Dr. Hannan has published a total of 72 research/review articles in reputed journals, including Ageing Research Reviews, Current Neuropharmacology, Antioxidants, Phytomedicine, Marine Drugs, IJMS, Neurochemistry International, Phytotherapy Research, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience and Frontiers in Pharmacology, etc. He acts as a guest editor and reviewer in several reputed journals under Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Frontiers and MDPI. His research mainly focuses on: i) Neuropharmacology that exploits various tools, including cell biology, omics, computational and network biology to gain insights into molecular mechanisms underlying the neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of various medicinal herbs and active metabolites, and ii) Network pharmacology that deciphers molecular mechanisms underlying health benefits of various traditional medicine. Along with supervising postgraduate students, he plays a key role as a research executive in ABEx Bio-Research Center (https://research.abexbio.com/) which nurtures growing scientists.

Selected Publications

1. Sohag, A. A. M.; Hossain, M. T.; Rahaman, M. A.; Rahman, P.; Hasan, M. S.; Das, R. C.; Khan, M. K.; Sikder, M. H.; Alam, M.; Uddin, M. J.; Rahman, M. H.; Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M.; Islam, T.; Moon, I. S.; Hannan, M. A., Molecular pharmacology and therapeutic advances of the pentacyclic triterpene lupeol. Phytomedicine 2022, 99.
2. Hannan MA, Zahan MS, Sarker PP, Moni A, Ha H, Uddin MJ. Protective Effects of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) and Its Bioactive Constituent, Thymoquinone against Kidney Injury: An Aspect on Pharmacological Insights. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(16):9078.
3. Hannan, M. A.; Rahman, M. A.; Sohag, A. A. M.; Uddin, M. J.; Dash, R.; Sikder, M. H.; Rahman, M. S.; Timalsina, B.; Munni, Y. A.; Sarker, P. P.; Alam, M.; Mohibbullah, M.; Haque, M. N.; Jahan, I.; Hossain, M. T.; Afrin, T.; Rahman, M. M.; Tahjib-Ul-Arif, M.; Mitra, S.; Oktaviani, D. F.; Khan, M. K.; Choi, H. J.; Moon, I. S.; Kim, B., Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.): A Comprehensive Review on Phytochemistry, Health Benefits, Molecular Pharmacology, and Safety. Nutrients 2021, 13, (6), 1784.
4. Haque, M. N.; Hannan, M. A.; Dash, R.; Choi, S. M.; Moon, I. S., The potential LXRβ agonist stigmasterol protects against hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by modulating mitophagy in primary hippocampal neurons. Phytomedicine 2021, 81.
5. Hannan, M. A.; Haque, M. N.; Munni, Y. A.; Oktaviani, D. F.; Timalsina, B.; Dash, R.; Afrin, T.; Moon, I. S., Centella asiatica promotes early differentiation, axodendritic maturation and synaptic formation in primary hippocampal neurons. Neurochemistry International 2021, 144.