Aqsa Arif, a PhD student from the LEJ Nanotechnology Centre at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, has won the Commonwealth Chemistry Award for her research in health and wellbeing. Competing with scholars from 28 countries, Aqsa’s work earned the top prize in the Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG 3) category at the Commonwealth Chemistry Posters virtual event, held in September 2024.
Aqsa’s research, titled “Prodrugs of Methylprednisolone Nanoparticles: Effective Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Analgesic Agents,” was selected for its innovative approach to using nanoparticles to deliver Methylprednisolone prodrugs, a widely used anti-inflammatory medication. For her work, she received a £200 cash prize and a certificate.
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The event was organized by Commonwealth Chemistry and the Federation of Chemical Sciences Societies, UK, and featured over 180 abstracts. The University of Karachi’s ICCBS director, Prof. Dr. Farzana Shaheen, and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi praised Aqsa for bringing international recognition to Pakistani science students.
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