Molecular genetics and computational biology researcher with two first-author Q1 publications, working across genomic variant interpretation, computer-aided drug discovery, and immunoinformatics. Founder of BioPC, a national bioinformatics training community of more than a thousand learners.

• M.Sc. (Thesis) — Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

  2023 – 2025

  University of Chittagong · First Class, 2nd Position · CGPA 3.94 / 4.00

  • – Thesis: Molecular Mechanisms of Apical Periodontitis Influenced by Diabetes via MMP-1, MMP-3 and MMP-9 Variant Analysis.
  • – Techniques: DNA extraction and quantification, PCR/qPCR, Sanger sequencing, whole-exome sequencing QC, and variant annotation.

• B.Sc. (Honours) — Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

  2019 – 2023

  University of Chittagong · First Class, 4th Position

  • – Maintained first class standing across every academic year.
  • – Key coursework: Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, Immunology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Cell Signalling, Bioinformatics, and Clinical Biotechnology.

• Thesis Researcher, Functional Genomics & Proteomics Laboratory

  2024 – Present
  • – Disease-associated variant discovery and interpretation.
  • – PCR and qPCR, Sanger sequencing, and gel electrophoresis.
  • – NGS data analysis with GATK, Hisat2, BWA, VCFtools, and SAMtools.

• Summer Research Intern, Alternative Medicine & Natural Product Research Lab

  2023
  • – Nanophytocompound isolation and purification.
  • – Antioxidant and antimicrobial assays in animal models.
  • – Molecular docking and dynamics simulation for compound screening.

• Research Intern, National Institute of Biotechnology

  2023
  • – Sanger sequencing and NGS workflow exposure.
  • – DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and gel visualisation.
  • – Training on molecular instrumentation.

1. Md. Hridoy Ahmed, Gagandeep Singh, Melvin Castrosanto, Alomgir Hossain, Md. Morshedul Islam Rifat, Sadia Hosna Rima, Vandana Gupta, Rajesh K. Kesharwani, Mariusz Jaremko, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, et al. “A structure-based drug design approach for the identification of antiviral compounds targeting the Chikungunya virus RdRp protein.” Chemical Physics Impact, 8, 100450 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.chphi.2023.100450
2. Md. Hridoy Ahmed, Gagandeep Singh, Melvin Castrosanto, Prawez Alam, Faizul Azam, et al. “An immuno-informatics approach for annotation of hypothetical proteins and multi-epitope vaccine design against the Mpox virus.” Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 42(10), 5288–5307 (2023). doi:10.1080/07391102.2023.2239921

• Sanger Sequencing Training — FGPL, University of Chittagong
• Research Methodology — BRAC University (Red & White)
• Diabetes Course — University of Copenhagen (Coursera)
• Advanced Bioinformatics & Data Analysis — NextGenHelper, India
• Linux Training — Bioscience Factory Research Center, Bangladesh

• National Science & Technology (NST) Fellowship
• Best Research Paper Presenter — Darwin International Conference
• Most Brilliant Student Award — Kishoreganj (2016)
• Best Campus Representative
• Best Poster Presenter — Senior Category
• Grameen Bank Scholarship Recipient (2016–2017)