Research

Program Lead  Dr. Zannat Kawser, Sanchita Kar Our Approach Facilitated with conventional microbiology and automated identification and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing (AST), ideSHi has been conducting several projects on AMR profiling of WHO priority pathogens. By including advanced high throughput technologies, we are studying AMR at both phenotypic and genotypic perspectives. In our studies, we focus […]

Program Lead Dr. Mohammad Tanbir Habib Our Approach To respond to the threat of COVID-19 pandemic, a consortium was initiated in Bangladesh for nationwide SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance. So far, the consortium has sequenced almost two thousand SARS-CoV-2 genomes, deposited the data in public database (www.gisaid.org) and informed the policymakers about emerging threats. Here, we want

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