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

Curriculum Vitae

 

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

 

Daily Star Award (O-Levels)

Daily Star Award (A-Levels)

Summa Cum Laude ( B. Pharm)

Invited into RhoChi Pharmaceutical Honor Society (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

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, 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. Drug Information

5. Human Anatomy

6. Pharmacognosy

7. Medicinal Chemistry

8. Microbiology

9. Physical Pharmacy

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

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

3. Ex-Member at AAPS (LIU chapter)

4. Member at the American Alumni Association (AAA)

 

My research interests are in the following fields:

1. Pharmaceutics (Dosage form engineering and manipulation to enhance release profile)

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

3. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology (Hepato&Renal Toxicity and Dementia Model)

4. Pharmacovigilance, compliance reporting

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