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

Dr. Rezwana Ahmed

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. and Masters, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
BPharm, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone:+880-2-55668200   Ext:6271 
Email: rezwana.ahmed01@northsouth.edu
Office: SAC 1013

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Dr. Rezwana Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University. She completed her Masters followed by PhD from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan, under the prestigious Japanese Government Scholarship MEXT. During her stay in Japan, she also worked in Nagasaki University School of Medicine. Her PhD focused on the impact of cellular aging/cellular senescence on the circadian clock of the cells. The novel finding of her work in Japan was that the circadian clocks start to dysfunction as the cells senesce. Currently, her research interests include investigating the prevalence of certain single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bangladeshi population and whether these increase the risk of certain metabolic diseases in our population. Dr. Rezwana completed her B.Pharm from North South University, and received the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for her academic excellence during her undergraduate studies.

JOURNAL P U B L I C A T I O N S

  1. Kamrul-Hasan ABM, Selim S, Afsana F, Nagendra L, Ahmed R, Dutta D. Once-Weekly Tirzepatide Versus Once-Daily Basal Insulin in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled With Oral anti-Hyperglycemic Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Endocr Pract. 2024 Dec 11;
  2. Sarker M, Chowdhury N, Bristy AT, Emran T, Karim R, Ahmed R, et al. Astaxanthin protects fludrocortisone acetate-induced cardiac injury by attenuating oxidative stress, fibrosis, and inflammation through TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 Dec 1;181:117703.
  3. Chowdhury MMI, Kabir N, Ahmed R, Yokota K, Mullins R, Reza HM. Generation of monoclonal antibody against 6-Keto PGF1α and development of ELISA for its quantification in culture medium. Biochem Biophys Reports. 2024 Sep 1;39.
  4. Johra FT, Hossain S, Jain P, Bristy AT, Emran T, Ahmed R, et al. Amelioration of CCl4‑induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity by Ganoderma lucidum in long evans rats. Sci Rep. 2023;13(9909):1–13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35228-y
  5. Bristy AT, Islam T, Ahmed R, Hossain J, Reza HM, Jain P. Evaluation of Total Phenolic Content, HPLC Analysis, and Antioxidant Potential of Three Local Varieties of Mushroom: A Comparative Study. Int J Food Sci. 2022;2022.
  6. Ahmed R, Reza HM, Shinohara K, Nakahata Y. Cellular senescence and its impact on the circadian clock. J Biochem. 2021;171(5):493–500.
  7. Ahmed R, Nakahata Y, Shinohara K, Bessho Y. Cellular Senescence Triggers Altered Circadian Clocks With a Prolonged Period and Delayed Phases. Front Neurosci. 2021;15.
  8. Nuriliani A, Nakahata Y, Ahmed R, Khaidizar FD, Matsui T, Bessho Y. Over-expression of Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase in mouse cells confers protective effect against oxidative and ER stress-induced premature senescence. Genes to Cells. 2020;25(8):593–602.
  9. Ahmed R, Ashimori A, Iwamoto S, Matsui T, Nakahata Y, Bessho Y. Replicative senescent human cells possess altered circadian clocks with a prolonged period and delayed peak-time. Aging (Albany NY). 2019;11(3):950–73.

 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

  1. Yasukazu Nakahata, Rezwana Ahmed, Wataru Tarumi, Yasumasa Bessho, Kazuyuki Shinohara. The Influence of Proliferative Cells on the Circadian Clock Properties of Senescent Cells and vice versa. Asia Forum on Chronobiology, Sapporo, Japan, 2024.
  2. Md Harunur Rashid, Ramisha Anan Rahman, Bushra Zaman, Rezwana Ahmed. Binding mechanism of 4AP in hKv1.5 channel: Molecular dynamic simulation studies. 68th BPS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, 2024.
  3. Yasukazu Nakahata, Rezwana Ahmed, Yasumasa, Bessho, Kazuyuki Shinohara. Cellular senescence triggers altered circadian clocks with a prolonged period and delayed phases. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan, Sendai, Japan.
  4. Yusra Imam, Md. Musfikur Rahman Safa, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Maksuratun Kifayat Monisha, Md. Zahidul Islam Zahid, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Rezwana Ahmed. Association of SIRT1 gene polymorphism rs3758391 with T2DM in a population of Bangladeshi origin. The 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech, and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022.
  5. Musfikur Rahman Safa, Rezwana Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Md. Zahidul Islam Zahid. Association of the FTO gene (rs9939609) polymorphism with Type II Diabetes in Bangladeshi population. The 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech, and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  6. Anika Tabassum Bristy, Tairin Islam, Rezwana Ahmed, Jumana Hossain, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Preeti Jain. Evaluation of total Phenolic content, HPLC analysis and antioxidant potential of three local varieties of mushroom: A Comparative Study. The 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech, and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  7. Nakahata Yasukazu, Ahmed Rezwana, Ashimori Atsushige, Shinohara Kazuyuki, Bessho Yasumasa. Replicative senescent human cells possess altered circadian clocks with a prolonged period and delayed peak-time. The 97th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan. Beppu, Japan, 2020.
  8. Rezwana Ahmed, Atsushige Ashimori, Satoshi Iwamoto, Takaaki Matsui, Yasukazu Nakahata, Yasumasa Bessho. Replicative senescent human cells possess altered circadian clocks with a prolonged period and delayed peak-time. EBRS Congress by the European Biological Rhythms Society. Lyon, France, 2019.
  9. Nakahata Yasukazu, Ahmed Rezwana, Ashimori Atsushige, Bessho Yasumasa, Shinohara Kazuyuki. Effects of circadian clock properties on Aging-NAD+ The 70th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of West Japan. Miyazaki, Japan, 2019.
  10. Ashimori, A. Rezwana, Y. Nakahata, S. Iwamoto, T. Matsui, Y. Bessho. Decrease in NAD+ causes period extension of circadian clock with aging. Cell Symposia: Aging and Metabolism 2018. Sitges, Spain, 2018.
  11. Rezwana Ahmed, Satoshi Iwamoto, Yasukazu Nakahata, Takaaki Matsui, Yasumasa Bessho. Changes in Circadian Clock Properties of Replicative Senescent TIG-3 cells. International Symposium on Biological Rhythms. Nagasaki, Japan, 2018.
  12. Rezwana Ahmed, Satoshi Iwamoto, Yasukazu Nakahata, Takaaki Matsui and Yasumasa Bessho. Changes in Circadian Clock Properties of Replicative Senescent TIG-3 cells. 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Chronobiology. Nagasaki, Japan, 2018.
  13. Rezwana Ahmed, Satoshi Iwamoto, Yasukazu Nakahata, Takaaki Matsui and Yasumasa Bessho. Changes in Circadian Clock Properties of Replicative Senescent TIG-3 cells. Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) Kansai 5th Student Forum, Nara, Japan, 2018.
  14. Rezwana Ahmed, Satoshi Iwamoto, Yasukazu Nakahata, Takaaki Matsui and Yasumasa Bessho. The impact of cellular senescence on circadian clock. Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) Kansai 4th Student Forum, Kobe, Japan, 2017.
  15. Rezwana Ahmed, Satoshi Iwamoto, Yasukazu Nakahata, Takaaki Matsui, Yasumasa Bessho. The impact of cellular senescence on circadian clock. International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017

A W A R D S  &  H O N O U R S

  1. Japanese Government Scholarship for Ph.D. at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. (MONBUSHO, 2018-2021)
  2. Most Influential presentation, JSBBA Kansai 4th Student Forum, Kobe, Japan. (2017)
  3. Best Poster, International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2017)
  4. Japanese Government Scholarship for Masters at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. (MONBUSHO, 2015-2018)
  5. Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2015)
  6. Merit-based 100% tuition waiver, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2009-2013)
  7. Certificate of Excellence for 3 A grades in GCE A-Level Examinations, Daily Star Awards, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2009)
  8. Scholarship for A-level study, Academia, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2008)
  9. Cambridge Brilliance in Bangladesh Awards for obtaining 7 A grades in Cambridge O-level examinations, by University of Cambridge International Examinations. (2007)

Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, 2019

Laboratory of Gene Regulation Research

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan

 

Masters in Biological Sciences, 2015-2018

Laboratory of Gene Regulation Research,

Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan

 

Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2009-2013

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

GCE A-levels, 2009

Academia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Cambridge O-levels, 2007

S.F.X Greenherald International School, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Position      Institution Duration

Assistant Professor, 

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences    

  North South University  January 2020-Present     

                                                                                  

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Position    Institution   Duration

Product Executive,

Marketing Department

 Eskayef  Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dhaka     May 2014-Jan 2015     

                                                                  

                                                                                                                   

 

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Human Physiology II, Inorganic Pharmacy, Molecular Diagnostics

  • Australasian Chronobiology Society (ACS)
  • Japanese Universities Alumni Association In Bangladesh (JUAAB)

Single nucleotide polymorphisms, Circadian rhythms and circadian clocks, cellular senescence