10/11/2025
đī¸Alhamdulillah! Great News for USTC!
We are delighted to share that the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) has been awarded six (6) Special Research Grants under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) Research Grant Program for the 2025â2026 session.
đ Congratulations to our distinguished awardees for their outstanding achievement and contribution to scientific research:
SL # Principal Investigator (PI) and Associate Investigator (AI) Project Title
1 Dr. Mohammad Shahnagar Biswas, Assistant Professor & Dr. Ayesha Siddika, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, USTC.
Project Title: Comparative Analysis of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic Populations in Bangladesh
2 Syed Billal Hossain, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Dr. Mohammad Sahabuddin, Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, USTC.
Project Title: Association of Serum Iron, Serum Total Protein, Dietary Intake, and Lifestyle with the Coexistence of Diabetes and Thyroid Disorder among Women with Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study
3 Farhana Hoque, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy & Dr. Shahina Akhter, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, USTC.
Project Title: Synthesis, Characterization, and In-vitro, In-vivo, In-silico Biological Evaluations of Schiff Bases Benzalcefixime and Acetophenocefixime
4 ATM Yusuf, Assistant Professor & Nazratun Noor Maria, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, USTC.
Project Title: Comparative Phyto-Pharmacological Assessments and Nanotechnological Investigations of Cryptocoryne ciliata and Acanthus ilicifolius for Therapeutic Applications: In-vitro and In-vivo Approach
5 Dr. Mycal Dutta, Associate Professor, & Arif Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, USTC.
Project Title: Association of VDR Gene Polymorphism with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the People of Chattogram Division.
6 Md. Rabiul Hossain, Assistant Professor & Md. Abdul Motaleb Bhuiya, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, USTC.
Project Title: Isolation, Identification, and Pharmacological Evaluation of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Rhizome Endophytes of Alpinia Species
đ Congratulations once again to all the awardees for bringing pride and recognition to USTC!