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Nazratun Noor Maria

Nazratun Noor Maria

Assistant Professor
Pharmacy
Email: nazratun@ustc.ac.bd

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Ms. Nazratun Noor Maria has completed her B.Pharm (Professional) and M.Pharm from the Department of Pharmacy, University of Chittagong in 2019 and 2020 respectively. She has completed her Theis (Masters) from University of Chittagong, Department of Pharmacy.

During Her academic tenure she had a one-year project work on phytochemical and pharmacological screening of Methanolic extracts of Ocimum basilicum stem & Citrus macroptera leaves. She had a one-year Thesis experience on Phytochemical & Pharmacological Screening on Citrus maxima seeds extracts. She gathered valuable industrial experience from the In-Plant training from Beximco Pharmaceuticals Bangladesh Ltd., and Hospital training from Chattagram Maa-Shishu O General Hospital. Currently she is serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, USTC from April 5, 2022. She received Two consecutive Prestigious R&D research grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Bangladesh in the Biology, medicine and nutrition group in the fiscal years 2023-2024 & 2024-2025. Her research interest lies in Pharmacological pre-clinical activity analysis on different disease animal models. Recently she is doing molecular docking-based research. So far, she has 7 Publications in International peer reviewed journals in which three are Scopus indexed including Q1 journal. As a supervisor she handles  B. Pharm Pharmacological research projects. She is currently doing projects on disease based models.

Education

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) – University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Master of Pharmacy ( M.Pharm) – University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Program Affiliated

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)

Areas of Interest

  • Pharmacology
  • Disease Model of animal
  • Phytochemistry
  • Molecular docking
  • Food and nutrition

Courses Taught

  • Pharmaceutical technology
  • Cosmetology
  • Anatomy
  • Pharmacognosy

Journals & Articles

1. Title: Anxiolytic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Seed extract in Swiss albino mice model.
Journal: Clinical Phytoscience, Volume: 9, Issue:1, Pages:1-9, Publisher: Springer Open
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-023-00354-7
2. Title: In-Vitro Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, And Anthelmintic Activity of Limonin and Nomilin Containing Methanol Extracts of Citrus Maxima Seeds
Journal: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Volume: 3; Issue: 4; Pages: 184-197; Publisher: WJPSR
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13152667
3. Title: Effect of lignin-rich Vitex negundo leaf extract on antioxidant, thrombolytic, antiproliferative, antidepressant, and cytotoxic activities in mice
Journal: Mediterranean Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume: 4; Issue: 4; Pages: 22-32; Publisher: Libyan Association for Pharmacists
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14060734
4. Title: Investigation on Anti-diarrheal and Antipyretic activities of Citrus maxima seeds in Swiss albino mice model.
Journal: Food science and Nutrition, Publisher: Wiley Online Library, Publication date: 2025/1, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: e4631, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4631
5. Title: Phytochemical screening and evaluation of anxiolytic and cytotoxic potential of the leaf and stem of Ocimum basilicum Linn. var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.
Journal: Chittagong University Journal of Biological Sciences, Publisher: Bangladesh Journals Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v12i1.78238
6. Title: Assessment of Analgesic, Antioxidant, and Antiinflammatory potential of Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Seed solvent fractions on Swiss albino Animal Model.
Journal: Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, Volume: 9 Issue: 2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v9i2.21
7. Title: Assessment of Mussaenda pubescens methanol leaf extract in pain relief, diarrhea, depression, and anxiety in the Swiss albino mouse model. J Adv Biotechnol Exp Ther. 2025; 8(3): 393-404. DOI:10.5455/jabet.2025.32