ajijur.rubd@gmail.com, ajijurrahman.pharm@ru.ac.bd
Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Rajshahi University. Mobile: +880-1717373141; Tele: +880-2588 801053 (Home); Email: ajijurrahman.pharm@ru.ac.bd; ajijur.rubd@gmail.com
MD. AJIJUR RAHMAN
PROFESSOR
Pharmacy
- Education Summary
- BPharm (RU) (1st Class 1st); MPharm (RU) (1st Class 1st); Ph.D. (University College London, UK), Post-Doc (LSTM, UK), Commonwealth Scholar
- Research Interest
- Discovery of novel antibiotic molecules from bacteria, Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, Horizontal gene transfer, Drug use in the community and hospitals, Role of traditional probiotic foods in health and disease
Level | Institution | Year |
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Doctoral (PhD in Microbial Diseases) |
University College London, UK | 2017 |
Masters (MPharm) |
Rajshahi University | 2005 |
Bachelor/Honors (BPharm) |
Rajshahi University | 2004 |
Experience in Rajshahi University
Duration | Organization/Institute | Position |
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2023-05-24 to | Department of Pharmacy | PROFESSOR |
2018-02-19 to 2023-05-23 | Department of Pharmacy | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
2012-09-23 to 2018-02-18 | Department of Pharmacy | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
2010-01-02 to 2012-09-22 | Department of Pharmacy | LECTURER |
Experience in other Organization/Institute
Duration | Organization/Institute | Position |
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2023-12-18 to 2024-08-08 | Office of International Affairs, University of Rajshahi | Director |
2022-01-17 to 2022-10-16 | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK | Post-Doctoral Research Associate |
2020-09-02 to 2022-01-10 | Public Relations Office, University of Rajshahi | Administrator |
Journal
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Joya Rani; Sudipta Saha; Fahmi Ferdous; Md. Ajijur Rahman
"Assessment of the Bangladeshi Antibiotic Market: Implications of the WHO AWaRe Classification and Dosage Form Availability on Antimicrobial Resistance"
Journal of Infection and Public Health; Available online 6 November 2024, 102587 (Impact factor: 4.7, Scopus and WoS-indexed, Quartile: Q1)
Published: November 2024
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2. |
Mst. Sarmin Sultana, Maya Khatun and Md. Ajijur Rahman
"Antimicrobial Activities and Probiotic Properties of Bacillus sp. Strains Isolated from Fermented Cooked Rice"
Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett. 2024; 52(3): 288-297 (Scopus)
Published: September 2024
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3. |
Nowreen Arefa, Ashish Kumar Sarker & Md. Ajijur Rahman
"Resistance‐guided isolation and characterization of antibiotic‐producing bacteria from river sediments."
BMC Microbiology, 21(116), (Impact Factor: 4.2), Scopus and WoS-indexed
Published: April 2021
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4. |
Md. Ajijur Rahman, Frank Kaiser, Shirin Jamshidi, Marta Freitas Monteiro, Khondaker Miraz Rahman, Peter Mullany & Adam P. Roberts
"Integron gene cassettes harboring novel variants of d-alanine-d-alanine ligase confer high-level resistance to d-cycloserine"
Scientific Reports, 10:20709 (2020); Impact factor: 4.5,
Published: November 2020
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5. |
Md. Abdur Rafi, Dewan Tasnia Azad, Mridula Bhattacharjee, Nikita Rahman, Kazi Abdul Mubin, Md. Ajijur Rahman & Md. Golam Hossain
"A hospital-based study on complementary and alternative medicine use among diabetes patients in Rajshahi, Bangladesh"
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, volume 20, Article number: 219 (2020) (Impact Factor: 2.83)
Published: July 2020
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6. |
Supathep Tansirichaiya, Md. Ajijur Rahman & Adam P. Roberts
"The Transposon Registry"
Volume 10, Article number: 40 (2019), Mobile DNA (Impact Factor: 4.40)
Published: October 2019
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7. |
M. Ajijur Rahman, Peter Mullany, and Adam P. Roberts
"Draft Genome Sequence of Eggerthia catenaformis Strain MAR1 Isolated from Saliva of Healthy Humans"
Genome announcements 5, no. 28 (2017): e00638-17.
Published: July 2017
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8. |
Tansirichaiya, Supathep, Md Ajijur Rahman, Agata Antepowicz, Peter Mullany, and Adam P. Roberts (Equal contribution of the first author).
"Detection of novel integrons in the metagenome of human saliva"
PloS One 11, no. 6 (2016): e0157605. (Impact Factor: 2.28)
Published: June 2016
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Haque, Md Anwarul, Ashish Kumar Sarker, Md Ajijur Rahman, Md Aktar Uzzaman Chouduri, and Md Anwar Ul Islam.
"Evaluation of Antifungal, Hemolytic and Cytotoxic Potential of Ethyl Acetate Extract of a New Marine Streptomyces sp. AIAH-10"
Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 19, no. 1 (2016): 37-43.
Published: June 2016
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10. |
Hasan, Md Kamrul, Md Ajijur Rahman, Sharif Mohammad Shahin, and Md Anwar Ul Islam
"Comparative Evaluation of Pioglitazone HCl And Gliclazide-Loaded HPMC-PVA Blend Patches"
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 7, no. 5 (2016): 1904.
Published: May 2016
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11. |
Islam, Mohammad Zahidul, Makoto Itoh, Md Anwar Ul Islam, ARM Saifuddin Ekram, Md Ajijur Rahman, Hidekazu Takagi, Atsuhide Takesue, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, and Eisaku Kimura.
"ELISA with recombinant rKRP42 antigen using urine samples: a tool for predicting clinical visceral leishmaniasis cases and its outbreak"
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 87, no. 4 (2012): 658-662.
Published: October 2012
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12. |
Rahman, Md Ajijur, and Md Anwar Ul Islam
"Molecular Characterization of Actinomyhcin D Producing Streptomyces Strain Isolated from Soil Samples"
Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal; 15, no. 2 (2012): 113-117
Published: July 2012
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13. |
Islam, Tariqul, Ajijur Rahman, and Anwar Ul Islam
"Effects of aqueous extract of fresh leaves of Abroma augusta L. on oral absorption of glucose and metformin hydrochloride in experimental rats."
ISRN Pharmaceutics; Volume 2012, Article ID 472586, 5 pages
Published: May 2012
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14. |
Rahman, Md Ajijur, Mohammad Zahidul Islam, Islam Md Anwar UL
"Antibacterial activities of Actinomycete isolates collected from soils of Rajshahi, Bangladesh"
Biotechnology Research International; Volume 2011, Article ID 857925
Published: November 2011
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15. |
Rahman, Md Ajijur, Mohammad Zahidul Islam, Proma Khondkar, and M. A. Islam
"Characterization and antimicrobial activities of a polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a new strain of Streptomyces parvulus"
Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 13, no. 1 (2010): 14-16.
Published: January 2010
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Islam, Mohammad Zahidul, Makoto Itoh, Hidekazu Takagi, Anwar Ul Islam, ARM Saifuddin Ekram, Ajijur Rahman, Atsuhide Takesue, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, and Eisaku Kimura.
"Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect urinary antibody against recombinant rKRP42 antigen made from Leishmania donovani for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis"
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 79, no. 4 (2008): 599-604.
Published: December 2008
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AWARDS, PRIZES, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Commonwealth Scholarship for PhD (London, UK) (September 2013-September 2016) (Ref: BDCA 2013-4)
FEMS-ASM Makela-Cassel Award for Early Career Scientists (Boston, USA, June 2016)
SGM Travel Grant to Join the Annual Conference of Society of General Microbiology, 30 April-2 May, 2015, ICC Birmingham, UK
Postgraduate Research Competition Prize at the EDI-Research Away Day (November 2016)
ASM Student and Postdoctoral Travel Award (June 2016)
Funded place, BSAC Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop-2013, Birmingham, UK
Funded place, BSAC Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop-2014, Birmingham, UK
Funded place, BSAC Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop-2015, Birmingham, UK
Gold Medal-2012 from Madar Bux Hall, University of Rajshahi for First Class First Position in B.Pharm
Rajshahi University Prize, 2009 for First Class First Position in B.Pharm degree
National Science and Information and Communication Technology (NSICT) fellowship (2006-2007) for Master’s Thesis
Rajshahi University Merit Scholarship (2001)
Primary and junior scholarships at class five (1992) and eight (1995)
MEMBERSHIPS
Member, British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)
Member, Society for General Microbiology (SGM)
Member, American Society of Microbiology
(ASM)
Member, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society (BPS), a leading organization of graduate pharmacists’ of Bangladesh
Member, Rajshahi University Pharmacy Association (RUPA), an organization of pharmacy students’ and teachers’ of Rajshahi University
Member, Rajshahi University Teachers' Association (RUTA)
TRAINING AND COURSES (RELEVNANT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Research Integrity Workshops - University College London (7 Dec 2016: Introduction to Research Support and Integrity)
Writing Compelling Abstracts - University College London (15 Nov 2016)
Editing Your Thesis Effectively - University College London (9 Nov 2016)
Connecting with the public: Research Communication, Public Engagement and Outreach - University College London (19 Oct 2016: Part 1 Introduction to Public Engagement)
How to apply for a Postdoc - Science subjects – Birkbeck (18 October 2016)
Teaching Skills for the PhD Student - School of Advanced Study (18 February 2016)
Preparing for Your Viva - University College London (22 April 2016)
Publishing Better Science through Better Data 2015, Nature Publishing Group Friday (23 October 2015) London, United Kingdom
Format your Thesis - University College London (15 May 2015: Windows session)
Getting your paper published - a beginner's guide for life and medical sciences students - University College London (9 Feb 2015)
Think-Write: Planning and Writing your Thesis - University College London (16 Oct 2014)
Pronunciation and Academic Speaking for Learners of English - University College London (28 Jan-18 Mar 2015: Group I)
Storytelling Skills for Teachers & Presenters - University College London (23 Jul 2014)
Bioinformatics - University College London (30 Jun - 4 Jul 2014)
Research Communication Workshop - Writing the News - University College London (18 June 2014)
Problem Solving & Decision Taking for Research Students - University College London (7 May 2014)
Collaboration in the Research Environment - University College London (6 Mar 2014)
Key Concepts in Science and Technology Studies - University College London: Islamic contributions to science (2 Dec 2013)
Building Effective Working Relationships in the Research Environment - University College London (25 Nov 2013)
PhD Induction Programme for School of Life and Medical Sciences (SLMS) - University College London (7-9 Oct 2013)
Introduction to Doctoral Skills Development and the Research Student Log - University College London (6 Nov 2013)