Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• 2015-2018, PhD in Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, South Korea
• 2010-2011, MS in Pharmacology, Sylhet Agricultural University
• 2003-2009, DVM, Sylhet Agricultural University

Positions and Affiliations

• August 2021-Present, Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• 2021, Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH), Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
• 2018-2021, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• 2018-2020, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chonnam National University Medical School, South Korea
• 2012-2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• 2010-2012, Lecturer, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• 2021, Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• 2014-2015, Chairman, Department of Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Biotechnology
• 2015, Member, DVM Internship Implementation Cell, Sylhet Agricultural University
• 2012-2013, Assistant Proctor, Sylhet Agricultural University

Awards and Recognitions

• 2011, Awarded The Chancellor’s Gold Medal for MS in Pharmacology, Sylhet Agricultural University

Awards and Scholarships

• 2021, NIH Fellowship for Postdoc, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
• 2018-2020, MRC Fellowship for Postdoc, Chonnam National University Medical School, South Korea
• 2015-2018, NRF and BK21 PLUS Fellowship for the PhD, Chonbuk National University, South Korea

Role as Reviewer

• Cell Proliferation (Wiley)
• European Journal of Pharmacology (Elsevier)
• Drug design, development and therapy (Dove Medical Press)
• Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Wiley)
• International Journal of Oncology (Demetrios Spandidos)
• Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Oxford University Press)
• BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (BMC)
• Frontiers in Pharmacology
• Journal of Nanobiotechnology (BMC)

Professional Memberships

• 2009-Present, Society for NeuroOncology; Member ID: 748749
• 2009-Present, Bangladesh Veterinary Council-BVC; Member ID: 3200
• 2010-Present, Bangladesh Veterinary Association-BVA
• 2010-Present, Krishibid Institution Bangladesh-KIB; Life Member ID: 02-09-17994

Training

• Care and handling of laboratory animals (mouse, gerbil and rat); JBNU (KR)
• Murine models for colitis, gastritis and brain ischemia; JBNU (KR)
• Biosafety management and operation of BSL2 and BSL3 labs; IUMS (USA)
• Murine models for brain tumors and metastasis; CNUHH (KR)
• Isolation, purification, culture and propagation of primary CAFs from brain metastatic tissue; CNUHH (KR)
• Flow cytometry and cell sorting (cancer-associated fibroblasts/CAFs); CNUHH (KR)
• Foundation training for university teachers: Bangladesh university grant commission; GTI, BAU (BD)

Language

• Bengali (Native)
• English (Professional Proficiency)