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Dr. Shameem Akhter

Dr. Shameem Akhter
Associate Professor(Part Time)

PhD (Micro & Immuno) – Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea 2021
MPhil (Med. Micro) – BSMMU, Dhaka 2005
USMLE – USA 1997
MBBS – Rajshahi Medical College (Under Rajshahi University) 1985

  • July 2013 to till date Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS),Dhaka
  • May 2009 to June 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology BUHS, Dhaka
  • August 2008 to April 2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology ZH Shikder Women’s Medical College & Hospital
  • January 2006 to December 2006 Volunteer at Microbiology Lab (specimen collection, inoculation, staining, isolation and identification of bacteria and their antimicrobial sensitivity) Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10021
  • September 1994 to April 1996 Lecturer, Department of Microbiology,Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
  • December 1987 to August 1994 Medical Officer, Government hospitals in different parts of Bangladesh
  1. Prof. Dr. Fikret Shaheen, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kiyan, Dr. Djursun, Dr. M. Kerem, Dr. Shameem Akhter. To use for DNA and RNA extraction, a new method for disruption of the cell wall of the Gram-positive microorganisms and mycobacterium: Sand Method. Mikrobiyol Bul 2016; 50(1): 34-43.
  2. Shameem Akhter. Prevalence and Detection of AmpC β lactamase in Gram Negative Bacilli from BIHS Hospital, Mirpur, Dhaka. International Journal of Research Studies in Microbiology and Bactechnology (IJRSM) volume I, Issue 2, Jul-Sep 2015, PP 1-6 www.arcjournals.org
  3. Fikret SAHIN, Mehmet KIYAN, Djursun KARASARTOVA, M. Kerem CALGIN, Shameem AKHTER, Buse TUREGUN ATASOY; A New Method for he Disruption of Cell Walls of Gram-Positive Bacteria and Mycobacteria On the Point of Nucleic Acid Extraction: Sand Method;
  4. Buse Türegün Atasoy, Shameem Akhter, Saber Yari Bostanabad, Fikret Şahin; Ankara University Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey. ELISA, InCell ELISA and Western Blot; alternative to the plaque reduction assay for in-vitro determination of HSV susceptibility to acyclovir. Turkish Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, 1, 21-27, 2016
  5. Shameem Akhter, Buse Türegün, Mehmet Kıyan, Devran Gerçeker, Haluk Güriz, Fikret Şahin (2014). İnvestigation of Seven Different RNA Viruses Associated with Gastroenteritis in Children Under Five Years Old. Mikrobiyoloji Bul 2014;48(2):233-241.
  6. Shameem Akhter, S. M. Zahurul Haque Asna, M. Mushfequr Rahman and M A Hafez (2012). Study of bacterial infection and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern in diabetic foot lesion. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2012 July; 6(2): 20-23.
  7. Shameem Akhter, S. M. Zahurul Haque Asna and M. Mushfequr Rahman (2011). Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enterococcus species Isolated from Clinical Specimens. Mymensingh Medical Journal, 2011 October; 20(4): 694-9.
  8. Shameem Akhter, S. M. Zahurul Haque Asna and M. Mushfequr Rahman (2011). Inducible clindamycin resistance Staphylococci isolated from clinical samples in an urban hospital of Dhaka city. Ibrahim Medical College Journal, 2011 May; 5(1):6-8.
  9. Shameem Akhter, Humayun Satter, Ruhul Amin Miah, Ahmed Abu Saleh, Sharmin Ahmed, SM Zahurul Haque Asna and M Mushfequr Rahman (2011). Isolation, identification and susceptibility pattern of Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2011 January; 5(1): 8-11.
  10. Shameem Akhter, Satter H, Tarafder S, Miah RA, Sharmin S, Ahmed S (2010). Rapid detection of bacterial vaginosis (BV) by BV Blue test. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2010; 04 (01): 24-27.
  11. S Sharmin, S Ahmed, FA Mooni, F Begum, Shameem Akhter, AA Saleh (2009). Sensitivity pattern of uropathogens in children. Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital Journal, 2009; 25(1&2):11-15.
  12. Asna SMZH, Shameem Akhter S, Rahman MM, Mohammad N, Hafez MA (2015). Frequency and Sensitivity of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Positive Organisms in a Secondary and Tertiary Level Hospital Network in Dhaka. Journal of Enam Medical College, 2015 May; 5 (2): 80-87.
  13. Asna SMZH, Shameem Akhter, Rahman MM, Mohammad N, Hafez MA (2014). ESBL positive organisms: Method of Routine Reporting and Prevalence in Health Care settings. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2014 July; 8(2): 23-27.
  14. Buse TUREGUN ATASOY, Mehmet KIYAN, Cengiz TOPTAS, Ahmet ERGUN, Eyuphan SEKEROGLU, Egemen SARIMADEN, Shameem AKHTER, Fikret SAHIN. Leptin does not act on proliferation but increases the expression of cell immunity-related genes MX-1, MX-2, and IFI-27 in the glioblastoma cell line T98G. Does leptin protect the cell from a viral intruder? Turkish Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (2017) 2: 01-09.
  15. Shameem Akhter, Jong-Hyeok Jung, Bolormaa Munkhbileg, Jae-Hyeon Jeong, Jahirul Islam, Mohammad Mushfequr Rahman, Shah Mohammad Zahurul Haque Asna, Hwa Jung Kim, Seung Hyeok Seok, Seung-Yong Seong, Sang-Uk Seo (2021). Detection of Salmonella genes in stool samples of children aged 5 years and younger in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. J Infect Dev Ctries 15:506-515. doi: 10.3855/jidc.12621

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Research Interests
Molecular Microbiology, Diagnostic Microbiology, Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases.

Research works at:

  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Fikret Sahin, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Ankara University, Turkey);
  • Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (Supervisor: Professor Dr. S. Y. Seong, MD, PhD, Director, Wide River Institute of Immunology, and Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea); and
  • Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Supervisor: Professor Dr. S. M. Zahurul Haque Asna, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka).

Research projects undertaken include:

  • Specialized in several laboratory techniques, including PCR; RT-PCR; Western Blot; Southern Blot; Plasmid sub-cloning into different vectors (pBSK, pcDNA, Retroviral vectors, Lentiviral shRNA); plasmid mini and maxi preparation; plasmid transformation; cell culture and maintenance; plasmid transfection; Retroviral Packaging; RNA extraction and RNA expression analysis; and other molecular techniques in addition to microbiology-related methods.
  • Anti-inflammatory effect of secondary bile acid (Taurodeoxycholate) on Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in Mice and on TGR5 Knockout Mice.

Member of Bangladesh Medical association(BMA)
Member of Bangladesh Society of Medical Microbiologists(BSMM)