Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Md. Zahidul Islam Zahid

Full Time Faculty
Lecturer

M.Sc., Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, New York, USA

B.Pharm., North South University

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6405
Email: zahidul.zahid@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1006

 

 

                                                                                

Professional Profiles:

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9683-1850

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Zahidul-Islam-Zahid?ev=hdr_xprf

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/md-zahidul-islam-zahid-35678690/

Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh Researcher ID: R2512903851

Publications:

  • Prevalence of PPAR-γ2 (rs1801282), RETN (rs3745367) and ADIPOQ (rs2241766) SNP markers in the Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic population.

    (Meta Gene 10 (2), August 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2016.08.002)

  • Microbial sensitivity of the common pathogens for UTIs are declining in diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic patients in Bangladesh: An institution-based retrospective study

    (Heliyon 9 (12), January 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12897)

  • Polymorphisms of the interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) gene contribute to cervical cancer susceptibility in Bangladeshi women: A case‐control study

    (Health Science Reports 6 (5), May 2023, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1238)

  • Factors Driving Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study on Antibiotic Use-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Unqualified Village Medical Practitioners and Pharmacy Shopkeepers

   (Advances in Therapy 40 (8), June 2023, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02547-5)

  • Sedentary Lifestyle and Prospective Health Risks: A Pilot Study Among Bangladeshi Corporate Professionals

   (Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 27 (1), January 2024 DOI: 10.3329/bpj.v27i1.71157)

  • Association of SIRT1 rs3758391 Polymorphism WithT2DM in Bangladeshi Population: Evidence from a Case‐Control Study and Meta‐Analysis

   (Health Science Reports 8 (2), February 2025, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.70495)

  • Coenzyme Q10 alleviates oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis via activation of TGF β1/TNF- α in FCA-Salt hypertensive rats.

   (Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, July 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2025.110444)

Conferences:

     ICGNB-2022 Poster Presentation: 

  • Association of the FTO gene (rs9939609) polymorphism with Type-II Diabetes in Bangladeshi population
  • Association of SIRT1 gene polymorphism rs3758391 with T2DM in a population of Bangladeshi origin

Research Grant Awards:

  1. NSU-CTRGC

https://northsouth.edu/

Grant Awarded June 2021

Total funding

  • BDT 500,000

Funding agency

  • North South University

Grant reference

  • CTRG-20-SHLS-40

Research institution

  • North South University
  1. NSU-CTRGC
    https://northsouth.edu/

Grant  Awarded June 2022

Total funding

  • BDT 500,000

Funding agency

  • North South University

Grant reference

  • CTRG-22-SHLS-18

Research institution

  • North South University

 

  1. Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) R&D Project
    https://most.gov.bd/

Grant Awarded July 2023

Total funding

  • BDT 72,000

Funding agency

  • Bangladesh Ministry of Science and Technology

Grant reference

  • G.O Number-88 Serial Number-122

Daily Star Award (O-Levels)

Daily Star Award (A-Levels)

Summa Cum Laude ( B. Pharm)

Invited into the RhoChi Pharmaceutical Honor Society-Beta Theta Chapter (M.Sc)

1. Name of Degree: Masters of Pharmaceutics-Thesis Track 

Name of Institute: Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Long Island University-Brooklyn, New York, USA

Time of Pass: Fall 2018

Session: Spring 2016 to Fall 2018 (Spring 2018 Convocation)

Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA): 3.90 on a scale of 4.00

2. Name of Degree: Bachelors of Pharmacy

Name of Institute: North South University (Batch 101-Spring 2010)

Time of Pass: Spring 2014

Session: Spring 2010 to Spring 2014 (18th Convocation)

Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA): 3.85 on a scale of 4.00 (summa cum laude)

3. Name of Exam: Advanced Level

Name of Institute: Mastermind International School

Year of Pass: May 2009

Session: May 2007 to May 2009

4. Name of Exam: Ordinary Level

Name of Institute: International Turkish Hope School (STD-VII till O-Levels)

Year of Pass: May 2007

Session: May 2006 to May 2007

1. Served at Primeasia University for the Fall 2019 semester.

2. Ex-Teaching Assistant (TA) to Dr. Hasan Mahmud Reza (ex-Chairman & Dean SHLS), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University

3. Ex-Instructor (GRE & IELTS) and Higher Study Abroad (HSA) Advisor of GREC-BD, Lalmatia Branch, Dhaka. Also acted as an instructor at Origin Educare for GRE. (https://www.youtube.com/@OriginEducare)

4. Served as Deputy Admin at Horizon Academy (O & A Levels, institution currently dissolved)

Internship from Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

1. Biostatistics

2. Pharmaceutical Technology

3. Pharmaceutical Analysis

4. Physical Pharmacy

5. Pharmaceutical Microbiology

6. Pharmacognosy

7. Principles of Diagnosis & Monitoring

8. Drug Information

9. Human Anatomy

1. Registered Pharmacist (Grade-A) under Bangladesh Pharmacy Council

2. Member (life) at the RhoChi Pharmaceutical Honor Society (BetaTheta Chapter), USA

3. Ex-Member at AAPS (LIU chapter)

4. Member (life) at the American Alumni Association (AAA)

5. Registered researcher under Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh.

 

My research interests are in the following fields:

1. Pharmaceutics (Semisolid dosage form engineering and manipulation to enhance release profile and transdermal penetration)

2. Molecular Biology and Genetics ( Linking SNPs to disease prevalence)

3. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology (Hepato&Renal Toxicity and Dementia Model, Antibiotic activity testing)

4. Pharmacovigilance, compliance reporting

5. Disease trends and relationship (Public Health related research)