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'''Firdausi Qadri''' (born 31 March 1951) is a Bangladeshi scientist with specialization in immunology and infectious disease research. She has worked over 25 years on the development of vaccines for cholera<ref name="who.int" /> and has expertise on other infectious disease like ETEC, Typhoid, ''[[Helicobacter pylori]]'', [[rotavirus]], etc. Currently, she is working as a director for Centre for Vaccine Sciences of [[ICDDR,B|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)]]. She also serves as chairperson of the Institute for developing Science and Health initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ideshi.org/people/dr-firdausi-qadri/ |title=Dr. Firdausi Qadri |website=Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives |access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> Her scientific achievements lie in enteric infections and vaccines including ''[[Vibrio cholerae]]'' and [[enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli|enterotoxigenic ''Escherichia coli'']]—major causes of severe [[diarrhea]]. She has also focused on studying the immune response in ''Helicobacter pylori'' infected people in Bangladesh and the responses in patients with [[typhoid]] fever as well as vaccinees.<ref name="who.int">{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/influenza_vaccines_plan/advisory_group/qadri/en/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029111832/http://www.who.int/influenza_vaccines_plan/advisory_group/qadri/en/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |title=Dr Firdausi Qadri |website=World Health Organization}}</ref> The [[Government of Bangladesh]] awarded her the [[Independence Award]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=9 people, fire service to receive Independence Award 2023 |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/9-people-fire-service-to-receive-independence-award-2023/111567 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=unb.com.bd}}</ref> |
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==Education and professional qualification== |
==Education and professional qualification== |
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Qadri got her [[BSc]] and [[MSc]] degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the [[University of Dhaka]] in 1975 and 1977 respectively. In 1980, she got her PhD degree in biochemistry/immunology from [[University of Liverpool]]. After completing her postdoc in immunology from ICDDR,B she joined as an associate scientist in 1988 in the same institution. Currently, she is the senior scientist and director of Centre for Vaccine Science at ICDDR,B. |
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==Research contributions== |
==Research contributions== |
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Qadri has focused her research on enteric diseases, specifically in the areas of immunology, genomics, proteomic technology and diagnostics, and vaccine development. She endeavored to introduce a new cheap oral cholera vaccine in Bangladesh <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Qadri|first1=Firdausi|last2=Clemens|first2=John D.|last3=Sarker|first3=Abdur Razzaque|last4=Islam|first4=Md Taufiqul|last5=Ali|first5=Mohammad|last6=Islam|first6=Muhammad Shariful|last7=Khan|first7=Jahangir A. M.|last8=Dimitrov|first8=Dobromir T.|last9=DeRoeck|first9=Denise|date=2018-10-09|title=The impact and cost-effectiveness of controlling cholera through the use of oral cholera vaccines in urban Bangladesh: A disease modeling and economic analysis|journal=PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases|language=en|volume=12|issue=10|pages=e0006652|doi=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006652|issn=1935-2735|pmc=6177119|pmid=30300420 |doi-access=free }}</ref> in replacement of Dukoral, which is costly for poor people and cost-ineffective as a public health tool.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hutubessy|first1=Raymond|last2=Tebbens|first2=Radboud J. Duintjer|last3=Reyburn|first3=Rita|last4=Khatib|first4=Ahmed M.|last5=Chaignat|first5=Claire-Lise|last6=Ali|first6=Said M.|last7=Weiss|first7=Mitchell G.|last8=Schaetti|first8=Christian|date=2012-10-04|title=Costs of Illness Due to Cholera, Costs of Immunization and Cost-Effectiveness of an Oral Cholera Mass Vaccination Campaign in Zanzibar|journal=PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases|language=en|volume=6|issue=10|pages=e1844|doi=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001844|issn=1935-2735|pmc=3464297|pmid=23056660 |doi-access=free }}</ref> She demonstrated the efficacy of Shanchol vaccine in mass population in slam areas in Dhaka,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Efficacy of a Single-Dose, Inactivated Oral Cholera Vaccine in Bangladesh|journal = New England Journal of Medicine|volume = 374|issue = 18|pages = 1723–1732|last1=Qadri|first1=Firdausi|last2=Wierzba|first2=Thomas F.|date=2016-05-04|language=EN|doi=10.1056/nejmoa1510330|pmid = 27144848|last3=Ali|first3=Mohammad|last4=Chowdhury|first4=Fahima|last5=Khan|first5=Ashraful I.|last6=Saha|first6=Amit|last7=Khan|first7=Iqbal A.|last8=Asaduzzaman|first8=Muhammad|last9=Akter|first9=Afroza|doi-access=free|hdl=10852/77703|hdl-access=free}}</ref> then worked to have it adopted as a public health intervention in Bangladesh,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Khan|first1=Iqbal Ansary|last2=Khan|first2=Ashraful Islam|last3=Rahman|first3=Anisur|last4=Siddique|first4=Shah Alam|last5=Islam|first5=Md Taufiqul|last6=Bhuiyan|first6=Md Amirul Islam|last7=Chowdhury|first7=Atique Iqbal|last8=Saha|first8=Nirod Chandra|last9=Biswas|first9=Prasanta Kumar|date=2019-01-01|title=Organization and implementation of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in an endemic urban setting in Dhaka, Bangladesh|journal=Global Health Action|volume=12|issue=1|pages=1574544|doi=10.1080/16549716.2019.1574544|issn=1654-9716|pmc=6383613|pmid=30764750}}</ref> including Rohingya refugees.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Clemens|first1=John D.|last2=Singh|first2=Poonam Khetrapal|last3=Nair|first3=G. Balakrish|last4=Islam|first4=Md Taufiqul|last5=Khan|first5=Ashraful Islam|last6=Flora|first6=Meerjady Sabrina|last7=Azad|first7=Abul Kalam|last8=Qadri|first8=Firdausi|date=2018-05-12|title=Emergency deployment of oral cholera vaccine for the Rohingya in Bangladesh|url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30993-0/abstract|journal=The Lancet|language=English|volume=391|issue=10133|pages=1877–1879|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30993-0|issn=0140-6736|pmid=29781432|s2cid=29159499}}</ref> |
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Qadri has been trying to introduce new cheap vaccine for cholera in Bangladesh after Dukoral, which is costly for poor people. As a try of it, she has already introduced Shanchol vaccine in mass population in slam areas in Dhaka.{{cn|date=October 2013}} |
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==Honours and awards== |
==Honours and awards== |
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In 2012, Qadri was awarded the Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux's annual scientific 'Grand Prize', called the "Christophe Mérieux Prize", for her research on infectious enteric diseases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.institut-de-france.fr/sites/institut-de-france.fr/files/prix_merieux_2013_appel_candidatures_ang.pdf|title=Institut de France - Accueil}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fondation-merieux.org/en/what-we-do/enhancing-research-capabilities/enchancing-skills-scientists/institut-de-france-christophe-merieux-prize/|title=Institut de France's Christophe Mérieux Prize|date=2013-09-17|website=Mérieux Foundation|language=fr|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> This award made possible the creation of the Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ideshi.org/about-ideshi/ |title=About Us |website=Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives |access-date=2019-07-16 |archive-date=2019-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716132753/https://www.ideshi.org/about-ideshi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, she has been named as a member of a high-level panel which will advise the UN chief on the organizational and operational aspects of a proposed Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the least developed countries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladeshi scientist Qadri named member of high-level UN panel |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bangladeshi-scientist-qadri-named-member-of-high-level-un-panel-52312 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2014-11-27}}</ref> She is also listed in the top 100 Asian Scientists list. This list is published by [[Asian Scientist Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-28|title=3 Bangladeshi researchers named in Asian Scientist 100 list|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/science/news/3-bangladeshi-researchers-named-asian-scientist-100-list-2085337|access-date=2021-05-01|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2008, Qadri received the Gold Medal from the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.<ref>http://www.icddrb.org/what-we-do/publications/doc_download/1959-dr-firdausi-qadri-receives-bangladesh-academy-of-sciences-gold-medal-</ref> |
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In August 2021, the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] was presented to Firdausi Qadri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmaward.asia/awardee/firdausi-qadri|title=Firdausi Qadri|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Qadri was awarded the Christophe Mérieux Prize, for her research on infectious enteric diseases, a scourge in developing countries.<ref>http://www.institut-de-france.fr/sites/institut-de-france.fr/files/prix_merieux_2013_appel_candidatures_ang.pdf</ref><ref>http://grands-prix-2012.institut-de-france.fr/firdausi-qadri</ref> |
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==Memberships== |
==Memberships== |
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Qadri is the International Ambassador for the [[American Society for Microbiology]] Bangladesh<ref>http://www.asm.org/index.php/component/content/article/28-international/7776-asm-ambassador-contact-information</ref> and a |
Qadri is a founder and a member of Board of Advisory of the [[Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bsm.org.bd/board-of-advisory/ |title=Board of Advisory |website=Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists |access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> She is the International Ambassador for the [[American Society for Microbiology]] Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asm.org/index.php/component/content/article/28-international/7776-asm-ambassador-contact-information |title=Contact The ASM International Ambassador in Your Country! |website=American Society for Microbiology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105164343/http://www.asm.org/index.php/component/content/article/28-international/7776-asm-ambassador-contact-information |archive-date=2013-11-05}}</ref> and a fellow of the [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]] since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bas.org.bd/fellowship/list-of-fellows-/userprofile/fqadri.html |title=Dr. Firdausi Qadri |website=Bangladesh Academy of Science |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213525/http://www.bas.org.bd/fellowship/list-of-fellows-/userprofile/fqadri.html |archive-date=2015-06-10}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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* Gold Medal Award from the [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bas.org.bd/awards/gold-medal-award.html|title=Academy Gold Medal Award|website=Bangladesh Academy of Sciences|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=2015-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926174053/http://www.bas.org.bd/awards/gold-medal-award.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2005 |
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*Christophe Mérieux Prize in 2012<ref name=":0" /> |
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*[[Anannya Top Ten Awards]] in 2013 |
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⚫ | *[[C. N. R. Rao]] Prize in 2013, one of the awards conferred annually by [[TWAS]], the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twas.ictp.it/news-in-home-page/news/bangladeshi-immunologist-wins-the-c.n.r.-rao-prize|title=Bangladeshi immunologist wins the C.N.R. Rao Prize|website=The World Academy of Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000222/http://twas.ictp.it/news-in-home-page/news/bangladeshi-immunologist-wins-the-c.n.r.-rao-prize|archive-date=2013-10-05}}</ref> |
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* [[L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards]] in 2020 |
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*[[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] in 2021 |
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*[[Independence Award|Independence Day Award]] in 2023 |
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 13 September 2024
Firdausi Qadri | |
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ফিরদৌসী কাদরী | |
Born | 31 March 1951 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | |
Awards | full list |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology, vaccine, microbiology |
Institutions | ICDDR,B |
Firdausi Qadri (born 31 March 1951) is a Bangladeshi scientist with specialization in immunology and infectious disease research. She has worked over 25 years on the development of vaccines for cholera[1] and has expertise on other infectious disease like ETEC, Typhoid, Helicobacter pylori, rotavirus, etc. Currently, she is working as a director for Centre for Vaccine Sciences of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). She also serves as chairperson of the Institute for developing Science and Health initiatives.[2] Her scientific achievements lie in enteric infections and vaccines including Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli—major causes of severe diarrhea. She has also focused on studying the immune response in Helicobacter pylori infected people in Bangladesh and the responses in patients with typhoid fever as well as vaccinees.[1] The Government of Bangladesh awarded her the Independence Award in 2023.[3]
Education and professional qualification
[edit]This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2021) |
Qadri got her BSc and MSc degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Dhaka in 1975 and 1977 respectively. In 1980, she got her PhD degree in biochemistry/immunology from University of Liverpool. After completing her postdoc in immunology from ICDDR,B she joined as an associate scientist in 1988 in the same institution. Currently, she is the senior scientist and director of Centre for Vaccine Science at ICDDR,B.
Research contributions
[edit]Qadri has focused her research on enteric diseases, specifically in the areas of immunology, genomics, proteomic technology and diagnostics, and vaccine development. She endeavored to introduce a new cheap oral cholera vaccine in Bangladesh [4] in replacement of Dukoral, which is costly for poor people and cost-ineffective as a public health tool.[5] She demonstrated the efficacy of Shanchol vaccine in mass population in slam areas in Dhaka,[6] then worked to have it adopted as a public health intervention in Bangladesh,[7] including Rohingya refugees.[8]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2012, Qadri was awarded the Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux's annual scientific 'Grand Prize', called the "Christophe Mérieux Prize", for her research on infectious enteric diseases.[9][10] This award made possible the creation of the Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) in 2014.[11] In 2014, she has been named as a member of a high-level panel which will advise the UN chief on the organizational and operational aspects of a proposed Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the least developed countries.[12] She is also listed in the top 100 Asian Scientists list. This list is published by Asian Scientist Magazine.[13]
In August 2021, the Ramon Magsaysay Award was presented to Firdausi Qadri.[14]
Memberships
[edit]Qadri is a founder and a member of Board of Advisory of the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists.[15] She is the International Ambassador for the American Society for Microbiology Bangladesh[16] and a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences since 2008.[17]
Awards
[edit]- Gold Medal Award from the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences[18] in 2005
- Christophe Mérieux Prize in 2012[10]
- Anannya Top Ten Awards in 2013
- C. N. R. Rao Prize in 2013, one of the awards conferred annually by TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries.[19]
- L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards in 2020
- Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2021
- Independence Day Award in 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr Firdausi Qadri". World Health Organization. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Firdausi Qadri". Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "9 people, fire service to receive Independence Award 2023". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Qadri, Firdausi; Clemens, John D.; Sarker, Abdur Razzaque; Islam, Md Taufiqul; Ali, Mohammad; Islam, Muhammad Shariful; Khan, Jahangir A. M.; Dimitrov, Dobromir T.; DeRoeck, Denise (2018-10-09). "The impact and cost-effectiveness of controlling cholera through the use of oral cholera vaccines in urban Bangladesh: A disease modeling and economic analysis". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12 (10): e0006652. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006652. ISSN 1935-2735. PMC 6177119. PMID 30300420.
- ^ Hutubessy, Raymond; Tebbens, Radboud J. Duintjer; Reyburn, Rita; Khatib, Ahmed M.; Chaignat, Claire-Lise; Ali, Said M.; Weiss, Mitchell G.; Schaetti, Christian (2012-10-04). "Costs of Illness Due to Cholera, Costs of Immunization and Cost-Effectiveness of an Oral Cholera Mass Vaccination Campaign in Zanzibar". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 6 (10): e1844. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001844. ISSN 1935-2735. PMC 3464297. PMID 23056660.
- ^ Qadri, Firdausi; Wierzba, Thomas F.; Ali, Mohammad; Chowdhury, Fahima; Khan, Ashraful I.; Saha, Amit; Khan, Iqbal A.; Asaduzzaman, Muhammad; Akter, Afroza (2016-05-04). "Efficacy of a Single-Dose, Inactivated Oral Cholera Vaccine in Bangladesh". New England Journal of Medicine. 374 (18): 1723–1732. doi:10.1056/nejmoa1510330. hdl:10852/77703. PMID 27144848.
- ^ Khan, Iqbal Ansary; Khan, Ashraful Islam; Rahman, Anisur; Siddique, Shah Alam; Islam, Md Taufiqul; Bhuiyan, Md Amirul Islam; Chowdhury, Atique Iqbal; Saha, Nirod Chandra; Biswas, Prasanta Kumar (2019-01-01). "Organization and implementation of an oral cholera vaccination campaign in an endemic urban setting in Dhaka, Bangladesh". Global Health Action. 12 (1): 1574544. doi:10.1080/16549716.2019.1574544. ISSN 1654-9716. PMC 6383613. PMID 30764750.
- ^ Clemens, John D.; Singh, Poonam Khetrapal; Nair, G. Balakrish; Islam, Md Taufiqul; Khan, Ashraful Islam; Flora, Meerjady Sabrina; Azad, Abul Kalam; Qadri, Firdausi (2018-05-12). "Emergency deployment of oral cholera vaccine for the Rohingya in Bangladesh". The Lancet. 391 (10133): 1877–1879. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30993-0. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 29781432. S2CID 29159499.
- ^ "Institut de France - Accueil" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Institut de France's Christophe Mérieux Prize". Mérieux Foundation (in French). 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "About Us". Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Bangladeshi scientist Qadri named member of high-level UN panel". The Daily Star. 2014-11-27.
- ^ "3 Bangladeshi researchers named in Asian Scientist 100 list". The Daily Star. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Firdausi Qadri". August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Board of Advisory". Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Contact The ASM International Ambassador in Your Country!". American Society for Microbiology. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05.
- ^ "Dr. Firdausi Qadri". Bangladesh Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10.
- ^ "Academy Gold Medal Award". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Bangladeshi immunologist wins the C.N.R. Rao Prize". The World Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Alumni of the University of Liverpool
- Bangladeshi scientists
- Fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
- Foreign fellows of the Indian National Science Academy
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates
- Ramon Magsaysay Award winners
- Recipients of the Independence Day Award