Molecular Bio-Computation & Drug Design Lab @UKZN
| Prof. Mahmoud E Soliman
Professor (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
M.Pharm, B.Pharm, MPhil/PhD (Bath, UK)
Molecular Modeling & Drug Design
Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Health Sciences
UKZN - Westville Campus
E-block, Room E4-505
Tel. +27 (0) 312607413 Email: soliman@ukzn.ac.za
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Prof. Mahmoud Soliman (B. Pharm., M. Pharm., MPhil/PhD) is professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, UKZN, Westville Campus, and the Head and principal investigator of Molecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory. Soliman served as the Dean of the School of Health Sciences for the period of six years (Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2020). Soliman has joined the School in 2012 after completing his postgraduate degrees (MPhil/PhD - Oct. 2009) at the University of Bath, United Kingdom in field of Molecular Modeling, computational chemistry and drug design, under supervision of Prof. Ian Williams.
Prof. Soliman is Editor of Journal of Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics (Springer), The Protein Journal (Springer). Editor in Chief of Journal of Organic and Biomolecular Simulations (JOBS), editor of Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Journal of Drug Design and Research and International Journal of Molecular Biology and Medicine. Soliman is also academic visitor at different international institutes.
Prof. Soliman is a C-rated NRF researcher. Soliman's research mainly focuses on studying of biomolecular systems and drug-protein interactions at molecular level, see the full research scope here and publications here.
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Latest News
Feb 2021 - The launch of SimulabHub - WAIT FOR THE EXCITING NEWS!!!
June 2018: Prof Soliman is named as top published researcher for 2017
Soliman achieved the first position this year as a top-published UKZN researcher for 2017, accumulating 1650 productivity units (PUs).
Oct. 2017- Prof Soliman ranked UKZN Top-30 published researchers for 3 consecutive years (more info)
For three consecutive years, Prof Soliman is ranked the first top published researcher in the college of health sciences and among top-30 university-wide.
March 2016- Successful Amber Workshop 2016 in UKZN, Durban, Westville Campus
BIG "THANK YOU" to Ross Walker, Adrian Roitberg and Ben Madej from UC San Diego USA for coming over to deliver this fantastic and well-received workshop. Looking forward to another one in the near future.
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(Adrian Roitberg) - (Mahmoud Soliman) - (Ross Walker) 2016, Amber workshop
* Prof. Soliman is organizing committee member of Pharmacy Summit conference Read More
* Our article is listed as one of the most downloaded articles in 2014 Read More
* Congratulation to Olyadi (MSc), Bhakat (MSc) for obtaining their master degree summa cum laude (Sept. 2014)
* Article selected to feature in a top bio-medical journal (Feb. 2014) Read More
* R1.5 Million HPC Facility for Dr Soliman's Lab (Sept. 2013) Read More
* Congratulations: Mahasin, Mhlongo and Tivani have graduated with Distinction - Well Done!!! (April 2014)
Annual Amber workshop series:
*(Coming up)- Amber Workshop 2015 (keep checking for update)
*Amber workshop - 1-5 December 2014 - National Kruger Park (program here)
* Amber workshop 2-5 Dec. 2013, Cape Town: Check pictures [here] - Leave your feedback [here] - this will help us improve the workshop next year
* Amber workshop Oct. 2011, Durban: Check pictures [Here]
