B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany, Gargi College, Delhi University , New Delhi, India
September 2010 — August 2013
B.Ed. , Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University , New Delhi, India
September 2013 — August 2014
M.Sc. Biotechnology , Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
September 2014 — August 2016
PhD, Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
September 2019 — August 2023
Dissertation thesis titled: "Molecular modifiers of tau spreading - Inflammation, Phosphorylation and Mitochondria"
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
351
Scholar Citations
7
Scholar h-index
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Extensive reduction in crucial nutrient levels during pregnancy and postpartum: the first Slovak cross-sectional study K Koprdova, A Margetiny, N Basheer, N Zilka, A Kristufkova European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 313 , 2025 2025
Micronutrient dynamics and deficiency risk across pregnancy and postpartum in a Slovak cohort A Kristufkova, N Basheer, K Koprdova, M Lieskovsky, M Fresser, N Zilka PLoS One 20 (9), e0331125 , 2025 2025
Disruption of extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets modulates extracellular space volume and geometry E Syková, I Voříšek, Z Starčuk, J Kratochvíla, I Pavlova, Y Ichikawa, ... Journal of Neuroscience 45 (8) , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
TLR4-mediated chronic neuroinflammation has no effect on tangle pathology in a tauopathy mouse model N Basheer, MK Muhammadi, CL Freites, M Avila, MUD Momand, ... Frontiers in aging neuroscience 16, 1468602 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Tau-Induced Perineuronal Net Degradation in Alzheimer's Disease N Basheer, SU Zadran, MK Muhammadi, T Smolek, N Zilka ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA 240, 91-91 , 2024 2024
Shaping the future of preclinical development of successful disease-modifying drugs against Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of tau propagation models N Basheer, L Buee, JP Brion, T Smolek, MK Muhammadi, J Hritz, ... Acta neuropathologica communications 12 (1), 52 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
AD-TAU INDUCED TANGLE-LIKE PATHOLOGY IN A NEWLY CHARACTERIZED TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL MK Muhammadi, T Smolek, I Uhrinova, N Basheer, N Zilka IBRO Neuroscience Reports 15, S283-S284 , 2023 2023
Does modulation of tau hyperphosphorylation represent a reasonable therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease? From preclinical studies to the clinical trials N Basheer, T Smolek, I Hassan, F Liu, K Iqbal, N Zilka, P Novak Molecular Psychiatry 28 (6), 2197-2214 , 2023 2023 Citations: 163
Enriched environment ameliorates propagation of tau pathology and improves cognition in rat model of tauopathy V Mate, T Smolek, ZV Kazmerova, S Jadhav, V Brezovakova, B Jurkanin, ... Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 14, 935973 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Monoclonal antibodies targeting two immunodominant epitopes on the Spike protein neutralize emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern B Kovacech, L Fialova, P Filipcik, R Skrabana, M Zilkova, ... EBioMedicine 76 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
Second-Generation Antibodies Neutralize Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern B Kovacech, L Fialova, P Filipcik, R Skrabana, M Zilkova, ... bioRxiv, 2021.06. 09.447527 , 2021 2021
Polo-like Kinase 1 as an emerging drug target: structure, function and therapeutic implications I Shakeel, N Basheer, GM Hasan, M Afzal, MI Hassan Journal of drug targeting 29 (2), 168-184 , 2021 2021 Citations: 66
Fibroblast growth factor receptor influences primary cilium length through an interaction with intestinal cell kinase M Kunova Bosakova, A Nita, T Gregor, M Varecha, I Gudernova, B Fafilek, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (10), 4316-4325 , 2019 2019 Citations: 57
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Does modulation of tau hyperphosphorylation represent a reasonable therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease? From preclinical studies to the clinical trials N Basheer, T Smolek, I Hassan, F Liu, K Iqbal, N Zilka, P Novak Molecular Psychiatry 28 (6), 2197-2214 , 2023 2023 Citations: 163
Polo-like Kinase 1 as an emerging drug target: structure, function and therapeutic implications I Shakeel, N Basheer, GM Hasan, M Afzal, MI Hassan Journal of drug targeting 29 (2), 168-184 , 2021 2021 Citations: 66
Fibroblast growth factor receptor influences primary cilium length through an interaction with intestinal cell kinase M Kunova Bosakova, A Nita, T Gregor, M Varecha, I Gudernova, B Fafilek, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (10), 4316-4325 , 2019 2019 Citations: 57
Monoclonal antibodies targeting two immunodominant epitopes on the Spike protein neutralize emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern B Kovacech, L Fialova, P Filipcik, R Skrabana, M Zilkova, ... EBioMedicine 76 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
Enriched environment ameliorates propagation of tau pathology and improves cognition in rat model of tauopathy V Mate, T Smolek, ZV Kazmerova, S Jadhav, V Brezovakova, B Jurkanin, ... Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 14, 935973 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Shaping the future of preclinical development of successful disease-modifying drugs against Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of tau propagation models N Basheer, L Buee, JP Brion, T Smolek, MK Muhammadi, J Hritz, ... Acta neuropathologica communications 12 (1), 52 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Disruption of extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets modulates extracellular space volume and geometry E Syková, I Voříšek, Z Starčuk, J Kratochvíla, I Pavlova, Y Ichikawa, ... Journal of Neuroscience 45 (8) , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
TLR4-mediated chronic neuroinflammation has no effect on tangle pathology in a tauopathy mouse model N Basheer, MK Muhammadi, CL Freites, M Avila, MUD Momand, ... Frontiers in aging neuroscience 16, 1468602 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Extensive reduction in crucial nutrient levels during pregnancy and postpartum: the first Slovak cross-sectional study K Koprdova, A Margetiny, N Basheer, N Zilka, A Kristufkova European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 313 , 2025 2025
Micronutrient dynamics and deficiency risk across pregnancy and postpartum in a Slovak cohort A Kristufkova, N Basheer, K Koprdova, M Lieskovsky, M Fresser, N Zilka PLoS One 20 (9), e0331125 , 2025 2025
Tau-Induced Perineuronal Net Degradation in Alzheimer's Disease N Basheer, SU Zadran, MK Muhammadi, T Smolek, N Zilka ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA 240, 91-91 , 2024 2024
AD-TAU INDUCED TANGLE-LIKE PATHOLOGY IN A NEWLY CHARACTERIZED TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL MK Muhammadi, T Smolek, I Uhrinova, N Basheer, N Zilka IBRO Neuroscience Reports 15, S283-S284 , 2023 2023
Second-Generation Antibodies Neutralize Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern B Kovacech, L Fialova, P Filipcik, R Skrabana, M Zilkova, ... bioRxiv, 2021.06. 09.447527 , 2021 2021