Muneeb Faiq

Muneeb A. Faiq

Born 1983
Srinagar, Kashmir
Alma mater All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Muneeb Faiq (born in Srinagar in 1983) is a highly acclaimed clinical researcher working on glaucoma [1][2] (the second largest cause of blindness worldwide), neurodegeneration and diabetes at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He is mostly attracted towards research focused at deciphering the mechanism and identifying novel therapeutic modalities for neurodegeneration and related disorders. He also works on Brain-Diabetes interphase with regards to regulation of dietary behavior, energy metabolism and its clinical implications in humans. In 2014, Faiq and his research group propounded a radical hypothesis about glaucoma proposing it to be a brain specific form of diabetes.[3] This hypothesis is likely to revolutionize the understanding of glaucoma and is thought to give birth to new areas in glaucoma research and treatment.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Muneeb’s brain diabetes theory of glaucoma was reported by media all over the world.[10][11][12][13][14] In 2015, Muneeb was awarded the "Best PhD Scholar Award" at All India Institute of Medical Sciences.[15][16] He is the first Kashmiri to get this award.[17][18] His research on glaucoma is widely acclaimed and considered to be extremely useful working guide for glaucoma specialists who treat children and their families with this blinding disorder.[19][20][21] Faiq writes about molecular medicine, physics, philosophy [22] and mathematics.[23][24] In 2012, Muneeb propounded and put forth the "Encephalization Hypothesis of Diabetes" [25] – a theory that explains the manifestation of diabetes primarily as a human disease. According to this hypothesis, diabetes is a peculiar and uniquely human disease with an evolutionary handcuff to increasing brain size in hominids.[26] Muneeb and his co-workers proposed that due to certain unique aspects of human evolution, physiology, anthropology and anatomy, humans have a special predisposition for diabetes.[27] Muneeb has widely lectured on many areas of health sciences and has been invited as a guest speaker in many national and international conferences.[28] [29] Faiq’s opinions are well respected and recognized in both scientific and philosophical communities. Martin Cohen a British philosopher and writer describes him as a contemporary scientist with interesting philosophical insights and even quotes his opinions about the contributions of great scientists of all time.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Muneeb Faiq contribution to Glaucoma".
  2. ↑ "World Glaucoma Congress Hong Kong".
  3. ↑ "Original paper Brain Diabetes Theory of Glaucoma".
  4. ↑ "Could Glaucoma Actually Be "Diabetes of the Brain"? A New Hypothesis Says Maybe".
  5. ↑ "Glaucoma Can Actually Be the Diabetes of the Brain, Say Researchers".
  6. ↑ "A fascinating new concept about a relationship between glaucoma and diabetes".
  7. ↑ "Muneeb Faiq Hypothesis".
  8. ↑ "Brain specific Diabetes".
  9. ↑ "Pathbreaking discovery in the field of Glaucoma" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Glaucoma: it may be associated with a new type of diabetes.".
  11. ↑ "Glaucoma is brain diabetes suggests Research".
  12. ↑ "Research say that glaucoma may be a brain disease".
  13. ↑ Glaucoma and diabetes are linked "Glaucoma and Diabetes are linked" Check |url= value (help).
  14. ↑ "Is Glaucoma Diabetes of the brain".
  15. ↑ "Kashmir Scholar gets Best PhD Award at All India Institute of Medical Sciences".
  16. ↑ "Kashmiri gets best PhD scholar Award at AIIMS".
  17. ↑ "First Kashmir to get best PhD at AIIMS".
  18. ↑ "Kashmiri gest Best PhD at AIIMS, New Delhi".
  19. ↑ "Glaucoma Research Update" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "Glaucoma research now" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Glaucoma publications in Jaypee" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Literature and Ethics with insights from Archeology and Anthropology".
  23. ↑ "Is statistics a Mathematical Realm or a Non-Scientific fiction".
  24. ↑ "Jaypee publications".
  25. ↑ "Encephalization – An Evolutionary Predisposition to Diabetes: A Large Brain Hypothesis explaining the mechanism of Diabetes." (PDF).
  26. ↑ "Evolution diabetes Muneeb".
  27. ↑ "Medical News Today".
  28. ↑ "Muneeb Faiq Guest Speaker Asia Pacific Glaucoma Congress".
  29. ↑ "Muneeb Faiq Guest Speaker 5th world congress on Diabetes" (PDF).
  30. ↑ "Muneeb Faiq on Important Scientific Issues".
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