Sharif has been working at icddr,b since 2010, bringing over a decade of experience in public health research and clinical trials. He served as Principal Investigator for the Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) surveys in 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2025, and has also worked as a data manager and co-investigator in multiple clinical trials, including FDA-approved drug studies, ensuring strict compliance with study protocols.
In 2018, Sharif was selected for the TDR/WHO Clinical Research and Development Fellowship (CRDF), hosted by the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) at the University of Oxford. During the fellowship, he worked across three sites—Oxford (UK), Melbourne, and Darwin (Australia)—gaining hands-on experience in managing and analysing large-scale clinical trial data, and preparing manuscripts for publication. Sharif was mentored by leading researchers, including Professors Philippe Guérin, Ric Price, Julie Simpson, and Robert Common.
Currently, he is an Assistant Scientist at icddr,b and a recipient of the Menzies 40Y40K Scholarship to pursue his PhD in Darwin, Australia, under the supervision A/Professor Benedikt Ley and focusing on malaria and G6PD.