Mahtabuddin Ahmed

2012- 2020 Professor (tenured): Biological and Physical Sciences, Department, SC State University, Orangeburg, SC, USA 2005- 2012 Associate Professor (tenured): Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC, USA. 2004-2005 Visiting Associate Professor: Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC, USA. 1989-1999 Professor (tenured): Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1993-1996 Research Professor: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

Knowledgeable Professor with robust background in academia, specializing in developing and delivering comprehensive educational programs. Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development, research, and publication, contributing to academic advancements and student success. Proven ability to mentor both students and junior faculty, leveraging strong analytical and communication skills.

• Investigations on Food Derived AGEs in Relation to Obesity and Breast Cancer, 1890 Program SCSU, USDA, 08/2016, 08/2020, PI
• Evaluating Race Specific AGE Accumulation as a Behavioral Biomarker in Prostate Cancer, NCI, U54, 08/2018, 08/2020, PI (SCSU)
• Studies from Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution / Cancer Center Partnerships, SC CADRE, NIH P-20, 08/2011, 08/2015, PI
• Investigations on DNA Damage in Diabetes Involving Glycoxidation Reactions, 1890 Program SCSU, USDA, 08/2007, 08/2010, PI

• National Media Placement, The 'Post and Courier' Newspaper of Charleston, SC, published a front-page article highlighting my role in the discovery of the first AGE (CML) and its relevance to diseases., 11/03/19
• Nomination for the State of South Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research, 2016

• Non-enzymatic glycoxidation linked with nutrition enhances the tumorigenic capacity of prostate cancer epithelia through AGE mediated activation of RAGE in cancer associated fibroblasts, Bradley A. Krisantis, Pamela Woods, Lourdes M. Nogueira, Demarcus D. Woolfork, Courtney E. Lloyd, Andrew Baldwin, Callan C. Frye, Kendell D. Peterson, Sean D. Cosh, Qi-Jin Guo, Laura S. Spruill, Michael B. Lilly, Kristi Helke, Hong Li, George S. Hanna, Mark T. Hamann, Courtney Thomas, Mahtabuddin Ahmed, David P. Turner, Translational Oncology, 17, 101350, 2022, 19.1016/j.tranon.2022.101350
• Investigations on Age dependent changes in AGE (Advanced Glycation End-products) formation and DNA mutation in ductal carcinoma breast cancer, Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Courtney Thomas, Michael Isley, Brandon Brown, Demetria Dorsey, Venetia DENae Lyles, Hao Emily, Yaoling Long, David P. Turner, British Society for Research on Ageing Conference (online), 2021
• Cause and effect relationships between glycation and the ancestry specific tumor stroma, Courtney E. Lloyd, Bradley A. Krisantis, Pamela Woods, Dion Foster, Lourdes Nogueira, Bria Sanders, Laura Spruill, Marvella E. Ford, Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Victoria Findlay, David P. Turner, Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 29, 12_Supplement, PR10-PR10, 2020, 10.1158/1538-7755.DISP20-PR10
• Consumption of Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products Promotes Prostate Tumor Growth by Creating a Tumor Enhancing Stromal Microenvironment, David Turner, Bradley Krisantis, Callan Frye, Lourdes Nogueira, Reid Schuster, Marvella Ford, Oomfuma Omoefe, Susan Steck, Lindsay Peterson, Michael Lilly, Courtney Thomas, Mahtabuddin Ahmed, Victoria Findlay, Current Developments in Nutrition, 4, Supplement_2, 359-359, 2020, 10.1093/cdn/nzaa044_058

• Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC, 2020
• American Chemical Society, 2006 - present

Credited with the discovery of the 1st Biomarker carboxymethyllysine (CML) in the field of complications in diabetes, cancer , Alzheimer's diseases etc. This discovery is considered as a breakthrough research in this field.