Thought that the lack of space to put my academic/research interests and/or records can be filled up using this 'Biography" portion. However, related to so-called "pure" biography, I must stress- curiosity has not yet matched up with knowledge, and a long way to go in the path of success, but I feel that I really love to teach what I like as well as spirit the blunted yet ember souls.

Academic Interests/Subjects (So far):

• Fundamental Bioinformatics
• Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics
• Virology
• Quality Control of Food and Pharmaceuticals
• Cancer Biology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Molecular Virology, Stem Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Viral Pathogenesis, Evolutionary Biology, Viral Genomics, Host Virus Interaction, Computational Biology and Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance  

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• National Science & Technology Fellowship (NST) 2014-2015 as MS Research Student.
• Dean’s Award for excellent academic result and highest attendance at BS in the faculty of biological science, University of Dhaka.
• Completion of thirty-five hours training course on Statistical Data Analysis for Biological Sciences
• Completion of Workshops on Principles and Practices of Biosafety and Biosecurity and Biological Waste Management.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS (Part of Undergraduate course)

1. GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited - Production and Quality Assurance departmental activities.

2. Advanced Seed Research and Biotech Centre (ASRBC), ACI Limited – Plant pathology, plant tissue culture, biochemical assay, DNA fingerprinting and characterization of plant genomic resources.  

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. National Conference on “Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for Life Sciences”, December 10, 2016; Dhaka, Bangladesh- Diversity of Carbapenem Resistance Determinants in Clinical Pseudomonas Isolates.

2. 30th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) 2017, 29^th April, 2017. Destabilizing Force due to Mutations Restrains the Darwinian Selection on the VP1 Protein of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.

3. 10^th AFOB Regional Symposium (ARS 2018), 27-29 January, 2018. Revealing the Missing Link between Circulatory Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes in Bangladesh and Differential Aggressiveness by a Comparative Genomic Approach.

ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS

1. A. S. M. Rubayet Ul Alam, M. Rahmat Ali, Md. Al Amin, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Huzzat Ullah, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain; (2018). Revealing the Missing Link between Circulatory Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes in Bangladesh and Differential Aggressiveness by a Comparative Genomic Approach. 10th AFOB Regional Symposium (ARS 2018), 27-29 January, 2018, Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2. Arif Istiaq, ASM Alam, Arif Khan, Firoz Ahmed; (2017). INSIGHT INTO THE MITOCHONDRIA OF ‘HILSHA’ FISH THROUGH BIOINFORMATICS APPROACHES. International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture (ICBHA 2017), 29-30 December, 2017, Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

3. ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Arafat Rahman, M. Rahmat Ali, Huzzat Ullah, Md. Al Amin, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Munawar Sultana, M Anwar Hossain; (2017). Destabilizing Force due to Mutations Restrains the Darwinian Selection on the VP1 Protein of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. 30th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), 29 April 2017, Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

4. Nadira Naznin Rakhi, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Munawar Sultana, M Anwar Hossain; (2017). Occurrence and co-existence of diverse Class A, B and D carbapenemases in clinical isolates. 30th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), 29 April 2017, Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

5. Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Juthika Mandal, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Munawar Sultana , M Anwar Hossain; (2016). Quantification of Salmonella using SYBR Green Real Time PCR and Its Validation for Rapid Quality Assessment of Egg Samples from Local Market. 3rd AFSA Conference on Food Safety and Food Security, September 15-17, 2016, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.

6. Nadira Naznin Rakhi, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Sumaiya Sharmin, Munawar Sultana, M Anwar Hossain; (2016). Diversity of Carbapenem Resistance Determinants in Clinical Pseudomonas Isolates: National Conference on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for Life Sciences, December 10, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

7. M. R. Ali, A. S. M. R. U. Alam, M. A. Amin, M. A. Siddique, M. Sultana & M. A. Hossain; (2018). Complete genome sequence analysis of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype Asia1 from Bangladesh: 15th International Scientific Conference 2018, May 12- 13, 2018, CVASU, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

8. Amin MA, Ali MR, Alam ASMRU, Ullah H, Siddique MA, Momtaz S, Sultana M, Hossain MA (2018). Complete Genome of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia1 isolated from Bangladesh reveals Capsid Protein Heterogeneity with vaccine strain IND 63/72: ASM Microbe 2018, June 7-11, Atlanta, USA.

NCBI Publications (GenBank Depositions)

1. Mohammad Anwar Siddique, M. Rahmat Ali, Huzzat Ullah, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Arafat Rahman, Ram Prosad Chakrabarty, Md. Al Amin, Sheikh Ariful Hoque, Md Tuhin Hasan, Shuvro Prokash Nandi, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain (2016). (Accession Number KY077600- KY077630). Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Bangladesh from 2012 to 2016.

2. M. Rahmat Ali, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Md. Al Amin, Huzzat Ullah, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain (Accession Number MF782478). Complete Genome Sequence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia1 Isolated from Bangladesh.

3. Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Md. Inja-Mamun Haque, Santonu Kumar Sanyal, Anwar Hossain, Shuvro Prokash Nandi, ASM Rubayet Ul Alam, Mohammad Shamsur Rahman, Munawar Sultana, Mahmud Hasan, M Anwar Hossain (Accession Number MF489075-MF489082). White spot syndrome virus in South-West Bangladesh: recent outbreaks, genetic variation and prevention.

4. Rakhi,N.N., Alam, A.S.M.R., Sharmin,S., Rahaman,M.M., Sultana,M. and Hossain,M.A.

(Accession Number MH150787- MH150808). Occurrence and Characterization of Carbapenemases in Clinical Isolates: First Report of the Emergence of blaNDM-5 and blaVIM-5 in Bangladesh.

5. Alam, A.S.M.R.U., Ali, M.R., Siddique, M.A., Ullah, H., Sultana, M. and Hossain,M.A. (Accession Number MK071699). Genome Sequence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Sublineage O/ME-SA/Ind2001BD2 Isolated from Cattle in Bangladesh.

6. Amin, M.A., Ali,M.R., Alam, A.S.M.R.U., Siddique, M. A., Ullah, H., Sultana, M. and Hossain, M.A. (Accession Number MK088171). Complete genome sequence of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypeA: a vaccine candidate.

ACQUIRED RESEARCH SKILLS

Molecular Microbiology

Plasmid and chromosomal DNA extraction, Viral RNA and DNA extraction, Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System, Complete Genome Sequencing, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cell Culture Technique, Virus Isolation in Cell Culture, Quantitation of virus, Cloning, cDNA library construction.

General Microbiology

Identification of bacteria using microscopic and biochemical techniques, Maintaining and preserving the bacterial cultures, Light Microscopy, Optimization of conditions for better enzyme production, Enzyme assay, McFarland Standardization.

Analytical Microbiology

UV-spectrophotometry, Fermentation technology.

Bioinformatics

Alignment tools including BLAST, BioEdit, ClustalW/X, Muscle; Phylogenetic inference software including MEGA, EBI Bioinformatic Tools, Phylogeny analysis; Secondary RNA structure prediction tools such as Mfold Web Server, RNAfold web server; Three Dimensional Structure prediction tools such as PyMol; Secondary structure prediction of protein, Recombination analysis tools such as SimPlot, PCR Primer designing tools; Complete genome annotation tools; Phylodynamics and phylogeography analyses using BEAST.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Proficient in Bengali and English (In Reading, Writing and Speaking)

COMPETENCE

I have good experience of team working, research and project works. I am interested in research work in my field of interests. I can create a productive learning environment and inspire others to do research. I love to spread my knowledge among others and make them think about the scientific insights.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Key volunteer of International Conference 2015 held on 26-28 December 2015 under the umbrella of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM).
• Instructor at ‘Bioinformatics Methods’- Workshop organized by Microbial Genetics and Bioinformatics lab, Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
• Participated in the Microbiology Fair 2013 and 2014 organized by Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
• Championship award for FIFA-15 event at the Indoor Games Competition- 2016 organized by Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
• Member of Microbiology Earth Club, Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
• Member and Founder of Microbiology Journal Club, Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka.
• Volunteer in 10^th AFOB Regional Symposium (ARS 2018).