Prof. Dr. Fridoon Jawad Ahmad received his Bachelors degree from University of Wisconsin Madison in Genetics. He continued his education at the same university and earned a PhD. in cellular and molecular biology. He later joined Northwestern University and then Drexel University. His research interests include stem cell based therapy to repair damaged organs, cell architecture and force generation. He has published several research papers in prominent research journals and coauthored Encyclopedia of Life Science (Macmillan Publishers, London).

Selected Publications

Book Chapters:

Baas, P.W., and F.J. Ahmad.2001.Axonal transport and the neuronal cytoskeleton. The Encyclopedia of Life Science.Macmillan Publishers, London.

Research Articles:

1) MehboobR.,  S.  A.  Shahzad,  N.  Chaudhary  and F.J.  Ahmad.2014Founder  Effect  Analysis  of disease haplotypes in DFNB23/ USH1F linked Pakistani families.Healthmed. 8(2):161.

2) R.,  A.S.  Syed,  A.M.  Hashmi  and F.J.  Ahmad.  2014  Vertebrate  specific  oncogenic TAC1  has unconventional networking properties.Healthmed.8(7):843-849.

3) Baas P.W., and F.J. Ahmad.2013 Beyond taxol:Microtubule-based treatment of disease and injury of the nervous system. Brain. 136: 2937-2951.

4) Birlea  S.A.,F.J.  Ahmad,R.A.  Uddin,  S.  Ahmad,  S.S.  Pal,  R. Begum,  N.C.  Laddha,  M. Dwivedi, M.S. Mansuri, Y. Jin, K. Gowan, S.L. Riccardi,P.J. Holland, S. Ben, P.R. Fain and R. A. Spritz. 2013. Association of Generalized Vitiligo with HLA Class II Loci in Patients from the Indian Subcontinent. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. (co-first author) 133: 1369-1372.

5) Khan M., S. Manzoor, S. Mohsin, S.N. Khan and F.J.Ahmad.2009. In vitro murine model for Bone  marrow  stem  cells  mobilization  into  infarcted  myocardium.  Cell  Biology  International  33: 650-657.

6) Ahmad F.J., Y. He, K.A. Myers, T.P. Hasaka , F. Francis, M.M. Black and P.W. Baas. 2006. Effects of Dynactin Disruption and Dynein Depletion on Axonal Microtubules. Traffic 7(5): 524-37.

7) Baas  P.W.  and F.  J. Ahmad.  2001.  Force  generation  by  cytoskeletal  motor  proteins  as  a regulator of axonal elongation and retraction.Trends in Cell Biology 11: 244-249.

8) Ahmad  F.J.,  J.  Hughey,  T.  Wittmann,  A.  Hyman,  M.  Greaser  and  P.W.  Baas.  2000.  Motor proteins  regulate  force  interactions  between  microtubules  and  microfilaments  in  the  axon. Nature Cell Biology. 2: 276-280.

9) Bersu  E.T.,F.J.  Ahmad,  M.J.  Schwei,  and  P.W.  Baas.  1998.Cytoplasmic  abnormalities  in cultured cerebellar neurons from the trisomy 16 mouse. Dev. Brain. Res. 109: 115-120.

10) Lustig R.H., P. Hua, W. Yu,F.J. Ahmad and P.W. Baas. 1994. An in vitro model for the effects of  estrogen  on  neurons  employing  estrogen  receptor-transfected  PC12  cells.  J.  Neurosci.  14: 3945-3957.

11) Yu  W.,F.J.  Ahmad and  P.W.  Baas.  1994.  Microtubule  fragmentation  and  partitioning  in  the axon during collateral branch formation. J. Neurosci. 14: 5872-5884.

12) Ahmad  F.J.,  H.C.  Joshi,  V.E.  Centonze  and  P.W.  Baas.  1994.  Inhibition  of  microtubule nucleation at the neuronal centrosome compromises axon growth. Neuron 12: 271-280.

13) Yu W., V.E. Centonze,F.J. Ahmad, and P.W. Baas. 1993. Microtubule nucleation and release from the neuronal centrosome. J. Cell Biol. 122: 349-359.

14) Baas P.W., T.P. Pienkowski,K.A. Cimbalnik, K. Toyama, S. Bakalis,F.J. Ahmad and K.S. Kosik. 1994. Tau confers drug-stability but not cold-stability to micro tubules in living cells. J. Cell Sci. 107: 135-143.

15) Baas P.W.  and F.J.  Ahmad.  1993.  The  transport properties of  axonal microtubules  establish their polarity orientation. J. Cell Biol. 120: 1427-1437.

16) Baas   P.W.   and F.J.   Ahmad.   1992.   The   plus   ends   of   stable microtubules   are   the exclusive microtubule nucleating structures in the axon. J. Cell Biol. 116: 1231-1241.