Dr. Rabya Munawar

Qualifications

PhD, University of Karachi
MPhil, University of Karachi
B Pharm, University of Karachi
Intermediate, Intermediate Board of Karachi
Matric, Matric Board of Karachi

Experience

• 31st May 2018 – To Date                Assistant Professor
•  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
• 9 Sept 2013 – 2 June 2018             Assistant Professor
• Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
• 2 July 2012 – 12 Sept 2013             Senior Lecturer
• Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Jinnah College of Pharmacy, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
• 16 July 2010 – 30 June 2012         Teaching Assistant
• Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan                                       
• 15 June 2009 – 14 June 2010         National Internship program:  
• Internee (Lab Associate) Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan          
• 15 Dec 2006 – 10July 2009           Liaquat National Hospital:
• Staff Pharmacist (1 March 2009 – 10 July 2009)                                                   
• Pharmacist (20 April 2007 – 28 Feb 2009)      
• Trainee Pharmacist (15 Dec 2006 – 19 April 2007)

Other Experience:    External Examiner

• Ziauddin University
• Baqai Medical University
• Jinnah Sindh Medical University
• Dow University of Health Sciences 
• Hamdard University

Research

 1.  Synthesis of 9-Aminoacridine Derivatives as Anti-Alzheimer Agents
     Rabya Munawar, Nousheen Mushtaq, Sadia Arif, Ahsaan Ahmed, Shamim Akhtar, Sumaira   Ansari, Sadia Meer, Zafar S. Saify, and Muhammad Arif, American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias®; May 2016, 31 (3): 263-269  
2.  Synthesis, Pharmacological Evaluation and In-Silico Studies of Some Piperidine Derivatives as    Potent  Analgesic Agents
Sumaira Ansari, Sadia Arif, Nousheen Mushtaq, Ahsaan Ahmed, Shamim Akhtar, Rabya Munawar, Huma Naseem, Sadia Meer, Zafar Saied Saify, Muhammad Arif, Qurratul-ain Leghari, Journal of Developing Drugs; 2017, 6 (1): DOI: 10.4172/2329-6631.1000170
3.    Major Risk Factors Responsible for Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in General Population of Karachi, Pakistan
Rabya Munawar, Qurratul-ain Leghari, Saira Shahnaz, Hammad Ahmed, International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research; 2018, 9(11): 362-366
4.    Molecular docking, synthesis and biological evaluation of phenacyl derivatives of 9-aminoacridine as anti-Alzheimer’s agent

Rabya Munawar, Nousheen Mushtaq, Ahsaan Ahmad, Syed Muhammad Ghufran Saeed, Saman Usmani, Shamim Akhtar, ZS Saify, Muhammad Arif, Arifa Akram, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2020, 33(2): 659-668

5.    Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial potential of newly synthesized 4-(2-Keto-1-benzimidazollinyl) derivatives of piperidine

Qurratul-ain Leghari, Faiyaz HM Vaid, Zafar Saeid Saify, Almas Jabeen, Fouzia Haider, Rubina Siddiqui, Rabya Munawar, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2020, 33(2): 615-619

6.    Exploration of Perception, Need and Barriers against Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting: Healthcare Professionals’ Insight

Qurratul-ain Leghari, Soraj Kishan Chand, Rabia Bushra, Mehwish Rizvi, Maria Khan, Saira Shahnaz, Rida Naseem, Shaheryar Masood, Imran Ali, Rabya Munawar and Sharmeen Bawani, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International; 2021, 33(7): 78-86

7.    1,3-di-4-piperidylpropane derivatives as potential acetyl cholinesterase antagonists: Molecular docking, synthesis, and biological evaluation

Ahsaan Ahmed, Shamim Akhtar, Nousheen Mushtaq, Shazia Haider, Rabya Munawar, Hassaan Ahmed Siddique, Arifa Akram, Zafar Saeed Saify and Muhammad Arif, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2021, 34(3): 855-860

8.    Computation-based experimentation: Identification of piperazine containing antidepressants

Saman Usmani, Nousheen Mushtaq, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Laila Anwer, Ahsaan Ahmed, Saira Asghar and Rabya Munawar, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2021, 34(3) (Suppl): 1089-1096

9.    Synthesis, biological screening and docking studies of some indole derivatives as potential antioxidant
       Sumaira Ansari, Nousheen Mushtaq, Ahsaan Ahmed, Saira Asghar, Rabya Munawar and     Zafar Saied Saify, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2022, 35 (4): 1117-1124

10.  Tryptamine Analogs as Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Agents: Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation

       Saira Asghar, Nousheen Mushtaq, Ammara Khan, Shamim Akhtar, Rabya Munawar, Sumaira Ansari and Zafar Saeed Saify, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal; 2022, 56: 918–924