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

Dr. Muhammed Mahfuzur Rahman

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

PhD in Respiratory Immunology, University of Queensland, Australia
M. Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6282
Email: muhammed.rahman01@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1068

 

 

Dr. Muhammed Mahfuzur Rahman has completed his PhD in Rspiratory Immunlogy from Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland. He has done his research work in two respiratoty diseases, namely Chroic Obstructie Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). His reserach was conducted in Repsiratory Immunology Lab, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland where he develoiped and characterized preclinical animal models of COPD and IPF.

ORCID no: 0000-0002-2077-7189

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmr1002/

Curren B, Ahmed T,  Rashid RB, Sebina I, Sikder MAA, Howard DR, Alorro M, Ullah MA, Bissell A, Rahman MM, Ramm GA, Varelias A, Rose-John S, Hoelzle RD, Cuív PÓ, Spann KM, Dennis PG, Phipps S. A maternal high-fat diet predisposes to infant lung disease via increased neutrophil-mediated IL-6 trans-signaling. bioRxiv. DOI: 1101/2024.03.13.584927

Sikder MAA, Rashid RB, Ahmed T, Sebina I, Howard DR, Ullah MA, Rahman MM, Lynch JP, Curren B, Werder RB, Simpson J, Bissell A, Morrison M, Walpole C, Radford KJ, Kumar V, Woodruff TM, Ying TH, Ali A, Kaiko GE, Upham JW, Hoelzle RD, Cuív PÓ, Holt PG, Dennis PG, Phipps S. Maternal diet modulates the infant microbiome and intestinal Flt3L necessary for dendritic cell development and immunity to respiratory infection. Immunity. 2023 Mar 26:S1074-7613(23)00119-X.

Werder RB, Ullah MA, Rahman MM, Simpson J, Lynch JP, Collinson N, Rittchen S, Rashid RB, Sikder MAA, Handoko HY, Curren BF, Sebina I, Hartel G, Bissell A, Ngo S, Yarlagadda T, Hasnain SZ, Lu W, Sohal SS, Martin M, Bowler S, Burr LD, Martinez LO, Robaye B, Spann K, Ferreira MAR, Phipps S. Targeting the P2Y13 Receptor Suppresses IL-33 and HMGB1 Release and Ameliorates Experimental Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Feb 1; 205(3): 300-312.

Sebina I, Rashid RB, Sikder MAA, Rahman MM, Ahmed T, Radford-Smith DE, Kotenko SV, Hill GR, Bald T, Phipps S. IFN-λ Diminishes the Severity of Viral Bronchiolitis in Neonatal Mice by Limiting NADPH Oxidase-Induced PAD4-Independent NETosis. J Immunol. 2022 Jun 15; 208(12): 2806-2816.

Rahman MM, Shampa SK, Bari MA, Islam MK, Rashid MA. Boehmeria glomerulifera Exhibits in vivo Antidepressant and Antidiarrhoeal Activities. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal. 2019: 22(2): 181-184.

Khan MF, Rita SA, Kayser MS, Islam MS, Asad S, Bin Rashid R, Bari MA, Rahman MM, Al Aman DAA, Setu NI, Banoo R, Rashid MA. Theoretically Guided Analytical Method Development and Validation for the Estimation of Rifampicin in a Mixture of Isoniazid and Pyrazinamide by UV Spectrophotometer. Front Chem. 2017 Apr 28;5:27.

Aktar S, Khan, MF, Rahman MM, Rashid MA. Computational Study of Geometry, Polarizability, Hyperpolarizability and Molecular Docking Studies of Naproxen. Dhaka Univ. J Pharm Sci. 2016: 15 (1): 37-45.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)                                                                                         2018-2022

Institute: Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Thesis: DP2 receptor antagonism ameliorates the severity of experimental COPD and IPF

 

Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm)                                                                                 2012-2013

Institute: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thesis: Chemical and biological studies of Aristolochia tagala Cham. (Family: Aristolochiaceae)

 

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)                                                                                  2008-2012

Institute: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)                                                           October 2018-September 2022

Organization: Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Supervisors: A/Prof. Simon Phipps, Dr Paul Dennis, Dr David Reid.

 

Permanent Faculty Member                                                               August 2013-February 2022

Organization: Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • Joined as a Lecturer on August 2013. Subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer and Assistant Professor on December 2016 and October 2017 respectively.

Assistant QC Chemist                                                                                July 2022- January 2023

Organization: Integria Healthcare Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

 

Product Executive                                                                                    February 2012-June 2012

Organization: Pharmaceutical Marketing Department, ACI Limited, Bangladesh