Uzma Zaman

Name

Uzma Zaman

Designation

Assistant Professor

Email

uzma.zaman@duhs.edu.pk

Office

Room 69, Dept of Biochemistry, DIMC building, Ojha Campus, DUHS

Qualifications

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany.
  • PhD in Protein Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi
  • Predoctoral Fellowship in Mass spectrometry, Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
  • Certificate in Health Professional Education

Research

Mass spectrometry, Oral cancer biomarkers, Plant proteomics, LCMS based Protein interactions studies, vaccine bioprocessing

Selected Publications

  • 2025: Ali P, Roome T, Fatima T, Usman M, Zaman U, Mirza T, Sarwar Z, Aslam Z, Faizi S, Raza Shah M. Anti-inflammatory and anti-atherosclerotic potential of opuntiol, opuntioside-I, and opuntiol’s silver nanoparticles: The role of cytokines and Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2025 Dec;11(1):1-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-025-00797-4
  • 2024: Zaman U, Abbasi A, Malhi SM. Identification and characterization of serine proteases from cuminum cyminum (apiaceae). J. Bot. 2024 Feb 1;56(1):127-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-1(2)
  • 2023: Azmi MB, Ahmed A, Ahmed TF, Imtiaz F, Asif U, Zaman U, Khan KA, Sherwani Transcript-Level In Silico Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Gene Biomarkers and Their Evaluation with Bioactive Flavonoids to Explore Therapeutic Interactions. ACS omega. 2023 Oct 18;8(43):40695-712. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05769
  • 2023: Ahmed TF, Azmi MB, Imtiaz F, Zaman U, Ahmed A, Shahbaz Plasma levels of phosphorylated tau and neurofilament light chain as potential biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease: A biochemical analysis in Pakistani population. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2023 Jul 1;31(7):1202-9.
  • 2022: Saleem Z, Shaikh AH, Zaman U, Ahmed S, Siddiqui Z, Majeed MM, Kazmi Analytical study of salivary MMP-12 expression in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad: JAMC. 2022 Apr 1;34(2):247-50.
  • 2021: Saleem Z, Shaikh AH, Zaman U, Ahmed S, Majeed MM, Kazmi A, Farooqui Estimation of salivary matrix metalloproteinases-12 (MMP-12) levels among patients presenting with oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Oral Health. 2021 Apr 23;21(1):205. doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01571-7.