Shabana Anjum

A highly motivated and accomplished researcher and educator with a strong background in animal and human physiology, molecular biology, endocrinology, and reproductive biology.

QUWA-4TH Forum of women research -2023

International Outstanding Research Award in Molecular Biology (2023), ASIA RESEARCH AWARD.

International Best Research Awards in Neuroendocrinology (2022), International Society for Scientific Network (ISSN) Awards, India.

Best poster Award in Society of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology (SRBCE), (2012), India

1. Shabana Anjum, Yamna Khurshid, Stefan D Pertusis, and Temidayo omoloye (2025). Unmasking the Epigenome: Insights into Testicular Cell Dynamics and Reproductive Function, IJMS.
2. Shabana Anjum , Waad Abuwatfah, Remya Radha, Pitt WG, Ghaleb Husseini, , Nanozyme targeted Chemotherapy: Synergistic Approach for Precision Therapy, 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry, Pharmaceutics. (Under review)

3. Shabana Anjum, Remya Radha, Abuwatfah W, Pitt WG, Husseini G, Ultrasound-Enhanced Cetuximab-Targeted Liposomal Doxorubicin for Precision Immuno-Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, 2025, Scientific Report (under Review).
4. Remya Radha, Shabana Anjum, Vinod P, Pitt WG, Husseini G, Ultrsound-triggered Doxorubicine targeted delivery for liver cancer treatment: Reduced toxicity and improve efficacy, 2025, ACS Pharmacology (Under review)
5. Shuhd Bin Eshaq, Jalal Taneera, Shabana Anjum, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Mohammad H Semreen, Karem H Alzoubi, Mohamed Eladl, Yasser Bustanji, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Waseem El-Huneidi, The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Is a Novel Gene Involved in Proper Physiological Functions of Pancreatic β-Cells, (2025), Cells.
6. Waad H Abuwatfa, Shabana Anjum, William Pitt, Ghaleb A Husseini, Herceptin-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment via Immunoliposomes Triggered by High-Frequency Ultrasound and Microbubbles, 2024, 2024 IEEE 17th International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine & Engineering (NANOMED)
7. Shabana Anjum, Waad Abuwatfah, Remya Radha, Pitt WG, Husseini G, Enhancing Mitochondrial Apoptosis in Breast Cancer with Ultrasound-Triggered Chemotherapy, 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, (Under review).
8. Remya Radha, Vinod Paul, Shabana Anjum, Ayache Bouakaz, William G Pitt, Ghaleb A Husseini, Enhancing Curcumin’s therapeutic potential in cancer treatment through ultrasound-mediated liposomal delivery, (2024), Scientific Report.

9. W El-Huneidi, Shabana Anjum, MA Saleh, Y Bustanji, E Abu-Gharbieh, J Taneera, Carnosic Acid Protects INS-1 B-Cells against Streptozotocin-Induced Damage by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Improving Insulin Secretion and Glucose Uptake, 2023, Molecules.
10. W El-Huneidi, Shabana Anjum, K Bajbouj, E Abu-Gharbieh, J Taneera, The coffee diterpene, kahweol, ameliorates pancreatic β-cell function in streptozotocin (STZ)-treated rat INS-1 cells through NF-kB and p-AKT/Bcl-2 pathways, 2021, Molecules
11. W El-Huneidi, Shabana Anjum, AK Mohammed, H Unnikannan, R Saeed, Copine 3 “CPNE3” is a novel regulator for insulin secretion and glucose uptake in pancreatic
β-cells, 2021, Scientific Reports.
12. Kamal Sweidan, Hussein Elfadel, Dima A Sabbah, Sanaa K Bardaweel, Rima Hajjo, Shabana Anjum, Jithna Sinoj, Vidhya A Nair, Eman Abu‐Gharbieh, Waseem El‐
Huneidi, Novel derivatives of 4, 6‐Dihydroxy‐2‐quinolone‐3‐carboxamides as potential PI3Kα inhibitors, 2022, Chemistry Select.
13. W El-Huneidi, Shabana Anjum, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Shuhd Bin Eshaq, Sham Abdrabh, Yasser Bustanji, Nelson C Soares, Mohammad H Semreen, Karem H Alzoubi, Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Jalal Tanee, Rosemarinic acid protects β-cell from STZ-induced cell damage via modulating NF-κβ pathway, 2023, Heliyon, Cell Press.

14. Shabana Anjum, P Singh, RK Srivastava, K Tsutsui, A Krishna, Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: a bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology.

15. Shabana Anjum , Khattak MNK, Tsutsui K, Krishna A, Role of RF amide-related peptide-3 (RFRP-3), a mammalian GnIH ortholog, in energy homeostasis, glucose metabolism, and neuroendocrine function, 2021, Molecular Biology Report.
16. Shabana Anjum, Anuradha A, Krishna A, A possible direct action of oxytocin on spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in pre-pubertal mouse, 2018, Andrologia
17. Shabana Anjum, Do We Need To Worry About Wireless Devices: A Risk Of Health? 2018, Examines in Physical Medicine and C Rehabilitation, (Editorial)
18. MD Danish Nadeem, Sanjeev Kumar Raghuwanshi, Ravindra Kumar Yadav, Shabana Anjum, High power cell tower radiation: Hazards in public health, 2019, Journal on Mobile Applications and Technologies
19. Himanshu PKG, Pandey R, Shabana Anjum, Occupational Exposure to Pesticide: A Risk of Diabetic Neuropathy, 2018, Journal of Toxicological Analysis | Corresponding Author
20. Shabana Anjum, Krishna A, Tsutsui K, RFRP-3 acts as a mediator between obesity and impaired testicular function, 2017, Obesity Weight Loss Thereology,
21. Shabana Anjum, Krishna A and Tsutsui K, Possible role of GnIH as a mediator between adiposity and impaired testicular function, 2016, Frontiers in Endocrinology.
22. Shabana Anjum , Krishna A, Sridaran R and Tsutsui, K, Inhibitory roles of the mammalian GnIH ortholog RFRP-3 in testicular activities in adult mice, 2014, Journal of Endocrinology.
23. Shabana Anjum , Krishna A, Sridaran R and Tsutsui, K, Localization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH), kisspeptin and GnRH receptor and their possible roles in testicular activities from birth to senescence in mice, 2012, Journal of Experimental Zoology (A) Ecology and Genetic Physiology.
24. Banerjee A, Shabana Anjum , Verma R, Krishna A, Alteration in expression of estrogen receptor isoforms alpha and beta, and aromatase in the testis and its relation with changes in nitric oxide during aging in mice , 2012, Steroids.
25. Shabana Anjum, Amitabh Krishna, Kisspeptin acts as a common messenger in the pathways controlling nutrition and reproduction in male mouse, 2017, European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

1. Shabana Anjum, Anuradha, Krishna A, Oxytocin as a Modulator for Puberty Development and Its Role in Social Cognition, 2019, Oxytocin: Biochemistry, Functions and
Effects on Social Cognition, Nova Science Publishers, edited by Michael M Watts, ISBN 978-1-53616-815-0.
2. Shabana Anjum, Krishna A and Tsutsui K Possible role of GnIH as a mediator between adiposity and impaired testicular function. The roles of GnIH in reproductive
function and behavior, 2018, Frontiers in Endocrinology, ISBN 978- 2-88945-442-6.
3. Shabana Anjum, Krishna A, GnRH as a Local Mediator of Developmental and Physiological Processes in Mammalian Testis. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone:
Hormone (GnRH): Production, Structure and Function, 2013, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH): Production, Structure and Functions. Nova Science Publishers
edited by Eric Scott Sill, ISBN 978-162808-478-8.

stereotaxic injection (ICV) • Surgery (vasectomy/Overiectomy), endocrine disruption studies, transcardial perfusion and removal of brain part (Cerebellum, Cortex,
Hippocampus and Hypothalamus) • Induction of metabolic disorder (Diabetes through STZ/obesity by High Fat Diet/hypothyroidism by methimazol (MMI) and tumor •
Microscopy, computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA), and biochemical assays to assess seminal fluid components (semen analysis) • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA), radioimmunoassay (RIA), and chemiluminescent immunoassays (CLIA) (Hormone assay) • Histological and Histochemical Techniques • Mammalian cell
line, Primary cell culture and tissue culture • Molecular biology techniques; Knocking down of genes, qPCR, Western Blot and FACS (Flow cytometry analysis). •
Proteomics and Metabolomics; Mass spectrometry and HPLC and Bioinformatic analysis • Imsulin secretion or insulin tolerance test. • Imaging techniques; Confocal
microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy. • Nanparticle synthesis and characterization (DLS and Zeta) • High frequency and low frequency ultrasound mediated drug
delivery to the target organ (cancer)

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