Announcement
Italy-based World Academy of Sciences elected ICCBS Professor as a Fellow
20/11/24
KARACHI: Prof. Dr. M. Raza Shah, a senior professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, has been elected as a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), based in Trieste, Italy.
A spokesperson for the ICCBS, University of Karachi, announced that Prof. Shah has been honored with this fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Nanomedicine and Supramolecular Chemistry.
The spokesperson stated, “The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based academy established in 1983, comprising 1,400 scientists from more than 100 countries. Several Nobel Laureates are fellows and actively participate in TWAS activities.”
It is noteworthy that Prof. Shah was recently appointed as a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the WHO International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry. Additionally, he received the Iranian Khwarizmi International Award from the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran, earning the prestigious title of Khwarizmi International Laureate.
Prof. Shah has made significant strides in Nanomedicine and Supramolecular Chemistry. He has authored six books and edited four books published by Elsevier, contributed nine chapters to books, and published more than 500 research articles in international journals with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 1,700 and an H-index of 52. His achievements also include three US patents and the supervision or co-supervision of 40 Ph.D. and 50 M.S./M.Phil. scholars.
Prof. Dr. Farzana Shaheen, Director of ICCBS, University of Karachi, congratulated Prof. Shah on this remarkable achievement. Similarly, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi and Prof. Dr. Atta-ur Rahman, Professor Emeritus and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology, also extended their congratulations to Prof. Raza Shah.
A spokesperson for the ICCBS, University of Karachi, announced that Prof. Shah has been honored with this fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Nanomedicine and Supramolecular Chemistry.
The spokesperson stated, “The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based academy established in 1983, comprising 1,400 scientists from more than 100 countries. Several Nobel Laureates are fellows and actively participate in TWAS activities.”
It is noteworthy that Prof. Shah was recently appointed as a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the WHO International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry. Additionally, he received the Iranian Khwarizmi International Award from the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran, earning the prestigious title of Khwarizmi International Laureate.
Prof. Shah has made significant strides in Nanomedicine and Supramolecular Chemistry. He has authored six books and edited four books published by Elsevier, contributed nine chapters to books, and published more than 500 research articles in international journals with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 1,700 and an H-index of 52. His achievements also include three US patents and the supervision or co-supervision of 40 Ph.D. and 50 M.S./M.Phil. scholars.
Prof. Dr. Farzana Shaheen, Director of ICCBS, University of Karachi, congratulated Prof. Shah on this remarkable achievement. Similarly, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi and Prof. Dr. Atta-ur Rahman, Professor Emeritus and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology, also extended their congratulations to Prof. Raza Shah.