Md Omar F. Khan

Md Omar F. Khan is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences at the University of Charleston, West Virginia. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Manchester (UK), an MBA from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and postdoctoral training at Florida A&M University, the University of Mississippi, and Hiroshima University (Japan).

His research revolves around rational drug design, with emphases on:

• Antiparasitic/Antimalarial Agents: Developing macrocyclic polyamine derivatives and metal complexes targeting neglected diseases.
• Anticancer Therapeutics: Designing coumarin-estrogen conjugates and steroid-based antedrugs.
• Analytical Method Development: Creating HPLC and LC-MS/MS protocols for drug stability/metabolism studies.

Publications since 2011 predominantly explore antimalarial drug leads, metal-based therapeutics, and analytical pharmacology. His work consistently integrates synthetic chemistry, preclinical validation, and translational applications for tropical diseases and oncology.

Awards & Honors:

• Best Poster Award, European Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1998)
• Outstanding Presentation, ABRCMS (2006)
• Nominated for leadership roles in AACP and AAPS

He leads collaborative projects with institutions like the University of Mississippi and the Swiss Tropical Institute. Though no students are explicitly named, his conference abstracts highlight mentorship in pharmacological research. Grant involvement includes federal/private funding initiatives for antiparasitic drug discovery.