My research journey has been forged through resilience, driven by curiosity, and strengthened by necessity. Growing up in a financially challenged household in Bangladesh, I became the primary supporter of my education and family from an early stage. While pursuing my undergraduate and master’s degrees in Molecular Biology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), I worked long hours tutoring students, balancing rigorous academics with the responsibility of sustaining my household.

Despite limited institutional support and resource scarcity, I remained committed to my academic goals. I independently sought out MOOCs, workshops, global conferences, and free certification programs to develop skills in genomics, computational biology, and data science. To gain wet-lab experience, I proactively collaborated with departments and external institutions, requesting formal permission to use lab facilities. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I volunteered as a research assistant at a COVID-19 testing lab, where I gained hands-on expertise in molecular diagnostics, qRT-PCR, sample processing, and statistical analysis of viral data. This practical exposure helped refine my technical skills while expanding my real-world understanding of clinical bioscience.

At a time when my father lost his job due to the pandemic’s economic fallout, my responsibilities intensified. While this period affected my final undergraduate academic performance, I rebounded strongly in graduate school, earning an A+ in my Master’s thesis, which focused on developing early, accessible diagnostic strategies for Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) in under-resourced settings. I completed a government-funded project on PROM, integrating clinical data, molecular markers, and public health outcomes to propose community-level diagnostic solutions.

Currently, I am engaged in three active research positions that collectively represent the intersection of clinical biology, wet-lab diagnostics, and AI-powered bioinformatics:

• Medical Research Officer at the Advanced Molecular Lab, President Abdul Hamid Medical College and Hospital (Kishoreganj), where I manage clinical molecular diagnostics involving qRT-PCR, ELISA, DNA/RNA screening, and patient-focused research on reproductive health (e.g., cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccination, PROM, and eclampsia detection).
• Remote Bioinformatician at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sylhet), where I contribute to deep learning applications in miRNA–mRNA binding prediction, RNA secondary structure modeling, and pathway-level biomarker discovery using large-scale transcriptomics data.
• Clinical Data Associate in a Phase III Clinical Trial managed by the Toxicology Society of Bangladesh (Dhaka), where I automate data pipelines, design monitoring dashboards, and analyze trial outcomes using Python, R, SPSS, and SQL.

These roles reflect my interdisciplinary commitment—bridging molecular diagnostics, data science, and translational medicine. Whether it’s optimizing deep learning models for RNA structure-function prediction or conducting on-ground diagnostics in underserved regions, I continuously strive to make science actionable and inclusive.

In the face of adversity—financial, institutional, and personal—I have pursued science not just as a career, but as a calling. Every research milestone I have achieved is a direct result of resourcefulness, grit, and an unwavering desire to contribute to global biomedical innovation. As I now pursue PhD opportunities, I bring with me not only technical skills and academic rigor but also lived experience in overcoming constraints, navigating systems, and building meaningful, data-driven solutions for complex health challenges.