Faez Iqbal KhanAssistant Professor Dr. Faez Iqbal Khan is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry (Bioinformatics) from Durban Universit of Technology, South Africa, and obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Science and Bioinformatics, respectively. He also earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education with merit from the University of Liverpool and holds a Fellowship (FHEA) from Advance HE, a professional recognition scheme for those who teach or support learning in higher education. Throughout his career, Dr. Khan has conducted research and teaching at esteemed institutions such as Rhodes University (South Africa), South China University of Technology, and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. His main research areas include protein engineering, protein folding, drug design, and protein dynamics. Dr. Khan has established wide-ranging collaborations with BRICS countries and has mentored several undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has authored over 90 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, which are well cited, and in recognition of his scientific contributions, he was ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally in the single-year rankings for 2022, according to a study conducted by Stanford University. He has received and completed several research grants, including those from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Sichuan Province International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation, the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Science and Technology Program, and the Research Development Fund (RDF) at XJTLU. He currently holds adjunct faculty appointments at Taylor's University Malaysia and Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, as well as an honorary appointment from the University of Liverpool, and is a member of several Suzhou-based key laboratories, including Suzhou Municipal Key Lab for Metabolic Syndrome Drug Research, Suzhou Municipal Key Lab of Biomedical Sciences & Translational Immunology, and AI4Health Suzhou Key Laboratory. Read More Read Less