Mohammad Farhan | Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Mohammad Farhan

Assistant Professor

Email

mohammadfarhan@hbku.edu.qa

Phone

40234

Office location

B143

Mohammad Farhan

Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. (Biotechnology);

M.Sc. (Biotechnology);

Entity

College of Health and Life Sciences

Biography

Dr. Farhan did his Bachelors from Aligarh Muslim University and Masters from Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, India. He did Ph.D. from Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, India and then moved to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai to work as a Visiting Fellow before moving to Oxford University for his postdoctoral studies. At Oxford University Dr. Farhan worked on preparing a validated model of anxiety in the fruit fly. Later, he moved to Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A-STAR) and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. Where he worked on preparing optogenetic tools to inhibit neuronal activity in behaving animals.

 

Ph.D. (Biotechnology);

Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR, & Savitribai Phule Pune University; India

2009

M.Sc. (Biotechnology);

Center for Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard; Delhi, India

2003

B. Sc.;

Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U.), Aligarh, India

2001

  • Role of monoamines in neuromodulation of defensive behaviors.
  • The optogenetic control of feeding behavior.
  • Study on the molecular mechanisms of the interplay between gut and brain axis.
  • Screening candidate autism risk genes using a model of atypical sensory-response.
  • Role of candidate autism risk genes on synaptic architecture.
  • Intestinal and neuronal stem cell biology in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Assistant Professor

College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar

2018 - present

Senior Research Fellow;

The Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme (NBD); Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

2017 - 2018

Research Fellow;

The Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme (NBD); Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

2013 - 2017

Research Fellow

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB); Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR); Singapore

2011 - 2013

Research Fellow;

Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG); The University of Oxford; United Kingdom

2009 - 2010

Visiting Fellow;

Department of Biological Sciences (DBS); TATA Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India

2008 - 2009

  • Neurons that Function within an Integrator to Promote a Persistent Behavioral State in Drosophila.
    Neuron.
  • Learning a Spatial Task by Trial and Error in Drosophila.
    Current Biology.
  • The Drosophila microbiome has a limited influence on sleep, activity, and courtship behaviors.
    Scientific Reports.
  • A zinc-finger fusion proteins refines Gal4-defined neural circuits
    Molecular Brain.
  • Optogenetic inhibition of behavior with anion channelrhodopsins.
    Nature methods.
  • Concordance and incongruence in preclinical anxiety models: systematic review and meta-analyses.
    Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
  • Ancient anxiety pathways influence Drosophila defense behaviors.
    Current Biology.
  • Estimating information processing through a memory system: the utility of metaanalytic methods for genetics.
    PLoS Genetics.
  • Genome wide DNA Methylation Profiling for Epigenetic Alteration in Coronary Artery Disease Patient.
    Gene.
  • Transcriptomic Analysis in a Drosophila Model Identifies Previously Implicated and Novel Pathways in the Therapeutic Mechanism in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Front Neurosci.
  • Gender Differences in a Drosophila Transcriptomic Model of Chronic Pentylenetetrazole Induced Behavioral Deficit.
    PlosOne.
  • Monoaminergic Regulation of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Cascade Expression in the Adult Rat Hippocampus.
    Neurosci. Lett.
  • A Drosophila Systems Model of Pentylenetetrazole Induced Locomotor Plasticity Responsive to Antiepileptic Drugs.
    BMC Syst. Biol.
  • Whole Genome Expression and Biochemical Correlates of Extreme Constitutional Types Defined in Ayurveda.
    J. Transl. Med.
  • Genome wide Computational and Expression Analyses Reveal G quadruplex DNA Motifs as Conserved Cis Regulatory Elements in Human and Related species.
    J. Med. Chem.

2003-2005;
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF);
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); India

2005-2008;
Senior Research Fellowship (SRF);
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); India

2008-2009;
TATA Visiting Fellowship;
TATA Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India