Dr. Khondker Ayesha Akter | North South University

Dr. Khondker Ayesha Akter is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of North South University. She has completed her PhD from Graduate School of medicine of Nagoya University, Japan in 2016. She completed M. Pharm and B. Pharm from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. Akter KA, Mansour MA, Hyodo T, Senga T. FAM98A associates with DDX1-C14orf166-FAM98B in a novel complex involved in colorectal cancer progression. Int J Biochem cell biol. 2017 Mar;84:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.12.013.

2. Mansour MA, Hyodo T, Akter KA, Kokuryo T, Uehara K, Nagino M, Senga T. SATB1 and SATB2 play opposing role in c-Myc expression and colorectal cancer progression. Oncotarget. 2016 Jan 26;7(4):4993-5006. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.6651.

3. Akter KA, Mansour MA, Hyodo T, Ito S, Hamaguchi M, Senga T. FAM98A is a novel substrate of PRMT1 required for tumor cell migration, invasion and colony formation. Tumour Biol. 2016 Apr;37(4):4531-9. doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-4310-5. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

4. Akter KA, Hyodo T, Asano E, Sato N, Mansour MA, Ito S, Hamaguchi M, Senga T. UBE2S is associated with malignant characteristics of breast cancer cells. Tumor Biology. 2016 Jan;37(1):763-72. doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-3863-7. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

5. Mansour MA, Asano E, Hyodo T, Akter KA, Takahashi M, Hamaguchi M, Senga T. Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 suppresses invadopodia formation in HCT 116 cells via palladin inhibition. Exp Cell Res. 2015, Mar 1; 332(1):78-88. doi: 10.1016

6. Chowdhury MM, Ullah MA, Iqbal N, Al Maruf A, Shohag MH, Harun S, Akter KA, Begum B, Latif AH, Hasnat A. Relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetic study of two trimetazidine modified release formulations in healthy Bangladeshi male volunteers. Arzneimittelforschung. 2011:61(7):393-8

Research Grant Award as a Principal Investigator from North South University
Received the Presidential Certificate on behalf of the Ph.D. students of Medicine School of Nagoya University at the graduation ceremony
Monbukagakusho Scholarship from Japan Government to pursue Doctoral Course ( April 2012-March 2016)
Merit order Scholarship throughout the 4 Years’ study of B. Pharm in Dhaka University
2^nd in First grade in Junior Scholarship in Rajshahi Board
3^rd in First grade in Primary Scholarship in Rajshahi Board

1997

1999

07/2000 - 06/2003

Secondary School Certificate, Pabna Govt. Girls’ High School

First Division (10^th position in Female group, Rajshahi Board) (88.8%)

Higher Secondary School Certificate, Pabna Govt. Women’s’ College

First Division (2^nd position in Female group, Rajshahi Board) (89.7%)

Bachelor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka

1^st class 4^th in order of merit (71.16%)

07/2003 - 06/2004

Master of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Dhaka

1^st class 4^th in order of merit (69.5%)

04/2012– 09/2012

A research student, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

10/2012 – 03/2016

A doctoral student, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Division of Cancer Pharmacology


09/2006 - 09/2007	Research Trainee, ICDDR, Bangladesh

01/2008 - 02/2010	Lecturer, Pharmacy Department, Northern University, Bangladesh
03/2010 - 01/2012 01/2012 - 03/2012 04/2016-	Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy Department, Northern University, Bangladesh Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Department, Northern University, Bangladesh Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University, Bangladesh

04/2006 - 12/2006

Product Executive, SK+F Pharmaceutical Ltd. Bangladesh

M. Pharm : Advanced Pharmacology I

B. Pharm:
                Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy II
                Biopharmaceutics I
                Human Physiology II
                Inorganic Pharmacy I
                Introduction to Pharmacy

Dhaka University Pharmacy Alumni Association

Molecular Biology,

Human cancer genomics

Cancer biology

Evaluation of cyclooxygenase enzyme mediated function in the development of obesity and related complication.