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Professor
Firoz Ahmed
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Microbiology
BIOGRAPHY
RESEARCH INTERESTS
2005 - 2014
Ph.D
Department of Microbiologuy
Dhaka University
Thesis: Collaborative doctoral program of ICDDR, B, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. Thesis Title: Characterization of the immune response to vibrio cholerae O1 antigens and its impact on vaccine development strategies. Published Manuscript: 1. Ahmed F, André-Leroux G, Haouz A, Boutonnier A, Delepierre M, Qadri F, Nato F, Fournier JM, Alzari PM. Crystal structure of a monoclonal antibody directed against an antigenic determinant common to Ogawa and Inaba serotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1. Proteins. 2008 Jan 1;70(1):284-8. doi: 10.1002/prot.21609. PMID: 17876834. 2. Akter, Z., Haque, A., Hossain, M. S., Ahmed, F., & Islam, M. A. (2020). Aggregation prone regions in antibody sequences raised against Vibrio cholerae: A bioinformatic approach. Current Bioinformatics, 15(9), 988–1009. https://doi.org/10.2174/1574893615666200106120504
1994 - 1997
M.Sc
Department of Microbiologuy
Dhaka University
Thesis: M.Sc Thesis conducted at the Immunology Laboratory, ICDDR,B. Thesis Title: (i) Lipopolysaccharide and Cholera Toxin Specific subclass distribution of IgG and IgA B cell responses in Cholera Published Manuscript: 1. Qadri F, Ahmed F, Karim MM, Wenneras C, Begum YA, Abdus Salam M, Albert MJ, McGhee JR. Lipopolysaccharide- and cholera toxin-specific subclass distribution of B-cell responses in cholera. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1999 Nov;6(6):812-8. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.6.6.812-818.1999. PMID: 10548569; PMCID: PMC95781.
1989 - 1994
B.Sc
Department of Microbiologuy
Dhaka University
2026 - 2026
Higher Secondary School Certificate
Darshana Government College, Darshana, Chuadanga; Jeshore Board
2026 - 2026
Secondary School Certificate
Memnagar B. D. Secondary School, Darshana, Chuadanga; Jeshore Board
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2025
Journal
Development of a multi-epitope vaccine against Helicobacter pylori using a novel saRNA technology through an immunoinformatics approach
Authors: Razzak, Abdur and Ahmed, Firoz and Mahmud, Md Toslim
Journal: Scientific Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99512-9
2025
Journal
Cheminformatics-based screening and evaluation of phytochemicals as CDK2 inhibitors in colorectal cancer therapy
Authors: Tabassum, Nowshin and Hossan, Md Ekram and Islam, Md Mujahidul and Hasan, Mahmudul and Islam, Md Salamoon and Masud, Sunjida and Ahmed, Firoz and Siddiquee, Noimul Hasan
Journal: PLoS One
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331438
2025
Journal
Antidermatophytic activity of Curcuma longa against Trichophyton spp.: compound identification and molecular docking to lanosterol 14$\alpha$-demethylase
Authors: Rahman, ABZ Naimur and Patwary, Md Fahad and Ahmed, Shinjon and Hossen, Mehraz and Hossain, Md Hasibul and Islam, Md Shariful and Rahman, Rifat and Dutta, Swagato and Sultana, Khandokar Fahmida and Hossain, Mohammad Salim and others
Journal: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05049-9
2025
Journal
Modulating Obesity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction: Additive Effects of Rubi fructus Extract and Statin in Mice
Authors: Murad, Md and Islam, Md Monirul and Suchana, Nusrat Jahan and Rashid, Md Mamun Or and Ahmed, Firoz and Hussain, Fahad
Journal: Pharmacological Research-Modern Chinese Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prmcm.2025.100677
2024
Journal
A sustainable methodological approach for mitigation of salt stress of rice seedlings in coastal regions: Identification of halotolerant rhizobacteria from Noakhali, Bangladesh and their impact
Authors: Mahmud, FM Ashik and Islam, Md Aminul and Rubel, Mehede Hassan and Bhattacharya, Prosun and Ahmed, Firoz
Journal: MethodsX
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102981
2024
Journal
Antiviral activity, Pharmacoinformatics, molecular docking, and dynamics studies of Azadirachta indica against Nipah virus by targeting envelope glycoprotein: emerging strategies for developing antiviral treatment
Authors: Saha, Otun and Siddiquee, Noimul Hasan and Akter, Rahima and Sarker, Nikkon and Bristi, Uditi Paul and Sultana, Khandokar Fahmida and Remon, SM Lutfor Rahman and Sultana, Afroza and Shishir, Tushar Ahmed and Rahaman, Md Mizanur and others
Journal: Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
DOI: DOI: 10.1177/11779322241264145
2024
Journal
Migraine among women with endometriosis: a hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh
Authors: Sultana, Samina and Chowdhury, Touhidul A and Chowdhury, Tanzeem S and Mahmud, Nusrat and Sultana, Rebeka and Mahtab, Naushaba T and Sharker, Yushuf and Ahmed, Firoz
Journal: AJOG Global Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2024.100344
2024
Journal
Emergence of multidrug-resistant Bacillus spp. derived from animal feed, food and human diarrhea in South-Eastern Bangladesh
Authors: Haque, Md Atiqul and Hu, Huilong and Liu, Jiaqi and Islam, Md Aminul and Hossen, Foysal and Rahman, Md Arifur and Ahmed, Firoz and He, Cheng
Journal: BMC microbiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03199-3
2024
Journal
Molecular characterization and human health risk assessment of multi-drug and heavy metals tolerant bacteria from urban river water
Authors: Kabir, Mohammad Mahbub and Maleha, Sadia Mahbub and Hossain, Md Saddam and Sultana, Nazmin and Islam, Rashedul and Islam, Saiful and Ahmed, Firoz and Bahadur, Newaz Mohammed and Choudhury, Tasrina Rabia and Didar-ul-Alam, Md and others
Journal: Desalination and Water Treatment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100298
2023
Journal
Exposure to Brucella spp. in Humans and Cows in a High Milk-Producing Area of Bangladesh
Authors: Shanta, Ireen Sultana and Heffelfinger, James D and Hossain, Kamal and Ahmed, Firoz and Kafi, Mohammad Abdullah Heel and Sultana, Shabiha and Tiller, Rebekah and Kennedy, Erin D and Kadzik, Melissa and Ivey, Melissa L and others
Journal: EcoHealth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-023-01660-9
2023
Journal
Effects of halotolerant rhizobacteria on rice seedlings under salinity stress
Authors: Mahmud, FM Ashik and Islam, Md Aminul and Rubel, Mehede Hassan and Mukharjee, Sanjoy Kumar and Kumar, Manish and Bhattacharya, Prosun and Ahmed, Firoz
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163774
2023
Journal
Genome-wide study of globally distributed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains implicates diversification utilizing phylodynamics and mutational analysis
Authors: Shishir, Tushar Ahmed and Saha, Otun and Rajia, Sultana and Mondol, Spencer Mark and Masum, Md Habib Ullah and Rahaman, Md Mizanur and Hossen, Foysal and Bahadur, Newaz Mohammed and Ahmed, Firoz and Naser, Iftekhar Bin and others
Journal: Scientific Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40760-y
2023
Journal
In silico functional characterization of a hypothetical protein from Pasteurella multocida reveals a novel S-Adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity
Authors: Masum, Md Habib Ullah and Rajia, Sultana and Bristi, Uditi Paul and Akter, Mir Salma and Amin, Mohammad Ruhul and Shishir, Tushar Ahmed and Ferdous, Jannatul and Ahmed, Firoz and Rahaman, Md Mizanur and Saha, Otun
Journal: Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/11779322231184024
2023
Journal
Bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular detection of ESBL and quinolone resistance gene of uropathogens causing urinary tract infection in the southeastern part of Bangladesh
Authors: Sultana, Khandokar Fahmida and Akter, Asma and Saha, Sumita Rani and Ahmed, Firoz and Alam, Sameeha and Jafar, Tamanna and Saha, Otun
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
DOI: doi: 10.1007/s42770-023-00942-2
2023
Journal
Insight into vaccination and meteorological factors on daily COVID-19 cases and mortality in Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan, Mohammad Nayeem and Islam, Md Aminul and Sangkham, Sarawut and Werkneh, Adhena Ayaliew and Hossen, Foysal and Haque, Md Atiqul and Alam, Mohammad Morshad and Rahman, Md Arifur and Mukharjee, Sanjoy Kumar and Chowdhury, Tahmid Anam and others
Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100932
2023
Journal
A 30-day follow-up study on the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 genetic markers in wastewater from the residence of COVID-19 patient and comparison with clinical positivity
Authors: Islam, Md Aminul and Rahman, Md Arifur and Jakariya, Md and Bahadur, Newaz Mohammed and Hossen, Foysal and Mukharjee, Sanjoy Kumar and Hossain, Mohammad Salim and Tasneem, Atkeeya and Haque, Md Atiqul and Sera, Francesco and others
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159350
2023
Journal
An opinion on wastewater-based epidemiological monitoring (WBEM) with clinical diagnostic test (CDT) for detecting high-prevalence areas of community COVID-19 infections
Authors: Islam, Md Aminul and Hossen, Foysal and Rahman, Md Arifur and Sultana, Khandokar Fahmida and Hasan, Mohammad Nayeem and Haque, Md Atiqul and Sosa-Hern{\'a
Journal: Current Opinion in Environmental Science \& Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100396
2023
Journal
Association of calcium supplementation with fat excretion, changes in body weight, and gut enterobacteriales in obese, and non-obese mice
Authors: Ripon, Md Abdur Rahman and Rahman, Rubiya and Amin, Mohammad Tohidul and Ahmed, Firoz and Hossain, Mohammad Salim
Journal: Journal of Research in Pharmacy
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/jrp.317
2022
Journal
Association of household fuel with acute respiratory infection (ARI) under-five years children in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam, Md Aminul and Hasan, Mohammad Nayeem and Ahammed, Tanvir and Anjum, Aniqua and Majumder, Ananya and Siddiqui, M Noor-E-Alam and Mukharjee, Sanjoy Kumar and Sultana, Khandokar Fahmida and Sultana, Sabrin and Jakariya, Md and others
Journal: Frontiers in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985445
2022
Journal
Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance to monitor the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in developing countries with onsite sanitation facilities
Authors: Jakariya, Md and Ahmed, Firoz and Islam, Md Aminul and Al Marzan, Abdullah and Hasan, Mohammad Nayeem and Hossain, Maqsud and Ahmed, Tanvir and Hossain, Ahmed and Reza, Hasan Mahmud and Hossen, Foysal and others
Journal: Environmental Pollution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119679
2022
Journal
Quantification of T Cell Subsets in Bangladeshi COVID-19 Patients Creating Prospects towards Broader Research and Improved Patient Care
Authors: Firoz Ahmed and Samina Sultana
Journal: Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
DOI: 10.3329/jbcps.v40i4.61876
2022
Journal
Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance to monitor the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in developing countries with onsite sanitation facilities
Authors: Md. Jakariya and Firoz Ahmed and Md. Aminul Islam and Abdullah Al Marzan and Mohammad Nayeem Hasan and Maqsud Hossain and Tanvir Ahmed and Ahmed Hossain and Hasan Mahmud Reza and Foysal Hossen and Turasa Nahla and Mohammad Moshiur Rahman and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur and Md. Tahmidul Islam and Md. Didar-ul-Alam and Nowrin Mow and Hasin Jahan and Damia Barcelo and Kyle Bibby and Prosun Bhattacharya
Journal: Environmental Pollution
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119679
2022
Journal
In search of inhibitors of anti-cancer drug target Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors: insights from virtual screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics study
Authors: A. M. U. B. Mahfuz and Arif Khan and Suvro Biswas and Shamima Afrose and Shafi Mahmud and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Arabian Journal of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103903
2022
Journal
Arachidonic acid supplementation attenuates adipocyte inflammation but not adiposity in high fat diet induced obese mice
Authors: Sourav Roy and Md Abdur Rahman Ripon and Rahima Begum and Dipty Rani Bhowmik and Mohammad Tohidul Amin and Md Aminul Islam and Firoz Ahmed and Mohammad Salim Hossain
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.03.089
2022
Journal
A Review on Measures to Rejuvenate Immune System: Natural Mode of Protection Against Coronavirus Infection
Authors: Md. Aminul Islam and Md. Atiqul Haque and Md. Arifur Rahman and Foysal Hossen and Mahin Reza and Abanti Barua and Abdullah Al Marzan and Tuhin Das and Sumit Kumar Baral and Cheng He and Firoz Ahmed and Prosun Bhattacharya and Md. Jakariya
Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.837290
2022
Journal
Bacillus spp. contamination: a novel risk originated from animal feed to human food chains in south-eastern Bangladesh
Authors: Md Atiqul Haque and Fei Wang and Yi Q. Chen and Foysal Hossen and Md Aminul Islam and Md Amzad Hossain and Naila Siddique and Cheng He and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.783103
2021
Journal
Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and encountered side-effects among the vaccinated in Bangladesh
Authors: Md. Iftakhar Parvej and Samina Sultana and Mimma Tabassum and Seefat E. Mannan and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2021
Journal
Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater, Bangladesh
Authors: Foysal Hossen and Tahmina Bilkis and Sabrina Sultana and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur and Mahin Reza and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University (JNSTU)
2021
Journal
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in the vicinity of COVID-19 isolation Centre in Bangladesh: Variation along the sewer network
Authors: Firoz Ahmed and Md. Aminul Islam and Manish Kumar and Maqsud Hossain and Prosun Bhattacharya and Md. Tahmidul Islam and Foysal Hossen and Md. Shahadat Hossain and Md. Sydul Islam and Md. Main Uddin and Md. Nur Islam and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur and Md. Didar ul Alam and Hasan Mahmud Reza and Md. Jakariya
Journal: Science of The Total Environment
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145724
2021
Journal
Effect of COVID-19 on perceived stress among Bangladeshi people
Authors: Mimma Tabassum and Md Iftakhar Parvej and Firoz Ahmed and Farzana Zafreen and Samina Sultana
Journal: Mental Health Review Journal
2021
Journal
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance—a Potential Approach for Estimation of Disease Burden
Authors: Prosun Bhattacharya and Manish Kumar and Md. Tahmidul Islam and Rehnuma Haque and Sudip Chakraborty and Arslan Ahmad and Nabeel Khan Niazi and Zeynep Cetecioglu and David Nilsson and Julian Ijumulana and Tom van der Voorn and Md. Jakariya and Maqsud Hossain and Firoz Ahmed and Mahbubur Rahman and Nargis Akter and Dara Johnston and Kazi Matin Ahmed
Journal: Current Pollution Reports
2021
Journal
Detection of Virulence Genes of APEC (avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli) Isolated from Poultry in Noakhali, Bangladesh
Authors: Farzana Ehetasum Hossain and Saiful Islam and Md. Aminul Islam and Shariful Islam and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: BRC Journal
2021
Journal
Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater, Bangladesh
Authors: Foysal Hossen and Tahmina Bilkis and Sabrina Sultana and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur and Mahin Reza and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University (JNSTU)
2021
Journal
Microbiological Quality Assessment of Raw and Commercial Milk Available in the Local Market and its Acceptability
Authors: Md. Nur Hossain and Muzahidul Islam and Sadia Afrin and Firoz Ahmed and Barun Kanti Saha
Journal: American Journal of Food Technology
2021
Journal
Online Education during COVID-19 in Bangladesh: University Teachers’ Perspective
Authors: Mimma Tabassum and Seefat E. Mannan and Md Iftakhar Parvej and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Aquademia Journal
2020
Journal
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education During Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
Authors: Seefat E. Mannan and Md. Iftakhar Parvej and Mimma Tabassum and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Budapest International Research and Critics in Linguistics and Education (BirLE) Journal
2020
Journal
Comparative molecular investigation of the potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 main protease: a molecular docking study
Authors: Md. Arif Khan and Shafi Mahmud and A. S. M. Alam and Md. Ekhtiar Rahman and Firoz Ahmed and Mohammed Rahmatullah
Journal: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1796813
2020
Journal
Aggregation prone regions in antibody sequences raised against Vibrio cholerae: A bioinformatic approach
Authors: Zakia Akter and Anamul Haque and Md. Sabir Hossain and Firoz Ahmed and Md Asiful Islam
Journal: Current Bioinformatics
2020
Journal
Methanol Soluble Fraction of Fruits of Annona muricata Possesses Significant Antidiarrheal Activities
Authors: Nahida Afroz and Md. Ahsanul Hoq and Sharmin Jahan and Md. Mainul Islam and Firoz Ahmed and A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula and Md. Hasanuzzaman
Journal: Heliyon
2019
Journal
Isolation and partial characterization of organophosphate pesticide degrading bacteria from soil sample of Noakhali, Bangladesh
Authors: Mahin Reza and Jannatul Fiza and Foysal Hossen and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology
2018
Journal
Potential Drug Target Identification of Legionella pneumophila by Subtractive Genome Analysis: An In Silico Approach
Authors: Md. Sadikur Rahman Shuvo and Shahriar Kabir Shakil and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology
2018
Journal
In Silico screening of T-cell and B-cell Epitopes of Rotavirus VP7 and VP4 proteins for effective Vaccine Design
Authors: Md. Sadikur Rahman Shuvo and Sanjoy Kumar Mukharjee and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology
2018
Journal
Comparative Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Fish of Cultured and Natural Ponds: A Study based on Noakhali Region of Bangladesh
Authors: Farzana Ehetasum Hossain and Sithi Chakraborty and Nakul Chandra Bhowmick and Md. Arifur Rahman and Firoz Ahmed
Journal: Bioresearch Communications
2018
Journal
Evaluation of phytochemicals, antioxidant and antibacterial potentials of Alpinia calcarata
Authors: Mahmuda Ferdous and Mohammad Anwarul Basher and Ibrahim Khan and Firoz Ahmed and Md. Shariful Islam Sobuz and A. F. M. Shahid Ud Daula
Journal: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies
2017
Journal
Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh
Authors: Najmul Haider and M Salah Uddin Khan and Md Belal Hossain and Hossain M. S. Sazzad and Md. Maksudur Rahman and Firoz Ahmed and Nord Zeidner
Journal: Zoonoses and Public Health
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Aspirin attenuates the expression of adhesion molecules, risk of obesity, and adipose tissue inflammation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
Authors: Sourav Roy and Dipty Rani Bhowmik and Rahima Begum and Mohammad Tohidul Amin and Md Aminul Islam and Firoz Ahmed and Mohammad Salim Hossain
Journal: Prostaglandins \& Other Lipid Mediators
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2022.106664
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Department
Microbiology
Noakhali Science and Technology University