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Ummah Tasnim Nisat

Lecturer
Pharmacy
Email: tasnimnisat@ustc.ac.bd

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Ms. Ummah Tasnim Nisat is currently serving as a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy from April 25, 2024. She earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy Professional (B. Pharm) degree from the University of Chittagong in 2022 and completed her Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) with a thesis in 2023, also from the University of Chittagong. During her academic journey, she gained valuable practical experience through hospital training at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital and industrial training at Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited. Prior to her current position, Ms. Nisat was a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at BGC Trust University from July 2023 to April 2024. She received several honors for her academic achievements, including the prestigious National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, and the University Merit Scholarship from the University of Chittagong. She was also awarded the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.
Her research interests lie in animal behavioral pharmacology, pre-clinical testing using various animal models (mice, rats, helminths, nauplii), and laboratory animal handling techniques. Ms. Nisat has published five international research articles so far and contributed to a book chapter on stem cell transplantation in neurological disorders. Additionally, she has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences.

Education

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy Professional- University of Chittagong (2022)
  • Master of Pharmacy- University of Chittagong (2023)

Program Affiliated

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm)

Areas of Interest

  • Neuropharmacology
  • Ethnopharmacology
  • Phytochemistry
  • Drug discovery

Courses Taught

  • Organic Pharmacy
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology

Journals & Articles

  • Investigation of hypoglycemic and antidiarrheal activity on mice model and in vitro
    anthelmintic study of Macropanax dispermus (Blume) Kuntze (Araliaceae): a promising
    ethno medicinal plant: Journal of herbmed pharmacology (Scopus indexed) 2024.
  • Investigation of the CNS depressant, muscle relaxant effect of an ethno medicinal plant
    Macropanax dispermus on Swiss albino mice and assessing its effect against Oxidative
    stress: BioTechnologia (Scopus indexed) 2024.
  • Assessment of Analgesic, Anxiolytic and Anti-inflammatory potential of Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr Seed solvent fractions on Swiss albino animal model: Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (Scopus Indexed).
  • Phytochemical, Ethno pharmacological, and Medicinal Importance of Catharanthus
    roseus (Apocyanaceae): A Mini-review. South Asian research journal of natural products, 2024.
  • Comprehensive Pharmacological Assessment and Phytochemical Analysis of Tetrastigma angustifolia (Roxb.) Deb.: Unveiling Analgesic, Anxiolytic and Hypoglycemic Potential in Traditional Medicinal Contexts: Asian Journal of Research in Botany, 2024.
  • Integrated approach combining experimental and computer aided drug designing for development of therapeutics against acute pain from Heliotropium indicum L: Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Under Review).
  • Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological activity of Elatostema sessile with in silico approaches: Food Science and Nutrition (under review).

Book Chapter:

  • Preclinical and Clinical applications of Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy in Neurological Disorders and Diseases (Elsevier Publisher, Book name: The Nervous system)

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