Eva Rahman Kabir, PhD
Level: 5
Kha-224 Merul Badda
Dhaka 1212. Bangladesh
Professor Kabir joined BRAC University in 2018 as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy. She later became the Founder Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the same university in 2022.
Prior to that, she had been teaching at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka for 21 years before retiring as Professor. She has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Marketing and over 26 years of research experience in the field of Pharmaceutics. She has also worked as a consultant in Biosimilars with Roche Bangladesh for a year.
Specific research interest is in the field of Treatment Strategies of non-communicable diseases, particularly cancer and diabetes. A major focus of her research is also in Mental Health and Drug Repurposing. Supervises both graduate and undergraduate research students, reviews articles, and continues to publish both research and review papers.
Strengths include strong work ethics, emphasis on quality, collegiality, and communication skills. Considers every change and challenge as an opportunity.
A proud Commonwealth Alumnus.
• Ph.D. dissertation titled ‘A Strategic Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Sector of Bangladesh’, from the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University in 2010
• M.Pharm. (Highest Distinction), 1992, Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka
• B.Pharm. (Highest Distinction), 1991, Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka
• H.S.C. (Higher Secondary Education) in Science (First Division with Distinction) in 1987 from Holy Cross College, Dhaka
• Senior Cambridge (S.C and G.C.E.) in Science (Distinction), November 1984, St. Francis Xavier’s Convent School, Dhaka
Selected Publications
Journals
Kabir, E. R., Nausheen, N., & Mustafa, N. (2021). 196P Targeting ESR1 in breast cancer treatment: Repurposing of statins. Annals of Oncology, 32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.477
Kabir, E. R., Mustafa, N., Nausheen, N., Sharif Siam, M. K., & Syed, E. U. (2021). Exploring existing drugs: Proposing potential compounds in the treatment of COVID-19. Heliyon, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06284
Halder, S., Ahmed, F., Shuma, M. L., Azad, M. A. K., & Kabir, E. R. (2020). Impact of drying on dissolution behavior of carvedilol-loaded sustained release solid dispersion: Development and characterization. Heliyon, 6(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05026
Kabir, E. R., Moreino, S. S., & Sharif Siam, M. K. (2019). The Breakthrough of biosimilars: A twist in the narrative of biological therapy. Biomolecules, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090410
Kabir, E. R., Moreino, S. S., & Siam, M. K. S. (2018). An empirical analysis of the perceived challenges and benefits of introducing biosimilars in Bangladesh: A paradigm shift. Biomolecules, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/biom8030089
Parvin, S., Islam, M. S., Al-Mamun, M. M. A., Islam, M. S., Ahmed, M. U., Kabir, E. R., & Hasnat, A. (2017). Association of BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51, and HER2 gene polymorphisms with the breast cancer risk in the Bangladeshi population. Breast Cancer, 24(2), 229–237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-016-0692-5
Hossain, M. Z., Kabir, E. R., & Hossain, M. Z. (2016). A novel health insurance scheme for cancer care in Bangladesh. Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research, 5(3), 183–223. Retrieved from http://www.sibresearch.org/uploads/3/4/0/9/34097180/riber_b16-109_183-22...
Mubtasim, N., Kabir, E. R., Podder, A. K., & Bhadra, S. (2016). A pragmatic approach to the analysis of a combination formulation. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 24(6), 689–697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2015.06.004
Kabir, E. R., & Morshed, N. (2015). Different approaches in the treatment of obstructive pulmonary diseases. European Journal of Pharmacology, 764, 306–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.07.030
Kabir, E. R., Rahman, M. S., & Rahman, I. (2015). A review on endocrine disruptors and their possible impacts on human health. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 40(1), 241–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2015.06.009
Kabir, E., Sheikh, Z., & Khan, T. (2014). Impact of cadmium exposure on human health with a focus on Bangladesh. European Journal of Toxicological Sciences.
Chowdhury, N., & Kabir, E. R. (2012). Study on the factors ruling pharmaceutical product management in Bangladesh. Journal of Medical Marketing, 12(3), 159–164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745790412445293
Ullah, M. A., Azad, M. A. K., Sultana, R., Kabir, E. R., Latif, A. H. M. M., & Hasnat, A. (2009). Pharmacokinetic study of amoxicillin capsule in healthy Bangladeshi subjects using urinary excretion data. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(1), 53–59.
Sadat, M., Mazid, M., Kabir, E. R., & Hasnat, A. (2003). Design of antisense DNA and coiled coil peptide targeting human thymidylate synthase for the treatment of cancer. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2(1), 35–42.
Rahman, E., Goni, S. A., Rahman, M. T., & Ahmed, M. (2002). Antinociceptive activity of Polygonum hydropiper. Fitoterapia, 73(7–8), 704–706. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00239-3
Kabir, E. R., & Chowdhury, A. K. A. (2001). Study of Phyllanthus niruri on partially damaged rat kidney. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 10(2), 211–214.
Sohrab, M. H., Mazid, M. A., Rahman, E., Hasan, C. M., & Rashid, M. A. (2001). Antibacterial activity of Clausena heptaphylla. Fitoterapia, 72(5), 547–549. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00320-8
Hossain, M. M., Paul, N., Sohrab, M. H., Rahman, E., & Rashid, M. A. (2001). Antibacterial activity of Vitex trifolia. Fitoterapia, 72(6), 695–697. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(01)00304-5
Kabir, E. R., Ali, M. S., & Chowdhury, A. K. A. (2000). Cytotoxic activity of Phyllanthus niruri. Bangladesh Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 16(2), 72–73.
Conferences
Kabir, E. R., Siam, M. K. S., & Mustafa, N. (2019). Scaffold of N-(2-(2-(tosylcarbamoyl)hydrazinyl)ethyl)isonicotinamidereveals anticancer effects through selective inhibition of FAP. In 10th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBIO 2019. Nice, France: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3365953.3365963
Rajib, S. A., Masud, K. N. Al, Kabir, E. R., & Siam, M. K. S. (2018). Characterization of carcinogenic chromium reducing Bacillus anthracis isolated from shipbreaking yard wastewater. In 8th International Congress of the Asian Society of Toxicology (AsiaTox 2018). Pattaya, Thailand.
Uddin, M. J., Kabir, E. R., & Douroumis, D. (2018). Microneedling in diabetes: A painless method to improve patient compliance. In International Conference on Natural Sciences & Technology 2018. Chittagong, Bangladesh: Asian University for Women: ICNST.
Kabir, E. R., Mustafa, N., Kawsar, M., Siam, S., & Kabir, S. M. (2018). Molecular docking reveals pitavastatin and related molecules antagonize 1DHF and its pseudogene DHFR2 in cancer treatment. In 9th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2018. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3291757.3291763
Siam, M. K. S., Shohan, M. U. S., Kabir, E. R., Rajib, S. A., & Jurashe, P. S. (2018). Functional analysis of iglur delta-2 and other depression associated proteins: Role of TRk, BDNF, CYP2B6, POLG, PICK1 for early detection and treatment of depression. In 9th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2018. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3291757.3291765
Siam, M. K. S., Hossain, M. S., Kabir, E. R., & Rajib, S. A. (2017). In Silico structure based designing of dihydrofolate reductase enzyme antagonists and potential small molecules that target DHFR protein to inhibit the folic acid biosynthetic pathways. In 8th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2017 (pp. 62–67). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3156346.3156358
Kabir, E. R., Siami, M. K. S., Kabir, S. M., Khan, A., & Rajib, S. A. (2017). Drug repurposing: Targeting mTOR inhibitors for anticancer activity. In 8th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2017 (pp. 68–75). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3156346.3156359
Hossain, M., Kabir, E. R., & Hossain, M. (2016). A novel health insurance scheme for cancer care in Bangladesh. In SIBR (Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research). Thailand.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles
Islam, R., Kabir, E. R., & Yasmin, H. (2020, April 13). COVID-19: What is it exactly?. The Daily Star. Retrieved from https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/news/covid-19-what-it-exactly-1892428
Kabir, E. R. (2018, March 14). Developing our own biologic drugs. The Daily Star. Retrieved from https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/developing-our-own-biol...
Work History:
Current position:
Professor and Head
Department of Pharmacy
Brac University
Previous positions and periods of appointment:
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka from January 2018–June 2018.
Head (interim) Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka in February 2018.
Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacy, BRAC University, from June 2016-January 2018.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, BRAC University, from January 2014–June 2016.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka from 2012-2014.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka from 2000-2012.
Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka from 1997-2000.
Leadership/Service Experience:
• Acting Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka
• Head, Department of Pharmacy, BRAC University
Have developed the department and completed a number of important official responsibilities that were not done earlier, such as attaining approvals, developing the different courses, updating the syllabus, developing collaborations with the industry, completing course curricula for Post Graduate Program to be introduced, etc.
Designed the Pharmacy Undergraduate Curricula to incorporate General Education for students
• Attended a number of workshops, seminars and conferences in Bangladesh, UK and Thailand, some of them are mentioned below:
o A day-long workshop on ‘Solid Oral Dosage Forms’ by Colorcon Asia Pvt. Ltd in 2020
o 9th International Conference on Computational Systems - Biology and Bioinformatics [CSBio] in 2018
o A 2 day-long workshop on ‘Biosimilars Speaker Training Program’ in Singapore by Roche Singapore in 2017
o SIBR-Thammasat 2016 Bangkok Conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research’ in 2016
o A day-long workshop on ‘Solid Oral Dosage Forms’ by Colorcon Asia Pvt. Ltd in 2015
o Samson H Chowdhury Memorial Conference 2015 on “Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry and Current Issues” in 2015
Teaching Experience
Planned and presented instructional sessions on selected topics to both undergraduates and postgraduates.
University of Dhaka, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Inorganic Pharmacy, 1997-1998
• Instructed introductory inorganic chemistry course for pharmacy majors (mostly juniors and seniors).
University of Dhaka, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Organic Pharmacy, 1997-2000
• Instructed introductory organic chemistry course for pharmacy majors (mostly juniors and seniors).
University of Manchester, School of Pharmacy
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Pharmacy, November 2001-July 2002
• Contributed to the Department of Pharmacy in different undergraduate lectures and practical classes.
• Instructed weekly laboratory sections, designed quizzes, problem sets, and exams, and graded lab reports, problem sets, quizzes, and exams for a course taken by biology and chemistry majors, mostly juniors and seniors.
University of Dhaka, Faculty of Pharmacy
Instructor for Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, 2003-2006
• In introductory and advanced biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics course for pharmacy majors (both undergraduates and postgraduates).
University of Dhaka, Faculty of Pharmacy
Instructor for Hospital and Community Pharmacy, 2003-2006
• In introductory and advanced hospital and community course for pharmacy majors (seniors).
University of Dhaka, Faculty of Pharmacy
Instructor for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, 2003-2012
• In introductory and advanced pharmaceutical marketing and management course for pharmacy majors (both undergraduates and postgraduates).
University of Dhaka, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Instructor for Industrial Management, 2003-2006
• In advanced industrial management course for pharmacy majors (postgraduates).
University of Dhaka, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Pharmaceutical Technology 2010-2013
• In both lecture and laboratory courses on pharmaceutical technology, designed for majors and taken by senior students.
North South University, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Instructor for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, 2013-2014 (Part-time)
• Instructed introductory and advanced pharmaceutical marketing and management course for pharmacy majors (both undergraduates and postgraduates).
BRAC University, Faculty of Pharmacy
Instructor for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, 2014-present
• In both introductory and advanced pharmaceutical marketing and management course for pharmacy undergraduates (seniors).
BRAC University, Faculty of Pharmacy
Instructor for Pharmaceutical Technology, 2014 - present
• In introductory as well as advanced pharmaceutical technology course for pharmacy undergraduates (seniors).
BRAC University, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, 2014 - 2016
• In introductory as well as advanced biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics course for pharmacy undergraduates (seniors).
BRAC University, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Hospital and Community Pharmacy, 2015 - 2017
• In introductory and advanced hospital and community course for pharmacy majors (seniors).
BRAC University, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Regulatory Affairs, 2021
• In introductory and advanced regulatory course for pharmacy majors (seniors).
BRAC University, Department of Pharmacy
Instructor for Biostatistics, 2021
In introductory statistics course for pharmacy undergraduate students.
Organized a number of Health Awareness Programs within and outside BRACU.
• World Diabetes Day in collaboration with Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd.
• Hepatitis Awareness Programs in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh.
• Oral Health Awareness
• World Cancer Day in collaboration with Beximco Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Worked with Roche Bangladesh Ltd. for 2 years in 2016 on Biosimilars.
Hospital and Community Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Inorganic Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Industrial Management, and Organic Pharmacy.
Invited Speaker at the World Immunotherapy Congress Basel 2021
1. Presented an ePoster titled ‘Targeting ESR1 in Breast Cancer Treatment: Repurposing of Statins’ at ESMO Congress [September 2021]
2. Panel Discussion on ‘Biosimilar Insulins: Approved Products and How the Market will Look in Years to Come’ at the World Biosimilar Congress USA [March 2021]
3. ‘Future of Biosimilars: Its Evolving Regulatory Landscape’ at the Festival of Biologics USA [March 2021]
4. A speaker at the Online Panel Discussion on ‘Biosimilar Patent Disputes: What the Early Wave of Litigation Signals for the Future’ [LSPN Connect, February 2020]
5. Presented ‘The Breakthrough of Biosimilars: A Twist in the Narrative of Biological Therapy’ at the World Biosimilar Congress [Basel, November 2020]
6. Presented ‘Molecular Docking Reveals Pitavastatin and Related Molecules Antagonize 1DHF and Its Pseudogene DHFR2 in Cancer Treatment’ at the 9th International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics (CSBio) [December 2018, Bangkok, Thailand]
7. Presented ‘A Novel Health Insurance Scheme for Cancer Care in Bangladesh’ at the SIBR 2016 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Research [March 2016, Bangkok, Thailand]
• AusAid Scholarship in 2000
• Commonwealth Scholarship in 2001
• Deans Award (University of Dhaka) in 2007
• AAPS
• ACM
• Agile Alliance
• Asian Council of Science Editors
• ESMO
• ex-Consultant for IBM Watson for Oncology at Rite Solution Ltd.
Research interest is in Biosimilars; in the Management of Treatment Strategies of non-communicable diseases, particularly cancer, diabetes, COPD, hypertension, mental illness and migraine; as well as in Organizational Leadership and Management. A major focus of her research lab is also in the improvement of the bioavailability of existing drugs, and in drug repurposing. Has supervised over 50 graduate and undergraduate research students, reviewed articles, and published both research and review papers. Strengths include strong work ethics, emphasis on quality, collegiality, and communication skills. Considers every change and challenge as an opportunity.
Also a proud Commonwealth Alumnus
A continuous Reviewer of Elsevier and Springer Journals, as well as other journals. Some of them are mentioned below:
Reviewer, Advances in Therapy, Springer
• Reviewed submitted manuscripts to determine suitability for publication in 2020 and 2021.
Reviewer, Journal of Cluster Science, Springer
• Reviewed submitted manuscripts to determine suitability for publication in 2020
Reviewer, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Elsevier
• Reviewed submitted manuscripts to determine suitability for publication in 2015 - Present
Reviewer, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer
• Reviewed submitted manuscripts to determine suitability for publication. January 2015-Present.
Reviewer, Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Clarivate Web of Science
• Reviewed submitted manuscripts to determine suitability for publication in 2014.