Dr. M. Qaiser Fatmi completed his academic journey at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, where he earned his Doctoral Degree (Dr. rer. nat.) specializing in Molecular Modeling and Computational Chemistry. Under the mentorship of Prof. B. M. Rode, he conducted groundbreaking research. Dr. Fatmi's career path includes positions at renowned national and international institutions such as the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi (ICCBS, Karachi), University of California, Riverside Campus (UCR, USA), and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU, Islamabad).
Upon joining COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (CIIT) as an Assistant Professor, Dr. Fatmi swiftly progressed to secure an Associate Professorship and finally the Tenured Professorship. He is recognized as a pioneer in Pakistan for his work on Quantum Mechanical-based Molecular Dynamics Simulations of chemical complexes, playing a pivotal role in establishing computational chemistry and biology research groups in the country. Dr. Fatmi holds the distinction of being among the first Pakistanis to earn a Doctoral Degree in Molecular Modeling/Computational Chemistry and contribute significantly to the global scientific community from Pakistan.
Dr. Fatmi possesses comprehensive expertise in Molecular Mechanical and Quantum Mechanical Molecular Dynamics Simulations, particularly focusing on Organic, Inorganic, and Biomolecular Complexes. His research endeavors aim to unravel the structural, dynamic, thermodynamic, and reaction mechanism aspects of these complexes. Notably, he received extensive training in biomolecular modeling, simulations, and structure-based drug design during his academic journey, with exposure in the USA and Brazil.
Recognizing his academic excellence, Dr. Fatmi received the Science and Technology Grant South East Asia for his Doctoral Programme (2004-2007), provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture. He has authored 54 research papers published in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals, accumulating an impressive cumulative impact factor of 160. Dr. Fatmi's research domains span various aspects of computational chemistry and biology, including: