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Welcome To International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
The International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) is one of the premier research establishments in the developing world.
Its reputation for scientific research and training extends far beyond the country's borders Founded by Prof. Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, FRS, and developed largely through the efforts of Prof. Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, it has emerged as the leading research institute in the developing world.
It is the UNESCO Center of Excellence, the WHO Center of Excellence, the TWAS Center for Excellence, and the OIC Center of Excellence,
and it is the only institution in the Islamic world to have won the IDB prizes for Excellence twice in the last two decades.
In the last 51 years, it has earned major recognition from Pakistan in the form of 33 high civil awards to its faculty, apart from training thousands of
young researchers from home and abroad in frontier areas of science and technology. HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and
Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) are an integral part of the ICCBS.
Research Centers
H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
Institutional development is an ongoing process without which scientific establishments cannot sustain the rigor and quality of frontier research. Husein Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry during the last five decades has achieved a number of milestones and remains at the pinnacle of excellence and sustained growth. The H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry was established through a generous donation by the leading philanthropist / industrialist Mr. Latif Ebrahim Jamal on behalf of
Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research
Molecular medicine is an emerging new field, which deals with the understanding of the molecular basis of diseases and then developing appropriate strategies for their early diagnosis, management and elimination. Knowledge of human biology and disease mechanism at molecular level is the most important step in developing effective disease prevention and treatment. The Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) was established through a generous donation and patronage of Ms Na
Latest Updates
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2204-2025
PNAC Grants Accreditation to ICCBS Karachi University's Forensic DNA Lab
The Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC), under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, has renewed and expanded the accreditation of the Sindh Forensic DNA and Serology Laboratory (SFDL), located within the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi.
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08
04-2025
National Workshop on SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON
Workshop Facilitator: Dr. Muhammad Sufyan Ramzan
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07
04-2025
Hybrid lecture “From 2D Materials to Single-Material Junctions: Electronic Properties and Sensing Applications of SnP3”
Invited Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Sufyan Ramzan Department of Physics, University of Oldenburg, Germany
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04
03-2025
Express Tribune, about the research carried out at the Jamil-ur-Rahman Center for Genome Research
A study has revealed that imported chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer, particularly breast cancer in Pakistan.
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23
01-2025
News Articles
about the graduation of 120 MPhil and PhD scholars from the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at the University of Karachi over the last 15 months. These articles have appeared in various newspapers and on websites
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07
01-2025
MOU signed between The Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research (NFSR) and the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS
The Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research (NFSR) and the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, UoK signed an agreement to establish the National Reference Laboratory for the Department of Plant Protection (NRL-DPP)
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27
12-2024
Visit of Dr. Imtiaz Bashir
Visit of Dr. Imtiaz Bashir (Trustee / Secretary Dr. Panjwani Memorial Trust) and Field Officers from the Pakistan Center for Philanthropy to the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, ICCBS
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17
12-2024
Science Day" to Inspire and Motivate Students to become the Next Generation of Scientists and Thinkers
International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi Celebrated "Science Day" to Inspire and Motivate Students to become the Next Generation of Scientists and Thinkers
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14
11-2024
MOU signed between PCMD, the University of Karachi, and Ziauddin University
News articles regarding the MOU signed between PCMD, the University of Karachi, and Ziauddin University, which appeared in various newspapers and websites
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15
10-2024
HONOR FOR ICCBS
Ms. Sanya Khursheed (Ph.D. Scholar) won “Inaugural People's Choice Poster Award” at the “5th Commonwealth Chemistry Posters Competition”
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12
06-2024
HONOR FOR ICCBS
Ms. Shafiqa Naeem Rajput (M.Phil. Scholar at PCMD) won ISSCR Travel Award
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02
04-2024
Honor For ICCBS
Mr. Daim Asif Raja, a Ph.D. scholar of H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, UoK (pursuing Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Dr. Imran Malik), has won the third poster award at the American Chemical Society International Sciences Chapters Inaugural Asia-Pacific Regional Higher Education Students' Academic Poster Competition, held at Pu'er University in Yunnan, China.
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16
01-2024
HONOR FOR ICCBS, UoK
Prof. Dr. Raza Shah has won the 37th Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) in Biological and Chemical Sciences
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15
01-2024
HONOR FOR ICCBS, UoK
The Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) has elected Prof. Dr. Zaheer-Ul-Haq, as a fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS)
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ICCBS Becomes UNESCO Centre for Excellence Category-2 Institute..
The International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, has been upgraded as “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Centre for Excellence Category-2 Institute”, ICCBS Director Professor Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, told on Friday to the newly admitted students of M Phil and PhD programme in their orientation. The students owned the opportunity to be the part of this internationally famous research establishment, he stated while addressing the orientation class held for the new batch of M. Phil and PhD programme-2016 at the Professor Salimuzzaman Auditorium..
