Syed Ziaur Rahman is an Indian pharmacologist. He is a permanent member of 'Board of Trustees' and Chair of the Advisory Council (Section 3), International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC).Board of Trustees and Chair, Advisory Council Section 3, International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC) He also served as Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Elected Secretary of IAOMC and Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (SoPI).
Family background and education Syed Ziaur Rahman's father Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, grandfather Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman and great grandfather Hakim Syed Karam Husain were all physicians of Unani medicine.
He earned his matriculation in 1987 from Minto Circle, graduation (MBBS) in 1995 and postgraduation (MD) in 2000 from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, a part of Aligarh Muslim University, India. His PhD thesis was a part of the project on health, medications and lifestyle factors in relation to self-rated memory from UWS School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia.45 and Up Study, Sax Institute, Sydney, Australia
Contribution in medical science Rahman contributed to the area of Alternatives to animal testing in the field of Pharmacology. He believed in the philosophy of '3Rs" of Russell and Burch" on humane experimental pharmacology. He delivered a series of lectures in 2004 at "Alternatives, Animal Welfare and the Curriculum – A training Seminar and Workshop" in different cities of India.http://www.icare-worldwide.org/images/poster_2_training.pdf The Indian Scenario, Empowerment and Training in the Use of replacement alternatives in education – The success stories in Italy, India and Romania He addressed in the meetings of International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE) and International Centre for Alternatives in Research and Education (I-CARE). On the recommendation of Medical Council of India (MCI), and after getting survey related to the attitude of undergraduate medical students towards Alternatives to animal testing and Animal experiments, he initiated and established a separate lab on "Alternatives to Animal Experimentation" in the Department of Pharmacology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. This was the first attempt in any medical college of India to have an exclusive lab where experimental work on animals was demonstrated by Computer aided education. In addition, he edited "A guide to alternatives to animal experiment in pharmacology", which was included in the curriculum of second professional MBBS course.A Guide to the Alternatives of Animal Experimentation (). Eds. Syed Ziaur Rahman and Mohd Tariq Salman, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, Aligarh, India, 2009 He even translated few papers into Urdu in the field of Alternatives to animal testing.Online Urdu Texts of the InterNICHE book From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse (2nd ed.) : InterNICHE stands for 'International Network for Humane Education'Ethical and effective acquisition of knowledge and skills, a presentation by InterNICHE Co-ordinator Nick Jukes about alternatives to animal testing in education : Urdu Translation published in Tehzibul Akhlaq (Vol. 24, Issue 11, November 2005: 34–45), an Islamic literary scientific journal that addresses social reform and new ideas, distributed across India, Pakistan and further afield
Rahman also works in the field of Traditional medicine with special reference to Unani medicine.Preserving the Tradition of Unani Medicine, Member Spotlights , The Science Advisory Board (http://www.scienceboard.net/), 27 November 2002, Arlington, VA, United States.Abdul Latif. Preface, Recent Advances in Unani Herbal Dermatology (Monograph), Deptt. of Ilmul Advia, Aligarh Muslim University, 2001 While working on morphine de-addiction properties of medicinal plants, he proposed a modified method for moderately and severely induced morphine dependent rats.A. Mohd Ilham, S. Anee Suryani, M. M. Siti Syarifah, Y. Nurhanan Murni, O. Asiah, I. Norhayati & H. Lili Sahira. Evaluation the effects of Erythrosylum cuneatum Forma Cuneatum (Miq.) Kurz (Chinta Mula) in Morphine Addicted rats Zhilov Valery Khazhimuratovich. Use of Cyclic bioisosteres of purine system derivatives for the treatment of diseases caused by disorders of nitrergic and dopaminergic systems. Patent (International application # PCT/RU2004/000298; Intl Application # WO2005/011648; 10 February 2005 Gazette 2005/06) He specifically screened Delphinium denudatum for its protective activity in morphine induced physical dependence.
His other field of works is PharmacovigilanceRoy Kunal, Ghosh Gopinath. Exploring QSARs with Extended Topochemical Atom (ETA) Indices for Modeling Chemical and Drug Toxicity Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 16, Number 24, August 2010, pp. 2625–2639(15); Prof. B. Kukes, Prof. N. Paleev, Dr. D. Sychev. Methodology of Personalised Medicine: Old ideas and new opportunities]: Russian Doctor 2008 (Russian Journal) and Pharmacoepidemiology. In the field of Pharmacovigilance, he gave the concept of PharmacoenvironmentologyPharmaceuticals in the Environment – A Brief Summary, , K. KümmererEnvironmental Protection Agency, , EPA 2008Moghadamnia AA. "A review of poisoning and drug overdose. Koomesh [Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences] 2007; 8(4): 193–204. and differentiated the term Ecopharmacology from Pharmacoenvironmentology. However, some scientists also suggest the term, 'EcoPharmacovigilance' and 'PharmEcovigilance' in place of Pharmacoenvironmentology. He started as editor-in-chief, the official journal of the Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (SoPI) in 2003 – "Journal of Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety ()". He is the Coordinator of the Regional Training Centre (RTC), Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI), and Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Govt. of India, at JNMC, AMU, Aligarh.
Medico-social services Rahman is a Trustee and co-founder of Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences. He bequeathed his ancestral property worth of crores of rupees to this Academy. In the Academy, he arranged many medical camps on the occasion of World AIDS Day,New View CampaignPROCAARE , Archive 2007MSMGF Directory WHO Essential DrugUPCH , UPCH 2007 World Health Day and World Tuberculosis Day.
Rahman is a fellow and member of many professional academic bodies such as 'Fellow of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine' (FFPM), 'Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy' (FIMSA), 'Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), 'Fellow of Indian Pharmacological Society' (FIPS), 'Elected Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, India' (MAMS), 'Fellow of IMA Academy of Medical Specialties (FIAMS), 'Fellow of Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences' (FIABS), Life member of Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Medical Association, Safety Pharmacology Society, Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists, International Society for Neurochemistry, International Brain Research Organization, IndiaCLEN (Regional network of INCLEN), Indian Science News Association (Science and Culture), Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, Indian Pharmacological Society and Academics of Indian origin, Australia.Academics of Indian origin – GYAN Network: An initiative of the High Commission of India in Australia, Indian High Commission, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Selected awards International Alumni Leadership Award, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2018 Mewat Ratan Award 2022 (Literary and Social Contribution)- Global Welfare Foundation, Haryana, India, 2.1.2023 Pharma Ratan Award 2017 - Excellence in Healthcare, RDM, India, 26.11.2017 Most Promising Senior Pharmacologists Award 2026, Medical Pharmacologists Society, Bangalore International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2009-2012 Dr. S. B. Pandey Oration, International Pharmacology Conference (IPC) & 54th Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPSCON-2024), 29-30 November 2024 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Prof. M. Nasim Ansari Oration, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, 14th World Health Day Celebration 2022 ISN Fellowship, 20th Biennial Meeting of the ISN-European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN), Austria, 2005. ISN Fellowship, First Special Neurochemistry Conference, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN), France, 2004 WHO Fellowship, Second International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM 2004), Thailand, 2004 WHO Fellowship, 2nd Asian Course on Problem-Based Pharmacotherapy Teaching, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2003. APSN Fellowship, 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, 2004, Hong Kong. SPS Junior Scientist Award, Safety Pharmacology Society, USA, 2005 & 2006.Young Scientist Winners , Safety Pharmacology Society, USA The African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST) Scholarship, Kenya, 2003 John Autian Travel Award, Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, India, 1998 and 2002.
Selected publications
See also Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Drugs Environmental pharmacology Pharmacovigilance Alternatives to animal testing Lifestyle drug
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