Researcher biography
After completing my BPharm in 2007 at the University of Development Alternative, Dhaka, Bangladesh, I joined the Department of Pharmacy there as a teaching assistant for two years. Later, I went to Chungju National University, South Korea, and successfully completed an MSc in Chemical and Biological Engineering. My MSc research was focused on nanocarrier drug delivery systems for anti-cancer drugs. I earned my Ph.D. in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at the University of Queensland, Australia under the guidance of Assoc Prof Vito Ferro and co-supervisors Dr John Tsanaktsidis (CSIRO), Prof Paul Monagle and Assoc Prof Vera Ignjatovic (University of Melbourne/Murdoch Children's Research Institute) in 2019. My Ph.D. studies were focused on the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel polymers by RAFT polymerization. Currently, I have been working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Vito Feorro's group on carbohydrate chemistry in particular on the synthesis of monosacchrides to treat Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA & IIIB.
Book Chapter
Al-Nahain, Abdullah, Jahan, Rownak, Rahman, Taufi, Nurunnabi, Md and Rahmatullah, Mohammed (2016). Centella asiatica: from ethnomedicinal uses to the possibility of new drug discovery. Therapeutic medicinal plants: from lab to the market. (pp. 38-56) edited by Marta C.T. Duarte and Mahendra Rai. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.
Journal Articles
Gockel, Lukas M., Heyes, Martin, Li, Honglian, Al Nahain, Abdullah, Gorzelanny, Christian, Schlesinger, Martin, Holdenrieder, Stefan, Li, Jin-Ping, Ferro, Vito and Bendas, Gerd (2021). Inhibition of tumor-host cell interactions using synthetic heparin mimetics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (6), 7080-7093. doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c20744
Nahain, Abdullah Al, Ignjatovic, Vera, Monagle, Paul, Tsanaktsidis, John, Vamvounis, George and Ferro, Vito (2020). Sulfonated RAFT copolymers as heparin mimetics: synthesis, reactivity ratios, and anticoagulant activity. Macromolecular Bioscience, 20 (9) 2000110, e2000110. doi: 10.1002/mabi.202000110
Nguyen, Huong, Pan, Yuchen, Nahain, Abdullah Al, Clarke, Daniel, McMillan, Nigel A. and Ferro, Vito (2020). Synthesis of cholesterol glycoconjugates for targeted liposomal drug delivery. Trends in Carbohydrate Research, 12 (3), 1-9.
Nahain, Abdullah Al, Ignjatovic, Vera, Monagle, Paul, Tsanaktsidis, John, Vamvounis, George and Ferro, Vito (2019). Anticoagulant heparin mimetics via RAFT Polymerization. Biomacromolecules, 21 (2), 1009-1021. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01688
Nahain, Abdullah Al, Ignjatovic, Vera, Monagle, Paul, Tsanaktsidis, John and Ferro, Vito (2018). Heparin mimetics with anticoagulant activity. Medicinal Research Reviews, 38 (5), 1582-1613. doi: 10.1002/med.21489
Jahan, Rownak, Al-Nahain, Abdullah, Majumder, Snehali and Rahmatullah, Mohammed (2014). Ethnopharmacological significance of Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Asteraceae). International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014, 1-22. doi: 10.1155/2014/385969
Mahmud, Imran, Islam, Md Khirul, Saha, Sanjib, Barman, Apurba Kumar, Rahman, Md Mustafizur, Anisuzzman, Md, Rahman, Taufiq, Al-Nahain, Abdullah, Jahan, Rownak and Rahmatullah, Mohammed (2014). Pharmacological and ethnomedicinal overview of Heritiera fomes: future prospects. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014, 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2014/938543
Rahmatullah, Mohammed, Nahain, Abdullah-Al-, Rahman, Taufiq, Jahan, Rownak and Chowdhury, Anita (2014). Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Aloe barbadensis in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Autoimmune Diseases and Rheumatology, 2 (1), 35-44. doi: 10.12970/2310-9874.2014.02.01.6
Hossain, Miraz, Sharif, Rayhan, Mamun, Anamul Haque, Rayhana, Nishat, Begum, Khodeza, Tripty, Fatamatuzzhahura, Keya, Ayasha Siddika, Shetu, Shahnaj, Ema, Shyla Parvin, Al-Nahain, Abdullah and Rahmatullah, Mohammed (2014). Phytomedicines of traditional health-care professionals in the vicinity of Lawachara Forest Reserve, Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh. American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 8 (9), 51-59.
Al-Nahain, Abdullah, Jahan, Rownak and Rahmatullah, Mohammed (2014). Zingiber officinale: a potential plant against rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis, 2014, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2014/159089
Lee, Mi Yeon, Nam, Su Hyun, Lee, Jung Yup, Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Sangkug, Park, Cheol Min, Han, Chul Jong, Park, Sung Young and In, Insik (2013). Formulation of chemically reduced graphene oxide assembly with poly(4-vinyl pyridine) through noncovalent interaction. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 130 (4), 2538-2543. doi: 10.1002/app.39468
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Jung-Eun, Jeong, Ji Hoon and Park, Sung Young (2013). Photoresponsive fluorescent reduced graphene oxide by spiropyran conjugated hyaluronic acid for in vivo imaging and target delivery. Biomacromolecules, 14 (11), 4082-4090. doi: 10.1021/bm4012166
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Kang Seok, Mosaiab, Tamim and Park, Sung Young (2013). pH and thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymer grafted to poly(ethylene glycol). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 130 (1), 168-174. doi: 10.1002/app.39150
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Jung-Eun, In, Insik, Lee, Haeshin, Lee, Kang Dae, Jeong, Ji Hoon and Park, Sung Young (2013). Target delivery and cell imaging using hyaluronic acid-functionalized graphene quantum dots. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 10 (10), 3736-3744. doi: 10.1021/mp400219u
Nam, Jeong A., Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Kim, Sung Min, In, Insik and Park, Sung Young (2013). Successful stabilization of functionalized hybrid graphene for high-performance antimicrobial activity. Acta Biomaterialia, 9 (8), 7996-8003. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.04.022
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, So Young, In, Insik, Lee, Kang Dae and Park, Sung Young (2013). Triggered pH/redox responsive release of doxorubicin from prepared highly stable graphene with thiol grafted Pluronic. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 450 (1-2), 208-217. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.04.053
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Nam, Jeong A., Mok, Hyejung, Lee, Yong-Kyu and Park, Sung Young (2013). Dual-responsive crosslinked pluronic micelles as a carrier to deliver anticancer drug taxol. Macromolecular Research, 21 (1), 92-99. doi: 10.1007/s13233-013-1011-z
Oh, Yeon Jeong, Nam, Jeong A., Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Sangkug, In, Insik and Park, Sung Young (2012). Spiropyran-conjugated Pluronic as a dual responsive colorimetric detector. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 33 (22), 1958-1963. doi: 10.1002/marc.201200416
Nam, Jeong A., Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Hong, Seonki, Lee, Kang Dae, Lee, Haeshin and Park, Sung Young (2011). Synthesis and characterization of a multi-sensitive crosslinked injectable hydrogel based on Pluronic. Macromolecular Bioscience, 11 (11), 1594-1602. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201100265
Nahain, Abdullah-Al, Lee, Haeshin, Lee, Young Sun, Lee, Kang Dae and Park, Sung Young (2011). Development of disulfide core-crosslinked pluronic nanoparticles as an effective anticancer-drug-delivery system. Macromolecular Bioscience, 11 (9), 1264-1271. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201100083
Conference Paper
Nam, Jeong A., Oh, Yeon Jeong, Al-Nahain, Abdullah, Yoo, Euisang and Park, Sung Young (2012). Preparation of cross-linked biodegradable copolymers based polycarbanion of 3-arm PL(D)LA with brominated pluronic and stereocomplex mediated gelation behavior. IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, BHI 2012. In Conj. with the 8th Int. Symp.on Medical Devices and Biosensors and the 7th Int. Symp. on Biomedical and Health Engineering, Hong Kong, 2-7 January 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/bhi.2012.6211659
Thesis
Nahain, Abdullah Al (2019). Synthetic heparin mimetics via RAFT polymerization: novel anticoagulant materials for biomedical applications. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.136