- Faculty
- Faculty Faculty of Sciences and Engineering
- Research Interest
- Clinical Pharmacology Cancer Pharmacology Phytopharmacology Drug discovery from natural sources Public health
- Teaching Materials
- no content
- Academic Background
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, Japan in 2017. Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) (Hon’s), from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) from Rajshahi Government Women's College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
- Awards & Achievements
- Awarded as a Marshal of the 25th Convocation 2026 of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Awarded the Special Research Grant 2025–2026 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh, as Principal Investigator (PI). Awarded outstanding leadership in mentoring presented through the American Chemical Society (ACS) Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Recognition Program in 2025. Awarded the Best Researcher Award, 2025, at the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy, East West University, Bangladesh. Invited as a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICFSTN)-2025, on April 24, 2025 (Online Mode), organized by FSTN Exploration Foundation, Haldia, 721628, West Bengal, India. Awarded the Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund travel grant 2025. Awarded a research grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2023 as Principal Investigator (PI). Participated as a Session Chair of a scientific session of NASVAC - Smart Drug for Smart Bangladesh STEMCON 2023, 7th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Society, 22 November 2023, Super Specialized Hospital, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka. Invited as a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Technological Innovations in Agriculture, Life Sciences and Food & Nutrition (ICALF) 2023, organized by Swami Vivekananda University, Kolkata, India, 27-28 February 2023. Nominated by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) as a young scientist and invited by UNESCO TWAS CASAREP to deliver a lecture on the topic “Contribution of Physics and Chemistry towards Medical Sciences and the Global Health Care”- an online meeting of Young Scientists, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India, 19-20 January 2023. Awarded the best poster award at the 5th Young Scientist Congress on 25-27 November 2022, organized by the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, National Science & Technology Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Awarded a research grant from the Center for Research and Training (CRT), EWU, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2022 as PI. Awarded a research grant from HIBAH (grant) PUTI 2022 of the University of Indonesia as a foreign collaborator in 2022. Awarded a certificate as an Eminent Speaker on the 71 st International Virtual Learning series organized by Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Pharmacy, Krishnakoil-626126, Tamil Nadu, India, August 28, 2020. Awarded a research grant from the Center for Research and Training (CRT), EWU, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2019 as Co-PI. Awarded Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for research and Ph.D. Program (October 2013 to March 2017). Awarded a gold medal and certificate for the excellent result at the Bachelor's level in 2012. Awarded Rajshahi University scholarship at the undergraduate level in 2005. Awarded Government General Scholarship at Higher Secondary School Level & Secondary School Level, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Bangladesh in 2003 & 2000. Awarded Government General Scholarship at Primary School Level, Directorate of Primary Education, Bangladesh in 1997. Won in the debate competition at the college level, in 2003. Awarded a certificate in first position in an essay writing competition, 2001.
- Selected Publications
- Journal Publication Conference & Seminars Research Grants International Lukmon Raji, Rejina Afri n, Jihan Amin, Rajan Lamichhane, Krista Denning, ARM Amin. “In vitro and in vivo anticancer efficacy of the combination of Actinomycin D and resveratrol”. Biochemistry and Cell Biology , 2026; 104:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1139/bcb-2025-0310 (IF: 2.3), (Q3) Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain, Gazi Nurun Nahar Sultana, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Shahabuddin K Choudhuri, Rezaul Karim, Sakirul Khan, Md. Zakir Sultan, Md. Enayet Ali Pramanik, Rakibul Hasan, Debabrata Karmakar, Rejina Afrin , Md. Abdur Rahim, Sheikh Mohammad Noor E Alam, Rokshana Begum, Ahmed Lutful Moben, Manas Saha, Md. Rezwanur Rahman, Musarrat Mahtab and Mamun Al Mahtab. “Tradition of ‘Traditional Medicine’ - Bangladesh perspective,” PriMera Scientific Surgical Research and Practice , 2025; 6(4), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.56831/PSSRP-06-214 Md. Abdur Rahim, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Gazi Nurun Nahar Sultana, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain, Rezaul Karim, Rakibul Hasan, Debabrata Karmakar, Md. Zakir Sultan, M. Shahabuddin K. Choudhuri, Md Enayet Ali Pramanik, Rejina Afrin , Sheikh Mohammad Noor E Alam, Rokshana Begum, Ahmed Lutful Moben, Md. Rezwanur Rahman, Manas Saha, Musarrat Mahtab, Mamun Al Mahtab, “Repositioning Traditional Medicine in the Modern Era: Review of Recent Publications by a Multidisciplinary Research Group from Bangladesh.” Acta Traditional Medicine , 2025; 04 (02):1-6. https://doi.org/10.51470/ATM.2025.4.2.01 Vivian Soetikno Iskandar R Budianto, Kusmardi Kusmardi, Andi M Maulana, Somasundaram Arumugam, Rejina Afrin , “Paneth-like cells disruption and intestinal dysbiosis in the development of enterocolitis in an iatrogenic rectosigmoid hypoganglionosis rat model.” Frontiers in Surgery, 2024; 11: 1407948. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1407948 (Citation: 5), (IF: 1.8), (Q2) Hiroshi Suzuki, Kenichi Watanabe, Somasundaram Arumugam, Rejina Afrin, Masahiko Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Hirohito Sone,“Lactic acid-fermented Sake lees protect against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in mice.” Functional Foods in Health and Disease , 2024; 14(5): 334-345. https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v14i5.1341, (IF:1.04), (Q3) Hiroshi Suzuki, Kenichi Watanabe, Somasundaram Arumugam, Rejina Afrin , Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Hirohito Sone, “The Effect of Lactic Acid Fermented Sake Lees in a NASH-HCC Mouse Model” Diabetes, 2023;72(Supplement_1):1852-PUB. (IF: 9.337) Khurram Aamir, Gautam Sethi, Mst Rejina Afrin , Chowdhury Faiz Hossain, Patricia Regina Jusuf, Satyajit D Sarker, Aditya Arya, “Arjunolic acid modulate pancreatic dysfunction by ameliorating pattern recognition receptor and canonical Wnt pathway activation in type 2 diabetic rats.” Life Sciences, 2023; 327:121856. (IF:6.78) Iskandar Rahardjo Budianto, Kusmardi Kusmardi, Andi Muhammad Maulana, Somasundaram Arumugam, Rejina Afrin , Vivian Soetikno, "Paneth cells disruption and intestinal dysbiosis contribute to the development of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis in a benzalkonium chloride-induced Hirschsprung’s disease rat model." bioRxiv, 2023, 2023.08. 19.553983. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.19.553983 Tahira Foyzun, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Md Ahammed, Md Manik, Imran Nur, Md Hasan, KM Islam, Simin Sobnom Lopa, Md Al-Amin, Kushal Biswas, Mst. Rejina Afrin, AHM Alam, Golam Sadik, "Polyphenolics with Strong Antioxidant Activity from Acacia nilotica Ameliorate Some Biochemical Signs of Arsenic-Induced Neurotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Mice". Molecules, 2022; 27(3): 1037. (IF: 4.927) Khurram Aamir, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Chowdhury Faiz Hossain, Mst Rejina Afrin , Patricia Regina Jusuf, Imran Waheed, Gautam Sethi, Aditya Arya, “Arjunolic acid downregulates elevated blood sugar and pro-inflammatory cytokines in streptozotocin (STZ)-nicotinamide induced type 2 diabetic rats” Life Sciences, 2022; 289:120232. (Citation: 2), (IF: 6.78) Hiroshi Suzuki, Kenichi Watanabe, Somasundaram Aru
- Professional Experience
- February 07, 2024, to August 07, 2025: Post-doctorate Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, WV, USA . January 31, 2023, to Present: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, East West University, Dhaka, BANGLADESH. July 09, 2017, to January 30, 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, East West University, Dhaka, BANGLADESH. April 01, 2014, to March 20, 2017: Teaching Assistant, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, JAPAN April 01, 2014, to March 20, 2017: Ph.D. Student, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, JAPAN. October 01, 2013, to March 31, 2014: Research Scholar, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, JAPAN.
- Affiliation Professional Membership
- Associate Member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (#1399496) Member of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) (#MN-2351) Premium Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) (#33406805) Member of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, Europe. Member of the Society for Ethnopharmacology of India. Lifetime Member of Network of Instrument Technical personnel and User scientists of Bangladesh (NITUB) (#LM-265)