Dr. Mueena Jahan
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Public Health
Area of expertise:
🧬 iDNA Surveillance | 🌍 One Health | 🦠 Pathogen Ecology | 💊 AMR
Dr. Mueena Jahan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Gazipur Agricultural University, Bangladesh. She is a microbiologist and academic researcher with advanced training in biomedical science, molecular microbiology, biodiversity surveillance, and One Health-oriented research.
She earned her PhD in Biomedical Science through Freie University and HIOH, Berlin, Germany, where she developed expertise in environmental DNA and invertebrate-derived DNA approaches, particularly fly iDNA-based surveillance for terrestrial host and pathogen diversity monitoring. Her work integrates molecular tools, field-based ecological sampling, pathogen ecology, and applied microbiology to study host-pathogen interactions at the human-animal-environment interface.
Her research interests include eDNA/iDNA-based biodiversity and pathogen surveillance, molecular detection, food microbiology, probiotics, antimicrobial resistance, bacteriology, and One Health microbiology. Her current research focuses on innovative, non-invasive molecular monitoring tools for biodiversity assessment, microbial and pathogen diversity analysis, and scalable surveillance frameworks for complex ecological and wetland ecosystems.
Alongside her research, Dr. Jahan is committed to academic teaching and mentorship, supporting students in microbiology and One Health-related research while fostering scientific curiosity, critical thinking, and research excellence.
2023 – PhD in Biomedical Science -Freie University, Berlin, Germany & Helmholtz Institute for One Health(HIOH)
2013 – MS in Microbiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
2011 – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh