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Muhammad
Ashraf
Doctoral Researcher, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care
M.Sc.

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Areas of expertise

Pharmacokinetics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling
Population PK/PD
Non-linear Mixed Effects Modeling
NONMEM
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Biography

Education:1. Ph.D. Drug Research Doctoral Programme (DRDP)    01/10/2016 - Present    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.2. M.Sc. General Toxicology    01/09/2013 - 06/01/2016    University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Finland.3. Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)    14/02/2007 - 30/04/2012    Riphah International University, Islamabad Pakistan. 
Work Experience:1. Project Researcher    01/10/16 - Present     Turku University Hospital, Turku Finland.2. Lecturer (Clinical Pharmacy/Biopharm and Pharmacokinetics)    14/02/12 - 01/08/13    University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

Teaching

Pharmacology

Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacokinetics 

Population PK/PD Modeling 

Research

I am working in the field of pharmacometrics, where I use the 'population approach' (i.e. non-linear mixed effects modeling) to describe the pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) behaviors of drugs in the human body. I am applying these concepts to data from ongoing clinical trials, that are being actively carried out at the Turku University Hospital, with anesthetic agents and pain medications. The rationale is to elucidate the optimal dosing schemes for these drugs for use in pain medicine, in an attempt to implement precision medicine in this area of medical care provision. 

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