Profile

Research Interests

• Parasitology (Systematics, Taxonomy, Epidemiology & Control)
• Helminths Bioinformatics
• Diagnostic of NTDs
• Implementation research
• One Health Approach
• Molecular biology
• Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Research Support

• Modeling to Support High-Burden Countries: Northwester. (Funded by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
• Addressing soil-transmitted helminth infections in Sylhet division, Northeastern Bangladesh (Funded by: UNSW, Australia)
• Optimizing control program for helminthiasis: development of mapping system and feasibility of youth club in Bangladesh (Funded by: Korea Diseases Control and Prevention Agency_KDCA)
• Molecular Platform for Helminthiasis: Development of Resource Optimised Diagnostics and Disease Mapping in Epidemic and Epizootic Systems of Bangladesh (Funded by: SAURES)
• Fight the Bite: Comprehensive Molecular Platform for Detection of Vectors and Vector-Borne Pathogens in Bangladesh (Funded by: KDCA)
• Tracing the Trail: Investigating Animal-Associated Foodborne Helminthiasis through Source Tracking and Biobanking (Funded by: SAURES)
• AMMnet Insights in Bangladesh: Divisional Workshops on Malaria Modelling for Public Health Professionals in Bangladesh (Funded by: Northeastern University, USA)
• Dynamics of gastrointestinal helminthiasis in Bangladesh: prospect and implementation of ‘One Health’ approach to ensuing sustainable control (Funded by: International Parasite Resource Bank, Korea)
• Barriers and gaps on utilization and coverage of mass drug administration program against soil-transmitted helminth infection in Bangladesh; an implementation research (Funded by: World Health Organisation)
• Molecular Detection of Pathogens in Ectoparasites Collected from Companion Animals in Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), Bangladesh (Funded by: SAURES)
• Survey on WASH in Sylhet health district, Bangladesh (Collaboration with Good Neighbours)
• "Communication and Reach for Public Health Researchers in Bangladesh" (Funded by: Northwestern University, USA)