 2004, the European Medicines Agency was known as European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.Roughly parallel to the U.S...
and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Uncompressed Solid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008118-3
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Liquid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008123-7
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing syrups, liquids and similar products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Semisolid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008123-8
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories and other soft products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish a FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Over the Counter Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008128-2
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing all types of over the counter (OTC) drugs and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Sterile Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008130-5
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs like eye drops, eardrops, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations (Volumes 1-6). New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4200-8106-0
This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing all dosage formulations used in the pharmaceutical industry and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
- “Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling in Early Drug Development” in Charles G. Smith and James T. O'Donnell (eds.), The Process of New Drug Discovery and Development (2nd ed.). New York: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0849327797
This chapter in one of the bestselling books on drug development provides a detailed mathematical modeling of the systems used to develop new drugs and new formulations. With increased requirements of providing safety and efficacy data for new drugs, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies have become routine exercises; however, a smart use of these mathematical models cuts down the cost of drug development substantially.
- Handbook of Preformulation: Drugs, Botanicals and Biological Pharmaceutical Products. New York: Informa, 2006. ISBN 0-8493-7193-7
This is the first handbook describing a hands-on approach to developing drugs from substantial drug leads, preformulation discipline characterizes the nature of drug, its potential for absorption in the human body using various routes of administration, and drug delivery systems. The book describes in detail all required parameters to characterize new chemical entities and, for the first time, includes botanical drugs as well. This book serves as a teaching manual for new scientists entering the field of drug development, and is in use by large and small pharmaceutical companies.
- Handbook of Bioequivalence Testing. New York: Informa, 2007. ISBN 978-084930395-1
Bioequivalence
Bioequivalence
Bioequivalence is a term in pharmacokinetics used to assess the expected in vivo biological equivalence of two proprietary preparations of a drug...
testing is a fundamental requirement for developing generic drugs. This book is a manual of establishing bioequivalence testing, and includes actual reports submitted to the US FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
that resulted in the approval of the drugs. Detailed chapters describe the various pitfalls in organizing and conducting these studies as well as provide a detailed scientific basis of the factors that can affect the bioequivalence of drugs. The book allows the industry to design easily approvable study protocols and save millions of dollars.
- Textbook of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Hyderabad, India: The Book Syndicate, 2010. ISBN 978-93-81075-04-3
This is modified reprint of the textbook published in 1979. The book continues to be used by hundreds of schools of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing in India, so a paperback edition of the book allows these institutions (in India and worldwide) to afford to provide this timeless teaching tool for students unable to pay the high price of US editions of textbooks.
- Wine of Passion. Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9714746-1-1
The art book version of Love Sonnets of Ghalib is a totally revised edition of the original, and includes translations as well as art from a prominent artist.
- Wine of Love. New Delhi, India: Rupa & Co., 2011 (in press).
This is an extension of the book Wine of Passion but with additional scripts (such as Hindi and Romanized transliteration). When published, this will be the largest book of Ghalib’s love poems.
- Handbook of Disposable Bioprocessing Systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4398667-0-2
his is the first book on the subject of the use of disposable or single-use components in the biological drug manufacturing industry. Disposables are fast expanding and finding use in bioprocessing, and this book discusses all aspects, from the scientific rationale of using them to regulatory problems in their acceptance to their environmental impact. This book recognizes all major suppliers and offers suggestions to the industry on adopting these systems to comply with the future compliance requirements of the FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
and the EMEA
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency is a European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products. From 1995 to 2004, the European Medicines Agency was known as European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.Roughly parallel to the U.S...
.
- Water of Life. Tehran, Iran: University of Tehran Press, 2012 (in preparation).
This will be the first complete translation of Ghalib's
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
divan
Diwan (poetry)
-Etymology:The English usage of the phrase Diwan Poetry comes from the Arabic word diwan , which is loaned from Persian means designated a list or register. The Persian word derived from the Persian dibir meaning writer or scribe...
of ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s. This will also be the first time his Persian divan will be available in nastaliq, and will be just as historical for Ghalib's Persian divan as was Sarfaraz's English translation of Ghalib's complete Urdu divan.
- Man and His Universe: Deconstructing Human Perception of Reality. (in preparation)
This book is a compilation of a lifetime of writing on the subject of reality. Based on anthropologic principles, the book describes with lucidity the reality of humanity and its place in the universe. The book has three parts: the first part is “Universe Beyond,” which talks about the universe that we can barely see yet we can conjecture about its beginning and end; the second part is “Universe Around” that talks about our interactions with others as humans as well as with nature, our behavior and our survival instincts as well as our genetic programming that makes us subservient to Nature; and the third part is “Universe Within,” which talks about who we are and how we are constructed, explaining phenomenon from déjà vu
Déjà vu
Déjà vu is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact circumstances of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps imagined...
to the immune response
Immune system
An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own...
to organ regrowth from stem cell
Stem cell
This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
s. This book is a complete thesis on understanding everything about what makes the Universe and us a part of this Creation.
Patent work
In 2002, he became a patent agent with the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
. As a licensed patent agent, he teaches courses on creativity
Creativity
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new that has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs...
and inventiveness
Inventive step and non-obviousness
The inventive step and non-obviousness reflect a same general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive — i.e., non-obvious — in order to be patented....
on behalf of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He has helped scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
s and inventors
Invention
An invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
around the world (especially in developing countries) secure patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s from the USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
for their invention
Invention
An invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
s.