Shagufta Khan, PhD

Dr. Shagufta Khan is currently serving as a Scientific Editor at Cureus Journal of Medical Science in San Francisco, USA. She brings extensive expertise in scientific and medical editing, with a strong focus on manuscript refinement. Her work involves ensuring precision, clarity, and coherence in scientific writing while guiding authors to meet high standards of scholarly communication. Dr. Khan holds a Ph.D. for her research titled “Biophysical Studies on a Mammalian Cell Entry Protein: A Potential Drug Target of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” Her work explores the role of this protein in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis, contributing valuable insights toward drug development. She has been the recipient of both Junior and Senior Research Fellowships awarded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India, in recognition of her academic and research achievements. Dr. Khan has also contributed to the scientific community through the following publications.

1. Khan S., Islam A., Hassan M. I., and Ahmad F. (2016). Purification and structural characterization of Mce4A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 93, 235-241. Impact Factor: 8.5

2. Khan S., Khan, F. I., Mohammad, T., Khan, P., Hassan, G. M., Lobb, K.A., Islam, A., Ahmad, F. and Hassan, M. I. (2018) Exploring molecular insights into the interaction mechanism of cholesterol derivatives with the Mce4A: A combined spectroscopic and molecular dynamic simulation studies. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 111, 548-560. Impact Factor: 8.5

3. Khan S., Khan, P., Hassan, M. I., Ahmad, F. and Islam, A. (2019) Protein Stability: Determination of structure and stability of a transmembrane protein Mce4A from M. tuberculosis in the presence of SDS. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 126, 488-495. Impact Factor: 8.5