Affiliation: Henan Academy of Innovations in Medical Sciences

Dr. Ihtisham Bukhari is an associate professor at the Henan Academy of Innovations in Medical Sciences, an affiliated institute of Zhengzhou University, and serves as a principal investigator at the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and a distinguished professor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University. He previously served as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his PhD in biology (genetics) from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2015 and completed postdoctoral training in cancer biology and molecular biology at Henan University.

His research focuses on the regulatory roles of noncoding RNAs, particularly lncRNAs, in gastric cancer, as well as the relationships between Helicobacter pylori infection and cancer progression using gastric organoids, primary gastric cells, and cancer cell lines. He has also investigated mitochondrial integrity in drug resistance and cell death. His broader research includes the molecular and genetic basis of reproductive, congenital, and metabolic disorders. Dr. Bukhari has published more than 70 research articles in leading journals.