Sunniya Iftikhar

Dynamic and dedicated researcher with extensive expertise in polymer and materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and bio-nanoengineering. Proven track record of synthesizing innovative materials, developing photovoltaic devices, performing photodynamic therapy with experience of working with laser and conducting in-vitro cancer cell studies. Highly skilled in various analytical techniques and scientific instrumentation. Demonstrated ability to lead research projects, writing research proposals and contribute to high-impact publications.

• Affiliated Member (2021-2022): Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
• Student Member (2018-2019): American Chemical Society (ACS), USA

• Polymer and Materials Engineering (Synthesis and application studies)
• Organic Chemistry (Synthesis and Characterization)
• Nanomaterials
• Photodynamic therapy
• Artificial photosynthesis
• Photovoltaics (Device fabrication)
• Electrocatalysis
• In-vitro cancer cell studies

• Synthesis of organic semiconductor polymers and organic-inorganic hybrid systems.
• Fabrication of photovoltaic and biophotovoltaic devices.
• Synthesis of drug-antibody photo-immunoconjugates and derivatives.
• In-vitro photodynamic therapy and studies for anti-tumor immune response.
• Synthesis and biological studies of chalcones against cancer cell lines.
• Expertise in cell culture, western blotting, immunofluorescence assays, confocal microscopy, and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS).
• Proficiency in NMR, FTIR, GC-MS, SEM, TEM, DLS, UV/Vis, XPS, Mask Aligner, Gamray potentiostat (cyclic voltammetry), Keithley source meter.

• Iftikhar, S., Aslam, S., Duran, H., et al., Poly(3-hexylthiophene) stabilized ultrafine nickel oxide nanoparticles as superior electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction: Catalyst design through synergistic combination of -conjugated polymers and metal-based nanoparticles, J. Appl. Poly. Sci., 2022, e52636.
• Iftikhar, S., Aslam, S., Butt, N.Z., et al., Prato reaction derived polythiophene/C60 donor–acceptor double cable polymer, fabrication of photodetectors and evaluation of photocurrent generation, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 17365.
• Iftikhar, S., Khan, S., Bilal, A., et al., Synthesis and evaluation of modified chalcones based p53 stabilizing agents, J. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2017, 27, 4101.
• Manzoor, S., Bilal, A., Iftikhar, S., et al., Identification and characterization of SSE15206, A microtubule depolymerizing agent, that overcomes multidrug resistance, et al., Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 3305.
• Nazir, M., Abbasi, M.A., Rehman, A. Iftikhar, S., et al., Synthesis of new S-substituted derivatives of 5-[3-(1H-indol-3- yl)propyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylhydrosulfide as anticancer agents Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2019, 32, 2585.

• Commonwealth Split-Site Scholarship (CSC), United Kingdom
• Cambridge Trust Scholarship, University of Cambridge
• Studentship and Bursary Committee Award for Creative Writing Workshop, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge
• Indigenous Scholarship Selectee, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
• Fully Funded PhD Scholarship, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
• Fully Funded MS Scholarship, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
• MSc Merit Scholarship, University of the Punjab
• BSc Merit Scholarship, University of the Punjab

sunniya.iftikhar@gmail.com

Arshad, A., Irfan, H., Iftikhar, S., Yameen, B., Conductive Polymers for Cardiovascular Applications, Nanoscale Engineering of Biomaterials; 2022, 319.

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2022, PMSE Division, Hybrid Oral Presentation.
• Varsity Science Oxbridge 2021.
• International Conference-2022, National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
• Invited Research Talk-2023, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan.
• Chemical Science Symposium-2021, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge.

• Dr. Basit Yameen, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan, basit.yameen@lums.edu.pk
• Dr. Ljiljana Fruk, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, lf389@cam.ac.uk

• Understanding the Fabrication and Hands-on Training of Lithium-ion Batteries, Aug 2022.
• UNESCO Research Ethic Standards: Refashioning Scientific Dialogue, Oct 2021.
• Creative Writing Workshop, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, Jan-Mar 2021.