Boy from NSU, once discouraged by his teacher, is now a scientist

Ariful Haque's journey to success was marked by initial academic challenges and a shift from his parents' aspiration for him to become a doctor to his own passion for physics. Despite early struggles at North South University's Pharmacy department, encouragement from friend Synthia Farin and mentorship under Professor Mahbubur Rahman ignited his interest in research. This guidance was pivotal as he co-authored a significant paper in Nature Scientific Reports during his undergraduate years. Completing his Ph.D. at Friedrich-Alexander University and working at University Hospital Erlangen, he now excels as a postdoctoral researcher at Charité University Hospital in Berlin, focusing on autism modeling and advancing scientific understanding in his field.