American Heart Association Award for Pakistani Scholars

 KARACHI: Scholars from the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine (PCMD), a subsidiary of the International Center for Biological and Chemical Sciences (ICCBS) on the premises of the University of Karachi, conducted their research under the auspices of the American Heart Association. But Paul Dudley wins the White Award.

Waqas Ahmed, a PhD student at Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD), recently received the “Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award” from the American Heart Association.

An ICCBS spokesperson said that the American Heart Association awarded the International Scholar Award to Waqas Ahmed and his co-authors for writing high-quality abstracts of their research. The names of Dr. Ismat Saleem, Dr. Irfan Khan, Dr. Mohsin Khan, Rida Maria Qazi and Rabia Munir are included.

It should be noted that Waqaz Ahmad is doing his PhD at Dr. Panjwani Center under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ismat Saleem. According to the spokesperson, the ability of these researchers of Dr. Panjwani Center was recognized in the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Session 2022, held in Chicago, USA, from July 25 to 28. Done from

The head of ICCBS and the coordinator general of COMSTEC, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhry has congratulated these researchers of Dr. Panjwani Center and said that this success is not only of the international center of University of Karachi, this success belongs to the entire Pakistani nation. He said that the presence of talented and capable scholars in ICCBS University of Karachi is a matter of pride for the institution.

Sheikh Al Jamia Karachi Prof. Dr. Khalid Iraqi and Patron-in-Chief of the International Center and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Atta Rahman have also congratulated the experts of Dr. Panjwani Center for this important achievement.