Department of Pharmacy
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and EngineeringAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- Postdoctoral Fellow (Fulbright Visiting Scholar), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University in collaboration with Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Bachelor of Pharmacy , Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr. Nazia Hoque is an active teaching professional who has served several universities of Bangladesh for more than 13 years with utmost sincerity and dedication. Currently, she is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Besides, she is working as the Convener of the Graduate In-plant Training Program Committee of Department of Pharmacy. Dr. Hoque has completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka in collaboration with Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has completed her B. Pharm and MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Her primary research interests are in the field of natural products and studies on antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Bangladeshi medicinal plants. Dr. Hoque has intense interest in the isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds and endophytic fungi from fresh medicinal plants of Bangladesh followed by their extraction and isolation of various bioactive compounds. In addition to teaching, she is extensively involved with different research works evident from her several publications in different International and national peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Furthermore, she has presented her research outcomes in several national and International conferences with appreciation and achieved the ‘Young Ethno-pharmacologist Award’ for best oral presentation in 18th International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Hoque has received a research grant from the Center for Research and Training of East West University (EWUCRT) to conduct research on 'Secondary metabolites of endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants of Bangladesh' as the Principal Investigator (PI). She has been awarded the prestigious 'Fulbright Visiting Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024-25' administered by the Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau, United States. Currently, Dr. Hoque is conducting her research on the role of selected molecules in inhibiting vascular inflammation and high blood pressure for the prevention of different cardiovascular diseases in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Georgia, USA.
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- Serving as an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Pharmacy, East West University from 31st January, 2023 to till date.
- Served as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Pharmacy, East West University from 29th September, 2016 to 30th January, 2023.
- Served as Assistant Proctor at East West University from 1st February 2013 to 31st January 2016.
- Served as a Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacy, East West University from 19th April 2012 to 28th September,2016.
- Served as a Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacy, East West University from 3rd July, 2011 to 18th April, 2012.
- Served as a Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacy, Primeasia University, Dhaka from 7th April 2010 to 30th June, 2011.
- Served as a Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacy, Bangladesh University, Dhaka from 7th February, 2009 to 6th April, 2010.
- Served as Production Executive, Orion Pharma Ltd. from 1st March, 2007 to 5th May, 2007.
- Studies on the antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Bangladeshi medicinal plants.
- Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from Bangladeshi medicinal plants which involves various chromatographic methods with advanced spectrophotometric analysis.
- Isolation of endophytic fungi from fresh medicinal plants of Bangladesh followed by their extraction and isolation of various bioactive compounds.
- Evaluation of the role of selected molecules to improve vascular dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases using a combination of in-silico, in vitro, in vivo and biomolecular techniques
- Farzana Zerin, Nazia Hoque, Sreelakshmi N. Menon, Emmanuella Ezewudo, Nimi P. Simon, Samira Sooreni, Mashmum S. Shahid et al. "Nanomolar therapeutic concentrations of statins rapidly induce cerebral artery vasoconstriction by stimulating L-type calcium channels." Biochemical Pharmacology (2025): 116970 (IF: 5.6, Q1 journal).
- Ajay K. Pandey, Emmanuella Ezewudo, Nazia Hoque, Anjali T. Pandey, Sreelakshmi Menon, Nimi Simon, Baharehsadat Rasouli et al. "A review of food hydrocolloids on cardiovascular health: Alginate, astragalus polysaccharides, carrageenan, fucoidan, lunasin, and psyllium." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025): 144505 (IF: 8.5, Q1 journal).
- Tahmina Yasmin, Sreelakshmi N. Menon, Ajay Pandey, Shahnaz Siddiqua, Syed Abdul Kuddus, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Ferdous Khan, Nazia Hoque, Md. Sohel Rana, Nusrat Subhan, Emran Habibi, Fatemeh Ramezani, Satyajit D. Sarker, Lutfun Nahar, Md. Ashraful Alam & Raquibul Hasan, Resveratrol attenuates hepatic oxidative stress and preserves gut mucosal integrity in high-fat diet-fed rats by modulating antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pathways. Scientific Reports; 15, 25162 (2025). (IF: 3.9, Q1 journal).
- Nazia Hoque, Meena A. Shanta, Najneen Ahmed, Afruja S. Dipu, Md. Sohel Rana, Md. Hossain Sohrab. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigations of Different Extracts of Dracaena spicata Roxb. Available in Bangladesh. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 2024; 8(6):7339-7344 (Q3 journal).
- Nazia Hoque, Zihan Rahman Khan, Parisa Tamannur Rashid, Mst. Nadira Begum, Suriya Sharmin, Md. Jamal Hossain, Md. Sohel Rana and Md. Hossain Sohrab. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties of endophytic fungi isolated from Thysanolaena maxima Roxb., Dracaena spicata Roxb. and Aglaonema hookerianum Schott. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 23, 347, 2023 (IF: 3.9, Q1 journal).
- Syeda R. Tasfia, Hujaifa A. Sakib,Tasmiah Khanam, Nazia Hoque, Mamunur Rahman, Arif Khan, Sufia Islam. Potential drug-drug interactions and prescription errors in COVID-19 infected patients. Public Health and Toxicology. 2023;3(2):9.
- Sufia Islam, Nazia Hoque, Nishat Nasrin, Mehnaz Hossain, Farhana Rizwan, Kushal Biswas, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Sabera Rahman, David W. Hoskin, Saki Sultana, and Christian Lehmann. "Iron Overload and Breast Cancer: Iron Chelation as a Potential Therapeutic Approach, Life 12 (7), 963, 2022 (IF: 3.4, Q1 journal).
- Nazia Hoque, Farhana Afroz, Farjana Khatun, Satyajit Roy Rony, Choudhury Mahmood Hasan, Md. Sohel Rana, Md. Hossain Sohrab. Physicochemical, Pharmacokinetic and Cytotoxicity of the Compounds Isolated from an Endophyte Fusarium oxysporum: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches, Toxins, 14, 159, 2022 (IF: 4.0, Q1 journal).
- Nazia Hoque, Nusrat Fatemee, Md. Junayet Hossain, Meena Afroze Shanta, Mohammad Asaduzzaman. CNS depressant and analgesic activities of Thysanolaena maxima Roxb. available in Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20(2), 227-233, 2021.
- Nazia Hoque, Md. Hossain Sohrab, Farhana Afroz, Satyajit Roy Rony, Suriya Sharmin, Fatema Moni, Choudhury Mahmood Hasan and Md. Sohel Rana. Cytotoxic metabolites from Thysanolaena maxima Roxb. available in Bangladesh, Clinical Phytoscience, Springer Nature, 6:89, 2020.
- Rupali Ghosh, Nazia Hoque, Meena Afroze Shanta, Nishat Nasrin and Muhammad Asaduzzaman. Antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of different fractions of Citrus aurantifolia peel. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19(2), 161-168, 2020.
- Nazia Hoque , Choudhury Mahmood Hasan , Md. Sohel Rana , Amrit Varsha , Md. Hossain Sohrab and Khondaker Miraz Rahman, Fusaproliferin, a Fungal Mycotoxin, Shows Cytotoxicity against Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules, 23, 3288, 2018. (IF: 4.6, Q1 journal)
- Nishat Nasrin, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Nigar Sultana Tithi, Mohammad Saleh Yunus, Mohsin Ibna Amin, Nazia Hoque. Common Health Problems of Workers in Selected Press Industries of Dhaka City. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research, 12(2), 1-14, 2018.
- Meena Afroze Shanta, Milon Mondal, Senjuti Majumder, Md. Imamul Islam, Nazia Hoque, Nigar Sultana Tithi and Md. Sohel Rana, Pharmacological investigations of chloroform extract of Stereospermum chelonoids leaves. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 9(10), 4256-4266 2018.
- Imamul Islam, Meena Afroze Shanta, Milon Mondol, Nazia Hoque, Nigar Sultana Tithi, Protective effect of Chloroform extract of Stereospermum chelonoides bark against Amyloid Beta42 induced cell death in SH-SY5Y cells and against inflammation in Swiss albino mice. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, 29(4),1-10, 2018. (IF: 2.25)
- Nazia Hoque, Sabera Rahman, Ishrat Jahan, Meena Afroze Shanta, Nigar Sultana Tithi, Nishat Nasrin. A Comparative Phytochemical and Biological Study between Different Solvent Extracts of Bombax ceiba Roots Available in Bangladesh. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 9, 53-66, 2018.
- Nazia Hoque, Dr. Md. Hossain Sohrab, Trisha Debnath, Dr. Md. Sohel Rana, Antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of various extracts of Thysanolaena maxima (roxb.) Kuntze available in Chittagong Hill tracts of Bangladesh. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(7), 168-172, 2016
- Nazia Hoque, Abdullah-Al-Faysal, Iftekhar Ahmed, Md. Rafi-Uz-Zaman Akanda, Nargis Sultana Chowdhury, “In vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of the various extracts of Ganoderma lucidum available in Bangladesh”, Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 4(3), 42-46, 2015.
- Nazia Hoque, Abdullah-Al-Faysal, Iftekhar Ahmed, Nargis Sultana Chowdhury, “Phytochemical screening and In vitro bioactivities of the various extracts of Carica papya leaves available in Bangladesh”, International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 4(3): 341-348, 2015
- Nazia Hoque, Md. Razibul Habib, Mohammad Zafar Imam, Jamiuddin Ahmed and Md. Sohel Rana, “Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Potential of Methanolic Extract of Glinus oppositifolius L. “, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(8): 729-733, 2011
- Nazia Hoque, Mohammad Zafar Imam, Saleha Akter, Md. Ehsanul Hoque Mazumder, S.M. Raquibul Hasan, Jamiuddin Ahmed and Md. Sohel Rana, “Antioxidant and antihyperglycemic activities of methanolic extract of Glinus oppositifolius leaves. “, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 01 (07), 50-53, 2011 (Q2 journal).
- Jamiuddin Ahmed, Md. Nur Alam , Nazia Hoque, Md. Sohel Rana, Moynul Hasan and Md. Hossain Sohrab. “Preliminary Antimicrobial and Antihyperglycemic Activities of Mariscus sumatrensis. “, Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal , 15(1), 43-45, 2012
- Hoque, N., Jones, M., Sooreni, S., Ezewudo, E., Simon, N.P., Menon, S.N., Naser, AZM., Shahid, MS., Nguyen, T., Hasan, R. Indole-3 acetic Acid Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-induced Endothelial Cell Activation and Vascular Inflammation, 14th Annual Southern Pediatric Research Conference June 6, 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA. pp: 19-20.
- Hasan, R, Ezewudo, E, Menon, S.N., Jones, M., Hoque, N., Nguyen, T.,., Zerin, F., Simon, N.P., (2025). Targeting vascular and macrophage endothelin-1 signaling for the treatment of salt-sensitive hypertension, American Physiology Summit, April 23-27, 2025, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Hoque, N., Menon, S.N., Jones, M., Nguyen, T., Ezewudo, E., Zerin, F., Simon, N.P., Hasan, R. (2025). The macrophage endothelin system as a target for the treatment of salt-sensitive and drug-resistant hypertension, Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Conference, March 03-06, 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA.
- Tabassum, N., Sohrab, M.S. Zinnurine, R., Islam, S., Hoque, N. (2024). Isolation, identification and bioactivity of endophytic fungi isolated from the medicinal plant Murraya paniculata. Proceedings of International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, 06-07 December, 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh, p. 107.
- Hoque, N., Menon, S.N., Jones, M., Nguyen, T., Ezewudo, E., Zerin, F., Simon, N.P., Hasan, R. (2024), Novel modulation of macrophage endothelin system for the treatment of drug-resistant hypertension. COP-SOM Research Conference, October 25, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.S., Rashid, P.T., Tabassum, N., Begum, M.N., Alam, M., Islam, S. (2024). Isolation, Identification and Bioactivity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Medicinal Plant Clausena excavata Burm. f. Proceedings of International Conference on Biology, Ecology and Life Sciences (ICBELS-24), 22-23 April, Sydney, Australia (Hybrid).
- Salam, S., Kabyo, N.M., Taiweyba, J.F., Hossain, S., Suma, N. A., Arzuman, F., Hoque, N. (2024), Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of different parts of Clausena excavata. Proceedings of BCSIR Congress-2023, 8-10 March 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Hoque, N., Afroz, F., Hasan, C.M., Rana, M.S., Sohrab, M.H., 2022. Isolation, characterization and cytotoxicity of the compounds isolated from an endophyte Fusarium sp. associated with the plant Dracaena spicata Roxb. BCSIR Congress, 2022, 01-03 December, Dhaka, Bangladesh, p.119
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Mou, N. J., Honey, u., Ane, T.A., Mia, M. M., Tithi, N. S., Hoque, N. 2022. Prevalence of Depression in Students & Service Holders across Different Areas of Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic. BCSIR Congress, 2022, 01-03 December, Dhaka, Bangladesh, p.332
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Tasfia, S. R., Rahman, M., Hoque, N., Sakib, H. A., Khanam, T., Islam, S. 2021. Evaluation of prescription errors in COVID-19 infected patients in the outpatient department of different hospitals in Bangladesh. The 8th International Pharmacy Students Academic Forum. China Pharmaceutical University, China.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.H., Rana, M.S., 2020. Isolation and characterization of endophytic fungi from Aglaonema hookerianum Schott. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 97.
- Fatemee, N., Hossain, M.J., Ria,F.A., Ahmed, H., Hoque, N., 2020. An in vivo assessment of the central nervous system effect of methanol extract of Thysanolaena maxima Roxb. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P.106.
- Pavel, O.F., Devi, N.R., Goswami, P., Hoque, N., 2020. Assessing the Knowledge Pattern on First Aid: A Survey on Students and Job Holders in Bangladesh. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 69.
- Ghosh, R., Parvin M., Mumu M. H., Sarker M., Hoque, N., 2020. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigation of Different Fractions of Citrus aurantifolia Peel. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 108.
- Rafi, S., Zahan, N., Moushumi, R., Sharmili, N., Tanha, F., Hoque, N., 2020. Investigation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of different extracts of Garcinia cowa leaves and stems. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P.109.
- Bristy, A.A., Tonny, U.K., Rajib, M.N.I., Hoque, N., 2020. Pharmacological investigation of different solvent extracts of Abroma augusta bark and fruit. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 101.
- Zinnia, M.A., Maria. L.A., Sharna, M.T., Haque, M., Hoque, N., 2020. A comparative study on antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extract of Aglaonema hookerianum Schott. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 102.
- Nasirullah, Shanta, M.A., Yunus, M. S., Hoque, N., 2020. Antioxidant, cytotoxic and antinociceptive potential of petroleum ether extracts of Stereospermum chelonoides leaves and Bark. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on Social and Life Sciences, February 27-29, Dhaka, Bangladesh, P. 104.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.H., Hasan, C.M., Afroz, F., Rana, M.S., 2018. Isolation and characterization of sterols from an endophytic fungus Fusarium solani. 18th International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology and 5th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (ISE-SFEC 2018), January 13-15, Dhaka. Bangladesh, 18/O-47.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.H., Hasan, C.M., Hossain, M.E., Begum, M.N., Rana, M.S., 2017. Bioactive secondary metabolites from an endophytic fungus Fusarium oxysporum. 56th IRES International Conference, January 1-2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, p. 22.
- Hoque, N., Shanta, M.A., 2017. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on different extracts of Bombax ceiba roots, International conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society, Chittagong, Bangladesh, p. 90.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.H., Rana, M.S., 2016. Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze available in Bangladesh. 6th Asia-Pacific Pharma Congress, July 11-13, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, p. 91.
- Chowdhury, N.S., Sohrab, M.H., Rana, M.S., Hasan, C.M., Hoque, N., 2016. Bioactive metabolites from two aquatic plants of Bangladesh and their associated endophytic fungi. 6th Asia-Pacific Pharma Congress, July 11-13, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, p. 90.
- Hoque, N., Sohrab, M.H., Rony, S.R., Sharmin, S., Hasan, C.M., Rana, M.S., 2015. Isolation, characterization and bioassay screening of secondary metabolites of Thysanolaena maxima and their associated endophytic fungi. 4th International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMBPS’2015), December 15-16, Pattaya, Thailand. p.165.
Title of the Project
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Analysis of Secondary Metabolites of Endophytic Fungi associated with Few Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh
Research Role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Award Date
12 October, 2023
Completion Date
On-going
Funding Agency
East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT)
1. Mehjabin, S., Akanda, M. K. M., Hoque, N., Hasan, A. N., Parvez, G. M., & Mosaddik, A. (2024). Flavonoid Intake and Risk of Toxicity in Chronic Metabolic Disease. Role of Flavonoids in Chronic Metabolic Diseases: From Bench to Clinic, 511-534, Wiley Online Library. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394238071.ch14
- Awarded Fulbright Visiting Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024-25 administered by the Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau, United States.
- Awarded East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT) Research Grant as the Principal Investigator (PI).
- Received “SFE-Young Ethnopharmacologist Award” for best oral presentation in 18th International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology and 5th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (ISE-SFEC 2018)” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Aklima - Anwar Trust Scholarship for being the highest scorer among girls in the Life Science Faculty, Jahangirnagar University
A-grade registered pharmacist in Bangladesh (registration no. A-16505) accredited by Bangladesh Pharmacy Council.
