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Department Of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: firoz@nstu.edu.bd

Professor Dr. Firoz Ahmed

Professor Dr. Firoz Ahmed

Department of Microbiology

Noakhali Science and Technology University

Email: firoz@nstu.edu.bd

Professor of Microbiology at the department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.

Degree Name Group/Major Subject Institute Country Passing Year
  • Ph.D.
  • Masters
  • Bachelor
  • Bacteriology
  • Microbiology
  • Microbiology
  • Collaborative doctoral program of ICDDR, B, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka
  • Bangladesh & France
  • Bangladesh
  • Bangladesh
  • March, 2014
  • 1997
  • 1994
Designation Duration Location/ Institute/ Organisation
  • Professor and Chairman
  • Associate Professor and Chairman
  • Associate Scientist
  • Assistant Scientist
  • Research Investigator
  • Senior Research Officer
  • Research Officer
  • June 2020 to till date
  • March 2017 to June 2020
  • January 2014 to February 2017
  • September 2007 to December 2013
  • January 2006-August 2007
  • January 2002 - December 2005
  • March 1997 to December 2001
  • Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
  • Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
  • International Centre for diarrhoeal Diseases Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
  • International Centre for diarrhoeal Diseases Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
  • International Centre for diarrhoeal Diseases Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
  • International Centre for diarrhoeal Diseases Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
  • International Centre for diarrhoeal Diseases Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
Projects Research Role
  •  74-2020-21: Surveillance for prediction of community hotspots during Covid-19 pandemic by detecting SARS-CoV-2 genetic materials from sewage samples in various regions of Noakhali, Bangladesh; Funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
  •  121-ES: Prevalence of multidrug resistance bacteria in poultry and its indigenous biocontrol approach by probiotic technology; Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology
  •  Project ID: - 5993; Low-cost Service for Bad Cholesterol (LDLC) Calculation; Funded by a2i - Aspire to Innovate (a2i), GoB
  •  Project ID: 5994; Low-cost Service for Bad Cholesterol (LDLC) Calculation; Funded by a2i - Aspire to Innovate (a2i), GoB
  •  GR-01114: Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease in Bangladesh
  •  GR-01211: Analysis of Regional Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Bangladesh for Prevention and Future Development of Therapy in Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases.
  •  GR-01211: Participation in the global multicenter study on the establishment of geographically distinct reference values: Bangladesh perspective.
  •  GR-01137: Clinical Evaluation of SD Bioline Cholera O1/O139 Rapid Test Kit
  •  GR-01145: Clinical Evaluation of Medmira Multiplo HIV/Syphilis Dual Test Kit
  •  Determinants of premature rupture of membrane (PROM) in rural Bangladesh: A prospective case control study; Funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
  •  MBG-NSTU Project-004: Development of wastewater based COVID-19 surveillance system in both urban and rural Bangladesh; Funded by WaterAid, Bangladesh.
  •  Community Based Pilot Surveillance System to Predict the Presence of SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Material in Wastewater; collaborative research activity of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) with North South University (NSU) and WaterAid, Bangladesh
  •  GR-01228: Brucellosis in humans and in cows raised in households in Shahjadpur sub-district, a high milk-producing area in Bangladesh
  •  GR-00771: Evaluation of rapid diagnostics for hepatitis virus infection
  •  GR-00639: Evaluation of Den IgA POCT using leftover whole blood and plasma/serum samples
  •  2006032: Diarrheal Disease in Infants and Young Children in Developing Countries
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Reviewer Already reviewed Review in progress:
  • 1) Briefings in Bioinformatics Journal of Oxford University Press
  • 2) Environmental Science and Pollution Research Journal of Springer
  • 3) Int J Infect Dis. Published International Society for Infectious Diseases
  • 4) Mental Health Journal of Emerald Publishing Limited, Heliyon Journal of ScienceDirect
  • 5) Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Elsevier Science
  • 6) UniversePG Journal of Universe Publishing Group (UniversePG).
  • Ms. Ref. No.: BIB-21-0741; Title: A novel framework integrating AI model and enzymological experiments promotes identification of SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease inhibitors and activity-based probe. Briefings in Bioinformatics Journal; Accepted for publications
  • Ms. Ref. No.: ESPR-D-21-06364; Title: Translating SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Based Epidemiology for Prioritizing Mass Vaccination; a strategic overview. Environmental Science and Pollution Research Journal; Accepted for publication
  • Ms. Ref. No.: THEIJID-D-20-05590 Title: New style for nasopharyngeal swab: image evaluation. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 21;S1201-9712(21)00529-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.039. Article Type: Medical Imagery
  • Ms. Ref. No.: THEIJID-D-20-05590 Title: Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody among healthcare workers in a university hospital in Mallorca, Spain, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 105: 482–486.
  • Ms. Ref. No.: MHRJ-07-2020-0044 Title:Mental health consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on adult population: a systematic review. Mental Health Journal. Volume 26 No. 1 2021, pp. 42-54, Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 1361-9322
  • Ms. Ref. No.: HELIYON-D-20-00751 Title: Association of adverse birth outcomes with exposure to fuel type use: A prospective cohort study in the Northern region of Ghana. Heliyon. Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2020, e04169
  • Ms. Ref. No.: HELIYON-D-19-00470R1 Title: L-cysteine modified silver nanoparticles for selective and sensitive colorimetric detection of vitamin B1 in food and water samples. Heliyon. Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2020, e03423
  • Ms. Ref. No.: DMID-13-091 Title: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in spinal tuberculosis: -362G/C genetic variant and protein levels in Chinese patients Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.
  • Ms. Ref. No.: DMID-13-190 Title: Detection of protective antigen, an anthrax specific toxin in human serum by using surface plasmon resonance Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Status: Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;77(1):
  • Ms. Ref. No.: DMID-07-767 Title: Bacterial Infection (BI)-INDEX: An improved and simplified rapid flow cytometric bacterial infection marker. Status: Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;78(2):116-26
  • Ms. Ref. No.: FLV-2021-0050 Title: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the sewerage system of the Monastir region, Tunisia: A promising tool to confront COVID-19 pandemic. Future Virology Journal Article Type: Original Research Article
In Peer Reviewed journals Abstracts Manuscript under preparation
  • Ireen Sultana Shanta, James D Heffelfinger, Kamal Hossain, Firoz Ahmed, et al.. Exposure to Brucella spp. in Humans and Cows in a High Milk-Producing Area of Bangladesh. Ecohealth. 2023 Dec 21. doi: 10.1007/s10393-023-01660-9. Online ahead of print.
  • FM Ashik Mahmud, Md Aminul Islam, Mehede Hassan Rubel, ......, Firoz Ahmed et al. Effects of halotolerant rhizobacteria on rice seedlings under salinity stress. Science of The Total Environment; 2023 September; 892: 163774. doi.org/10.1016/j.
  • Md. Jakariya, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance to monitor the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in developing countries with onsite sanitation facilities. Environ Pollution. 2022 Jun 23;119679. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119679.
  • Md. Iftakhar Parvej, Samina Sultana, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and encountered side-effects among the vaccinated in Bangladesh. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2021 Jul 23, 14; 8; 341-349.
  • Foysal Hossen, Tahmina Bilkis, ......, Firoz Ahmed et al.. Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater, Bangladesh. Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University (JNSTU), 5(1): 23-29 (2021).
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. First detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in the vicinity of COVID-19 isolation Centre in Bangladesh: Variation along the sewer network. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Jul 1;776:145724. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145724.
  • Mimma Tabassum, Md Iftakhar Parvej, Firoz Ahmed, Farzana Zafreen, Samina Sultana. Effect of COVID-19 on perceived stress among Bangladeshi people. Mental Health Review Journal; Published on 27 May 2021, ISSN: 1361-9322.
  • Prosun Bhattacharya, Manish Kumar, ....., Firoz Ahmed, et al. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Communities Through Wastewater Surveillance—a Potential Approach for Estimation of Disease Burden. Current Pollution Reports. Published: 06 April 2021, 7; 160–166.
  • Farzana Ehetasum Hossain, Saiful Islam, Md. Aminul Islam, Shariful Islam and Firoz Ahmed. Detection of Virulence Genes of APEC (avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli) Isolated from Poultry in Noakhali, Bangladesh. BRC Journal; Published on Jan. 2021, 7.
  • Foysal Hossen, Tahmina Bilkis, ......, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria from hospital wastewater, Bangladesh. Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University (JNSTU), 5(1): 23-29 (2021).
  • Md. Nur Hossain, Muzahidul Islam, Sadia Afrin, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Microbiological Quality Assessment of Raw and Commercial Milk Available in the Local Market and its Acceptability. American Journal of Food Technology; Published on Jan. 2021, 16 (1), 1-8.
  • Mimma Tabassum, Seefat E Mannan, Md Iftakhar Parvej, Firoz Ahmed. Online Education during COVID-19 in Bangladesh: University Teachers’ Perspective. Aquademia Journal; Published Online on 20 Jan. 2021, 5 (1), ep21005.
  • Zakia Akter, Anamul Haque, Md. Sabir Hossain, Firoz Ahmed, Md Asiful Islam. Aggregation prone regions in antibody sequences raised against Vibrio cholerae: A bioinformatic approach. Current Bioinformatics, 2020, 15 (5), 1-22.
  • Nahida Afroz, Md. Ahsanul Hoq, Sharmin Jahan, Md. Mainul Islam, Firoz Ahmed, A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula, Md. Hasanuzzaman. Methanol Soluble Fraction of Fruits of Annona muricata Possesses Significant Antidiarrheal Activities. Heliyon 2020 Jan; 6(1): e03112.
  • Mahin Reza, Jannatul Fiza, Foysal Hossen, Firoz Ahmed. Isolation and partial characterization of organophosphate pesticide degrading bacteria from soil sample of Noakhali, Bangladesh. Bangladesh. J Microbiol, Volume 36, Number 1, June 2019, pp 17-22.
  • Md. Sadikur Rahman Shuvo, Shahriar Kabir Shakil, Firoz Ahmed. Potential Drug Target Identification of Legionella pneumophila by Subtractive Genome Analysis: An In Silico Approach. Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35, Number 2, December 2018, pp 102-107.
  • Md. Sadikur Rahman Shuvo, Sanjoy Kumar Mukharjee, Firoz Ahmed. In Silico screening of T-cell and B-cell Epitopes of Rotavirus VP7 and VP4 proteins for effective Vaccine Design. Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 35, Number 1, June 2018, pp 45-55.
  • Mahmuda Ferdous, Mohammad Anwarul Basher, Ibrahim Khan, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Evaluation of phytochemicals, antioxidant and antibacterial potentials of Alpinia calcarata.Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies. 2018; 06(2): 152-158.
  • Najmul Haider, M Salah Uddin Khan, Md Belal Hossain, ....., Firoz Ahmed, et al. Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh. Zoonoses Public Health. 2017 Nov;64(7):572-577.
  • Thomas Jaenisch, ........., Firoz Ahmed, et al. Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: protocol for a multicentre study in 8 countries. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 11;16(1):120.
  • Brianna Lindsay, ......., Firoz Ahmed, et al. Alternative Methods of Bacterial Pathogen Detection: Culture, Golden Gate (R), Universal Biosensor (R) 16S rRNA-Gene Survey. J Clin Microbiol., 2013; Oct;51(10):3263-9.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Characterization of the immune response to Vibrio cholerae O1 antigens and its impact on vaccine development strategies. KC906637 to KC906662 for the VHMu (μ) sequences at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/WebSub/?tool=genbank on Aug. 2013.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Characterization of the immune response to Vibrio cholerae O1 antigens and its impact on vaccine development strategies. KC 906663 to KC 906700 for the VH Gamma (γ) sequences at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/WebSub/? tool=genbank on Aug. 2013.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Characterization of the immune response to Vibrio cholerae O1 antigens and its impact on vaccine development strategies. KC906585 to KC906636 for the VL sequences at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/WebSub/?tool=genbank on Aug. 2013.
  • Md. Ashraful Alam, MZ Chowdhury, Firoz Ahmed, Anadil Alam A, MA Hossain. Serotype and serovar distribution of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from high-risk populations in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2012; 38: 114-118
  • M. Ruhul Amin, Mohammad Sabbir Siddiqui, Dilruba Ahmed, Firoz Ahmed, Anowar Hossain. B and T cell Epitope Mapping of Human Sapovirus Capsid Protein: An Immunomics Approach. Int. J. Bioinformatics Research and Applications. 2011; 7(3): 287-89.
  • Yun Ying Tan, Shamala D Sekaran, Seok Mui Wang, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Development of ASSURE Dengue IgA Rapid Test for the Detection of Anti-Dengue IgA from Dengue Infected Patients. Journal of Global Infectious Disease. 2011 Jul-Sep; 3(3): 233-40.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Evaluation of ASSURE® Dengue IgA Rapid Test using dengue-positive and dengue-negative samples. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2010 Dec; 68(4): 339–344.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Crystal structure of a monoclonal antibody directed against an antigenic determinant common to Ogawa and Inaba serotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1. Proteins. 2008 Jan 1; 70(1): 284-8.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Tanvir Ahmed, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Mucosal and systemic immune response in patients with diarrhoea due to CS6 expressing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 2007 May; 75(5): 2269-74.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Firoz Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed and Ann-Mari Svennerholm. Homologous and cross-reactive immune responses to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli colonization factors in Bangladeshi children. Infection and Immunity, 2006, vol. 74, No. 8, 4512–8.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad A. Wahed, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Suppressive effect of zinc on antibody response to cholera toxin in children given the killed, B subunit-whole cell, oral cholera vaccine. Vaccine, 2004, vol. 22, 416–21.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Tanvir Ahmed, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of an oral, inactivated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli plus cholera toxin B subunit vaccine in Bangladeshi children 18–36 months of age. Vaccine 2003, vol. 21, 2394–2403.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Rubhana Raqib, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Increased levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Children and Adults Infected with V. cholerae 01 and 0139. Clinical Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology. 2000, vol.9, 221–29.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Christine Wenneras, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Safety and Immunogenecity of an Oral Inactivated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli plus Cholera Toxin B Subunit Vaccine in Bangladeshi Adults and Children. Vaccine, 2000 vol.18, 2704-12.
  • Firdausi Qadri, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Lipopolysaccharide and Cholera Toxin Specific subclass distribution of IgG and IgA B cell responses in Cholera. Clinical Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology. 1999, vol.6, 812-18.
  • Meer Taifur Alam, Dilruba Ahmed, Firoz Ahmed, Sumon Kumar Das. 183 (198). Efficiency of diagnostic setting in detecting comprehensive aetiologies of severe childhood diarrhoea. Presented in the ASCON XIII held in 2011 at ICDDR,B, Bangladesh.
  • M. Johirul Islam, Md. Ahsan Habib, Mohd. Raeed Jamiruddin, Firoz Ahmed, and Anowar Hossain. 185 (200). Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Bangladesh. Presented in the ASCON XIII held in 2011 at ICDDR,B, Bangladesh.
  • Bijon Kumar Sil, Leng Min See, Elaine Te, Firoz Ahmed, and Anowar Hossain. 186 (202). Hepatitis C virus multisure rapid test: A one-stop HCV serodiagnostic tool. Presented in the ASCON XIII held in 2011 at ICDDR,B, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Ahsan Habib, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Journey of Clinical Laboratory Services: From Manual to automation for excellence and accreditation to ISO 15189:2007. Presented in ASCON XIII held in 2011 at ICDDR, B, Bangladesh.
  • Bijon Kumar Sil, Tan Yun Ying, Firoz Ahmed, Huzzatul Mursalin, Anowar Hossain. Evaluation of Assure® Dengue IgA Rapid Test using Whole Blood Samples. http://www.mpdengueinfo.com/pdf/MP%20R&D%20Poster_Evaluation.pdf
  • Bijon Kumar Sil, Tan Yun Ying, Firoz Ahmed, et al. Comparative Performance of ASSURE® Dengue IgA Rapid Test with Dengue IgM/IgG Rapid Test in Detecting Acute Dengue Infection. http://www.mpdengueinfo.com/pdf/MP%20R&D%20Poster_Comparative.pdf
  • Firoz Ahmed, Ruhul Amin, et al. Molecular Modelling and Docking of Inaba-specific Antibodies for Prediction of Their Binding Site with Perosamine Molecule: A Bioinformatics Approach. Presented in the ASCON XII held in 2009 at ICDDR, B, Bangladesh.
  • Firoz Ahmed, Pierre Lafaye, Farida Nato, Stephen B. Calderwood, Edward T. Ryan, Jean-Michel Fournier and Firdausi Qadri. Genetic variability of the antibody molecules generated against different cholera immunogens. Presented in the ICTDR 07 held in USA.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Transcutaneous immunization with Vibrio cholerae antigens including the toxin-coregulated pilin A (TcpA) induces systemic and mucosal cellular and humoral immune responses in mice. Presented in the ICTDR 06 held in USA.
  • Firoz Ahmed, Edward T. Ryan, K. M. Nasirul Islam and Firdausi Qadri. Effect of zinc supplementation in the immune response to Vibrio cholerae antigens using different routes of immunization. Presented in the “CAPGAN” held in 2006 at ICDDR, B, Bangladesh.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al . Crystal structure of a monoclonal antibody directed against an antigenic determinant common to Ogawa and Inaba serotypes of Vibrio cholerae. Presented in the “VIBRIO 2005” held in Belgium.
  • M. Johirul Islam, Ahsan Habib, M. Raeed Jamiruddin, Firoz Ahmed, Anowar Hossain. Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Bangladesh. Manuscript under Preparation.
  • Firoz Ahmed, et al. Transcutaneous immunization with V. cholerae antigen the toxin-co-regulated pilin A (TcpA) coadministered with cholera toxin induces cellular and humoral immune responses in mice.
  • Firoz Ahmed, Pierre Lafaye, Farida Nato, Stephen B. Calderwood, Edward T. Ryan, Jean-Michel Fournier and Firdausi Qadri. Genetic variability of the antibody molecules generated against different cholera immunogens.
  • Md. Tariqul Islam, Nabi Newaz Khan, M. Anowar Hossain, Firoz Ahmed. Comparative study among direct LDL, Friedewald formula and newly developed TF formula derived LDL.