Research interest summary:

1) Chemistry, biochemistry, and medicinal applications of plant secondary metabolites like phenolic compounds, carotenoids, lipids, and antioxidants. 

2) My focus at KAUST ranges from analytical biochemistry and structural chemistry to biomedicine applications of secondary metabolites of plants of Saudi Arabian origin.

• Alam Zeb, G. Ali, S. Al-Babili (2024) Comparative UHPLC-MS/MS-based untargeted metabolomics analysis, antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activities of six walnut cultivars. Food Bioscience. 59: 103885.
• G. Ali, Alam Zeb (2024) Walnuts ameliorated hepatic inflammation and toxicity induced by thermally oxidised high-fat diet in mice. Journal of Functional Foods. 114: 106080
• Alam Zeb, M. Hassan, M. Ayaz (2024) Carotenoid and phenolic profiles, antioxidant and anti-cholinesterase activities of leaves and berries of Phytolacca acinosa. ACS Food Science & Technology. 4: 282-289
• AH. Alhasaniah, Z. Ahmad, Alam Zeb, MH. Mahnashi, A. Sadiq, M. Ayaz (2024) Polarity directed solvent extracts from Bukiniczia Cabulica (Boiss.) Lincz. ameliorate scopolamine induced amnesia: HPLC-DAD polyphenolics analysis, cholinesterase, COX2, BACE1 inhibitory, anti-amyloid, antioxidant, molecular docking, and behavioral correlates. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 395, 123911
• Alam Zeb (2021). Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Analysis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN: 978-3-030-74767-1.

• 2018, Postdoc, Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
• 2008-2010, PhD Biochemistry (With Distinction), Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
• 2007, MPhil (Biochemistry), University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
• 2002, MSc (Biochemistry), University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

• 2023-present, Research Scientist, Centre for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.
• 2020-present, Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of Malakand, Pakistan
• 2016-2020, Associate Professor, Departments of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan
• 2011-2016, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan
• 2003-2011, Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan.
• 2009-2010, Teaching Assistant, Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria.

• 2019-present, International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce, EU
• 2019-present, Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, UK
• 2008-present, Korean Society for Food Science & Technology, South Korea
• 2008-present, Society for Free Radical Research International, UK
• 2005-present, International Carotenoids Society
• 2011-present, South African Association of Mass Spectrometry
• 2006-present, Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, China
• 2015-present, Chemical Society of Pakistan (Life Member)
• 2016-present, Pakistan Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Life Member)

• 2018, Ernst Mach-Nachbetreuungsstipendium (EZA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, OeAD Austria.
• 2019-present, Productive Scientist of Pakistan
• 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Research Productivity Awards, Pakistan Council for Science & Technology,
• 2008-2010, PhD Scholarship, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (Technical University of Graz, Graz, Austria).
• 2011-2013, 2018-2021, 2021-23, Approved PhD Supervisor, High Education Commission, Pakistan.
• 2015, Best Research Award, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Malakand, Pakistan