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Dr Umme Laila Urmi

Dr Umme Laila Urmi

Research Associate

PhD in Microbiology and Virology, UNSW, Australia, 2025

MSc in Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2018

BSc in Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2016

Medicine & Health
School of Optometry and Vision Science

Urmi is a research associate at UNSW, having a doctorate in antiviral peptides and their synthetic mimics for application against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. Her research focuses on virus inactivation, surface coatings, and the development of novel disinfection strategies to inhibit indirect transmission of viruses.
E-mail
m.urmi@unsw.edu.au
Location
School of Optometry & Vision Science Level 3 North Wing Rupert Myers Building Gate 14 Barker Street UNSW Sydney NSW 2052
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Mishra SK; Akter T; Urmi UL; Enninful G; Sara M; Shen J; Suresh D; Zheng L; Mekonen ES; Rayamajhee B; Labricciosa FM; Sartelli M; Willcox M; Mishra Baishnab SK, 2025, 'Harnessing Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Counter Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Pathogens with Special Reference to Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Coatings', Antibiotics, 14, pp. 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14010057
    Journal articles | 2025
    Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Hartmann LM; Bridge S; Soundararajan S; Holt SA; Sarwat S; Islam S; Cranfield CG; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2025, 'Synergistic effects of peptide mimics against enveloped viruses', Virology, 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2025.110599
    Journal articles | 2025
    Urmi UL; Willcox MDP; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Kumar N; Islam S; Chen H; Ren X; Vijay AK, 2025, 'Antiviral activity of peptide and peptide mimic coated surfaces', Applied Surface Science, 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163242
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sarker S; Neeloy RM; Habib MB; Urmi UL; Al Asad M; Mosaddek ASM; Khan MRK; Nahar S; Godman B; Islam S, 2024, 'Mobile Colistin-Resistant Genes mcr-1, mcr-2, and mcr-3 Identified in Diarrheal Pathogens among Infants, Children, and Adults in Bangladesh: Implications for the Future', Antibiotics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13060534
    Journal articles | 2024
    Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP; Attard S; Enninful G; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2024, 'Exploring the Efficacy of Peptides and Mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and Murine Norovirus', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137030
    Journal articles | 2023
    Urmi UL; Attard S; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2023, 'Antiviral Activity of Anthranilamide Peptidomimetics against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and a Coronavirus', Antibiotics, 12, pp. 1436, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12091436
    Journal articles | 2023
    Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Kuppusamy R; Islam S; Willcox MDP, 2023, 'A review of the antiviral activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides', Peptides, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2023.171024
    Journal articles | 2023
    Urmi UL; Willcox MDP; Islam S; Kuppusamy R; Vijay AK, 2023, 'Ocular signs and symptoms of monkeypox virus infection, and possible role of the eye in transmission of the virus', Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 46, pp. 101808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2022.101808
    Journal articles | 2021
    Alam ABMM; Azim Majumder MA; Haque M; Ashraf F; Khondoker MU; Mashreky SR; Wahab A; Siddiqui TH; Uddin A; Joarder T; Ahmed SMM; Deeba F; Nessa K; Rahman S; Jahan I; Islam Z; Adnan N; E-Murshid M; Islam S; Urmi UL; Yusuf A; Sarkar NC; Mallik TS; Raza AMS; Daud AKM; Razzaque MS, 2021, 'Disproportionate COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate among healthcare professionals on the eve of nationwide vaccine distribution in Bangladesh', Expert Review of Vaccines, 20, pp. 1167 - 1175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2021.1951248
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ali T; Rumnaz A; Urmi UL; Nahar S; Rana M; Sultana F; Iqba S; Rahman MM; Rahman NAA; Islam S; Haque M, 2021, 'Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Individuals Carry Different Periodontal Bacteria', PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLINICA INTEGRADA, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2021.049
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ara B; Urmi UL; Haque TA; Nahar S; Rumnaz A; Ali T; Alam MS; Mosaddek ASM; Rahman NAA; Haque M; Islam S, 2021, 'Detection of mobile colistin-resistance gene variants (mcr-1 and mcr-2) in urinary tract pathogens in Bangladesh: the last resort of infectious disease management colistin efficacy is under threat', Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 14, pp. 513 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512433.2021.1901577
    Journal articles | 2021
    Haque M; Islam S; Kamal ZM; Akter F; Jahan I; Rahim MSA; Sultana N; Alam AM; Munzur-E-Murshid ; Halim-Khan MA; Deeba F; Bakar MA; Nahar S; Mozaffor M; Urmi UL; Saikat TR; Islam MZ; Haque M; Iqbal S; Hossain MM; Naher N; Allocati E; Godman B, 2021, 'Ongoing efforts to improve the management of patients with diabetes in Bangladesh and the implications', Hospital Practice, 49, pp. 266 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21548331.2021.1906083
    Journal articles | 2021
    Islam S; Moni MA; Urmi UL; Tanaka A; Hoshino H, 2021, 'C-C Chemokine receptor-like 2 (CCRL2) acts as coreceptor for human immunodeficiency virus-2', Briefings in Bioinformatics, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbaa333
    Journal articles | 2020
    Godman B; Haque M; Islam S; Iqbal S; Urmi UL; Kamal ZM; Shuvo SA; Rahman A; Kamal M; Haque M; Jahan I; Islam MZ; Hossain MM; Munzur-E-Murshid ; Kumar S; Charan J; Bhatt R; Dutta S; Abhayanand JP; Sharma Y; Saleem Z; Phuong TNT; Kwon HY; Kurdi A; Wale J; Sefah I, 2020, 'Rapid Assessment of Price Instability and Paucity of Medicines and Protection for COVID-19 Across Asia: Findings and Public Health Implications for the Future', Frontiers in Public Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.585832
    Journal articles | 2020
    Haque M; Islam S; Iqbal S; Urmi UL; Kamal ZM; Rahman A; Kamal M; Haque M; Jahan I; Islam Z; Hossain MM; Murshid ME; Sefah I; Kurdi A; Godman B, 2020, 'Availability and price changes of potential medicines and equipment for the prevention and treatment of covid-19 among pharmacy and drug stores in bangladesh; findings and implications', Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 19, pp. S36 - S50, http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v19i0.48106
    Journal articles | 2020
    Islam S; Urmi UL; Rana M; Sultana F; Jahan N; Hossain B; Iqbal S; Hossain MM; Mosaddek ASM; Nahar S, 2020, 'High abundance of the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in chicken gut-bacteria in Bangladesh', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74402-4
    Journal articles | 2020
    Urmi UL; Nahar S; Rana M; Sultana F; Jahan N; Hossain B; Alam M; Mosaddek ASM; McKimm J; Rahman NAA; Islam S; Haque M, 2020, 'Genotypic to Phenotypic Resistance Discrepancies Identified Involving β-Lactamase Genes, blaKPC, blaIMP, blaNDM-1, and blaVIM in Uropathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae', INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE, 13, pp. 2863 - 2875, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S262493
  • Preprints | 2024
    Sarker S; Neeloy RM; Habib MB; Urmi UL; Asad MA; Mosaddek ASM; Khan MRK; Nahar S; Godman B; Islam S, 2024, Mobile Colistin-Resistant Gene; mcr-1, mcr-2, mcr-3 Identified in Diarrheal Pathogens among Infants, Children, and Adults in Bangladesh: Implications for the Future, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1830.v1
    Preprints | 2023
    Urmi UL; Attard S; Vijay AK; Willcox M; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2023, Antiviral Activity of Anthranilamide Peptidomimetics against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and a Coronavirus, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.2017.v1

Developing antimicrobial surface coatings that can inhibit indirect transmission of viruses