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Curriculum Vitae of

Dr. Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam

Name Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam

Education: Exam Major Institute Country Year Result

Ph.D.

Biomedicine Pompeu Fabra University, (Part in: University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

Spain

(USA)

2008- 2012

Distinction (Cum Laude)

M.Sc.

Medical Engineering Science

Yamaguchi University Japan 2006-2007

S (90-100%) grade

M.S.

Microbiology University of Dhaka Bangladesh 2000-2001

1st Class 1st

B.Sc.

Microbiology University of Dhaka Bangladesh 1996-2000

1st Class 1stS

H.S.C.

Science Notre-Dame College Bangladesh 1994-1996

1st Division, Star

S.S.C.

Science Govt. Laboratory High School

Bangladesh 1984-1994

1st Division, Star

Present position and Contact Address Associate Professor & Student Adviser Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Science Complex Building, Room: TR-05, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh. Phone: +880-2-9661920 Ext. 7825. Fax: +880-2-8615583 Cell: +880-1765580953 Email: khademul@du.ac.bd www.gebudhaka.net www.du.ac.bd

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Positions Held

1. Associate Professor (11th march 2015 – to date): Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (GEB), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2. Member (1/1/2015 – 1/1/2017): Administrative Council, Centre for Bioinformatics Learning Advancement and Systematics Training (cBLAST), University of Dhaka.

3. Student Adviser (24th September 2012 – to date): GEB, University of Dhaka. 4. Assistant Professor (2nd October 2012 – 10th March 2015): Department of Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology (GEB), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 5. Lecturer (10th August 2005 to 1st October 2012): Department of Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 6. Visiting Scholar (1st January to 30th June, 2010): Department of Biochemistry and Molecular

Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. 7. Visiting Scholar (2nd July to 30th September, 2008): Biomedical Genomics Group, Research Unit on

Biomedical Informatics, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain. 8. Visiting Scientist (10th July to 31st September, 2006): Department of Bio-Signal Analysis, Applied

Medical Engineering Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan. 9. Lecturer (15th March to 6th August, 2005): Department of Microbiology, Stamford University

Bangladesh.

Teaching Experience

Course Code Course Name Level

GEB 406 Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 4th year, Bachelor GEB 501 Computational Genomics and Systems Biology M.S./MPhil/PhD GEB 105 Fundamentals of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology 1st year B.S. GEB 203 Physiology & Biochemistry of living organisms-I 2nd year B.S. GEB 306 Virology 3rd year, B.S. GEB 307 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Diseases 3rd year, B.S. GEB 404 Biotechnology of Microbial Systems 4th year B.S. GEB 207 (Practical, Bioinformatics part and other wet lab experiments) 2nd year B.S. GEB 310 (Practical, Bioinformatics part) 3rd year, B.S. GEB 409 (Practical, Bioinformatics part and other wet lab experiments) 4th year B.S.

Research interest Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology: optimization, analysis and management of Next Generation (NGS)/Third generation sequence data (whole genome sequencing, exonm seq, ChIPseq, RNAseq, MethylomeSeq etc), HiC, microarray, Chip-on-chip, ChIP-tiling and other high-throughput genomic and proteomic data; Data integration, mining and visualization; bioinformatic study of Epigenetic mechanisms in cancer; drug target identification and drug design; biological PPIN/GRN/PCN/metabolic network; MALDI/NMR etc proteomic data analysis for marker identification for cancer diagnosis; prediction of structure based regulatory elements in genomics and proteomic data; Metagenomics; Medical Biotechnology: drug design, vaccine design. Genomics & Molecular Biology of Disease: Epigenetic and Immunologic mechanisms of human diseases, specially cancer, arthritis, diabetes; and bacterial pathogenesis. Epigenetic drug target and drug discovery against cancer.

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Thesis

1. Doctoral research (2008-2012, Spain, part in USA): Worked on various projects related to Biomedical sciences (Bioinformatics). Thesis title: “Delineating epigenetic regulatory mechanisms of cell proliferation and differentiation”.

2. Master degree research (2006-2007, Japan): Worked on Cell signaling and cancer molecular mechanisms. Thesis title: “The effect of the chemokine SDF-1 on NF-kB activation in human myeloma cells.”

3. Master degree research (2003-2005, Bangladesh): Worked in microbiology area. Thesis title “A comparative assessment of phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Shegella spp. Isolated from food and clinical samples.”

4. Bachelor degree research (2002-2003, Bangladesh): Worked in the field of microbiology and immunology. Thesis title “Serodiagnosis and risk factor analysis for Helicobacter pylori and Shigella flexneri infection in Bangladeshi population.”

Publications 2016

Sl. Author & Title Journal Impact Factor

56. Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Habibul Ahsan, Muhammad G. Kibriya, Farzana Jasmine, Ben Wolff, Umaima Al-Alem, Elizabeth Wiley, Andre Kajdacsy-Balla, Virgilia Macias, Garth H. Rauscher. DNA methylation and hormone receptor status in breast cancer. Clinical Epigenetics 2016;8:17.

Clinical Epigenetics

4.543

55. Refat Sharmin and Abul B.M.M.K. Islam. Conserved antigenic sites between MERS-CoV and Bat-coronavirus are revealed through sequence analysis. (9 March 2016).

Source Code for Biology and

Medicine

54. Jessica Segalés; Abul B.M.M.K. Islam; Roshan Kumar; Qi-Cai Liu; Pedro Sousa-Victor; F. Jeffrey Dilworth; Esteban Ballestar; Eusebio Perdiguero; Pura Munoz-Canoves. Chromatin-wide and transcriptome profiling integration uncovers p38α MAPK as a global regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation. (accepted)

Skeletal Muscle

53. Abul Islam, PhD; Mandar Dave, PhD; Sonia Amin; Roderick Jensen, PhD; Ashok Amin. Genomic, Lipidomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Cyclooxygenase-null Cells: Eicosanoid Storm, Cross Talk, and Compensation by COX-1. (Accepted)

Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics

52. Pablo Gómez-del Arco, Eusebio Perdiguero, Paula Sofia Yunes-Leites, Rebeca Acín-Pérez, Miriam Zeini, Antonio García-Gómez, Sreenivasan Krishnamoorthy, Miguel Jiménez-Alcázar, Jessica Segalés, Dolores López-Maderuelo, Beatriz Ornés, Luis Jesús Jiménez-Borreguero, Gaetano D´Amato, David Enshell-Seijffers, Bruce Morgan, Katia Georgopoulos, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Thomas Braun, José Luis de la Pompa, Johnny Kim, Jose Antonio Enríquez, Esteban Ballestar, Pura

CELL Metabolis 17.565

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Muñoz-Cánoves, Juan Miguel Redondo. The Chromatin Remodelling Complex NuRD controls striated muscle identity and metabolic homeostasis. (accepted)

51. Mandar Dave*, Abul B.M.M.K Islam*, Rick Jensen, Jorge Ghiso and

Ashok R. Amin. Genomic, Bioinformatics and Proteomic Analysis Shows Constitutional Secretion of MIF and p53-related Activity in COX-2-/- Fibroblasts. (* equal contribution).

Under review in Genomics

Proteomics & Bioinformatics

50. Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Olga Collazo, Irene Fernández-Duran, Jordi Serra-Musach, Alba Azagra, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Antonio Gómez, Lidia Román-González, August Vidal, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Alberto Villanueva, Manel Esteller, Maribel Parra. HDAC7 is underexpressed in particular types of leukemia and lymphoma and its expression induces apoptosis and c-Myc downregulation.

Submitted in PNAS

49. Lidia Roman-Gonzalez, Olga collazo, Alba Azagra, Javier Rodríguez-Ubreva, Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Irene Fernández-Duran, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Almudena Ramiro, Esteban Ballestar, Maribel Parra. The transcriptional repressor HDAC7 is a master regulator of B lymphocyte development.

Submitted in Nature

Immunology

48. Helena Aguilar, Jordi Serra-Musach, Miren Maicas, María D. Odero, Ignacio Blanco, August Vidal, Jacopo Boni, Francesco Iorio, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Helena Serra, Shisuo Du, Abul BMMK Islam, Sara Puertas, Nadia García, Xiyun Deng, Yanna Cao, Tien C. Ko, Archibald S. Perkins, Isabel Català, Anna Petit, Núria Bonifaci, Margaretha Skowron, Laia Gómez-Baldó, Vanesa Hernández, Antonio Martínez, María Martínez-Iniesta, Joan Brunet, Gabriel Capellá, Miguel Gil, Xavier Andreu, Miguel Angel Segui, Rosa Ballester, Eva Castellà, Antoni Xaubet, Julio Ancochea, Mark Nellist, José Vicente Sánchez-Mut, Manel Esteller, Eva Gonzalez-Suarez, Montse Sánchez-Céspedes, Núria López-Bigas, Oriol Casanovas, Francesc Viñals, Anieta M. Sieuwerts, Maxime P. Look, Javier Cortes, Javier Hernández-Losa, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Mariona Graupera, Thomas F. Gajewski, Ezra E. W. Cohen, Conxi Lázaro, John W.M. Martens, Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, Angels Sierra, Alberto Villanueva, Miguel Angel Pujana. Stem cell-like transcriptional reprogramming mediates metastatic resistance to mTOR inhibition.

Submitted in Nature

Communication

47. Anna Perearnau, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Edurne Gallastegui, Albert Jordan, Serena Orlando, Rosa Aligué, Maria Jesús Pujol and Oriol Bachs. p27Kip1, PCAF and PAX5 cooperate in the transcriptional regulation of specific target genes

Under review in Nucleic Acid

Research

46. Salwa Mohd. Mostafa and Abul B.M.M.K. Islam. An in silico

approach predicted potential therapeutics that can confer protection from maximum pathogenic Hantaviruses.

Submitted in Future Virology

45. Eusra Mohmad and Abul B.M.M.K. Islam. Identification of a set of

plausible small molecules to inhibit SepM; a requisite component of Streptococcus mutans quorum-sensing pathways to effectively treat dental caries

To be submitted

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44. Atilla Biçer; Abul B.M.M.K. Islam; Edurne Gallastegui; Arnaud Besson; Rosa Aligué; Maria Jesús Pujol; Oriol Bachs. Defining the transcriptional programs regulated by p27(Kip1) in mouse embryonic fibroblasts.

Under review

2015

43. Chiara Di Vona, Daniela Bezdan, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Eulàlia Salichs, Nuria López-Bigas, Stephan Ossowski, and Susana de la Luna. Chromatin-wide profiling of DYRK1A reveals a role as a gene-specific RNA polymerase II CTD kinase.

Molecular CELL 14.464

42. Renáta Váraljai*, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam*, Michael L. Beshiri, Jalees Rehman, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Elizaveta V. Benevolenskaya. Increased mitochondrial function downstream from KDM5A histone demethylase rescues differentiation in pRB-deficient cells. [* equal contribution]

Genes and Development

12.64

41. Leonor Gama-Norton, Eva Ferrando, Jordi Guiu, Cristina Ruiz-

Herguido1, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Minhong Yan, Cynthia J. Guidos, Nuria López-Bigas, Lluis Espinosa, Anna Bigas. Jagged1 attenuates Delta4-induced Notch activity and governs the loss of endothelial identity during Hematopoietic Stem Cell specification.

Nature Communication

11.47

40. Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Olga Collazo, Irene Fernández-Duran, Jordi Serra-Musach, Alba Azagra, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Antonio Gómez, Lidia Román-González, August Vidal, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Alberto Villanueva, Manel Esteller, Maribel Parra. HDAC7 is underexpressed in particular types of leukemia and lymphoma and its expression induces apoptosis and c-Myc downregulation.

Cell Death & Disease

5.177

39. Mary Truscott, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Stephen M. Cohen, and Maxim V. Frolov. Novel regulation and functional interaction of polycistronic miRNAs

RNA 4.622

38. Daniel Cuadras, Xianshu Wang, Daniel Barrowdale, Gorka Ruiz de Garibay, Pablo Librado, Alejando Sánchez-Gracia, Julio Rozas, Núria Bonifaci, Lesley McGuffog, Vernon Pankratz, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, ........... et al. and Miguel Angel Pujana. Assessing Associations between the AURKA-HMMR-TPX2-TUBG1 Functional Module and Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers.

PLoS ONE 3.53

37. Modhusudan Shaha, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Firoz Ahmed, Md. Majibur Rahman, Sabita Rezawana Rahman. Prediction of new conserved epitopes in protein 3D model to neutralize Influenza A virus strain H3N3 circulating in Bangladesh.

International Journal of Current

Research in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical

Sciences.

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36. Ashok R. Amin and Abul B.M.M.K Islam. Genomic Signaling in Human Osteoarthritis-Affected Chondrocytes by HMGB1: Induction of Pro-/Anti-Inflammatory and Matrix Depleting Activity.

Journal of Molecular Signaling Updates.

2014

35. Jordi Guiu, Dylan J.M. Bergen, Abul B.M.M.K Islam, Verónica Ayllón, Leonor Gama-Norton, Cristina Ruiz-Herguido, Jessica González, Nuria López-Bigas, Pablo Menéndez, lluis Espinosa, Anna Bigas. Identification of CDCA7 as a novel Notch transcriptional target involved in Hematopoietic Stem Cells emergence. (November 10, 2014; doi: 10.1084/jem.20131857)

Journal of Experimental

Medicine

13.214

34. Mary Truscott, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, James Lightfoot, Núria López-Bigas and Maxim V. Frolov. An intronic microRNA links Rb/E2F and EGFR signalling. PLoS Genet 10(7): e1004493.

PLoS Genetics

8.517

33. Lluís Millán-Ariño, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Andrea Izquierdo-Bouldstridge, Regina Mayor, Jean-Michel Terme, Neus Luque, Mónica Sancho, Núria López-Bigas and Albert Jordan. Mapping of six somatic linker histone H1 variants in human breast cancer cells uncovers specific features of H1.2. (2014 Apr; 42(7):4474-93)

Nucleic Acid Research

8.278

32. Roser Vento-Tormo, Lorena Di Lisio, Abul B. M. M. K. Islam, Jose M.

Urquiza, Javier Rodríguez-Ubreva, Henar Hernando, Nuria López-Bigas, Claire Shannon-Lowe, Nerea Martínez, Santiago Montes-Moreno, Miguel A. Piris and Esteban Ballestan. NF-kB pathway activation results in epigenetic misregulation of common microRNAs in Epstein-Barr virus-mediated transformation of B-cells and in lymphomas. (2014;42(17):11025-39)

Nucleic Acid Research

8.278

31. Helena Aguilar, Ander Urruticoechea, Pasi Halonen, Kazuma Kiyotani, Taisei Mushiroda, Xavier Barril, Jordi Serra-Musach1, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Livia Caizzi, Luciano Di Croce, Ekaterina Nevedomskaya, Wilbert Zwart, Josefine Bostner, Elin Karlsson, Gizeh Pérez Tenorio, Tommy Fornander, Dennis C. Sgroi, Rafael Garcia-Mata, Maurice P.H.M. Jansen, Nadia García, Núria Bonifaci, Fina Climent, María Teresa Soler, Alejo Rodríguez-Vida, Miguel Gil, Joan Brunet, Griselda Martrat, Laia Gómez-Baldó, Ana I. Extremera, Agnes Figueras, Josep Balart, Robert Clarke, Kerry L. Burnstein, Kathryn E. Carlson, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Miguel Vizoso, Manel Esteller, Alberto Villanueva, Ana B. Rodríguez-Peña, Xosé R. Bustelo, Yusuke Nakamura, Hitoshi Zembutsu, Olle Stål, Roderick L. Beijersbergen and Miguel Angel Pujana. VAV3 mediates resistance to breast cancer endocrine therapy. (2014 May 28;16(3):R53)

Breast Cancer Research

5.87

30. Refat Sharmin and Abul B.M.M.K. Islam. A highly conserved YPKCDRA epitope in the RNA directed RNA polymerase of human coronaviruses can be used as epitope-based universal vaccine design. (2014, 15:161)

BMC Bioinformatics

3.02

29. Ashok R. Amin and Abul B.M.M.K Islam. Genomic Analysis and DNA and Cell 2.344

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Differential Expression of HMG and S100A Family in Human Arthritis: Upregulated Expression of Chemokines, IL-8 and Nitric Oxide by HMGB1. (2014 Aug; 33(8):550-65)

Biology

28. Md. Ashraful Islam Bhuiya and Abul B.M.M.K. Islam. Bioinformatics analysis identified distinct features between stress and non-stress related genes of different plants.

Enliven: Bioinformatics

2013

27. Mulero C, Ferres-Marco D, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Pecoraro M, Charneco C, Bellora N, Toll A, Gallardo F, Asensio E, López-Arribillaga E, Rodilla V, Iglesias M, Shih V, Alba M, Di Croce L, Hoffmann A, Villà-Freixa J, López-Bigas N, Keyes B, Domínguez M, Bigas A and Espinosa L. Chromatin-Bound IκBα Regulates a Subset of Polycomb Target Genes in Differentiation and Cancer. July 11, 2013. Volume 24(2): 151-166

Cancer CELL

28.2

26. Hernando H, Shannon-Lowe C, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Fatima Al-

Shahrour, Javier Rodríguez-Ubreva, Virginia C. Rodríguez-Cortez, Biola M. Javierre, Cristina Mangas, Agustin F. Fernandez, Maribel Parra, Henry-Jacques Delecluse, Manel Esteller, Eduardo Lopez-Granados, Mario F. Fraga, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, and Esteban Ballestar. The B cell transcription program mediates hypomethylation and overexpression of key genes in Epstein-Barr virus-associated proliferative conversion. 2013, 14:R3

Genome Biology 10.3

25. Lorenzo de la Rica, José M Urquiza, David Gómez-Cabrero, Abul B. M. M. K. Islam, Nuria López-Bigas, Jesper Tegnér, René E.M. Toes, and Esteban Ballestar. Identification of novel markers in rheumatoid arthritis through integrated analysis of DNA methylation and microRNA expression. 2013 Mar; 41:6-16.

Journal of Autoimmunity

7.37

24. Henar Hernando, Abul B. M. M. K. Islam, Javier Rodriguez-Ubreva, Claire Shannon-Lowe, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Esteban Balle. Epstein Barr Virus-mediated transformation of B cells induces global chromatin changes independent to the acquisition of proliferation. 42(1):249-263

Nucleic Acid Research

8.278

23. Román-González L, Barneda-Zahonero B, Collazo O, Rafati H, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Thomas Graf, Núria López-Bigas, Tokameh Mahmoudi and Maribel Parra. Downregulation of HDAC7, an essential repressor of myeloid-inappropriate genes in B cells is required for transdifferentiation into macrophages. 2013 May; 9(5):e1003503.

PLoS Genetics 8.6

22. Mercedes Herrera, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Alberto Herrera, Paloma Martín, Ignacio Casal, Antonio García de Herreros, Félix Bonilla, Cristina Peña. Heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblast from human colon tumor shows specific prognostic gene expression signature. 19(21); 5914–26.

Clinical Cancer Research

7.837

21. Lorenzo de la Rica, Mireia García, Javier Rodríguez-Ubreva, Abul BMMK Islam, Jose M Urquiza, Henar Hernando, Jesper Christensen, Kristian Helin, Carmen Gómez-Vaquero and Esteban Ballestar. PU.1

Genome Biology 10.3

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targets Tet2-coupled demethylation and DNMT3b-mediated methylation in monocyte-to-osteoclast differentiation. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R99

20. Aaron M Ambrus, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Katherine B. Holmes, Richard Suckling, Nam Sung Moon, Elizaveta V Benevolenskaya, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Maxim V Frolov. Loss of E2F compromises mitochondrial function and protects cells from irradiation-induced apoptosis in Drosophila. Vol.27(4):438-451

Developmental CELL

14.019

2012 19. Beshiri M, Holmes K, Richter W, Hess S, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Yan Q,

Plante L, Gévry N, Lopez-Bigas K, Kaelin W and Benevolenskaya E. Coordinated repression of cell cycle genes by KDM5A and E2F4 during differentiation. (PNAS, Nov-6 2012, 109 (45) 18499-18504).

PNAS 9.68

18. Bayarmagnai B, Nicolay B, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Lopez-Bigas N and Frolov M. Drosophila GAGA Factor is required for full activation of the dE2F1-Yki/Sd transcriptional program. (11(22):4191-202).

Cell Cycle 4.999

2011

17. Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Richter W, Lopez-Bigas N, Benevolenskaya, EV. Selective targeting of histone methylation. (2011 Feb 1; 10(3):413-24).

Cell Cycle 4.999

16. Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Richter WF, Jacobs LA, Lopez-Bigas N and Benevolenskaya EV. Coregulation of Histone-modifying Enzymes in Cancer. (Aug-23, 2011; 6(8): e24023)

PLoS One 4.61

15. Truscott M, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Lopez-Bigas N and Frolov MV. mir-11 limits the proapoptotic function of its host gene, dE2f1. (2011 Sep 1; 25(17):1820-34).

Genes and Development

14.198

14. Nicolay B, Bayarmagnai B*, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam*, Lopez-Bigas N and

Frolov MV. Cooperation between dE2F1 and Yki/Sd defines a distinct transcriptional program necessary to bypass cell cycle exit. (2011 Feb 15; 25(4):323-35). (*equal contribution).

Genes and Development

14.198

2010

13. Beshiri ML, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, DeWaal DC, Richter WF, Love J, Lopez-Bigas N, Benevolenskaya EV. Genome-wide Analysis using ChIP to Identify Isoform-specific Gene Targets. (2010 Jul 7;(41). pii: 2101)

JoVE 1.19

12. Ferreiro I, Joaquin M, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Gonzalo Gomez, Montserrat Barragan, Luis Lombardia, Orlando Dominguez, David G. Pisano, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Angel R. Nebreda and Francesc Posas. Whole genome analysis of p38 SAPK-mediated gene expression upon stress. (2010, 11:144 ).

BMC Genomics 4.4

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11. Aguilar H, Sole X, Bonifaci N, Serra-Musach J, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Lopez-Bigas N, Méndez-Pertuz M, Beijersbergen RL, Lázaro C, Urruticoechea A, Pujana MA. Biological reprogramming in acquired resistance to endocrine therapy of breast cancer. (2010 Nov 11;29(45):6071-83).

Oncogene 6.373

10. Gundem G, Perez-Llamas C, Jene-Sanz A, Kedzierska A, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Deu-Pons J, Furney S and Lopez-Bigas N. IntOGen: Integration and data-mining of multidimensional oncogenomic data. (7:92 – 93).

Nature Methods 19.276

2009-2004

09. Shuvra Kanti Dey, Hideaki Shimizu, Tung Gia Phan, Yuko Hayakawa, Abul Islam, Abul Faiz Mohammad Salim, Anisur Rahman Khan, Masashi Mizuguchi, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushijima. Molecular epidemiology of adenovirus infection among infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. 2009 Jul;9(4):518-22.

Infection, Genetics and

Evolution

3.128

08. Saeid Abroun, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Karim Shamsasenjan, Abul Islam, Jakia Amin, Michio M Kawano. Galectin-1 supports the survival of CD45RA(-) primary myeloma cells in vitro. (2008 Sep;142(5):754-65)

British Journal of Hematology

4.942

07. Shuvra Kanti Dey, Abul Islam, Masashi Mizuguchi, Shoko Okitsu, Hiroshi Ushijima. Epidemiological and molecular analysis of astrovirus gastroenteritis in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. (2008 Dec; 54(6):423-5).

Journal of Tropical

Pediatrics

1.388

06. Khademul Islam, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa. 2007. Analysis of immue responses against Helicobacter pylori in rabbit. (2007; 13(4):600-606).

World J of Gastroenterology

2.092

05. Md. Shahidul Islam, ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa. 2006. Seroprevalence of Helicabacter pylori Among Underprivileged Bangladeshi Children: Case Study in a Day-care Center. (2006; 23(1): 24-28).

Bangladesh Journal of

Microbiology

04. Farhana Rahman, ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Jamalun Nessa, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin. 2005. Correlation in Prevalence, Risk Factors and Serological Detection of Helicobacter pylori by Different Techniques. (2005; 22(2):152-157).

Bangladesh Journal of

Microbiology

03. ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa,

Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan. Helicobacter pylori infection in Bangladeshi population: Serodiagnosis, Seroprevalence and Risk factors. (2005; 14(1):1-8).

The Dhaka University J. of

Biological Sciences

02. Jakia Amin, Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam and Md. Majibur Rahman. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of pathogenic microorganisms of poultry products and associated manpower. (2004; 21(2):101-103).

Bangladesh Journal of

Microbiology

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01. ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Jamalun Nessa, Mahmuda Yasmin, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan. 2002. Seroprevalence of S. flexneri 2a infection in Bangladeshi population and analysis of its relationship with sex, age, blood group, acidity. (2002; 19(1 & 2): 73-77).

Bangladesh Journal of

Microbiology

TOTAL Impact Factor 314.093

Publication in scientific conferences

1. Abul BMMK Islam. Promise of bioinformatics in pharmaceutics and diagnostics. International Conferences on Biotechnology, on application of Biotechnology in addressing the development need of Bangladesh. Organized by Committee of Action for Research, Extension & Services (CARES). Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Date: 25-26 May 2013.

2. Herrera M, Herrera A, B.M.M.K. Islam A, Bonilla F, Pena C. Heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblasts from human primary colon tumors in their pro-tumorogenic abilities on calcer cells. The scientific meeting of young investigator of the thematic network of cooperative investigation in cancer [III Encuntro Cientifico Jovenes Investigadores de la Red Tematica de investigacion cooperativa en cancer (RTICC)] conference. 9-20 November 2012, Barcelona, Spain.

3. Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Olga Collazo, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Antonio Gomez-Moruno, Lidia Roman-Gonzalez, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Manel Esteller and Maribell Pararra. lack of the transcriptional repressor histone deacetylase 7 induces lymphocyte oncogenic transformation. Idibell Cancer Conference on Epigenetics in Lymphocytes Biology and Disease (Barcelona, Spain: September 13-14, 2012). Page 88, abstract no. 27.

4. Lidia Roman-Gonzalez, Bruna Barneda-Zahonero, Olga Collazo, Haleh Rafati, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Lars H. Bussmann, Thomas Graf, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Tokameh Mahmoudi and Maribel Parra. HDAC7 is a repressor of myeloid genes in pre-B cells whose downregulation is required for transdifferentiation into macrophages. Idibell Cancer Conference on Epigenetics in Lymphocytes Biology and Disease (Barcelona, Spain: September 13-14, 2012). Page 89, abstract no. 28

5. Lorenzo de la Rica, Jose M Urquiza, Abul B.M.K. Islam, Mireia Gracia, Carmen Gomez-Vaquero, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Esteban Ballestar. DNA methylation regulates the differentiation process during osteogenesis from myeloid monocytes/macrophages. Idibell Cancer Conference on Epigenetics in Lymphocytes Biology and Disease (Barcelona, Spain: September 13-14, 2012). Page 90, abstract no. 29.

6. Roser Vento, Abul B.M.K. Islam, Henar Hernando, Javier Rodriguez-Ubreva, Claire Shannon-Lowe, Jose m. Urquiza, Santiago Montes-Moreno, Miguel A. Piris, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Esteban Ballester. Roles of miRNA in a B cell proliferation model. Idibell Cancer Conference on Epigenetics in Lymphocytes Biology and Disease (Barcelona, Spain: September 13-14, 2012). Page 91, abstract no. 30

7. Galina F. Khramtsova, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Andrey I. Khramtsov, Phoebe Lyman, Liao Chuanhong, Alba Jene-Sanz, Walmy E. Sveen, Dezheng Huo, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Elizaveta V. Benevolenskaya, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade. EZH2 expression in different subtypes of human breast cancer. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. March 31- April 4, 2012. Chicago, USA. Abstract no. 1061. Cancer Research, April 15, Vol-72, issue-8, supplement-1.

8. Beshiri, M.L., A.B.M.M.K. Islam, E.V. Benevolenskaya. 2012. Studying the histone demethylase RBP2 during RB-mediated differentiation. UIC Cancer Center Research Forum. USA.

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9. Benevolenskaya, E.V., M.L. Beshiri, A.B.M.M.K. Islam, N. Lopez-Bigas. August 14-18, 2012. pRB function during differentiation is linked to epigenetic mechanisms. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Mechanisms & Models of Cancer. Abstracts no.: 24. USA.

10. Beshiri, M.L., K.B Holmes, W.F Richter, A.B.M.M.K. Islam, L. Plante, L. Litovchick, N. Gévry, N.Lopez-Bigas, W.G. Kaelin Jr., E.V. Benevolenskaya. 2012. Coordinated repression of cell cycle genes by KDM5A and E2F4 during differentiation. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Mechanisms & Models of Cancer. Abstracts no.: 26. USA.

11. Beshiri, M.L., Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, N.Lopez-Bigas, E.V. Benevolenskaya. October 12, 2012. The function of the tumor suppressor pRB during differentiation is linked to epigenetic mechanisms. 10th Annual CBC Symposium. Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.

12. Aaron M. Ambrus, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Mary Truscott, Núria López-Bigas, Maxim V. Frolov. Lack of E2F activity protects cells from irradiation-induced cell death. 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, USA. March 7-11, 2012, Chicago, USA. Plenery presentation: Abstract No. 61. Page: 143. http://www.drosophila-conf.org/2012/

13. Battuya Bayarmagnai, Brandon Nicolay, Abul Islam, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Maxim Frolov. Drosophila GAGA Factor is required for full activation of dE2F1 and Yki/Sd common targets in the wing. 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, USA. March 7-11, 2012, Chicago, USA. Poster presentation: Abstract No. 756C.

14. Beshiri, M.L., Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, N.Lopez-Bigas, E.V. Benevolenskaya. October 29-31, 2012. pRB function during differentiation is linked to epigenetic mechanisms. Cell Symposia Hallmarks of Cancer Meeting. Westin Market, San Francisco. USA.

15. Mary Truscott, Abul Islam, Núria López-Bigas, Maxim Frolov. mir-11 limits the pro-apoptotic function of its host gene, dE2f1. 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, USA. March 7-11, 2012, Chicago, USA. Poster presentation: Abstract No. 812B.

16. Aaron Ambrus, Abul Islam, Nuria Lopez-Bigas, Maxim Frolov. Loss of E2F compromises mitochondrial function and protects cells from irradiation-induced apoptosis in Drosophila. Model organism to human biology. Cancer Genetics. June 17-20, 2012. Washington. 2012. Abstract No. 93. http://www.mohb.org/2012/book/index.html#/61/zoomed USA.

17. Abul Islam, Benevolenskaya E, Lopez-Bigas N. Bioinformatics of Human and Animal genomics. Genome-Wide Isoform Specific KDM5A/JARID1A/RBP2 Location Analysis Reveals Contribution of Chromatin-Interacting PHD Domain in Protein Recruitment to binding Sites. Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference, China. November 14 – November 18, 2011 Oral presentation.

18. Aaron M. Ambrus, Abul B.M.M.K. Islam, Richard J. Suckling, Vanya I. Rasheva, Mary Truscott, Núria López-Bigas and Maxim V. Frolov. Lack of E2F activity protects cells from irradiation-induced cell death. Second International Rb meeting, 17-18 Novvember 2011, Toronto, Canada. Abstract No. 30.

19. Truscott M, Islam A, Lopez-Bigas N, Frolov M. mir-11 limits the pro-apoptotic function of its host gene, dE2f1 Second International Rb Meeting, Toronto, Canada. November 17-18, 2011. Abstract No. 34.

20. Truscott M, Islam A, Lopez-Bigas N, Frolov M. mir-11 limits the pro-apoptotic function of its host gene, dE2f1 Cold Spring Harbor Cell Death Meeting October 11-15, 2011. USA.

21. Abul Islam, N. Lopez-Bigas, E. Benevolenskaya. Genome-wide isoform specific KDM5A/JARID1A/RBP2 location analysis reveals contribution of chromatin-interacting PhD domain in protein recruitment to binding sites. Abstract published In: The EMBO meeting, advancing in the life science conference, 4-7 September, 2010, Barcelona, Spain.

22. G. Gundem, C. Perez-LIamas, A. Jene-Sanz, A. Kedzierska, A. Islam, J. Deu-Pons, S. Furney, N. Lopez-Bigas. Abstract published In: The EMBO meeting, advancing in the life science conference, 4-7 September, 2010, Barcelona, Spain.

23. Truscott M, Islam A, Reinke C, Lopez-Bigas N, Carthew RW, Frolov M. Characterization of the miR-11 microRNA. Presented at the Keystone Symposium on RNA Silencing: Mechanism, Biology and Application January 14-19, 2010. Abstract No. 360. USA

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24. Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam, Ibrahim Khalil, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa. Analysis of Immune Responses Against Helicobacter pylori in Rabbit. 2006. Abstract published in the first International Congress of Central Asia Infectious Diseases (ICCAID 2006) was in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Between 30 October-02 November 2006. Page 112, article No. P105.

25. Khademul Islam, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Saeid Abroun, Jakia Amin, Karim Shamsasenjan and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. Expression of Chemokine Receptors in Primary Myeloma Cells. Abstract published and presented In: abstract book of 46th Chugoku-Shikoku Meeting in JSH. Article no. 10, page 16. Place: Izumo City, Shimane, Japan. March 2-3, 2007.

26. Jakia Amin, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Khademul Islam, Saeid Abroun, Karim Shamsasenjan, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. NF-κB Activity in Myeloma Cell Lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of 46th Chugoku-Shikoku Meeting in JSH. Article no. 11, page 17. Place: Izumo City, Shimane, Japan. March 2-3, 2007.

27. Jakia Amin, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Abul Islam, Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Saeid Abroun, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. The correlation between constitutive NF-kB activity and CD54 expression in human myeloma cell. Abstract published In: abstract book of 69th annual meeting of Japanese society of haematology (JSH). Article no. OS-49-4, page 231. Place: Yokohama, Japan. October 10-12, 2007.

28. Abul Islam, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jakia Amin, Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Saeid Abroun, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. Biological significance of chemokine receptors expression on human myeloma cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of 69th annual meeting of Japanese society of haematology (JSH). Article no. OS-17-2, page 177. Place: Yokohama, Japan. October 10-12, 2007.

29. Karim Shamsasenjan, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Saeid Abroun, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Jakia Amin, Abul Islam, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. IL-6-induced down-regulation of CD33 expression in human myeloma cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of 69th annual meeting of Japanese society of haematology (JSH). Article no. OS-16-3, page 176. Place: Yokohama, Japan. October 10-12, 2007.

30. Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jakia Amin, Abul Islam, Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Saeid Abroun, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. The mechanism of PPARb activity to suppress the constitutive NF-kB activity in human myeloma cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of 69th annual meeting of Japanese society of haematology (JSH). Article no. OS-17-5, page 178. Place: Yokohama, Japan. October 10-12, 2007.

31. Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Karim Shamsasenjan, Saeid Abroun, Jakia Amin,Abul Islam, and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. Biological significance of CD56 expression on human myeloma cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of 69th annual meeting of Japanese society of haematology (JSH). Article no. PS-1-53, page 231. Place: Yokohama, Japan. October 10-12, 2007.

32. Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jakia Amin, Saeid Abroun, Abul Islam Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Michio M. Kawano. 2007. The PPARß activation mechanism which suppresses the constituitive NF-kB activity in human myeloma cell lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 49th Annual conference. Place: Atlanta, USA. December 8-12, 2007.

33. Jakia Amin, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Abul Islam, Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal and Michio M. Kawano. 2007. The mechanism of Constitutive NF-κB Activity in myeloma Cell Lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 49th Annual conference. Place: Atlanta, USA. December 8-12, 2007.

34. Karim Shamsasenjan, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Saeid Abroun, Jakia Amin, Abul Islam, Michio M. Kawano. 2007. IL-6 induced c-myc down regulates the expression of CD33 in CD33(+) myeloma cell lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 49th Annual conference. Place: Atlanta, USA. December 8-12, 2007.

35. Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Karim Shamsasenjan, Saeid Abroun, Jakia Amin, Abul Islam, Michio M. Kawano. 2007. The expression of CD56 is frequently accompanied with the expression of neuronal cell markers and its down-regulation is induced by IL-6 in human myeloma

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cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 49th Annual conference. Place: Atlanta, USA. December 8-12, 2007.

36. Abul Islam, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jakia Amin, Saeid Abroun, Karim Shamsasenjan, Mohd Shamim Iqbal, Michio M. Kawano. 2007. SDF-1 is responsible for the constitutively high NF-kB activity in human myeloma cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 49th Annual conference. Place: Atlanta, USA. December 8-12, 2007.

37. Md. Ibrahim Khalil, ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan and Mahmuda Yasmin and Jamalun Nessa. 2006. Analysis of immue responses against Helicobacter pylori in rabbit. Abstract published and presented In: Bangladesh Society of Microbiologist’s 22nd Annual conference. Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

38. Saeid Abroun, Ken-Ichiro Otsuyama, Karim Shamsasenjan, Khademul Islam, Jaki Amin, Hideki Asaoku, Michio M. Kawano. 2006. Gelatin-Coated Insert-Well Culture Markedly Improved In Vitro Culture of Primary Myeloma Cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 48th Annual conference. Article no. 5020. Place: Orlando, USA.

39. Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Jakia Amin, Emi Uchida, Saeid Abroun, Karim Shamsasenjan, Khademul Islam, Hideki Asaoku, Michio M. Kawano. 2006. Baicalein Combined with Dexamethasone Can Induce the Marked PPARß-Mediated Suppression of Growth and Survival in Human Myeloma Cells. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 48th Annual conference. Article no. 5085. Place: Orlando, USA.

40. Jakia Amin, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Emi Uchida, Saeid Abroun, Karim Shamsasenjan, Khademul Islam, Michio M. Kawano. 2006. The Potentials of Constitutive NF-κB Activation in U266 Cell Lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 48th Annual conference. Article no. 5008. Place: Orlando, USA.

41. Karim Shamsasenjan, Saeid Abroun, Shngqin Liu, Jakia Amin, Khademul Islam, Ken-ichiro Otsuyama, Michio M. Kawano. 2006. IL-6 Down-Regulates CD33 Expression in Primary Myeloma Cells as Well as Myeloma Cell Lines. Abstract published In: abstract book of American Society of Hematology 48th Annual conference. Article no. 5009. Place: Orlando, USA.

42. Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam and SI Khan. 2005. A comparative assessment of phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Shigella spp. isolated from food and clinical samples. Abstract published and presented In: Bangladesh Society of Microbiologist’s 21st Annual conference. Article no. 3.14. Place: Mymenshing, Bangladesh.

43. ABM Md. Khademul Islam, Mahmuda Yasmin, Jamalun Nessa, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan. 2004. Seroprevalence, Serodiagnosis and Risk factor Analysis for Helicobacter pylori infection in Bangladeshi population. Abstract published and presented In: Bangladesh Society of Microbiologist’s 20th Annual conference. Page: 52. Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Awards, Honors & Scholarships

1. Young Scientist 2013 award, Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy.

2. Premi del Consell Social a la transferencia de Coneixement, 2012 award (Knowledge and Technology Transfer award from social council) from Spanish (Catalunya) Govt. and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. (For research findings/knowledge that successfully transferred to industry).

3. FI-Modalitat-B, Genaralitat Fellowship from Spanish Government (Catalan) for PhD study in University Pompeu Fabra, Spain.

4. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant for PhD study.

5. AGUAR Modalitat-A: Fellowship from Spanish Government (Catalan) to do research in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.

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6. EMBO fellowship to participate EMBO Practical course on Networks in Biology analysis, modeling and reverse engineering, Bologna, Italy (22-25 September, 2009).

7. “Honours Scholarship” for excellent academic performance in Master degree in Yamaguchi University, Japan (2006-2007).

8. “Sushikha Barsha-2003 Gold Medal award” Dhaka University, Bangladesh, for outstanding performance (1st class 1st) in B.Sc. in this university.

9. “Provost Award 2003” for achieving highest grade result in B.Sc.

10. Government Distinct Merit Scholarship for M.S. study at Dhaka University. (2004).

11. “Sumitomo Corporation, Japan” scholarship (for 4 times) for outstanding academic performance in the faculty of Biological Science, University of Dhaka.

International Workshop/Seminar/Training

1. Next Generation ChIP-sequencing (2010): Prof. Richird Yong Lab, Whitehead Institute, MIT, USA.

2. EMBO Practical course on Networks in Biology analysis, modeling and reverse engineering: (22-25 September 2009). Bologna Italy. Participated with EMBO fellowship.

3. Proteomics and Structural Genomics of Membrane Proteins: (27/3/06 to 31/3/06). Participated in the workshop organized by Groningen Biomoleculr Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

4. Proteomics and System Biology: (31/3/06 to 5/4/06). Visited Professor Peter JF Henderson’s Laboratory in the Institute of Membrane & System Biology, University of Leeds, UK to have basic training & knowledge on bioinformatics, proteomics and system biology tools & techniques.

5. Molecular techniques in Aquaculture and seafood safety: (13/2/06 to 17/2/06). Participated in FAO, UNESCO, ASM sponsored International workshop on “Molecular Techniques in Aquaculture and Seafood Safety” organized by Department of Fishery Microbiology, Karnataka University, Mangalore, India.

6. Molecular Ecological Techniques: (4/12/04 to 8/12/04). Participated in training program on Molecular Ecological Techniques jointly organized by University of Bergen, Norway and Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Held in Dhaka University, Bangladesh).

7. Meetings of Nobel Laureates: (1/7/07 to 6/7/07). Participated in 57th Meetings of Nobel Laureates at Lindau, Lake Constance, Germany. (Participants had been chosen based on a competition among young scientist worldwide).

Keynote speaker/Invited talk/Trainer/Key resource person

1. Invited Speaker & Workshop Trainer: Invited speaker and trainer for the workshop on “Analysis and Visualization of Multi-Dimensional Data With Gitools”, organized by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine, USA. Date: 17th February 2016.

2. Trainer of Bioinformtic workshop: organized by Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Department, University of Khulna and Young Biotechnologist Bangladesh. Khulna, Bangladesh. 2012.

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3. Keynote speaker: seminar on “Genomics and Bioinformatics: Prospects and Promises” -- Organized by National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur, Bangladesh. Date: 3rd June 2013.

4. Keynote Speaker & Key resource person: seminar on “Recent sequencing of goat genome: implications for goat research and development in Bangladesh”. Organized by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) in collaboration with PRTC, BLRI, and National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB). Date: 17th June 2013.

5. Key resource person: on “Genomics and Bioinformatics Tools used in Computational Biology”. Organized by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) in collaboration with Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, (CUET) and USTC. Date 29-30 May, 2013 at CVASU campus in Chittagong, Bangladesh

6. Invited oral presentation: seminar on “Application of Biotechnology in addressing the development needs of Bangladesh”. Talk title: “Promise of bioinformatics in pharmaceutics and diagnostics”. Organized by Committee of Action for Research, Extension & Services (CARES). Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Date: 25-26 May 2013.

7. Key resource person: Training programme on “DNA Barcoding: A Tool for Molecular Taxonomy”. Organized by Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, UGC, Bangladesh. Date: 1-4 October, 2013.

8. Key resource person: Hands on Training On: Bioinformatic for Biological Research. Organized by Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, UGC, Bangladesh. Date: November 17-21, 2013

9. Key resource person: Bioinformatic short courses on: Genomics, Proteomics & Networks in Biology Analyses. Organized by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong, Bangladesh. Date 12-13 March, 2014.

10. Trainer: “Advance Training on Biotechnology (Bioinformatics part). Organized by National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Savar, Bangladesh. 07-16 March, 2015.

11. Resource person: “Application of Advanced Technology in Biomedical Research” Organized by ‘Establishment of a Center for Advanced Biomedical Research (ECABR)” of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. 31st March 2015.

12. Key resource person: Bioinformatic courses on: Genomics, Proteomics & Networks in Biology Analyses. Organized by Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong, Bangladesh. Date 23-24 April, 2015.

13. Trainer: Training on Basic Biotechnology. Organized by National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Savar, Bangladesh. 23-28 May, 2015.

14. Trainer: Hands on training workshop on “Basic Sanger Sequencing and Sequence Data Analysis”, Organized by Center for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS), University of Dhaka, and Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA), Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Dates: 14-18 June, 2015.

15. Trainer: Training on Basic Biotechnology. Organized by National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Savar, Bangladesh. 24-29 October, 2015.

16. Key resource person: Bioinformatics Methods & Applications in Genomics, Proteomics & Drug Discovery. Organized by Bangladesh Society for Bioinformatics (BSB), Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). Date 5-6 November, 2015.

17. Invited Speaker: 1st International Conference on Drug Discovery & Development Research in Developing Countries. Organized by Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) and Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Trieste, Italy. 03-06 October 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Topics: "Bioinformatic and computational biological approaches in the discovery and development of novel genetic and epigenetic drug targets and drug screening". And "Requisites for Establishment of Enabling Technologies in Developing Countries"

18. Trainer: Training on Basic Biotechnology. Organized by National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Savar, Bangladesh. 2nd November, 2015.

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Laboratory Skills

Microbiological techniques, cell culture, Immunoblotting/Western blotting, Immune precipitation (IP), Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA), Cell transfection, cell immune staining, DAPI, Laser confocal microscopy, Fluorescent microscopy, Flow-cytometry, FACS (fluoresceine-activated cell sorter), Real time PCR, Gel electrophoresis, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Gel Immunodiffusion, Hemagglutination, Ribotyping, enzyme assay, plasmid profiling, FISH, ELISA. DNA/Plasmid extraction, cloning etc.

Computer OS and Programming/Scripting Skills Unix/Linux; shell/bash/awk scripting; Python programming language; basic Perl; R statistical programming language; basic html/CSS; Bioconductor bioinformatic programming tools; various advanced bioinformatic tools related to genomic and proteomics analysis.

Contribution to Bioinformatic Database/Tools

IntOGen system (www.intogen.org ; published in Nature Methods). Gitools (www.gitools.org).

Journal Editorial Board:

1. Member: Journal of Experimental and Applied Animal Sciences. 2. Member: Austin Journal of Genetics and Genomic Research.

Professional Organization Membership:

1. Bangladesh Society for Bioinformatics (General Secretary, Interim committee) 2. Bangladesh Society of Microbiologist 3. Graduate Microbiologist Association (Bangladesh) 4. Global Network of Bangladesh Biotechnologist (GNOBB) 5. Japanese Society of Haematology (former member) 6. American Society of Microbiologist (former member)

Country Resided/Visited:

USA, UK, Japan, China, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Belgium, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, India.

Language Proficiency:

Bangla, English, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese (basic), Spanish (basic)