Rate My Professor Shamsul Morshed

Dr. Shamsul Morshed serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology in the Faculty of Food Science and Technology at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh. He also holds the position of Provost of Bir Muktijoddha Abdullah Al Noman Hall. Morshed earned his B.Sc. (Honors) in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Dhaka in 2006 with first class results, securing the 11th position among peers. He pursued an M.S. in the same field from the University of Dhaka in 2009, achieving first class honors and the 9th position. Morshed completed his Ph.D. at Shizuoka University, Japan, in 2020 from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Bio-Science. His doctoral thesis, titled "Dissection of ESCRT-mediated microautophagy induction after TORC1 inactivation in budding yeast," focused on molecular and cellular biology, particularly microautophagy. Prior to academia, he worked in the pharmaceutical sector as Quality Assurance Officer at Rhymer Chemical Industry Limited in 2009, Officer in Product Development (Analytical) at Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited from 2009 to 2011, and Senior Officer in Process and Product Development (Analytical) at RAK Pharmaceuticals Limited in 2011. At CVASU, he joined as Lecturer in October 2011, advanced to Assistant Professor in March 2014, Associate Professor in October 2019, and Professor in October 2023.

Morshed's research interests include molecular cellular biology (especially microautophagy), natural products, and food chemistry. He has received notable awards such as the MEXT Scholarship from the Government of Japan for his doctoral program, the Dean’s Award (Gold Medal) for his B.Sc. (Honors) results, and scholarships during primary, secondary, and undergraduate studies. His key publications encompass "The Greatwall kinase Rim15 promotes microautophagy and microlipophagy under the control of TORC1" (2025, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications), "Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh and their risk assessment" (2024, Journal of Environmental Management), "Effects of Adding Banana Juice on the Physical, Chemical, and Microbiological Quality of Yogurt" (2024, Journal of Modern Agriculture and Biotechnology), "Prevalence of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in Fresh Cow Milk Produced in Chattogram, Bangladesh" (2023, Turkish Journal of Agriculture – Food Science and Technology), "TORC1 inactivation promotes APC/C-dependent mitotic slippage in yeast and human cells" (2022, iScience), "Cdc14 phosphatase downmodulates ESCRT-0 complex formation on vacuolar membranes and microautophagy after TORC1 inactivation" (2021, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications), and "ESCRT machinery plays a role in microautophagy in yeast" (2020, BMC Molecular and Cell Biology).