Professor
Professor Dr. Ashrafi is an agriculturist and completed her MS in Biochemistry from SAU, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was CSIR-TWAS fellow at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India from 2013 to 2018. She completed her Ph. D. in Biological Sciences (specialization in Biochemistry) in 2019. After completing her Ph.D. she joined to the Department of Biochemistry and served as the chairman from July 2020 to June 2022. Dr. Ashrafi is a research fellow of Indian National Science Academy (2022-2023). Her research interest is on phytonutrients, nutraceuticals, grain quality and processing and functional foods development. She has several projects (on-going) funded by SAURES, Government of Bangladesh and international organization. She has published several research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
| Degree Name | Subject/Specialization | Institute | Passing Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid course | Food Systems for Healthier and Sustainable Diets | Wageningen Center for Development Innovation | 2022 | the Netherlands |
| Online short course | OKP Bangladesh Distance Learning including Prerequisite programmes, Principles of Food Hygiene, Auditing Skills, | Precon Learning | 2020 | the Netherlands |
| Online International short course | Blended learning, Application of HACCP, Food hazards | Wageningen Center for Development Innovation | 2020 | the Netherlands |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) | CSIR-CFTRI | 2019 | India |
| MS | Biochemistry | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2004 | Bangladesh |
| B.Sc. Ag(Hons.) | Agriculture | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2001 | Bangladesh |
| Title | Organization | Location | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Trainee | Food Safety & Analytical Quality Control Laboratory | CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India | 2022/09/15 | Present |
| Chairman | Department of Biochemistry | Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2020/07/01 | 2022/06/26 |
| Professor | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2019/07/31 | Present |
| Associate Professor | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2015/06/01 | 2019/07/30 |
| CSIR-TWAS Fellow | CSIR-CFTRI | Mysore, India | 2013/12/27 | 2018/12/18 |
| Adjunct faculty member | Department of Biochemistry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Salna, Gazipur, Bangladesh | 2012/11/01 | 2013/02/28 |
| Adjunct faculty member | Department of Biochemistry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University | Salna, Gazipur, Bangladesh | 2011/11/01 | 2012/03/31 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | 2008/06/01 | 2015/05/31 |
| Lecturer | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2006/06/01 | 2008/05/31 |
| Lecturer (Part time) | Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. | 2005/08/01 | 2006/05/31 |
| Sl | Journal Article | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hossain, A., & Jayadeep, A. (2022). Impact of extrusion on the content and bioaccessibility of fat soluble nutraceuticals, phenolics and antioxidants activity in whole maize. Food Research International, 111821. | 2022 | Journal Article | Link |
| 2 | Sumaiya Subrin, M Faridul Islam, Mohammed A Satter, Jamilur Rahman, M Salma Zannat, MG Ferdous Chowdhury & Ashrafi Hossain. Physico-functional and nutritional properties of pigmented and non-pigmented maize available in Bangladesh. | 2022 | Journal Article | Link |
| 3 | Hossain, A., & Jayadeep, A. Infrared Heating Induced Improvement of Certain Phytobioactives, Their Bioaccessible Contents and Bioaccessibility in Maize. LWT, 110912. | 2021 | Journal Article | Link |
| 4 | Shafiqul Islam, Nusrat Jahan Shely, Ashrafi Hossain and Kamal Uddin Ahmed. Study on fatty acids profile and chemical constants of some oil seeds in Bangladesh. J. Expt. Biosci. 11(1):55-62, January. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 5 | Hossain, A., & Jayadeep, A.. Analysis of bioaccessibility of campesterol, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol in maize by in vitro digestion method. Journal of Cereal Science, 102957. | 2020 | Journal Article | Link |
| 6 | Kabir, H., Hossain, A., & Nuruddin, M. M. Effect of different sources of sawdust on the growth, yield, proximate and mineral composition of pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor). Journal of Experimental Bioscience, 10(2), 41–50. | 2019 | Journal Article | Link |
| 7 | Hossain, A., & Jayadeep, A. Determination of tocopherol and tocotrienol contents in maize by in vitro digestion and chemical methods. Journal of Cereal Science, 83, 90-95. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 8 | Hossain, A., & Jayadeep, P. A. Comparison of total carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin, and β‐carotene content in maize employing solvent extraction and in vitro physiological methods. Journal of Food Biochemistry, e12653. | 2018 | Journal Article | Link |
| 9 | Hossain, A., Begum, P.R., Zannat, M.S., Rahman, M.H., Ahsan, M.M., & Islam, S.N. Nutrient composition of strawberry genotypes cultivated in a horticulture farm. Food chemistry, 199, 648-52. | 2016 | Journal Article | Link |
| 10 | Shajib, M. T. I., Kawser, M., Miah, M. N., Begum, P., Bhattacharjee, L., Hossain, A., ... & Islam, S. N. Nutritional composition of minor indigenous fruits: Cheapest nutritional source for the rural people of Bangladesh. Food chemistry, 140(3), 466-470. | 2013 | Journal Article | Link |
| Sl | Conferences | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israt Jahan Preety, Sumaiya Subrin, MG Ferdous Chowdhury, Faridul Islam, Jamilur Rahman, Mohammed Ariful Islam, K U Ahmed, Ashrafi Hossain. Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Anthocyanin Rich Pigmented Maize to Boost Immunity of Its Consumers. 4th National Scientific Conference on Food Safety and Health. Organized by Bangladesh Society for Safe Food on 29 October 2021 at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | 2021 | Conference | Link |
| 2 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Health potentiality of colored maize: Phenolics and antioxidant activity assessed by two different methods. Oral presentation in 3rd International Scientific Conference on Food Safety and Health. Organized by Bangladesh Society for Safe Food on 22 February 2020 at BARC, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | 2020 | Conference | Link |
| 3 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Effect of infrared heating on nutraceuticals, antioxidant activity and their bioaccessible content and percent bioaccessibility in maize. Poster presented at IFCoN2018, Organized by Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (India) (AFSTI), 12-15 December 2018 at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India. | 2018 | Conference | Link |
| 4 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Bio-accessible tocopherols and tocotrienols and their bio-accessibility in maize. Poster presented at “Indo-Finish International Workshop on Nutri-Concept: Innovative Food Concepts and Technologies for Global Nutrition and Business, at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, India. | 2018 | Conference | Link |
| 5 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Physiological method showed higher total carotenoid and its species in maize varieties than chemical method. Poster presented at “85th Annual Meeting of Society of Biological Chemists (India), on November 21-24, 2016 at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, India. | 2016 | Conference | Link |
| 6 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Starch Digestibility of Maize Varieties and Factors Affecting the Digestibility. Poster presented at “30th Carbohydrate Conference, Carbo-XXX” Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India, on December 29-31. | 2015 | Conference | Link |
| 7 | Ashrafi Hossain, Jayadeep A. Nutraceutical properties of traditionally used maize. Poster presented at “International Conference on Recent Advance in Research and treatment of Human Diseases,” Hyderabad on January 9-11. | 2015 | Conference | Link |
| Sl | Book | Year | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashrafi Hossain, Md. Shahjahan, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Nutrient content of maize grown in Bangladesh. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. | 2011 | Book | Link |
| Student | Degree | Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumaiya Subrin | MS | 2020 | Evaluation of physico-functional characteristics and nutritional status of some whole grain pigmented and non-pigmented maize and rice available in Bangladesh | Supervisor |
| Israt Jahan Preety | MS | 2020 | Determination of phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanins in pigmented and non-pigmented maize (Zea mays l.) in Bangladesh | Co-Supervisor |
| Satie Lama | MS | 2013 | Biochemical and molecular Characterization of Bangladeshi wheat varieties for bread making purpose. | Co-Supervisor |
| Humaun Kabir | MS | 2013 | Effect of different sawdust on the growth, yield and proximate composition of pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor) | Co-Supervisor |
| Sl | Professional | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Netherlands Alumni Association of Bangladesh (NAAB) | Professional | 2022 | Present |
| 2 | Bangladesh Society for Safe Food | Professional | 2019 | Present |
| 3 | Member, Academic council, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University | Professional | 2015 | Present |
| Sl | Achievements | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Science and Research Fellowship | Fellowship | 2022 |
| 2 | CSIR-TWAS Fellowship | Scholarship | 2012 |
| Others |
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