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Research Lead

Dr. Azizur Rahman

Azizur Rahman, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Division of Research

Climate Change
Ocean / Marine Biology
Organic Agriculture
Urban Air Pollution
Biotechnology / Human Health
CO2-based Products
Biodiversity
Wastewater Treatment

My Laboratory Team

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Research Project

Global Climate Change

Global Climate Change

New technologies to reduce GHG emissions by applying biological process
Reduction of GHG emissions, carbon capture, and sequestration
Development of new products from CO2 and other greenhouse gases
Response and impacts of global climate change on living organisms
Organic Agriculture Research

Organic Agriculture

Maintain food security by increasing the production of organic agri-foods rich in nutrients
Mitigate GHG emissions by using the organic agricultural process
Replace chemical pesticides with organic pesticides
Biotechnology and Human Health

Biotechnology / Human Health

Application: Medical application to human disease
Identification of candidate proteins for drug discovery from promising freshwater/marine calcifying organisms
Drug discovery from natural sources
Environment-related health issues
Biodiversity Research

Biodiversity

How does climate change affect the biodiversity in Canada?
Biodiversity on land and in the sea
Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity
Marine Biology Research

Ocean / Marine Biology

Research Highlight: COVID-19 New Coronavirus Treatment by Marine Sponge’s Bromotyrosines
Biological Process of Calcifying Marine Organisms and Their Response to Global Climate Change
Ocean Acidification and Marine Ecosystem Resilience
Urban Air Purification Research

Urban Air Pollution / Purification

Outdoor Air Pollution

Primary Application Develop innovative biological technology using native Canadian plants to clean air from the atmosphere.
Study the biological processes of native Canadian plants to develop innovative biological technology to clean air from the atmosphere.
Indoor Air Pollution Research

Indoor Air Pollution

Application Develop an innovative biological technology using native Canadian plants in the aquatic medium to clean indoor air.
Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure
Using the indoor aquatic ecosystem to develop innovative biological technology with native Canadian plants to clean indoor air.
Wastewater Treatment Research

Wastewater Treatment

Application Clean contaminated water for irrigation and produce energy in wastewater treatment.
Develop an innovative biological technology to clean contaminated water (including heavy metals) and produce energy through the microbial reaction in wastewater treatment.