Abdul Matin
University of Haripur, Pakistan
Biography
Abdul Matin has completed his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London and Postdoctoral Fellowship from School of Medicine, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom. He has long-standing research interests includes the epidemiology and pathogenic mechanism of emerging parasitic diseases with special interest on role of blood-brain barrier in central nervous system infections. Using multi-disciplinary approach he is looking for potential novel synthesized compounds or nanoparticles or/and obtained from plants or insects to discover potential drug candidates for drug delivery system to alleviate the burden of life threatening infections. He was honored with a specialty award and prize titled “The Best Researcher in the UK” by Medical Research Society (MRS), one of the most prestigious research societies in the country; for his outstanding contribution in human brain research in 2007 at Royal College of Physicians, London, UK. He is currently Associate Professor and Head of Medical Lab Technology & Public Health Departments at University of Haripur, Pakistan. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member and reviewer of reputed journals.