Zinat Farzana

Senior Lecturer
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Faculty

Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

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A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Office

Ext: 488 || Room No# 809
zfarzana@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

MS in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh.

BSc (Hon's) in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh.

Ms. Zinat Farzana is an active teaching professional serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, since July 29, 2024. She began her professional career as a Lecturer in the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology at East West University on April 30, 2019. She received her BSc (Hon’s) and MS degrees from the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. She has intense interests in identifying different antibiotic resistant microorganisms from a variety of samples and exploring the antibiotic resistance mechanisms in these microbes which might lead to the development of new therapeutic agents and treatment options. Ms. Zinat Farzana has been awarded a research grant from the Center for Research and Training of East West University (EWUCRT) in 2020. She has published a number of research articles in different international peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2024 to date.

Moderator, Biotech Club, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020-2021.

Lecturer, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 2019 - July 2024.

Lecturer, Department of Biology, Milestone College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2018 - April 2019.

Senior Teacher (Advanced Level), Department of Biology, Presidency International School (Cambridge curriculum), Chittagong, Bangladesh, June 2014 - September 2017.

Research Assistant, PRTC Lab of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh, 2013-2017.

Research Interest

Molecular Biology

Microbiology and Immunology

Antibiotic resistance mechanisms of bacteria

Drug Development

Cancer Biology

Biomedical Sciences

Md Mohiuddin Kabir, Md Rayhan Imam, Zinat Farzana, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain. Complete genome sequence of the pandrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae strain KBR06 isolated from a cholera patient in Bangladesh. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(12): e0057723, 2023. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00577-23
Zinat Farzana, Ayan Saha, AMAM Zonaed Siddiki. Molecular characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus dysgalactiae causing bovine mastitis in the southern region of Bangladesh. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 10(2): 178-184, 2023. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2023.j667
AMAM Zonaed Siddiki, Sohana Akter Mina, Zinat Farzana, Bibi Ayesa, Rasel Das, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium Xiaoi in goat kids in Bangladesh by nested PCR amplification of 18S rRNA gene. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 5(3): 202-207, 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30007-1
Nazneen Naher Islam, Zinat Farzana, A. M. Masudul Azad Chowdhury, Adnan Mannan, K. M. Kamaruddin, A.M.A.M. Zonaed Siddiki and Inkeyas Uddin. Characterization of Bovine Subclinical Mastitis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus in Southern Bangladesh by Bacteriological and Molecular Approaches. Asian Journal of Biological Sciences, 7(1): 1-12, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/ajbs.2014.1.12
Nazneen Naher Islam, Mahmuda Akter, Zinat Farzana, Abdul Jabber Bin Kader, Inkeyas Uddin, Amam Siddiki, K.M. Kamaruddin. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in Frozen Chicken Rinse through Bacteriological and Nuc Gene Specific PCR Methods and their Drug Resistance Patterns in Southern Chittagong, Bangladesh. Research Journal of Microbiology, 9(5):251-264, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/jm.2014.251.264
Nazneen Naher Islam, Suza Mohammad Nur, Zinat Farzana, Inkeyas Uddin, K. M. Kamaruddin and A.M.A.M. Zonaed Siddiki. Rapid Identification of Eosin Methylene Blue Positive E. coli by Specific PCR from Frozen Chicken Rinse in Southern Chittagong City of Bangladesh: Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility. Microbiology Journal, 4(2): 27-40, 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/mj.2014.27.40

1. Zinat Farzana, Nazneen Naher Islam, AMAM Zonaed Siddiki. “Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus sp. causing subclinical mastitis in dairy cows in Chittagong region”. 9th Annual Scientific Conference on ‘Food safety in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges’, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong, Bangladesh, March 08-09, 2012.

2. Zinat Farzana, Nazneen Naher Islam, AMAM Zonaed Siddiki. “PCR based molecular diagnosis of dairy cattle’s subclinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus sp.” Annual Conference of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB), University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, January 12-13, 2013.

3. Zinat Farzana. Workshop on “Computational Biology, Research Method and Bioinformatics camp” organized by YoungBB (Young Biotechnologists of Bangladesh) held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, October 06-07, 2011.

4. Zinat Farzana. Training on “Genomics and Bioinformatics tools used in Computational Biology”. Directorate (Research and Extension), Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh, May 29-30, 2013.

Awards & Achievements

‘Best Presenter Award’ for winning the Three-Minute Research Presentation competition on Research Day 2025, organized by East West University, Bangladesh.

Awarded a research grant from the Center for Research and Training of East West University (EWUCRT) in 2020.

‘2nd-Best Award’ for poster presentation at the 9th annual scientific conference on ‘Food safety in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges’ organized by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh in 2012.

Awarded scholarship from the University of Chittagong for a brilliant academic result in the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) program.

‘Award of Excellence’ for a brilliant academic result in the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) program from the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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