Faheem A. Sheikh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir, India. Before this, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology at the Central University of Kashmir, India (2015–2016); Brain Korea 21+ Research Professor at the Myongji University, South Korea (2014–2015); Assistant Professor Research at Nano-Bio Regenerative Medical Institute, Hallym University, South Korea (2012–2014); Postdoc/Research fellow at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America (2010–2012); and Research Professor at Myongji University, South Korea (2010). His research mainly focuses on fabricating 3D nanomaterials used in tissue engineering and regeneration. He has considerable expertise in the fabrication of polymeric, ceramic, and metal oxide nanofibers using electrospinning, as well as the production of porous scaffolds by solvent casting, saltleaching, 3D printing, gas forming, sol-gel synthesis, phase separation, freeze-drying, particulate leaching, and self-assembly for hard and soft tissue engineering. He has more than 16 years of research experience in nanotechnology, with a particular focus on new material fabrication, developing new techniques, tissue engineering and drug delivery. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to 10 conferences, written 7 book chapters, and delivered 4 invited talks.
