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Department Of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: otun.saha@nstu.edu.bd

Otun Saha

Otun Saha

Department of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: otun.saha@nstu.edu.bd

I have explored myself in the arena of industries, research organizations & microbial consulting firms for disease identification, risk assessment, remediation & management with an innovative and methodical teaching professional with progressive experience in research and technology. Demonstrated high level of ingenuity in student counseling, administrative and supervisory ability with achievement in research in the field of antimicrobial resistant risks assessment & monitoring, environmental microbiology/ biotechnology, medical microbiology, microbial chemistry, microbial pathogenesis, viral diseases surveillance by field samples collection, questioners and cell culture, drug discovery, bioinformatics based bacterial genomicsurveillance by modern whole genomic and partial genomic study & human and ecological health risk assessment, micro-biome & antibiotic resistance/virulence’s genes & viral study based on conventional PCR & RT-PCR for real-time microbial pathogen monitoring.

Degree Name Group/ Major Subject Institute Country Passing year
  • Masters
  • Bachelor
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology
  • Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University
  • Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University
  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • 2017
  • 2016
Designation Duration Organization/ Institute/ Location
  • Assistant Professor (Full time)
  • Lecturer (Full time)
  • Research Associate (Full time)
  • Lab Consultant (COVID-19 Research, Diagnosis and Laboratory Management) (Full time)
  • Expert poolMember (FAO COVID-19 Team for Bangladesh Laboratory Emergency)
  • Research Assistant (Full time)
  • January 2023 - To date
  • January 2022 - Jan 2023
  • Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
  • Aug 2020 - July 2021
  • June 2020 - June 2022
  • June 2017 - 2020
  • Department of Microbiology Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
  • Zoonotic Division (One Health), Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh
  • Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College under DGHS Bangladesh Health ministry
  • FAO COVID-19 Team for Bangladesh Laboratory Emergency
  • Microbial Genomic and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research skills Research and Administrative Experiences
  • Supervised 20 research projects of the students approaching the degree of Bachelor of Microbiology (Hon’s) and 8 Master of Microbiology (thesis).
  • Working as an Associate Editor, Journal of Noakhali Science & Technology University (2022 to present).
  • Reviewer: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Public Health, Journal of King Saud University: Veterinary Medicine and Science, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Infection, Genetics and Evolution and Heliyon, to name but a few.
Selected publications
  • Islam, O. K., Islam, I., Saha, O., Rahaman, M. M., et al (2023). Genomic variability correlates with biofilm phenotypes in multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 7867.
  • Saha, O*., Basri, R., Hossain, M. A., & Sultana, M. (2023). Characterization of multidrug and heavy metal resistance of carbapenemases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from poultry samples in Bangladesh. Veterinary Medicine and Science.
  • Sultana, K. F., Saha, O*., Hoque, M. N., Sultana, M., & Hossain, M. A. (2021). Multilocus sequence typing of multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains circulating in poultry farms of Bangladesh. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52(4), 2385-2399.
  • Saha, O*., Islam, I., Shatadru, R. N., et al(2021). Temporal landscape of mutational frequencies in SARS-CoV-2 genomes of Bangladesh: Possible implications from the ongoing outbreak in Bangladesh. Virus genes, 57(5), 413-425. 9.
  • Saha, O*., Rakhi, N. N., Hoque, M. N., Sultana, M., & Hossain, M. A. (2021). Genome-wide genetic marker analysis and genotyping of Escherichia fergusonii strain OTSVEF-60. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 52(2), 989-1004.
  • Saha, O*., Islam, M. R., Rahman, M. S., Hoque, M. N., Hossain, M. A., & Sultana, M. (2021). First report from Bangladesh on genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant Pasteurella multocida type B: 2 in fowl cholera. Veterinary World, 14(9), 2527.
  • Saha, O*., Hossain, M. S., & Rahaman, M. M. (2020). Genomic exploration light on multiple origin with potential parsimony-informative sites of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Bangladesh. Gene reports, 21, 100951.
  • Saha, O*., Rakhi, N. N., Istiaq, A., Islam, I., Sultana, M., Hossain, M. A., & Rahaman, M. (2020). Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin. Veterinary medicine international, 2020.
  • Saha, O*., Hoque, M. N., Islam, O. K., Rahaman, M. M., Sultana, M., & Hossain, M. A. (2020). Multidrug-resistant avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strains and association of their virulence genes in Bangladesh. Microorganisms, 8(8), 1135.
  • Hoque, M. N., Istiaq, A., Clement, R. A., Gibson, K. M., Saha, O., Islam, O. K., ... & Hossain, M. A. (2020). Insights into the resistome of bovine clinical mastitis microbiome, a key factor in disease complication. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 860.
  • Momtaz, S., Saha, O*., Usha, M. K., Sultana, M., & Hossain, M. A. (2018). Occurrence of pathogenic and multidrug resistant Salmonella spp. in poultry slaughter-house in Bangladesh. Bioresearch Communications-(BRC), 4(2), 506-515.
Title of the project Contribution Affiliated Organization Financial Agent Name and Number of Research Grant Granted amount Fiscal year
  • Revelation of Resistome of Mastitis Suffering Water Buffalo Milk Microbiome Associated with the Diseases Complication: Metagenomics and Microbiological approaches
  • Genomic Exploration of Resistome of non-pathogenic and pathogenic Escherichia coli as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes in Water Buffalo Milk yogurt (Mohiser Doi)
  • Genomic exploration light on Pathogenic Microbial Diversity and their Resistome Potential in Seafood in the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh
  • Principal investigator
  • Principal investigator
  • Principal investigator
  • Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali- 3814, Bangladesh
  • Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali- 3814, Bangladesh
  • Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali- 3814, Bangladesh
  • Research Cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali- 3814, Bangladesh
  • Ministry of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
  • Research Cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali- 3814, Bangladesh
  • Noakhali Science and Technology Research Cell special allocation, Grant no: NA
  • Technology invention, research and development (R&D) projects, Fund code no: 1260101- 120005500, Biological Science Serial no: 72
  • Noakhali Science and Technology Research Cell special allocation, Grant no: NA
  • BDT. 2 lac
  • BDT. 72000
  • BDT. 2 lac
  • 2022-23
  • 2022-23
  • 2023-24
Personal information Contact
  • Otun Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology Room #509, Academic Building #1, Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
  • Phone: +8801725830666; Email: otun.saha@nstu.edu.bd ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Otun-Saha?ev=hdr_xprf, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8K-M_fMAAAAJ&hl=en