Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Mr, Dr
The University of Western Australia (M561), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr Mejbah Bhuiyan is an early career microbiologist, infectious disease epidemiologist with interests in paediatric respiratory infections and immunisation and with an outstanding track record for his stage of career. Dr Bhuiyan is a Post-Doctoral Researcher with Wesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA and is currently leading the Epidemiological part of a clinical trial on respiratory illness at Perth Children’s Hospital.
Dr Bhuiyan has more than 8 years of workings experience as epidemiologist in both developing (Bangladesh) and developed (Australia) setting. He led several infectious disease surveillance programs with focus on maternal and child heath, which sought to understand, i) the role of respiratory viruses in causing hospitalization with respiratory viruses among children <5 years in Bangladesh; ii) influenza-associated infection burden in pregnant women in Bangladesh; iii) the epidemiology of hospital acquired infections in Bangladesh; iv) role of respiratory pathogens in childhood pneumonia in Western Australia.
Dr Bhuiyan completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2019 and his thesis provided the most comprehensive microbiological and epidemiological data on cause of pneumonia in Australian children till date. He has established collaboration with several national and international infectious disease researchers and has led several successful grant applications. He is an expert epidemiologist with strength in modern statistical analysis. He has published >20 research manuscripts, 9 as lead author (6 in last 3 years). He had been invited to present research findings in several national and international conferences.
Paediatric respiratory epidemiology, PhD, The University of Western Australia
30 Mar 2015 → 29 Sep 2018
Award Date: 11 Apr 2019
Public Health, Masters
10 Jan 2007 → 30 Dec 2007
Award Date: 30 Dec 2007
Microbiology, Bachelor of Science
Award Date: 25 Jun 2005
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Blyth, C., Smith, D., Kirkham, L., Thornton, R., Bhuiyan, M. & Jacoby, P.
1/01/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Bhuiyan, Mejbah (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Award
Bhuiyan, Mejbah (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
Bhuiyan, Mejbah (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
Bhuiyan, Mejbah (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Award