Dr. Rosy Sultana is presently working as a Doctoral student at the Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi).  She has been conducting her research work on “Influence of Hepatitis- E viral load and genotypes on pregnant urban dwellers of Bangladesh” since February 2016.  She graduated from Sher-E – Bangla Medical College, Barisal under the University of Dhaka in 1989. She joined the Department of Immunology, BIRDEM in 1995 as a Research Fellow with an aim to develop her career in Immunology. She obtained the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Immunology from BIRDEM Academy, under the University of Dhaka in 2002 and did her research work on “Prevalence of antibodies against measles, mumps and rubella in Bangladeshi children: a pilot study to evaluate the need for integrated vaccination strategy.” Subsequently she served as an Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, BIRDEM, Course –Coordinator of BSc (Hon’s) in Laboratory Science courses of National Health Care Network (NHN), and Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), enterprises of the Bangladesh Diabetic Somity (BADAS) and conducted different training programs of BADAS. She is also working as a Consultant Immunologist at Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences & Hospital (BIHSH). During her tenure, she attended a number of National and International Conferences in home and abroad. She has a good number of publications in National and International journals. Her research interest includes infectious diseases in the field of bacteriology, Virology and parasitology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, and Bioinformatics.  She is the Life-member of Bangladesh Society of Pathologist (BSP), Bangladesh Society of Medical Immunologists (BSMI) and a member of Bangladesh Asiatic Society.

Sarker SK, Islam MT, Hasib SH, Sultana N, Hossain SR, Biswas A et al. A novel missense mutation of Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase gene associated with chronic intermittent Isovaleric acidemia in a Bangladeshi patient. Meta Gene. 2019; doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2019.100557

Begum MN, Islam MT, Hossain SR, Bhuyan GS, Halim MA, Shahriar I et al. Mutation Spectrum in TPO Gene of Bangladeshi Patients with Thyroid Dyshormonogenesis and Analysis of the Effects of Different Mutations on the Structural Features and Functions of TPO Protein through In Silico Approach. BioMed Research International. 2019; 10.1155/2019/9218903

Sheik BU, Sultana R, Rahman M, Moniruzzaman M. Evaluation of Hepatitis B and C virus seromarkers of donor’s blood using three different methods. International Journal of Scientific Research. 2018 Sep 29;6(7)

Sultana GZ, Moniruzzaman M, Mannan T, Sultana R. Seroprevalence of Subclinical HEV Infection in Healthy Pregnant Urban Dwellers of Bangladesh: Identification of Possible Risk Factors. Journal of Enam Medical College. 2018 May;8(2):85-9.

Hossain RM, Iqbal MM, Rahman ZF, Sultana R, Rahman MH, Islam MN, Khan NN, Mansur MA, Rahman MA, Iqbal S, Hassan MS. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infection among End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis, Their Family Members and Dialysis Staffs-A Prevalence Study. BIRDEM Medical Journal. 2017 Dec 27;8(1):42-6

Sultana R, Rahman MM, Hassan Z, Hassan MS. Prevalence of IgG antibody against measles, mumps and rubella in Bangladeshi children: a pilot study to evaluate the need for integrated vaccination strategy. Scandinavian journal of immunology. 2006 Dec;64(6):684-9.

Rahman MM, Haq JA, Hossain MA, Sultana R, Islam F, Islam AS. Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in an urban hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2004 Nov 1;24(5):508-10.

Khan WI, Sultana R, Rahman M, Akhter H, Haq JA, Ali L, Mohsin MA, Khan AK. Viral hepatitis: recent experiences from serological studies in Bangladesh. Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology. 2000 Jun 1;18(2):99.