Degrees

  • Dissertation research focused on cancer therapeutics and metabolic disorders, developing and characterizing multiple preclinical mouse models.
  • Conducted in vivo and ex vivo pharmacology studies across obesity, TNBC, and colorectal cancer models.
  • Extensive training in IHC, IF, digital pathology, spatial tissue analysis, and translational biomarker discovery.
  • Managed departmental laboratory facilities and the university radioisotope lab throughout doctoral training.
  • Served as President of the SDSU AAPS Student Chapter (2022–2023).
  • Published peer-reviewed articles and presented multiple abstracts at national conferences including AACR.
  • Awarded Best Research Poster Presenter at SDSU Allied Health Sciences Annual Research Symposium (2022).
  • Completed a professional undergraduate degree in pharmacy, covering pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and clinical pharmacy.
  • Gained foundational training in drug discovery, formulation, and biochemical research.
  • Pursued industrial training at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Chittagong, upon graduation (May–Jul 2015).
  • Early research experience led to a co-authored publication on Trihydroxybenzoic Acid as an antioxidant plant metabolite inhibiting cancer cell growth in vitro.