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Md Saifur Rahman, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
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Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy: Biomedical Engineering (BMEN)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Dec. 2025
Advisor: Professor Limei Tian
Master of Science: Materials Science and Engineering
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea, Feb. 2021
Advisor: Professor Myung-Han Yoon
Master of Science: Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Mar. 2014
Bachelor of Science: Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Dec. 2011
Professional Appointments
Professional Appointments
Postdoctoral Researcher
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, Apr. 2026- present
Advisor: Professor Xiao Yang
Research Assistant
Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems, Texas A&M, Dec. 2025 - Mar. 2026
Advisor: Professor Limei Tian
Executive, Quality Control
Square Pharmaceuticals Limited (FDA certified), Gazipur, Bangladesh, May 2015 - Aug. 2018
Manager: Muntasir Mahbub
Executive, Quality Control
Opsonin Pharma Limited, Barisal, Bangladesh, Jul. 2014 - May 2015
Manager: Rowshan Kabir
Bio
Md Saifur Rahman is a materials scientist and biomedical engineer developing soft bioelectronic systems that interface seamlessly with the human body. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University.
Growing up in a small village in Bangladesh as a first-generation engineer, he was motivated to develop technologies that are both effective and accessible. His early work at Rajshahi University focused on converting agricultural waste into useful materials, followed by experience in the pharmaceutical industry, where he led analytical work, supervised a team, and operated within regulatory frameworks, shaping his emphasis on rigor and translation.
He later trained at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, where his work on biomimetic hydrogels laid the groundwork for biointerface materials, extending into bioelectronic devices. He then earned a Ph.D. at Texas A&M, developing conductive hydrogels, shape-morphing composites, and soft electronic interfaces that match the mechanics of biological tissue for stable, long-term sensing and stimulation.
His research has led to peer-reviewed publications, provisional patents, an NSF/ERC seed grant, and awards like Best Poster, Best Oral Presentation, Outstanding Engineering Doctoral Graduate Student, and Outstanding Mentoring Awards.
At johns Hopkins' current work develops soft bioelectronic systems for 3D tissues such as organoids, enabling precise electrical measurement and control to study disease, understand biological function, and support therapeutic development.
Md Saifur Rahman News + Media
Md Saifur Rahman News + Media
Received the 2026 Association of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student Award (research) from Texas A&M
Selected to attend the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2026, Singapore (competitive international selection; declined)
Common chewing gum sweetener could replace toxic additives in medical hydrogels
A sweet solution: Common chewing gum sweetener could replace toxic additives in medical hydrogels
Adoçante comum de goma de mascar pode substituir aditivos tóxicos em hidrogéis médicos
A sweet solution: Common chewing gum sweetener could replace toxic additives in medical hydrogels
A Sweet Breakthrough: Enhancing Safety in Diagnosis and Treatment
A Sweet Breakthrough: Enhancing Safety in Diagnosis and Treatment
Texas A&M Engineering News Feature: Sweet Solution for Safer Bioelectronics Diagnosis and Treatment
Received the Research and Presentation Travel Award from the Graduate and Professional School, Texas A&M, Spring 2025.
Abstract accepted for an oral presentation at the 2025 MRS Spring Meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Nominated by the Dean of Texas A&M Engineering to serve as a Student Ambassador at the prestigious Hagler Institute for Advanced Study Gala, December 2024.
Interviewed by Biggani.org (community of Bangladeshi scientists inspiring youth in research and higher education), November 2024.
Received the Outstanding Engineering Doctoral Graduate Student Award, October 2024.
Mentored Adam Reyes (PATHS-UP Summer Research Scholar), who presented “Soft and Stretchable Electronic Interface for Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring” at the PATHS-UP REU Workshop, August 2024.
Won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the BME Graduate Student Symposium, August 2024.
Received the Outstanding Mentoring Award for Graduate & Professional Students, March 2024.
Selected for an oral presentation at the 2024 BMES Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2024.
Received the NSF-Sponsored Travel Grant for the Future Faculty Workshop on Soft Matter, May 2024.
Completed the NSF I-Corps Southwest Program – Innovation and Commercialization Training, April 2024.
Received the Graduate & Professional Student Government Travel Award, Texas A&M, April 2024.
Presented an E-poster and received Honorable Mention at the 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting, Denver, February 2024.
Received the BMEGSA Travel Grant, Texas A&M University, January 2024.
Received the BMEGSA Travel Grant, Texas A&M University, January 2023.
Mentored Dang-Nghi Bui (PATHS-UP Summer Research Scholar), who presented “Wet-Adhesive, Deformable, High-Performance, All-Hydrogel Supercapacitor Implant” at the PATHS-UP REU Workshop, August 2023.
Completed the course Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) on Coursera, September 2023.
Received the BME Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas A&M, April 2023.
Paper recognized as a Highly Cited Paper in the top 1% of Chemistry by Web of Science, September/October 2023.
Mentored Ananya Elati ’23, who completed her honors thesis “Flexible Supercapacitor with Wet Adhesive Properties for Implantable Bioelectronics”, May 2023.
Received the BME Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas A&M, May 2022.
Awarded the South Korean Government Scholarship, September 2018.
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