Dr. Sana Alam
MBBS, MD Biochemistry
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Reg. Number: DMC-63970
sana2k2@gmail.com
About
Dr. Sana Alam has completed her M.B.B.S.(2008) and MD Biochemistry(2013) from esteemed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University(A.M.U). Presently, she is working as Associate Professor in Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi.She has total teaching experience of more than 10 years in her field and is also the UG-teaching incharge from Biochemistry. She has many publications in both national and international indexed journals. She did research on glycation of H2A histone in SLE patients as a part of her dissertation. She has supervised many MBBS students in prestigious STS-ICMR research projects and also guiding MSc students in biochemistry. She is also supervising PG students and currently involved in various research projects in her institute. She wants to build a strong foundation for her students and instil in them a scientific acumen so that they can carry out cutting-edge research in their careers. Moreover, she takes part in various responsibilities and is working continuously towards improvement of the quality of medical education in her institute so that it becomes at par with the best in the world.
Area of Interest
- Glycation of proteins, DNA
- Insulin resistance and pre-diabetes
- Pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications
Educational Qualifications
| Degree | Year | Name of College & University | Registration Number | Date of Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD(Biochemistry) | 2013 | JNMC, AMU | DMC-63970 | 09-07-2013 |
| MBBS | 2008 | JNMC, AMU | MCI/08-32673 | 16-03-2009 |
Details of Teaching Experience
| Designation | Institution | From | To | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | HIMSR, New Delhi | 05-04-2021 | Till Date | |
| Assistant Professor | HIMSR, New Delhi | 12-03-2014 | 04-04-2021 | 7 years |
| Demonstrator | HIMSR, New Delhi | 14-8-2013 | 11-03-2014 | 7 months |
| Junior resident | JNMC, AMU | 30-06-2010 | 29-06-2013 | 3 years |
Publications(Last Three Year)
- Anjali P, Alam S, Khan S, Bano S, Bansal S, Baweja T. Association of lipid profile with cholesterolosis in cholelithiasis patients – a hospital-based study. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2025;32(6):586–595. doi:10.53555/zy70q048.
- Baweja T, Dikshit A, Bano S, Bansal SK, Alam S. Assessment of DNA glycation in the prediabetic state: Early indicator of glycemic stress. Metab Open. 2025;26:100372. doi:10.1016/j.metop.2025.100372.
- Bano S, Khan S, Anjali P, Bansal SK, Habib A, Alam S. ASSOCIATION OF INSULIN RESISTANCE WITH HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN SEMI URBAN PRE-DIABETIC POPULATION OF SOUTH DELHI-AN EMERGING LINK. International Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 2024 Oct 1;14(4), 571–579.
- Ohri A, Kaur J, Alam S, Khan S. Reflective writing by medical students on the newly implemented foundation course in MBBS curriculum: An in-depth analysis. MGM Journal of Medical Sciences. 2024 Jan 1;11(1):132-8.
- Aggarwal L, Goswami P, Batra S, Alam S, Kumar A, Srivastava P. An Intelligent Healthcare System for Diagnosis Based on Machine Learning Technique. In2023 2nd Edition of IEEE Delhi Section Flagship Conference (DELCON) 2023 Feb 24 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
- Alam MS, Singhal A, Kashyap VK, Khan S, Alam S. Vitamin b12 levels and their correlation with haematological parameters-a hospital based study. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2024;6(1):745-50.
- A. Kumar, N. Aggarwal, U. Vasisht, L. Aggarwal, S. Alam and P. Goswami, "Patient-mediated Health Data Exchange using Blockchain," 2023 5th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication Control and Networking (ICAC3N), Greater Noida, India, 2023, pp. 1510-1515,
- Arora V, Johnson A, Aggarwal L, Goswami P, Alam S. Dermcare-Skin Disease Classification from Image. In2023 International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Intelligent Systems (ICCCIS) 2023 Nov 3 (pp. 933-938). IEEE.
- Alam S, Ahmad F, Tripathi P, Raghav A. Glycated albumin as a surrogate marker for prediabetes: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 2023 Sep 18:1-8
- Kumar A, Alam S, Bano S, Prakash R, Jain V. Association of eating disorders with glycaemic control and insulin resistance in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. August 2023;14(4):40.
- Jain V, Bajaj K, Neelamegam S, Singh D et al. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Plasmodium vivax malaria. A case-control study of comparison between ARDS and non-ARDS patients in P. Vivax malaria. International journal of research in Medical Sciences.2023 August.
- Thakral AK, Sinha A, Jain A, Habib A, Alam S. Study of Inflammatory Markers as Prognostic Indicator in Acute Pancreatitis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 2023 Apr 1;13(2).
- Alam S, Khan S, Jain V, Kashyap V, Kapur P. Utility of hematological and biochemical parameters as a screening tool for assessing coronavirus disease 2019 infection and its severity. Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure.2023;1-7.
- Aggarwal N, Raghav S, Ohri A, Alam S. Effectiveness of probiotics. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2022;4(3):270-4
- Alam S, K Sabina, Ahsan A, Khan IA. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Among the MBBS Students after a Year of COVID-19 Outbreak. Trends in medical research. 2021; 16(2):30-36.
- Alam S, Raghav A, Reyaz A, Ahsan A, Ahirwar AK, Jain V, Agarwal S, Tripathi P. Prevalence of elevated liver enzymes and its relationship with type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Indian adults. Metabolism Open. 2021 Dec 1;12:100130.
- Mehmood F, Firoz N, Shukla J, Alam S, Mishra P. Diagnostic Errors in Ophthalmic Practice during COVID-19 Pandemic. Acta Scientific Ophthalmology. 2021 April 23;4 (5):123-127.
- Pal A, Ahirwar AK, Sakarde A, Asia P, Gopal N, Alam S, Kaim K, Ahirwar P, Sorte SR. COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: a review of current knowledge. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 2021 Feb 4
- Bansod S, Ahirwar AK, Sakarde A, Asia P, Gopal N, Alam S, Kaim K, Ahirwar P, Sorte SR. COVID-19 and geriatric population: from pathophysiology to clinical perspectives. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 2021 Mar 1;42(1):87-98.
- Reyaz A, Alam S, Chandra K, Kohli S, Agarwal S. Methylglyoxal and soluble RAGE in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Association with oxidative stress. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2020 Jun;19(1):515-21.
- Alam S, Baluja Z, Nabi N. Feedback of Second-Year Medical Students on Existing Teaching Methodology in Pharmacology: A Questionnaire Based Study.2019 March;5(1)
- Alam S, Verma A, Ahsan A. Study on “Methylglyoxal Modified DNA: A possible trigger in the pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus”. Biochem Ind J. 2018;12(2):129.
- Ahsan A, Moinuddin A, Siddiqui AH, Alam S, Ahmad A. Protein Creatinine Index: An Alternative for Screening Nephropathy in Hypertensives. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2018 Mar 1;12(3).
- Ahsan A, Manna K, Yadav GS, Moinuddin A, Ahmad A, Gupta RC, Alam S. Protein creatinine index: A possible predictor of nephropathy in hypertensives, in Northern India. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2016 Sep 1;460:18-22
- Ahsan A, Salman KA, Alam S, Siddiqui AH, Naeem SS, Ahmad A, Khan IM. Alpha-1 antitrypsin, a diagnostic and prognostic marker of vernal keratoconjunctivitis. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 2014 May;8(5):CC08.
- Alam S, Ahsan A, Alam S. Newer insights in drugs inhibiting formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products. Journal of Biochemical Technology. 2013 Jul 4;5(1):666-72.
- Alam S, Arif Z, Alam K. Glycated-H2A histone is better bound by serum anti-DNA autoantibodies in SLE patients: Glycated-histones as likely trigger for SLE?. Autoimmunity. 2015 Jan 2;48(1):19-28
- Aggarwal N, Raghav S, Ohri A, Alam S. Effectiveness of probiotics. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2022;4(3):270-4
- Glycated-H2A histone is better bound by serum anti-DNA autoantibodies in SLE patients: Glycated-histones as likely trigger for SLE? (Original Article). Sana Alam, Zarina Arif, and Khursheed Alam. Journal of Autoimmunity.2014;1-10
- Newer insights in drugs inhibiting formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products. (Review Article). Sana Alam, Akif Ahsan and Sarah Alam. Journal of Biochemical Technology.2013; 5(1): 666-672
- Accumulation of AGEs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - 5 Year Update. (Mini Review). Sana Alam and Akif Ahsan. Postgraduate Journal of Medical Research. 2013; 2(1):142-146.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin, a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (Original Article). Akif Ahsan, Khushtar A Salman, Sana Alam, Iqbal M Khan, Syed Shariq Naeem, Aquil Ahmad and Anwar H Siddiqui. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2014;8(5): 08-10
- Protein creatinine index: A possible predictor of nephropathy in hypertensives, in Northern India (Original Article). Akif Ahsan, Kush Manna, Gajraj S.Yadav, Arsalan Moinuddin, Aquil Ahmad, R.C. Gupta, Sana Alam. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2016; 460: 18 –22
- Protein Creatinine Index: An Alternative for Screening Nephropathy in Hypertensives. (Original Article). Akif Ahsan , Arsalan Moinuddin , Anwar Hasan Siddiqui, Sana Alam, Ahmad, Aquil. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. Mar2018, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p15-18.
- Methylglyoxal Modified DNA: A Possible Trigger in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus. (Original Article). Sana Alam, Aditya Verma, Akif Ahsan, Sarita Agarwal. Biochemistry: An Indian Journal .2018;12(2):129
- Feedback of Second-Year Medical Students on Existing Teaching Methodology in Pharmacology: A Questionnaire-Based Study (Original Article). Sana Alam, Zenis Baluja, Nusrat Nabi. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research (IABCR) has been provisionally accepted for publication as Original Research (Jan - Mar Vol 5 Issue 1 2019)
- Methylglyoxal and soluble RAGE in type 2 diabetes mellitus: association with oxidative stress. (Original Article). Alisha Reyaz, Sana Alam, Kailash Chandra, Sunil Kohli, Sarita Agarwal. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders e-ISSN 2251-6581 J Diabetes Metab Disord DOI 10.1007/s40200-020-00543-y
- COVID-19 and geriatric population: from pathophysiology to clinical perspectives: Swanjal Bansod, Ashok Kumar Ahirwar, Apurva Sakarde, Priyanka Asia, Niranjan Gopal, Sana Alam, Kirti Kaim, Pradeep Ahirwar and Smita R. Sorte. Horm Mol Biol Clin Invest 2021, https://doi.org/10.1515/hmbci-2020-0053
- COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: a review of current knowledge: Astha Pal, Ashok Kumar Ahirwar, Apurva Sakarde, Priyanka Asia, Niranjan Gopal, Sana Alam, Kirti Kaim, Pradeep Ahirwar and Smita R. Sorte. Horm Mol Biol Clin Invest 2021,https://doi.org/10.1515/hmbci-2020-0052.
- Diagnostic Errors in Ophthalmic Practice during COVID-19 Pandemic : Faizan Mehmood,, Nabeel Firoz, Jyoti Shukla, Sana Alam and Pooja Mishra. Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 4.5 (2021): 123-127.
Research Work & Projects
- 2020- SHORT TERM STUDENTSHIP PROGRAM (STS), promoted by The Indian Council of Medical RESEARCH (ICMR); Project titled “Study analyzing the possible role of glycated DNA in the pathophysiology of Pre-diabetes” has been selected (Reference ID 2020 - 10272). (Name of the student - Abhishek Dikshit, MBBS batch 2019, Name of the guide- Dr. Sana Alam, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry)
- 2020- Intramural project titled “Utility of hematological & biochemical parameters as a screening tool for assessing COVID-19 infection and its severity as Co-investigator
- 2016- SHORT TERM STUDENTSHIP PROGRAM (STS), promoted by The Indian Council of Medical RESEARCH (ICMR); Project titled “Methylglyoxal modified DNA as a marker in diabetes pathophysiology” promoted by The Indian Council of Medical Research (Reference Id 2016-02022) has been awarded. (Name of the student-Aditya Verma, Name of the guide- Dr. Sana Alam, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry)
- 2018- SHORT TERM STUDENTSHIP PROGRAM (STS), promoted by The Indian Council of Medical RESEARCH (ICMR); Project titled “Glycated albumin as a novel marker for detecting pre-diabetes” promoted by The Indian Council of Medical Research (Reference Id 2018-02650) has been awarded. (Name of the student-Fahad Ahmad, Name of the guide- Dr. Sana Alam, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry)
- 2018- Intramural project accepted titled “Relationship between insulin resistance and hematological parameters in semi urban pre-diabetic population of South Delhi”: An emerging link as Principal Investigator
Fellowship
- SRI VENKATESHWARA CARDIAC RESEARCH MEDAL FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS & ALLIED ASPECTS on the topic: Ischemia modified albumin, a newer biochemical marker for early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome- pilot study in Indian society for atherosclerosis research & CME (ISARCON – 2015) held in HIMSR, JAMIA HAMDARD, 29th -31st October 2015.
Membership of Academic Bodies Societies
- INDIAN SOCIETY FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND RESEARCH Delhi chapter ISARCON (membership number LM-50)
- EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF INDIAN SOCIETY FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND RESEARCH (membership number LM-347)
Invited Talks and Lectures
- Ischemia modified albumin, a newer biochemical marker for early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome- Pilot study
- Indian society for atherosclerosis research & CME (ISARCON -2015), HIMSR, JAMIA HAMDARD, 29 TH -31 ST October 2015
Workshops/ CMEs/ Conference Organised
- CME on World Diabetes Day organized by Department of Biochemistry & Medicine, HIMSR, Jamia Hamdard on 13th November 2017.
- UGC-SAP sponsored National Conference on chronic inflammatory diseases 13-15 feb 2014, Department of Biochemistry, HIMSR, JAMIA HAMDARD.
- Indian society for atherosclerosis research & CME (ISARCON -2015), Department of Biochemistry, HIMSR, JAMIA HAMDARD, 29TH-31ST October 2015.
