Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Mohammad Aasif Khan

Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2022 - Ph.D. - Jamia Millia Islamia, (a Central University ) New Delhi India.

    Honors

    • 2022 - RA-ICMR, Research Associate, Awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India. (Not availed).
    • 2019 - JRF/SRF-ICMR, Senior Research Fellowship, Awarded by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
  • Publications

    2025

    • Massey, S., Khan, M. A., Rab, S. O., Husain, S. M., Khan, A., Sadaf, ... & Husain, S. A. (2025). Clinical significance of FOXN3 expression in Indian breast cancer patients. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 13414.

    • Massey, S., Habib, M., Saad, S., Bano, A., Khan, M. A., Husain, S. M., ... & Husain, S. A. (2025). Clinicopathological effects of FOXO4 downregulation and FOXO6 upregulation in Indian breast cancer patients. Gene Reports, 102212. 

    2024

    • Abbas, Z., Mustafa, S., Khan, M. F., Khan, M. A., Massey, S., Dev, K., ... & Husain, S. A. (2024). Therapeutic importance of Kigelia africana subsp. Africana: an alternative medicine. Natural Product Research, 38(23), 4208-4222.

    • Khan, A., Khan, A., Khan, M. A., Malik, Z., Massey, S., Parveen, R., ... & Husain, S. A. (2024). Phytocompounds targeting epigenetic modulations: an assessment in cancer. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, 1273993. 

    2023

    • Qianjin Guo, Zi-Ming Cheng, Matthew Rotondi, Hector Gonzalez-Cantu, Gabriela Huelgas-Morales, Jonathan Lefkowitz, Wan Song, Bethany Landry, Hector Lopez, Cynthia Estrada-Zuniga, Shivi Goyal, Mohammad Aasif Khan, Timothy Walker, Exing Wang, Yanli Ding, Ricardo Aguiar, Lois Mulligan, and Patricia Dahia, TMEM127 suppresses tumor development by promoting RET ubiquitination and degradation, Cell Reports,

    • Massey, S., Khan, M. A., Rab, S. O., Mustafa, S., Khan, A., Malik, Z., ... & Husain, S. A. (2023). Evaluating the role of MEN1 gene expression and its clinical significance in breast cancer patients. Plos one, 18(7), e0288482.

    • Fathima, F#., Parveen, R#., Khan, M. A#., Malik, Z., Mustafa, S., Massey, S., ... & Husain, S. A. (2023). Saraca asoca: From Traditional Herb to Modern Drug as a Cure for Various Diseases. Current Drug Therapy, 18(4), 285-297. (#Equally contributed).

    • Khan, M. A., Ahmad, I., Aloliqi, A., Eisa, A. A., Najm, M. Z., Habib, M., ... &Husain,S.A.(2023) FOXO3 gene hypermethylation and its marked downregulation in breast cancer cases: A study on female patients. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, 7498. 

    • Jamal, G#., Parveen, R#., Khan, M. A#., Srivastava, V., Mustafa, S., Ahmad, S., & Husain, S. A. (2023). A Review on Valeriana wallichii: Chemical composition and pharmacological research. Current Traditional Medicine, 9(4), 55-71. (#Equally contributed).

    • Perveen, S#., Khan, M. A#., Parveen, R., Insaf, A., Parveen, B., Ahmad, S., & Husain,S. A. (2023). An Updated Review on Traditional and Modern Aspects of Vitex negundo. Current Traditional Medicine, 9(2), 114-127. (#Equally contributed).

    2022

    • Khan,M.A.,Massey,S.,Ahmad,I.,Akhter,N.,Habib, M., Mustafa, S., ... & Husain,S. A. (2022). FOXO1 Gene Downregulation and Promoter Methylation Exhibits Significant Correlation with Clinical Parameters in Indian Breast  Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Genetics, 13.

    • Mustafa, S., Akbar, M., Khan, M. A., Sunita, K., Parveen, S., Pawar, J. S., ... & Husain,S. A. (2022). Plant metabolite diosmin astherapeutic agent in human diseases. Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery.

    2021

    • Kaur, S., Najm, M. Z., Khan, M. A., Akhter, N., Shingatgeri, V. M., Sikenis, M., ... & Aloliqi, A. A. (2021). Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Dwelling the Hippo Pathway to Manage the Treatment. Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 691-700.

    • Sunita, K., Mas-Coma, S., Bargues, M. D., Khan, M. A., Habib, M., Mustafa, S., & Husain, S. A. (2021). Buffalo infection by Fasciola gigantica transmitted by Radix acuminata in Uttar Pradesh, India: a molecular tool to improve snail vector epidemiology assessments and control surveillance. Acta Parasitologica, 66(4), 1396- 1405. 

    • Sadaf, Akhter, N., Alharbi, R. A., Sindi, A. A., Najm, M. Z., Alhumaydhi, F. A., Khan,M. A., ... & Husain, S. A.(2021)Epigenetic Alteration and its Association with Downregulated FOXP3 Gene in Indian Breast Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, 781400.

    • Malik, Z., Parveen, R., Parveen, B., Zahiruddin, S., Khan, M. A., Khan, A., ... & Husain, S. A. (2021). Anticancer potential of andrographolide from Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees and its mechanisms of action. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 272, 113936. 

    2020

    • Khan, M. A., Tiwari, D., Dongre, A., Mustafa, S., Das, C. R., Massey, S., ... & Husain,S. A. (2020). Exploring the p53 connection of cervical cancer pathogenesis involving north-east Indian patients. PloS one, 15(9), e0238500.

    • Tiwari, D., Ray Das, C., Sultana, R., Kakoti, S., Aasif Khan, M., Dongre, A., ... & Bose, S. (2020). Impact of modulation of telomerase and cancer stem‐cell marker OCT4 axis in cervical cancer pathogenesis with underlying HPV16 infection. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 121(4), 2782-2791.

    2019

    • Alam, H., Khatoon, N., Khan, M. A., Husain, S. A., Saravanan, M., & Sardar, M. (2020). Synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus and their enhanced antimicrobial activity against resistant bacteria. Journal of Cluster Science, 31, 1003-1011.

    2018

    • Real,S.A.S.,Parveen,F.,Rehman,A.U.,Khan, M. A., Deo, S. V. S., Shukla, N. K., & Husain, S. A. (2018). Aberrant promoter methylation of YAP gene and its subsequent downregulation in Indian breast cancer patients. BMC cancer, 18(1), 1-15. 

    • Sadaf, Habib, M., Khan, M. A., Najm, M. Z., Mallick, M. N., Sunita, K., Shukla, N. K., ... & Husain, S. A. (2018). Hypermethylated LATS2 gene with decreased expression in female breast cancer: A case control study from North India. Gene, 676, 156-163. (IF 3.97)

    • Das, C. R., Tiwari, D., Dongre, A., Khan, M. A., Husain, S. A., Sarma, A., ... & Bose,P. D. (2018). Deregulated TNF-alpha levels along with HPV genotype 16 infection are associated with pathogenesis of cervical neoplasia in northeast Indian patients. Viral Immunology, 31(4), 282-291.

    2017

    • Sunita, K., Kumar, P., Khan, M. A., Husain, S. A., & Singh, D. K. (2017). Anthelminthic/larvicidal activity of some common medicinal plants. European Journal of Biological Research, 7(4), 324-336. 

    • Kumar, Y., Prasad, S., Khan, M. A., Husain, S. A., Prasad, S., & Sharma, S. (2017). Ovarian interleukin profile and pregnancy outcome in women undergoing assisted reproduction: A prospective study. Fertility Science and Research, 4(2), 93.

    2016

    • Kumar, Y., Prasad, S., Husain, S. A., Goyal, R., Khan, M. A., Sharma, S., & Prasad,S. Follicular Fluid IL-6 Levels in Prediction of Successful Pregnancy Outcome in Women Undergoing IVF-ET Cycles-A Prospective Study.

     

    PRESENTATIONS

    • Mohammad Aasif Khan, Sadaf, Maria Habib, Saad Mustafa, Kumari Sunita N. K Shukla, S.V. S Deo, Syed Akhtar Husain, -Up-Regulation of FOXO1 mRNA Expression in Human Breast Cancer Patients-A Study from North India, - ABSICON 2018. 7Th Annual Conference & Workshop Association of Breast Surgeons of India (International) Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS

    • Mohammad Aasif Khan, Maria Habib, Sadaf, Md. Nasar Mallick, Mohd. Zeeshan Najm, Kumari Sunita. Farah Parveen, Shabana Parveen, N.K. Shukla, S.V.S Deo, Syed Akhtar Husain upregulation of FOXO3 mRNA Expression in Human Breast Cancer Patients Study from North India. 17Th RGCON 2018- 17th Annual International Conference Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.

    • Mohammad Aasif Khan, Md Nasar Mallick, Sadaf, Mohammad Zeeshan Najm, Real Sumayya Abdul Sattar, Kumari Sunita, Sayeed Ahmad, Syed Akhtar Husain. (2017). In vitro cytotoxic and anti-proliferative activity of Curcuma longa in breast cancer. National Seminar: Recent Advances on Environmental Toxicology. Department of Bioscience, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025. February 13-14.

    • Mohammad Aasif Khan, Md Nasar Mallick, Sadaf, Mohammad Zeeshan Najm, Real Sumayya Abdul Sattar, Kumari Sunita, Sayeed Ahmad, Syed Akhtar Husain (2017). Cytotoxic and anti-proliferation activity of ethanolic extract of curcuma longa in colon cancer cell line. 3rd One-day National Seminar on Current Regulation on Herbal

    • Md Nasar Mallick, Mohammad Aasif Khan, Sadaf, Mohammad Zeeshan Najm, Real Sumayya Abdul Sattar, Kumari Sunita, Sayeed Ahmad, Syed Akhtar Husain (2017). Evaluation of In vitro cytotoxic and anti-proliferative activity of Picrorhiza kurroa in Colon cancer. 3rd One-day National Seminar on Current regulation on herbal drugs and food supplements. Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.

    • Sadaf, Kumari Sunita, Mohammad Aasif Khan, Real Sumayya Abdul Sattar, Md. Nasar Mallick, Syed Akhtar Husain and D. Singh. (2017). In vivo larvicidal activity of different organic extracts of Curcumia longa against Fasciola gigantic larvae. National Seminar: Recent Advances on Environmental Toxicology. Department of Bioscience, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025. February 13-14.

    • Sadaf, Real Sumayya Abdul Sattar, Maria Habib1, Md. Nasar Mallick, Mohammad Aasif Khan, Kumari Sunita Syed Akhtar Husain*Down-Regulation of LATS2 mRNA Expression in Human Breast Cancer Patients- A Study from North India. 3rd One-day National Seminar on Current regulation on herbal drugs and food supplements. Evaluation of anticancer activity of ethanolic extract of Bacopa monnieri L. colon cancer” in ACOS 2016- 12th International.Conferences of Asian ClinicalOncology Society, New Delhi. Abstract Published in Journal of Carcinogenesis (2016) S-148.