CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. MD. HAFIZUR RAHMAN
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology
Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh
Tel: +88-071-62201-6, Ext. 2307
Fax: +88-071-62399
Cell phone: +8801712786998
Research area
To build up a career in research, education and teaching, especially in the field of Nutritional Biochemistry and
clinical nutrition. Pharmaceuticals , drug developments, Major research field: Edible oil, fatty acids, biomarkers.
Degree
PhD (Nutritional Biochemistry),
M.Sc ( Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Rajshahi University
B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rajshahi University
PhD
Faculty of Applied Science and Technology , Islamic University, kushtia-7003,
Bangladesh , Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology , Islamic University,
kushtia-7003, Bangladesh
2014
Degree awarded
M.Sc
Dept. of Biochemistry and University of Rajshahi, 1996 (held in1999)
(Thesis Group)
Molecular Biology
B.Sc (Honors)
Dept. of Biochemistry and University of Rajshahi, 1995
Higher Secondary
Certificate (S.S.C)
Bangladesh
Molecular Biology
Bangladesh
Science
Rajshahi
(held in 1997)
First Class
Education 1991
First division
Education 1989
First division
Board
Certificate (H.S.C)
Secondary school
First Class
Science
Rajshahi
Board
** The courses were not completed in due time because of session jam or backlog of academic year for various
unavoidable circumstances. Such delays happen in every national University in our country.
Dissertations
M.Sc
research:
“Isolation
&
Molecular
Characterization
of
Multidrug
Resistant
Shigella
dysenteriae . A Causative organism of bacillary dysentery (Shigellosis)” using different
biochemical techniques e.g. Pure culture technique, Gel-electrophoresis, Plasmid DNA isolation, Transfer
of bacterial drug resistant gene and characterization of drug resistant gene etc.Microbiology and genetic
engineering Laboratory, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ph.D Research: Completed Ph.D research at the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic
University, Kushtia, Bangladesh in the field of nutritional biochemistry and clinical nutrition upon the titile “
Studies on biochemical properties of rapeseed oils of different genomic varieties and its effects on cardiohepatic disease markers in rats”
Professional experiences
June 2015 -To date
Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology , Islamic
University, kushtia-7003, Bangladesh
April 2008- May2015
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology , Islamic
University, kushtia-7003, Bangladesh
April 2005-April 2008
Lecturer, Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology , Islamic University,
kushtia-7003, Bangladesh
Feb2000-Feb 2005
Served as Research and Drug development Officer at Acme laboratories Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Feb 2009 to may 2009
Worked as research assistant on “Development of various food stuffs using
st
st
supercritical fluids from 1 February 2009 to 31 may 2009 in the laboratory of Food
process engineering laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, College
of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea.
Areas of study
Masters in Biochemistry (M.Sc.)
Biomolecules, Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics, Gene fine structure & Gene products ,
Intermediary metabolism & its ,control, Nutritional ,Biochemistry, Neurobiochemistry, Endocrinology,
Clinical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry of natural products,
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc. Honours)
Biophysical
chemistry,
Organic
chemistry,
Biomolecules,
Microbiology,
Physiology,
Nutrition,
Enzymology,Cell Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Fermentation technology, Lab works
Integrated subjects: Botany & Mathematics Technical Knowledge:
Able to handle the Electrophoresis, UV, IR, Spectrophotometer, Ultracentrifuge machine, Auto-homolyzer,
Electrolyte analyzer, TLC and Various Chromatographically separation equipments. I also performed of
operation HPLC, Autotitrator, Karl Fisher, Dissolution test , bio analyzer and all pharmaceutical and Food
industry instruments etc.
Scholarships
a) Primary Scholarship awarded by Rajshahi Education Board
b) Junior Scholarship awarded by Rajshahi Education Board
c) Merit Scholarship awarded by Rajshahi Education Board
d)
Merit Scholarship awarded by Rajshahi University
Membership of Professional Organizations/Learned Societies
Life member of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2010).
Life member of Rajshahi University Biochemists Alumni Association (2012).
Life member of American Society for Microbiology (2012).
Current responsibilities
*I am delivering lecturer on B. Sc.(Hon) and Master’s courses such as Biophysical Chemistry, Basic
Biochemistry, Food chemistry, Food Engineering unit operation, Food plant design, Food Microbiology,
Biochemical toxicology, Industrial Microbiology, Food engineering, Endocrinology, Metabolism, Molecular
Biology & Genetic Engineering.
*Taking tutorial classes, item examination and class tests
* Laboratory set up and management
* Act as supervisor for B.Sc and M. Sc thesis student
* Demonstration of practical/session
* As Chairman, examiner and member of exam. Committee to conduct examinations
* To help the head of the department for his various academic and administrative works
Computer and Language Skills
Language : Can read, write and speak in Bengali & English fluently.
Computer Skill (OS) : Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Computer Skill (Packages) : MS Word, MS Power point, MS Excel
Conferences/Workshop Attended
( 1) Conference of the Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on Current
Trends in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research in Bangladesh, 25-26 February, 2012.
(2) Workshop on Networking & ISP setup with LINUX, Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh.
2012.
(3) International Symposium for Hazard Detection & Management System organized by Korean
Society for Food Science and Technology: held in Daejon, Republic of Korea, 28 may, 2009.
List of Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1.
Md. Hafizur Rahman, Lubna nasreen, Khadiza Habib and Md. Nazibur Rahman. Effects of
Dietary Coconut Oil on Erucic Acid Rich Rapeseed Oil-induced Changes of Blood Serum Lipid in
Rats.
Current
Nutrition
&
Food
Science,
2014,
10,
00-00.doi:
10.2174/1573401310666141029232727 2
Md. Tanvir Sarwar, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Salim Raza, Shakh M. A. Rouf and Md.Nazibur
Rahman. Determination of Erucic acid content in traditional and commercial mustard oils of
Bangladesh by Gas- Liquid Chromatography, Advances in Biochemistry,2014; 2(1): 9-13,
doi:
10.11648/j.ab.20140201.12
3
M.M.H.
Khan,
M.
Manirujjaman1,
M.
Rahman,
A.
M.
M.
Uddin,
S.R.Kabir,
M.A.Zubair,M.H.Rahman, S. Biswas, M. A. Islam. Nutritional Assessment of Three Commonly
Consumed Bangladeshi Fish Species, L. rohita, H. molitrix and P. hypophthalmus from Wild and
Farmed Sources, American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2,23-27 .
doi:10.12691/ajfn-2-2-2
4
Shaikh Shahinur Rahman, Afroza Khatun, Bably Sabina Azhar, Hafizur Rahman and Sabir Hossain.
A Study on the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Prevalence of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea
among Preschool Children in Kushtia. Pediatrics Research International Journal. Vol. 2014 (2014),
Article ID 805309, 10 pages, doi: 10.5171/2014.805309
5
M. H. RAHMAN, S. AKTER, T. BEGUM, M. S. I. KHAN, M. S. ISLAM and M. R. BEGUM.
Effects of Mild Ingestion of Used Fried Rapeseed Oil (Mustard Oil) on Hepatic Tissues in Long-Evans
Rats, RESEARCH NOTE , J. Food Sci. Technol. Nepal, Vol. 8 (78 -80 ) 2013, ISSN: 1816-0727.
6
Asad Ud-Daula, Abdur Rakib, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Sabir Hossain, Md. Ibrahim Hossain, Md.
Fuad Hossain and Md. Ibrahim Khalil. Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria
in Hospital Effluents, JPER, Vol.4 No.1 January-June 2013,pp.10-18
7
Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Sk. Shahinur Rahman, Md. Shofikul Islam, A. Y. K. Md. Masud Rana, Md.
Hafizur Rahman. A comparative study of dietary fiber awareness, diseases & drugs interaction in
rural and urban areas of Bangladesh, Science Journal of Public Health, 2013; 1(5): 194-200. doi:
10.11648/j.sjph.20130105.12.
8
G. M. Mosarrof Hossain, Md. Tanvir Sarwar, M. Hafizur Rahman, Shakh M. A.Rouf1,Salim Raza,
Asad Ud- Daula, Sabir Hossain. A study on nutritional status of the adolescent girls at Khagrachhari
district in Chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh. American Journal of Life Sciences, 2013; 1(6): 278282.doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20130106.17.
9
Md. Ariful Alam, Md. Tanvir Sarwar, Md. Hafizur Rahman, A. Y. K Masud Rana,Shakh M. A Rouf.
Formulation of low cost complementary baby food to improve the nutritional status of the
malnourished children in Bangladesh. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2013;
2(4): 200-206.doi: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20130204.17.
10
Fahmida Khatun, M. Kamruzzaman, Mominul Islam, Shofikul Islam, Hafizur Rahman, Rezaul
Karim. Health hazards and the socioeconomic status of female labour of tobacco processing mills in
Kushtia, Bangladesh. Science Journal of Public Health,2013; 1(1): 1-8.doi:
10.11648/j.sjph.20130101.11.
11
Md. Sabir Hossain, Nayla Binte Iqbal, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Tanvir Sarwar, Asad Ud- Daula,
Md. Fuad Hossain,and Md. Ibrahim Khalil. A Study on the Incidence of Infections and Infestations
among the Malnourished Children of the Slum Area. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research.
3(4): 929-939, 2013.
12
Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Minarul Islam, Md. Rezaul Karim, Asad Ud-Daula, M. Ibrahim Hossain,
Md. Sabir Hossain, Md. Fuad Hossain, Md. Ibrahim Khalil. A study on nutritional status of pregnant
woman in south-west region of Bangladesh. Int. Res J Pharm. App Sci. 2013; 3(2):54-58.
13
Afroza Khatun, Sk. Shahinur Rahman, Hafizur Rahman, Sabir Hossain. A cross sectional study on
prevalence of diarrhoeal disease and nutritional status among children under 5-years of age in Kushtia,
Bangladesh. Science Journal of Public Health 2013; 1(2) : 56-61 . doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20130102.12
Others Articles
14
M.H Rahman, M.B Hossain, M.R Karim, D.K paul, and A. U Daula. Identification of Microorganism
in bakery and dairy Products from the Local market of Jhenidha and Kushtia districts, Journal of
Applied Science and technology, Vol. 7, No. 2 , December 2010, pp 23-26.
15
M.H Rahman, M.W Hassan, M.S. Hossain, A.S.M..A.H Akand, M.R. Karim. Antimirobial Activities
of Menthol and Acetone Extract of Neem (Azadiracta Indica A.Juss) Bark and leaves Against
Pathogenic bacterial Strains, Journal of Applied Science and technology, Vol. 7 No. 1, june 2010, pp
13-16.
16
Md.kamruzzaman, Md. Rezaul karim,
A.T.M Mizanur Rahman, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Sabir
Hossain“Antimicrobial Activities of Ethanol Extract of Indigenous Bitter melon (Momordica
charantia) & Fig (Ficus auriculata) Against Bacterial strains”
Journalof Applied Science and
Technology,Vol.05,No.2, 27-31, 2008.
17
Md. kamruzzaman, Md. Rezaul karim, Md. Hafizur Rahman , Bably Sabina Azhar, abdur Rouf
“Hypoglycemic Activities of Ethanol Extract of Indigenous Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
&Fig (Ficus auriculata) on Swiss Albino Mice Model” Journal of Applied Science and Technology,
Vol.05,No. 1, 9-14, 2007.
18
Md. Hafizur Rahman, A.k Azad, A.H Khan, M.Shahjahan “Antibiogram pattern and determination of
R-Plasmid mediated transferable multidrug resistance in Shigella dysenteriae at Rajshahi” Journal of J.
Bio-Sci: Rajshahi University, Bangladesh 11:131-137, 2003.
M.Sc. Students' Thesis Supervised 1
Methila Yesmin. Biochemical properties and effect of rapeseeds oil on cardiac-hepatic enzyme in
Wistar rats. Session: 2010-2011. Submitted on September, 2013.
2
Tohidur Rahman. A study on biochemical properties and effects of different vegetable oils on blood
indices in wistar rats. Session: 2010-2011. Submitted on September, 2013.
3
Most Umme Hafsa. Chromatographic investigation of rapeseed oils and its effect on plasma lipid status
in experimental rats. Session: 2010-2011. Submitted on September, 2013.
4
Lubna Nasrin. A relative study of the toxicological effects of erucic acid in mustard oil and coconut oil
on Wistar rats. Session: 2009-2010. Submitted on June, 2012.
5
Khadiza Habib. A comparative study of biochemical effect of erucic acid in mustard oil and sesame oil
on Wistar rats. Session: 2009-2010. Submitted on June, 2012.
6
Tahmina Begum. A Study on Effects of Mild Ingestion of Used Fried Rapeseed Oil (Mustard Oil) on
Hepatic Tissues in Long-Evans Rats. . Session: 2008-2009. Submitted on December, 2009.
7
Shammy Akter. A Study on Effects of Mild Ingestion of Used Fried Rapeseed Oil (Mustard Oil) on
Cardiac Tissues in Long-Evans Rats. Session: 2008-2009. Submitted on December, 2009.
8
Neluefa Yesmin. Biochemical characteristics of some commercially available mustard oils in
Bangladesh. Session: 2008-2009. Submitted on December, 2009.
9
Md. Belal Hossain. A study on Hygienic condition , detection and enumeration of microorganism in
Bakeries and dairy products in jhenidha and Kushtia Districts , which have harmful effects on human
body. Session: 2007-2008, Submitted on December, 2008.
10
Md. Tanvir Ahmed . A comparative study of dietary fiber awareness, diseases & drugs interaction in
rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. Session: 2000-2001. Submitted on September, 2001.
Personal Information
: Dr.Md. Hafizur Rahman
Father’s name
: Md. Akkas Ali Sardar
Mother’s name
: Sabur jan Begum
Gender
: Male
Place &Date of Birth
: Rajshahi, 19th March ,1973
Nationality
: Bangladeshi (by birth)
Marital Status
: Married, 0ne child
Permanent Address
: Village:-Dhamin Pakuria, Post Office:- Kotalipara, Thana:- Mohonpur
District:- Rajshahi, Bangladesh Referee-1
Prof. Dr. Nazibur Rahman.
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Jahangir Nagar University, Savar Dhaka
Tel: 880-2-7791045-51
Fax: 880-2-7791052
E-mail: nazibanfs@yahoo.com
Referee-2
Prof. Dr. Abdus samad
Dept. of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology
Islamic University , Kushtia,-7003
Bangladesh.
Tel: 88-071-62201-6, ext. 2307
E-mail: md_abdussamad@yahoo.com
Referee-3
Prof. Dr. M. Shahjahan
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205
Bangladesh.
Tel: +8801715255567
Fax: +88-0721-0721-750064
E-mail: mshahjahan@ru.ac.bd
Referee-4
Prof Dr. M. Tofazzal Hossain,
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular biology
University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi 6205
Tel: +880-1711236318
Fax: +88-0721-0721-750064
Email: thossain@ru.ac.bd
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Dr.Md. Hafizur Rahman