Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
Dr. Md Zahidul Islam  Lecturer (Senior Scale)
Name :
Dr. Md Zahidul Islam
Designation
Lecturer (Senior Scale)  
Department
Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/nfe/zahidul-nfe.html
E-mail
zahidul.nfe@diu.edu.bd
Phone
Cell-Phone
01338521885

Ph.D.3rd Cycle (EU Standard) (MS leading) in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry)
Sakarya University, Turkey (2023)

M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Islamic University Kushtia, Bangladesh (2011)

B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Islamic University Kushtia, Bangladesh (2010)

  • Instrument handling and operation (NMR, LCMS, GC-MS, MS, FTIR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry, SEM-EDX).

Project Title: Design and Development of Potent Sulfone-Based PKL Inhibitors Supported by in Depth Study of the Allosteric Pocket for the Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Grant Institute: Trustlife Labs Drug R&D Center, Istanbul, Turkey (Project Number: TRSM 006) (Phase 1 Clinical Trial Continued) Project Title: Development of a New STAT3 Targeted Drug Candidate and Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Role and Mechanism of Action in Colon Cancer and MS Diseases by In Vitro, Ex Vivo and In Vivo Studies. Grant Institute: Trustlife Labs Drug R&D Center, Istanbul, Turkey (Project Number: TRSM-010) Project Title: Photo-bromination of (+)-&-(-)-camphene and Synthesis of Novel Medicinal Camphene based Derivatives via Suzuki Coupling and Substitution Reactions. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK 1002-Project Number: 119Z788) Project Title: Investigation of the Formation Processes of Live Peat lands of Marmara Region in terms of Pollen Analysis as well as Isolation and Characterization of Humic Substances. Grant Institute: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK 1001-Project Number 1170627)

  • Organic Synthesis, Food Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry, Humic Substances.

Patent:  “Small compounds for the treatment of fatty liver diseases” 
Application no. AEP24151032.0, Party: ScandiEdge Therapeutics AB, 559132-0121, c/o Hansson, Blåsutvägen 13 nb, 121. 36 Johanneshov, SWEDEN.

  • Turkish Government Scholarship (Turkiye Burslari Number 20BD004488), 
  • TÜBİTAK 1001 (Scholarship  Number 1170627) 
  • TÜBİTAK 1002 (Scholarship Number 119Z788)

 

Trustlife Labs Drugs Research and Development Center, Istanbul, Turkey. Drug Discovery Scientist (Postdoctoral Research)  4/2023 – 7/2025
Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey. Research Fellow  3/2017 – 4/2022
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Research Fellow  3/2017 – 4/2022
Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Research Fellow  5/2018 – 6/2022