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ekram@ru.ac.bd

+880-1735959327


DR. MD. EKRAMUL ISLAM
PROFESSOR
Pharmacy


Education Summary  
M. Pharm. (RU), PhD (Japan), Postdoc (Japan)

Research Interest  
Searching for highly active antioxidant by in vitro method from natural sources and in vivo evaluation on oxidative stress mice/rats by examining the antioxidant enzymes; lipid per-oxidation; protection of DNA and protein damage; gene expression etc.
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(PhD)
Saitama University, Japan 2006
Masters
(M. Pharm)
Rajshahi University 1996
Bachelor/Honors
(B. Pharm)
Rajshahi University 1995
Higher Secondary
(HSC)
Rajshahi College 1992
Secondary
(SSC)
J. D. High School 1990

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2015-01-01 to Department of Pharmacy PROFESSOR
2009-12-31 to 2014-12-31 Department of Pharmacy ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2009-06-10 to 2010-12-30 Result not Found Result not Found
2005-09-30 to 2009-08-30 Department of Pharmacy ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2001-09-01 to 2005-09-30 Department of Pharmacy LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Not Available

Journal

1. Debendra Nath Roy, Nowrin Ferdiousi, Md. Mohabbot Hossen, Ekramul Islam, Md. Shah Azam "Global disparities in COVID-19 vaccine booster dose (VBD) acceptance and hesitancy: An updated narrative review" Vaccine: X, Volume 18, June 2024, 100480

Published: April 2024
2. Debendra Nath Roy, Shah Azam, Ekramul Islam "Multi-dimensional potential factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine booster acceptance and hesitancy among university academic community in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional comparative study" PLoS ONE 18(4): e0281395, IF=3.75

Published: November 2023
3. Debendra Nath Roya, Shaheb Alia, Ashish Kumar Sarker, Ekramul Islam, Md. Shah Azam "Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine booster dose among the people of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study" Heliyon 9 (2023) e22215, IF=4

Published: November 2023
4. Md Mahadi Hasan, Md Ekramul Islam, Md Sanowar Hossain, Masuma Akter, Md Aziz Abdur Rahman, Mohsin Kazi, Shahzeb Khan, Mst Shahnaj Parvin "Unveiling the therapeutic potential: Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activity of Magnolia champaca Linn’s stem bark isolate through molecular docking insights" Heliyon, IF=4.0, Q1

Published: November 2023
5. Masuma Akter, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Mahadi Hasan, Md. Aziz Abdur Rahman and Md. Ekramul Islam* "Anti-tumor and antioxidant activity of kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside (Afzelin) isolated from Pithecellobium dulce leaves" BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (Scopus ranking-Q1) (2022) 22:169

Published: June 2022
6. Nibedita Das Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Mahadi Hasan, Masuma AkterMd. Sanowar HossainG.M.Masud Parvez, Ashish Kumar Sarker, Md. Aziz Abdur Rahman, Al Mamun, Md. Ekramul Islam* "A flavone from the ethyl acetate extract of Leea rubra leaves with DNA damage protection and antineoplastic activity" Biochemisty and Biophysics Reports (Scopus ranking-Q3) 30(2022) 101244

Published: March 2022
7. Debendra Nath Roy, Mohitosh Biswas, Ekramul Islam, Md. Shah Azam* "Potential factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy: A systematic review" PLoS ONE, (Scopus ranking-Q1) 17(3): e0265496

Published: March 2022
8. Md. Shoriful Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Ekramul Islam* "The protective and antioxidant effects of Hygrophila schulli seeds on oxidative damage of DNA and RBC cellular membrane" Heliyon, (Scopus-Q1) Vol. 8, Issue-1,

Published: January 2022
9. Nibedita Das,Sanowar Hossain, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Shahnaj Parvin, Mahadi Hasan,Masuma Akter, and Ekramul Islam "Evaluation of Leea rubra Leaf Extract for Oxidative Damage Protection and Antitumor and Antimicrobial Potential" Journal of Tropical medicine, (Scopus-Q3) 2021

Published: October 2021
10. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Md. Ekramul Islam, Ashik Mosaddik, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Nazmul Huda, Md. Quddusur Rahman, Firoza Begum, Sk. Mizanur Rahman "Correlation between Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia and Serum Magnesium and Copper Levels in Dhaka City" Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Page 125-131

Published: December 2020
11. Md. Mahadi Hasan, Masuma Akter, Md. Ekramul Islam, Md. Aziz Abdur Rahman and Mst. Shahnaj Parvin "Evaluation of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Magnolia champaca L. (Magnoliaceae) Stem Bark Extract" Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 23(2): 96-102.

Published: July 2020
12. Masuma Akter, Md. Mahadi Hasan, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Shammi Akhter, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin and Md. Ekramul Islam "In vitro assessment of antioxidant activity and anti-bacterial screening of Pithecellobium dulce leaves against resistant bacteria" Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2020; 9(1): 2016-2022

Published: January 2020
13. Sanjay Dutta2, Sanowar Hossain3, Ekramul Islam1, Uzzal Haque1 and Shahnaj Parvin*1 "Assessment of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Stem Bark of Bauhinia acuminata L." Biomed J Sci &Tech Res 24(5)

Published: January 2020
14. Mohammad K.Hossain, Hideto Minami, Sheikh M.Hoque, Mohammad M.Rahman, Mostafa K.Sharafat, Mosammat F.Begum, Mohammad E. Islam, Hasan Ahmada "Mesoporous Electromagnetic Composite Particles: Electric Current Responsive Release of Biologically Active Molecules and Antibacterial Properties," Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, (Scopus-Q1) Volume 181, 1 September 2019, Pages 85-93

Published: September 2019
15. M. S. Hossain, S. Dutta, S. Parvin, M. E. Islam "Lipid Lowering and Antioxidant Activities of Methanolic Extract of Ficus hispida Linn. Fruits in Cholesterol Fed Rats" J. Sci. Res. 10 (3), 303-314 (2018)

Published: October 2018
16. M. S. Hossain, S. Parvin, S. Dutta, M. S. I. Mahbub, M. E. Islam "Studies on In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Methanolic Extract and Fractions of Ficus Hispida Lin. Fruits" J. of Sci. Res.; Vol 8, No 3 :371-380

Published: September 2016
17. Nandita Das, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Nusrat Jahan, Most. Afia Akhter, Laizuman Nahar, Md. Ekramul Islam "Evaluations of in vitro anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial potential of Crescentia cujete leaves and stem bark." 8:412.

Published: February 2015
18. Mst. Mahfuza Khatoon, Mst. Hajera Khatun, Md. Ekramul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin. "Analgesic, antibacterial and CNS depressant activities of Albizia procera leaves." Asian Pac J of Trop Biomed. (4)4: 279-284.

Published: October 2014
19. Nandita Das, Md Ekramul Islam, Nusrat Jahan, Mohammad Saiful Islam, Alam Khan, Md Rafikul Islam and Mst Shahnaj Parvin. "Antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts and fractions of Crescentia cujete leaves and stem bark and the involvement of phenolic compounds" BMC Complement and Altern Med.; 14:45

Published: August 2014
20. Md. Sanowar Hossain, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Sanjoy Dutta, Md. Khairul Islam, Monika Rani Saha, Md. Ekramul Islam. "Evaluation of antimicrobial activities of methanolic extract and fractions of Ficus hispida fruits." Int J of Phytopharmacol.: 5(7): 390-393

Published: July 2014
21. Nusrat Jahan, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Nandita Das, Mohammad Saiful Islam, Md. Ekramul Islam*. "Studies on the antioxidant activity of ethanol extract and its fractions from Pterygota alata leaves." J of Acute Med. 4(3): 1-6.

Published: June 2014
22. Md. Rafikul Islam, Mohammad Fazlul Kabir, Rashedul Alam, Rana Dhar, Mohammad Nasiruddin Rana, Md. Ekramul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Aslam Hossain. "Sedative, membrane stability, cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of methanol extract of leaves of Protium serratum Wall." Asian Pac J of Trop Dis. 4(2), S928–S933.

Published: January 2014
23. N. Jahan, M. S. Parvin, A. Khan, N. Das, M. S. Islam, and M. E. Islam. "Evaluation of Free Radical Scavenging and Polyphenolic Contents of Bark of Pterygota alata Roxb." J of Sci Res.; 6(3): 543-552

Published: January 2014
24. Md. Khalilur Rahman, Soumitra Barua, Md. Fokhrul Islam, Md. Rafikul Islam, Mohammed Abu Sayeed, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin and Md. Ekramul Islam*. "Studies on the anti-diarrheal properties of leaf extract of Desmodium puchellum." Asian Pac J Trop Biomed.; 3(8): 639-643

Published: June 2013
25. Muhammad Mutassim Billah, Rafikul Islam, Hajera Khatun, Shahnaj Parvin, Ekramul Islam, S M Anisul Islam, and Akbar Ali Mia. "Antibacterial, antidiarrhoeal, and cytotoxic activities of methanol extract and its fractions of Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb leaves." BMC Complement and Altern Med.; 13: 101.

Published: May 2013
26. Md. Rafikul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Mst. Rikta Banu, Nusrat Jahan, Nandita Das and Md. Ekramul Islam*. "Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of ethanol extracts of Manilkara zapota leaves and bark." Int J Pharma Sci.; 3(6): 394-397.

Published: March 2013
27. Mahfuza Khatoon, Ekramul Islam, Rafikul Islam, Aziz Abdur Rahman, AHM Khurshid Alam, Proma Khondkar, Mamunur Rashid1 and Shahnaj Parvin. "Estimation of total phenol and in vitro antioxidant activity of Albizia procera leaves." BMC Res Notes.; 6:121.

Published: February 2013
28. 11. Y. Ali1, M. S. Islam, A. H. M. K. Alam, M. A. A. Rahman, Al Mamun, M. K. Hossain, A. K. M. M. Hossain1, M. S. Parvin, and M. Rashid. "Inhibitory Effects of Nigella sativa Seed Extract on Adrenaline-Induced dyslipidemia and left ventricular hypertrophy in Rats." J Sci Res.; 5 (2): 325-334.

Published: January 2013
29. M. R. Islam, M. S. Parvin, M. S. Islam, S. M. R. Hasan, and M. E. Islam. "Antioxidant Activity of the ethanol Extract of Manilkara zapota leaf." J of Sci Res.; 4(1): 193-202.

Published: April 2012
30. Rafikul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin and Md. Ekramul Islam*. "Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of an ethanol extract of Syzygium jambos (L.) leaves." Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics.; 6(4): 205-211.

Published: January 2012
31. Md. Rafikul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Obayed Raihan, S. M. Raquibul Hasan and Md. Ekramul Islam*. "In vitro and in vivo antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of Syzygium jambos (L) bark." Int J of Res in Ayur and Pharm.; 2(3): 810-815.

Published: March 2011
32. Md. Rafikul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Raquibul Hasan and Md. Ekramul Islam*. "In vitro and in vivo antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of Manilkara zapota bark." J of Glob Pharma Tech.; 2(11): 23-30.

Published: February 2010
33. Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Noriko Okuyama, Fumitaka Inoue, Md. Ekramul Islam, Atsushi Kawakami, Hiroyuki Takeda and Kyo Yamasu. "Autoregulatory loop and retinoic acid repression regulate pou2/pou5f1 gene expression in the zebrafish embryonic brain." Developmental Dynamics,; 237: 1373-1388.

Published: February 2008
34. Md. Ekramul Islam, Hiroshi Kikuta, Fumitaka Inoue, Maiko Kanai, Atsushi Kawakami, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, Hiroyuki Takeda, & Kyo Yamasu. "Three enhancer regions regulate gbx2 gene expression in the isthmic region during zebrafish brain development." Mechanisms of Development,; 123: 907–924.

Published: August 2006
35. Saori Nagayoshi, Satoshi Ota, Md. Ekramul Islam, Noriko Tonou-Fujimori, Yuko Odaira, Koichi Kawakami, & Kyo Yamasu. "Genomic organization, alternative splicing, and multiple regulatory regions of the zebrafish fgf8 gene." Development, Growth & Differentiation, ; 48: 447-462.

Published: February 2006
36. M. Mukhlesur Rahman, Shahnaj Parvin, M. Ekramul Islam, M. Ekramul Haque and Mohammad A. Mosaddik. "Antimicrobial and cytotoxic constituents from the seeds of Annona squamosa." Fitoterapia,; 76(5): 484-489.

Published: January 2005
37. Naznin A. Khatune, M. Ekramul Islam, M. Ekramul Haque, Proma Khondkar and M. Mukhlesur Rahman. "Antibacterial compounds from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia." Fitoterapia,; 75(2): 228-230.

Published: February 2004
38. Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, M. Ekramul Islam, M. Motiur Rahman and M. Ekramul Haque. "Toxicological Evaluation of pure compound Annotemoyin-1 isolated from the chloroform extract of the plant Annona squamosa seeds on Long Evan’s Rats." Pak J Bi Sci. ; 6(18): 1593-1596.

Published: December 2003
39. Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, M. Ekramul Islam, M. Motiur Rahman and M. Ekramul Haque, "Pesticidal activity of pure compound Annotemoyin-1 isolated from chloroform extract of the plant Annona squamoisa against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)." Paki J of Biolog Sci.; 6(12):1088-1091.

Published: November 2003
40. M. Ekramul Islam, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, M.I. I. Wahed, M.Aslam Hossain and M.Ekramul Haque. "In vitro anti-tumor activity of a pure compound 20-hydroxy ecdysone isolated from ethylacetate extract of the plant Sida rhombifolia., Linn." Bangladesh J of Gen and biotech. ; 3(1&2)45-46.26.

Published: November 2003
41. Mst. Shahnaj Parvin, M. Ekramul Islam, M. Motiur Rahman and M. Ekramul Haque. "Pesticidal Evaluation of chloroform extract and pure compound squamocin isolated from chloroform extract of the seeds of Annona squamosa Linn. against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)." Bangladesh J of Gen and biotech.; 4(1&2): 53-58.

Published: March 2003
42. M. Ekramul Islam, M. Ekramul Haque and M.A. Mosaddik. "Cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) grown in Bangladesh." Phytother Res.; 17, 973-975.

Published: February 2003
43. M. E. Islam, M.S. Parvin, M.I.I. Wahed and M. A. Hossain and M.E. Haque. "In vivo cytotoxic evaluation of a pure compound, 20-hydroxy ecdysone isolated from Sida rhombifolia on Ehrlich Ascite Carcinoma Cells (EAC) in mice." Bangladesh J genet Biotechnol.; 3 (1&2): 45-46.

Published: December 2002
44. Md. Ekramul Islam, Naznin Ara Khatune and Md. Ekramul Haque. "In vitro antibacterial activity of the extracts and a glycoside from Sida rhombifolia Linn." J Med Sci. 2002; 2 (3): 134-136.

Published: July 2002
45. Md. Aziz Abdur Rahman, M. A. Gafur, Md. Ekramul Islam and Md. Aktar Uzzaman Chowdhury. "Sub-acute toxicity studies of a metabolite of Streptomyces species." Pak J of Biol Sci.; 5(10): 1067-1069.

Published: February 2002
46. M. Ekramul Islam, M. Ekramul Haque and M. Habibur Rahman. "Brine shrimp lethality bioassay of the crude extract and isolated compound from Sida rhombifolia Linn. J of bio-sci. 2001; 9: 117-120." J of bio-sci.; 9: 117-120.

Published: June 2001

Conference

1. Md. E. Islam, H. Kikuta, F. Inoue, Mst. S. Parvin, H. Takeda, & K. Yamasu. "Regulatory mechanism of the transcription of Zebrafish gbx2 gene in the isthmic organizer during brain formation." 20th IUBMB International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Kyoto, Japan).

Published: March 2005

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bio-Pharmaceutics, Physiology and Biochemistry, Advanced Medicinal Chemistry

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                         Curriculum Vitae

of

   Prof. Dr. Md. Ekramul Islam

 

                          E-mail: ekram@ru.ac.bd; Cell: 01735959327

Present Position

 

:

Professor (Grade-II)

Dept. of Pharmacy

Univesity of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

 

Provost

Shahid Shamsuzzoha Hall,

Univesity of Rajshahi

 

 

 

Syndicate Member (Elected)

University of Rajshahi

Teaching and Research

:

22 Years (Published 42 scientific papers; supervised 03 PhD and 18 MS students)

Education

:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Developmental Neurobiology Unit, OIST, Japan. 2009-2011.

 

Ph.D. in Molecular Developmental Biology, Saitama University, Japan. ( 2003-2006).

 

M. Pharm. in Pharmacy, First class, 1996

University of Rajshahi

 

B. Pharm.(Hons.) in Pharmacy, First class, 1995

University of Rajshahi

 

H.S.C., First division, 1992

Rajshahi College

 

S.S.C., First division, 1990

J. D High School, Sirajgonj

 

Job Experience

:

Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. From Jan. 2015.

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Dec.- 31, 2009 to Dec. 2014.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Sept.- 30, 2005 to Aug.-30, 2009.

 

Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Sept. -01, 2001 to Sept. -29, 2005.

 

Production Executive, Production section, Square Pharmaceuticals (Bangladesh) Ltd. May - 01, 2001 to Aug.- 25, 2001.

 

Other Experiences

 

:

Student Advisor, Rajshahi University Pharmacy Association(RUPA)

Academic Council Member, RU since 2015

Co-ordinator (Part Time), Dept. of Pharmacy, Varendra University, Rajshahi

Expert Member, Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Pharmacy, Commilla University.

 

Involvement in Professional Organizations

:

Member, Rajshahi University Teachers Association

Member, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society (BPS)

Registered Pharmacist of Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh A-1893/98

Elected Member of Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA), 2016-2017

Member of the teacher`s wing upholding the spirit of liberation and progressivism

 

Personal Particulars

:

Nationality

:

Bangladeshi

Religion

:

Muslim

Date of birth

:

31-12-1974

Marital status  

:

Married

Permanent address

:

Village-Chala, P.O.- B/Jamtoil, P.S.- Kamarkhond, Dist.-Sirajganj, Bangladesh.

Fathers Name

:

Alhaj Abdul Baqui Sarker

Reference

:

Prof. Dr. Golam Shabbir Sattar

Vice Chancellor

University of Rajshahi

Cell:01715601359

        Prof. M. Humayun Kabir

        Pro  Vice-Chancellor

        University of Rajshahi

        Cell:01712030466

 

 

 

 

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