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Gazi Wafa Akbar

Lecturer
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Email: wafa@ustc.ac.bd

Profile

Gazi Wafa Akbar joined USTC in the year 2023 as lecturer of Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology. She completed her Bachelor’s and Masters from the department of
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, USTC and received Chancellor’s Gold Medal award for
her excellence result in Bachelor’s degree.
She has more than 6 years of experience in the teaching field – which includes training
individuals in different IT skills, research skills and different educational sectors.
Apart from her teaching part in USTC, she is also involved in research work in USTC and in
other institutes namely CVASU (Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Science). She also
works as Supervision or BB Tech Debate club and United Progress Foundation (UPF).

 

Education

  • M.Sc. in Biotechnology,
    Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, USTC
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, (Chancellor’s Gold Medalist)
    Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, USTC
  • Advanced Levels (A 'Levels)- Edexcel International (UK)
    Bay View School & College, Chittagong
  • Ordinary Levels (O' Levels)- Edexcel International (UK)
    Summerfield's School & College, Chittagong”

Program Affiliated

  • MSc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • BSc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetic Engineering and
    Biotechnology”

Areas of Interest

  • Food and nutrition
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Oncology
  • Stem Cell

Courses Taught

  • Biophysical Chemistry – II
  • Human Physiology – II
  • Metabolism – II
  • Plant Biochemistry
  • Virology
  • Oncology

Journals & Articles

  • Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Attributes of Homemade Bakery Products
    from Two Local Varieties of Pineapple Compared with the Locally Available Market
    Products in Bangladesh" – AFSJ, 21(10): 92-101, 2022, Asian Food Science
    Journal.
  • A Comparative Analysis on the Morphological and Physio-Chemical Analysis of
    Three Varieties of Guava and Sensory Evaluation of Jelly Prepared from Those
    Varieties Produced in the Hilly Region of Chittagong, Bangladesh” – Asian Food
    Science Journal.

Poster Presentations

  • Is it a Boy or A Girl? Avian DNA Sexing has the reliable answer for gender
    Differentiation”” – 12th Annual Scientific Conference – Chittagong Veterinary & Animal
    Sciences University, Chittagong, April – 2015.
  • Determination of vitamin C in different natural and commercial fruit juices – ICGNB-
    The 1st International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech, and Bioengineering –
    North South University, Dhaka