Faculty Profile

Khandaker Atkia Fariha

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801710655437
  • Email: atkiafariha-bmb@sust.edu

Biography

Khandaker Atkia Fariha joined Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2015.

Education

  • MS (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology): Institute: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Thesis title: “Association of Paraoxonase1 Q192R A>G and L55M T>A gene Polymorphisms with diabetic nephropathy in a Bangladeshi population”
  • BSc (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology): Institute: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Molecular Biology
  • Gene Polymorphism
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Cardiovascular Diseases.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 levels in maternal milk and urine samples in Bangladesh. (2021-22). (Funding body- University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh).

Previous Research Project

  • 1. The relationship between serum xanthine oxidase activity and hypertension prevalence: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh (Funding body- University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh).

External Affiliations

  • Academic advisor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • Resource person, Bangladesh Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (BBBA),Sylhet division, Bangladesh.
  • Member of Self-Assessment committee (SAC), BMB (2016-17). Institution of Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology(SUST),Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • Trainer in “Hands on training program, Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices”.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: a review of current insights, management and challenges
  • 2. Assessment of the relationship between serum uric acid levels and liver enzymes activity in Bangladeshi adults
  • 3. Assessment of the relationship of serum liver enzymes activity with general and abdominal obesity in an urban Bangladeshi population
  • 4. Assessment of the role of zinc in the prevention of COVID‐19 infections and mortality: a retrospective study in the Asian and European population
  • 5. An Insight into ACE2 Expression Associated Complexities of COVID-19 and the Possible Vaccine Strategies to Control Viral Entry into Host Cells
  • 6. Sony SA, SyeedUddin HM, Ishma T, Fariha KA, Hasnat MA and Syfuddin HM Biomarker Based Cancer Scenario BioresComm, 2018.V4- (2) 572-577.
  • 7. Ghosh A, Ahad Shah, Jui ZS, Saha S, Fariha KA, Islam T. Evolutionary variation and expression profiling of Isopentenyltransferase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana L. and Oryza sativa L Plant Gene, 2018. 15:15-27.

Conference

  • 1. “Association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion / Deletion Polymorphismwith Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Bangladeshi population.” –“5th Annual conferenceon research findings – 2017, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet”.
  • 2. “Train the trainer course”, Biosafety Biosecurity Principles and Practices,International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). (9-18 April,2016).
  • 3. “Training on Laboratory Assessment”, International Centre for Diarrheal DiseaseResearch Bangladesh (icddr,b). (20 April, 2016).

Teaching

  • Cell Biology
  • Lipid and Nucleotide metabolism
  • Molecular Biology I and II
  • Nutrition, Environmental Biochemistry.
  • Drug development and pharmacogenomics
  • Oncology

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Current Students: 2 (Supervisor), 1 (Co-Supervisor) Previous Students: 2 (Supervisor), 5 (Co-Supervisor)