Fellow

Prof. Dr. Md. Farhadul Islam

(Associate Fellow, 2025)

Dr. Md. Farhadul Islam, born in Sirajganj on May 13, 1983, is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and act as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Australia. He obtained B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. (Thesis) from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi by securing first class first position in both degrees. He has awarded PhD in early 2018, in Cancer Molecular Pathology from Schools of Medicine, Griffith University, Australia with distinction (Academic Excellence Award 2018) and becoming the highest achieving PhD graduate from the University for 2018 and won Chancellor’s Medal-2019. Also, Dr. Islam is a recipient of competitive Griffith University post-doctoral fellowship 2018 for two years at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University, Australia.   

Dr. Islam is working on cancer biology, drug development and molecular marker development for various cancer. His research focus on cancer genetics, epigenetics and cancer signaling. Dr. Islam has published more than 150 peer-reviewed research articles (with a h-index of 35 and more than 3900 citations) in respected journals such as Cancer Research, Molecular Carcinogenesis, Human Genetics, Critical Review in Oncology and Hematology, Clinical Colorectal Cancer, Biosensor and Bioelectronics, European Journal of Cell Biology and Scientific reports etc. He also wrote, edited and published Three books, more than 30 book chapters on cancer pathogenesis and protocols with reputed publishing outlet e.g. Springer, Elsevier.

Dr. Islam has supervised a number of undergrads, master (16) and PhD (8) levels students during the periods of 2010 to 2025. He has attended a number of national and international conference, seminar as speaker and presenter in home and abroad and have won several best poster and speaker awards. Dr. Islam involved in a number editorial contribution in scientific Journals such as Associate Editor of Cancer Medicine, BMC Cancer, Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment and PLOS ONE, Review Editor of Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drugs, Editorial Broad Member of Anticancer Agents and Medicinal Chemistry, Stem Cell Investigation, Gene & Protein in Disease, Guest Editor of Frontiers in Endocrinology, Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers in Cancer Genetics, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. He also acts as reviewers in more than 30 national and internation journals.

He was awarded Dean’s Award-2019, Faculty of Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, for outstanding achievement in research. He also won the Early Career Researcher Award-2020, Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Australia.

In recognition of excellent work and contribution in the field of research and in general to the progress of Biological Sciences in this country, Dr Islam has been recently Awarded BAS-Gold Medal Award-2022 in Biological Sciences (Junior Group).