Shamim Sarkar, DVM, MPH, Ph.D.

Dr. Sarkar graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2023 with a Ph.D. in Comparative Medicine and Experimental Medicine with a concentration in Epidemiology and a minor in Statistics and Data Science. His dissertation examined the effects of the U.S. Veterinary Feed Directive Final Rule on the Prevalence of Violative Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Animal Products. He is a quantitative epidemiologist and public health research with a passion for using applied epidemiological approaches and statistical methods to improve health outcomes and provide information to guide health planning and policy decisions.

Education:

Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2023)

MSc, Vet. Epidemiology & Public Health, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK (2020)

MPH, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2010)

DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2009)

Honors, Awards, and Affiliations:

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, received from Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK to study MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, 2018

Professional Experience:

• Post-Doctoral Associate, Program in Public Health, Stony Brook Medicine, 2023-present
• Graduate Research Assistant, Comparative and Experimental Medicine (Epidemiology), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2020-2023
• Assistant Scientist, Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 2017-2020
• Research Investigator, Communicable Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 2012-2016
• Research Fellow, Communicable Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 2010-2012

Research Interests:

Infectious disease epidemiology; Food safety epidemiology including antimicrobial resistance; Environmental epidemiology; Spatial epidemiology; Outbreak investigation and response focusing on emerging and zoonotic diseases; One Health approach; Advanced Statistical Analysis.

Select Publications:

Sarkar S, Okafor C. Effect of veterinary feed directive rule changes on tetracycline-resistant and erythromycin-resistant bacteria (Salmonella, Escherichia, and Campylobacter) in retail meats in the United States. PLoS One. 2023;18(8):e0289208. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289208.

Sarkar S, Haider N, Islam A, et al. Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh. Vet Med Sci. 2023;9(4):1923-1933. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1178z.

Sarkar S, Souza MJ, Martin-Jimenez T, Abouelkhair MA, Kania SA, Okafor CC. Tetracycline, Sulfonamide, and Erythromycin Residues in Beef, Eggs, and Honey Sold as "Antibiotic-Free" Products in East Tennessee (USA) Farmers' Markets. Vet Sci. 2023;10(4):243. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10040243.

Sarkar S, Okafor CC. Effect of Changes in Veterinary Feed Directive Regulations on Violative Antibiotic Residues in the Tissue of Food Animals from the Inspector-Generated Sampling in the United States. Microorganisms. 2022;10(10):2031. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10102031.