Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) celebrated a proud achievement as one of its researchers was honored with the Best Presenter Award in a thesis competition at an international conference. This achievement highlighted the university’s growing contribution to cutting-edge scientific innovation.
Ahmad Abdullah Mahdeen, lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, presented a thesis titled “A Reverse Vaccinology Driven mRNA Vaccine Combating Esophageal Cancer: A Cutting-edge Approach through Molecular Docking, Dynamics, & Immune Simulations,” in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the ISBM International Conference 2025 on September 6 and 7.
This thesis focused on developing an innovative mRNA vaccine for esophageal cancer (EC), the seventh most prevalent malignancy worldwide.
The study, conducted in collaboration with co-authors Supantha Rivu and Farjana Afroj, and under the constant guidance of the corresponding author Professor Dr. Md. Shahidul Kabir, Chairman of the Department of Microbiology, demonstrated promising results.
The vaccine was found to be non-toxic, soluble, highly antigenic, and showed strong immune response potential in advanced in-silico analyses.
