MD FAKHRUDDIN

Dedicated and highly motivated biologist committed to scientific excellence, innovation, and continuous learning, with the ability to contribute effectively in collaborative and multidisciplinary research environments.

• Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), Lifetime Member
• One Health Bangladesh, 06/2023 - 06/2024

• Supervised one field research assistant of icddr,b in conducting specimen management and biorepository maintenance
• Provided training to 9 research interns and 5 medical technologists and field staff on microbiological and molecular techniques
• Led the Microbial Etiology and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) research groups at the Virology Lab, icddr,b

• National Science and Technology Fellowship (NST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 2018-19
• General Grade Scholarship, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, 2018
• Dean's Award, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka, 2017
• General Grade Scholarship, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram, 2013

1. Rahman, S., Sarker, M. S., Hossain, M. M., Hossain, M. A., Fakhruddin, M., Howlader, R., Sarwar, G., Khan, S. I., & Rahman, M. (2025). Drug resistance mutations among people living with HIV and ART failure in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, 40, 100629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100629

2. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) on Self-Collected Nasal Swab Compared With Professionally Collected Nasopharyngeal Swab, Mannan N, Raihan R, Parvin US, Fazle Akbar SM, Reza MS, Islam S, Kundu J, Noman AA, Fakhruddin M, Billaha M, Anik M, Hasan T, Tudu N, Rahim A, Mim F, Rahman Khan MJ, Cureus, 06/03/2022, 14, 6, 10.7759/cureus.25618, 35784954, PMC9249011

1. Flow sorter training (04/2026)

LSU Health Shreveport, LA, USA

2. Isolation of type II epithelial cells from mice lung tissue (03/2026)

LSU Vet Med, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

3. Chromium GEM-X Single Cell training by 10X Genomics (08/2025)

LSU Health Shreveport, LA, USA

4. Training course on statistics and basic data analysis (08/2022)

icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

5. An introduction to bioinformatics/genomic data analysis (01/2022)

icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 

6. Training on Biosafety and Biosecurity (08/2021)

icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Conducted laboratory testing for a cervical cancer screening program organized by UNFPA and Health and Education for All (HAEFA) among Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar
• Collected clinical data from 200 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients in Bangladesh to analyze disease patterns and outcomes

1. Fakhruddin M, Shi Y, Parveen-Nesson S. Investigating the Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glutamine Synthetase as a Host Immune Modulator. Graduate Research Day-LSU Health Shreveport-Poster Presenttaion (2026)

2. Fakhruddin M, Shi Y, Parveen-Nesson S. Investigating the Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glutamine Synthetase as a Host Immune Modulator. LSU System Multi-COBRE Colloquium-Poster Presenttaion (2026)

3. Nahar Q, Rahman S, Fakhruddin M, Hossain MA, Howlader R, Rahman FN, Alam A, Begum MN, Telele N, Watson-Jones D, Choi E, Anh HS, Lee Y, Rhee CD, Lynch J, Rahman M. Comparison between urine and self-collected vaginal swabs for HPV genotyping in Bangladesh. 36th International Papillomavirus Conference & Basic, Clinical and Public Health Scientific Workshops (IPVC)- Poster Presentation (2024)

4. Alam M, Fakhruddin M, Islam MS, Rahman A, Deb AS, Faruqui NA, Hossain MZ, Arifeen SE, Gurley ES, Rahman M. Genomic characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from stillbirths and early neonatal deaths: An observation from CHAMPS Bangladesh. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)- Oral Presentation (2023)

5. Ahmed MS, Rahman MM, Wilson TM, Alam M, Islam KM, Rahman A, Biswas R, Fakhruddin M, Afrin A, Rashed A, Bari S, Arifeen SE, Rahman M, Hossain MZ. Unveiling congenital syphilis through minimally invasive tissue sampling: A case report from Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance, Bangladesh site. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)- Poster Presentation (2023)

6. Deb AS, Alam M, Fakhruddin M, Islam MS, Begum MN, Sarwar G, Reza MM, Hemel MMM, Khan SI, Rahman M. Overcoming the challenges of long transportation time in culturing Neisseria gonorrhoeae. National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh- Poster Presentation (2023)

7. Mannan N, Raihan R, Hasan T, Kundu J, Noman AA, Fakhruddin M, Billaha M, Anik M, Rahim A, Tudu N, Islam S, Murshed M, Heitz K, Akbar SMF. Self-collected Upper Respiratory Tract Swabs for Covid-19; A Developing World Friendly Endeavour for Diagnosing of SARS-CoV-2. World Microbe Forum 2021- ASM iposter Session (2021)

8. Fakhruddin M, Ahmed S, Akhter H, Begum A (2018). Isolation and Identification of Bacteriawith Pesticide Bioremediation Potential. 31stBangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) Conference- Poster Presentation (2018)