Prof Islam is one of the top 15 researchers (2019) at UKZN and holds a C1 NRF rating since 2022. His major area of research is type 2 diabetes and obesity while he has published more than 180 papers in the international peer reviewer journals including 12 reviews but excluding 12 book chapters and one editorial. He is also serving as a member of the editorial board and guest editor of a number of international peer-reviewed journals in the area of his research.
Apart from above, Prof Islam is also serving as an Academic Leader for the Biotechnology cluster (Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology) in Westville Campus and previously served as a Chair of the University Animal Research Ethics Committee (AREC). He has also been awarded the 2015 College Distinguished Teacher Award for his teaching excellence.
Prof Islam is one of the leading researchers at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and was recently listed in the top 2% of global researchers by Mandeley.com and the top 0.1% of global researchers in Experimental Diabetes Research by ExpertScape.com.
Type 2 diabetes and obesity; animal model development; antidiabetic, antiobesogenic and toxicological interventional trials; mechanisms behind the antidiabetic effects of various plant extracts, fractions, isolated pure compounds, medicinal and functional foods, food supplements and artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes.
Prof Islam’s research focuses on type 2 diabetes and obesity; animal model development; antidiabetic, antiobesogenic, and toxicological interventional trials; mechanisms behind the antidiabetic effects of various plant extracts, fractions, isolated pure compounds, medicinal and functional foods, food supplements, and artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes with an ultimate goal for better understanding the rapidly changing pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and obesity and to develop better alternative medicines and supplements for the better management of these non-communicable diseases.
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