চিকুনগুনিয়া রিসার্চ টিম

চিকুনগুনিয়ায় আক্রান্ত হওয়া অবস্থায় হঠাৎ করে এই প্রজেক্টটির উদ্যোগ নেয়া হয়। ব্যথায় কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া অবস্থায় ফেইসবুক এবং ফোনের মাধ্যমে যোগাযোগ করে রিসার্চারদের স্বেচ্ছাসেবী টিম গঠন করা হয়। প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক এবং লজিস্টিক সাপোর্ট দিতে এগিয়ে আসে বায়োমেডিক্যাল রিসার্চ ফাউন্ডেশন।

আমাদের রিসার্চ ফোকাস হচ্ছে চিকুনগুনিয়া রোগ-পরবর্তী ম্যানেজমেন্ট। চিকুনগুনিয়া রিসার্চ টিমে অংশ নিচ্ছেন দেশে এবং বিদেশে কর্মরত বাংলাদেশী ডাক্তার এবং গবেষকবৃন্দ।

কোর রিসার্চ টিমের সদস্যরা হচ্ছেন -

Principal Investigators

1. Mohammad Sorowar Hossain PhD, Adjunct Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh and Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Science, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
2. Enayetur Raheem PhD, Adjunct Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh and Data Scientist at Carolinas HealthCare System, North Carolina, USA

Co-Principal Investigators

1. Salequl Islam PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University and Adjunct Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
2. Muhammad Sougatul Islam, PhD, Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
3. Mahbub Hasan, Lecturer, Dept. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Chittagong University
4. Shahnaz Chowdhury, MBBS, MPH, PhD candidate, Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Community Medicine, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
5. Humayun Kabir Himu, MBBS, MD (Residency-phase A) Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
6. Abdullah Al Mosabbir, FCPS, Assistant Registrar, Mitford Hospital
7. Miliva Mozaffor, MBBS, MD, Uttara Women Medical College, Dhaka
8. Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, MBBS, Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

Co-Investigators

1. Professor KM Sultanul Aziz, President, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
2. Professor Shah Md. Zahurul Haque Asna, Dean, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
3. Professor Akram Hossain, Dept. of Microbiology, NIPSOM, Dhaka
4. Professor Aktarun Nahar, Head, Dept. of Microbiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
5. Professor Shahina Tabassum, Head, Virology Dept, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
6. Professor Saif Ullah Munshi, Virology Dept, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
7. Professor Tashmim Farhana Dipta, BIRDEM, Dhaka
8. Professor Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek,Uttara Adhunik Medical College
9. Associate Professor Zohora Jameela Khan, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
10. Associate Professor Md. Abdul Khaleque PhD, Dean, School of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
11. Md.Mizanur Rahman, MBBS, PhD, Adjunct Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
12. Waheed Akhtar, MBBS, MPhil, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Dhaka
13. Md. Anwar Syed, MBBS, Dept. of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital
14. S M Yasir Arafat, MBBS, Resident, Department of Psychiatry,Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
15. Suriya Shahaly, MBBS, MD (Physical Medicine, Phase-A), Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
16. Jahid Hasan, MBBS, Research Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
17. Marzia Faruki, Physiotherapist, Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur and Research Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
18. Tasnubaa Tabassum Faruki, Physiotherapist, Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur and Research Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
19. Taskina Akhter, MBBS, Research Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
20. Tasnuva Faruk, MBBS, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and Research Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
21. Asif Soikot, MBBS, FCPS (Internal Medicine-final part), Adjunct Clinician Researcher, Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh
22. Rokeya Akter, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 

Research Assistants (RA)
A team of (around 100) research assistants (volunteer) will support the project.  The list of RAs will be published after the completion of first phase of the project.