Mahfuza Marzan Leave
Mahfuza Marzan Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

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RESEARCH INTEREST

Medical Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Public health, epidemiology

JOURNAL PAPER

Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Sudan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10080932
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9100710
Anowar Khasru Parvez, Syeda Moriam Liza, Mahfuza Marzan, Alvee Ahmed and Md. S hahedur Rahman, Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water Samples across Bangladesh, Archives of Clinical Microbiology, 7, 1,
Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez, Mahfuza Marzan, Fahima Khatun, Md. Firoz Ahmed, Siraje Arif Mahmud and Sabita Rezwana Rahman, Isolation of multidrug resistant pathogenic bacteria from common flies in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Entomology, 13, 4, 2016. doi: 10.3923/je.2016.141.147
Arifatun Nahar, Mahfuza Marzan, Mashuk Siddiquee, Shamsun Nahar, Kazi Selim Anwar, Salequl Islam, Multidrug Resistant Providencia stuartii in Chicken Droppings: Public Health Implications for Poultry Workers and Associated Communities in nearby Dhaka Metropolis, Bangladesh, Microbiology Research Journal International, 14, 5, 2016. doi: 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25883
Nihad Adnan,a,b Mohib Ullah Khondoker,b,c,d M. Shaminur Rahman,e M. Firoz Ahmed,a Shahana Sharmin,f Nadim Sharif,a Nafisa Azmuda,a Salma Akter,a Shamsun Nahar,a Taslin Jahan Mou,a Mahfuza Marzan,a Syeda Moriam Liza,a Nowshin Jahan,b Tamanna Ali,b Shahad S, Coding-Complete Genome Sequences and Mutation Profiles of Nine SARS-CoV-2 Strains Detected from COVID-19 Patients in Bangladesh, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10, 10, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00124-21
Arif Mohammad Tanmoy , ASM Nawshad Uddin Ahmed , Rajesh Arumugam , Belal Hossain , Mahfuza Marzan , Shampa Saha , Shams El Arifeen , Abdullah H. Baqui , Robert E. Black , Gagandeep Kang , Samir Kumar Saha, Rotavirus Surveillance at a WHO-Coordinated Invasive Bacterial Disease Surveillance Site in Bangladesh: A Feasibility Study to Integrate Two Surveillance Systems, PLOS One, 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153582
Shoumik Kundu , Mahfuza Marzan , Siew Hua Gan and Md Asiful Islam, Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Antibiotics (MDPI), 9, 10, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9100710
Mahfuza Marzan, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Halyna Lugova, Ambigga Krishnapillai, Mainul Haque, and Salequl Islam, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antimicrobial Uses and Resistance Among Public University Students in Bangladesh, Infection and Drug resistance, 2021. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S289964
Md. Atikur Rahman, Mahfuza Marzan, Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez, Synergism of Phyllanthus niruni Extract with Gentamicin against Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccus aureus, European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 25, 3, 2018. doi: 10.9734/EJMP/2018/44442

CONFERENCE PAPER

  1. Abstract: Lactobacillus sp in yogurt samples of Bangladesh and their potential to produce antimicrobial compounds. 30th Annual Annual Conference, Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists.  
  2. Abstract: Beta-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from common fly species in Bangladesh. Accepted and published in the 1st International Conference of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM). 2015.
  3. Abstract: Prevalence of Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamases producing E. coli in Bangladesh. Published in 27th Annual Conference, Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists. 27 April 2014. 
     

Academic Info

Institute: University of South Florida
Period: 2021- present

PhD

Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2011

Masters of Science in Microbiology

Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2010

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with Honours

Experience

Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: October 2017 to present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Lecturer
Period: 9 August 2014 to October 2017
Organization: Child Health Research Foundation
Position: Research Officer
Period: 4 June 2013 to 7 August 2014

Activity

Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Assistant Professor
  • Probiotic potential, antibacterial activity and diversity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from yogurt samples of Bangladesh. University Grant’s Commission, Bangladesh. 2018-2019.
  • Probiotic potential of Pediococcus acidilactici isolated from yogurt samples of Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University, 2018-19.
  • Determination of antibacterial activity of bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus Sp. Jahangirnagar University, 2017-18.
  • Determination of synergistic effect between commonly used antibiotics and Tamarindus indica extracts against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. University Grant’s Commission, 2016-17.
  • Isolation and identification of bacteria and fungus associated with common vectors of Bangladesh. Period: 2015-2016, Awarded by Jahangirnagar University.
  • Determination of antimicrobial effect of Phyllanthus amarus plant extract against multidrug resistant Gram negative bacteria. University Grants Commission. Period 2015-16
  • Prevalence of multidrug resistant gram negative bacteria isolated from UTI patients from a local hospital. Jahangirnagar University. Period: 2014-2015 
Organization: University Grant's Commission
Position: Principal investigator

Project funded by UGC, 2018-2019.

Title:Probiotic potential, antibacterial activity and diversity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from yogurt samples of Bangladesh

Contact

Mahfuza Marzan

Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801722600505
Email: mmarzan@juniv.edu