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Fatema Jebunnesa

Fatema Jebunnesa
Assistant Professor

MPhil – Rajshahi University – 2012
MSc – Dhaka University – 2000 held in 2003
BSc (Hons) – Dhaka University – 1997

Academic:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Mirpur, Dhaka, from July, 2017 to till now.
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Mirpur, Dhaka, from 24 June 2013 to June, 2017.
  • Lecturer, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Mirpur, Dhaka, since 2010 to June 2013.

Other experiences:

  • As a Senior Research Fellow, Biomedical Research Division, BIRDEM since 2005 to 2010. The focus of the work was on following area:
  • Association of CRP as a inflammatory marker with the severity of GDM’
  • Role of Selenium in the pathogenesis of PE’
  • Urinary protein -creatinine ratio and PAAP-A as a predictive marker of PE’
  • Comparison of different methods to detect protein urea in normal and preeclamptic women’
  • Early Pregnancy C-Reactive Protein in the Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus’
  • Homeostatic insulin sensitivity indices in the detection of gestational diabetes mellitus’
  • Hypertension and end stage renal disease in women with a past history of gestational hypertension’
  • Serum Folate and Homocysteine associated with pregnancy induced hypertension’
  • Role of maternal iron status and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)’
  • Iron overload in type 2 diabetes and its relationship to chronic inflammatory process’
  • Dietary magnesium and Calcium associated with pregnancy Induced hypertension’
  • As a Junior Research Fellow, Biomedical Research Division, BIRDEM since 2003 to 2005.

Administrative:

  • As an administrator of Automation of Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
  1. F Jebunnesa*, R Zinnat, IA Hossain and AR Khan. (2022). Association of Chronic Arsenic Exposure with Insulin resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. J Mol Biol Biochem 1: 101
  2. Kaneez Fatema1, *, Fatema Jebunnesa2, Salima Akter3, Towhidul Alam Chowdhury4, Liquat Ali3. A Study to Assess the Significance of Urinary Collagen IV Excretion to Predict reeclampsia in Early Pregnancy. American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2019; 7(4): 93-98.
  3. Israt Ara Hossain1*, Mijanur Rahman Shah2, Fatema Jebunnesa1, Rahelee Zinnat1 and Liaquat Ali1. Association of Serum Leptin with Beta Cell Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance among Different Subgroups of Prediabetes. J Diabetes Metab, 2019, Volume 10 • Issue 5.
  4. Shahnaz Hayat1, Fatema Jebunnesa2, Nasreen Rosy3, Liaquat Ali2. Homeostatic Insulin Sensitivity Indices Is the Detection of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences. 2019; 7(6): 159-163
  5. Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Jesmin Akter, Sharmin Hossain and Md. Shahjahan. ‘Factors associated with maternal anaemia among pregnant women in Dhaka city’. Journal of BMC Women’s Health (2015) 15:77. DOI 10.1186/s12905-015-0234-x.
  6. Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Fatema Jebunessa, Sharmin Hossain and Hasina Akhter Chowdhury. ‘Ocular knowledge and practice among type 2diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Journal of BMC Ophthalmology (2017) 17:171.
  7. Ser PH, Banu B, Jebunnesa F, Fatema K, Nasrin R, Furusawa H, Ali L, Ahmad A, Watanabi C. Arsenic exposure increases maternal but not cord serum immunoglobulin G level in Bangladesh. Pediatrics International. 2015; 57(1).
  8. K. Jahan, F. Jebunnesa, S. Sultana, H. Chowdhury, N. Sultana, L. Ali: Hypertension and end stage renal disease in women with a past history of gestational hypertension. Abstract, Diabetologia 2010; 52 (Supp 1): 458.
  9. MR Sarker, F Jebunnesa, T Khatun, R Helal, L Ali, ATMA Rahim. Role of Maternal Iron Status in the Pathogenesis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Bangladesh Medical Journal. 2011; Vol:40(3), P:55-60.
  10. Nasrin B, Fatema N, Jebunnessa F, Shamim S, Chowdhury SB, Ali L. Early Pregnancy Maternal Serum PAPP-A and Urinary Protein creatinine Ratio as Predictive Markers of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. Mymensingh Medical Journal 2010;19(2): 267-274.
  11. Saleh F, Biswas KB, Helal R, Sultana S, Jebunnessa F, Nahar N, Akhter S, Jahan K. Phytoestrogen intake in Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants. 2006, p257-261.
  12. Nasrin B, Fatema N, Jebunnessa F, Shamim S, Chowdhury SB, Ali L. Early Pregnancy Maternal Serum PAPP-A and Urinary Protein creatinine Ratio as Predictive Markers of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. Mymensingh Medical Journal 2010;19(2): 267-274.
  13. R Helal, F Jebunnesa, L Ali. First and Second Trimester insulin resistance and subsequent development of Pregnancy induced Hypertension. Diabetologia 2006; 49 (Suppl 1); p 564. (Abstract)
  14. Fatema N, Akter S, Jebunnesa F, Akhter A, Sultana N, Wahed T, Ali L. Early Pregnancy C-Reactive Protein in the Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetologia 2008; 51 (Suppl 1): 459. (Abstract)

Book Publication

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  • MOST (2015 and 2021-22)
  • BMRC (2015;2018;2019 and 2021-22A
  • TWAS (2018-2020)
  • European Association for Study of Diabetes (EASD) Travel Grant 2006, 2011-2013.
  • Asian Network of Research on Antidiabetic Plant (ANRAP) Travel Grant 2006.
  • Capacity Development for Combating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in Bangladesh’

Post: Member of Project Steering Committee
Duration: From January , 2013 to December 2015
Coordinator: Prof Liaquat Ali
Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
Funded by: World Diabetes Foundation (WDF)

  • Effects of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on newborn immunoglobulin levels in Bangladesh’ and ‘Arsenic exposure during pregnancy associated with low APGER score’
    Post:Co-Investigator
    Duration:From March 2012 to 2015
    Funded by:Grand-in-aid by The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,Science and Technology
  • Daily arsenic contamination associated with Gestational diabetes mellitus and neonatal outcome.

Post:Co-Investigator
Duration:From 2018 to 2020
Funded by:TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences) Project

Early Maternal Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) and Free beta Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) as a predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

  • Worked as associate organizer of Diabetes and Endocrine Conference, Bangladesh.
  • Worked as associate organizer of Public Health Conference, Bangladesh
  • Member of Bangladesh Endocrine Society.
  • Worked as Program Coordinator for the BS and MS program of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Bangladesh University of Health Sciences.
  • Member of Literary Forum, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences.
  • Member of Science Forum, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences.