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Co-Investigator Imtiaz Mahamud Our Approach Upper acute respiratory tract infections (URTIs) remain one of the most common causes of illness globally. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered respiratory pathogen circulation and microbial ecology. To better understand these changes, this study investigates the diversity of the respiratory microbiome among patients presenting with URTI symptoms. Clinical […]

Primary Investigator Rumana Mahtarin Our Approach β-thalassemia presents a severe public health challenge in Bangladesh, necessitating urgent and improved molecular techniques for early diagnosis and prevention. To address this, we evaluated a non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) pathway utilizing an Amplification Refractory Mutational System- Polymerase Chain Reaction (ARMS-PCR) based method. By isolating cell-free fetal DNA (cff-DNA)

Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM), also known as congenital metabolic disorders or inherited metabolic disorders, are a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the body’s ability to carry out essential chemical reactions required for normal growth, development, and overall functioning. These disorders are typically caused by mutations in genes that encode enzymes or other