Mohammad Sorowar Hossain

**Mohammad Sorowar Hossain** (born 1976) is a Bangladeshi professor, author, researcher and a public figure. He is a vocal voice against issues that go against social and religious values. He has been working to create public awareness about thalassemia on social media and TV programs. He is an assistant professor at the School of Environment and Life Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh.He completed his PhD in Molecular Biology from the National University of Singapore, where he investigated sex differentiation using a zebrafish model, followed by postdoctoral training in Molecular Cancer Pharmacology at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Cancer Genomics at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. After more than a decade of advanced research training in Singapore’s leading institutions, he returned to Bangladesh, contributing to both industry and academia, including leadership roles as Senior Manager (Head of R&D, Biotech Division) at Incepta Pharmaceuticals and faculty positions at BRAC University (Microbiology) and Independent University, Bangladesh, where he currently serves as a Professor at the school of Environment and Life Sciences.

Dr. Hossain has held international academic affiliations as Honorary Principal Fellow (2019–2021) and Honorary Associate Professor (2022–2025) at the University of Wollongong, Australia. 

He has co-authored publications in high-impact journals such as Lancet, Cell Report, Oncogene, Stem Cell Report, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Virology, Biology of reproduction, Virology, BMC Cancer and Cancer Epidemiology, Autism, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases etc. 

He is also contributing as Executive Director of Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF), Bangladesh. Inspired by BRF’s unique concept (Utilizing the underutilized resources), Dr Hossain led a team of 111 researchers to study chikungunya outbreak (2017) and a team of 85 researchers to investigate the clinical spectrum and transmission of dengue outbreak in 2019. He is highly dedicated to community-based research efforts to solve public health-related problems in Bangladesh.

His current research interest encompasses public health aspects of emerging and neglected diseases in the context of resource-limited settings (Bangladesh).

## Research 
Over the past decade, his work has focused on emerging and neglected diseases in resource-limited settings, particularly in Bangladesh, with a strong emphasis on translating research into community-level impact. A proven leader in collaborative research, Dr. Hossain mobilized nationwide research networks involving over 100 volunteer researcher during major public health crises, including chikungunya (2017) and dengue outbreaks (2019). He has co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals (h-index: 32; ~3200 citations). His contributions have earned him prestigious recognitions, including the Endeavour Executive Fellowship (Australian Government) and the Outstanding Research Excellence Award from the Independent University, Bangladesh (2015-2019).  

The World Health Organization (WHO) has cited Dr. Hossain’s work on Dengue in its official website, acknowledging it as a key reference for understanding the disease situation in Bangladesh .

## Activism 
Beyond academia, he has been an active science communicator for over 25 years, contributing to national media and policy discourse, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic , Dengue crisis and thalassemia . During COVID-19 pandemic, his presence in mainstream media influenced vaccine management.   

## Books
* সন্তান প্রতিপালনে এ যুগের চ্যালেঞ্জ (Challenges of this era in raising children) (2023)
* বিসিএস নাকি বিদেশে উচ্চশিক্ষা (BCS or higher education abroad) (2025)
* শহীদদের শেষ মুহূর্তগুলো (১ম খণ্ড) (The last moments of the martyrs) (Part 1) (2025)
* সমতার আড়ালে সমকামিতা মিশন (Homosexuality mission under the guise of equality) (2025)

## Related pages
* Transsexuality
* LGBT rights in Bangladesh

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* https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-2909 ORCID profile of Mohammad Sorowar Hossain