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

Md. Zahidul Islam Zahid

Full Time Faculty
Lecturer

M.Sc., Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, New York, USA

B.Pharm., North South University

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6405
Email: zahidul.zahid@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1006

 

 

                                                                                

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9683-1850

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Zahidul-Islam-Zahid?ev=hdr_xprf

  1. Prevalence of PPAR-γ2 (rs1801282), RETN (rs3745367) and ADIPOQ (rs2241766) SNP markers in the Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic population.
  2. Microbial sensitivity of the common pathogens for UTIs are declining in diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic patients in Bangladesh: An institution-based retrospective study
  3. Polymorphisms of the interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) gene contribute to cervical cancer susceptibility in Bangladeshi women: A case‐control study
  4. Factors Driving Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study on Antibiotic Use-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Unqualified Village Medical Practitioners and Pharmacy Shopkeepers.
  5. Sedentary Lifestyle and Prospective Health Risks: A Pilot Study Among Bangladeshi Corporate Professionals.
  6. Association of SIRT1 rs3758391 polymorphism with T2DM in Bangladeshi population: evidence from a case-control study and meta-analysis.
  7.  Coenzyme Q10 alleviates oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis via activation of TGFB1/TNF-a in FCA-Salt hypertensive rats.

Daily Star Award (O-Levels)

Daily Star Award (A-Levels)

Summa Cum Laude ( B. Pharm)

Invited into the RhoChi Pharmaceutical Honor Society-Beta Theta Chapter (M.Sc)

1. Name of Degree: Masters of Pharmaceutics-Thesis Track 

Name of Institute: Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Long Island University-Brooklyn, New York, USA

Time of Pass: Fall 2018

Session: Spring 2016 to Fall 2018 (Spring 2018 Convocation)

Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA): 3.90 on a scale of 4.00

2. Name of Degree: Bachelors of Pharmacy

Name of Institute: North South University (Batch 101-Spring 2010)

Time of Pass: Spring 2014

Session: Spring 2010 to Spring 2014 (18th Convocation)

Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA): 3.85 on a scale of 4.00 (summa cum laude)

3. Name of Exam: Advanced Level

Name of Institute: Mastermind International School

Year of Pass: May 2009

Session: May 2007 to May 2009

4. Name of Exam: Ordinary Level

Name of Institute: International Turkish Hope School (STD-VII till O-Levels)

Year of Pass: May 2007

Session: May 2006 to May 2007

1. Served at Primeasia University for the Fall 2019 semester.

2. Ex-Teaching Assistant (TA) to Dr. Hasan Mahmud Reza (ex-Chairman & Dean SHLS), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University

3. Ex-Instructor (GRE & IELTS) and Higher Study Abroad (HSA) Advisor of GREC-BD, Lalmatia Branch, Dhaka. Also acted as an instructor at Origin Educare for GRE.

4. Served as Deputy Admin at Horizon Academy (O & A Levels, institution currently dissolved)

Internship from Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

1. Biostatistics

2. Pharmaceutical Technology

3. Pharmaceutical Analysis

4. Physical Pharmacy

5. Pharmaceutical Microbiology

6. Pharmacognosy

7. Principles of Diagnosis & Monitoring

8. Drug Information

9. Human Anatomy

1. Registered Pharmacist (Grade-A) under Bangladesh Pharmacy Council

2. Member (life) at the RhoChi Pharmaceutical Honor Society (BetaTheta Chapter), USA

3. Ex-Member at AAPS (LIU chapter)

4. Member (life) at the American Alumni Association (AAA)

 

My research interests are in the following fields:

1. Pharmaceutics (Semisolid dosage form engineering and manipulation to enhance release profile and transdermal penetration)

2. Molecular Biology and Genetics ( Linking SNPs to disease prevalence)

3. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology (Hepato&Renal Toxicity and Dementia Model, Antibiotic activity testing)

4. Pharmacovigilance, compliance reporting

5. Disease trends and relationship (Public Health related research)