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Department Of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: popydn.mbg@nstu.edu.bd, popy.devnath@wsu.edu

Popy Devnath

Department of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: popydn.mbg@nstu.edu.bd, popy.devnath@wsu.edu

Popy Devnath is an Assistant Professor of Department of Microbiology at Noakhali Science and Technology University. Currently, she is working as a graduate research assistant at Washington State University, USA. Her current research mainly focuses tick borne infectious disease of animals. Previously, she was part of an organization named Child Health Research Foundation and worked on several projects for improving child health in Bangladesh and around the world. She completed her graduate and post-graduate degree in Microbiology from University of Chittagong.

Degree Name	Group/ Major Subject	Institute	Country	Passing Year
Masters Bachelor	Microbiology Microbiology	University of Chittagong. University of Chittagong	Bangladesh Bangladesh	2014 2013

Designation	Organizatiion/ Institute	Time period
Assistant Professor Microbiologist	Noakhali Science and Technology University Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF)	December 2018 – present September 2015 – November 2018

Current Research Projects	Funding Source	Role
Relative analysis of virulence genes, antibiotic sensitivity pattern and gyrB based molecular identification of Aeromonas spp. isolated from farm-raised fish and surrounding water samples of different fish farm. Isolation and Identification of Multidrug-Tolerant Pathogenic Bacteria and Detection of Associated Antimicrobial Resistance Genes from Farm Raised Fish Sold at the local market in Noakhali Region of Bangladesh. Problems faced by university students during their study period and probable solutions for overcoming those difficulties.	Research cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University. Research cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University. Research cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University.	Principal Investigator (July 2021-June 2022). Principal Investigator (July 2020-June 2021). Principal Investigator (July 2019- August 2020).

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Journal publications
Popy Devnath, Shah Wajed, Ripu Chandra Das, Sanchita Kar, Iftekharul Islam, H. M. Abdullah Al Masud. The Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus: A Review. Microbial Pathogenesis (2022) 170, 105693. doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105693 Sanchita Kar, Popy Devnath, Talha B. Emran, Trina E. Tallei, Saikat Mitra, Kuldeep Dhama. Oral and intranasal vaccines against SARS-CoV-2: current progress, prospects, advantages, and challenges. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022; 10:e604. doi:10.1002/iid3.604 Sanchita Kar, Popy Devnath. Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance of Urinary Catheter Associated Bacteria from Hospitalized Patients, Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology (2021), 17(6):635-645. doi:10.21161/mjm.211169 Popy Devnath*, H.M. Abdullah Al Masud. Nipah virus: a potential pandemic agent in the context of the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. New Microbes and New Infections, (2021), 41;1-6. DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100873

Journal publications

Popy Devnath, Shah Wajed, Ripu Chandra Das, Sanchita Kar, Iftekharul Islam, H. M. Abdullah Al Masud. The Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus: A Review. Microbial Pathogenesis (2022) 170, 105693. doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105693
Sanchita Kar, Popy Devnath, Talha B. Emran, Trina E. Tallei, Saikat Mitra, Kuldeep Dhama. Oral and intranasal vaccines against SARS-CoV-2: current progress, prospects, advantages, and challenges. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022; 10:e604. doi:10.1002/iid3.604
Sanchita Kar, Popy Devnath. Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance of Urinary Catheter Associated Bacteria from Hospitalized Patients, Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology (2021), 17(6):635-645. doi:10.21161/mjm.211169
Popy Devnath*, H.M. Abdullah Al Masud. Nipah virus: a potential pandemic agent in the context of the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. New Microbes and New Infections, (2021), 41;1-6. DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100873

Fellowship
National Science and Technology fellowship (2014), Ministry of Science and Technology Bangladesh.

Personal Information	Email
Popy Devnath, Assistant Professor, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh. Graduate Research Assistant Washington State University-Pullman, USA.	Email: popydn.mbg@nstu.edu.bd; popy.devnath@wsu.edu

Projects	Institution	Supervisor	Role
• Impact of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) on Nasopharyngeal carriage in Bangladesh. • Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Carriage Study in South Asian infants. • Pneumococcal Vaccine Impact Assessment in Bangladesh (Sylhet). • Impact of Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) on Otitis Media in Bangladesh. • Invasive bacterial disease surveillance study (IBD). • Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP).	Child Health Research Foundation.	Professor Samir Kumar Saha.	Microbiologist (September 2015- November 2018).