Mr Mostaured Khan
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Mr Khan is a health researcher specialising in mental health, epidemiology, and global health. He studies how biopsychosocial, and environmental factors affect psychiatric disorders using large-scale population and genetic data.
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Biography
His doctoral research investigates the role of immune dysfunction, low-grade systemic inflammation, and metabolic dysregulation in mental health, integrating large-scale population cohorts, genetic epidemiology, high-throughput proteomics, and advanced statistical and machine-learning methods. He is particularly interested in identifying immune-metabolic biomarkers, molecular pathways, and potential therapeutic targets associated with depression and related psychiatric conditions.
His broader interests include life-course epidemiology, causal inference, precision psychiatry, and precision public health, particularly approaches that can improve understanding of heterogeneity in mental health and identify early risk factors.
Before his doctoral research, Mr Khan worked as a researcher and co-investigator at icddr,b, Bangladesh, contributing to research on mental health, maternal and child health, psychosocial and environmental determinants of health, and healthcare quality and equity in low- and middle-income settings.
Research interests
Mr Khan is a public health and epidemiology researcher with a broad focus on mental health. His current work investigates the biological, and psychosocial, and environmental determinants of mental conditions such as depression and related mental illnesses. His doctoral research explores how psychosocial factors may influence immune and inflammatory pathways, potentially contributing to the onset or progression of psychiatric disorders. By identifying these mechanisms, he aims to support the development of personalised and stratified mental health interventions.
Mr Khan is particularly interested in life-course approaches, integrating genetic, biological, and pschosocial data to understand how risk accumulates and manifests over time. His research leverages large-scale cohort studies and advanced quantitative methods to investigate causal relationships and identify novel biomarkers as well as psycholosical and environmental determinants.
In addition to exploring the biopsychosocial predictors of mental illness, Mr Khan has significant experience addressing the social and structural determinants of health, especially in resource-limited settings. His previous work includes extensive research on maternal and child health, mental health, nutrition, and health systems strengthening in South Asia, including Bangladesh.
His long-term goal is to advance precision public health by translating findings from high-income settings into scalable, context-appropriate interventions for low- and middle-income countries, helping to bridge global disparities in mental healthcare as well as maternal and child health outcomes.
Publications
Selected publications
22/11/2024Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh
Public Health Nutrition
Effects of psychosocial and socio‐environmental factors on anxiety disorder among adolescents in Bangladesh
Brain and Behavior
Suicidal behavior among school-going adolescents in Bangladesh: findings of the global school-based student health survey
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Bullying victimization and adverse health behaviors among school-going adolescents in South Asia: Findings from the global school-based student health survey
Depression and Anxiety
Recent publications
01/09/2026Association between household environment and the risk of depression and anxiety among women in Bangladesh: analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (2022)
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
Barriers to contraceptive use among people living with diabetes and/or hypertension: a qualitative study
BMC Public Health
Effects of maternal healthcare service utilization on modern postpartum family planning access in Bangladesh: insights from a National representative survey
PLOS ONE
Exploration of urban-rural disparities in institutional delivery in Bangladesh: Assessing the effect of antenatal care dynamics
Heliyon
Trends and Inequities in the Continuum of Care for Maternal Healthcare Services in Bangladesh: A National and Subnational Analysis
Tropical Medicine & International Health
