Professional Exprience of Dr. Sumi Akter
Work experience
Teaching:
Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh. (December 2020 to date)
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh. (July 2017 to December 2020)
Lecturer, Department of Botany, Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh. (May 2012 to June 2017)
Research:
Project Director, of a project entitled “Bacterial contamination of fresh produce sold at markets in Sadarghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh”, University Grants commission of Bangladesh (2019-2020).
Project Director, of a project entitled “Bacterial contamination of food handlers and utensils at different restaurants around Sadarghat launch terminal, Dhaka, Bangladesh”, University Grants commission of Bangladesh (2018-2019).
PhD Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea. (2015-2017)
Research Officer, International Centre for Diarrhea Diseases Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB), Environmental microbiology Lab, Mohakhali, 1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2010-2012)
Senior Research Assistant, International Centre for Diarrhea Diseases Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB), Environmental microbiology Lab, Mohakhali, 1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2005-2009)
M.S. Research Fellow, International Centre for Diarrhea Diseases Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB), Environmental microbiology Lab, Mohakhali, 1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2005-2006)
Training:
Laboratory Safety Training Module(s): Safe Laboratory Design (M1), General Laboratory Safety (M2), Chemical Safety (M3), Waste management (M4) and Biosafety (M5). Organized by: ICDDR,B Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 30 April 2011.
ISO 17025 Training: Method Validation, Uncertainty Measurement and Internal Audit. Organized by: Family Health International (FHI) and ICDDR,B Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 21-23 March 2011.
Performance Management and Developing System (PMDS): Managing and Developing Staff. Organized by: ICDDR,B Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 20 March 2011.
ISO 17025 Training. Organized by: Family Health International (FHI) and ICDDR,B Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 6-7 December 2010.
Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) Training. Organized by: Family Health International (FHI) and ICDDR,B Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 26-28 October 2010.
Laboratory Safety Training Program. Organized by: ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Duration: 20-22 April 2010.
Social skills and competences:
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Member of Botanical Society, Bangladesh
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Member of American Society of Microbiology, USA
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