Qualifications:

• PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology (Persuing), Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka- 1342, Bangladesh.
• MS in Pharmaceutical Technology (Thesis), University of Asia Pacific, 74/A, Green Road, Farmgate, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh.
• B. Pharm. (Hons.), Gono Bishwabidyalay, Nolam, P.O. Mirzanagar via Savar Cantonment, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1344, Bangladesh.

Sharmin Akhter has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the BGC Trust University Bangladesh. Sharmin has completed her B. Pharm (Hons.) degree from Gono Bishwabidyalay, Savar, Dhaka-1344 and M. Pharm. Tech (Masters in Pharmaceutical Technology) from the University of Asia Pacific, 74/A, Green Road, Farmgate, Dhaka-1205. Now she is doing her PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342. She is currently working on the new drug development of poorly water soluble drug (BCS Class II drug) by using solid dispersion technology. Her primary research interests are in the field of pharmaceutical technology, pharmacology, and new drug formulation. She has published more than 10 papers in reputed international and national journals. She participated in many seminars and conferences in the home to present her research activities. She is currently working as principal investigator, Special allocation project, 2022-2023 funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

• 1st July, 2022 to date: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, BGC Biddyanagar, Chandanaish, Chittagong-4381, Bangladesh.
• April 02, 2015 to June 30, 2022: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, BGC Biddyanagar, Chandanaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• April 02, 2014 to 1st April, 2015: Teaching Assistant, Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, BGC Biddyanagar, Chandanaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• June, 2012 to December, 2012: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy (Diploma-in-Health Technology), Savar Medical Institute, B-3/1, Jaleshwar, Aricha Road, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Courses:

• Pharmacology
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology
• Anatomy
• Pharmaceutical Technology

• Drug Delivery Technologies such as Solid Dispersion Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) and Microencapsulation DDS.
• Pharmacology
• Toxicology

As Principal Investigator:

1. Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. (Special Allocation’ 2022-2023)

Title of the research project: Development and Bioequivalence Study of Mouth Dissolving Tablets of Glimepiride.

2. Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (R & D Project 2021-2022)

Title of the research project: Enhancement of Dissolution Rate and Bioavailability of Poorly Water Soluble Drug Ibuprofen Using Solid Dispersion Technique.

3. Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (R & D Project 2019-2020)

Title of the research project: Formulation Development and In-vivo Hypoglycemic Effect of

Glimepiride Solid Dispersion for Rapid Drug Action.

1. As Co-Worker

1. As Supervisor:

Since April 2014, I have been supervising B. Pharm. (Hon’s.) students of 8th Semester at the Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh.

Research topics: Improvement of solubility and dissolution rate of the poorly water-soluble drug by Solid Dispersion Technique.

• 1st NCPS’ 2020 organized by Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, BGC Biddyanagar, Chandanaish, Chittagong. (Held on 29th January, 2020).
• 4th Young Scientist Congress 2019. (Young Scientists for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals) organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) at the National Museum of Sciences and Technology, Agargaon, Dhaka. (Held on 13-15 December, 2019). (Poster presentation)
• BSBMB Conference 2019. (Life Sciences in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals); Jointly organized by The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh and Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh, and (Held on 27-28 April, 2019).
• 16th Asian Chemical Congress (16ACC) –2016 (Chemistry for Humanity); Organized by Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS) at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh. (Held on 16-19 March, 2016). (Oral presentation)

1. Md. Azizul Hoque and A. S. M. Nahiyan and Sharmin Akhter. Potato: Home Storage and Disposal Pattern in Some Selected areas of Bangladesh. Research & Reviews: Journal of Crop Science and Technology (STM Journal). 2021, 10(2), 16-23.
2. Md. Azizul Hoque, Sharmin Akhter and A. S. M. Nahiyan. Disposal pattern of cold and home stored potato in selected areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research. 2021, 45(4).
3. Sharmin Akhter*, Aninda Kumar Nath, Anowara Jenny, Joysree Das, Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mansur, Aynun Nahar and Sukalyan Kumar Kundu. Preparation and in-vitro characterization of solid dispersion containing ibuprofen. Jagannath University Journal of Life and Earth Sciences. 2020, 6(1), 37-48.
4. Sharmin Akhter*, A. K. M. Saif Uddin, Aninda Kumar Nath, Md. Salahuddin, Mohammad Fahim Kadir, Md. Shahidul Islam. Preparation, physicochemical characterization and in-vitro dissolution studies of ketoprofen solid dispersion with PEG 6000 and HPMC 6 cps. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal. 2020, 23(1), 44-53.
5. Bidduth Kumar Sarkar, Subrato Kumar Barman, Sharmin Akhter, Rahima Akter, Joydeep Das, Arghya Prosun Sarkar, Rabeya Akter and Sukalyan Kumar Kundu. Evaluation of in vitro anti diabetic activity of two mangrove plant extracts: Heritiera fomes and Sonneratia apetala. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2019, 8(6), 2376-2380.
6. Sharmin Akhter, Md. Rubel and Md. Shahidul Islam. In vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential evaluations of methanolic extract of Cassia Sophera L., a phytochemical screening. Journal of clinical trials and regulations (MAT Journal). 2019, 2 (1): 1-7.
7. Sharmin Akhter, A.K.M. Saifuddin, Mohammad Fahim Kadir and Md. Shahidul Islam. By Physical Mixing Method, Dissolution Improvement of Ketoprofen Using Various Excipients. University of Science and Technology Annual. 2019, 23 (1): 23-33.           
8. Sharmin Akhter, Md. Sajjad Hossen, Md. Salahuddin, Muazzem Ahmed Sunny, Farzana Akther Sathi and Md. Shahidul Islam. In-vitro Dissolution Study of Glimepiride from Binary and Ternary Solid Dispersion Formulation. Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2019, 4(5): 7-12.      
9. Sharmin Akhter, Md. Salahuddin, Md. Sajjad Hossen, Muazzem Ahmed Sunny, Marzia Rahman Tona and Md. Shahidul Islam. By Solvent Evaporation method, In-vitro Dissolution Study of Glimepiride from Binary and Ternary Solid Dispersion Formulation. Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Formulation. 2019, 1(2): 1-21.
10. Sharmin Akhter*, Md. Salahuddin, A.K.M. Saifuddin, Marufa Marium, Md. Bodrudoza Alam, Prakrety Chakrabarty, Saikat Barua and Mohammad Fahim Kadir. Formulation and evaluation of solid dispersion of an antiepileptic drug carbamazepine. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. 2016, 11 (5): 61-68.      
11. Sharmin Akhter*, A.K.M. Saifuddin, Sukalyan Kumar Kundu and Mohammad Fahim Kadir. In-vitro evaluation of binary and ternary carbamazepine solid dispersion. Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology. 2016, 1(2): 213-220.
12. Md. Shariful Islam, Sharmin Akhter and Md. Salahuddin et al. Early prevention and detection of cancer risk for low income country data mining technology: Bangladesh perspective. Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 2016, 5(4):150.
13. Sharmin Akhter*, Jewel Barua, Md. Salahuddin, Rupantar Dey, Joysree Das, and Anowara Jenny. Comparative in-vitro dissolution study and infrared characterization of binary solid dispersion of diclofenac sodium. Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology. 2016, 1 (2):353-361.                      
14. Sharmin Akhter*, Aninda Kumar Nath, Jewel Barua and Rupantar Dey. Improvement of solubility and dissolution rate of Diclofenac sodium by solid dispersion technique using Polyethylene Glycol and Eudragit E-100. BGC Trust University Journal (Bangladesh). 2015, 2: 161-180.

Abstracts: 

1. Sharmin Akhter*, Md. Salahuddin, Aynun Binte, Anwar, Joysree Das, Jewel Mallick, Md. Hossen and Sukalyan Kumar Kundu. Preparation and in vitro characterization of solid dispersion containing Ibuprofen. 1st NCPS’ 20.BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong. SCPP 29. Page No- 44. (*Poster Presenting Author)
2. Aninda Kumar Nath, Anowara Jenny, Sharmin Akhter*, Syeda Ridita Sharif and Joysree Das. In-vitro interaction of Montelukast Sodium with Calcium Chloride (Fused) and its influence on protein binding of Montelukast Sodium at pH 7.4. 1st NCPS’ 20. BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong. SCPP 29. Page No- 44.
3. Sharmin Akhter*, Md. Salahuddin, Md. Hossen, Sukalyan Kumar Kundu and Aynun Binte Anwar. Comparative In-Vitro Dissolution study of an antidiabetic drug glimepiride solid dispersion formulation. 4th Young Scientist Congress 2019. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka. (*Poster Presenting Author)
4. Sharmin Akhter*, Md. Salahuddin, Mithila Akter, Joysree Das, Anowara Jenny, and Jewel Mallick. (2019). Design and Characterization of aceclofenac solid dispersion containing PEG 6000 and Poloxamer 407. BSBMB Conference 2019.University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. SCPP-12; Page No-058. (*Poster Presenting Author)
5. Sharmin Akhter, Joysree Das and Anowara Jenny. (2019). In-vitro interaction of Montelucast sodium with Zinc sulphate (anhydrous) at PH 7.4 and PH 2.4. BSBMB Conference 2019. (Life Sciences in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals). University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. SFPP-3; Page No-093.
6. Sharmin Akhter*, Aninda Kumar Nath, Jewel Mallick and Jewel Barua. (2016). Infrared Characterization and In-vitro evaluation of Diclofenac Sodium Solid Dispersion. 16th Asian Chemical Congress (16ACC)-2016(Chemistry for Humanity). Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. MN-OP-04; Page No-219. (*Oral Presenting Author)
7. Jewel Mallick, Sharmin Akhter and Mohammad Hefajutur Rahaman. (2016). Performance of Electrolyte solution (Barrium Chloride) as a Cross Linking agent on the Sodium Alginate Based Diclofenac Sodium Beads. 16th Asian Chemical Congress (16ACC)-2016 (Chemistry for Humanity). Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. MN-OP-04; Page No-220.