Amir Hossain

Lecturer , Department of Pharmacy
Mobile No: :+88-01715-646476
E-mail: amir@asaub.edu.bd





Academic Qualifications:

  • B. Pharm. (Hons), Khulna University

  • M. Pharm. (Thesis), Khulna University

    Awards:

  • Erasmus Mundus (Expert) scholarship

  • University merit scholarships

    Seminars and workshops :

  • A workshop on Quality Assurance and blended learning in tertiary education.

  • A workshop on preparation and analysis of draft self-assessment report

  • A workshop & Training on building network for collaboration research and educational linkages and training for academic staffs.

  • Also, a number of seminars and training sessions in Bangladesh.

    Membership:

  • Member, Self-Assessment Committee (SAC) IQAC (Institutional Quality Assurance Cell), HEQEP.

  • Member, Pharmacy Alumni Association, Khulna University (PAAKU)

    Lab Experiences:

  • Cancer research on "TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Bangladeshi population".- Genomic DNA isolation, Quantification, RFLP-PCR amplification, Restriction endonuclease digestion, Gel electrophoresis.

  • Synthesis and purification of novel hydroxyurea derivatives to test against oral cancer. (University of Zagreb, Croatia).

  • A phytochemical research on "Investigation of antioxidant potential, analgesic, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities, and phytochemical analysis of Boehmeria macrophylla Leaf (Family: Urticaceae)" during B. Pharm. project.

    Research Exhibition:

  • Oral presentation at Asian federation of Biotechnology (AFOB), 2018.

  • Poster presentation 18th international congress of international society for ethnopharmacology and 5th international congress of society for ethnopharmacology, India (ISE-SFEC), 2018.

  • Scientific Poster presentation on Breast Cancer at education fair in Khulna University.

    Current Project:

  • Bioactivity analysis in the field of ethnopharmacology.

  • Synthesis of nanoparticles

    Teaching Area (Core):

  • Pharmaceutical Analysis

  • Basic Anatomy

  • Clinical Pathology

  • Biostatistics

    Published Articles:

  • 1. Hossain, A., Murshid, G.M.M., Zilani, M.N.H. et al. TP53 codon72 polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Bangladeshi population. Breast Cancer (2016), 24(4), 571-578.

  • 2. Hossain A, Islam T, Saifuzzaman Saeed MAS, Islam MK, Murshid GMM, Rahman MM. Bioactivity of Boehmeria Macrophylla (Urticaceae) leaf extract. Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine. 2016, 16 (3), 233-241.

  • 3. Islam F, Hossain A, Hossain MG, Murshid GMM, Rahman MM. Evaluation of Antioxidant, Analgesic and Cytotoxic Activities of Typha angustata L. Root. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 14(1): 55-59, 2015.

  • 4. Sumi SA, Saeed MAS, Hossain A, Mia MS, Afrin S, Rahman MM. Investigation of the key pharmacological activities of Ficus racemosa and analysis of its major bioactive polyphenols by HPLC-DAD. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 3874516, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3874516.

  • 5. Hasan MM, Hossain A, Shamim MA, Rahman MM. Phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation of ethanolic extract of Lepisanthes rubiginosa L. leaves. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2017) 17:496.

  • 6. Alif AH, Hossain A, Hossain MA, Madhu TM, Sumi SA, Rahman MM. Phytochemical and Pharmacological evaluation of Cyperus odoratus extract. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal. 2018; 21(2): 150-159.

  • 7. Shefa U, Hossain A, Hossain MA, Islam F, Rahman MM. (2018) Antioxidant, analgesic, anti-diarrheal and anthelmintic activities of Eugenia friticosa (Myrtaceae) leaf extract. S. J. Pharm. Sci. 8(1): 88-103.

  • 8. Mahaldar K, Hossain A, Islam F, Islam S, Shahriar M, Rahman MM. Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activity of Piper chaba Against Paracetamol-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley Rat. Natural Product Research. Accepted.