Farooq A Shiekh is the Chair of Research & Head, Department of Biochemistry, GMC, Baramulla, India. He also served Chair of Research & Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Avalon University School of Medicine, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Dr. Shiekh obtained his PhD in biomedical sciences- the biochemical characterization of small particles, from one of the primer medical center the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India in 2005. In order to pursue his great interests in the field of nanoparticles he joined at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, as a fellow (2007-2009) and trained as a senior scientist at Faculte of de Medecine, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and WHO collaborative center, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France (2010-2012). His area of research is advancing ‘nanocarriers’ for combined targeted medicine, in order to enhance efficacy of drug delivery to reach untargetable complex tumor sites. Dr. Shiekh is currently the consulting editor for the International Journal of Nanomedicine and is associated with many other scientific organizations. He has many years of diverse teaching and research experience from renowned medical institutions of world repute
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