Asraful Islam Rakib a Student & Researcher, Graduated from Gopalgonj Science and Technology University, Gopalgonj-8100, Bangladesh with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) in 2022. He also worked as an Assistant Investigator from 2024 in Bioluster Research Center Ltd. for almost 2 years. He has joined TJ-lab in 2025 as a Master’s student.
Representative Papers:
Rakib, A. I., Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Hasan, M. S. A., Sheikh, S., Ansari, S. A., Ansari, I. A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis and Assessments of Analgesic and Antidiarrheal Activity of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Cheilanthes tenuifolia: In Vivo Study. Immunity, inflammation and disease, 12(11), e70055. https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70055
Rakib, A. I., Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Al Hasan, M. S., Hasan, R., Ansari, S. A., ... & Islam, M. T. (2025). Neuroprotective potential of the methanolic leaf extract of Cheilanthes tenuifolia in Swiss albino mice. South African Journal of Botany, 182, 23-33.Volume 182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.04.034.
Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Rakib, A. I., Hasan, R., Coutinho, H. D. M., Araújo, I. M., de Menezes, I. R. A., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Assessment of Quercetin Antiemetic Properties: In Vivo and In Silico Investigations on Receptor Binding Affinity and Synergistic Effects. Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 12(24), 4189. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244189
Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, S., Rakib, A. I., Al Hasan, S., Shill, M. C., El-Nashar, H. A. S., El-Shazly, M., & Islam, M. T. (2025). Gigantol, a promising natural drug for inflammation: a literature review and computational based study. Natural product research, 39(5), 1241–1257. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2024.2340042
Bhuia, M. S., Wilairatana, P., Chowdhury, R., Rakib, A. I., Kamli, H., Shaikh, A., Coutinho, H. D. M., & Islam, M. T. (2023). Anticancer Potentials of the Lignan Magnolin: A Systematic Review. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 28(9), 3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093671
Ferdous, J., Bhuia, M. S., Chowdhury, R., Rakib, A. I., Aktar, M. A., Al Hasan, M. S., Melo Coutinho, H. D., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Pharmacological Activities of Plant-Derived Fraxin with Molecular Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review. Chemistry & biodiversity, 21(5), e202301615. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202301615
Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Wilairatana, P., Afroz, M., Hasan, R., Ferdous, J., Rakib, A. I., Sheikh, S., Mubarak, M. S., & Islam, M. T. (2024). An insight into the anticancer potentials of lignan arctiin: A comprehensive review of molecular mechanisms. Heliyon, 10(12), e32899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32899
Islam, M. T., Malik, A., Alshememry, A. K., Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Fatima, S., Hossen, M. S., Rakib, A. I., Mollah, F., Akbor, M. S., Bappi, M. H., Saim, M. A., & Islam, M. T. (2024). Anxiolytic Effect of Sesamol, Possibly Through the GABAkine Interaction Pathway. Drug development research, 85(8), e70028. https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.70028
Chowdhury, R., Bhuia, M. S., Rakib, A. I., Sheikh, S., Ahmmed, S., Situ, S. G., ... & Islam, M. T. (2024). (±) Citronellal Exerts Antidepressant and Modulatory Effects on Duloxetine Possibly Through Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Interaction Pathway: In Vivo Approach with Molecular Docking. ChemistrySelect, 9(46), e202404764.
