Professor Dr. Murad Hossain

Professor Dr. Murad Hossain

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

murad.hossain@northsouth.edu +880 2 55668200 Ext. 1961 Plot-15, Block-B, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh

RESEARCH PROFILE

Overview

I am Professor Dr. Murad Hossain, an academician and biomedical researcher with a specialization in the molecular mechanisms underlying liver dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders, with particular emphasis on the development of targeted therapeutic interventions. I earned my Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Dhaka, followed by an M.Pharm and Ph.D. from Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Japan. My postdoctoral research at NUPALS, the University of North Dakota (UND), and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA, focused on drug-receptor interactions and the functional dynamics of the dopamine transporter in Caenorhabditis elegans. Currently, I serve as a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at North South University, where I lead multiple research initiatives focused on the identification and characterization of novel therapeutic candidates. I remain actively engaged in interdisciplinary and collaborative research to address critical biomedical challenges through translational science.

Research Interests

  • Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD)
  • Molecular dynamics simulations
  • Natural product chemistry
  • Neurodegenerative disorders
  • Cardiovascular diseases

Current Projects

Discovery of novel KEAP1 inhibitors for neurodegeneration

Using virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations to identify potential therapeutics.

Machine learning approaches for RIPK1 inhibitors

Developing computational models to predict effective compounds.

2025

Rice bran oil ameliorates the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia in male Wistar rats

Miah MA, Sathi MA, Hasib MG, Rahman M, Mahmud N, Shill MC, Reza MH, Hossain M, Rahman MM, Mostaid MS

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine (Accepted)

Transforming Growth Factor-β-mediated attenuation of cardio-renal oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis by L-arginine in fludrocortisone acetate induced-hypertensive rats

Biswas AM, Emran T, Khan SI, Shabnam S, Jain P, Bepari AK, Shill MC, Hossain M, Reza HM

European Journal of Pharmacology. 2025;996:177559

2024

Association of CD58 rs12044852 and rs2300747 polymorphisms with the risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ahmed A, Rawshan AEM, Tishe ZH, Shawkat S, Popy MN, Shohag MH, Hossain M, Mostaid MS

Mult Scler Relat Disord.;82:105411

Current Courses

  • PHR114: Organic Pharmacy-I
  • PHR121: Human Physiology-I
  • PHR211: Human Physiology-II
  • PHR214: Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy-I
  • PHR215: Medicinal Chemistry-I
  • PHR320: Medicinal Chemistry-III
  • PHR324: Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy-III
  • PHR411: Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy-IV
  • PHR426: Clinical Pharmacokinetics
  • PHR510: Functional Food and Nutraceuticals
  • PHR5201: Drug Design

Student Supervision

Currently supervising 7 BPharm students and 3 MSc students in various aspects of pharmaceutical sciences research.

Office Hours

DayHours
Monday9:00 am – 11:00 am
Tuesday11:20 am – 12:50 pm
Wednesday9:00 am – 11:00 am & 4:20 pm – 5:20 pm

Office

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
North South University
Bashundhara, Dhaka 1229
Bangladesh

Contact Information

murad.hossain@northsouth.edu

+880 2 55668200 Ext. 1961

Office Hours: Sun-Thu, 9AM-5PM