Raihan Chowdhury

Raihan Chowdhury

Biography

Raihan Chowdhury is a dedicated and innovative researcher who earned his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj, Bangladesh. He currently serves as a Principal Investigator at BioLuster Research Center Ltd., Gopalganj, Dhaka, where he leads cutting-edge natural drug discovery projects, focusing on identifying bioactive compounds and exploring their therapeutic potential. His research spans diverse fields, including neurology, cancer, immunology, and gastrointestinal disorders, with a particular focus on developing novel treatments for conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, epilepsy, and insomnia. Eager to expand his academic and professional horizons, he is actively pursuing MSc or PhD opportunities to further his expertise and contribute to global health solutions. His unwavering dedication to scientific innovation positions him as a promising leader in his field.

 

Education

Raihan Chowdhury completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj, Bangladesh. His four-year program provided him with a strong foundation in pharmaceutical sciences, including drug discovery, pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, biopharmaceutics, and analytical techniques. Prior to his university education, he achieved an outstanding GPA of 4.75 in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination at Masjid Mission Academy School and College, Rajshahi, in 2018. He had previously earned a perfect GPA of 5.00 in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination at Balanagar Kamil Madrasah, Bagmara, Rajshahi, in 2016. These academic accomplishments reflect his dedication and commitment to excelling in his education and pursuing a career in pharmaceutical research and innovation.

 

Experience

Principal Investigator

BioLuster Research Center Ltd., Gopalganj 8100, Dhaka, Bangladesh

12 Aug 2024 – Present

  • Conception, design, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of preclinical research data.
  • Planning, allocating, and distributing expenditures to ensure the project is completed within budget.
  • Maintaining accurate records of research data, outcomes, and new information.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams of scientists and ensure efficient collaboration.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, ethical, and safety standards in all research activities.

 

Associate investigator

BioLuster Research Center Ltd., Gopalganj 8100, Dhaka, Bangladesh

13 Feb 2024 –11 Aug 2024

  • Conception, design, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of preclinical research data.
  • Organizing six-month research training programs as a trainer.
  • Making recommendations for the next steps in the preclinical investigation (in vivo, in vitro, in silico, and review).

 

Undergraduate Research project

Project title: ‘‘Anticonvulsant effect of (±) citronellal possibly through the GABAergic and voltage-gated sodium channel receptor interaction pathways: in vivo and in silico studies’’

 

 

Skills and Expertise Sectors

PyRx| PyMoL| Chem3D| Gaussian View| ChemDraw Ultra| ChemDraw Professional| Discovery Studio| SwissPDB Viewer| MedChem Designer| Chemsketch| Yasara Molecular Dynamics, Adobe photoshop| Adobe illustrator| GIMP Image Manipulation, GraphPad prism 9| SPSS, Word| Excel| PowerPoint

 

Hobby

Scientific Reading | Writing and Blogging| Travel and Exploration

Publications

 

Research article

  1. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Al Hasan, M. S., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., Gurgel, A. P. A. D., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Anticonvulsant effect of (±) citronellal possibly through the GABAergic and voltage-gated sodium channel receptor interaction pathways: In vivo and in silico studies. Neurochemistry international, 175, 105704. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105704
  2. Islam, M. T., Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Chakrabarty, B., Kundu, N., Akbor, M. S., Sheikh, S., Chowdhury, R. I., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., & Islam, M. A. (2024). Daidzin enhances memory and the antischizophrenia drug olanzapine's effects, possibly through the 5-HT2A and D2 receptor interaction pathways. Drug development research, 85(6), e22259. https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.22259
  3. Hasan, R., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Saha, S., Khan, M. A., Afroz, M., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., Melo Coutinho, H. D., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Abietic acid antagonizes the anti-inflammatory effects of celecoxib and ketoprofen: Preclinical assessment and molecular dynamic simulations. Computers in biology and medicine, 183, 109298. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109298
  4. Rakib, A.I., Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M.S., Hasan, M.S.A., Sheikh, S., Ansari, S.A., Ansari, I.A. and Islam, M.T. (2024), Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis and Assessments of Analgesic and Antidiarrheal Activity of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Cheilanthes tenuifolia: In Vivo Study. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 12: e70055. https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70055
  5. Hasan, R., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Khan, M. A., Mazumder, M., Yana, N. T., Alencar, M. V. O. B., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Piperine exerts anti-inflammatory effects and antagonises the properties of celecoxib and ketoprofen: in vivo and molecular docking studies. Natural product research, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2413039
  6. Saim, M. A., Bhuia, M. S., Eity, T. A., Chowdhury, R., Ahammed, N. T., Ansari, S. A., Hossain, K. N., Luna, A. A., Munshi, M. H., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Assessment of antiemetic activity of dihydrocoumarin: In vivo and in silico approaches on receptor binding affinity and modulatory effects. Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods, 130, 107561. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vascn.2024.107561
  7. Islam, M. T., Bhuia, M. S., Sheikh, S., Hasan, R., Bappi, M. H., Chowdhury, R., Ansari, S. A., Islam, M. A., & Saifuzzaman, M. (2024). Sedative Effects of Daidzin, Possibly Through the GABAA Receptor Interaction Pathway: In Vivo Approach with Molecular Dynamic Simulations. Journal of molecular neuroscience: MN, 74(3), 83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-024-02261-z
  8. Ferdous, J., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Sheikh, S., Ansari, S. A., Bappi, M. H., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Modulatory sedative activity of abrine on diazepam in thiopental sodium mediated sleeping mice: An in vivo approach with receptor binding affinity of GABAergic transmission. ChemistrySelect, 9, e202403725. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202403725
  9. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, S., Rakib, A. I., Al Hasan, S., Shill, M. C., El-Nashar, H. A. S., El-Shazly, M., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Gigantol, a promising natural drug for inflammation: a literature review and computational based study. Natural product research, 1–17. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2340042
  10. Hasan, R., Alshammari, A., Albekairi, N. A., Bhuia, M. S., Afroz, M., Chowdhury, R., Khan, M. A., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., Mubarak, M. S., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Antiemetic activity of abietic acid possibly through the 5HT3 and muscarinic receptors interaction pathways. Scientific reports, 14(1), 6642. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57173-0
  11. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Al Hasan, M. S., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., Gurgel, A. P. A. D., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Anticonvulsant effect of (±) citronellal possibly through the GABAergic and voltage-gated sodium channel receptor interaction pathways: In vivo and in silico studies. Neurochemistry international, 175, 105704. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105704
  12. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Rakib, A. I., Hasan, R., Coutinho, H. D. M., Araújo, I. M., de Menezes, I. R. A., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Assessment of Quercetin Antiemetic Properties: In Vivo and In Silico Investigations on Receptor Binding Affinity and Synergistic Effects. Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 12(24), 4189. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244189
  13. Afroz, M., Bhuia, M. S., Rahman, M. A., Hasan, R., Islam, T., Islam, M. R., Chowdhury, R., Khan, M. A., Antas E Silva, D., Melo Coutinho, H. D., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Anti-diarrheal effect of piperine possibly through the interaction with inflammation inducing enzymes: In vivo and in silico studies. European journal of pharmacology, 965, 176289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176289
  14. Bhuia, M. S., Islam, T., Rokonuzzman, M., Shamsh Prottay, A. A., Akter, F., Hossain, M. I., Chowdhury, R., Kazi, M. A., Khalipha, A. B. R., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Modulatory effects of phytol on the antiemetic property of domperidone, possibly through the D2 receptor interaction pathway: in vivo and in silico studies. 3 Biotech, 13(4), 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-023-03520-3

Review articles

  1. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Wilairatana, P., Afroz, M., Hasan, R., Ferdous, J., Rakib, A. I., Sheikh, S., Mubarak, M. S., & Islam, M. T. (2024). An insight into the anticancer potentials of lignan arctiin: A comprehensive review of molecular mechanisms. Heliyon, 10(12), e32899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32899
  2. Eity, T. A., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Ahmmed, S., Salehin Sheikh, Akter, R., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Therapeutic Efficacy of Quercetin and Its Nanoformulation Both the Mono- or Combination Therapies in the Management of Cancer: An Update with Molecular Mechanisms. Journal of tropical medicine, 2024, 5594462. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5594462
  3. Oni, J., Israt, M., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Sheikh, S., Munshi, M. H., Hasan, M. S. A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Botanical sources, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic efficacy of palmatine and its derivatives in the management of cancer: A comprehensive mechanistic analysis. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2024, 8843855. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8843855
  4. Rokonuzzman, M., Bhuia, M. S., Al-Qaaneh, A. M., El-Nashar, H. A. S., Islam, T., Chowdhury, R., Hasan Shanto, H., Al Hasan, M. S., El-Shazly, M., & Torequl Islam, M. (2024). Biomedical Perspectives of Citronellal: Biological Activities, Toxicological Profile and Molecular Mechanisms. Chemistry & biodiversity, e202401973. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202401973
  5. Aktar, A., Bhuia, S., Chowdhury, R., Ferdous, J., Khatun, M., Hasan, S. A., Mia, E., Hasan, R., & Islam, M. T. (2024). An Insight of Plant Source, Toxicological Profile, and Pharmacological Activities of Iridoid Loganic Acid: A ComprehensiveReview. Chemistry & biodiversity, e202400874. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400874
  6. Khatun, M. M., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Sheikh, S., Ajmee, A., Mollah, F., Al Hasan, M. S., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Potential utilization of ferulic acid and its derivatives in the management of metabolic diseases and disorders: An insight into mechanisms. Cellular signalling, 121, 111291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111291
  7. Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Al Hasan, M. S., Hossain Snigdha, S., Afrin, S., Büsselberg, D., Habtemariam, S., Sönmez Gürer, E., Sharifi-Rad, J., Ahmed Aldahish, A., Аkhtayeva, N., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Anticancer potential of phytochemicals derived from mangrove plants: Comprehensive mechanistic insights. Food Science & Nutrition, 12, 6174–6205. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4318
  8. Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Shill, M. C., Chowdhury, A. K., Coutinho, H. D. M., Antas E Silva, D., Raposo, A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Therapeutic Promises of Ferulic Acid and its Derivatives on Hepatic damage Related with Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: A Review with Mechanisms. Chemistry & biodiversity, 21(7), e202400443. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400443
  9. Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Akter, M. A., Ali, M. A., Afroz, M., Akbor, M. S., Sonia, F. A., Mubarak, M. S., & Islam, M. T. (2024). A mechanistic insight into the anticancer potentials of resveratrol: Current perspectives. Phytotherapy research: PTR, 10.1002/ptr.8239. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.8239
  10. Aktar, M. A., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Hasan, R., Rakib, A. I., Al Hasan, M. S., Sonia, F. A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Therapeutic Promises of Bioactive Rosavin: A Comprehensive Review with Mechanistic Insight. Chemistry & biodiversity, e202400286. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400286
  11. Ferdous, J., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Rakib, A. I., Aktar, M. A., Al Hasan, M. S., Melo Coutinho, H. D., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Pharmacological Activities of Plant-Derived Fraxin with Molecular Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review. Chemistry & biodiversity, e202301615. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202301615
  12. Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Ara, I., Mamun, M., Rouf, R., Khan, M. A., Uddin, S. J., Shakil, M. A. K., Habtemariam, S., Ferdous, J., Calina, D., Sharifi-Rad, J., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Bioactivities of morroniside: A comprehensive review of pharmacological properties and molecular mechanisms. Fitoterapia, 175, 105896. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105896
  13. Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Sonia, F. A., Biswas, S., Ferdous, J., El-Nashar, H. A. S., El-Shazly, M., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Efficacy of Rotundic Acid and Its Derivatives as Promising Natural Anticancer Triterpenoids: A Literature-Based Study. Chemistry & biodiversity, e202301492. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202301492
  14. Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Sonia, F. A., Kamli, H., Shaikh, A., El-Nashar, H. A. S., El-Shazly, M., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Anticancer Potential of the Plant-Derived Saponin Gracillin: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanistic Approaches. Chemistry & biodiversity, 20(9), e202300847. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202300847
  15. Bhuia, M.S., Aktar, a, M.A., Chowdhury, R., Ferdous, J., Rahman, M.A., Hasan, M.S.A., & Islam, M.T. (2023). Therapeutic potentials of ononin with mechanistic insights: A comprehensive review. Food Bioscience, 63(2023), 103302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103302
  16. Bhuia, M. S., Wilairatana, P., Ferdous, J., Chowdhury, R., Bappi, M. H., Rahman, M. A., Mubarak, M. S., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Hirsutine, an Emerging Natural Product with Promising Therapeutic Benefits: A Systematic Review. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 28(16), 6141. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28166141
  17. Bhuia, M. S., Wilairatana, P., Chowdhury, R., Rakib, A. I., Kamli, H., Shaikh, A., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Anticancer Potentials of the Lignan Magnolin: A Systematic Review. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 28(9), 3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093671

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