Dr. Newaz received his MD from University of Chittagong 1991 and PhD from the National University of Malaysia 1998. He has held faculty positions at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong Bangladesh National University of Malaysia and International Islamic University Malaysia before joining the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases in 2000. His laboratory focuses primarily on hypertension and vascular physiology using integrated investigative approach with special emphasis on understanding molecular events contributing to the pathogenesis of hypertension and its complications.