Dr.Iftikhar Alam

Associate Professor

Professional Summary

Dr (rer.nat.) IFTIKHAR ALAM Associate Professor & Chairman (Human Nutrition & Dietetics) DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITION & DIETETICS • Date of Birth: 10-03-1974. • Nationality: Pakistani • Marital Status: Married (Safia Beum (wife) and four daughters (Adiba, Zeba, MihrunNisa, Laiba) and a son (Ahmed Areez Alam). ACADEMICS • Ph.D:Center for Medical Research (Zentrum fur MedizinischeForschung), University of Tübingen, GERMANY under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Graham Pawelec (Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen) • Diplom. Biology, University of Tübingen, GERMANY • M.Sc. (Hons) Human Nutrition, AUP (A grade CGPA: 3.69; 83%) • B.Sc. (Hons) Human Nutrition, AUP (A grade CGPA: 3.29; 75%) • H.S.S.C., F.Sc. (Pre-Medical)–EDWARDES COLEGE, Peshawar (71.2%) A-grade IstDiv • Intermediate (Science) – (74%) A-grade: Ist Div. • Registered Dietitian (RD), PSDC, 2014 • RD, GERMANY 2012 • Organizer Certificate, World Breastfeeding Day at BKUC, 2024 • Organizer Certificate, International Conference Baragali, 2024 • Diploma in “Hospitality & Culinary Art”, KSU 2018 • Certificate Coursein “Food Preservation and Technology for Better Nutrition”, KSU 2018 • Certificate Course in “Healthy Food Packaging for Better Nutrition”, KSU 2019 • Diploma “Food Technology & Preservation”, NEAT, Pakistan, 2017 • Diploma “Food Technology (Preservation and Processing)”, NEAT, Pakistan 2017 • Professional Diploma in Food Safety with Halal Assurance, NEAT 2016 DISTINCTION • Best Academic Performance Certificate of the year, Edwards College Peshawar, 1992-93. • HEC Indigenous Scholarship • Ist position throughout B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc (Hons), Department of Human Nutrition, AUP. • Won DAAD Fellowship Award for PhD 2007-2012. RESEARCH INTERESTS Food and Services, Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional immunology, Food composition, Nutrition Microbiome interaction. BIOETHICS TRAINING AND IRB EXPERIENCE 1. 04 Courses on Research Ethics, University of Tübingen, Germany (2007-2009) 2. Diploma (Bioethics in Clinical Research) by NEAT, Pakistan (2016) 3. 4 weeks Training on Bioethics in Human and Animal Research at KSU, Saudia Arabia (2019) 4. Participate in 07 Day Workshop arranged by International Bioethics Organization, USA at Bangkok, Thailand (2006) 5. 17 (Since 2005) years’ experience as Board of Study /IRB Member at Department of Human Nutrition, AUP; Department of Clinical Nutrition, KSU, SA; and Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, BKUC 6. Member of Board of Research Ethics, BKUC JOB EXPERIENCE 18 years job experience with more than 14 year teaching/research experience at University level 1998-2000 As Human Nutritionist & Diet Counselor at Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan 2000-Jan 2002 As Human Nutritionist & Diet Counselor at Department of Neurosurgery and Head Injury Society, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan from January Feb 2002-Dec 2002 As Dietitian (BPS-16) at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Kharian Cantt. Jan 2003- Jan 2004 As Short-Term Consultant of Micronutrient Initiative (MI), CIDA, Canada. Jan 2004-Jan 2005 As Assistant Superintendent Prison (ASP). Jan 2005-April 2012 As Lecturer& Junior Research Specialist (JRS) (BPS-18) at the Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Agriculture University Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan. April 20012 –June 2012 As Assistant Professor (BPS-19) (Human Nutrition & Food Technology) in the Department of Agriculture, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan. April 2012 till June 2016 June, 2016-till May, 2017 As Assistant Professor (BPS-19) Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan. As Associate Professor (BPS-20) Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan. May 2017-May 2019 May 2019 – till date As Associate Professor, Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Community Health Sciences, KUS As Associate Professor (BPS-20) Department of Human Nutrition& Dietetics, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan.