About
Professional SummaryDr. Bilal Rah is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah. After completing his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM)—Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Jammu (J&K), India, he moved to the University of Nebraska Medical Center as a postdoctoral research associate in the field of colorectal cancer research.
Employment
Professional Appointments
Research Scientist
University of Sharjah
Education
Academic Background-
M.Sc. Kashmir University, India Biochemistry | Completed: 2008
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B.Sc. Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, India Medical Laboratory Technology | Completed: 2005
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Ph.D. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India Biological Sciences | Jan 2011 — Jul 2016
Publications (22)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Estrogen-Induced Hypermethylation Silencing of RPS2 and TMEM177 Inhibits Energy Metabolism and Reduces the Survival of CRC Cells
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2026
Interplay between tumor cells and immune cells of the colorectal cancer tumor microenvironment: Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2025
Modulation of hepcidin synthesis: the core link in the bi-directional relationship between iron and obesity
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2025
Tamarix articulata inhibits cell proliferation, promotes cell death mechanisms and triggers G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2021
Comparative assessment of biological activities of different parts of halophytic plant tamarix articulata (t. articulata) growing in saudi arabia.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2020
Tamarix articulata (T. articulata)-An important halophytic medicinal plant with potential pharmacological properties.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2019
Role of the functional polymorphism of survivin gene (-31g/c) and risk of breast cancer in a north indian population.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2018
Akt is indispensable for coordinating par-4/jnk cross talk in p21 downmodulation during er stress.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2017
DNA binding, artificial nuclease activity and cytotoxic studies of newly synthesized steroidal pyrimidines.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2017
Inhibition of twist1-mediated invasion by chk2 promotes premature senescence in p53-defective cancer cells.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2017
Reprogramming of molecular switching events in upr driven er stress: scope for development of anticancer therapeutics.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2016
Cristacarpin promotes er stress-mediated ros generation leading to premature senescence by activation of p21waf-1.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2016
A therapeutically relevant, 3, 3'-diindolylmethane derivative NGD16 attenuates angiogenesis by targeting glucose regulated protein, 78kDa (GRP78).
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2015
Design and synthesis of antitumor heck-coupled sclareol analogues: Modulation of BH3 family members by SS-12 in autophagy and apoptotic cell death.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2015
PAWR-mediated suppression of BCL2 promotes switching of 3-azido withaferin A (3-AWA)-induced autophagy to apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2015
A potent cytotoxic metabolite from terrestrial actinomycete, Streptomyces collinus.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2014
4'-Demethyl-deoxypodophyllotoxin glucoside isolated from Podophyllum hexandrum exhibits potential anticancer activities by altering Chk-2 signaling pathway in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2014
A new cytotoxic quinolone alkaloid and a pentacyclic steroidal glycoside from the stem bark of Crataeva nurvala: Study of anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing property.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2013
A Novel MMP-2 Inhibitor 3-azidowithaferin A (3-azidoWA) Abrogates Cancer Cell Invasion and Angiogenesis by Modulating Extracellular Par-4
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2012
Targeting EGFR and IGF 1R: A promising combination therapy for metastatic cancer.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2012
Design and synthesis of novel N, N'-glycoside derivatives of 3, 3'-diindolylmethanes as potential antiproliferative agents.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2012
Anticancer activity, toxicity and pharmacokinetic profile of an indanone derivative.
Bilal Ahmad Rah
2012