grants and awards

to date, i have secured approximately $500,000 usd in competitive research funding starting as a student to co-pi to 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

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2019 rapid identification of targeted pathogens in indian flying foxes

national laboratory of virology, university of pécs | $103,200 | co-principal investigator

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2016 association of date palm sap collection, marketing, and nipah virus risk

european union – integrating one health education for action | $35,000 | principal investigator

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2014 capacity building for bat conservation through community engagement

rufford small grants for nature conservation | $7,000 | principal investigator

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2014 health status survey of fruit bats with their abundance, distribution and roosting sites

columbus zoo and aquarium conservation fund | $3,000 | co-principal investigator

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2012 global grassroots conservation grant: strengthening the community approach

bat conservation international (bci) | $5,000 | student scholar

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2012 ecological study of bats in bangladesh

whitley wildlife conservation trust (wild planet trust) | $700 | student investigator

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fellowships & honors

2025 nsf eeid scholarship (bvbd)

institute for health in the human ecosystem | $2,500 | scholar

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2023 research exchange award

national research development and innovation office (nkfih), hungary | $2,500 | awardee

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2022 conservation impact award in advocacy

bat conservation international (bci) | merit distinction | awardee

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2017 authoraid travel grant

international network for the availability of scientific publications (inasp) | $1,500 | awardee

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2013 dean’s special award for exceptional field achievement

chittagong veterinary and animal sciences university | honorary award | awardee

leadership & professional service

2018–2023 communication secretary

one health bangladesh (national platform) | leadership mandate | executive committee member

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program design: bangladesh’s first field epidemiology training program (fetpv)

creating a sustainable pipeline for frontline epidemiologists | course development | technical advisor

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policy advisory: technical advisor for emphnet

contributing to who/fao/woah technical frameworks | global health policy | contributor

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