The Aligarh Muslim University alumna Saba Ishrat led a research at the University of Oxford to study the effects of cannabis use on the brain structure and function in older adults. Saba’s ground-breaking research has gained significant attention and has been covered by various media outlets worldwide, including BMJ Mental Health journal, internationally recognising its findings and highlighting the importance of this work for public policy.
Prior to starting her DPhil in Oxford, Saba Ishrat completed a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Psychology at Aligarh Muslim University (India) and a second Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Trento (Italy).
Her teacher, Prof Shah Alam, Chairman, Department of Psychology, and Prof Shafey Kidwai, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University congratulated Ms Saba Ishrat for her commendable research that has brought new dimensions to the fore.
It needs to be mentioned that cannabis use has risen globally following its legalisation for medical and recreational purposes, yet its effects on the brain in older adults remain understudied.
The team led by Saba Ishrat, conducted the largest observational analysis to date on the relationship between cannabis use and brain structure and function. This research is also the first to employ genetic data to assess causality in this context.
The study’s findings indicate that lifetime cannabis use is associated with several measures of brain structure and function in later life, including lower white matter integrity and weaker resting-state functional connectivity in specific brain regions. However, the study’s genetic analyses did not support a causal link between these observed associations.
Alongside her DPhil studies, Saba is the Junior Dean at St Cross College, a committee member at St Edmund Hall’s Centre for the Creative Brain, and a student associate of the Society for the Study of Addiction.
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Science & Technology / by Radiance News Bureau / November 21st, 2024
Manki Village (Honnavar Taluk,Uttara Kannada District), KARNATAKA / Medina, SAUDI ARABIA :
Riyadh:
Abdulqadir Mohammed Meera Shaikh, a student from the Islamic University of Medina and hailing from Manki village in Honnavar Taluk, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, has won the first prize in the prestigious Arabic Language and Culture Competition.
Held in Riyadh and organised by the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, the competition saw over 1,000 students from various nationalities showcasing their skills in Arabic language proficiency and cultural understanding.
Abdulqadir’s exceptional performance earned him a gold medal and a significant cash prize.
Aiming to contribute a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment, Mangaluru girl Salwa has successfully completed her Ph.D. in a unique area of pharmaceutical research focused on developing lipid nano-carriers for oral delivery of an anti-Alzheimer’s drug. Her research offers promising advancements in the treatment of AD, a condition affecting millions globally and growing in prevalence.
Guided by Dr. Lalit Kumar, former Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, and co-guided by Dr. C Mallikarjuna Rao, Professor of Pharmacology, both from the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Salwa’s work addresses the urgent need for more effective drug delivery mechanisms to treat Alzheimer’s beyond temporary relief.
Alzheimer’s, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, has been challenging to treat due to limited therapeutic options, especially those capable of effectively reaching the brain. Her research seeks to improve brain-targeted drug delivery using lipid nano-carriers, potentially offering a scalable, industry-ready solution that could change the approach toward treating Alzheimer’s disease and provide real improvements in quality of life for patients.
The young researcher has a strong academic background, having qualified for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) with an All India Rank (AIR) of 724, which earned her a fellowship for postgraduate studies. She was awarded a prestigious National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and received intramural research funding from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) for her Ph.D. research.
Alzheimer’s, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, has been challenging to treat due to limited therapeutic options, especially those capable of effectively reaching the brain. Her research seeks to improve brain-targeted drug delivery using lipid nano-carriers, potentially offering a scalable, industry-ready solution that could change the approach toward treating Alzheimer’s disease and provide real improvements in quality of life for patients.
The young researcher has a strong academic background, having qualified for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) with an All India Rank (AIR) of 724, which earned her a fellowship for postgraduate studies.
She was awarded a prestigious National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and received intramural research funding from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) for her Ph.D. research.
Throughout her doctoral journey, Salwa received multiple honors, including travel grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the University of Toronto, and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). She was also a recipient of the PRAISE award for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023), alongside numerous research publications and patents.
Her parents, the late Abdul Samad and Sahira Banu, and her siblings have been an enduring inspiration throughout her academic and research journey. The young researcher’s future plans include furthering her work to explore how her developed nano-carrier system could support neuronal regeneration, potentially advancing Alzheimer’s treatment options for millions worldwide.
Falkia Khan, the Brand Ambassador of Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the Chairperson of Karnataka Junior Jaycees Wing, has been honoured with the District Kannada Rajyotsava Award this year, thus becoming the youngest to receive the award.
A 2nd PU student, Falkia has created multiple Records including in HI VIBE Book of World Records and India Book of Records, besides bagging Prerana Award- 2022 and Iconic Speaker of the Year-2024 award.
As a sports person, Falkia has bagged gold medals in District, State and National Muay Thai Championships. She has also demonstrated exceptional public speaking skills, winning numerous competitions and has been recognised as the youngest teen to deliver maximum public speeches.
Her philanthropic efforts, leadership and motivational endeavours have earned her recognition from esteemed organisations. She aspires to become an Indian Foreign Service Officer.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / November 10th, 2024
Dr. Muneela Khanam received the Bharat Ratna Award as Best Life Coach of the year for her exceptional services in the field of Education and Social work received from Padma Shri Awardee Shree Padma Reddy.
She has done her Ph.D. in Psychology, Handwriting Analyst, and Graphologist. Founder and Director of ANSZ Educare India, Member of the Institute of Scholars, an Educationist, Author, Motivational Speaker, and Inspirational Master Trainer
The Global Scholar Foundation has conferred her award recognizing her contribution, appreciating her efforts, and acknowledging her success as an Educationist who plays a major contributor to the economic development of our Nation.
She has already bagged many prestigious awards at State, National, International, and Global levels for her phenomenal performance in the field of Education, Training, and Development sector.
Her expertise has helped thousands of Students and Teachers achieve outstanding results over 14 years of experience. She has a strong vision of Transforming lives and strongly believes in “Empowering the Students and Strengthening the Nation”.
source: http://www.islamicvoice.com / Islamic Voice / Home> National New and Affairs / by Islamic Voice / October 2022
Tamkeen Fatima, currently pursuing M. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in the second year at the department of Computer Engineering, Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University has qualified the UGC-NET (JRF) examination, 2024, with an All India rank 2 (99.9933 percentile) in her first attempt.
She completed her B.Tech. from AMU in 2023 with 9.703 CPI and has been a consistent recipient of merit scholarships from class X onwards, including UP STSE, University Merit Financial Award (AMU), and GATE scholarship.
During her B.Tech., Fatima participated in research internship programmes at ISRO, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (Mitacs GRI), and The Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada (Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Programme).
She has also published a research paper in ACM Conference Proceedings.
source: http://www.amu.ac.in / Aligarh Muslim University / Home> AMU News / by Public Relations Office (headline edited) / November 05th, 2024
Ideal Indian School (IIS) alumna Sahar Abdul Gafoor has achieved first rank and gold medal at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Delhi, India, by securing the highest marks ever in Clinical Psychology (96%) for her post graduation.
Daughter of Abdul Gafoor and Sunitha Hameed from Kodungallur, Kerala, Sahar topped the Gulf region and all of India with 100% marks in Psychology in the CBSE Senior Secondary Examination, and won an award from the Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools in the Gulf.
Later, she graduated with high distinction in Psychology from Maharaja’s Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, and also completed training at Oolampaara Government Mental Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
The IIS management, principal, teachers, and students have congratulated Sahar.
Her next goal is to pursue a Psy.D. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
source: http;//www.gulf-times.com / Gulf Times / Home> Community> Education / October 26th, 2024
In October 1919, Chaudhary Wali Mohammad joined as the Deputy Secretary in the Educational Department, Government of India.
He was also a member of the Indian Education Service and was instrumental in drafting the Bills of Aligarh Muslim University, Lucknow University, Dacca University, and Nagpur University.
Dr. Chaudhary Wali Mohammad was born in Feerozpur Punjab, on August 18, 1886. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Lahore College, Punjab. When in 1907, MAO College began science classes under the guidance of Prof. E. Harrison; he joined the College in March 1908 as one of the earliest teachers of Physics. Wali Mohammad was later sent by the MAO College Management to Cambridge England for higher studies in Physics in October 1908, for which he received the Agha Khan Scholarship. He passed Tripos in Natural Science in July 1910. He was the pupil of Noble Laureate Sir J. J. Thomson of Cambridge University. After that, he was shifted to Germany where he received his Doctorate from Gottingen University (Germany) in March 1912.
After returning back to Aligarh in 1912, he resumed his service and served as a professor and the Head of the Department of Physics from 1912-1919. He also served as the Principal of MAO College, Aligarh for a brief stint i.e. from March 1919 to May 1919.
In October 1919, he joined as the Deputy Secretary in the Educational Department, Government of India. He was also a member of the Indian Education Service and was instrumental in drafting the Bills of Aligarh Muslim University, Lucknow University, Dacca University, and Nagpur University.
In 1921, he was appointed as the first professor and the Head of the Department of Physics at Lucknow University at which position he worked till 1945. In the tumultuous phase of 1946, he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Osmania University, Hyderabad but he was there only for a brief period. He was also one of the members of the planning committee for the establishment of the National Physical Laboratory approved by the CSIR Governing Council in 1943.
At Aligarh, he had left a big trust for the benefit of the students of Aligarh Muslim University. He established a corpus fund at the MAO College to scholarships to promising young students for research at the best Universities and Institutes in Europe and Elsewhere within our country. At Lucknow University he also started Evelyn Wali Mohammad Gold Medal for the student topped in M.Sc. Electronic.
After partition, he migrated to London in 1948, where he worked for the cause of science education. In 1957, he established the Edith Evelyn Wali Muhammad Trust to support students in pursuing higher research in science, technology, and medicine in various British Universities.
After coming back to India he continued to take great interest in the affairs of Aligarh Muslim University and donated to it both his property and his rare books. The property includes his house Wali Manzil and a piece of land on which Nadeem Tarin Hall is situated.
Besides being a dynamic Physics teacher and administrator, he also took a keen interest in library affairs. When he was in Aligarh, he served as the Librarian in charge at College Library known as Lytton Library. In Lucknow University, besides working on the expansion of the Department of Physics he set up a modern library now known as Tagore Library. He was the President of the All India Library Association.
Chaudhary Wali Mohammad was specialized in spectroscopy, magneto-optics and wireless operations. His research on the hyperfine structure of spectral lines with a littrow mounting spectrograph was a rare achievement for an Indian University at that time. He was one of the earliest to introduce wireless in the post-graduate course in physics in an Indian University. Set up a low-power medium-wave radio transmitter in the Department of Physics AMU for his research on ionospheric reflection.
He was a foundation fellow of the ‘National Academy of Science (INSA). He also worked for the revival of Sir Syed’s ‘Scientific Society’ at Aligarh and served as the Vice President and President of the Scientific Society, Aligarh respectively during the sessions 1907-1908 and 1914-1915. In 1914, he also introduced the ‘Photographic Society’ at MAO College.
He delivered many lectures on various aspects of physics through the platform of Scientific Society. One of his lectures on X-rays which he delivered on 24th June 1908 for the students of MAO College at Strachey Hall was well received by the audience. In 1925, as a fellow of Allahabad University, he also wrote a booklet critically evaluating the condition of Physics education at Allahabad University. The Aligarh Institute Gazette” published a report on this book in its issue of 4 November 1915.
Chaudhary Wali Mohammad also served as the President, the Physics and Mathematics Section, the Indian Science Congress in 1917. His Presidential address at the Indian Science Congress’s Physics and Mathematics session of the year 1917 was published as Tim-ul-Mraya-wa-al Manazir’ by the Aligarh Institute Press, Aligarh in 1918. His article on physics Uqda Kainat Bazariya Ilm-e-Hayyar’ appeared in Aligarh Monthly in June 1908.
Wali Mohammad’s article on the education system of Cambridge depicting literary and educational activities of the University ‘Cambridge University ke Dilchasp Halat’ was published in the “Aligarh Institute Gazette” on 26th May 1909. His other articles that appeared in the Gazette are: ‘Wilayat ke Akhbarat Kyonkar Chaptay Hain? – London ke Matbat me Aik Din’ (15th September 1909), ‘Sikkay Kaise Mazroob hotay Hain (22nd September 1909), ‘Aik Japani Mudarris ka Dastoor-ul-Amal (22 September 1909), ‘Wilayat me Andbe Bacche kaise Parthe Hain-Andhe Bacchon ke School me Aik Din’ (29, September 1909). An article of him Aligarh College ke Maujooda Halat’ appeared in Aligarh Institute Gazette on 16th March 1919. He died at Aligarh on 24 June 1968.
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source: http://www.heritagetimes.in / Heritage Times / Home / by Dr Asad Faisal Farooqui / August 26th, 2024
Prof Qazi Ehsan Ali, Department of Anaesthesiology, J.N. Medical College, and Principal, Paramedical College, Aligarh Muslim University, has been honoured with prestigious State Oration Award and Medal from the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA), Central Zone, at the 1st International Conference on Innovation and Technology in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care and the 15th Annual Conference of the Central Zone, ISA, hosted by the Department of Anaesthesiology, MLB Medical College Jhansi, and the ISA Jhansi City Branch at Orchha Palace Hotel, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
The award was given to him in recognition of his academic achievements and his services in advancing anaesthesiology.
As part of the recognition, Prof Qazi was invited to deliver a 60-minute oration on “Past, Present and Future of Airway Management.” He shared insights into ancient carvings on early airway techniques and modern advancements, and highlighted the objective use of 3D technology, artificial intelligence, and robotic systems in airway management, while proposing his hypothesis for managing challenging airways using a nasal-route for laryngeal mask insertion.
He has earlier received several honours, including S. Radhakrishnan Distinguished Professor and Researcher Award by Niti Aayog and the Center for Professional Advancement in 2023 and the National Academy of Indian Scientist Award for specialized training at AIIMS, New Delhi.
source: http://www.amu.ac.in / Aligarh Muslim University – AMU / Home / by Public Relations Office (headline edited) / October 30th, 2024
Iqra Farooq Bhat, from Zakura, Srinagar, has secured the highest rank in the Kashmir region and the second rank overall in Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service examination.
Daughter of a tailor, Iqra invested three years in intensive self-study to prepare for this challenging exam. She shared her passion for making a positive impact, saying, “I have always wanted to reach a position where I can make a difference.”
Despite financial constraints, Iqra remained focused, proving that determination and self-guided learning can overcome obstacles. Unlike many who attended coaching centres, she chose to prepare independently through online resources.
“I didn’t opt for coaching and believe it’s unnecessary if you can effectively utilise the internet. It provided me with everything I needed,” she explained.
Iqra’s journey was challenging, especially due to her family’s limited finances. Her father, Farooq Ahmed, faced hardships at times, yet Iqra’s parents continually supported her.
“My mother and father never let me feel the weight of our financial struggles. Their belief in my potential kept me motivated,” she recalled.
After receiving her exam results, she expressed relief and gratitude: “I wasn’t sure I’d rank this high, but I’m thankful to Allah for this blessing.”
Ahmed said, “Every parent strives to do their best for their children. My daughter worked hard, and God has rewarded her.”
Iqra, who has been driven by a desire to help others since childhood, is committed to serving her community. “I want to support future aspirants and remind them not to lose hope. Even if they don’t qualify the first time, they can continue working hard,” she said.
She explained, “Coming from a humble background doesn’t mean you can’t dream big. You can succeed with the right resources. My family supported me financially, emotionally, and materially. Coaching can guide you, but ultimately, it’s your effort that matters.”
source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Latest News> Markers of Excellence / by Radiance News Bureau / October 31st, 2024
