Dr. Md. Harun โ Or โ Rashid
Professor, PhD RU, PGR NUPALS, MPharm RU, BPharm RU
Professor, Department of Pharmacy
Head of the Department
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3260-6707Personal profile
Biography
I amย Dr. Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Professorย in the Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh. I have completed my graduation from Rajshahi University with first class in all academic examinations and started my career as aย Research and Developmentย (R & D) officer at Nipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mirpur-2, Dhaka. Afterward I got promoted asย Quality Controlย (QC)ย In-charge. As the QC In-chargeย I was responsible for smooth operation of the quality control department,ย new product development, analytical method development and process validation. I was also worked as aย Research Associateย under the research project โCharacterization of Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase I and II from starfish (Asterina amurensis) and squid (Todarodes pacificus)โ in the Health Chemistry Laboratory, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), Niigata, Japan. I also taught undergraduate students in the laboratory to handle their laboratory classes as theย Research Associate. After returning to my motherland, I joined asย Assistant Professor on 4thย June, 2009ย in the Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka and am now involved in research and academic activities in this Department. I completed my PhD in theย Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Health Chemistry Department,ย NUPALS, Niigata, Japan. My PhD research title was โMolecular and Enzymatic Characterization of Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidases from Starfish and Hilshaโ.ย
I published a good number of articles in various national and international journals and conducted research work with students and providing mentoring and supporting student activities.
Education/Academic Qualification
External positions
Research Assistant, Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi
1998 โ 2000
PhD Research Student, IBSc, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, BD
2012 โ 2018
Professor, Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh
2024
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh
2014 โ 2023
Sr. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh
2013 โ 2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh
2009 โ 2013
Research Associate, Health Chemistry Laboratory, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), Niigata, Japan
2004 โ 2009
Quality Control In-charge, Nipa Pharmaceuticals, Mirpur-2, Dhaka
2003 โ 2003
Research & Development Officer, Nipa Pharmaceuticals, Mirpur-2, Dhaka
2000 โ 2003
External Inspector, B & C-grade pharmacist registration examination, Organized by Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh
2013