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Professor Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, currently holds the position of Vice Chancellor/Professor of the Islamia University Bahawalpur and the Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur. He received his Master and M.Phil. in the field of Biochemistry from Pakistan and Ph.D. in biosciences from the Drexel University of Philadelphia, USA. He served at various academic/administrative positions in USA on an outstanding scientist (O-1) visa. Soon after his return to Pakistan in the year 2007, he joined the PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, as Professor of Biochemistry (till July 2010). Dr. Mukhtar’s laboratory has studied the mechanisms of viral entry into the brain, a sanctuary for viruses during antiretroviral therapy. His research team explored the role of cholesterol-depleting drugs (Statins) in HIV-1-related neuronal injury and received “The Atorvastatin Award of the Year 2002-A Focus on Science” bestowed on Dr. Mukhtar form the Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. One of his collaborative articles published in Virology Journal November 2008 issue was featured on the BioMed Central (an International organization publishing over 200 peer-reviewed scientific journals) and also received “Highly Accessed” seal. Committed to the role of technology in biomedical research, he serves as managing editor of Frontiers in Bioscience and is on the editorial board of several national and International journals. Dr. Mukhtar as Principal or Co-Investigator has received several awards from the US National Institutes of Health, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Professor Mukhtar is founding Chairperson of the first ever educational consortium in Pakistan the “Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences Arts & Humanities”. Joint educational endeavors are the main objective of this body represented by twelve higher education institutes all across the country. Within a short span of one year this consortium has been acknowledged nationally and internationally. Recently, American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan offered support and collaboration towards this consortium. Dr. Mukhtar has also been honored with membership to the World Presidential Conclave on the future of higher education and conferred with ‘Asian Education Leadership Award 2012’. Dr. Mukhtar is recognized as a fine researcher, scientist, teacher and administrator in Pakistan. He has several research publications, including peer-reviewed research, review articles, invited articles, book chapters, commissioned articles and critiques to his credit. His scientific comments have been published in the World topmost journal “Nature” entitled “Pakistan Needs Research  Ethics and Integrity Body” and added to the European Science Foundation reading list. His impact factor is >200 and citation index around 1000.