J. M. A. Hannan

J. M. A. Hannan is the chairman and professor of the Department of Pharmacy, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has over 14 years of teaching and research experience. He published a textbook on pharmaceutical statistics. He earned a PhD in pharmacology from University of Ulster, UK and a Master's in pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University.

Teaching and research experience ^[1]

• North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Head, Dept of Pharmacy (January 2006 – Present)
• East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy (2005–2006)
• Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Part-time faculty, Department of Pharmacy (2005–2006)
• BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Senior Research Officer (Equivalent to Assistant Professor) and Research Officer, Department of Pharmacology, (1997–2005)
• Research Fellow of International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS), Sweden in the same Department (1993–1997), Northern University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Part-time faculty, MPH Program (2005–2006)
• University of Paris, France - Visiting scientist in the Laboratory de Physiopathologie de la Nutrition, University of Paris, CNRS URA 0307, Paris 7, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, France under a Fellowship Program of International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS) (February 1999 to October 1999).
• University of Ulster, UK - Research student in the Diabetes Research Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, UK under a Fellowship Program of International Program in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS) (2001–2003)

Publications

• JMA Hannan. Medical & Pharmaceutical Statistics. Sangbed Publishers, Dhaka. 2007. pp 328.

Hannan has produced many other publications.^[1]

Current research activities

Hannan's research activities include:^[1]

1. Effect of plant fractions on insulin secretion in perfused rat pancreas and isolated islets.
2. Effect of antidiabetic plant materials on carbohydrate digestion and absorption in the gut of rats.
3. Studies on fish oils for the management of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and platelet aggregation associated with type 2 diabetes.
4. Biochemical feature of Bangladeshi Young Diabetic subjects.
5. Glycemic status of foods specially made for diabetic patients.

References

Notable scientists of Bangladesh
Physics	M Innas Ali A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid Fazle Hussain Jamal Nazrul Islam Mohammad Ataul Karim Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani A A Mamun Shuvo Roy M. Shamsher Ali M. A. Wazed Miah Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Sultana N. Nahar Miftahur Rahman
Chemistry	Abdus Suttar Khan Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda Abul Hussam Azam Ali
Biology	Maqsudul Alam Zeba Islam Seraj Shah M. Faruque M. Anwar Hossain M. Afzal Hossain Mohammed Fazle Rabbee
Environment and Soil Science	A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim S.M. Ullah Kamrun Nahar Iajuddin Ahmed
Pharmacy	J. M. A. Hannan
Mathematics and Statistics	Qazi Motahar Hossain