Education

• PhD in Organic Chemistry, The University of Toledo, USA, 2016
• MPhil in Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
• MSc in Organic Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• BSc in Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Interests

• Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Polymer, Environmental Chemistry, Hydrogel, Nanocomposites, Ionic Liquid etc.

Journal Publications

• Sarkar, MAA. S. U.; Bhuyan*, M. M.; Nishat, S.* Valorization of Orange Peels for Pectin Extraction from BARI Malta-1 (Sweet Orange): A Green Approach for Sustainable Utilization of Citrus Waste. Polysaccharides, 2026, 7, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/polysaccharides7010008.
• Lisa, S. A.; Nishat, S.*; Hossain, M. K.*; Hosen, L.; Moniruzzaman, M.; Islam, M. S. M. M.; Sarkar, MAA. S. U. Investigative health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in pharmaceutical deposition near Dhaka: An endemic industrial surge of Bangladesh. PloS one, 2026, 21, e0338816. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338816
• Hosen, L.; Goni, M. A.*; Khatun, M. J.; Nishat, S.* Recycling PVC waste into a functional adsorbent for dye removal: an eco-friendly approach. Materials Advances, 2026, 7, 241-254. DOI: 10.1039/d5ma00411j.
• Nishat, S.; Hossain, M. K; Valentin, G.; Hossain, F.; Gamage, S; Wall, K. A; Andreana, P. R. The Glycopeptide PV-PS A1 Immunogen Elicits Both CD4+ and CD8+ Responses. Vaccines (Basel), 2024, 12, 1375. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12121375
• Hossain, F.; Nishat, S.; Andreana, P. R. Synthesis of malformin-A1, C, a glycan, and an aglycon analog: Potential scaffolds for targeted cancer therapy. Peptide Science, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24260
• Ghosh, S.; Trabbic, K.R.; Shi, M., Nishat, S.; Eradi, P.; Kleski, K.A.; Andreana, P. R. Chemical synthesis and immunological evaluation of entirely carbohydrate conjugate Globo H-PS A1. Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 13052-13059
• Hossain, F.; Nishat, S.; Ghosh, S.; Boga, S.; Hymel, G.T.; Andreana, P. R. Synthesis of glycoimmunogen Tn-Thr-PS A1 via hydrazone bond and stability optimization of PS A1 monosaccharide mimics under vaccine development conditions. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry, 2020, 39, 107-129
• Wuescher, L.M.; Nishat, S.; Worth, R.G. Characterization of a transgenic mouse model of chronic conditional platelet depletion. Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2019, 3, 704-712
• Nishat, S.; Wuescher, L.M.; Worth, R.G. Platelets enhance dendritic cell responses against Staphylococcus aureus through CD40-CD40L. Infection and Immunity, 2018, 86, e00186-18
• Nishat, S.; Andreana, P. R. Entirely Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines: An Emerging Field for Specific and Selective Immune Responses. Vaccines (Basel), 2016, 4, 19
• Ghosh, S.; Nishat, S.; Andreana, P. R. Synthesis of an Aminooxy Derivative of the Tetrasaccharide Repeating Unit of Streptococcus dysgalactiae 2023 Polysaccharide and a PS A1 Conjugate Vaccine. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016, 81, 4475-4484
• Shaik, A. A*.; Nishat, S.*; Andreana, P. R. Stereoselective Synthesis of Natural and Non-natural Thomsen-nouveau Antigens and Hydrazide Derivatives. Organic Letters, 2015, 17: 2582−2585. (A. A. S. and S. N. contributed equally)
• Nishat, S.; Nahar, N.; Mamun, M.I.R.; Mosihuzzaman, M.; Sultana, N. Neolignans isolated from the seeds of Myristica fragrans Houtt. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 2006, 54, 229-231

Teaching

• Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; August 03, 2024 – to date
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; November 21, 2021 – August 02, 2024
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; August 01, 2018 – November  20, 2021
• Lecturer, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; February 17, 2008- July 31, 2018
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA; August 2011- May 2012
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka; Spring 2022 to present
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Fall 2021 and Spring 2021

Awards & Recognition

• Honors Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Dr. Malika Al Razee Gold Medal in 44^th Convocation of the University of Dhaka for securing 1^st position in MS
• Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan from August 2011-May 2012
• Graduate Research Assistantship at the Department of Chemistry, The University of Toledo from August 2012-July 2016