Dry Pharmacology Lab inaugurated at the Pharmacology Department of Bangladesh Medical University

Today, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Professor Dr. F. M. Siddiqui visited the Department of Pharmacology and formally inaugurated the Dry Pharmacology Lab established under HEAT Project 12256. The function was presided over by Dr. Elora Sharmin, Sub-Project Manager (Insilico) of HEAT Project 12256, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology. Two high-performance workstations set up for the Dry Pharmacology Lab were also inaugurated during the inaugural function, which will give a new dimension to Insilico (Ohangrasharpar) computational pharmacology research. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. FM Siddiqui in his speech highlighted the importance of in silico computational...

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Today, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Professor Dr. F. M. Siddiqui visited the Department of Pharmacology and formally inaugurated the Dry Pharmacology Lab established under HEAT Project 12256. The function was presided over by Dr. Elora Sharmin, Sub-Project Manager (Insilico) of HEAT Project 12256, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology. Two high-performance workstations set up for the Dry Pharmacology Lab were also inaugurated during the inaugural function, which will give a new dimension to Insilico (Ohangrasharpar) computational pharmacology research. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. FM Siddiqui in his speech highlighted the importance of in silico computational pharmacology in modern research. He mentioned the potential of drug-receptor interaction, drug, drug interaction analysis, discovery of new drugs and the potential of the Dry Pharmacology Lab in creating opportunities for higher research, especially PhD research in this field. Professor Dr. FM Siddiqui said at this time that Bangladesh Medical University needs great enthusiasm and innovative initiatives to move forward. The Department of Pharmacology can reach unique heights in the discovery of new drugs, bioequivalence studies of drugs and various studies. The Department of Pharmacology of BMU has immense potential. It is the demand of the hour to utilize the talent, knowledge and skills, creativity, wisdom, and research of this department. If we work with new enthusiasm to the fullest extent, this potential can be transformed into reality and the university will provide necessary support in this regard. Later, the Vice-Chancellor visited the departmental laboratory and inspected the Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) instruments installed there. During the inspection, the Vice-Chancellor expressed satisfaction with the overall activities of the lab and provided various directions and later assured cooperation in administrative and necessary financial support for the development of the department and the lab. Dr. Elora Sharmin, Sub-Project Manager (SPM) of HIT Project 12264, said that work is underway to launch Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM), Bioequivalence, Clinical Trial Unit and Toxicovigilance services in the department through these state-of-the-art devices, which will make a significant contribution to the country’s clinical pharmacology and patient care. At the end of the visit, the Honorable Vice Chancellor inspected the ongoing training program on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) under HIT Project 12264. He exchanged views with the trainees and highlighted the importance of training on Good Clinical Practice in conducting international standard clinical research. At this time, Professor FM Siddiqui said that this type of training and the inauguration of the Dry Pharmacology Lab will be considered as an important milestone in the research infrastructure, computational research capacity and quality improvement of clinical research of the Department of Pharmacology. He called for practical application of the knowledge acquired from the training workshop and later on, by presenting it scientifically to the faculty, doctors and students of various departments. During the inauguration of the dry pharmacology lab and the inspection of the laboratory, the Chairman of the Pharmacology Department, Professor Dr. Jannatul Ferdous, Private Secretary-1 to the Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Associate Professor Dr. Md. Jahangir Hossain, Associate Professor of the Pharmacology Department, Dr. Ilora Sharmin, Associate Professor Dr. Fatema Zohra, Assistant Professor Dr. Sharadindu Kanti Singha, Assistant Professor Dr. Nazira Mahmud Badhan, Deputy Controller of Examinations and Private Secretary-2 to the Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Md. Lutfar Rahman, Assistant Registrar Md. Alamgir Hossain, Scientific Officer Dr. Habiba Akhter Bhuiyan and other distinguished teachers, officers and employees of the Pharmacology Department were present. Edited by Dr. Md. Saiful Azam Ranju and Prashant Majumder.