Dr. Arif Hussain
Associate ProfessorManipal University, UAE
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Oncology from Jamia Millia Islamia, India
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Oncology from Jamia Millia Islamia, India
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Dr. Arif Hussain is designated as Associate Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, UAE. He has completed his Ph.D. in Oncology from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer and Coordinator at Department of Biotechnology, IIET, Greater Noida, UP, India and Assistant Professor at School of Life Science, Manipal University Dubai Campus, Dubai, UAE. His area of research interest focuses on Signal Transduction and Systems Biology Pertaining to Cancer, to explore the Novel Chemopreventive Agents and their effect on Cancer Prevention, Gene Expression profiling to define Prognostic Factors and Cancer Biology, Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Etiology, its progression in relation to Genetic Variation, Epigenetic changes and Gene-environment interactions, Molecular mechanisms underlying DNA Methylation in Tumor Suppressor Genes and DNA repair genes and its role in Aging and Cancer Prognosis, and Evaluation of gene families in Regulomics of genes via Epigenetic involvement i.e. DNA Methyltransferases, and Histone Deacetylase gene families. He also supervised 21 MSc thesis, and 3 BSc thesis and 1 PhD student currently in his supervision. Dr. Arif has published 20 research articles in journals. He also participated in number of workshops and conferences. He is member of scientific and technical committee and editorial review board on Biological and Life Sciences and associate editor in current research journals of biological science, technical editor for American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, International Journal of Cancer Research, Journal of Medical Sciences and member of editorial in Journal of Tumor and member of international conference committee of International conference on oncology, international advisory board of The 1st International Online Biological Congress, third EMGEN Steering Committee, and International Conference Committee member of ICMBO 2015: 17th International Conference on Medical Biology and Oncology, Dubai, UAE.