Welcome to My Portfolio! 

Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, USA

• Graduate Research Assistant

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

• Executive, Quality Control

Square Pharmaceuticals Limited (FDA certified), Bangladesh    

• Executive, Quality Control

Opsonin Pharma Limited, Bangladesh  

Research Interests

Soft Materials,  Hydrogels, Design of Shape Adaptable Biomaterials, Polymeric Biomaterials, Hydrogel Bioelectronics, Wearable and Implantable Devices, Biochemical sensing, Electrochemical and Microfluidic Sensors, Bioelectronic Medicine, Organoids and Microelectrode Arrays

Membership

Biomedical Engineering Society

Materials Research Society

Society of Plastics Engineers 

Bio

Md Saifur Rahman is a materials scientist and biomedical engineer working at the intersection of materials science, electronics, biology, and neural interfaces. He earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he advanced a materials-driven framework for soft, adaptive bioelectronic systems for wearable and implantable applications. 

Saifur's story begins in a small village in Bangladesh, where the challenges of limited resources and opportunities never dimmed his aspiration to excel. As a first-generation college student and the first in his family to venture into engineering, Saifur’s determination was fueled by a deep-seated desire to make a difference in the world. This resilience and drive have shaped his remarkable journey, from his undergraduate days to his pioneering work in biomedical engineering.

Saifur's academic research journey began with a master's degree at the University of Rajshahi, where he focused on valorizing agro-waste by extracting cellulose from corn leaves and converting it into food- and pharmaceutical-grade sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. This work highlighted the potential of agro-waste for sustainable material applications, laying a strong foundation for his expertise in sustainable materials synthesis and its pivotal role in addressing environmental and industrial challenges. Building on a strong foundation in materials science, Saifur pursued a second master’s degree at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, focusing on fibrillar and transparent hydrogels synthesized from conjugated polymers. These hydrogels mimic the extracellular matrix, promoting cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation for tissue engineering applications. His work bridges materials science and biomedical engineering, advancing biocompatible, superabsorbent hydrogels with tunable properties for 3D neuronal reconstruction and regenerative medicine.

These experiences converge seamlessly in Saifur's Ph.D. research, which focuses on soft materials for adaptive bioelectronic interfaces across implantable and wearable platforms. Leveraging his expertise in polymer synthesis, hydrogel engineering, and biocompatibility studies, Saifur has spearheaded pioneering projects, including hydrogel-based soft electronic implants for neural stimulation and recording, shape-morphing bioelectronics, soft nanocomposite-based epidermal electronics, and smart hydrogel biosensors for early health warning systems. His work is characterized by a dedication to creating accessible, long-term healthcare solutions that integrate seamlessly with the human body.

Saifur's multidisciplinary expertise, spanning from the sustainable valorization of agro-waste to the engineering of biomimetic materials and advanced biomedical devices, reflects his commitment to addressing critical challenges in health monitoring, disease diagnosis, and treatment. 

Md Saifur Rahman News + Media

• Selected to attend the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2026, Singapore (competitive international selection; declined) 

• Édes megoldás biokompatibilis implantátumokhoz

• 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 solution for safer diagnosis and treatment 

• A Sweet Breakthrough: Enhancing Safety in Diagnosis and Treatment 

• A Sweet Breakthrough: Enhancing Safety in Diagnosis and Treatment 

• Led a team in developing sugar-enhanced soft implants for bioelectronics, featured on KBTX for its translational impact. 

• 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.