Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Kazi Fahmida Rahman

Full Time Faculty
Senior Lecturer
M.Sc. in Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, UK

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext- 1912
Email: kazi.rahman06@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 813   

Curriculum Vitae
 

Kazi Fahmida Rahman is currently working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology. She started her journey at NSU as a part-time faculty in the spring 2019 semester. However, in the fall of 2019, she joined the department as a core Microbiology faculty. Since then, she has been teaching core microbiology theory and laboratory courses and running small-scale wet lab projects. In addition to that, she is currently working as an assistant proctor. 

She is an alumnus of the Biochemistry & Microbiology Department. Completed her B.Sc in Microbiology from NSU with Summa Cum Laude Award and M.Sc in Microbiology and Infection from the University of Birmingham, with Distinction. 

Her research interests focus on gut microbiome, proteomics, and clinical microbiology.   

Paper Publications 

Jamshad. M., Knowles. T., White .S., Ward. D., Mohammed. F., Rahman. K., Hughes.G., Kramer. G., Bukau. B., Huber, D. (June, 2019) The C-terminal tail of the bacterial translocation ATPase SecA modulates its activity. eLife 2019;8:e48385 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.48385 

Rahman. A., Bhuiyan. O. F., Sadique. A., Afroze. T., Sarker. M., Momen. A. M. I., J Alam. J., Hossain. A., Khan. I., Rahman. K., Kamruzzaman. M., Shams. F., Ahsan. G. U., Hossain. M. (4th March, 2020). Whole genome sequencing provides genomic insights into three Morganella morganii strains isolated from bovine rectal swabs in Dhaka, Bangladesh, FEMS Microbiology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa043

 

International Conference Proceedings 

Hossain. T., Farzana. S., Bulbul. N., Sultana. J., Pial. K. S. and Rahman. K. Characterization of Amylase Producing Bacteria Isolated From Soil Sample. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering, ICGNB 2022.  North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26-28 June, 2022  

Sejuty, R. T., Sultana. J., Pial. K. S., Safa.A., Bulbul. N., Rahman. K. and Yasar.S. Bacteria and its Specific Phage in the Urine of Healthy and Immunocompromised Patients in Bangladesh. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering, ICGNB 2022.  North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26-28 June, 2022 

National Conference Proceedings 

Rahman. K., Jerin. N., Haque. F., Farzana. S., Pial. K. S, Sultana. J. and Bulbul. N. Presumptive Identification and Optimization of Amylase Producing Soil Bacteria. 36th BSM Annual Conference, 2022. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. 19th - 20th January, 2023.       

Rahman. K., Chowdhury. D., Kabir. S., Pial. K. S, Sultana. J., Bulbul. N. and Shams. F. Characterization, Presumptive Identification and Enzyme Activity Measurement of Protease Producing Bacteria Isolated from Soil of Dhaka City. 36th BSM Annual Conference, 2022. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. 19th - 20th January, 2023.        

Rahman. K., Mahi. H., Tasnim. F., Pial. K. S, Sultana. J. and Bulbul. N. . Microbial Analysis of Plastic Bottle Fruit Juices Made by Bangladeshi Companies. 36th BSM Annual Conference, 2022. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. 19th - 20th January, 2023.     

Pial. K. S., Khatoon. L., Anjum. N., Rahman. K., Md. Fakruddin., Sultana. J. and Bulbul. N. Detection of Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Vibrio spp. from Street Vended Fruit Juice and Pickle in front of Different School of Dhaka City. 36th BSM Annual Conference, 2022. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. 19th - 20th January, 2023.     

Chowdhury.Z., Seraj. K.N., Sarker. S., Rahman. K., Pial. K.S., Sultana.J. and Bulbul. N.The effectiveness of combination therapy in the treatment of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from street food samples. 36th BSM Annual Conference, 2022. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. 19th - 20th January, 2023.   

Chowdhury. D., Johra. T. F., Bulbul. N.,  Sultana. J., Pial. K. S., Shams. F. and Rahman. K.. Optimization of potent proteases producing bacteria isolated from soil samples. 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture, ICBHA 2023. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st-3rd September, 2023. 

Seraj. N. K., Bulbul. N., Sultana. J., Rahman. K., and Pial. K. S.. Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from street food samples. 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture, ICBHA 2023. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st-3rd September, 2023. 

Karim. B. A., Taib. N. N., Kaium. A., Bhuiyan. Z. A., Pial. K. S., Rahman. K., Fakruddin. M., Sultana. J. and Bulbul. N..Prevalence of adherence and virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from street foods in Dhaka city. 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture, ICBHA 2023. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st-3rd September, 2023. 

Akter. S., Oishi. F. J., Pial. K. S., Sultana. J., Bulbul. N. and Rahman. K.. Determination of antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolated from plastic bottled fruit juices. 37th BSM Annual Conference, 2024. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26th- 27th January, 2024. 

Akter. S., Pial. K. S., Rahman. K., Fakruddin. M., Sultana. J., and Bulbul. N.. Detection of blaTEM and tetA gene from Salmonella isolated from poultry based foods in Bangladesh. 37th BSM Annual Conference, 2024. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26th- 27th January, 2024. 

Bhuiyan. R., Rahman. K., Fakruddin. M., Sultana. J., Bulbul. N. and Pial. K. S.. Evaluating the efficacy of bacteriophage isolated from pond water as biocontrol agents targeting Escherichia coli isolated from street food. 37th BSM Annual Conference, 2024. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26th- 27th January, 2024. 

Hasan. S., Sultana. J., Rahman. K., Pial. K. S., Fakruddin. M., and Bulbul. N.. Isolation of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli from the fomites (door knob and water tap). 37th BSM Annual Conference, 2024. Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26th- 27th January, 2024. 

Grant:

  • Principal Investigator: Conference and Travel Research Grant (CTRG), North South University, Bangladesh (2022-2023). 

Award:

  • Distinction in MS (2017) awarded by the university of Birmingham, UK. 
  • Summa Cum Laude in BS (2015) awarded by the North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
  • 1st Position in ‘Bio-fair, 2012’ (inter-university project competition) awarded by the North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M.Sc. in Microbiology and Infection (2016-2017); University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

B.Sc. in Microbiology (2010-2015); North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • November, 2023- Current: Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, SHLS, NSU.
  • January, 2019- September, 2023: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, SHLS, NSU.
  • May-August, 2018: M.Sc. Project Student, Institute of Microbiology and Infection (IMI), University of Birmingham, UK.
  • January- July, 2016: Trainee, Clinical Microbiology Lab, Medinova Medical Services Ltd. Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • June-December, 2014: B.Sc. project student, Antibiotics and Respiratory Infections (ARI) Laboratory, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
  • January- August, 2013: Teaching Assistant (T.A), North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

  • General Biology I; BIO 103 
  • Microbial Ecology; MIC 201
  • Basic Techniques in Microbiology; MIC 202
  • Chemistry of Microorganisms; MIC 203 
  • Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism; MIC 207
  • Enzymology; MIC 309
  • Pharmeceutical Microbiology; MIC 404

 

Labs

  • Introduction to Microbiology; BIO 202L
  • Infectious Diseases & Diagnostic Microbiology Lab; MIC 315L 
  • Molecular Biology Lab; MIC 316L 
  • Immunology Lab; MIC 317L
  • Virology Lab; MIC 413L
  • Food Microbiology & Quality control Lab; MIC 414L 
  • General Biology I Lab; BIO 103L
  • General Chemistry Lab; CHE 101L 

Life time member: Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists.

  • Clinical microbiology   
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Proteomics 
  • Eradicating mechanism against Biofilm