grants and awards

funding & recognition

to date, i have secured approximately $500,000 usd in competitive research funding as pi or co-pi. my track record demonstrates a consistent ability to bridge ecological theory with public health priorities, attracting support from the european union, national laboratories, and international conservation bodies.

major research funding

2022 Capacity Building in Higher Education for Vector-Borne Disease Risk Mitigation European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) $345,734 Co-Principal Investigator

2019 Rapid Identification of Targeted Pathogens in Indian Flying Foxes National Laboratory of Virology, University of Pécs $103,200 Co-Principal Investigator

2016 Association of Date Palm Sap Collection, Marketing, and Nipah Virus Risk European Union – Integrating One Health Education for Action $35,000 Principal Investigator

2014 Capacity Building for Bat Conservation through Community Engagement Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation $7,000 Principal Investigator

fellowships & honors

national science and technology fellowship Ministry of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

research exchange award National Research Development and Innovation Office, Hungary

conservation impact award (advocacy) Bat Conservation International (2022)

dean’s special award for exceptional field achievement Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (2013)

leadership & service

program design: developed bangladesh’s first field epidemiology training program for veterinarians (fetpv), creating a sustainable pipeline for zoonotic disease responders.

policy advisory: served as technical advisor for the eastern mediterranean public health network (emphnet), contributing to who/fao/woah technical frameworks.