Muhammad Morshed

Dr. Morshed is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia and also a public health clinical microbiologist at the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, where he is Head of the Zoonotic and Emerging Pathogens section since 1997. His area of interest is vector-borne and zoonotic diseases with special interest in spirochaetal disease such as Lyme disease and syphilis. He did his MSc in Microbiology from Dhaka University, Bangladesh and PhD from the Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan. He has also added significantly to the general knowledge and understanding of these diseases with more than 150 refereed scientific publications; several book chapters, and open-editorial in newspapers . On his recognition, Dr. Morshed received an Excellence in Clinical Services Award from UBC’s Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine in 2016, RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards in 2017; Distinguished Microbiologists Award by the Canadian College of Microbiologists in 2019; elected as an Expatriate Fellow of the Bangladesh Academic of Sciences in 2020 end Excellence in undergraduate and Graduate education award from UBC’s Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine this year (2023).