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Md Fahim Khalid, PhD
Affiliate Faculty
fahim@sub.edu.bd
PhD in Biotechnology (SAU, New Delhi), MSc in Biotechnology (SAU, New Delhi), BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (CU)
Md Fahim Khalid,
PhD, is a biotechnology researcher and currently serves as the Deputy Director,
Research and Publication, at the State University of Bangladesh. In this role,
he is involved in advancing the university’s research and publication
activities, fostering a research-oriented academic environment, and supporting
initiatives for research development and scholarly communication. Dr Khalid
received his PhD in Biotechnology in 2026 from the Faculty of Life Sciences and
Biotechnology, South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi, India. His doctoral
research focused on the development of an affinity-matured humanized antibody
against the Dengue virus. He completed his MSc in Biotechnology in 2019 from
SAU and his BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2016 from the
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. His research expertise includes antibody
engineering, protein engineering, recombinant protein expression and
purification, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, structural
bioinformatics, enzyme kinetics, and protein–protein interaction studies. His
research has primarily focused on antibody development against the dengue virus
and the functional characterisation and engineering of recombinant proteins. He
has published research articles in internationally recognised journals,
including the Journal of Biological Chemistry, BMC Infectious Diseases, Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and Journal of Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology. Beyond research, Dr Khalid has experience in research mentoring,
scientific training, conference presentations, and coordinating international
scientific workshops. His current academic interests encompass antibody and
vaccine development, protein engineering, structural biology, computational
biology, molecular simulation, and translational biotechnology.
Publication
- Ismail M, Sata TN, Khalid MF, Sheuly RN, Paul S, Sharma T, Sah AK, Sharma G, Gupta RD, Venugopal SK. Circular RNA SETD2 (circSETD2) elevates DDX3 expression to inhibit autophagy in Hepatitis B virus infection via targeting miR-181a-5p. BMC Infectious Diseases. doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12465-2.
- Shrivastava A, Goel M, Khalid MF, Yadav P, Maharjan S, Gupta RD. Elucidating the functional significance of catalytic and chitin-binding domains for the anti-cancer property of a bacterial endochitinase. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. doi.org/10.1016/j.jgeb.2025.100596.
- Shrivastava A, Goel M, Khalid MF, Sharma G, Khandelwal A, Sharma D, Gupta RD. Evaluation of the Recombinant Bacterial Chitinases as Anti-proliferative and Anti-migratory Agents for the Human Breast Cancer Cell Line, MCF-7. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2024. doi:10.1007/s12010-024-04888-5, PMID: 38393581.
- Sarker A, Rathore AS, Khalid MF, Gupta RD. Structure-guided affinity maturation of a single-chain variable fragment antibody against the Fu-bc epitope of the dengue virus envelope protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101772. PMID: 35218775.
Oral and Poster Presentations
- Oral: Khalid MF, Halder B, Podder S, DA, Gupta RD. Development of a chimeric heavy-chain antibody against a conserved epitope of the dengue virus envelope protein. International Biotechnology Conference 2025, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Oral: Khalid MF, Thapa BS, Halder B, Podder S, Gupta RD. Domain-based epitope binding of antibody fragments. BioZest 2025, FLSB, SAU, New Delhi.
- Rapid Oral & Poster: Khalid MF, Thapa BS, Halder B, Podder S, Gupta RD. Comparative study of single-chain variable fragment and single-domain antibodies developed against the conserved epitopes of the dengue virus envelope protein. International Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology for Sustainability (IBS 2024), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
- Poster: Khalid MF, Sarker A, Rathore AS, Gupta RD. Designing of a single-chain variable fragment antibody against dengue virus envelope protein. 14th AFOB Regional Symposium (ARS 2023) on Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Asian Biotechnology, RCB, Faridabad, New Delhi.
- SAU PhD Fellowship
- SAARC-INDIA Silver Jubilee Scholarship (MSc)
- Best Oral Presenter Award (Pharmaceutical Science Category), IBC 2025, BRACU, Dhaka, Bangladesh
