Recent Publications 

Imtiaz R, Saha P, Brishty ES, Kamal S, Shill MC, Reza HM, Jain P (2024). Prevalence of multiple antibiotic resistance among Salmonella isolates from clinical samples in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Oman Medical Journal DOI 10.5001/omj.2024.105

Johra FT, Hossain S., Jain P, Bristy AT, Emran T, Ahmed R, Sharker SM, Bepari AK, Reza HM (2023).  Amelioration of CCl4-induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity by Ganoderma lucidum in Long Evans rats. Scientific Reports 13, 9909.

Rahman M, Chowdhury F, Uddin K, Ahmed KS, Hossain H, Jain P, Reza HM, Lee K, Sharker SM (2023). Nanostructured chitosan-polyphenolic patch for remote NIR-photothermal controlled dermal drug delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 241

Bristy AT, Islam T, Ahmed R, Hossain J, Reza HM, Jain P (2022). Evaluation of Total Phenolic Content, HPLC Analysis, and Antioxidant Potential of Three Local Varieties of Mushroom: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Food Science. 2022 Oct 19;2022

Jain P, Hossain KR, Islam T, Gias ZT, Hossain M and Reza H M (2021).  Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of different solvent extracts of Citrus acida leaf and correlation with phenolic content. Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries.13 (2):302-312. 

Jain P, Bepari AK, Sen PK, Rafe T, Imtiaz R, Hossain M, Reza HM (2021). High prevalence of multiple antibiotic resistance in clinical E. coli isolates from Bangladesh and prediction of molecular resistance determinants using WGS of an XDR isolate. Scientific Reports 11, 22859 

Lamia SS, Emran T, Rikta JK, Chowdhury NI, Sarker M, Jain P, Islam T, Gias ZT, Shill MC, Reza HM (2021). Coenzyme Q10 and silymarin reduce CCl4-induced oxidative stress and liver and kidney injury in ovariectomized rats—Implications for protective therapy in chronic liver and kidney diseases. Pathophysiology.28(1):50-63.

Reza HM, Saleh R, Jain P, Rahman GMS and Bepari AK. (2020). c-MAF expression in adult human ocular surface and its implication in pterygium pathogenesis. Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 8(4):419-423. 

Gias ZT, Afsana F ,Debnath P, Alam MS, Ena TN, Hossain MH, Jain P, Reza HM (2020). A mechanistic approach to HPLC analysis, antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and postoperative analgesic activities of panch phoron in mice. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 20:102. 

Jain P, Haque A, Islam T, Md. Alam MA, Reza HM (2019). Comparative evaluation of Ziziphus mauritiana leaf extracts for phenolic content, antioxidant and antibacterial activities, Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 25:3, 236-258. 

Al-Amin MM, Chowdury MIA, Saifullah ARM, Alam MN, Jain P, Hossain M, Alam MA, Kazi M, Ahmad A, Raish M, Alqahtani A, Reza HM (2019). Levocarnitine improves AlCl3-induced spatial working memory impairment in swiss albino mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13:278. 

Islam M, Jarna RK, Jain P, Alam MA, Reza HM, Hossain M, Paul S, Kabir SMR, Rahamn M (2019). Potential antidiabetic medicinal plants in Bangladesh, A comprehensive review. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 8(6): 140-150.

Ulla A, Alam MA, Mosfiqur R, Khan IO, Biswajit S, Monirul I, Tarikur R, Rahman N, Reza HM, Jain P, Nusrat S (2019). Supplementation of Citrus maxima fruits peel powder improves glucose intolerance and prevents oxidative stress in liver of alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism.12:1, 33-44.

Conference Publications & Presentations

Jahan T, Zahir F, Arnob TA, Imtiaz R, Reza HM and Jain P. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes among Escherichia coli isolated from milk samples in Bangladesh. 36th Annual Conference, Bangladesh Society of Microbiology (BSM). January 2023, Bangladesh.

Imtiaz R, Kamal S, Brishty EMS, Reza HM and Jain P. Antibiotic resistance among Staphylococcus isolates obtained from clinical samples in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 36th Annual Conference, Bangladesh Society of Microbiology (BSM). January 2023, Bangladesh.

Imtiaz R, Saha P, Aqib MA, Reza HM and Jain P. Antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from drinking water sources in Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Kamal S, Zaman TS, Shathi ST, Reza HM and Jain P. Chromium (VI) reduction by chromate-resistant bacteria isolated from industrial waste contaminated rivers in Bangladesh. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Arnob TA, Zahir F, Jahan T, Imtiaz R, Reza HM and Jain P. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from milk samples in Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Bristy AT, Islam T, Ahmed R, Hossain J, Reza HM and Jain P. Evaluation of total phenolic content, HPLC analysis and antioxidant potential of three local varieties of mushroom: A comparative study. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Brishty EMS, Imtiaz R, Saha P, Reza HM and Jain P. Antibiotic resistance among Salmonella isolated from clinical samples in Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Johra FT, Hossain S, Bristy AT, Emran T, Bepari AK, Jain P and Reza HM. Evaluation of the hepatoprotective effect of Ganoderma lucidum on CCl4-induced toxicity. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering. June 2022, Bangladesh.

Islam MS, Reza HM and Jain P. Antibacterial and antinociceptive activities of Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb (Moraceae) fruit pericarp extract. PSE-NPS Summit on Natural Products for Healthy Living. January 2020, Bangladesh. 

Nakshy NT, Rashid MM and Jain P. Comparative antioxidant and antibacterial activities of ethanolic pulp extracts of three varieties of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. found in Bangladesh. PSE-NPS Summit on Natural Products for Healthy Living. January 2020, Bangladesh. 

2007  Best Poster Award, Society of Biological Chemist, India

2004  Senior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),India

2001  Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, India)

2001 University Medal for securing topmost rank in the M. Tech (Biotechnology) examination

2008 PhD, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
2001 Master of Technology (M. Tech), Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, India, 1st Class (Ranked 1st)
1999 Bachelor of Pharmacy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1st Class

Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bangladesh (April 2022-till date)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bangladesh (2018-March 2022)

Undergraduate-Level Courses:
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical Microbiology-I & II
Pharmaceutical Technology-IV
Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Basic Pathology and Toxicology 

Graduate-Level Courses:
Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Supervised research projects of undergraduate students and dissertations of graduate students

• Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling and detection of antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial strains
• Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant bacteria using next-generation sequencing
• Analysis of heavy metal tolerance and multiple antibiotic resistance among bacteria isolated from polluted sites
• Screening of medicinal plant extracts for various pharmacological activities