Md Hasanuzzaman
Senior Lecturer (On Leave)
Md Hasanuzzaman joined as a lecturer in Microbiology program at the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka on May 2020. Before joining in Brac University, he worked as Research Investigator & Laboratory Manager in Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh. He completed his BSc (Hon.) and MSc in Microbiology from University of Dhaka. After completion of his academic degree, he worked as Research Assistant in the same department. In January 2013, he joined in Child Health Research Foundation and continued his work there before he joined at Brac University.
Address
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Kha-224 Merul Badda
Dhaka 1212. Bangladesh
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Education
+–BSc (Hons.) in Microbiology & MSc in Microbiology.
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Publications
+–Journals
Saha, S., Malaker, R., Sajib, M. S. I., Hasanuzzaman, M., Rahman, H., Ahmed, Z. B., … Saha, S. K. (2020). Complete genome Sequence of a Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) isolate from Bangladesh. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9(24). https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00568-20
Saha, S., Ramesh, A., Kalantar, K., Malaker, R., Hasanuzzaman, M., Khan, L. M., … Derisi, J. L. (2019). Unbiased metagenomic sequencing for pediatric meningitis in bangladesh reveals neuroinvasive chikungunya virus outbreak and other unrealized pathogens. MBio, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02877-19
Malaker, R., Saha, S., Hanif, M., Ahmed, A., Saha, S., Hasanuzzaman, M., … Saha, S. K. (2019). Invasive pneumococcal infections in children with nephrotic syndrome in Bangladesh. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38(8), 798–803. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002386
Lo, S. W., Gladstone, R. A., van Tonder, A. J., Lees, J. A., du Plessis, M., Benisty, R., … Consortium, T. G. P. S. (2019). Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19(7), 759–769. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30297-X
Saha, S. K., Schrag, S. J., El Arifeen, S., Mullany, L. C., Shahidul Islam, M., Shang, N., … Baqui, A. H. (2018). Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study. The Lancet, 392(10142), 145–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31127-9
Hasanuzzaman, M., Malaker, R., Islam, M., Baqui, A. H., Darmstadt, G. L., Whitney, C. G., & Saha, S. K. (2017). Detection of macrolide resistance genes in culture-negative specimens from Bangladeshi children with invasive pneumococcal diseases. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 8, 131–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2016.11.009
Hossain, B., Islam, M. S., Rahman, A., Marzan, M., Rafiqullah, I., Connor, N. E., … Saha, S. K. (2016). Understanding bacterial isolates in blood culture and approaches used to define bacteria as contaminants: A literature review. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 35(5), S45–S51. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001106
Saha, S. K., Hossain, B., Islam, M., Hasanuzzaman, M., Saha, S., Hasan, M., … Whitney, C. G. (2016). Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Bangladeshi children before introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 35(6), 655–661. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001037
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Professional Activities
+–• July 2012 to December 2012: Worked as a Research assistant at Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka in a project entitled “Detection of White tail disease causing Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and its associate extra small virus (XSV) from Shrimps collected from costal area in Bangladesh”
• January 2013 to April 2016: Worked as a as Research Officer (Molecular Microbiologist) in Child Health Research Foundation, Dept. of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
• May 2016 to 2019: Working as a Senior Research Officer (Laboratory Manger) in Child Health Research Foundation, Dept. of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
• January 2029 to till: Working as a Research Investigator (Laboratory Manger) in Child Health Research Foundation, Dept. of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital. -
Conferences, Talks, and Speaking Engagements
+–• 4th investigator meeting of ANISA (Aetiology of Neonatal Infection in South Ssia) at 2013 held in Sandiego, California, USA.
• 9th World Congress of WSPID at 2015 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 10th ISPPD at 2016 held in Glasgow, Scotland.
• 10th ISPPD at 2016 held in Glasgow, Scotland.
• 11th ISPPD at 2018 held on Melbourne, Australia. -
Awards, Honors
+–• Postgraduate Fellowship, 2010-2011. Awarded by National Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
• Achieved Dean’s Award for extraordinary performence in BSc. (hons.)
• Awarded travel grant in 9th WSPID, 10th ISPPD and 11th ISPPD conference for the submitted abstracts. -
Membership
+–Dhaka University Microbiology Alumni Association (DUMAA)
Member of American Society of Microbiology -
Research Areas/Interests
+–Understanding the etiology causing invasive diseases, dissemination and molecular epidemiology of drug resistance genes, maternal & child health and vaccine impact studies
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Professional training
+–• 28th August-1st September 2013 on TLDA (Taqman array low density) and MagNa pure automated total nucleic acid extraction method jointly organized by CMC (Christian Medical College) and CDC.
• 2nd -12th September 2013 on Molecular typing of Rota virus at Virology lab of Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• 7th -25th September 2015 on Real-time PCR at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam.
• Attended the DBD International Molecular Diagnostics Course organized by CDC and Dept. of Public Health of University of Minnesota, May 7-11, 2018 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
• Attended the MCHD STATA LEARNING WORKSHOP organized by Maternal & Child Health Division of ICDDR’B from 16-20th September, 2018.