Professor
Dr. Md. Mohasin
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Research profiles & links
Biography
Dr. Md. Mohasin is a Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka. Dr. Mohasin worked as a postdoctoral fellow (Jan 2023- April 2025) in the department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Previously, he has awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue his PhD on Infection Immunology from University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Earlier, Dr. ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Microbiology and Immunology | Sheffield University | United Kingdom | 2018 |
| Masters | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| Bachelor | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2008 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2026 | Present |
| Associate Professor | Dhaka University | Dhaka | Apr 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Alabama at Birmingham | United States of America | Jan 2023 | Apr 2025 |
| Associate Professor | Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2020 | Jan 2023 |
| Contact Faculty (Biotechnology Program) | Brac University | Mohakhali, Dhaka | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| Part time Consultant | Bangladesh Science and Technology Concern (BSTC) | Dhaka | Apr 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| Assistant Professor | Dhaka University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sep 2014 | Nov 2020 |
| Lecturer | Dhaka University | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Apr 2013 | Sep 2014 |
| Short Term Scholar (Research Associate) | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Maryland, USA | Nov 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Lecturer | Dhaka University | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Mar 2012 | Nov 2012 |
| Research Officer | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) | Mohakhali, Dhaka | Apr 2010 | Feb 2012 |
| Research student | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) | Mohakhali, Dhaka | Jan 2009 | Apr 2010 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology and Immunology | Microbiology and Infection Immunology. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Structure-Based Discovery of Phytochemical Inhibition against Aminoglycoside Phosphotransferase: Integrating Virtual Screening, Molecular Dynamics, and Aminoglycoside Resistance profiling | MD Mohasin | Ms Reya Podder | 2025 | ||
| Masters | Modulating Antimicrobial resistance pattern by adjuvants of aminoglycoside | Dr. Tania Rahman and Dr. Mohasin | Nabila Nawar Binti | Moushumi Debnath | Microbiology |
2023 |
| Masters | Optimization of Citric acid production from fungi | Md. Mohasin | Al-Amin | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Prevalence of uropathogen and their antimicrobial resistance among diabetic and non-diabetic patients | Md. Mohasin | Apurbo Roy | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Investigation the role of environmental factors behind Emerging Antibiotic resistance superbug bacteria | Dr. Md. Mohasin | Foujia Samad Meem | Microbiology and toxicology. |
2020 | |
| Masters | Diagnostic Accuracy of NS1 Antigen Rapid Tests and oxidative stress evaluation in Dengue virus infection | Dr. Tania Rahman | Dr. Md. Mohasin | Sourav Kumar Kundu | 2019 | |
| Masters | Role of environmental hazards for the emergence of Antibiotic resistance bacteria | Dr. Md. Mohasin | Dr. Tania Rahman | Tajreen Naziba Islam | Microbiology and Immunology |
2019 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Environmental toxicology | Role of heavy metals and metals for emergence of the antibiotic resistance bacteria in the environment | Centre for Advance studies in Biological Sciences, Dhaka University | 15-02-2020 | 31-03-2021 | |
| Environmental Microbiology | Determination of the minimum concentration of each antibiotic, heavy metals and metals for emergence of the antibiotic resistance superbug bacteria | Banbeis(Ministry of Education) | 15-10-2019 | 30-06-2022 | Dr. Tania Rahman and Dr. David Dockrell |
| Environmental Microbiology | Determination of the minimum concentration of each antibiotic, heavy metals and metals for emergence of the antibiotic resistance superbug bacteria. | Ministry of Science and Technology | 01-07-2019 | 30-06-2020 | Dr. Zimam Mahmud |
| Environmental Biotechnology | Isolation and molecular characterization of indigenous bacteria (Endophytes) associated with Rhizomes of halophytes | Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh | 01-07-2018 | 30-06-2019 | Professor Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj |
| Environmental Toxicology | Assessment of Physicochemical and Biochemical Qualities of Tannery Effluents of Hazaribagh, Dhaka, and Comparison with Non-Tannery Water Samples | Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh | 01-07-2012 | 30-06-2013 | Professor Dr. Laila N. Islam |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | International Conference on Life Sciences ICLS, 17-18 oct 2025 at Shahjalal university of Science and technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.Talk title:- Capsular Polysaccharide Secondary Structure impacts Streptococcus pneumoniae interactions with the host. |
| 2 | 6th March, 2025, invited talk in the Bacterial Physiology and Pathogenesis Serminar Series at Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Title of the Talk: Capsular polysaccharide secondary structure impacts Streptococcus pneumoniae interactions. |
| 3 | Oral Presentation (Postdoctoral research work), on 9th November 2024 in the 30th Gail Cassell Microbiology Research Retreat, Held at the Joe Wheeler State Park Resort, Alabama, USA. November 8-10, 2024 |
| 4 | 13th Nov, 2024, Structural Biology Forum, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| 5 | ASM Microbe 2024 conference at Georgia world congress center, On 14th June 2024, Oral Presentation at Atlanta, USA. |
| 6 | On 4th November 2023, Postdoctoral research findings presented in the SEB-ASM at University of Auburn, Alabama, USA |
| 7 | On 5 November 2016, Liverpool University, United Kingdom. |
| 8 | 4 November 2013, Oral Presentation, in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 9 | 20 September 2018, Oral presentation at Jessore Science and Technology University. |
| 10 | 4th December 2017, Oral presentation at Briton, United Kingdom. |
| 11 | Invited seminar talk on 22 November, 2018 at Brac University, Dhaka , Bangladesh |
| 12 | On 20 August 2019, Oral presentation in Kualampur, Malaysia. |
| 13 | On April 2019, At University of Chittagong, organized by BSBMB. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Lindau Alumni Association | 2026 | Life Time | |
| 2 | American Society of Microbiology | Postdoctoral member | 2023 | 2024 |
| 3 | Dr. Muhammad Shidullah Hall Alumni Association | Life time | 2022 | Life Time |
| 4 | American Society of Microbiology | International outreach | 2021-2022 | December 2022 |
| 5 | Sheffield University Alumni Association | Life-time | 2018 | Life Time |
| 6 | Dhaka University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Alumni Association (DUBMBAA) | Life time | 2018 | Life Time |
| 7 | Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB) | Life time | 2018 | Life Time |
| 8 | British Society for Immunology (BSI) | 2017 | 2018 | |
| 9 | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) | International outreach | 2010 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
Tania Rahman and Md. Mohasin "Outstanding Research Findings and Innovation: A Glorious History of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology."
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: In Quest of Education and Innovative Research for Better Tomorrow. Dhaka: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, 2022 22 .
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Mohasin M, Saba AA, Kibria KMK, Yasmin R, Mohsin MI and Rahman T : Distinct pattern of biofilm formation, adhesion, and invasion of Staphylococcus aureus to cardiac endothelial cells revealed its serotype-specific pathogenicity,
Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics (impact factor:1.2) , vol.9 , no.3 Bangladesh Society for Microbiology, Immunology, and Advanced Biotechnology (BSMIAB) , pp.529-542 , 2026
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Hasan Chowdhury FU, Md Erfan Uddin RA, Ali M, Dutta PK, Das D, Hanif AH, Di Gregorio S, Kar M, Jahangir FB, Khan SI, Chowdhury K, Mohasin M, Sayeed AA, Or Roshid MH, Chy NU, Hossain MA, Sattar MA, Schilstra M, de Jong E, Schultsz C, Nijsten M, Uddin MJ, Ghose A, Plewes K, Pisani L, Guerin P, Mukaka M and Dondorp AM : Use of procalcitonin point-of-care testing to guide de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in adults with suspected bacterial sepsis in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh: a randomised controlled open-label trial,
EClinical Medicine. 2026 Sep 2;99:104171. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104171 (impact factor:12.8) , vol.99 The Lancet , pp.1-10 , 2026
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Lane JR, Mauser H, Santana-Krímskaya SE, Konda VS, DePass A, Ercoli G, Prokopczuk FI, Mohasin M, D’Mello A, Tettelin H, Brown JS, Reyes LF and Orihuela CJ : Biofilm formation during pneumococcal carriage imprints naturally acquired humoral immunity,
PLOS Pathogens (impact factor:4.9) , vol.22 , no.7 Public Library of Science , pp.e1013826 , 2026
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Martinez E, Im H, Mohasin M, Wilson L, Campos-Gomez J and Orihuela CJ : The Oxylipin Dependent Quorum Sensing System enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa dissemination during burn-associated infection,
PLOS Pathogens (impact factor:4.9) , vol.22 , no.1 Public Library of Science , pp.e1013885 , 2026
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Luck JN, D’Mello A, Chembilikandy V, Lane JR, Kruckow K, Martínez E, Rodriguez E, Mohasin M, Berg I, Porter KD, Sethu P, Tettelin H and Orihuela CJ : Allele-specific zinc metalloprotease B influences cardiac damage during invasive pneumococcal disease,
Cell Reports (impact factor:Impact Factor: ~6.9 (Clarivate JCR 2024), CiteScore: 12.9 (Scopus), SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): 3.796) , vol.44 , no.12 Elsevier , 2025
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Tousif S, Minassian D, He C, Singh B, Umbarkar P, Bhati AS, Mohasin M, Erdmann N, Xie M, Sethu P, Orihuela CJ and Hind Lal H : S100A8/9-NLRP3-mediated chronic unresolved inflammation drives cardiac pathologies following invasive pneumococcal disease,
Experimental and Molecular Medicine (impact factor:12.5) Springer Nature , pp.20 , 2025
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Mohsin M, Al-Hilali S, Mohsin RI, Mohasin M and Al-Shamarti MJM : IL-8/CD181 Medicated Inflammation in SLE-Associated Hemolytic Anemia.,
Iranian Journal of Pathology , 2025
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Amin A, Ahmmed HR, Ismail M, Islam TN and Mohasin M : Optimization of citric acid production from sugarcane molasses using Aspergillus niger by submerged Fermentation,
Bioresearch Communications , vol.11 , no.1 Bangajol.info , pp.1643-1650 , 2025
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Apurbo Roy, Rahena Yasmin, Zimam Mahmud, Farhana Tasnim Chowdhuary and Md. Mohasin : PREVALENCE OF BACTERIURIA, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY PATTERN AND EFFLUX PUMPS ACTIVITY IN DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC UTI PATIENTS,
Bioresearch Communications , vol.10 , no.1 , pp.1413-1419 , 2024
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| 10 |
Tajreen Naziba Islam, Foujia Samsad Meem, Rahena Yasmin, Mohammed Badrul Amin , Tania Rahman and Md. Mohasin : Co-exposure of chromium or cad-mium and a low concentration of amoxicillin are responsible to emerge amoxicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus,
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (impact factor:4.6) Elsevier , 2023
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| 11 |
Tania Rahman, Sourav Kumar, Kundu, Md Ferdous Seraj and Md Mohasin : Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of NS1 antigen and oxidative stress for Dengue virus infection in Bangladeshi population,
Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics (impact factor:1.0) , vol.6 , no.1 Bangladesh Society for Microbiology, Immunology, and Advanced Biotechnology (BSMIAB) , pp.94-108 , 2022
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Dipankor Chatterjee, Umar Faruq Chowdhury, Mohammad Umer Sharif Shohan, Md Mohasin and Yearul Kabir : In-silico predictions of deleterious SNPs in human ephrin type-A receptor 3 (EPHA3) gene,
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked , vol.26 Elsevier , 2021
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Meherunnesa Munia, Shafi Mahmud, Mohammed Mohasin and K.M. Kaderi Kibria : In silico design of an epitope-based vaccine against choline binding protein A of Streptococcus pneumoniae,
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (impact factor:2.11) Elsevier , 2021
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Sourav Kumar Kundu, Md Ferdous Seraj, Md Mohasin and Tania Rahman : Dengue Virus: A Review on Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestation, Diagnosis and Pathogenesis,
Journal of Infectious Diseases & Travel Medicine , vol.4 , no.2 , pp.9 , 2020
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Preston JA, Bewley MA,, Marriott HM, Houghton AM, Mohasin M, Jubrail J, Morris L, Stephenson YL, Cross S, Greaves DR, Craig RW, Rooijen NV, Bingle CD, Read RC,, Mitchell TJ, Whyte MKB, Shapiro SD and Dockrell DH : Alveolar Macrophage Apoptosis-Associated Bacterial Killing Helps Prevent Murine Pneumonia.,
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (impact factor:17.494) , vol.100 , no.1 , pp.84-97 , 2019
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Mohasin M and TA Nila, TS Tushy, KE Keya, Haque ME. : Correlation of serum alanine aminotransferase and hepatitis C viral RNA levelsin Bangladeshi hepatitis patients.,
Bioresearch Communications. (impact factor:0.98) , 2019
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Collini PJ, Bewley MA,, Mohasin M and Marriott HM, Miller RF, Geretti AM, Beloukas A, Papadimitropoulos A, Read RC, Noursadeghi M, Dockrell DH. : HIV gp120 in the Lungs of Antiretroviral Therapy–treated Individuals Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Responses to Pneumococci.,
American Journal of Respirotory and Critical Care Medicine. (impact factor:17.49) , 2018
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Bewley MA, Preston JA,, Mohasin M and Marriott HM, Budd RC, Swales J, Collini P, Greaves DR, Craig RW, Brightling CE, Donnelly LC, Barnes PJ, Singh D, Shapiro SD, Whyte MKB, Dockrell DH. : Impaired Mitochondrial Microbicidal Responses in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Macrophages.,
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (impact factor:17.49) , 2017
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Johnson RA, Uddin T, Aktar A,, Mohasin M and Alam MM, Chowdhury F, Harris JB, LaRocque RC,Bufano M, Yu Y, Wu Y, Leung DT, Sarracino D, Krastins B, Charles RC, Xu P, Kováč P, Calderwood SB, Qadri F, Ryan ET. : Comparison of immune responses to the O-specific polysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladeshi adult patients with cholera.,
Clinical Vaccine Immunology (impact factor:2.60) , 2012
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Patel SM, Rahman MA,, Mohasin M and Riyadh MA, Leung DT, Alam MM, Chowdhury F, Khan AI, Weil AA, Aktar A, Nazim, LaRocque RC, Ryan ET, Calderwood SB, Qadri F and Harris JB. : Memory B cell responses to Vibrio cholerae O1 lipopolysaccharide are associated with protection against infection from household contacts of patients with cholera in Bangladesh.,
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (impact factor:2.60) , 2012
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Leung DT, Rahman MA,, Mohasin M and Patel SM, Aktar A, Khanam F,Uddin T, Riyadh MA, Saha A, Alam MM, Chowdhury F, Khan AI, Charles R, LaRocque RC, Harris JB, Calderwood SB, Qadri F, Ryan ET. : Memory B cell and other immune responses in children receiving two doses of an oral killed cholera vaccine compared to responses following natural cholera infection in Bangladesh.,
Clinical and Vaccine Immunoloyg (impact factor:2.60) , 2012
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Leung DT, Rahman MA,, Mohasin M and Riyadh MA, Patel SM, Alam MM, Chowdhury F, Khan AI, Kalivoda EJ, Aktar A, Bhuiyan MS, LaRocque RC, Harris JB, Calderwood SB, Qadri F, Ryan ET. : Comparison of memory B cell, antibody-secreting cell, and plasma antibody responses in young children, older children, and adults with infection caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa in Bangladesh.,
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology (impact factor:2.60) , 2011
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Laila N. Islam, Adua Rahman, Zimam Mahmud, A. H. M. Nurun Nabi, Mahmud Hossain, and Mohasin M : Assessment of Physicochemical and Biochemical Qualities of Tannery Effluents of Hazaribagh, Dhaka, and Comparison with Non-Tannery Water Samples.,
International Journal of Environment, , 2015
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DipankorChatterjee, Umar FaruqChowdhury, Mohammad UmerSharif Shohan, Md Mohasin and YearulKabir : In-silico predictions of deleterious SNPs in human ephrin type-A receptor 3 (EPHA3) gene,
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (impact factor:2.1) ELsevier , 2021
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | JornVall foundation fellowship to participate 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings 2026 | 2026 | Germany | |
| International | JSPS-Young Researcher under the HOPE | 2020 | Japan | The Japanese Society of The Development of Science (JSPS) travel award to participate and present research findings at the 12th HOPE meeting. Held on 9-13th March 2020 in Tsukuba City, Japan.[Due to Covid, this meeting was finally postponed). |
| International | Travel grant | 2019 | Malaysia | UNICEF and FAOBMB travel grant |
| International | Travel grant | 2017 | United Kingdom | To deliver an oral presentation in an International Conference, organized by British Society of Immunology, at Briton, United Kingdom. |
| International | Travel grant | 2016 | United Kingdom | Poster presentation in Liverpool ,organised by British Society for immunology. |
| International | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | 2014 | United Kingdom | The prestigious commonwealth scholarship is a british government scholarship, which covered full tuition fees, research allowance, bench fees and a handsome stipend for living expenditure in the UK. |
| International | Travel Grant | 2013 | Thailand | Sponsored by PATH, is an international, nonprofit global health organization based in Seattle, USA. Participated in the conference on VACCINES FOR ENTERIC DISEASES, in Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Tower, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| International | Short Term Scholar at Johns Hopkins University | 2012 | United States | Sponsored by PATH, is an international, nonprofit global health organization based in Seattle, USA, to conduct research under Professor David Sack at International health dept, Bloomberg school of public health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. |
| National | Dean's Award of Biological Faculty, University of Dhaka | 2010 | Bangladesh | Dean's Award 2007, Faculty of Biological Sciencs, for BSc (Hon's) academic result and class performance at dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dhaka University. |
Name & designation
Dr. Md. Mohasin
Professor
Department
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email
mohasin@du.ac.bd
Phone
+8801778138215