I am a molecular geneticist working on the genetic basis of complex disease. My research begins at the bench: extracting DNA from patient samples, optimising PCR, running gels, and calling variants from Sanger chromatograms - then carrying those calls through targeted panel and whole-exome sequencing to an annotated, interpretable result. The computational half of my training exists to serve that question, not to replace it.

I completed both my B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Chittagong, finishing among the top ranks of my cohort. My M.Sc. thesis profiled MMP-1, MMP-3 and MMP-9 variants in apical periodontitis influenced by diabetes - a study I ran end to end, from sample handling through to variant interpretation. That work set the pattern for everything since.

At the Functional Genomics & Proteomics Laboratory I now work across three bench-led cohort studies with manuscripts in preparation: the first ADPKD variant spectrum reported from Bangladesh, across a nine-gene cystic kidney disease panel in 37 patients; a combined Sanger and whole-exome study of polycystic ovary syndrome in 300 patients and 300 matched controls; and a genomic-epidemiology survey of 38 ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates across three regions of the country.

My published record reflects how I built the interpretive half of that toolkit. I have three first-author articles - two in Q1 journals - covering structure-based antiviral design against the Chikungunya RdRp, immunoinformatics-driven vaccine design for the Mpox virus, and a Wiley review on molecular pharming. A fourth paper, on which I am corresponding author, maps the regulatory landscape around breast cancer risk variants: the same annotation step I apply to the clinical cohorts above.

Beyond my own projects, I founded BioPC, a research and training community that has supported more than three thousand learners across several countries. Through it I have mentored students, led collaborative research, and run hands-on bioinformatics workshops and national olympiads.