Qamar Rahman

Qamar Rahman
Born
Shahjahanpur
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materSt. John's College, Agra
AwardsVigyan Vibhushan Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsNanotoxicology, Pulmonary Biochemistry, Geno Toxicity
InstitutionsUniversity of Lucknow, IITR

Qamar Rahman is an Indian scientist who has worked extensively in the last 40 years to understand the physiological effects of nanoparticles. She is known internationally for her work on asbestosis, the effects of slate dust and other household and environmental particulate pollution and means for improving occupational health.[1]

She is currently the Dean of Research Science and Technology, Amity University, Lucknow, India.[2]

Rostock University, Germany awarded an honorary doctorate to her in 2009.[3] Rahman is the first Indian to receive this honor from this 600-year-old university. She has studied extensively on toxicity of asbestos,[4] soot and many other pollutants. She has also made a film on the subject of women getting exposed to toxic chemicals in the work place

Her most cited paper[5] has been cited 450 times, according to Google Scholar.[6]

  1. ^ Rahman, Qatar. "Lilavathi's Daughters" (PDF). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ^ Rahman, Qatar. "Current position". Retrieved 31 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Rahman, Qamar. "Honorary Doctorate". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ Arti Shukla; Mary Gulumian; Tom K. Hei; David Kamp; Qamar Rahman; Brooke T Mossman (1 May 2003). "Multiple roles of oxidants in the pathogenesis of asbestos-induced diseases". Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 34 (9): 1117–1129. doi:10.1016/S0891-5849(03)00060-1. ISSN 0891-5849. PMID 12706492. Wikidata Q35111450.
  5. ^ Qamar Rahman, Mohtashim Lohani, Elke Dopp, Heidemarie Pemsel, Ludwig Jonas, Dieter G Weiss, and Dietmar Schiffmann "Evidence that ultrafine titanium dioxide induces micronuclei and apoptosis in Syrian hamster embryo fibroblasts." Environ Health Perspect. Aug 2002; 110(8): 797–800. PMC 124095
  6. ^ "Most_cited_Article_in_Google_Scholar". Retrieved 6 February 2022.