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Last updated 10th July 2024

Muhammad Usman Ghori is a pharmaceutical scientist working at the interface of sustainable bio-sourced materials, formulation design, smart manufacturing, and public health to develop novel systems and platform technologies for individual and societal healthcare needs. He is particularly interested in developing evidence-based formulations and strategies based on patient and societal values that are underpinned by clinical knowledge and requirements.

He is an overseas-qualified registered pharmacist with a PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) from Bahauddin Zakariya University and a clinical pharmacy clerkship from Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan. He has worked with Pharmagen Healthcare Ltd, serving as a Pharmacy Manager. During his time there, he contributed to a significant public health project in the water and sanitation sector, a collaboration between Pharmagen Healthcare Ltd and Acumen Fund, Inc, USA.

Later, he joined the University of Huddersfield on a Nicholson Fee-waiver Studentship to pursue his PhD in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Throughout his PhD, he extensively published his scientific findings in high-impact journals. He also established the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) student chapter at the University of Huddersfield and served as its founding Chair from 2014 to 2015. He has also organised the annual AAPS Student Chapter conferences in 2015 and 2016 at the University of Huddersfield. The theme of the conferences was integrating scientific disciplines, and aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from across pharmaceutical science and allied scientific disciplines to share the latest developments in the field. In recognition of his research achievements, he received the prestigious Vice-Chancellor Research Student of the Year Award in 2015. He completed his doctorate in January 2015 and was appointed as a Post-doctoral Research Assistant in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Huddersfield.

During his post-doctorate, he successfully developed a patented AFM-based nanoscale chemical imaging technique called CIDA (chemical imaging by dissolution analysis) and received the prestigious platinum award in 2016 from Bruker Nano-surface, UK. He was recognized as an outstanding performing staff member for 2017–2018 and 2020-21 by the University of Huddersfield, UK. Currently, he works as a Senior Research Fellow and Course Leader MSc Pharmaceutical Business Suite. He manages an independent research group, and under his supervision, 5 PhD and 6 MRes students have successfully graduated. Additionally, he has provided guidance and supervision to over 100 undergraduate and postgraduate students for their thesis-based research projects. He specialises in driving scientific innovation and holds patents in pharmaceutical materials and analysis. He also works as a Consultant on Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs, collaborating with major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in Pakistan and the Gulf region.

Besides his research work, he actively engages in teaching, he is the course leader for MSc Drug Discovery and Business Strategy and MSc Pharmaceutical Formulation and Business Strategy. He also significantly contribute to various other programmes such as MPharm, BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and MSc Pharmaceutical and Analytical Science. He was nominated for the Best Supporting Teacher Award in 2017 and 2018.

He had served as a Consultant (2019-2020) for the Ministry of Science and Technology Pakistan on "Innovative Natural Solutions for Managing Diseases." He made significant contributions to the Scientific Group established by the Pakistan High Commission London to assist the Pakistani diaspora in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a Consultant and Advisor for Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences to the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), appointed on the recommendation of the Government of Pakistan. COMSATS is an international and intergovernmental organization with 24 Centers of Excellence worldwide, including countries such as Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

In his free time, he enjoys cooking and baking. He also plays professional club cricket as an All-Rounder and has been awarded the T. Ramsden Trophy for the best bowler in 2017 and 2018, which is now displayed at the Yorkshire Cricket Museum.