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Nazmul Sarwar
Assistant Professor
Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Faculty of Food Science and Technology


About
Qualifications
Honours
Publications
Funding


Nazmul Sarwar's research focuses on the impacts of foods on human health with a particular interest in investigating the association between dietary factors and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. His work integrates large-scale dietary, metabolomic and genomic data to identify dietary biomarkers and their causal relevance in the link between diet and diseases.  

Nazmul Sarwar graduated from the University of Cambridge, UK with an MPhil as a Commonwealth Scholar. Prior to this, he completed his Bachelor's studies in food science and technology and Master's studies in food processing and engineering from the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.  He received the prestigious Prime Minister Gold Medal 2015, Chancellor Gold Medal 2015 & 2017, and Dean's Award for his academic excellence.  He has frequently engaged with the media to promote knowledge of food science and nutrition.

Nazmul Sarwar is currently on study leave for his PhD at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Chancellor Gold Medal  received from the Honourable President of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdul Hamid Prime Minister Gold Medal received from Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Dean's Award 

MPhil Graduation Program at the University of Cambridge (November 2022)

                                                        PhD Matriculation at the University of Cambridge, UK (October 2023)



Research Interests



Experience


Teaching
•   Assistant Professor in Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Aug. 8, 2019 to Present
•   Lecturer in Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Aug. 8, 2017 to Aug. 7, 2019

Administrative
•   Assistant Proctor in Office of the Proctor, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from May 22, 2023 to Present
•   Co-ordinator, Industrial Placement Program in Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Chittagong Vetetrinary and Animal Sciences University from Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2020


Teaching : Current Courses


Undergraduate
Course Name Course Code Department
Food Bio Technology FBT-301 Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Food Plant Design, Layout & Management PDL-202 Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in Food Processing RAF-401 Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and Spices Technology TCS-302 Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Technology of Food Preservation TFP-201 Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Unit Operation in Food Processing UOP 201 Faculty of Food Science and Technology

Masters
Course Name Course Code Department
Advanced Dairy Engineering ADE-501 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Advanced Food and Industrial Microbiology AFM-501 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Advanced Technology of Animal products ATA-502 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Advanced Unit Operations in Process and Food Engineering AUP-502 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
By- product Utilization and Waste Treatment in Food Industry BUW-502 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Computation and Modeling in Food Industry CMF-501 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Fermentation and Food Biotechnology FFB-502 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Food Additives, Contaminants and Toxicology FCT-501 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Food Machinery Design FMD-501 Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Novel Food Processing Techniques NFP-502 Department of Food Processing and Engineering


Contact

Email:
nazmulsarwar@cvasu.ac.bd
nazmul.sarwar@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

Cell Phone:   +44 (0) 7774 735876

Location

Room No.: 404, Yusuf Chowdhury Building, 3rd floor, Department of Food Processing and Engineering,
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Zakir Hossain Road, Khulshi, Chattogram-4225.

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Qualifications


Educational Qualifications

PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

MPhil,  School of Clinical Medicine

University of Cambridge

Result: Pass with Distinction in Dissertation

 

MS, Department of Food Processing and Engineering

Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Result: Grade: A+ (CGPA 4.00 out of 4.00), Class: First Class with Distinction, Rank: 1st Position

*Highest CGPA achiever amongst all the graduates of MS in Food Processing and Engineering


B.Sc. (Hon’s), Faculty of Food Science and Technology

Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Result: Grade: A (CGPA 3.98 out of 4.00), Class: First Class with Distinction, Rank: 1st Position 

*Highest CGPA achiever amongst all the graduates of B.Sc. (Hons.) in Food Science and Technology



Honours


Acedemic Awards

Awards:

  1. Prime Minister Gold Medal Award 2015
  2. President/Chancellor Gold Medal Award 2015 
  3. President/Chancellor Gold Medal Award 2017 
  4. Dean's Award 2021


Scholarships/Fellowship:

  1. Commonwealth Scholarship, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK & Cambridge Trust, University of Cambridge, UK
  2. “University Grants Commissions (UGC) Merit Scholarship-2016”,  UGC, Bangladesh
  3. “Yousuf-Zohora Merit Scholarship-2014”, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
  4. National Science and Technology Fellowship 2016-2017, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Publications


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AS FIRST AUTHOR (* denotes the corresponding author)

1. Nazmul Sarwar*, Taslima Ahmed, Md. Altaf Hossain, Mohammad Mozibul Haque, Indrajit Saha, Kazi Nazira Sharmin. 2020. Association of Dietary Patterns with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Bangladeshi Adults. International Journal of Nutrition Sciences. 5(4):2-11. doi:10.30476/IJNS.2020.88173.1091

2. Nazmul Sarwar*, Taslima Ahmed and Shireen Akther. 2019. Effect of Different Processing and Preservation Methods on the Quality of Tenualosa Ilisha (Hilsa Shad) Fish. Journal of Advances in Food Science & Technology, 6(2): 75-87. http://www.ikprress.org/index.php/JAFSAT/article/view/4660

3. Nazmul Sarwar*, Taslima Ahmed and Monsur Ahmad. 2019. Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Common Vegetables and Spices Available in Bangladesh. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology, 17 (3): 43-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.19026/ajfst.17.6011

4. Nazmul Sarwar*, Shireen Akther, Taslima Ahmed, Kazi Nazira Sharmin, Monsur Ahmad, Md. Altaf Hossain, Ferdusee Akter and Md, Kauser-Ul-Alam, M. K. 2016. Determination of Major Constituents in Commercial Brands of Carbonated soft drinks. European Academic Research Journal, 4(5): 5029-5043. http://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/2738.pdf

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AS CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR (* denotes the corresponding author)

1. Ammara Tukassar, Rizwan Shukat, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Masood Sadiq Butt, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Seema Ramniwas, Sami Al Obaid, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Ioannis Konstantinos Karabagias, Nazmul Sarwar. 2023. Compositional profiling and sensory analysis of cauliflower  by- products- enriched  muffins. Food Science and Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3536

2. Harsh B. Jadhav, Shyam Sablani, Parag Gogate, Uday Annapure, Federico Casanova, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Kamal AlaskarNazmul Sarwar*, Irfan Ahmad Raina, Seema Ramniwas, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah2023. Factors Governing Consumers Buying Behavior Concerning Nutraceutical Products. Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3518

3. Aneela Shamshad, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Masood Sadiq Butt, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Sami Al Obaid, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Ioannis Konstantinos Karabagias, Nazmul Sarwar*, Seema Ramniwas. 2023. Effect of Storage on Physicochemical Attributes of Ice Cream Enriched with Microencapsulated Anthocyanins from Black Carrot. Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3384 

4. Taslima Ahmed, Nahidur Rahman, Rifa Tasfia, Jannatul Farhana, Tanvir Hasan, Nazmul Sarwar*. 2022. Effects of Non-Thermal Processing Methods on Physicochemical, Bioactive, and Microbiological Properties of Fresh Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) Juice, Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 9(3): 120-129. https://doi.org/10.18502/jfqhc.9.3.11150

5. Md. Altaf Hossain, Ishrat Jahan, Mohammad Mozibul Haque, Nazmul Sarwar, Nilufa Yeasmin, Dilshad Islam. 2022. Rising Trends of Cesarean Section in Bangladesh: Associated Factors and Long-Term Complications on Health of Mother and Children. Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2022), 07(05): 532-542. https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2022.07.05.04

6. Taslima Ahmed, Nazmul Sarwar*, Nahidur Rahman, Md Kauser-Ul-Alam. 2022. Formulation, Development and Quality Evaluation of a Fortified Biscuit with Antidiabetic Potential. International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 7(1):2-10. doi:10.30476/IJNS.2022.90147.1119

7. Ahmed, T., Sarwar, N*. Ahmad, M. and Sharmin, K. N. 2019. Evaluation of Quality and Vitamin A Fortification Level of Soybean Oil Available in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (BJVAS), 7(2): 38-46.

8. Sharmin, K.N., Sarwar, N., Mumu, S.J., Taleb, D.A. and Flora, M.S. 2019. Postnatal Depression and Infant Growth in an Urban Area of Bangladesh, Midwifery, 74:57-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.03.014

9. Ahmed, T., Sarwar, N. 2018. Evaluation of Quality and Antioxidant Activity of Developed Instant Black Tea and Commercial Tea (Сamellia sinensis) Available in Bangladesh, Ukrainian Journal of Food Science, 6 (2): 184-197. doi: 10.24263/2310-1008-2018-6-2-4

10. Ahmad M., Islam M.S., Sarwar N., Kobra K.T., Hoque M.M., Junayed M., Mamun A.A. Morshed S. and Ahmed T. 2018. Microbial safety of drinking jar water and antimicrobial resistant pattern against Escherichia Coli in jar water at Chittagong, Bangladesh. International Food Research Journal (IFRJ), 25(2): 597-601. http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/25%20(02)%202018/(20).pdf

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Nazmul Sarwar, Taslima Ahmed, Nahidur Rahman, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Saeme Asgari. 2023. Chapter 7: Industrial Applications of Cereals. Cereal Grains: Composition, Nutritional Attributes, and Potential Applications, Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003252023-7/industrial-applications-cereals-nazmul-sarwar-taslima-ahmed-nahidur-rahman-gulzar-ahmad-nayik-saeme-asgari?context=ubx&refId=2bd24412-dde1-4e87-b88b-95b2f2d9b1ca

 2. Nazmul Sarwar and Taslima Ahmed. 2022. Chapter 3 Tannins, Handbook of Plant and Animal Toxins in Food: Occurrence, Toxicity and Prevention. Taylor & Francis under the Imprint of CRC Press, Florida, USA. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003178446-3/tannins-nazmul-sarwar-taslima-ahmed?context=ubx&refId=d664cf01-b798-496b-af9d-a191d2f7a612

Funding


Current Funding

1. Quantification of anti-nutritional compounds in common pulses in Bangladesh and process optimization to alleviate their content as well as increase the bioavailability of nutrients, Funded by: Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Fiscal Year: 2022-2023

2. Nutraceutical Properties of Indigenous Bangladeshi Fruits, Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Fiscal Year: 2022-2023.


Project Completed
  1. Development and Quality Evaluation of Nutraceutical Crackers Biscuit with High Antidiabetic Properties from Medicinal Plants Available in Bangladesh, Funded by: University Grants Commission(UGC), Bangladesh through Chattogram Veterinary and  Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh, Year: 2019.
  2. Development of Diet and Meal Planning Nutrition Software for Individuals in Normal and Disease Condition, Funded by: Information and Communication Technology Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh, Year: 2018.
  3. Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Common Fruits and Vegetables Available in Bangladesh, Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, through Chattogram Veterinary and  Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh,  Year: 2017.
  4. Effect of Different Processing and Preservation Methods on the Quality of Tenualosa Ilisha Fish in Bangladesh, Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Year: 2017

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