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Dr. MOHAMMAD ABUL FARAH

Assistant Professor

FACULTY , Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Toxicology

Sciences
Building 5, Genetics Lab # 2B 162, Department of Zoology

introduction/brief CV

Mohammad Abul Farah, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at King Saud University, Riyadh. Dr. Abul Farah attended Aligarh Muslim University in India where he received his Ph.D. in Zoology (Genetics). He worked as a Research Scientist at Proteonik Inc., a biotechnology company in Seoul, South Korea. He is an academic researcher and university educator with 25 years of experience spanning higher education, molecular and cellular biology, genetic toxicology, cancer research, biotechnology, and interdisciplinary research and development. International experience at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Chosun University and Proteonik Inc. (South Korea), and research institutions in India. Experienced in postgraduate supervision, experimental design, scientific publishing, bioinformatics, and research communication.

areas of expertise

RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

Cancer biology and anticancer therapeutics; genotoxicity and cytogenetics; oxidative stress and apoptosis; nanotoxicology and green-synthesized nanoparticles; molecular biology; DNA/RNA sequencing and transcriptomics; bioinformatics; immunogenetics; experimental toxicology in mammalian cells, laboratory animals, and aquatic models.

publications
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publications

Two half-sandwich (η6-p-cymene) ruthenium compounds, Ru-CH₃L and Ru-HL, have been prepared via metal–ligand coordination with ligands CH₃L…

by Basmah Abdulbaset Madkhali, Rais Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Abul Farah, Ibtisam I. BinSharfan, Wajhul Qamar, Waleed A. Q. Hailan, Khalid M. Al-Anazi, Arman D. Hadi, Ali Alsalme
2026
Published in:
Wiley
publications

Bacterial diseases pose a significant threat to the entire aquaculture system, both in cold and warm-water environments. The Himalayan region has been widely utilised for trout farming.

by Riyaz Ahmad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Firdous A. Khanday, Mohammad Abul Farah & Francesco Fazio
2026
Published in:
Springer Nature
publications

Background

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), particularly Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Pediococcus acidilactici, are well-characterized probiotics, known…

by Asiya Batool, Humaira Yasmin, Mohammad Abul Farah, Naeem Khan & Muhammad Nadeem Hassan
2026
Published in:
Springer Nature

courses
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course

Applied Training in Zoology aims to equip students with a cohesive understanding of theoretical concepts alongside practical experience in contemporary laboratory methodologies and tools utilized…

course

Introduction to the fundamentals of recombinant DNA technology; human genome project; gene therapy; biotechnology; plants and animals and genetically engineered food; an overview of some features…

course

Zoo 556 Advanced Cytogenetics 2 (1+1) Objective To provide zoology graduate students with advanced scientific information about the architecture of chromsomes…

office hours

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
from _ 09:00 AM 10:00 AM 08:00 AM 09:00 AM 12:00 PM _
to _ 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 02:00 PM _
location _ 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 2B 162 _