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M. Anwar Hossain, Ph. D |
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Patent
in USA:
[Hypoxia
Inducible Promoter], Patent No.: US 6,541,621 B1, Date
of Patent: April 1, 2003
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Inventors:
Thomas K. Hodges, West Lafayette, IN (US), Enamul Huq, El Sobrante,
CA (US), Anwar Hossain, Dhaka (BD)........[PLEASE
SEE HERE MORE ABOUT PATENT INFORMATION
*.pdf format]
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Date of birth : August 20, 1950
Present mailing Address
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
University of Dhaka
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
E-mail : hossain.50@gmail.com
Web address : www.bmbudhaka.net/fac/mah.htm
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Academic Affiliation
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Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology
University of Dhaka
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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| Achievement and accomplishment highlights |
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· About 30 years of teaching and research experience
on Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology at home
and abroad (Japan and USA).
· Original publications in reputed International Journals like
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell Physiology,
Plant Molecular Biology, and Theoretical and Applied Genetics.
· University Grants Commission (UGC) award 1985 for the best
publication (J. Biol. Chem. 260: 12920-12926) in the field of Biological
Sciences.
· Justice Ibrahim Gold Medal 1993 for outstanding research
in Biological Sciences.
· Establishment of the Department of Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology at the University of Dhaka.
· Principal Investigators of a number of local and International
research projects on Plant Sciences.
· Overseas research collaboration with eminent scientists from
USA, Australia, Japan and Korea.
· A patent in USA on Hypoxia Inducible Promoter, Patent No.:
US 6,541,621 B1
· Presentations in International Meetings, Seminars and Workshops.
Supervision of Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Sc. thesis students (35).
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| Areas of Expertise |
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· Plant Biochemistry
· Plant Genetic Engineering
· Plant Physiology
· Biotechnology
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Education
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· Ph.D. in Agriculture (1985) : Kyoto University, Japan
· M.Sc. in Biochemistry (1972) : Dhaka University, Bangladesh
· B.Sc. (Honors) in Biochemistry (1971) : Dhaka University, Bangladesh
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| Academic/Research Positions |
· Visiting Fellow (2004-Present) : Japan Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology, Japan
· Chairman (2001-2003) : Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular
Biology, Dhaka University
· Project Director (1999-2001) : Dept. of Genetic Engineering
& Biotechnology, Dhaka University
· Visiting Professor (1995) : Research Institute of Food Science,
Kyoto University, Japan
· Professor (1994-Present) : Dept. of Biochemistry, Dhaka University,
Bangladesh
· Visiting Scientist (1991-1994) : Dept. of Botany & Plant
Pathology, Purdue University, USA
· Associate Professor (1990-1994) : Dept. of Biochemistry, Dhaka
University, Bangladesh
· Biotechnology Career Fellow (1987-1990) : Dept of Biochemistry,
Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan
· Assistant Professor (1985-1990) : Dept. of Biochemistry, Dhaka
University, Bangladesh
· Lecturer (1975-1985) : Dept. of Biochemistry, Dhaka University,
Bangladesh
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| Other Positions |
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· Provost,
Fazlul Haque Hall, Dhaka University (July 2001-November 2001)
· Member, Dhaka University Senate (1999-Present)
· Member, Dhaka University Syndicate (1990-1991)
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| Fellowships/Awards |
· Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation
Fellowship in 2004
· Visiting Professorship at Kyoto University, Japan in 1995
· Justice Ibrahim Gold Medal for the year 1993 for outstanding
research in Biological Sciences
· The Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Scientist Fellowship in
1991
· The Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Carrier Fellowship
in 1987
· University Grants Commission (UGC) Award 1985 for the best
publication in fundamental research in the field of Biological Sciences
in Bangladesh
· Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship in 1982
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| Credentials and Memberships |
· General Secretary of Bangladesh Biochemical Society (1998-1999)
· Chairman, Dhaka University Football Committee (2000-2002).
· Membership in :
1. Bangladesh Society of Biotechnologists
2. Bangladesh Microbiological Society
3. Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
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| Teaching Experience |
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About 30 years
of teaching experience in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology of the University of Dhaka and in the Department of Molecular
Genetics and Plant Breeding of Bangabandhu Sk. Mujibur Rahman Agricultural
University (as Adjunct Faculty).
Teaching areas:
Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetic Engineering, Plant Physiology, Molecular
Biology and Molecular Genetics, Endocrinology, Biotechnology etc at
undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.
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| Major Research Areas and Academic Activities |
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Ph.D. Studies (1982-1985) : Kyoto University, Japan.
Field of
Study : Plant's Defense Mechanism Against Photo-Oxidative
Damage.
Role of ascorbate-regenerating enzymes in the scavenging of highly
toxic photo-oxidative product hydrogen peroxide in plants.
Isolation and characterization of two ascorbate-regenerating enzymes,
Dehydroascorbate reductase and Monodehydroascorbate reductase, respectively,
from plants.
Biotechnology
Carrier Fellowship Program (1987-1990) : Kyoto Prefectural University,
Japan.
Research
area : Plant Genetic Engineering : Rice Storage Proteins :
Improvement of rice storage proteins by genetic engineering.
Visiting Scientist
(1991-1994) : Purdue University, USA
Research
area : Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Physiology and Biochemistry of Flooding-tolerance in rice :
1. Up-regulation of anaerobic energy production pathway under submergence
conditions
2. Down-regulation of ethylene biosynthesis
3. Carbohydrate reserve during submergence
4. Post-submergence photo-oxidative damage
Visiting Professorship
(1995) : Kyoto University, Japan
Research
area : Stress Tolerance in Plants : Post-submergence photo-oxidative
damage in plants.
Establishment
of the Department of Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (1999-2001) :
As Project Director
of the newly established department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
at the University of Dhaka, developed a comprehensive and most up-to-date
syllabus for a four-year undergraduate honors degree followed by one-year
Masters. Received and implemented a Bangladesh Government grant for
capacity building in promoting research in Genetic Engineering &
Biotechnology.
Visiting Fellowship
(2004-Present) : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,
Japan
Research
area : Application of advanced Biosensors in plant technology
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1. Chip-based antibody biosensors for detection of pesticides in fruits
and vegetables
2. DNA biosensors for early detection of plant pathogens
Research in
Bangladesh :
Heading a research
team of Research Fellows, Ph.D., M.Phil. and Master course students
from Dhaka
University, Khulna University, Bangabandhu Sk. Mujibur Rahman Agricultural
University, Salna, Gazipur, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI),
Gazipur, and International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (ICDDR).
Principal Investigator
of the following Research Project :
· Genetic
Engineering of Rice to Develop Flooding Tolerant High-Yielding Cultivars
- funded by the Rockefeller Foundation under the International Rice
Biotechnology Program and Ministry of Science and Technology (S&T),
Government of Bangladesh.
· Transferring Carotene Biosynthesis Genes from Golden Rice
to Bangladesh Rice Varieties.
· Ecology and Evolution of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh.
· Environmental Pollution in Dhaka City and it's effect on
Human Health.
Patent
in USA : Hypoxia Inducible Promoter
Patent
No.: US 6,541,621 B1
Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
Inventors:
· Thomas K. Hodges, West Lafayette, IN (US)
· Enamul Huq, El Sobrante, CA (US)
· Anwar Hossain, Dhaka (BD)
Overseas Research
Collaboration :
Established
research collaborations with :
· Professor
Thomas K. Hodges, Purdue University, USA (retired)
· Professor James C. Peacock, Plant Industries, CSIRO, Australia
· Professor Kozi Asada, Department of Biotechnology, Fukuyama
University, Japan
· Professor Eiichi Tamiya, Japan Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology (JAIST), Hokuriku, Japan
· Professor Yong Tae Lee, Department of Biochemistry, Yeungnam
University, Korea
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| Presentations in International Meetings and Seminars
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· International Symposium on Molecular and Genetic Approaches
to Plant Stress held at New Delhi, India in 1990.
· Annual meeting of Rockefeller International Rice Biotechnology
Network held at Tucson, Arizona, USA in 1991.
· International Plant Molecular Biology Congress held at Tucson,
Arizona, USA in 1991.
· Annual meeting of Rockefeller International Rice Biotechnology
Network held at Chianmai, Thailand in 1993.
· Annual meeting of Rockefeller International Rice Biotechnology
Network held at Bali, Indonesia in 1994.
· Third International Rice Genetics Symposium held at Manila,
Philippines in 1995.
· Fifth Annual meeting of National Rice Biotechnology Network
held at New Delhi, India in 1996.
· National Symposium on Role of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
in Plant Productivity held at Barapani, India in 1997.
· General Meeting of the International Program on Rice Biotechnology
in Malacca, Malaysia in 1997.
· Fourth Asia-Pacific Conference on Agricultural Biotechnology
held at Darwin, Australia in 1998.
· Attended the workshop "Science and Policy in Risk Assessment
of Transgenic Plants: A Case study Approach". Organized by the
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB),
Trieste, Italy in 1999.
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Publications
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Hossain, M.A.
and K. Asada (1984) Purification of dehydroascorbate reductase from
spinach and its characterization as a thiol enzyme. Plant Cell Physiol
25: 85-92.
Hossain, M.A., Y. Nakano, and K. Asada (1984) Monodehydroascorbate
reductase in spinach chloroplasts and its participation in regenaration
of ascorbate for scavenging hydrogen peroxide. Plant Cell Physiol
25: 385-395.
Hossain, M.A. and K. Asada (1984) Inactivation of Ascorbate
peroxidase in spinach chloroplasts on dark addition of hydrogen peroxide
: Its protection by ascorbate. Plant Cell Physiol. 25 : 1285-1295.
Hossain, M.A. and K. Asada (1985) Monodehydroascorbate reductase
from cucumber is a flavin adenine dinucleotide enzyme. J. Biol. Chem.
260 : 12920-12926.
Hossain, M.A. and K. Asada (1987) Ascorbate-regenerating enzymes
in chloroplasts. Ind. J. Biochem. Biophys. 24 : 52-57.
Hossain, M.A and M.A Alim (1990) Photo-dependent correlation
between hydrogen peroxide-scavenging and ascorbate-regenerating enzymes
in plant. Dhaka Univ. Studies, part E 5: 52-57.
Seraj, Z.I., M.A. Samad, A.H. Talukder and M.A. Hossain (1991)
Regeneration of six Oryza sativa L. Indica salt-tolerant varieties
from mature embryos. Plant Tissue Culture 1 : 51-55.
Hossain, M.A., J.D. McGee, E.S. Dennis, W.J. Peacock, and T.K.
Hodges (1993) Isolation and characterization of rice pyruvate decarboxylase
genes. Supplement to Plant Physiol. 102(1) : 388.
Hossain, M.A., E. Huq, and T.K. Hodges (1994) Sequence of a
cDNA from Oryza sativa L. encoding the pyruvate decarboxylase 1 gene.
Plant Physiol. 106 : 799-800.
Hossain, M.A., J.D. McGee, A. Grover, E.S. Dennis, W.J. Peacock,
and T.K. Hodges (1994) Nucleotide sequence of a rice genomic pyruvate
decarboxylase gene that lacks introns : A pseudo gene? Plant Physiol.
106 : 1697-1698.
Huq, E. M.A. Hossain, and T.K. Hodges (1995) Cloning and sequencing
of a cDNA encoding pyruvate decarboxylase 2 gene (Accession no. U27350)
from rice. Plant Physiol. 109 : 722-723.
Hossain, M.A., E. Huq, A. Grover, E.S. Dennis, W.J. Peacock,
and T.K. Hodges (1996) Characterization of pyruvate decarboxylase
gene family from rice. Plant Mol. Biol. 31: 761-770.
Hossain, M.A., E. Huq, A. Grover, Rue-Chih Su, E.S. Dennis,
W.J. Peacock, T.K. Hodges (1996) Characterization of pyruvate decarboxylase
gene family of rice and its potential application to submergence tolerance.
Int. Rice Res. Notes 21 : 33-34.
Huq, E., Hirayama, L., M.A. Hossain, T.K. Hodges (1997) Characterization
of a cDNA encoding a polyubiquitin gene in rice (Accession No. U37687).
Plant Physiol 113: 305.
Hossain M.A., M.A Uddin, M.N. Huda, N. Munim, F. Jahan, R.
Fattah (1998) Towards developing submergence tolerance in rice. In:
Larkin PJ (ed.) Agricultural Biotechnology : Laboratory, Field and
Market. Canberra, UTC Publishing. pp. 213-215.
Nasreen M. and M.A. Hossain (1998) In vitro regeneration of
six Indica rice cultivars. Bangladesh J. Biochem. 3: 95-99.
Ahmed S., M.A. Hossain and P.M. Vadgama (1998) Needle type
oxygen electrode for the detection of oxygen tension in tissues. Bangladesh
J. Biochem. 4: 71-80.
Huq E, S. Harrington, M.A. Hossain, F. Wen, S.R. McCouch, T.K.
Hodges (1999) Molecular characterization of pdc2 and mapping of three
pdc genes in rice. Theor. Appl. Genet. 98: 815-824.
Hossain, M.S., M.A. Uddin, A.R. Gomosta and M.A. Hossain (2001)
Effects of ethylene and other phytohormones on submergence-tolerance
in some rice (oryza sativa L.) varieties of Bangladesh. Bangladesh
J. Biochem. 6: 1-17
Amin, A.H., M.A. Uddin, M.A. Hossain (2004) Regeneration study
of some indica rice cultivers followed by agrobacterium-mediated transformation
of highly regenerable cultivar, Br-8. J.Biol. Sci. 4:207-211.
Sano, S., S. Tao, Y. Endo, T. Enaba, M.A. Hossain, C. Miyake,
M. Matsuo, H. Aoki, K. Asada and K. Saito (2004) Chloroplastic monodehydroascorbate
radical reductase from spinach. Plant Cell Physiol. Submitted for
publication.
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