Mst Habiba

Ms Mst Habiba

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

PhD Student

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I am a PhD student in the Food and Nutritional Science department of the School of Agriculture, Food & Wine. My primary supervisor is Dr. Hayriye Bozkurt Cekmer. I am co-supervised by Dr. Helen Morris and Dr. Cristian Varela from the School of Agriculture, Food & Wine.

My PhD research topic is broadly developing novel probiotic dairy products and risk assessment. This research will also investigate the microbial diversity of raw buffalo milk. I am also interested in isolating probiotic lactic acid bacteria from raw buffalo milk.

I have obtained Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree at undergraduate level and Master of Science (MS) degree in Dairy Science at postgraduate level securing CGPA 3.97 and 4.00, respectively. I was awarded Prime Ministers Gold Medal by the Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh for securing the highest CGPA at the undergraduate level. My master’s thesis title was “Searching Probiotic bifidobacteria from traditional buffalo milk curd as an emerging safeguard of human health”.

After completing Masters degree, I joined the department of Dairy and Poultry Science in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), one of the leading public universities in agricultural education and research in Bangladesh as a faculty member. Teaching and research in the field of dairy science is my major job responsibility. Since I am very much passionate to research, this doctorate position opened the opportunity to be involved in research.

I have been carried out research on animal-derived foods. I have published some research articles in peer-reviewed journals and some abstracts in different conference proceedings. I strongly believe the work ethic and fully motivated to succeed within a competitive research field. I am keen to learning and excelling at new technologies as needed.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing PhD Student University of Adelaide
    2019 - ongoing Faculty member Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2017 Award Prime Ministers Gold Medal BSMRAU, Bangladesh Bangladesh -
    2017 Fellowship NST Fellowship BSMRAU Bangladesh -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Bengali Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
    English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2017 - 2018 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Bangladesh Master of Science
    2012 - 2016 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Bangladesh Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

  • Research Interests
    Food safety Microbiology Food Science Food Packaging, Preservation and Safety Bacteriology

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Habiba, M. U., Hoque, M. N., Ahmed, S., Islam, M. T., Deb, G. K., & Rahman, M. M. (2024). Genomic insights into antibiotic resistance genes in Leuconostoc citreum strains isolated from artisanal buffalo milk curd in Bangladesh through whole-genome sequencing.. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(3), e0128923-1-e0128923-3.
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    2024 Habiba, U., Nazmul Hoque, M., Ahmed, S., Islam, T., Deb, G. K., & Morshedur Rahman, M. (2024). Draft genome sequence of Leuconostoc falkenbergense isolated from naturally fermented buffalo milk curd. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(5), 3 pages.
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    2023 Ahmed, S., Habiba, M. U., Hossain, M. D., Hoque, S. A. M., & Rahman, M. M. (2023). Retardation of oxidative rancidity in ghee adding orange peel powder at different storage temperature. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 60(1), 243-251.
    DOI Scopus1
    2023 Hossain, M. D., Salam, M. A., Ahmed, S., Habiba, M. U., Akhtar, S., Islam, M. M., . . . Rahman, M. M. (2023). Relationship of Meteorological Data with Heat Stress Effect on Dairy Cows of Smallholder Farmers. Sustainability (Switzerland), 15(1), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus4
    2021 Habiba, M. U., Jhinuk, A. A., Sumon, S. M. R., Jahan, M., Ahmed, S., Hossain, M. D., . . . Rahman, M. M. (2021). Artisanal buffalo milk curd from Charfassion upazila of Bholadistrict in Bangladesh as a potent source of bifidobacteria. Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 02(01), 70-76.
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    2020 Ahmed, S., Khairunnesa, M., Habiba, M., Islam, M., Hoque, S., & Rahman, M. (2020). Feasibility of using jack fruit seeds powder as a substitute of skimmed milk powder for making traditional yogurt. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, (0), 1.
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    - Bostami, A. B. M. R., Yang, C. J., Khan, M. R. I., Rabbi, A. K. M. Z., Hossain, M. D., Islam, M. R., . . . Rahaman, S. M. M. (n.d.). Ameliorating the crossbred (Local x Holstein Friesian) growing calves’ growth performance, fecal microbial loads, and nutrient digestibility upon feeding local herbal feed additives as supplements. Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, 6(2), 79-87.
    DOI
    - Habiba, M. U., Ahmed, S., Ahmed, A., & Rahman, M. M. (n.d.). Growth inhibition of Salmonella by Leuconostoc species isolated from buffalo milk curd. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture, 27(1), 93-104.
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