Shamima Parvin Lasker, PhD (USA), EMMB (Europe), MPH (USA), MPhil (BD), MSc (BD) is an Anatomist, Bioethicist and Journal Editor, has been working as Professor and Head of Anatomy since 2007 in Bangladesh of her 30 years of teaching career. She is also the Visiting Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Dentistry and Bioethics, AUSN, USA. Shamima worked as a Consultant for UNESCO in 2009, and FAO in 2015 respectively. She was the former Vice president (South Asia), Asian Bioethics Association. At the national level Prof Lasker is the Founding Chairman and Secretary General of Bangladesh Bioethics Society. In recognition of her dedicated work and organizing ability to promote the cause of bioethics in Bangladesh, she has been honored as “Honorary Lifetime Membership” of the UNESCO Asia Pacific School of Ethics in 2009. She is the member of the National Research Ethics Committee of BMRC for two consecutive term (2014-2016 & 2016-2018). Prof Shamima has been occupying herself in Journal editorial system nationally and internationally from 2001. She is the treasurer of World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) for the year of 2017-2019 and also served WAME as Director between 2012 and 2014. She is the Chairperson, Ethics and Publication Policy Committee, APAME (Asia Pacific Association of Medical Editors) for 2016 to 2021. She is also the Vice President of the Bangladeshi Society for Scholarly Journal Editors (BASE). She has also been working for development and progress of women scientists from 2006. For her commitment to women scientists in Bangladesh, She has been appointed as Vice president of OWSD (Organization of Women Scientist in Developing countries) BD Chapter. Shamima has seventy (70) peer reviewed articles and has authored of books on Anatomy, Bioethics and Publication Ethics. She has been conferred many award nationally and internationally. Her Research ID is orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-9526.

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