Parvez Haris

Parvez Haris
Born
Parvez Iqbal Haris

1964 (age 60–61)
Moulvibazar, Sylhet District, East Pakistan
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of London (UK)
Known forwork on arsenic[3]
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical Science
InstitutionsDe Montfort University (UK)[1][2]

Parvez Haris (Bengali: পারভেজ হারিস) is a professor of biomedical science at the School of Allied Health Sciences in De Montfort University, United Kingdom.[4][5][6] He is an Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging.[7] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Public Health as well.[8] He is going to deliver speech for the International Biotech Symposium 2021 in Bangladesh.[9] Bengali scientists Parvez Haris has been selected in the top 1 percent or 100 thousand scientists list of the University of Stanford in the United States.[10] He is a member of International Scientific Committee of Nutrition and Food Engineering. He received the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry Awards (UKBCCI) on the category of business innovation in 2019.[11][12][13][14][15]

Early life and career

Professor Haris was born in Moulvibazar District of Sylhet Division in Bangladesh in 1964.[16] He came to Britain at the age of 10 in 1975 when his father owned a restaurant in Cardiff.[10]

In 1989, Parvez obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London,[8] under the supervision of Professor Dennis Chapman FRS. Succeeding his post doctoral fellowship, he started his career as a lecturer in Biochemistry at De Montfort University, Leicester in 1996. He has conducted a significant number of research on Arsenic contamination of water,[17][18][19] and its effects on the food chain.[20][21] In 2011, on a conference at Rize Üniversitesi, Haris presented how the toxic elements in the soil through foods effect on human health.[22] Besides, he is continuing research on other biochemistry subjects including coronavirus,[23][24] Human Health, Nutrition, Environmental Pollution etc.[25][26][27] He is well known for his contribution of reducing arsenic from rice.[28][29][3] A group of scientists led by him found a link between arsenic and rice consumption among a small number of British Bangladeshis.[30] Research team conducted by him discovered that rice grown in Sylhet has much lower arsenic concentration than similar types of rice from other regions of Bangladesh. Even the scientists found that some varieties of Sylheti aromatic rice had lower arsenic than the well-known Basmati aromatic rice from India and Pakistan.[31]

Selected publications

Some of Haris notable publications:[32][33]

  • The conformational analysis of peptides using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy
  • FTIR spectroscopic characterization of protein structure in aqueous and non-aqueous media
  • Determination of protein secondary structure using factor analysis of infrared spectra
  • Fourier transform infrared spectrometric analysis of protein conformation: effect of sampling method and stress factors
  • Does Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy provide useful information on protein structures?
  • Conformational transitions in poly (L-lysine): studies using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
  • A survey of arsenic in foodstuffs on sale in the United Kingdom and imported from Bangladesh
  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of calcium-binding proteins
  • Temperature-induced changes in protein structures studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and global analysis

References

  1. ^ "Saving lives by studying water in living systems and the environment – An Inaugural lecture by Professor Parvez Haris FRSC, FRSPH". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Editors - Scientific Reports". Nature. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh study links rice, arsenic". Bangkok Post. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Parvez Iqbal Haris - DMU". De Montfort University. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Parvez HARIS". ResearchGate. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ ভাতের ভিতর ক্যানসার-ভূত!. eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Raman spectroscopy modulated for broader medical application". The Economic Times. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Parvez HARIS". The Conversation. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "International Biotech Symposium 2021". www.ibs2021.info. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b বিশ্বের শীর্ষ বিজ্ঞানীদের তালিকায় প্রফেসর পারভেজ হারিস : আর্সেনিক নিয়ে গবেষণা সাড়া জাগিয়েছে. britbangla24 (in Bengali). 23 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Pioneering work highlighting link between arsenic and rice wins DMU researcher national award". De Montfort University. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. ^ ব্রিটেনে 'বিজনেস ওমেন অব দ্যা ইয়ার' পুরস্কার জিতলেন তাসনিম. Barta24 (in Bengali). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Awards". UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce & Industry (UKBCCI). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Manzur Elahi wins UKBCCI laurels". The Financial Express. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ^ আজীবন সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন সৈয়দ মঞ্জুর এলাহী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Prof up for award in Transport policy for business innovation 20 years approved". PressReader. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  17. ^ বাংলাদেশে চালের সঙ্গে আর্সেনিকের যোগসূত্র পেলেন বিজ্ঞানীরা. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Low-arsenic rice discovered in Bangladesh could have major health benefits". Phys.org. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Weed could clean water supplies". BBC. 22 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  20. ^ খাবার যেখানে প্রাণনাশক!. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. ^ আর্সেনিকমুক্ত জলের খোঁজে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ. DW Bangla (in Bengali). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Rize Üniversitesi'nde konferans". www.pazar53.com (in Turkish). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Research raises concerns about impact of Ramadan fasting on diabetics during lockdown". pharmacy.biz. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. ^ Elmajnoun, Hala; Elhag, Mohammed; Mohamed, Hatem; Haris, Parvez; Abu-Median, Abu-Bakr (2020). "Ramadan 2020 and Beyond in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Scientific Evidence For Action". Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences: 85–110. doi:10.18502/sjms.v15i5.7147. S2CID 225461471. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Effect of ramadan fasting on glycemic control and other essential variables in diabetic patients". go.gale.com. October–December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Getting to the root of the arsenic problem". www.chemistryworld.com. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  27. ^ Van Dijk, Alard A.; Van Wijk, Lourens L.; Van Swieten, Eric; Robillard, George T.; Vliet, Alexandra Van; Tesser, Godefridus I.; Haris, Parvez (1997). "Structure characterization of the central repetitive domain of high molecular weight gluten proteins. I. Model studies using cyclic and linear peptides". University of Groningen. 6 (3): 637–648. doi:10.1002/pro.5560060313. PMC 2143669. PMID 9070446. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Largest study widens rice, arsenic link in Bangladesh". Business Standard. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Low-Arsenic Rice Variety Identified in Bangladesh". www.plantsci.org.uk. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Study on Bangladesh finds more evidence that rice increases exposure to arsenic". The Straits Times. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Low-arsenic rice discovered in Bangladesh could have major health benefits". ScienceDaily. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  32. ^ "Parvez I Haris". Google Scholar. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  33. ^ "Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)". De Montfort University. Retrieved 25 January 2021.