Contact Information:
3rd Floor, Tower-4, MIST.
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
Email: labiba.islam@bme.mist.ac.bd
Academic Qualification:
Bachelor at Department of Biomedical Engineering Feb 2020 – Mar 2025
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Interests: Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery, Cancer Biology, 3D Bioprinting
Subjects/Courses Taught:
Sessionals:
- Biochemistry
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Biofluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
- Biomedical Engineering Design
Professional/Work Experience:
1. Lecturer at Department of Biomedical Engineering (Oct 2025 - Present)
Military Institute of Science and Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Junior Product Development Engineer (May 2025 - Jun 2025)
BioEnclave Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Gained experience in research and development (R&D) and industry exposure in translational nanomedicine through
leading the commercialization process of CuraGel, the platelet lysate incorporated nanogel developed during my undergraduate
thesis.
Achievements:
1. Honda Young Engineer and Scientist (Y-E-S) Award 2023
Honda Foundation
• The Honda Young Engineer and Scientist Award, presented by the Honda Foundation, recognizes students’ achievements
in science, leadership and social impact. It includes a $3,000 prize plus $7,000 toward graduate studies in Japan. I
stayed as a research student in the Kano Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Biomedicine at Okayama University, entirely
supported by this award.
2. Most Popular Photographer
Sci-Capture International Science Photo Contest - 2024
3. Reduced-cost Elisa Reader
• Winner - Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Innovation Award from Honourable Health Minister of Bangladesh.
• 1st runner up - Digital Innovation Challenge for women powered by World Bank, UNDP, AWS, and Daily Star.
• 1st runner up - National STEAM Olympiad 2024 - Engineering Segment.
4. Dean’s List Scholarship 2021–2022
Awarded for outstanding academic performance during my undergraduate studies.
Projects/Research Experience:
1. Research student (Jul 2025 - Sep 2025)
Kano Lab, Dept of Pharmaceutical Biomedicine Okayama University, Japan
• Principal Investigator: Professor Mitsunobu R. Kano
2. Research Assistant (Apr 2025 - Jun 2025)
Undergraduate Researcher Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
BioInnovation Research Group Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Principal Investigator: Professor M Tarik Arafat
• Topic : Platelet lysate incorporated sodium alginate nanogel with mussel-inspired chemistry for scar-minimized diabetic
wound healing.
• My undergraduate thesis focused on developing a novel M-block sodium alginate nanogel synthesized via ionic gelation
to encapsulate human platelet lysate and surface-PEGylated through mussel-inspired chemistry, then integrated into
a Carbopol gel to enhance stability and patient compliance. The system achieved encapsulation efficiency over 99%,
sustained controlled and prolonged release (99.5% over 11 days), and exhibited outstanding biocompatibility (hemolysis
0.6%, BCI 14). It significantly enhanced wound healing in a streptozotocin induced diabetic mouse model compared to
platelet lysate treatment alone, showing superior regenerative properties such as rapid re-epithelialization, significantly
reduced immunogenic response, and minimal scarring. This work has been accepted at Molecular Pharmaceutics (ACS),
with a patent application submitted (BD-P-2025-258), and has advanced to a BioEnclave-collaborative clinical trial,
targeting diabetic foot ulcer marketed as CuraGel with diabetic foot ulcer patients showing significant wound-healing
improvement.
3. Reduced-cost Elisa Reader Jun 2022 - Jun 2023
Capstone Project Work BME, BUET
• Developed a cost-effective ELISA reader prototype for accurate detection of viral diseases in resource constrained
settings, priced at 34 USD.
• Regular Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) in developing countries are only 75-80% accurate, leading to incorrect treatments.
In contrast, our developed ELISA reader achieved an accuracy of 95.39% in clinical evaluations of 152 Hepatitis B samples,
addressing the issue of high-cost ELISA readers (4,000 to 33,000 USD) that are rarely accessible. This work has
been published in IEEE Xplore.
Publications:
• Salsabil, L.I., Rahman, A., Hoque, A., Wong, S.Y., Li, X., Arafat, M.T. "Platelet lysate incorporated sodium alginate
polymannuronate nanogel with mussel-inspired chemistry for scar-minimized diabetic wound healing."
Published in Molecular Pharmaceutics (ACS).
• Salsabil, L.I., Chakraborty, C., Tasnim, N., Rahman, M A., Paul, S., and Ahmed, M.T. "Affordable ELISA Reader:
Design and Feasibility Study for Resource-Constrained Regions." Published in IEEE Xplore.
Co-curricular Activities:
1. Ankur International Student Chapter Apr 2024 – present
President
2. Help_BUETian
General Secretary (Mar 2024 – Jun 2025)
Vice President (Jul 2025 - Present)
3. BUET Debating Club (Jun 2024 – Mar 2025)
General Secretary
4. Charulata Feb 2022 – present
Vice President Chattogram, Bangladesh
5. BUET American Chemical Society Student Chapter (Jun 2024 – Mar 2025)
Outreach Chair
