Dr. Mohammad Sharifur Rahman

Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds (e.g. pyrazoles, pyrimidines, etc.) and evaluation of their biological properties.

a) Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants.

b) Docking of bioactive compounds with appropriate receptors

1) Impact of bioactive lipids on human health and exploration of mechanism of lipid mediators, especially for the prostaglandins.

2) Epigenetics of adipogenesis and explore the way for drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biology

Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biology

Presented an article as an invited speaker on “Opportunities of Natural Products Research in Drug Discovery” in an International Webinar on Natural Product Chemistry on 29 January 2021, organized by International Science Programme (ISP), Uppsala University, Sweden supported Research Group BAN:04, Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Delivered a lecture on “Recent Trends in Natural Product Research: Bangladesh Perspective” in the workshop on “Development of Novel Antibiotics to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)” organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka with the support of Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), UK on 24 March 2019 at Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Presented an article as an invited speaker on “Problems and Prospects of Herbal Medicine Research in Bangladesh” in the 3rd Young Scientist Congress on “Challenging Research by Young Scientists” organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) on 14-15 September 2018 at National Science

Delivered a lecture on “Metabolites behind bioactivities: Three fact finding studies of locally used plants of Bangladesh” in the 18th International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology and the 5th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (ISE-SFEC 2018) jointly organized by Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in association with Society for Ethnopharmacology, India during January 13-15, 2018 at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Presented an article on “Bioactive principles from Eclipta prostrata and Callistemon citrinus” in the UEL-UCL Research Meeting on Natural Products 2017 at Bangladesh University of East London, UK held on 14 June 2017.

Delivered a talk on “Chemical and Biological Investigations of Callistemon citrinus (Curtis.) Leaves” in the 16th Asian Chemical Congress (16 ACC) at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka held on 16-19 March 2016.

Presented a poster entitled “Chemical and biological investigations of two indigenous plants of Bangladesh” in Joint Malaysia-UK Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry and Drug Discovery 2014, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 December 2014.

Delivered a talk on “Chemical and biological investigations of some medicinal plants of Bangladesh” in the 7th International Seminar Prevention and Management of Diabetes: Prospects and Challenges at Kathmandu, Nepal helod on 22-24 March 2013.

Presented an article entitled “An alternative pro-adipogenic effect of 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 to attenuate the inducible synthesis of anti-adipogenic prostanoids in cultured preadipocytes” in The Japanese Conference on the Biochemistry of Lipids at Kyoshu, Japan in 6-8 June 2012.

Delivered a talk on “Interactive effect of 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 on inducible synthesis of endogenous prostanoids and the implication in subsequent adipogenesis program in cultured preadipocytes” in The 84th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society held on 21 to 24 September 2011 at Kyoto, Japan.

Presented an the article entitled “15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 attenuates inducible synthesis of prostaglandins E2 and F2a and rescue their suppressive effects on adipogenesis program in preadipocytes” in The 30th Annual Meeting of Chushikoku Region, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry at Okayama, Japan in 21 May 2011.

Delivered a talk on “Taxonomical, ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and toxicological evaluations of Gaghra Shak (Xanthium strumanum)” at the 4th International Botanical Conference, held on January 16-17, 2009 at the University of Dhaka organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society.

Presented a paper entitled “Antidiabetic principle from Eclipta prostrata” at the workshop on Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh, held on February 16-18, 2006 at the Goethe-Institute, Dhaka organized by Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh and DAAD Alumni Bonn, Germany.