Dr. Priyanka Barua
(Associate Professor)Department of Zoology
Short Biography:
Dr Barua has extensive academic and research experience with broad lab-based and field-based knowledge on tropical diseases. She obtained her PhD Degree from the Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences of the University of Melbourne specializing in medical parasitology, humoral immunology and immunochemistry. She investigated immunity to malaria in ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Medicine | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 2019 |
| Masters | Zoology (Parasitology) | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| Bachelor | Zoology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date | |
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Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Wildlife conservation | ||
| Emerging Infectious diseases | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Neglected tropical diseases | ||
| Zoonotic diseases |
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 | Parasitic and antibiotic-resistant bacterial contamination of raw salad vegetables sold in local markets in Dhaka city | Dr Sharmin Musa | Dr Priyanka Barua | Ayan Goshwami | 2022 | |
| Masters | Prevalence of intestinal and urinary parasitic and bacterial pathogens among staffs of residential halls of a public university in Bangladesh and associated risk factors | Dr Priyanka Barua | Dr Sharmin Musa | Farzana Sultana | 2022 | |
| Masters | Quantitation of Leishmania donovani parasite in diagnosis of Visceral leishmaniasis patients through ultrasensitive ddPCR | Dr Priyanka Barua | Dr Sharmin Musa | Israt Jahan | 2022 | |
| Masters | Parasitic and microbial contamination of street food and associated risk factors of vendors in Dhaka city | Dr Sharmin Musa | Dr Priyanka Barua | Sharmila Saha | 2021 | |
| Masters | Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) and socio-demographic factors among the dengue patients of Dhaka city | Dr Priyanka Barua | Dr Sharmin Musa | Sayeda Mahjuba | 2021 | |
| Masters | Detection of IgG antibodies against four species of Plasmodium by Pan Malaria antibody CELISA in plasma samples from Bandarban, Bangladesh | Dr Priyanka Barua | Dr Hamida Khanum | Afrida Tabassum | 2021 | |
| Masters | Comparison among different diagnostic methods used in detection of Helicobacter pylori in Bangladesh | Dr Sharmin Musa | Dr Priyanka Barua | Krishna Sukonya Banik | 2020 | |
| Masters | Evaluation of in-vitro anti-malarial efficacy of methanolic extracts of Acorus calamus (Sweet flag), Dichapetalum gelonioides (Gelonium) and Leucas aspera (Leucas) in two Plasmodium falciparum strains | Dr Priyanka Barua | Professor Dr Hamida Khanum | Md. Fahad Zamil | 2020 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Public Health | Screening for intestinal parasitic infestations in adult staffs from 4 residential halls of a public university in Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh | 01-06-2022 | ||
| Public Health | Risk factors associated with street food consumption among the school going children of Dhaka city due to faeco-oral parasitic infection in food vendors | Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka | 01-07-2021 | 30-06-2022 | |
| Molecular parasitology | Molecular identification of parasitic infestation in two commercial fishes Polynemus paradiseus (Linnaeus,1758) and Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton,1822) | Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) | 01-07-2020 | 01-07-2023 | |
| Public Health | Occurrence and risk factors associated with recent Dengue outbreak in Dhaka city | UGC | 15-03-2020 | 15-03-2021 | |
| Molecular parasitology | Parasitic infestation in Polynemus paradiseus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) through morphometric and molecular techniques | Biotechnology Research Centre | 01-12-2019 | 01-12-2020 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Invited as a guest speaker in icddr,b to present on the topic titled "Development of humoral immunity to severe and uncomplicated malaria in children from different geographical locations" (2019) |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | ASTMH | Membership committee member | 2022 | |
| 2 | icddr,b | Collaboration | 2011 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Sharmin Musa, Halima Akhter, Priyanka Barua, Mandira Mukutmoni, Romana Akter and Hamida Khanum : Enteric Parasites in Sheep (Ovis aries) from Gabtoli Cattle Market, Dhaka,
Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences , vol.7 , no.1 , pp.47-51 , 2021
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| 2 |
Sonia Rustom, Rimi Farhana Zaman, Priyanka Barua and Hamida Khanum : Urinary tract infection among the outpatients of a diagnostic center in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , 2020
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| 3 |
Priyanka Barua, Sharmin Musa, Rezwana Ahmed and Hamida Khanum : Commonly Found Zoonotic Parasite Species in Dogs and Cats from a Prominent Pet Market of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Annual Research & Review in Biology , 2020
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Priyanka Barua, Sharmin Musa, Rezwana Ahmed and Hamida Khanum : Occurrence of zoonotic parasites in cats (Felis catus) at an urban pet market,
Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , 2020
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Priyanka Barua, James G Beeson, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn and Stephen J Rogerson : The impact of early life exposure to Plasmodium falciparum on the development of naturally acquired immunity to malaria in young Malawian children,
Malaria Journal , 2019
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Priyanka Barua, Upeksha P. Chandrasiri, James G Beeson, Kathryn G. Dewey, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn and Stephen J Rogerson : Effect of nutrient supplementation on the acquisition of humoral immunity to Plasmodium falciparum in young Malawian children,
Malaria Journal , 2018
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Tahmina Ahmed, Priyanka Barua, Hamida Khanum, Muhammed Salah Uddin, Tuhinur Arju, Md. Mamun Kabir and Rashidul Haque : Entamoeba Histolytica, Giardia Lamblia and Cryptosporidium spp. infection in children in an urban slum area of Bangladesh,
Bioresearch Communications , 2016
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Asma Sultana, Priyanka Barua, Hamida Khanum and Rashidul Haque : Comparison of direct microscopy and in-vitro culture for the detection of Blastocystis hominis among the slum children of Dhaka city,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2015
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Priyanka Barua, Hamida Khanum, Rashidul Haque, Forida Nazib and Mamun Kabir : Establishment of Blastocystis hominis in-vitro Culture Using Fecal Samples from Infants in Slum Area of Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Acta Medica International , 2015
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| 10 |
Tahmina Ahmed, Priyanka Barua, Hamida Khanum, Tuhinur Arju, Muhammed Salah Uddin and Rashidul Haque : Detection of Giardia lamblia in children by microscopy, ELISA and real time PCR assay,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2014
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Priyanka Barua, Hamida Khanum and Rashidul Haque : Comparing direct microscopy and in-vitro culture for diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis infection among the infants of a diarrheal-affluent area of Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Proceedings of the national conference on challenges in biodiversity and resource management , 2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Travel Award for attending conference | 2019 | Switzerland | |
| International | Travel Award for attending conference | 2017 | United States | |
| International | Chancellery sponsored student to attend and represent the University of Melbourne at the Council for International Students Australia (CISA) Conference | 2016 | Australia | |
| International | Travel Award for attending conference | 2016 | Australia | |
| International | MIRS and MIFRS | 2014 | Australia |
Dr. Priyanka Barua
Associate Professor
Department of Zoology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: baruap@du.ac.bd