Sabrina Sharmin, PhD
Level: 5
Kha-224 Merul Badda
Dhaka 1212. Bangladesh
Dr. Sabrina Sharmin joined the School of Pharmacy at BRAC University as an Associate Professor in February 2021. She started her professional career as a Quality Control Officer at NOVO Pharmaceutical Ltd. Subsequently, she served as a Quality Control Executive at Sanofi Bangladesh Ltd. Later on, she joined Shizuoka University as a Postdoctoral researcher after completing her Ph.D. in Bioscience (Biophysics) from Shizuoka University, Japan under the scope of MEXT scholarship. Afterward, she joined as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota, USA. She completed her B.Pharm (Hons.) and M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Dhaka. She has a number of publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals in different research areas such as Phytochemistry, Biophysics, and Nano-technology.
● Ph.D. in Bioscience (Biophysics) from Shizuoka University, Japan (2017)
● M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka (2006).
● Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons.) from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka (2005).
Journals
Akter, R., Maknun Fariha, L., Halder, S., Sharmin, S., Taki, E. S., Lihu, I. K., Tipu, A. H., Muntasir Meem, M. M. R., Ripa, F. A., Sharmin, S. (2024). Chem. Biodiversity, 21, e202400999. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400999
Alam, F., Alam, F., Haque, F., Begum, Y., Eti, S., Sharmin, S., Nahar, N., Ahmed, Z., Sharmin, S. (2024). Deciphering in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties of seed and fruit extracts of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024, 4035987, 23 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4035987
Roney, M., Issahaku, A. R., Huq, A. K. M. M., et al. (2024). In silico exploration of isoxazole derivatives of usnic acid: Novel therapeutic prospects against α-amylase for diabetes treatment. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 82, 3351–3366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12013-024-01419-1
Sharmin, S., Islam, M. Z., Yamazaki, M. (2024). Relationship between oligoarginine-induced membrane damage of single Escherichia coli cells and entry of the peptide into the cytoplasm. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 39, 101777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101777
Janee, S., Saha, S., Sharmin, S., Fuad Hasan, A. Q., Salma Zohora, U., Moni, R., Islam, M. Z., & Shahedur Rahman, M. (2023). Construction and investigation of multi-enzyme immobilized matrix for the production of HFCS. PLOS ONE, 19(2), e0292931. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292931
Bari, L. F., Ahmed, I., Ahamed, R., Tawhid, Z. A., Sharmin, S., Abir, P. H., & Islam, R. M. (2023). Potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) in disaster risk and emergency health management: A critical appraisal on environmental health. Environmental Health Insights, 17, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302231217808
Roknuzzaman, A. S. M., Haque, A., Sharmin, S., Islam, R. (2023). The mysterious "Disease X" – A correspondence evaluating its public health threat, the global preparedness, and possible ways to avoid the next pandemic. International Journal of Surgery Open, 60, 100704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijso.2023.100704
Arbi, M. N. J., Thahsin, N., Nurjahan, A., Sharmin, S., Islam, M. Z., Zohora, U. S., Ruma, M. K., Moni, R., & Rahman, M. S. (2022). Homology modelling and docking studies of arsenate reductase of bacillus megaterium. Journal of Applied Biotechnology Reports, 9(3), 707–718. https://doi.org/10.30491/JABR.2021.302174.1437
Chowdhury, A. D., Sharmin, S., Nasrin, F., Yamazaki, M., Abe, F., Suzuki, T., Park, E. Y., & Park, E. Y. (2020). Use of target-specific liposome and magnetic nanoparticle conjugation for the amplified detection of norovirus. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3(6), 3560–3568. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00213
Islam, M. Z., Sharmin, S., Moniruzzaman, M., & Yamazaki, M. (2018). Elementary processes for the entry of cell-penetrating peptides into lipid bilayer vesicles and bacterial cells. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(9), 3879–3892. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-8889-5
Moghal, M. M. R., Islam, M. Z., Sharmin, S., Levadnyy, V., Moniruzzaman, M., & Yamazaki, M. (2018). Continuous detection of entry of cell-penetrating peptide transportan 10 into single vesicles. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 212, 120–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.02.001
Moniruzzaman, M., Islam, M. Z., Sharmin, S., Dohra, H., & Yamazaki, M. (2017). Entry of a six-residue antimicrobial peptide derived from lactoferricin B into single vesicles and escherichia coli cells without damaging their membranes. Biochemistry, 56(33), 4419–4431. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01274
Islam, M. Z., Sharmin, S., Levadnyy, V., Alam Shibly, S. U., & Yamazaki, M. (2017). Effects of mechanical properties of lipid bilayers on the entry of cell-penetrating peptides into single vesicles. Langmuir, 33(9), 2433–2443. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03111
Sharmin, S., Islam, M. Z., Karal, M. A. S., Alam Shibly, S. U., Dohra, H., & Yamazaki, M. (2016). Effects of lipid composition on the entry of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine into single vesicles. Biochemistry, 55(30), 4154–4165. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00189
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Brac University, Bangladesh
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Post-Doctoral Associate, (2019 to 2020) at Dr. Wei’s lab, Pharmacology Department, University of Minnesota, USA.
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, (2018 to 2019) at Prof. Enoch Y. Park lab, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Post-doctoral Fellow, (2017 to 2018) at Prof. Masahito Yamazaki lab, Bioscience Department, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Japan.
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Graduate Researcher (2014 to 2017), Prof. Masahito Yamazaki lab, Bioscience Department, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Japan.
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Executive Officer, Quality Control, (2008-2014) Sanofi Bangladesh Ltd., Bangladesh.
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Officer, Quality Control, (2007-2008) NOVO Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bangladesh.
Professional development trainings
● Training on PHENIX “Quality Third Party” and “External Audits” held in Shanghai, China. (2013)
● Training on Operating Procedure on PerkinElmer FTNIR held at PerkinElmer Indian Corporate Office Mumbai, India. (2011)
Pharmacognosy, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology
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Sabrina Sharmin, Ankan Dutta Chowdhury, Enoch Y. Park “Fluorescent-Labeled Liposomal Amplified Biosensor for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Virus” The 71st SBJ Annual Meeting, the Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ2019), September 16-18, 2019, Okayama, Japan.
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Sabrina Sharmin, Hideo Dohra, and Masahito Yamazaki “Antimicrobial activity of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine and its interaction with single cells of Escherichia coli” The 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan (BSJ2018), September 15-17, 2018, Okayama, Japan.
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Sabrina Sharmin, Zahidul Islam, Mohammad Abu Sayem Karal, Sayed Ul Alam Shibly, an Masahito Yamazaki, “Effect of lipid composition on the entry of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine (Rn) into single vesicles” The 2017 international symposium toward the future of advance researches in Shizuoka University”, February 27, 2017, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Sabrina Sharmin, Zahidul Islam, Masahito Yamazaki and Hideo Dohra “Effects of lipid composition on the entry of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine into single vesicles” The 61th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, February 11–15, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America (USA).
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Sabrina Sharmin, Md. Zahidul Islam, Mohammad Abu Sayem Karal, Shibly Sayed Ul Alam, Hideo Dohra, and Masahito Yamazaki “Effects of lipid composition on the entry of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine (Rn) into single vesicles” 6th Shizuoka University International Symposium 2016, December 08, 2016, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
- Sabrina Sharmin, Zahidul Islam, Mohammad Abu Sayem Karal, Shibly Sayed Ul Alam, Hideo Dohra, and Masahito Yamazaki “Effects of lipid composition on the entry of cell-penetrating peptide oligoarginine (Rn) into single vesicles” 1st International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), November 10-11, 2016, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
- Travel Award in 61st Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Japan 2014
- Biophysical Society, USA.
- Biophysical Society, Japan.
- Phytochemistry
- Biophysics
- Nanotechnology
- Molecular biology