MrMd Sanowar Hossain

Sanowar Hossain is a graduate researcher in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. His research expertise spans natural products chemistry, LC–MS-based metabolomics, bioactive compound identification, and analytical chemistry. His research interests include the application of advanced analytical techniques and metabolomics approaches to investigate complex natural products, characterise plant-derived compounds, and explore their potential applications in food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Sanowar’s doctoral research has been supported by the Australian Research Council through Deakin University and the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia’s Bioactives (FAAB).

Before joining Deakin University in 2023, Sanowar completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy degrees at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and registered as an A-grade pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh. He began his career as a Product Executive in a leading pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh before transitioning to academia in 2015 as a university lecturer. He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2021. 

His broader research interests encompass phytopharmacology, analytical chemistry, chemical biology, natural product discovery, and the application of advanced analytical techniques to investigate plant-derived bioactive compounds. Alongside his research, Sanowar has worked as a casual academic at Deakin University since 2023.