Welcoming Dr Fatema Zerin Farhana

We are excited to welcome Dr Fatema Zerin Farhana as a Research Fellow at the Shiddiky Laboratory, part of the Rural Health Research Institute (RHRI) at Charles Sturt University’s Orange Campus! Dr Farhana brings a unique combination of skills in Nanoscience and Molecular Diagnostics, aligning perfectly with our Lab’s mission to advance cutting-edge diagnostic methods and devices.

Dr Farhana completed her PhD in Nanoscience and Material Chemistry at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), where she focused on developing metal oxide-based nanozymes for detecting disease biomarkers. Supported by the prestigious Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship (Bangladesh Government), her thesis explored methods to synthesize and apply these nanozymes in diagnostics. This research spans several disciplines, including materials chemistry (design and synthesis of novel nanozymes), electrochemical biosensing, and molecular diagnostics methods such as exosome diagnostics and nucleic acid biomarker detection. Much of this research, conducted in collaboration with the Shiddiky Laboratory at Griffith University (while Prof Shiddiky was working there), resulted in high-impact publications with potential applications in liquid biopsies and biomarker detection, showing significant promise for advancing disease diagnosis.

Currently, at the Shiddiky Laboratory at Charles Sturt University, Dr Farhana will focus on developing exosomes and nucleic acid-based diagnostic devices for biomedical applications. We believe her expertise in nanozyme synthesis and biosensing method development will also support our lab’s mission to develop affordable, rapid, accurate, and accessible point-of-care tests for agriculture and biosecurity applications.

We look forward to the impact she will make in nanomedcince and molecular diagnostics!

Welcome to the team, Dr Farhana!