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Dr. Md Istiak Hossain is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at North South University, effective July 1, 2024. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a Research Scientist in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University, USA. His research at Tulane focused on developing chemical-based strategies to mitigate harmful algal blooms (Red Tide) in the Gulf of Mexico, specifically targeting Karenia brevis, a marine dinoflagellate, while minimizing impact on non-target species. In addition, Dr. Hossain contributed to projects involving the synthesis of polypeptoids—structural analogs of polypeptides—for applications in drug delivery and membrane protein solubilization.
Dr. Hossain earned his Ph.D. in the field of transition metal catalysis from the University of Toledo, USA, in 2020. His doctoral research focused on improving existing homogeneous catalytic systems for hydrosilylation—a key catalytic process in the large-scale production of silicone rubbers. His research findings have been published in several reputable peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Alongside his academic experience, Dr. Hossain also worked with the Research and Development team at Incepta Chemicals Ltd., gaining valuable industry experience.
NSU affiliated Article
1. AziziHariri P, Hossain I, Burni F, Raghavan SR, Lovko VJ, McLean TI, John VT. A Simple Method to Clear Harmful Algal Blooms: Sprayable Foams with Algaecides and Flocculants.
ACS ES&T Water. 2025 Apr 16;5(5):2547-55.
Previous Articles
2. Hossain I, Mays B, Hanhart SL, Hubble J, Azizihariri P, McLean TI, Pierce R, Lovko V, John VT. An effective algaecide for the targeted destruction of Karenia brevis. Harmful Algae. 2024 Sep 1;138:102707.
3. Barrett, B. N.; Tung, C.-H.; Huang, G.-R.; Hossain, I.; Do, C.-W.; John, V. T.; Chen, W.-R.; Zhang, D. Modulating Water Distribution and the Intramicellar Assembly of Sequence-Defined Ionic Peptoid Block
Copolymers by the Ionic Monomer Position. Macromolecules 2023, 56 (14), 5306-5313.
4. Yu, T.; Omarova, M.; Zhang, M.; Hossain, I.; Chen, J.; Darvish, O.; John, V. T.; Zhang, D. Uncovering the Optimal Molecular Characteristics of HydrophobeContaining Polypeptoids to Induce Liposome or Cell Membrane
Fragmentation. Biomacromolecules 2023, 24 (3), 1511-1521.
5. Hossain, I.; Schmidt, J. A. R., Nickel(II) Catalyzed Hydroboration: A Route to Selective Reduction of Aldehydes and N-Allylimines. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 2020 (19), 1877-1884.
6. Hossain, I.; Schmidt, J. A. R., Cationic Nickel(II)-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Alkenes: Role of P, N-Type Ligand Scaffold on Selectivity and Reactivity. Organometallics 2020, 39 (18), 3441-3451.
1. Graduate Student Association Travel Grant, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (2018)
2. Graduate Assistantship, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (2015 -2020)
3. Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund Travel Grant to pursue Ph.D. at the University of Toledo (2015)
4. S. N. Bose Research Fellowship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012-2013)
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Year |
Degree |
Field of Study |
Institution |
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2020 |
Ph.D. |
Synthetic Chemistry |
University of Toledo, Ohio, USA |
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2013 |
M.S. |
Inorganic Chemistry |
University of Dhaka, Dhaka |
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2012 |
B.S. |
Chemistry |
University of Dhaka, Dhaka |
1. Research Scientist, Tulane university, LA, USA ( Spring 2021 to Summer 2024)
2. Teaching assistant, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA (Fall 2015 to Fall 2020)
3. S. N. Bose Research Fellow, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2012-2013)
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AziziHariri, P; Hossain, I; Raghavan, SR; John, VT. Target-Specific Delivery of Polyphenolic Compounds for Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms, 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2024, USA. |
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AziziHariri, P; Hossain, I; Omarova, M; Zhang, Y; Yu, T; Zhang, D; He, J; Dash, S; John, V.T. Design of Amphiphilic Polypeptoid-Lipid Nanoparticles as Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Applications, ACS Spring 2024, New Orleans, USA. |
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Hossain, I; AziziHariri, P; Hanhart, S; Mclean, Meyer, B; T; John, V.T; Lovko, V. The Targeted Destruction of karenia brevis in mitigating the Red tide, Gulf of Mexico Conference, 2024, Tampa, FL, USA. |
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Hossain, I; Tsengam, I; Hanhart, John Hubble, Mclean, T; John, V.T. Targeted Destruction of karenia brevis , 11th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae, 2022, New York, USA. |
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Hossain, I.; Schmidt, J. A. R. Nickel catalyzed hydroboration: A route to selective reduction of aldehydes and N-allylimines. Poster presentation at the Ohio Inorganic Weekend, Toledo, Ohio, USA, November 1-2, 2019 |
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Hossain, I.; Schmidt, J. A. R. Nickel catalyzed hydroboration: A route to selective reduction of aldehydes and N-allylimines. Poster presentation at the PINDU conference, Notre Dame, Indiana, December 1, 2018. |
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Hossain, I.; Schmidt, J. A. R. Cationic nickel (II) allyl complex-catalyzed selective hydroboration of aldehydes and allylimines. Invited speaker at the ACS Regional Meeting–Glass City Chemistry Conference, Toledo, Ohio, USA, June 14-16, 2018
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Hossain, I.; Debnath, T.; Hussain, A. Vanadium Doped Hexagonal Tungsten Bronze, RbxW1-yVyO3. Presented at the 1st National Conference of Bangladesh Crystallographic Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 5, 2013. |
CHE101 (General Chemistry)
CHE202 (Bio-organic Chemistry)
CHE203 ( Chemistry of Biomolecules)
1. Liposome based drug delivery
2. Metal–polyphenolic networks for antimicrobial applications
3. Developing amine based organic merterials for efficent carbon capture.