Upcoming activities:
23rd SCAC: Fourth Industrial Revolution and Future Society (26-28, Oct'24)
Recent activities
On-Spot Project Review (BAS-USDA 6th Phase)- Jun'24
Fellow CV
List of Publications
(Fellow, 2014)
Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry in the year 1990 from the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Japan.
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Thesis group) in 1979 (held in 1983) from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry in 1978 (held in 1981) from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Professor (Academic Advisor) at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh (February 2024- to date).
Professor (Rtd.) in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (December 1997- January 2023).
Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait (September 2004 – June 2009) (On leave from University of Dhaka).
Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (December 1991-December 1997).
Part-time Teacher in the Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 1991-March 1991).
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (April 1990-December 1991).
Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (April 1984-March 1990).
JSPS Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan (Short-term), in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Chemistry & Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. (June 2025– August 2025).
Visiting Scientist as a JSPS-Bridge Fellow in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. (October 2012–November 2012).
Visiting Scientist as a JSPS Fellow in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. (December 2003-May 2004).
Visiting Scientist in the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany (August 1998-March 1999).
Monbusho Follow-up Research Fellow in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan (December 1995-March 1996).
Post-doctoral Fellow (UNU-Fellowship) in the Nutrition Biochemistry Laboratory, National Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Japan (April 1994-April 1995).
Visiting Scientist in the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan (April 1993-July 1993).
Ph.D. Student in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Japan (April 1987-March 1990).
Research Student (Fellow) in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Japan (January 1986-March 1987).
M.Sc. Research Student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka (July 1981-June 1983).
Awards/Honors
DU Research Excellence Recognition 2025. Certificate of Appreciation from University of Dhaka in recognition of my exemplary contribution to scholarly excellence through high quality research publication.
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste. Elected in 2023 for outstanding contribution to science and its promotion in the developing world.
Best Article Award for publishing an article in the special issue of "The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences" to celebrate the centenary of the University in 2022.
Awarded BAS-Dr. M. O. Ghani Memorial Gold Medal Award 2021 by BAS (Bangladesh Academy of Sciences) for outstanding research in Biological Sciences.
Awarded Dean's Teachers’ Research Award of 2015-2016 (Gold Medal) for outstanding research in the Faculty of Biological Sciences.
Fellow, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), 2014.
Awarded Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for Ph.D. at Tohoku University, 1987-1990.
Awarded Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship to undertake post-doctoral research at Tohoku University, Japan (December 2003-May 2004)
Awarded JSPS-Bridge Fellowship in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. (October 2012–November 2012).
Ph.D. Students' Thesis Supervised
Jannatul Nayeem. Association of insulin receptor and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ gene polymorphisms with phenotypic features and insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in January 2024.
Sadia Isfar Ara Rahman. Genomewide analysis of Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A, B circulating in Bangladesh to understand the population structure, transmission pattern, and evolutionary dynamics using whole genome sequencing. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in July 2022.
Evana Akhtar. Impact of introducing high-selenium lentils on everyday diet for mitigating arsenic-related health problems in Bangladesh. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in October 2021.
RoksanaYeasmin. BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka. Association of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 gene polymorphism with type 2 diabetes mellitus in relation to insulin action and secretion. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in August 2021.
AyatunNesa. BIRDEM Hospital. Association of NAT2, GSTT1 & GSTM1 gene polymorphisms and influence of oxidative stress on prostate cancer risk in Bangladeshi population. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in December 2020.
Amrita Bhowmik. BUHS, Mirpur. Association of genetic variation in TCF7L2, SLC22A1 and KCNJ11 genes with risk for type 2 diabetes in Bangladeshi population. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in December 2020.
TasnimFarzana, Bangladesh Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka. N-acetyl transferase-2 (NAT-2) genetic polymorphism in different ethnic populations of Bangladesh. The degree was awarded at the University of Dhaka in December 2011.
Muhammad Ali Siddiquee. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Dhaka. Nutritional properties of some traditional and high-yielding varieties (HYV) of rice in Bangladesh. The degree was awarded at the University of Dhaka in August 2010.
Md. Sabir Hossain. Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. Studies on the molecular basis of Shiga Toxin 1 induced mammalian cell death. The degree was awarded at the University of Dhaka in September 2008.
Md. Tahminur Rahman. Ibrahim Medical College, BIRDEM, Dhaka. Aetiopathology of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM) in Bangladesh. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in September 2008.
M.D. Students' Thesis Supervised
Dr. Md. Fakhrul Islam Chowdhury, Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. Effect of Roxadustat in management of anemia and iron regulation in cirrhosis of liver patients. The degree was awarded from BSMMU in August 2024.
Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. A randomized controlled trial of Roxadustat in anemia of liver cirrhosis and its effects on HIF-1-Alevel. The degree was awarded from BSMMU in August 2024..
Dr. NarwanaKhaleque. Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. Association of murine double minute 2 (MDM2) gene polymorphism with hepatocellular carcinoma. The degree was awarded from BSMMU in April 2019.
Dr. Fatima-Tuz-Zohrann, Laboratory Medicine, Department of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. Association of serum zinc level with the severity of Acne vulgaris. The degree was awarded from BSMMU in August 2017.
Shamima Arin Aishi. Role of DNA repair XRCC1 and XRCC3 gene polymorphisms in the predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh. (Submitted)
Md. Abdur Rahman. Study of p53 gene polymorphism and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: in a Bangladeshi cohort. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in January 2023.
Afroz Jahan Taniya. Occurrence of emerging food-borne pathogens in common fast foods and inactivation of pathogens with essential oil. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in December 2015.
Md. Abdul Momen. Impact of serum lead concentration of pregnant woman on low birth weight. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in February 2010.
Md. Mahbubul Anwar. Weekly and twice weekly iron supplementation in the control of iron deficiency in adolescent female garment factory workers. The degree was awarded from the University of Dhaka in August 2004.
M.S. Students' Thesis Supervised
Seventy-four MS thesis students were supervised.
B.Sc. Students' Thesis Supervised
1.Nafisa Ahmed. Association of XRCC1 and XPD polymorphism with risk of prostate cancer in Bangladeshpopulation. Student of the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BRAC University, Dhaka. Session: Spring 2023. Submitted on February 2023.
2.Deera Mahasin, Luthfa Akter Bushra, Shifat E Nusrat. Association of MTHFR rs1801133, PEMT rs4244593, CHKA rs7928739, VNTRs IL-1RN intron 2 and NOS3 intron 4 Polymorphisms with Unexplained Intrauterine Fetal Death in Bangladeshi Population. BRAC University, Dhaka. Session: Spring 2024. Submitted on April 2024.
Research Grants Received and Projects Completed so far
Fifty-two projects have been completed, with grants from different organizations.
Association of genetic polymorphisms as biomarkers for risk of drug addiction in Bangladesh. Funded by Sarathi Research Grant, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2023-2025.
Editor of Journals
Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (June 2022 – to date)
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh –Science (January 2022- December 2023).
Associate Editor: Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh–Science (January 2020-December 2021).
Reviewer of Journal
As a member of the Reviewer Panel, reviewed manuscripts of the following journals:
Annals of Genetics, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, Food Chemistry, Gene, Gene Reports, Oncology Letter, Heliyon, Medical Science Monitor, Progress in Nutrition, Acta Biochimica Biophysica Sinica, Cancer Epidemiology, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Nutrition Research, Public Health Nutrition, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Tumor Biology, Oncology Research and Treatment, Journal of Food Science and Technology, International Food Research Journal, Frontiers in Public Health Section Environmental Health, Frontiers in Environmental Science, The Open Biochemistry Journal, Bangladesh Journal of Nutrition, Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Teacher’s World, Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka University Journal of \Science, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science, Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management, Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, Journal of Bio-Science.
