Curriculum Vitae
Ritesh Bachar
Contact
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards
• National Science and
Technology Fellowship
2018, Ministry of Science &
Technology, Bangladesh.
• 2nd prize, poster
presentation, ISE-SFEC
National Conference 2017,
Bangladesh.
Conferences
• 1st International Conference
on Globalisation of Traditional
Medicine 2018, Mae Fah
Luang University, Chiang Rai,
Thailand.
• International Society for
Ethnopharmacology-Society
for Ethnopharmacology
Congress (ISE-SFEC)
International Conference
2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Society for
Ethnopharmacology (SFE)
India National symposium on
Ashwagandha &
Ethnopharmacology Conclave
organized by Society for
Ethnopharmacology 2017,
Kolkata, India.
• ISE-SFEC National
Conference 2017, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Research interests
• Infectious disease
epidemiology
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Pharmacoepidemiology
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Master of Public Health CGPA 3.57/4.00
Jun 2020- Studied epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health,
Present health service management, reproductive health, mental
(Expected
May 2023) health, maternal & child health, applications of computer
software in public health, public health nutrition, research
methodology, public health information, education &
communication.
Master of Pharmacy CGPA 3.47/4.00
Oct 2017- Studied pharmaceutical analysis, advanced medicinal &
Apr 2019 synthetic chemistry, chemical biology & molecular
pharmacology, pharmaceutical biotechnology &
biopharmaceuticals, neutraceuticals & phytomedicines,
research methodology, thesis work.
Bachelor of Professional Pharmacy CGPA 3.37/4.00
Jan 2012- Studied organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry,
Jul 2017 physiology & anatomy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical
technology, microbiology, biochemistry & molecular
biology, medicinal chemistry, biotechnology,
biopharmaceutics, clinical pharmacy, statistics, disease
management, pharmacy practice, quality control,
regulatory affairs.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Master of Pharmacy Thesis
Mar 2018- Lab work comprising of hydro distillation, organic phase
Feb 2019 partitioning, cytotoxicity assay, antioxidant activity using
DPPH assay method, thrombolytic activity, antimicrobial
screening using disc diffusion method.
Thesis title- “Study of Volatile Oil Composition of Ginger
Rhizomes of Bangladesh and Evaluation of Their
Ethnopharmacological Uses”
Supervisor- Dr. Md. Aslam Hossain
Bachelor of Professional Pharmacy Project Work
Jan 2016- Survey of patients diagnosed with respiratory tract
May 2016 infection (RTI) and surgical site infection (SSI) and
observing the antibiotic sensitivity pattern among them.
Project title- “Investigation into antibiotic sensitivity
pattern among RTI and SSI patients within a tertiary care
hospital in Bangladesh: A Retrospective Study”
Supervisor- Dr. Sajal Kumar Saha
STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – 6 Jan 2021
Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking
7.0 7.5 8.0 6.5 6.5
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) – 27 Oct 2022
Total Quantitative Verbal Analytical
302 154 148 3.5
Extra-curricular
activities
• Member of organizing
committee of the ISE-SFEC
2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Elected President for
Pharmacy Students'
Association Jagannath Hall
in 2017.
• Editor of a yearly published
souvenir “Mahasweta” in
2015.
Software Skills
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• R Studio
• Stata
Languages
• English
• Bengali
References
• Dr. Md. Aslam Hossain
Professor
Department of
Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Dhaka
E-mail: aslamsaga@du.ac.bd
• Dr. Azaz Bin Sharif
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health,
School of Health & Life
Sciences, North South
University
E-mail:
azaz.sharif@northsouth.edu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
Jan 2020- Department of Pharmacy
Present University of Information Technology & Sciences, Dhaka.
Preparing course materials and delivering to students,
planning lessons, assessing student works, supervising
student projects, conducting research, coordinating with
colleagues, performing administrative works.
Officer
Jul 2019- Analytical Division, Research & Development,
Jan 2020 Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Dhaka.
Analytical method development, method validation and
analysis, HPLC operation, solvent system development,
quality assurance, documentation, compliance.
Product Executive
Oct 2017- Biotech Team
May 2018 Advanced Chemical Industries Limited, Dhaka.
Competitor analysis & formulating marketing strategy,
training to field forces, product development activities,
product performance review, compliance.
TRAININGS
Hospital Training at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
May 2016- Patient management and prescribing patterns in
Oct 2016 Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Nephrology,
Emergency, Pharmacy and other clinical departments.
In Plant Training at Aristopharma Ltd. Bangladesh
Mar 2016 Practical knowledge on different departments of
3 weeks
production, quality assurance, engineering and
warehouse, HVAC system, current Good Manufacturing
Practices (cGMP) and regulatory activities.
PUBLICATIONS
• Bachar, S. C., Mazumder, K., Bachar, R., Aktar, A., & Al Mahtab,
M. (2021). A review of medicinal plants with antiviral activity
available in Bangladesh and mechanistic insight into their bioactive
metabolites on SARS-CoV-2, HIV and HBV. Frontiers in
Pharmacology, 12.
• Baroi, S., Saha, A., Bachar, R., & Bachar, S. C. (2020).
Cannabinoid as potential aromatase inhibitor through molecular
modeling and screening for anti-cancer activity. Dhaka University
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19(1), 47-58.
• Bachar, S. C., Bachar, R., Jannat, K., Jahan, R., & Rahmatullah, M.
(2020). Hepatoprotective natural products. Annual Reports in
Medicinal Chemistry, 55, 207-249.
• Khan, S. I., Saha, S. K., Poddar, S. K., Bachar, R., Shoyaib, A. A.,
Chakrabarty, J. K., ... & Pal, T. K. (2017). Bioequivalence studies
and pharmacokinetic properties of atorvastatin 40mg tablet in
healthy bengali subjects. MOJ Bioequiv Availab, 4(2), 00064.