EDITOR IN CHIEF
Wasim Alamgir
Professor, Medicine and Neurologist
Vice Chancellor
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
BOARD OF EDITORS
Farrukh Saeed
Pro Vice Chancellor, Academics
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Aisha Mohyuddin
Professor, Biological Sciences
Dean Multi Disciplinary Studies and Director Research
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Angray Kang
Professor, Immunotechnology
Queen Mary University, London, England
Muzaffar H. Qazilbash
Professor, Medicine
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
Muhammad Sohail
Biochemistry Faculty, St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
CEO, LPMHealthcare/Library Publishing Media, Oxford, UK
MD, International Society on Aptamers
Qasim Aziz
Professor, Neutrogastroenterology
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary University of London, England
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed
Professor and Consultant, Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology
Ex Vice Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITOR
Adnan Haider
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Hina Shan
Assistant Professor, Public Health
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Rehan Ahsan Malik
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (NATIONAL)
Amir Rashid
Professor and HOD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ayesha Aslam
Associate Professor, Medicine and Neurology
King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Ali Tayyab
Professor and HOD, Ophthalmology
Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan
Fawad Kaiser
Consultant Psychiatrist
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Humaira Mahmood
Associate Professor, Public Health
Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute (AFPGMI)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Professor and HOD, Surgery
Al-nafees Medical College, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Jabir H. Syed
Assistant Professor, Meteorology
COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Javaid Usman
Professor, Pathology
Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Khaja H. Muhtaba Quadri
Professor, Nephrology
Maroof International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Khurshid Ayub
Associate Professor, Materials Chemistry, Computational Chemistry
COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam
Professor of Physiology
Ex Vice Chancellor
National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Kaleem
Associate Dean, Pre-Clinical and Dental Basic Sciences
Associate Professor and HOD, Dental Materials
Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Musarat Ramzan
Professor and HOD, Community Medicine
Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Muhammad Ansar
Professor, Biochemistry
Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
Rehma Ahsan Gilani
Assistant Professor, Public Health
Phd Scholar, Agha Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Syed Hussain Abidi
Chairman, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Shahzeb Ahmed Satti
Consultant Physician and Pulmonologist
Pak Emirates Military Hospital (PEMH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Shazia Ali
Professor and HOD, Physiology
Islamic International Medical College
Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed Moyn Aly
Managing Director, Medical Education
Jinnah Sindh Medical University. Karachi, Pakistan
Shahid Mahmood Baig
Professor, Human Molecular Genetics
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), PIEAS
Faisalabad, Pakistan
SH Waqar
Professor, General Surgery
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (INTERNATIONAL)
Atta-ur-Rehman
Clinical Dietition
King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudia Arabia
Filomena Almeida Silva
Researcher, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Gulnaz Majeed
Consultant, Gynaecologist
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, England
Herve Joel Defeu Soufo
Principal Investigator
University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Junaid Qureshi
Nephrologist
Arizona Kidney and Hypertension Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Kiyoshi Ichihara
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Yamaguchi University, Japan
Khalid Rashid Makhdoomi
Consultant, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudia Arabia
Leili Shokoohizadeh
Assistant Professor, Medical Bacteriology
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Malik Muhammad Adil
Resident, Department of Neurology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, USA
Miroslav Blumenberg
Co-Director, T32 Training Grant in Cutaneous Biology
New York Cancer Institute, New York School of Medicine, USA
Mahjabeen Islam
Medical Specialist
McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital
Perrysburg, OH, USA
Nilofer Qureshi
Professor, Biomedical Sciences
UMKC School of Medicine, Missouri , USA
Oyindamola Bidemi Yusuf
Associate Professor, Medical Statistics
College of Medicine. University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Rashid Hashmi
Associate Professor, Radiology
University of New South Wales, Australia
Rushika Perera
Assistant Professor, Pathology
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Rifat Rehmani
Research Consultant
Smart Research Support, Mississauga, Canada
Tariq Chundrigar
Consultant Surgeon
Al-Hada Military Hospital
Al-Hada, Taif, Saudia Arabia
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