Professor
Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter
Department of Microbiology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Biomolecular Sciences | University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology | United Kingdom | 2004 |
| Masters | Microbiology | Dhaka Board | Bangladesh | 1993 |
| Bachelor | Microbiology | Dhaka Board | Bangladesh | 1992 |
| H.S.C | Science | Dhaka Board | Bangladesh | 1989 |
| S.S.C | Science | Dhaka Board | Bangladesh | 1987 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 1997 | Present |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Microbial Biotechnology, Clinical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology | Ph.D. Thesis: Title: Analysis of Phanerochaete chrysosporium gene expression. The research was on the expression analysis of Xylanase A and Xylanase B genes of the soft rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium by RT-PCR method. Thorough practical knowledge and experiences were gathered on various basic and advanced methods of research on Molecular Biology. On going Research: · Isolation of antibacterial peptides and industrially important enzymes from local strains of Bacillus thuringiensis and B. licheniformis; their characterization and potentiality assessment for local industrial production. · Virulence gene profile analysis of multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of bacteria. · Previous Research: · Feasibility of Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium as Alternative Water Quality Indicator Bacteria in Bangladesh. Quality assessment of milk and milk based products from local markets of Dhaka city.· Microbiological and physicochemical quality analysis of tap water, lakes and rivers in and around Dhaka city. · Molecular Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from the coastal aquatic environments of Bangladesh; Study of the virulence potential of these Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains; Their molecular and phylogenetic study. · Molecular analysis of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of E. coli. · Study of biofilm forming ability of clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Molecular Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Tertiary Level Hospital of Bangladesh. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Belayet Hasan Limon | Molecular Epidemiology |
2020 | |
| Masters | Clinical Bacterial Isolates: Antibiotic Resistance, Integron1 and Whole Genome Analysis. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Aynal Sarkar | Clinical Microbiology |
2020 | |
| Masters | Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Gene Profiles of Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Bacteria. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Sadnane Hussain Pranto | Clinical Microbiology |
2019 | |
| Masters | Assessment of antibacterial properties and characterization of novel bacteriocin from Bacillus licheniformis MZKO5 strain. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Jakia Sultana Rozy | Biotechnology |
2017 | |
| Masters | Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogenic Escherichia coli in diarrhea patients and their household contacts . | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Jarin Tasnim | Clinical Microbiology |
2017 | |
| Masters | Molecular and Phylogenetic analyses of Vibrio cholerae serogroup 01 Occurring in two coastal endemic sites of Bangladesh (2004-2007): a retrospective study. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Monirul Hoque Pasha | Molecular Microbiology |
2016 | |
| Masters | Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Isolates from respiratory tract infections: Investigation into Virulence genes, Antibiotic Sensitivity, Plasmid Profile and Class 1 Integron. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Shukla Promite | Clinical Microbiology |
2015 | |
| Masters | Assessment of Antibacterial Activities and Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by Local Bacillus thuringinsis Isolates. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Sanaul Ahmed | Biotechnology |
2014 | |
| Masters | Prevalence of blaSHV and blaOXA genes in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Molin Miah | Clinical Microbiology |
2011 | |
| Masters | Metagenomic Analysis of Intestinal Microbial Diversity in Malnourished Children Treated with Two Different Food Supplements. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Sk. Imran Ali | Clinical Microbiology |
2009 | |
| Masters | Molecular Characterizaion of Shigella flexneri type 2a and 2b isolated from patients with diarrhea. | Trisheeta Nazmeen Hasan | Clonical Microbiology |
2008 | ||
| Masters | Antibiotic sensitivity and plasmid profile analysis of multi drug resistant Escherichia coli & Acinetobacter isolates from Urinary Tract, Surgical wound, Throat and Endotracheal infection. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Fahim Kabir Monjurul Hque | Clinical Microbiology |
2008 | |
| Masters | Prevalence of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. Isolated from hospitalized patients. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Mithila Ferdous | Clinical Microbiology |
2007 | |
| Masters | Comparative study of dengue specific lgA as a rapid diagnostic tool with the existing diagnostic tools for the detection of dengue infection. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Huzzatul Mursalin | Clinical Microbiology |
2007 | |
| Masters | Molecular and Phylogenetic analyses of Vibrio cholerae serogroup 01 Occurring in two coastal endemic sites of Bangladesh (2004-2007): a retrospective study. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Monirul Hoque Pasha | Molecular Biology |
2006 | |
| Masters | Microbiological quality assessment of some fast food items and fruit juices available in the local market. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Mohammad Omar Faruk | Food Microbiology |
2006 | |
| Masters | Virulence potential of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from estuarine ecosystem and their comparison with the clinical strains: molecular and phylogenetic approach. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Farhana Akhter | Environmental Microbiology |
2005 | |
| Masters | Comparative analysis of antibiotic susceptibilities of old and fresh ATCC strains of Staphylococcus aureus. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Ibrahim Khalil | Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
2004 | |
| Masters | Microbiological quality assessments of processing areas in a pharmaceutical industry. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Priya Nath Roy | Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
2004 | |
| Masters | Molecular Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Isolated from Coastal Aquatic Environments of Bangladesh. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Muhammad Wasimul Bari Chowdhury | Environmental Microbiology |
2003 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | 13. Alkaline protease production under batch and fed-batch fermentation by Bacillus licheniformis MZK05M9 and application of enzyme in goat skin dehairing. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Md. Abir Hosain | Biotechnology |
2014 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Plasmid curing of Escherichia coli cells with ethidium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate and acridine orange. | Professor Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter | Monirul Hoque Pasha | Molecular Biology |
2005 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Environmental Microbiology | Evaluation of Enterococci as an Alternative Water Quality Indicator for Tropical Waters Like Bangladesh. | University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. | 09-11-2022 | 09-11-2022 | |
| Clinical Microbiology | Clonal relationship of Diarrhoeagenic and Drug Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Clinical Samples. | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 09-11-2022 | 09-11-2022 | |
| Clinical Microbiology | E. coli as a reservoir of Azithromycin Resistance in the Environment. | University Grants Commission, Bangladesh | 09-11-2022 | 09-11-2022 | |
| Clinical Microbiology | Virulence Gene Profiles of Multidrug–Resistant Clinical Isolates of Bacteria | Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS) | 09-11-2022 | ||
| Food Microbiology | Isolation, Identification and Virulence Gene Detection of Liseria monoctogenes, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Dairy Products. | Biotechnology Research Centre, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. | 09-11-2022 | ||
| Microbial Biotechnology | Assessment of Antibacterial Properties and Characterization of Novel Bacteriocin from Indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis Strains. | Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. | 09-11-2022 | 09-11-2022 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Bangladesh Society of Microbiology | Life Member | 2012 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
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Marufa Zerin akhter and Muhammad Manjurul Karim "Microbial Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture.."
Microbiology Education and Research in Bangladesh, Prospects and Challenges. Dhaka: Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka., 2022 230-248 .
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Israt Dilruba Mishu, Tanzia Akter, Marufa Zerin Akhter and Md. Mahfuzul Hoque : Carvacrol and Cinnamaldehyde as Next Generation Antimicrobial Agents against Foodborne Pathogens: Antibacterial Efficacy and Synergistic Interaction with Nisin.,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.7-14 , 2022
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Sushmita Roy, Avirup Saha, Shafayet Imtiaz Khan, Md. Mahmud Hasan, Muhammad Manjurul Karim, Marufa Zerin Akhter, Md. Mozammel Hoq, Shakila Nargis Khan : Identification and Differentiation of Closely Related Members of Bacillus cereus Group by Multiplex PCR.,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.21-29 , 2022
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Marufa Zerin Akhter, Nuheen Akter, Sunjukta Ahsan and Fatema Moni Chowdhury : Antibiotic Sensitivity and Virulence Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Surgical Site Infection.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.38 , no.1 , pp.21-26 , 2021
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Md Nurul Amin, Mahmuda Yasmin, Marufa Zerin Akhter and Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan : Molecular Pattern of Anti-malarial Drug Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in Bangladeshi Troops Working in Endemic Areas of Bangladesh and Africa.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.37 , no.1 , 2020
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MS Hossain, MZ Akhter, MM Hossain, MA Shishir, SN Khan and MM Hoq : Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus subtilis Strain MH1, Which Has a High Level of Bacteriocin-Like Activity, Isolated from Soil in Bangladesh.,
Genome Announcements , vol.6 , no.25 , pp.e00516-18. , 2018
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S Promite, SK. Saha, S Ahsan and MZ Akhter : Characterization and Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Bangladesh.,
Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences , vol.16 , no.2 , pp.235-244 , 2017
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S Ahsan, M Uddin, J Mandal and MZ Akhter : Resistance to Azithromycin and -Lactam Antibiotics by Clinical Isolates of E. coli isolated from Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.34 , no.2 , pp.61-66 , 2017
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J Nayma, FM Chowdhury, S Ahsan and MZ Akhter : Comparative Evaluation of Thermotolerant Escherichia coli, Enterococci and Total Coliform as Indicators of Water Quality.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.34 , no.1 , pp.7-14 , 2017
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Akther F, Neogi SB, Chowdhury WB, Sadique A, Islam A, Akhter MZ, Johura FT, Ohnishi M, Watanabe H, Boucher Y and Alam M : Major tdh(+)Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype changes temporally in the Bay of Bengal estuary of Bangladesh.,
Infect Genet Evol. , vol.41 , pp.153-159 , 2016
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Sheikh Shahidul Islam, , and ., Md. Abdul Malek, Kaisar Ali Talukde, Muhammad Asaduzzaman,, Farhana Akther and Marufa Zerin Akhter : Drug Resistance, Serological Study and Plasmid Profile Analysis of Bacterial Isolates from Anorectal Sepsis.,
Bioresearch Communications , vol.2 , no.2 , pp.270-275 , 2016
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Md. Arafat Al Mamun, Md. Abir Hosain,, Sobur Ahmed,, Fatema-Tuj-Zohra, Rajia Sultana, Md. Murad Khan, Marufa Zerin Akhter, Shakila Nargis Khan and Md. Mozammel Hoq : Development of an Alternative Enzyme-assisted Dehairing Method of Animal Skins using Proteases from Bacillus lichenifurmis MZK05M9.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.32 , no.1 and2 , pp.33-37 , 2015
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Md. Nahidul Islam, Nahinur Rahman Akhand, Arafat Al Mamun, Asaduzzaman Shishir, Marufa Zerin Aktar, Shakila Nargis Khan, Md. Mozammel Hoq and Mohammad Shahnoor Hossain. : Screening and Characterization of Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitory Substances Produced by Bangladeshi Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis.,
Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal. , vol.18 , no.2 , pp.149-156 , 2015
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Anindita Bhowmik, and, Sunjukta Ahsan, Marufa Zerin Akhter and Md. Shahidul Kabir : Incidence of -lactamase producing Escherichia coli amongst clinical isolates in Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
Stamford Journal of Microbiology , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.18-21 , 2015
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Maisha Maliha Morium, Sunjukta Ahsan, Mohammad Shahidul Kabir, Marufa Zerin Akhter and Md. Faridul Islam. : In vitro biofilm forming ability of clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.31 , no.1 and 2 , pp.35-39 , 2014
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Haque FKM and Akhter MZ : Plasmid Profile Analysis of Multi Drug Resistant Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter from Clinical Samples.,
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science , vol.20-21 , no.1-2 , pp.67-73 , 2014
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Juthika Mandal, Marufa Zerin Akhter, Mohammad Shahidul Kabir, Sunjukta Ahsan. : Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction protocol for the simultaneous detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Class 1 integron.,
Asian Pac J Trop Dis. , vol.4 , no.Suppl 2 , pp.S808-S812 , 2014
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Sheikh Shahidul Islam, Md. Abdul Malek, A K M Fazlul Haque, Kaisar Ali Talukder, Marufa Zerin Akhter. : Beta Lactamase genes of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli from anorectal sepsis cases in Bangladesh.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.30 , no.1 and 2 , pp.23-29 , 2013
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Marufa Zerin Akhter and Md. Molin Miah. : Antibiotic sensitivity, ESBL production and prevalence of blaSHV and blaOXA genes in Escherichia coli from urinary tract infection. Bangladesh J. Microbiol.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.30 , no.1&2 , pp.65-70 , 2013
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Faruk MO and Akhter MZ. : Presence of Coliforms and Fecal Coliforms in Fast Food Items of Local Restaurants and Fast Food Outlets of Dhaka City.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.28 , no.1 , pp.49-51 , 2011
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Alam M, Akhter MZ, Yasmin M, Ahsan CR and Nessa J. : Local bacteriophage isolates showed anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 potency in an experimental ligated rabbit ileal loop model.,
Canadian J. Microbiol. , vol.57 , pp.408–415 , 2011
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Zaman MA, Pasha MH and Akhter MZ. : Plasmid Curing of Escherichia coli Cells with Ethidium Bromide, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Acridine Orange.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.28-31 , 2010
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Munirul Alam, Wasimul B Chowdhury, N. A. Bhuiyan, Atiqul Islam, N. A. Hasan, G. Balakrish Nair, H Watanabe, A. K. Siddique, A Huq, R B. Sack, M. Z. Akhter, Christopher J. Grim, K-M Kam, C. K. Y. Luey, Hubert P. Endtz, Alejandro Cravioto and R. R. Colwell. : Serogroup, virulence, and Genetic Traits of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the estuarine ecosystem of Bangladesh.,
Applied and Environmental Microbiology , vol.75 , no.19 , pp.6268-6274 , 2009
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Akhter MZ, Roy P and Khalil I : Microbiological Quality assessment of processing areas in a pharmaceutical industry.,
Bangladesh J. of Med. Sci. , vol.14 , no.1 , pp.57-62 , 2008
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Akhter MZ, Khalil I, Roy P and Masud MMI., Khalil I, Roy P and Masud MMI : Analysis of antibiotic susceptibility of old and fresh ATCC strain of Staphylococcus aureus by standard agar diffusion technique.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.137-142 , 2007
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Kabir MH, Khan AR, Akhter MZ, Malek MA, Chowdhurty NA and Choudhury N. : Effect of radiation sterilization on the physicochemical properties and microbial load of amoxicillin tri-hydrate powder.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.23 , no.2 , pp.165-167 , 2006
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Kabir MH, Khan AR, Akhter MZ, Malek MA, Chowdhury NA and Choudhury N. : Effect of radiation sterilization on the physicochemical properties and microbial load of dexamethasone sodium phosphate powder. Bangladesh J. Microbiol.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.22 , no.1 , pp.68-71 , 2005
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Akhter MZ, Hossain A and Khan SN. : Plasmid mediated multi drug resistance of E. coli isolated from urinary tract infection: a preliminary study.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.22 , no.1 , pp.55-58 , 2005
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Hossain MJ, Akhter MZ, Hossain A, Nasrin S. : Conjugative transfer of R-plasmids from clinical isolates of multi drug resistant Salmonella enterica serover Typhi to Escherichia coli K-12.,
Bangladesh J. of Med. Sci. , vol.11 , no.2 , pp.127-131 , 2005
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Rahman MA, Akhter MZ, Ahmed H and Alam M. : Multi drug resistance of bacteria isolated from patients with suspected bacteriuria.,
Bangladesh J. of Med. Sci. , vol.9 , no.2 , pp.102-106 , 2003
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Khan SN, Akhter MZ and Sims PFG. : Cloning and expression analysis of two Endo-1,4--Xylanase genes from Phanerochaete chrysosporium.,
Plant Tisue Culture. , vol.12 , no.1 , pp.57-68 , 2002
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Dey AB, Gomes DJ, Akhter MZ and Khan SI. : Evaluation of water pollution contributed by effluents from a nitrogenous fertilizer factory.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.17 , no.1 , pp.45-51 , 2000
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Akhter MZ and Khan SI. : Prevalence of bacterial indicators and pathogens in locally produced bottled water.,
Bangladesh J. Microbiol. , vol.16 , no.2 , pp.145-154 , 1999
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship 2000 for PhD. | 2004 | United Kingdom | |
| National | Dhaka University Scholarship (Talentpool) for B. Sc. Honours, 1992. | 1992 | Bangladesh | |
| National | Dhaka University Dean’s Award 1992 for B.Sc. Honours. | 1992 | Bangladesh | |
| National | Dhaka Education Board Scholarship (Talentpool) for H.S.C., 1989 | 1989 | Bangladesh | |
| National | Dhaka Education Board Scholarship (Talentpool) for S.S.C., 1987 | 1987 | Bangladesh | |
| National | Dhaka Education Board Junior Scholarship (Talentpool), 1985. | 1985 | Bangladesh |
Name & designation
Dr. Marufa Zerin Akhter
Professor
Department
Department of Microbiology Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email
mzakhter@du.ac.bd
Phone
9661920-73/7751