Dr. Shafiullah

Associate Professor

Faculty of Pharmacy

Email: shafi.ullah@superior.edu.pk

Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology, Organic Synthesis, Pharmacokinetics

Dr. Shafiullah is a pharmaceutical scientist and Associate Professor specializing in advanced drug delivery systems and nanomedicine. His research focuses on developing biocompatible nanocarriers to enhance drug bioavailability. With a strong publication record, international research experience, and expertise in regulatory affairs, he is dedicated to innovative pharmaceutical research and educating the next generation of pharmacists […]

Shahida Muhammad Habib, Huma Ikram, Shafiullah, Abdul Jabbar, Saira Yasmeen, Muhammad Raza Shah*” Synthesis of Chitosan-Modified Diclofenac Acid Prodrug Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Anti-inflammatory Effects in a Preclinical Model.” Journal of Cluster Science, JUST ACCEPTED, (IF 2.7).
Yan-Kun Chen, Imtiaz Ahmad, Noor Rahman, Shafiullah, Haroon Khan, Luca Rastrelli, Said Alam, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Mohammed Bourhia and Changan Jiang, “ Exploring Fagonia cretica and Berberis lycium as α-Amylase Inhibitors: Potential Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetes Mellitus Investigated Through In Vitro and In Silico Approaches” Pharmacognosy Magazine, just accepted (2024), (IF 0.7).
Kawish, Muhammad, Shafi Ullah, Talat Roome, Anam Razzak, Shazmeen Aslam, and Muhammad Raza Shah. “Thermoresponsive Lipids Engineered Magnetic Nanoparticles for Spatiotemporal Delivery of Hesperidin to Inflammatory Sites in Animal Model.” Pharmaceutical Development and Technology just-accepted (2024): 1-14. (IF 2.6 )
Burki, S., Asghar, M. A., Ullah, S., Ali, I., Burki, Z. G., & Ullah, R. (2024). Green synthesis of pectin-functionalized silver nanocomposites using Carpesium nepalense and evaluation its bactericidal kinetics and hepatoprotective mechanisms. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 134523. (IF 7.7 )
Hayat, Ajmal, Ismail Shah, Abdul Jabbar, Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Muhammad Shafique, Aziz Balouch, and Farah Gul. “Design and development of SNEDDS for co-delivery of curcumin and naringin for improved wound healing activity in an animal model.” Planta Medica (2024). (IF 2.1 )
Ali I, Yousuf S, Ullah S, Ali I, Siddiqui M, Choudhary MI, Shah MR. P‐toluenesulfonychloride‐based niosomes for Amphotericin‐B against Leishmaniasis. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 2024 May;27(3):445-58. (IF 1.7 )
Ullah, Shafi, Samiullah Burki, Abu Bakar Munir, Ghulam Yousaf, and Muhammad Shafique. “Nanocarrier-based localized and effective treatment of renal disorders: currently employed targeting strategies.” Nanomedicine 19, no. 4 (2024): 345-361. (I.F = 5.5)
MR Shah*, SN Khan, S Fatima, Y Liangyuan, Y Hongbo, Shafiullah, A Jahanara, Z Changqing, Z, Yiyang, Najmus Sahar, A Shaista, Z Meijun, M Cun, K Kaweeta, W Wei, L Ruihuan, A Randomized, Double-blind, Positive-Controlled, Phase-II Clinical Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Fuke Qianjin Capsule in Pakistani Patients with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Front. Pharmacol., 15, 2024, doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1287321. (I.F = 5.6)
MR Shah*, S Fatima, SN Khan, Shafiullah, Z Azam, H Shaikh, S Majid, H Chengdong, Z Daijun and W Wang. The safety and efficacy of Houtou Jianweiling Tablet in patients with Chronic Non-atrophic Gastritis: a Double-Blind, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial, Frontier in Pharmacology., 15 2024 doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1293272. (I.F = 5.6)
Shah MR, Fatima S, Khan SN, Ullah S, Himani G, Wan K, Lin T, Lau JYN, Liu Q, Lam DSC. Jinhua Qinggan granules for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized controlled trial. Front Med. 2022, 1;9:928468. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.928468. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35979216/. (I.F = 5.091).
Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Farid Ahmed, Qamar Gul & Ismail Shah. “ Hydrophilically modified self-assembling α-tocopherol derivative as niosomal nanocarrier for improving clarithromycin oral bioavailability” Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2017.1332633 (I.F = 3.355)
Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Imdad Ali & Farid Ahmed. “Creatinine-based non-phospholipid vesicular carrier for improved oral bioavailability of Azithromycin” Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 43(6), 1011-1022, (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03639045.2017.1291667. (I.F = 3.727)
Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Abdelbary M. A. Elhissi, Farid Ahmad, Imdad Ali & Syed Wadood Ali Shah., “Development of a biocompatible creatinine based niosomal delivery system for enhanced oral bioavailibility of clarithromycin” Drug Delivery., 23(9), 3480-3491, (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2016.1196768 (I.F = 6.819)
Ali, Imdad, Samiullah Burki, Jawad ur Rehman, Shafi Ullah, Ibrahim Javid, Magda H. Abdellattif, and Ramees Muhammad Raza Shah. “Synthetic Star Shaped Tetra-tailed Biocompatible Supramolecular Amphiphile as an Efficient Nanocarrier for Amphotericin B.” Chemistry and Physics of Lipids (2022): 105257.(I.F = 3.57)
Shah MR, Fatima S, Khan SN, Ullah S, Himani G, Wan K, Lin T, Lau JYN, Liu Q, Lam DSC. Jinhua Qinggan granules for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized controlled trial. Front Med. 2022, 1;9:928468. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.928468. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35979216/. (I.F = 5.091) .
Fakhria A. Al-Joufi, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Mehreen Ghias, Shafiullah, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Syed Babar Jamal, Syed Muhammad Hassan Shah and Muhammad Zahoor,., “Flavonoid Derivatives as Potential Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Scopolamine-Induced Amnesic Mice: An In Vitro, In Vivo and Integrated Computational Approach” Brain Sci. (2022), 12, 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060731 (I.F= 3.33)
Fazal, Mahmood, Imdad Ali, Muhammad Imran, Farid Ahmed, Thoraya A. Farghalya, Ismail I. Althagafi, Shafiullah, Mumtaz Ali, and Muhammad Raza Shah. “A colorimetric probe sensor based on triazoles for detecting ammonium sulfate in laboratory tap water and blood plasma.” Journal of Molecular Structure (2022): 132552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132552 (I.F= 3.841)
Ullah, I., I. Ali, S. Ullah, A. Khan, M. Imran, M. R. Shah, and L. Jun. “Synthesis of acyclovir stabilized silver nanoparticles for selective recognition of Hg2+ in different media.” International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2022): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.591958. (I.F= 3.519)
Ali, Imdad, Shafi Ullah, Farid Ahmed, Saira Yasmeen, Muhammed Imran, Ismail I. Althagafi, and Muhammad Raza Shah. “Synthesis and characterization of triazole stabilized silver nanoparticles as colorimetric probe for mercury.” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 629 (2021): 127419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127419 (I.F= 5.518)
F. Ahmed, I. Ali, H. S. Ali, S. Yasmeen, ShafiUllah, S. Burki, M. Adil, J. Nisar, M. R. Shah*. “Synthesis and characterization of plant growth regulator based Silver nanoparticle for the ultrasensitive detection of environmentally toxic Hg2+ ions in tap and river water” New Journal of Chemistry, (2021). DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ03393J (I.F= 3.925)