Department of Pharmacy
Mr. Anwar Parvez  Lecturer (Senior Scale)
Name :
Mr. Anwar Parvez
Designation
Lecturer (Senior Scale)  
Department
Department of Pharmacy
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/pharmacy/anwarparvez.html
E-mail
anwar.pharm@diu.edu.bd
Phone
+8809617901233
Cell-Phone
+88 01703054123
  • Master of Pharmacy (Thesis), Daffodil International University, Bangladesh.
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons.), Daffodil International University, Bangladesh.
  • Student Exchange Program on “Genetics and Medical Biotechnology”, Istanbul Aydın University, Turkey.
  • Academic Mobility Exchange for Undergraduate and Master at Airlangga (AMERTA), Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.
  • In-plant training from Nuvista Pharma Limited.
  • One day industrial visit at Sanofi Bangladesh Limited.
  • "32-days Mentorship and Leadership Development Training Program-2021" under Teaching Apprentice Fellowship, Daffodil International University.
  • "Addressing Challenges in Global Health Security 2021 - A Virtual Learning Journey" under Human Security, Climate and Health Course of Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland.
  • "Certification program on employability skills: Job Ready", 2021 under EMK Center and Wadhwani Foundation.
  • One month training on “International Herbal Medicine Workshop” organized by Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.
  • “2018 World Friends ICT Volunteers" Training Program under Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Information Society Agency, Republic of Korea.
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis
  • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
  • Clinical Pathology
  • Nutraceuticals, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Products

Journals:

  1. Parvez A, Sweety NN, Rouf AA, Rahman MM, Noman AA, Dev Sharma P, Haque ME, Mamun MA. Clerodendrum infortunatum (CI) Against Breast Cancer (BC) and Evaluating Its Cytotoxic Activity: A Combined In Silico and In Vivo Approach. ChemistrySelect. 2026 Jan;11(2):e04703. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202504703
  2. Hossain, M. A., Tamanna, I. J., Hossain, M. S., Parvez, A., Afrin, S., Sobuj, D. R., ... & Jain, M. (2026). In silico identification of bilobetin and ginsenoside as dual CK2 and ULK2 inhibitors targeting triple-negative breast cancer. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33464-y
  3. Parvez A, Islam MT, Zaman R, Hasan MH, Mim NJ, Hasan MM, Sultana S, Biswas S, Biswas P. Emerging flu-like illnesses and Disease X in Africa with insights into therapeutic strategies and pandemic preparedness. Discover Public Health. 2026 Feb 2;23(1):127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01459-3
  4. Mehmood MS, Marakkalage UK, Arif T, Javaid F, Abid MA, Shahid M, Parvez A, Saddique MN, Ali S. mcr gene family evolution and structural mechanisms of colistin resistance: from mcr-1 to emerging variants. Archives of Microbiology. 2026 Apr;208(4):186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-026-04739-3
  5. Larga, J.G., Munabirul, W.T., Moin, A.T., Sarwar Jyoti, M.M., Nasrin, M.S., Al Mueid, M.A., Ahad, A., Parvez, A., Yeasmin, M.S., Barhate, R.M. and Patil, R.B., 2024. Cutting-edge Bioinformatics strategies for synthesizing Cyclotriazadisulfonamide (CADA) analogs in next-Generation HIV therapies. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.29764. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77106-1
  6. Uddin MR, Shahriar A, Mim HJ, Papia BK, Siddiquee MF, Khan ABRQ, Islam R, Fatema N, Parvez A, Roy GK, Rana S. Unveiling Annona Reticulata's Bioactive Arsenal for Enhanced Antibiotic Effects. Chem Biodivers. 2024 Jan 28:e202301495. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202301495. PMID: 38282427.
  7. Parvez, A., Rahman, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Shimki, A. I., Ahmmed, S., Supti, F. A., ... & Islam, M. T. (2025). Broad‐Spectrum Therapeutic Potentials of the Multifaceted Triterpene Lupeol and Its Derivatives. Chemistry & Biodiversity, e202402286. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202402286
  8. Sharma, H., Al Noman, A., Ahmad, I., Tonni, S.D., Mim, T.J., Afrose, F., Sharma, P.D., Parvez, A., Tamanna, S., Al Azad, M. and Pathak, R., 2025. Bridging Mind and Gut: The Molecular Mechanisms of microRNA, Microbiota, and Cytokine Interactions in Depression. Current Gene Therapy.
  9. Tania Sultana, Nor Mohammad, Anwar Parvez, Sumaya Alam Mim, Md Rezwanul Akter Pallab, Farjana Afrin Tanjum, Moni Ghosh, Md. Saqline Mostaq and Md. Hasanuzzaman. An insight into the Phytochemistry, antioxidant, anthelmintic, antipyretic, and hepatoprotective effects of Merremia vitifolia leaves: A trailblazing approach. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2025;14(1):299-308. DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2025.v14.i1d.15251
  10. Jain, D., Bisht, S., Parvez, A., Singh, K., Bhaskar, P., & Koubouris, G. (2024). Effective biotic elicitors for augmentation of secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants. Agriculture, 14(6), 796.
  11. Parvez, A., Das, A., Mahmud, A., Biswas, P., Hasan, M.H., Tauhida, S.J., Mostaq, M.S., Nahid, M.M.H., Ansari, F., Fakir, S. and Amin, M.N., 2024. Mechanistic insights of clinically proven natural products in the treatment of hepatitis B focusing on clinical evidence and pathways. Clinical Traditional Medicine and Pharmacology, p.200183.
  12. Biswas, P., Kaium, M.A., Tareq, M.M.I., Tauhida, S.J., Hossain, M.R., Siam, L.S., Parvez, A., Bibi, S., Hasan, M.H., Rahman, M.M. and Hosen, D., 2024. The experimental significance of isorhamnetin as an effective therapeutic option for cancer: A comprehensive analysis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 176, p.116860.
  13. Rahman MM, Islam F, Parvez A, Azad MAK, Ashraf GM, Ullah MF, Ahmed M. Citrus limon L. (lemon) seed extract shows neuro-modulatory activity in an in vivo thiopental-sodium sleep model by reducing the sleep onset and enhancing the sleep duration. J Integr Neurosci. 2022 Jan 28;21(1):42. doi: 10.31083/j.jin2101042. PMID: 35164478.
  14. Biswas, P.; Dey, D.; Biswas, P.K.; Rahaman, T.I.; Saha, S.; Parvez, A.; Khan, D.A.; Lily, N.J.; Saha, K.; Sohel, M.; Hasan, M.M.; Al Azad, S.; Bibi, S.; Hasan, M.N.; Rahmatullah, M.; Chun, J.; Rahman, M.A.; Kim, B. A Comprehensive Analysis and Anti-Cancer Activities of Quercetin in ROS-Mediated Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022, 23, 11746. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911746.
  15. Rahman MM, Mim SA, Islam MR, Parvez A, Islam F, Uddin MB, Rahaman MS, Shuvo PA, Ahmed M, Greig NH, Kamal MA. Exploring the Recent Trends in Management of Dementia and Frailty: Focus on Diagnosis and Treatment. Current Medicinal Chemistry.2022;29(32):5289-5314. doi: 10.2174/0929867329666220408102051. PMID: 35400321.
  16. Rahman MM, Bibi S, Rahaman MS, Rahman F, Islam F, Khan MS, Hasan MM, Parvez A, Hossain MA, Maeesa SK, Islam MR, Najda A, Al-Malky HS, Mohamed HRH, AlGwaiz HIM, Awaji AA, Germoush MO, Kensara OA, Abdel-Daim MM, Saeed M, Kamal MA. Natural therapeutics and nutraceuticals for lung diseases: Traditional significance, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2022 Jun;150:113041. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113041. Epub 2022 May 6. PMID: 35658211.
  17. Parvez A, Rahman MM, Sultana S, Shaheen SM. Prevalence of water-borne disease in farmgate slum of Dhaka city: A case study of disease propagation in Bangladesh. Pharmacologyonline. 2019;1:55-63.

 

Book Chapter:

  1. Biswas, P., Parvez, A., Abdullah, A., Rahaman, T. I., Dey, D., Ahmmed, S., ... & Bibi, S. (2023). Antiviral Phytocompounds Against Animal-to-Human Transmittable SARS-CoV In Ethnopharmacology and Drug Discovery for COVID-19: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents from Herbal Medicines and Natural Products (pp. 189-224). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3664-9_7
  2. Biswas, P., Imtiaz, M., Moinuddin, M., Hasan, M.H., Rahaman, M.H., Siam, L.S., Abhi, S.N.I., Parvez, A., Al Noman, A., Hasan, M.N. and Bibi, S., Molecular Mechanisms of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibition from Traditional Bioactive Medicine. In Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19 (pp. 191-208). CRC Press.

 

 

Reviewing Experiences:

Reviewer in Journals: Phytomedicine (Elsevier); Gene Reports (Elsevier); Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine (Elsevier); Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature); Discover Animals (Springer Nature); Chemistry - an Asian journal (John Wiley & Sons); Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Frontiers)

 

 

"My research work includes lab based analysis and comprehensive review works related to Phytochemistry, Bioactive Compounds, Cell Biology, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Alternative Medicine Systems, Drug Development,  Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Study, and related works."

  • Pharmacy Student Scholarship-2021, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland.
  • “Academic Mobility Exchange for Undergraduate and Master at Airlangga (AMERTA)” Scholarship by Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.

 

  • Registered “A” Grade Pharmacist certified by Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh.
  • Member of International Pharmaceutical Federation.
  • Alumnus of Geneva Centre for Security Policy Global Community.
  • Member of Wadhwani Foundation.
  • Member of Daffodil International University Blood Donors Club.
  • Member of Bangladesh Adventure Club.
  • Campus Ambassador, Pratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center (February, 2023 - July, 2023)