Background
Uppal, Muhammad Zubair was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arrived in Saudi Arabia, 1978. Son of Muhammad Nasrullah and Hamida Begum (Siddiqi).
pharmaceutical chemistry educator
Uppal, Muhammad Zubair was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arrived in Saudi Arabia, 1978. Son of Muhammad Nasrullah and Hamida Begum (Siddiqi).
Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1958. Master of Science (MSc) Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1960. BPhar, University of Sydney, Australia, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Manchester, Manchester, England, 1972.
Demonstrator, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1960-1961. Pharmaceutical Chemist, Burroughs Wellcome & Co., Sydney, Australia, 1965. Pharmacist, Manager, Karachi, Pakistan, 1965-1969. Demonstrator, University of Manchester, England, 1970-1972. Senior Research Officer, National Health Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1973-1975. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1975-1978. Assistant Professor, Consultant, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1995.
Achievements include discovery that some benzimidazole derivatives showed some anti-viral activity. New alkaloid found in medicinal plant solanum xanthcarpum. New source of vegetable fat found and chemically evaluated as compared to known vegetable fats.
Found some changes in blood parameters of mice due to different dose levels of thyroxine hormone.
Member Australian Pharmaceutical Society, Pakistan Pharmaceutical Society, Pakistan Chemical Society.
Married Nighat Bhatty, March 3, 1968. Children: Amjad, Ayesha, Omama, Marya.
