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Biography
Md. Al Amin Sikder is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy. He earned his PhD from The University of Queensland, Australia (2020), where his research investigated how maternal diet influences infant microbiome assembly and susceptibility to viral respiratory infections.
His interdisciplinary research bridges pharmaceutical chemistry, mucosal immunology, and microbiome science, with a focus on early-life immune development, asthma, viral bronchiolitis, and natural product drug discovery. Dr. Sikder has authored numerous high-impact publications in leading journals including Immunity (IF: 43.47), Nature Communications, Cell Reports, and Mucosal Immunology. He is a recipient of the President's Rising Star Award at the International Congress of Mucosal Immunology (ICMI 2019) and the University of Dhaka Research Excellence Award (2025).
Beyond research, he contributes to academic leadership as a Student Advisor and Asst. House Tutor at Dhaka University, and serves as Co-PI on multiple national and international research grants. He pioneered the establishment of Bangladesh's first comprehensive mammalian cancer cell culture facility within his department. Dr. Sikder remains committed to advancing pharmaceutical sciences and nurturing the next generation of researchers in Bangladesh and globally.
Education/Academic Qualification
Immunology and Biochemistry, PhD, The University of Queensland
→ 2020
Award Date: 25 September, 2020
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, MPharm, University of Dhaka
→ 2007
Award Date: 20 October, 2007
Pharmacy, BPharm, University of Dhaka
→ 2006
Award Date: 15 May, 2006
External positions
Associate Professor, University of Dhaka
2026
Assistant Professor, University of Dhaka
2022
Lecturer, University of Dhaka
2015
Assistant Professor, State University of Bangladesh
2012
Senior Lecturer, State University of Bangladesh
2011
Lecturer, State University of Bangladesh
2011
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2023
Comparison of Antimicrobial and Membrane Stabilizing Properties of Leaf and Stem Extracts of Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. (Family: Fabaceae)
Shahriar, S., Jaman, A.U., Saha, S., Islam, M.S., Islam, M.R., Saha, B., Sikder, M.A., & Rashid, M.A. (2023). Comparison of Antimicrobial and Membrane Stabilizing Properties of Leaf and Stem Extracts of Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. (Family: Fabaceae). Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 26(1), 67–72.
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Maternal diet modulates the infant microbiome and intestinal Flt3L necessary for dendritic cell development and immunity to respiratory infection
Sikder, M.A., Rashid, R.B., Ahmed, T., Sebina, I., Howard, D.R., Ullah, M.A., Rahman, M.M., Lynch, J.P., Curren, B., Werder, R.B., Simpson, J., Bissell, A., Morrison, M., Walpole, C., Radford, K.J., Kumar, V., Woodruff, T.M., Ying, T.H., Ali, A., Kaiko, G.E., et al., & Phipps, S. (2023). Maternal diet modulates the infant microbiome and intestinal Flt3L necessary for dendritic cell development and immunity to respiratory infection. Immunity, 1098–1114.e10.
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2022
Phyto-pharmacological Investigations of Leaves of Cissus trifoliata (L.)
Islam, M., Sikder, M.A., Rashid, M.A., & Hossain, M.K. (2022). Phyto-pharmacological Investigations of Leaves of Cissus trifoliata (L.). Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 21(1), 69–75.
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Phenolic Constituents from Wendlandia tinctoria var. grandis (Roxb.) DC. Stem Deciphering Pharmacological Potentials against Oxidation, Hyperglycemia, and Diarrhea: Phyto-Pharmacological and Computational Approaches
Farzana, M., Hossain, M.J., El-Shehawi, A.M., Sikder, M.A., Rahman, M.S., Al-Mansur, M.A., Albogami, S., Elseehy, M.M., Roy, A., Uddin, M.A., & Rashid, M.A. (2022). Phenolic Constituents from Wendlandia tinctoria var. grandis (Roxb.) DC. Stem Deciphering Pharmacological Potentials against Oxidation, Hyperglycemia, and Diarrhea: Phyto-Pharmacological and Computational Approaches. Molecules, 27, 5957.
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2021
Exploration of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Potentials of Canarium resiniferum Bruce ex King, an Endangered Medicinal Plant of Bangladesh
Ahamed, M.H., Ibrahim, M., Faruq, A.A., Shahadat, S., Tasneem, M.Z., Kuddus, M.R., Sikder, M.A., & Rashid, M.A. (2021). Exploration of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Potentials of Canarium resiniferum Bruce ex King, an Endangered Medicinal Plant of Bangladesh. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 5, 831–837.
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Targeting the P2Y13 Receptor Suppresses IL-33 and HMGB1 Release and Ameliorates Experimental Asthma
Werder, R.B., Ullah, A., Rahman, M.M., Simpson, J., Lynch, J.P., Collinson, N., Rittchen, S., Rashid, R.B., Sikder, M.A., Handoko, H.Y., Bodie, F.C., Sebina, I., Hartel, G., Bissell, A., Ngo, S., Yarlagadda, T., Hasnain, S.Z., Burr, L.D., Martinez, L.O., Robaye, B., Spann, K., Ferreira, M.A.R., & Phipps, S. (2021). Targeting the P2Y13 Receptor Suppresses IL-33 and HMGB1 Release and Ameliorates Experimental Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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2013
Membrane Stabilizing and Preliminary Hypoglycemic Activities of Picrasma javanica
Sharmin, T., Islam, F., Sikder, M.A., Kabir, S., Haque, M.R., & Rashid, M.A. (2013). Membrane Stabilizing and Preliminary Hypoglycemic Activities of Picrasma javanica. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 16(1), 89–92.
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Bioactivity of Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb. and Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.
Chowdhury, F., Pal, S., Sharmin, T., Rashid, R.B., Sikder, M.A., Kabir, S., Rahman, M.S., & Rashid, M.A. (2013). Bioactivity of Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb. and Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 16(1), 63–68.
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Supervised Work
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Awards
2019
President's Rising Star Award on Mucosal Immunology Research
Prof. Dr. Md. Al Amin Sikder (Recipient), 2019
International, Australia
2009
NSICT Fellowship from Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Md. Al Amin Sikder (Recipient), 2009
National, Bangladesh
2006
Dean's Award
Prof. Dr. Md. Al Amin Sikder (Recipient), 2006
National, Bangladesh
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