Dr. Sufia Islam

Professor
Department of Pharmacy

Faculty

Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

Address

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

Office

Ext: 152 || Room No# 733
sufia@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D in Pharmacology University of Dhaka in collaboration with CNAM, Paris, France
M.Pharm University of Dhaka
B.Pharm University of Dhaka

Dr. Sufia Islam is currently working as a Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, East West University, Bangladesh. She has teaching and research experience in diversified sectors at prestigious national and international institutions. Her major areas of research include experimental animal models of dehydration and sepsis; clinical and laboratory characteristics of sepsis; microcirculatory research; common respiratory pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility etc. She has published 85 research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals and conference proceedings.

Professional Experience

August 2013 – June 2015: Research Associate, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

September 2013 – December 2013: Adjunct faculty, Department of Biology, Saint Mary's University, 923 Robie St., Halifax NS B3H 3C3, Canada.

August 23, 2010 – June 23, 2013: Chairperson, Department of Pharmacy, East West University (EWU).

November 2016 - till date: Professor Department of Pharmacy, EWU.

September 1, 2008 – October 31, 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, EWU.

January 1, 2004 – August 31, 2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, EWU.

September 2002 to April 2003: Visiting Fellow, Department of Biological Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400 005, India.

April 2002 – September 2002: Visiting Fellow in Haffkine Institute, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012.

August 1993 – December 2001: Research Officer, Clinical Sciences Division, ICDDR,B.

May 1992 – August 1993: Worked on a project titled “Role of Vitamin A and Zinc in Reducing Diarrhoea: a Randomized Double-blind Clinic-based Trial with Community Follow-up” at ICDDR,B.

October 1990 – April 1992: Principal Investigator of a project titled “Study of Absorption Promoting Oral Rehydration Solutions in Animal Models” at ICDDR,B.

Research Interest

Basic and clinical research of Pharmacology
Experimental and clinical studies of the microcirculation.
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Synergistic effects of antibiotics and iron chelators against resistant organisms.
Experimental animal models of dehydration and sepsis; clinical and laboratory characteristics of sepsis.

Selected Publications

Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.S., Rashid, P.T., Tabassum, N., Begum, M.N., Alam, M., Islam, S. (2024). Isolation, Identification and Bioactivity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Medicinal Plant Clausena excavata Burm. f. Proceedings of International Conference on Biology, Ecology and Life Sciences (ICBELS-24), 22-23 April, Sydney, Australia (Hybrid).
Nazifa Tabassum*, Basrat Jahan Deea, Farhana Rizwan, Sufia Islam. Behavioral alterations caused by pain and inflammation in rodent models, 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture 2023, September 1-3, 2023
Nasrin, N., Tithi, NS., Khatun, F., Topa, AF., Islam, S. (2022). Prevalence of multi-drug resistant respiratory pathogens isolated from nasopharynx of asymptomatic school children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Proceedings of BCSIR Congress-2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tafi, I. K., Topa, A. F., Roy, A., Nasrin, N., Islam, S. (2023). Study of antibiotic sensitivity profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasopharyngeal swab samples of underprivileged school children near East West University, Dhaka. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on “Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice, and Traditional Medicines”, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rafid Hasan Dipto, Akhi Alal, Sagor Roy, Ahmed Mostafiz Rufsun Zani, Kushal Biswas, Sufia Islam. In vitro Assessment of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity using Combination of Synthetic Drugs. ISER International Conference on Science, Health and Medicine (ICSHM-2021) Dhaka, Bangladesh 1 - 2 March, 2021.
Rimu, R.S., Deea, B.J., Faruk, A.J.I., Hossain, M.J., Hossain, A., Treena, R.A., Islam, S. (2020). A Comparative Assessment of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Induced by Two Different Concentrations of Fructose in Swiss albino Mice and Their Impact on Animal Behavior. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Naim, S.M.R.Q, Khan, M.A., Rahman, S., Islam, S. (2020). Evaluation of Probable Drug-Drug Interactions in the Prescriptions of the Patients Suffering from Cardiovascular Diseases. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Uddin, M.A., Islam, M.S., Islam, S. (2020). Study of Drug-Drug Interactions between Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Agents through Prescription Analysis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Julie, A.S., Yunus, M.S., Khalil, M., Nazifa, A., Islam, S. (2020). Synergistic Effect of Combination Antibiotics Against Resistant Strain of Salmonella typhi. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Ali, A.N., Uddin, M.S., Raj, M.M.U.A., Islam, S. (2020). Antibiotic Sensitivity Test of Vibrio mimicus, Shigella boydii and Pseudomonas aureus by Using Commercially Available and Manually Prepared Antibiotic Disc. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Uddin, M.S., Ali, A.N., Raj, M.M.U.A., Islam, S. (2020). Study of Microbial Sensitivity of E. coli against Single and Combination of Antibiotics. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Ahmed, B., Farin, F., Zahan, F., Zaman, S., Roy, A., Tanjia, N., Islam, S. (2020). Isolation and Identification of Different Types of Enteric Bacteria in Food Items Collected from Hajaribagh Slum Area in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Chowdhury, R., Siddique, M.A., Kabir, M.M., Khan, S.S., Haque, R., Islam, S. (2020). Evaluation of Lateral Flow Test for Detection of Cryptosporidium Species in Fecal Specimens among Children Aged <2 Years in Bangladesh. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Yunus, M.S., Khalil, M., Madhuri, A., Mahmud, M.T., Islam, S. (2020). Emergency Contraceptive: Users and Attitude Study in Selected Regions of Bangladesh. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL2020). East West University, Dhaka. Bangladesh on 27-29 February 2020.
Sufia Islam, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Ashiqur Rahman Akand, Tasnova Tasnim Nova, Christian Lehmann. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of sepsis in children under five with pneumonia. 5 th International Conference on Global Public Health 2019 Kathmandu, Nepal 17 - 18 October 2019.
Islam, S. (2017, March). Influence of hormones in patients with eating disorder. Paper presented at the Global Conference on Obesity treatment and Weight Management, 20-22 March (pp. 22). Las Vegas, USA.
Sufia Islam, Nafisa Tanjia, Ajoy Roy, Nahida Akter. Bacteriological quality of street- vended foods collected from different private university area in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Asian Food Safety and Security Association (AFSSA) Conferences on Food Safety and Food Security. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India September 15-17, 2016.
L. Kostek, J Zhou, M Parquet, S Islam, B. Holbein, C Lehmann. Iron chelation improves the intestinal microcirculation in Experimental sepsis. The 62nd German anaesthesia congress, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 7-9, 2015.
C. Lehmann, J. Rippke, M. Borowiak, J Zhou, S. Islam, P Yeung. Tigecycline increases purine nucleotide levels in red blood cells. The 62nd German anaesthesia congress, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 7-9, 2015.
Jarosch, S, Islam S, Zhou J, Parquet M, Holbein B, Lehmann C. Iron chelation improves Capillary perfusion and Reduces Leukocyte adhesion within the intestinal microcirculation in a mouse model of experimental sepsis. In: Proceedings of The Capital City Conference of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. September 18-20, 2014, Berlin, Germany.
Shahreen Raihana, Sufia Islam, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti. Influence of diarrhoea on clinical features of pneumonia in severely malnourished children. In: Proceedings of the 8th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cape Town, South Africa, November 19-22, 2013.
M. Kabir, Rashidul Haque, Abdullah Siddique, Sufia Islam. In vitro Drug Sensitivity Study of Nitazoxanide Oral Preparation against Clinical Isolates of Entamoeba Histolytica. In: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Scientific Conference (ASCON XIII), 2011.
Sufia Islam, Shovon Kumar Das, Cynthia Ummay Siddiqua, Abida Sultana Liza, S K Roy. Study on iron intake from dietary source in 2-4 years old children of lower socio economic status (SES). In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Micronutrients and Child Health, AIIMS, New Delhi , 20th – 23rd October, 2009.
Farhana Rizwan, Affifah Mustafa Mim, Amna Rasul, Rashidul Haque, Abdulllah Siddique, Mehedi Aziz Sarker, Sufia Islam. In-vitro Sensitivity of Secnidazole and Tinidazole Oral Preparations Against Entamoeba histolytica”, 12th Annual Scientific Conference (ASCON XII), 145, 2009.
Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed, A.S.G. Faruque, Shuvra Saha, Chandra Nath Roy, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Sufia Islam. Risk factors for development of sclerema in infants with diarrhoeal disease. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of Asian society for Pediatric Research, October 6-8, 2007, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
N H Alam, S Islam, M Abely, JF Desjeux. Efficacy of oral rehydration solution (ORS) containing amylase resistant starch or rice based ORS in the treatment of severely malnourished children with cholera. In: Proceedings of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology (FASEB), April 2-6, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA, 2005.
Sufia Islam, Amal K Mitra, Ashish K Chowdhury, Nur Haque Alam. Brush border enzyme activities in experimental animal model of malnutrition and infection. In: Proceedings of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology (FASEB), April 2-6, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA, 2005.
Islam S, Abely M, Alam NH, Dossou F, Chowdhury AKA, Desjeux JF. Water and electrolyte salvage in an animal model of dehydration and malnutrition. In: Proceedings of the 10th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition, Dhaka, 7-9 December 2003.
Islam S, Chowdhury AKA, Malek MA, Fuchs GJ, Desjeux JF. A malnourished animal model of dehydration. In: Proceedings of the 9th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition, New Delhi, India, September 28-30, 2001:53(P64), 2001.
Islam S, Abely M, Boisset M, Chowdhury AKA, Desjeux JF. An experimental animal model of dehydration. In: Proceedings of the World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston, USA, August 5-9, 2000.
Islam S, Rahman A, Fuchs GJ, Chowdhury AK, Wahed MA, Rabbani GH. Intestinal transport of different electrolyte solutions across small intestine of rabbit in vivo. In: Proceedings of the International Congress on Cooperative Clinical Research with Developing countries, Basel, Switzerland, August 19-21, 1999.
Islam S, Fuchs GJ, Chowdhury AK, Rahman A, Miller M, Rabbani GH. Role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of shigellosis and cholera in children. In: Proceedings of the 7th Annual Scientific Conference (ASCON VII), Dhaka, February 14-15, 1998.
Islam S, Rahman A, Fuchs GJ, Chowdhury, AK, Wahed MA, Rabbani GH. Intestinal transport of different electrolyte solutions across small intestine of rabbit in vivo. In: Proceedings of the 7th Annual Scientific Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14-15, 1998.
S Islam, I Kabir, MA Wahed, MI Goran, D Mahalanabis, GJ Fuchs, MA Khaled. Multifrequency bioelectrical impendance analysis (BIA) to assess human body composition. In: Proceedings of the Experimental Biology 97, New Orleans, LA, April 6-9, 1997.
Islam S, Faruque ASG, Fuchs GJ, Wahed MA, Mahalanabis D. Shelf-life of pre-cooked rice oral rehydration salt packets. In: Proceedings of the 8th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, February 26-28, 1997.
Kabir I, Khatun M, Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Khaled MA. Estimation of body composition of adult Bangladeshi ale and female using bio-electrical impendance analysis. In: Proceedings of the First Regional Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society , New Delhi, India, February 15-18, 1995.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Chowdhury AKA, Sarker SA, Wahed MA and Rahman ASMH. Intestinal Transport of water, sodium and glucose in animal models from electrolyte solutions with and without bicarbonate. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Scientific Conference (ASCON V), , Dhaka, January 13-14, 1995.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Chowdhury AKA, Wahed MA and Rahman ASMH. Glutamine is superior to glucose in stimulating water and electrolyte absorption across rabbit ileum. In: Proceedings of the Second Annual Scientific Conference (ASCON II) , Dhaka, January 16-18, 1993.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Chowdhury AKA, Wahed MA and Rahman ASMH. Effect of L-glutamine in improving absorption efficiency of oral rehydration solution. In: Proceedings of the National Biochemistry Conference , Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 21, 1991.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Wahed MA and Chowdhury AKA. Study of absorption promoting oral rehydration solutions in animal models. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Bangladesh Nutrition Conference, Dhaka, August 10-12, 1991.

Sufia Islam, Nishat Nasrin, Nigar Sultana Tithi, Farjana Khatun, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Anika Fatema Topa, Md Farhad Kabir, Fahim Kabir Monjurul HaqueMohammad Jubair, Mustafizur Rahman, Christian Lehmann. Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Genomic Profiles of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Nasopharynx of Asymptomatic Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Life 2024, 14(8), 971; https://doi.org/10.3390/life14080971
Sufia Islam, Nafisa Tanjia, Amal K. Mitra, Afjal Hossain, Mahajuba Tanija Jasika, Suhana Sara Suhi & Sheikh Jamal Hossain. Inadequate food safety knowledge and hygiene practices among street food vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Scientific Reports volume 14, Article number: 17349 (2024); https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-68099-y
Syeda R. Tasfia, Hujaifa A. Sakib, Tasmiah Khanam, Nazia Hoque,Mamunur Rahman, Arif Khan, Sufia Islam (2023).^"Potential drug-drug interactions and prescription errors in COVID-19 infected patients", Public Health Toxicol 3(2):9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/pht/168246
Sufia Islam, Nazia Hoque, Nishat Nasrin, Mehnaz Hossain, Farhana Rizwan, Kushal Biswas, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Sabera Rahman, David W. Hoskin, Saki Sultana, and Christian Lehmann (2022). "Iron Overload and Breast Cancer: Iron Chelation as a Potential Therapeutic Approach”, Life 12 (7), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12070963
Shamsun Nahar Shaima, Tahmina Alam, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid, Lubaba Shahrin, Monira Sarmin, Farzana Afroze, Irin Parvin, Sharika Nuzhat, Yasmin Jahan, Gazi Md Salahuddin Mamun, Haimanti Saha, Mst Mahmuda Ackhter, Md Zahidul Islam, K M Shahunja, Sufia Islam, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti(2022).” Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Outcomes of Respiratory Failure in Children With Pneumonia Admitted in a Developing Country”, Front Pediatr 2022 May 4;10:841628. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.841628. eCollection 2022.
Islam, S., Nasrin, N., Tithi, N.S., Lehmann, C., Chisti, M.J. (2021). Clinical features of pneumonia in severely malnourished children with diarrhoea compared to those without diarrhoea. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 26(10), 717-722.
Rafid Hasan Dipto, Akhi Alal, Sagor Roy, Ahmed Mostafiz Rufsun Zani, Kushal Biswas, Sufia Islam. In vitro Assessment of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity using Combination of Synthetic Drugs` International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT 2021 April; 9(2): 34-37. DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-17937.
Sufia Islam, Ashiqur Rahman Akand, Tasnova Tasnim Nova, Christian Lehmann, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti. Sensitivity Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Blood Cultures of Under-Five Children with Pneumonia and Clinical Sepsis. Life (Basel) 2021 May 18;11(5):450. doi: 10.3390/life11050450.
Sufia Islam, Rizwanul Islam, Fouzia Mannan , Sabera Rahman, Tahiya Islam. ‘COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the healthcare, social and economic challenges in Bangladesh’ published in Progress in Disaster Science, December 2020, Volume 8, 100135. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100135.
S. Islam, M.J. Chisti. ‘Sensitivity pattern of bacterial pathogens isolated from blood culture of under five children with clinical sepsis’ published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Volume 101, Supplement 1, 155-156.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases/vol/101/suppl/S1
Sufia Islam, Fouzia Mannan, Tahiya Islam, Sabera Rahman, Saki Sultana Liza, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Rizwanul Islam. ‘COVID-19 Pandemic: How is Bangladesh coping with the rapid spread of coronavirus infection?’ published in Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, October 2020, 14(10):1098-1105. doi:10.3855/jidc.13289.
Islam, S., Ahmed, N., Rivu, S.F., Khalil, M., Tanjia, N. and Lehmann, C.Challenges for microcirculation research in developing countries, Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation , 2019 May 28. doi: 10.3233/CH-190611.
D. Astapenko, J. Benesm, J. Pouska, C. Lehmann, S. Islam and V. Cerny, “Endothelial glycocalyx in acute care surgery – what anaesthesiologists need to know for clinical practice”. BMC Anesthesiology, 2019, Volume: 19, issue: 238, Pages 2-13. DOI: 10.1186/s12871-019-0896-2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31862008/
Islam, S., Chisti, M.J., Ahmed, M., Anwar, N. and Lehmann, C. Bacterial Resistance in Pneumonia in Developing Countries-A Role for Iron Chelation, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages:2-5, doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020059. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30974759/
Arora, N., Caldwell, A., Wafa, K., Szczesniak, A., Al-Banna, N., Sharawy, N., Islam, S., Zhou, J., Kelly, M. and Lehmann, C. DIBI, a polymeric hydroxypyridinone iron chelator, reduces ocular inflammation in local and systemic endotoxin-induced uveitis. Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation, 2018;69(1-2):153-164, doi: 10.3233/CH-189109.
Sharawy, N., Mukhtar, A., Islam, S., Mahrous, R., Mohamed, H., Ali, M., Hossny, O., Refaa, A., Saka, A., Cerny, V. and Whynot, S. Preliminary clinical evaluation of automated analysis of the sublingual microcirculation in the assessment of patients with septic shock: Comparison of automated versus semi-automated software. Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation. 2017, Volume: 67, issue: 3-4, Pages: 489-498. doi: 10.3233/CH-179232. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28922146/
Arora, N., Islam, S., Wafa, K., Zhou, J., Toguri, J.T., Cerny, V. and Lehmann, C. Evaluation of iris functional capillary density in experimental local and systemic inflammation. Journal of microscopy, 2017, Volume: 266, Issue: 1, Pages; .55-59. DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12518 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28102536/
Omer Fayshal Pavel, Nezamuddin Ahmad, Sufia Islam. Assessing the Knowledge Pattern Regarding the Palliative Care among the Non-Medical Life Science Students in Bangladesh. Int J Life Sci Scien Res. 2017, Volume:3, Issue:4. DOI: 10.21276/ijlssr.2017.3.4.1
Rahman, M.A., Biswas, K., Nandi, T., Ashraf, T. and Islam, S., 2016. Eating Disorder: Influences of Hormones and Vitamins. Adv Obes Weight Manag Control. 2016, Volume: 5, issue: 1, pages: 190-194. DOI: 10.15406/aowmc.2016.05.00119
Islam, S., Jarosch, S., Zhou, J., del Carmen Parquet, M., Toguri, J.T., Colp, P., Holbein, B.E. and Lehmann, C. Anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effects of iron chelation in experimental sepsis. Journal of surgical research, 2016, Volume: 200, Issue: 1, Pages: 266-73.doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.07.001. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022480415007465
Christian Lehmann, S Islam, S Jarosch, J Zhou, D Hoskin, A Greenshields, N Al-Banna, N Sharawy, A Sczcesniak, M Kelly,K Wafa, W Cheliak, B Holbein: The utility of iron chelators in the management of inflammatory disorders. Mediators of Inflammation. 2015, Volume:2015,Pages: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/516740 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/2015/516740/
Sufia Islam, Nishat Nasrin, Farhana Rizwan, Lutfun Nahar, Adity Bhowmik, Sayma Afrin Esha, Kaisar Ali Talukder, Mahmuda Akter, Ajoy Roy, Muniruddin Ahmed: Microbial contamination of street vended foods from a university campus in Bangladesh. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2015, Volume: 46, issue: 3, Pages: 1-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26521522/
Md. Nur Haque Alam, Hasan Ashraf, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sufia Islam, Maryam Kadjar Olesen, Niklaus Gyr, Remy Meier: Efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) supplemented modified oral rehydration solution in the treatment of severely malnourished children with watery diarrhea: a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2015, Volume: 34 , Issue: 3 , Pages:2-9. doi: 10.1186/s41043-015-0003-3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26825757/
Sufia Islam, Zahid Mohammad Delwar, Shahidul Alam Khan, Saquiba Yesmine: A comparative study of thyroid hormone levels in Type I diabetic and non-diabetic patients. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries. 2014, Volume 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 7–9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13410-013-0157-8
Sufia Islam, Mehedi Aziz Sarker, Farhana Rizwan: In-vitro sensitivity study of different brands of oral metronidazole against Entamoeba histolytica infected Bangladeshi population. Publishing house:VDM Verlag Dr. Müller , ISBN-13:978-3-639-21006-4, 2010.
Nur Haque Alam, Sufia. Islam, Samima Sattar, Shirajum Monira, Jehan-François. Desjeux: The Safety of Rapid Intravenous Rehydration and Comparative Efficacy of Three Oral Rehydration Solutions in the Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children with Dehydrating Cholera. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2009, 48(3):318-27.
Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Shuvra Saha, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Sufia Islam: Factors associated with sclerema in infants with diarrhoeal disease: a matched case-control study. Acta Paediatrica. 2009. 98(5): 873-878.
Chisti MJ, Saha S, Roy CN, Ahmed T, Faruque AS, Salam MA, Islam S: Predictors of mortality in infants with sclerema presenting to the Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease, Dhaka. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 2009, 29(1):45-50.
Saiful Islam, Saquiba Yasmine, Shahidul Alam Khan, Nur Haque Alam, Sufia Islam: A comparative study of thyroid hormone levels in diabetic and non diabetic patients. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008, 39 (5): 1-4.
Md. Mehedi Aziz Sarker, Farhana Rizwan, Rashidul Haque, Abdulllah Siddique, Seheli Parveen, Sufia Islam: In vitro Sensitivity of Different Brands of Antiamoebic Drugs (Metronidazole Tablets) Against Clinical Isolates of Entamoeba histolytica in Bangladesh. Journal of Biological Sciences. 2008, 8(5): 925-929.
Sufia Islam, Amal K. Mitra, Ashish K. Chowdhury, Nur Haque Alam: Intestinal enzymes during malnutrition & infection in rabbits. Indian J Med Res 2006, 124(3):313-318.
Nur H. Alam, Sufia Islam, Samima Monira, and Jehan-Francois Desjeux Vigorous Rehydration, With Glucose, Rice or Amylase-Resistant Starch-Containing Oral Rehydration Solution in Severely Malnourished Children With Cholera. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition: May 2005 - Volume 40 - Issue 5 - p 648.
Islam S, Abély M, Alam NH, Dossou F, Chowdhury AK, Desjeux JF: Water and electrolyte salvage in an animal model of dehydration and malnutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2004, 38(1):27-33.
Rabbani GH, Islam S, Chowdhury AK, Mitra AK, Miller MJ, Fuchs G: Increased nitrite and nitrate concentrations in sera and urine of patients with cholera or shigellosis. Am J Gastroenterol 96(2):467-72, 2001.
Khaled MA, Sarker SA, Chowdhury AK and Islam S: H pylori induced oxidative stress in human. Gastroenterology 1997. 112 (4 suppl): A371.
Sufia Islam, Iqbal Kabir, Mohammad A. Wahed, Michael I. Goran, Dilip Mahalanabis, George J. Fuchs, Mohammed A. Khaled. Multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis to assess human body composition Nutrition Research 1999, 19(8): 1179-1188.
Islam S, Faruque AS, Fuchs GJ, Wahed MA, Mahalanabis D: Shelf-life of pre-cooked rice oral rehydration salt packets. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1997, 28(4):862-4.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Chowdhury AK, Wahed MA, Rahman AS: Glutamine is superior to glucose in stimulating water and electrolyte absorption across rabbit ileum. Dig Dis Sci 1997, 42(2):420-3.
Islam S, Mahalanabis D, Chowdhury AK, Sarker SA, Wahed A, Rahman AS: Intestinal transport of water, sodium & glucose from an electrolyte solution with & without bicarbonate. Indian J Med Res 1996, 104:254-6.
Bardhan PK, Rahman AS, Islam S, Rahman M, Gyr K: Octreotide (SMS 201-995) as an antisecretory agent in cholera toxin & bile acid induced intestinal secretion in an in vivo animal study. Indian J Med Res 1994, 100:184-189.
Bardhan PK, Rahman AS, Islam S, Rahman M, Gyr K: Effects of tropisetron, a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor blocker, on intestinal secretion induced by cholera toxin or deoxycholic acid in rabbits in vivo. J Int Med Res 1993, 21(6):323-33.

Sufia Islam, Azima Sultana Julie, Atkiya Nazifa, Marjana Khalil and Muhammad Asaduzzaman. Synergistic Effect of Combination Antibiotics against Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 23(1): 37-42, 2024 (June) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v23i1.74089
Tabassum, N., Deea, B. J., Rizwan, F., & Islam, S. Behavioral Alterations Caused by Pain and Inflammation in Rodent Models. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 27(2), 201–206, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75189
Deea, B. J., Sultana, R., Asif, A. J., Hossain, M. J., & Islam, S. Study of the Behavioral Pattern in Type-2 Diabetic Mice Prepared by Introducing 10% and 15% Fructose Solution. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 27(2), 158–163, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75184
Tanjia N, Akhter N, Roy A, Akhter MS, Ahmed M, Islam S. Bacteriological status of street foods in different university premises of Dhaka city, Bangladesh, Bangladesh J Microbiol, 2019, 36(1) 45-47.
Islam, S., Nusrat, F., Esha, S.A., Mehrin, F., Hilaly, A., Shiraji, S., Hasan, M.I., Tofail, F. and Hamadani, J.D., 2017. How Does Family Structure Relate With Children's Language Development? A Cross Sectional Experience from Urban Slums in Dhaka. Mymensingh medical journal: MMJ, 2017, 26(4), pp.775-782.
Md Shakil Hossain, Sufia Islam, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti. Childhood Deaths with a Co-Morbidity of Diarrhea and Severe Malnutrition: A Brief Insight in an Urban Critical Care Ward in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Crit Care Journal. Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages:25-27 https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BCCJ/article/view/19953
Islam S, Rizwan F, Nasrin N, Nahar L, Ahmed M., (2014). Microbial contamination of fixed and Mobile Street vended food around the campus of East West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EWUCRT working paper no. 8. East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Funded by EWUCRT).
Farhana Rizwan, Affifah Mustafa Mim, Amna Rasul, Rashidul Haque, Abdulllah Siddique, Md. Mehedi Aziz Sarker, Sufia Islam: In vitro sensitivity study of different brands of antiamoebic secnidazole and tinidazole oral preparations against Entamoeba histolytica infected Bangladeshi populations. 2008, Bangladesh J Sci Res 21(1&2):43-49.

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Scholarship awarded by French Government for the doctoral programme.

International Outreach Award from World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston, USA, August 5-9, 2000.

Best Poster Award from Third Asian Food Safety and Security Association Conference on “Food Safety and Food Security”, Bhubaneswar, India, September 15 to 17, 2016.

Best Presenter Award from 5^th International Conference on Global Public Health 2019, Nepal, Kathmandu, October 17 to 18, 2019.

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Editorial Board member of Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal

External member, Departments of Pharmaceutical Technology and Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Dhaka for evaluation of question and thesis papers.

Peer Reviewer, Quality Assurance Unit, HEQEP, UGC, Bangladesh

Member, MiDAS (Microcirculation Diagnostics and Applied Studies), an international group of researchers interested in experimental and clinical studies of microcirculation.

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