Md. Salman Shakil
Senior Lecturer (On Leave)
Md. Salman Shakil completed his studies at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh where he earned his BSc and MSc degrees (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). He pursued his research Master's in Pharmacology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. In October 2021 he joined Brac University as a lecturer in the Microbiology Program at the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Shakil's research uses a combination of approaches from materials science and engineering, pharmacology, cell signalling, and toxicology.
Address
Level:
Kha-224 Merul Badda
Dhaka 1212. Bangladesh
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Education
+–BSc with Honours in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University
MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University
MSc in Pharmacology, University of Otago -
Publications
+–Journals
Mahmud, K. M., Hossain, M. M., Polash, S. A., Takikawa, M., Shakil, M. S., Uddin, M. F., Alam, M., Ali Khan Shawan, M. M., Saha, T., Takeoka, S., Hasan, M. A., & Sarker, S. R. (2022). Investigation of antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized using syzigyum cymosum extract. ACS Omega, 7(31), 27216–27229. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c01922
Halder, S. K., Ahmad, I., Shathi, J. F., Mim, M. M., Hassan, M. R., Jewel, M. J. I., Dey, P., Islam, M. S., Patel, H., Morshed, M. R., Shakil, M. S., & Hossen, M. S. (2022). A comprehensive study to unleash the putative inhibitors of serotype2 of dengue virus: Insights from an in silico structure-based drug discovery. Molecular Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-022-00582-1
Khandker, S. S., Alam, M., Uddin, F., Shapla, U. M., Lubna, N., Mazumder, T. A., Marzan, M., Mondal, M., Khalil, M. I., Karim, N., Shakil, M. S., & Hossen, M. S. (2022). Subchronic toxicity study of alternanthera philoxeroides in Swiss albino mice having antioxidant and anticoagulant activities. Journal of Toxicology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8152820
Shawan, M. M. A. K., Sharma, A. R., Bhattacharya, M., Mallik, B., Akhter, F., Shakil, M. S., … Chakraborty, C. (2021). Designing an effective therapeutic siRNA to silence RdRp gene of SARS-CoV-2. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104951
Shakil, M. S., Parveen, S., Rana, Z., Walsh, F., Movassaghi, S., Söhnel, T., … Hartinger, C. G. (2021). High antiproliferative activity of hydroxythiopyridones over hydroxypyridones and their organoruthenium complexes. Biomedicines, 9(2), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9020123
Hasan, M. M., Uddin, M. F., Zabin, N., Shakil, M. S., Alam, M., Achal, F. J., … Morshed, M. M. (2021). Fabrication and characterization of chitosan-polyethylene glycol (Ch-Peg) based hydrogels and evaluation of theirpotency in rat skin wound model. International Journal of Biomaterials, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4877344
Niloy, M. S., Hossain, M. M., Takikawa, M., Shakil, M. S., Polash, S. A., Mahmud, K. M., … Ranjan Sarker, S. (2020). Synthesis of biogenic silver nanoparticles using caesalpinia digyna and investigation of their antimicrobial activity and in vivo biocompatibility. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3(11), 7722–7733. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00926
Shakil, M. S., Hasan, M. A., Uddin, M. F., Islam, A., Nahar, A., Das, H., … Hoque, S. M. (2020). In Vivo toxicity studies of chitosan-coated cobalt ferrite nanocomplex for its application as MRI contrast dye. ACS Applied Bio Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01069
Ali, M. Y., Kabir, A., Khandker, S. S., Hossan, T., Shakil, M. S., Islam, M. A., … Khalil, M. I. (2019). Assessment of toxicity and therapeutic effects of goose bone in a rat model. Journal of Chemistry, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1943601
Review Articles
Shakil, M. S., Bhuiya, S. M., Morshed, R. M., Babu, G., Niloy, S. M., Hossen, S. M., & Islam, A. M. (2022). Cobalt ferrite nanoparticle’s safety in biomedical and agricultural applications: A review of recent progress. In Current Medicinal Chemistry (Vol. 30, pp. 1–20). https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867329666221007113951
Shakil, M. S., Niloy, M. S., Mahmud, K. M., Kamal, M. A., & Islam, M. A. (2022). Theranostic potentials of gold nanomaterials in hematological malignancies. Cancers, 14(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14133047
Shakil, M. S., Rana, Z., Hanif, M., & Rosengren, R. J. (2022). Key considerations when using the sulforhodamine B assay for screening novel anticancer agents. Anti-Cancer Drugs, 33(1), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/CAD.0000000000001131
Rumon, M.M.H.; Akib, A.A.; Moniruzzaman, M.; Sultana, F.; Shakil, M. S.; Roy, C.K.; Recent advancements in self-healable polymeric materials: their applications and future perspectives as a biomedical material. Polymers 2022, 14, 4539.
Shakil, M. S., Mahmud, K. M., Sayem, M., Niloy, M. S., Halder, S. K., Hossen, M. S., … Hasan, M. A. (2021). Using chitosan or chitosan derivatives in cancer therapy. Polysaccharides, 2(4), 795–816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polysaccharides2040048
Mahmud, K. M., Niloy, M. S., Shakil, M. S., & Islam, M. A. (2021). Ruthenium complexes: An alternative to platinum drugs in colorectal cancer treatment. Pharmaceutics, 13(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13081295
Rayhan, M. A., Hossen, M. S., Niloy, M. S., Bhuiyan, M. H., Paul, S., & Shakil, M. S. (2021). Biopolymer and biomaterial conjugated iron oxide nanomaterials as prostate cancer theranostic agents: A comprehensive review. Symmetry, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13060974
Niloy, M. S., Shakil, M. S., Hossen, M. S., Alam, M., & Rosengren, R. J. (2021). Promise of gold nanomaterials as a lung cancer theranostic agent: A systematic review. International Nano Letters, 11(2), 93–111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40089-021-00332-2
Niloy, M. S., Shakil, M. S., Alif, M. M. H., & Rosengren, R. J. (2021). Using natural compounds to target KRAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Current Medicinal Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867328666210301105856
Khandker, S. S., Shakil, M. S., & Hossen, M. S. (2020). Gold nanoparticles; potential nanotheranostic agent in breast cancer: A comprehensive review with systematic search strategy. Current Drug Metabolism, 21(8), 579–598. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389200221666200610173724
Shakil, M. S., Hasan, M. A., & Sarker, S. R. (2019). Iron oxide nanoparticles for breast cancer theranostics. Current Drug Metabolism, 20(6), 446–456. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389200220666181122105043
Conferences
Shakil, M. S.; Hoque, S. M., Nahar, A.; Uddin, M. F.; Hasan, M. A.; In vitro and in vivo toxicity studies of chitosan-coated cobalt ferrite nanocomplex for the therapeutic purpose of cancer. In: International Conference on Physics; 2018 Mar. 08-10; Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract #NM19
Mahmud, K. M.; Hossain M. M.; Polash S. A.; Takikawa M.; Shakil M. S.; Uddin M. F.; Alam M.; Shawan M. M. A. K.; Saha T.; Takeoka S.; Hasan M. A.; Sarker S. R.; Investigation of antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized using Syzygium cymosum extract. In: International Conference on Physics; 2022 May. 19-21; Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract #NM 03
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Professional Activities
+–October 2022 - Present, Academic Editor, Plos One
October 2021 – December 2022, Lecturer, Microbiology Program, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
June 2021 – October 2021, Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
October 2020 – December 2020, Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, New Zealand
February 2020 – June 2020, Demonstrator, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, New Zealand
October 2018 – June 2019, Quality Control Executive, Quality Assurance Department, Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangladesh
January 2015 - September 2018, Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh -
Courses Taught
+–Basic Biochemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Introduction to Chemistry, Principals of Chemistry
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Conferences, Talks, and Speaking Engagements
+–Shakil, M. S.; Hoque, S. M., Nahar, A.; Uddin, M. F.; Hasan, M. A.; In vitro and in vivo toxicity studies of chitosan-coated cobalt ferrite nanocomplex for the therapeutic purpose of cancer. In: International Conference on Physics; 2018 Mar. 08-10; Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract #NM19
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Awards, Honors
+–- Master's Postgraduate Publishing Bursary 2020, offered by University of Otago, New Zealand
- University of Otago Masters Scholarship 2019- 2020, offered by the University of Otago, New Zealand
- Fred Fastier Summer Research Scholarship 2020, offered by the University of Otago, New Zealand
- Jahangirnagar University Merit Scholarship 2012-2015, offered by the Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
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Membership
+–Member of Alumni Association of University of Otago, 2020
Member of Alumni Association of Jahangirnagar University, 2015
Member of Graduate Biochemist Alumni Association of Bangladesh, 2015 -
Research Areas/Interests
+–Nanomedicine, Cancer Biology, Pharmacology, Drug Delivery, Antimicrobial Resistance