Ahmad Abdullah Mahdeen

Details

Ahmad Abdullah Mahdeen is a Lecturer in Microbiology at Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB), having joined in July 2025. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) and MS in Microbiology from the Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU).

He is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise spanning immunology, oncology, reverse vaccinology, computational biology, virology, stem cell biology, immuno-informatics, molecular biology, and astrobiology. Notably, he has substantial experience in both experimental (wet lab) and computational (dry lab) research. His research background includes vaccine, drug, gene therapy, and CAR-T cell design, cancer biomarker analysis, as well as phenotypic and genotypic identification of Staphylococcus spp., Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, plant extract, heavy metal-based and nanoparticle-based microbial susceptibility testing. Known for his enthusiasm, attention to detail, and innovative mindset, Mr. Mahdeen is driven by curiosity and a strong commitment to academic excellence.

Education

• Master of Science (MS) in Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU)
• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Science, Ideal College
• Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Science, A.K. High School

Research Publications

• Designing novel multiepitope mRNA vaccine targeting Hendra virus (HeV), PLOS One, DOI
• An Integrated Proteomics, Immunoinformatics and Biocomputational Approaches for the Designing of an mRNA Vaccine Against Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports
• A reverse vaccinology and immunoinformatic approach to design a novel mRNA vaccine against stomach cancer, Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, DOI
• Developing a chimeric multiepitope vaccine against Nipah virus (NiV), Microbial Pathogenesis, DOI
• Revolutionizing Chikungunya Vaccines: mRNA Breakthroughs, Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, DOI
• Designing of a chimeric multiepitope vaccine against bancroftian lymphatic filariasis, PLOS One, DOI
• Novel fungal metabolites as dual cholinesterase inhibitors, PLOS One, DOI

Conference Articles

• Exploitation of Biocomputational Approaches for siRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing of MPOX – 38th BSM Annual Conference
• A Reverse Vaccinology Approach for the Design of Dual mRNA Vaccines – 3rd ICALS Conference 2025

Research Grants

• National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship 2023-2024, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
• Teacher Student Joint Research Grant (2023), Research Cell, NSTU

Awards and Scholarships

• Merit Scholarship (Top 3 position, 3 out of 8 semesters), NSTU

Skills

• Computer: SPSS, BioRender, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Internet & Email
• Bioinformatics: GEPIA2, GENT2, UCSC XENA, ONCOMINE, UALCAN, STRING, IEDB, ClustPro, AutoDock Vina, H-DOCK, HawkDock, GROMACS, AlphaFold, I-TASSER, SnapGene, C-IMMSIM, RNAfold, Cytoscape, etc.
• Analytical: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Laboratory: DNA extraction, PCR/qPCR/RT-PCR, Culture, Biofilm assay, Antibiotic/Metal/Nanoparticle susceptibility testing
• Research: Scientific writing, Mendeley, Endnote
• Languages: Bengali, English

Training and Certifications

• 2020 – Immunoinformatic and Vaccinomics (BIOSOL Center)
• 2021 – Multiple Coursera Certifications (Stem Cells, Oncology, Astrobiology, Epidemiology, etc.) from Johns Hopkins, University of Edinburgh, University of Arizona, etc.
• 2021 – Detecting COVID-19 with Chest X-Ray using PyTorch (Coursera Project)
• 2021 – DNA Decoded (McMaster University)

Extracurricular Activities

• Class Representative (6 years), NSTU (2018–2024)
• Trainee at Globe Biopharmaceuticals (Aug–Sep 2022)
• Essay Competition – 2nd Position, “Agnishikha” (2012)
• Representative, “Career Essentials 2k19” Workshop (2019)