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Personal/Contact Address
Dr. Yearul Kabir
Date of Birth : January 8, 1958
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Email : yk@aitlbd.net
Phone : 880-2-9661900-59 Extn. 6107
Fax : 880-2-8615583
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Academic
Qualification
Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry in the year 1990 from the Laboratory
of Nutrition, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty
of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Japan.
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Thesis group) in the year 1979 (held in 1983)
from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (placed in the First Class).
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry in the year 1978 (held in 1981) from
the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of
Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (placed in the First Class).
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Professional
Positions and Experiences
Teaching Experience
Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka,
Bangladesh (April 1984-March 1990).
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University
of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (April 1990-December 1991).
Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University
of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 1992-December 1997).
Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Dhaka,
Dhaka, Bangladesh (December 1997- to date).
Part-time Teacher (Topics in Biochemistry) in the Department of Chemistry,
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 1991-March
1991).
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Research Experience
M.Sc. Research Student in the Department of Biochemistry, University
of Dhaka (July 1981-June 1983). Worked on the role of vitamin C on
neurolathyrism disease caused by
the intake of L.sativus pulse.
Research Student (Fellow) in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department
of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University,
Japan (January 1986-March 1987). Worked on the dietary effect of various
mushrooms on blood pressure and lipid levels in spontaneous hypertensive
rats.
Ph.D. Student in the Laboratory of Nutrition, Department of Applied
Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Japan
(April 1987-March 1990). Worked on the physiological role, biodistribution
and metabolism of octacosanol (a long chain aliphatic fatty alcohol)
in rats.
Visiting Scientist in the National Institute of Environmental Studies,
Tsukuba, Japan (April 1993-July 1993). Worked on the establishment
of a new cell line from lung epithelial cells using SV40 large T antigen.
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Post-doctoral Fellow (UNU-Fellowship) in the Nutrition Biochemistry
Laboratory, National Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Japan (April 1994-April 1995). Worked
on the effects of dietary lipids on the activities of enzymes in fatty
acid oxidation and synthesis in the rat liver.
Monbusho Follow-up Research Fellow in the Laboratory of Nutrition,
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture,
Tohoku University, Japan (December 1995-March 1996). Worked on the
effects of dietary Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on the lipid
metabolism in rats.
Visiting Scientist in the Institute of Nutritional Physiology, Federal
Research Centre for Nutrition, Karlsruhe, Germany (October 1998-March
1999). Learn the “Comet Assay” technique and worked on carcinogenesis
and environmental toxicology.
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Experience as Consultant
Working as a Consultant (Nutrition Specialist) in a Project (Early
Warning and Food Information System) under Ministry of Food, Government
of Bangladesh (on leave from university).
Major Academic
Achievements at a Glance
1978 : Dhaka University Scholarship for B.Sc. (Hons) result.
1986 : Monbusho Scholarship by the Government of Japan for research
(January 1986-
March 1987).
1987 : Monbusho Scholarship by the Government of Japan for Ph.D. (April
1987-March
1990).
1992 : Received Travel Fellowship for Young Scientist to participate
in the first IUBMB
Conference, Nagoya, Japan (June 1-5, 1992).
1993 : Visiting Scientist in the National Institute of Environmental
Studies, Tsukuba,
Japan (April 1993-July 1993).
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1994 : Post-doctoral Research Fellowship by the United Nations University
(UNU),
Japan (April 1994-April 1995).
1995 : Monbusho Follow-up Research Fellowship by the Government of
Japan, Japan
(December 1995-March 1996).
1997 : Receive Travel Grant to participate in the 25th FAOBMB Symposium,
Manila,
Philippines (December 2-5, 1997).
1997 : Received National Science and Technology (NST) Senior Fellowship
from the
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh (December
1997-May 1998).
1998 : Visiting Scientist in the Institute of Nutritional Physiology,
Federal Research
Centre for Nutrition, Karlsruhe, Germany (October 1998-March 1999).
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Training/Courses/Workshops
Attended
Participated in a 5-day training course on “Biochemical Separation
Techniques”, jointly organized by Pharmacia Fine Chemicals Ltd. Of
Sweden and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
(ICDDR,B), September, 1984. The topics covered were FPLC system, isoelectric
focusing, chromatofocusing, affinity chromatography, ion-exchange
chromatography and gel filtration.
Participated in a 6-weeks course on “Computer Programming in BASIC”
conducted by Centre for Digital Electronics and Computer Science,
Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, University of Dhaka,
from May 1 to July 15, 1985.
Participated in a 5-day training course on “Radioisotope Handling
in the Tohoku University, Japan” and obtained Registration certificate,
1988.
Participated in a 20-day training course on “Extraction, Purification
and Characterization of Lipopolysaccharides” organized by ICDDR,B
and conducted by Dr. Andrej Weintraub from Karolinska Institute of
Sweden, May, 1991. The techniques covered were GLC, SDS-PAGE, Phenol-water
extraction, Ultracentrifugation and Lyophilization.
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Participated in a 4-week course on “Epidemiological Methods in Public
Health” conducted by the ICDDR, B, July-August, 1991.
Participated in a 4-day workshop on “Environmental Mapping for Bangladesh”,
organized by German Culture Centre/Goethe-Institute, Dhaka in cooperation
with the Department of Environment, Government of Bangladesh.
Seminars/Symposiums/Conferences/Congresses
Attended
1. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Physiological effect
of a fermented grain product derived from Ganoderma lucidum on SHR”
at the 5th Asian Congress of Nutrition, held in Osaka, Japan, October
26-29, 1987.
2. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Biodistribution of
octacosanol and its physiological effect on exercise” at the 14th
International Congress of Nutrition, held in Seoul, Korea, August
20-25, 1989.
3. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Effect of octacosanol
on exercise in rats” at the 5th Bangladesh Nutrition Conference, held
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 10-12, 1991.
4. Participated and presented a poster entitled “Antibacterial activity
in the haemolymph of Calliphora erythrocephala larvae” at the 1st
IUBMB Conference on Biochemistry of Diseases, held in Nagoya, Japan,
June 1-5, 1992.
5. Visited Tohoku University of Japan as a Guest Scientist and delivered
a lecture on “Proteases from the larvae of Callosobruchus Chinensis”
on June 14, 1992.
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6. Participated in a Symposium on “Changing Dietary Intake and Food
Consumption in Asia and the Pacific” organized by Asia Productivity
Organization (APO) of Japan, held in Tokyo, Japan, December 13-20,
1994.
7. Participated and presented a poster paper entitled “Effects of
dietary linoleic acid and a-linolenic acid on the enzymes of fatty
acid oxidation and synthesis in rat liver” at the 25th Anniversary
FAOBMB Symposium, held in Manila, Philippines, December 2-5, 1997.
8. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Poor mineral status
of working adolescent girls in Dhaka City” at the 5th ISTERH Conference,
held in Lyon, France, September 26 to October 1, 1998.
9. Presented a paper entitled “Health and Nutrition Status of Adolescent
Girls in Bangladesh” as a key note speaker on a seminar arranged by
the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, July 29, 2000.
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List of Publications
1. Kabir Y. (1983). Biochemical Studies on neurolathyrism and protective
role of vitamin C. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Biochemistry, University
of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2. Faruque SM, Kabir Y, Bashar SAMK. (1984). Effect of vitamin A supplementation
on the serum levels of some immunoglobulins in vitamin A deficient
children. Pak J Biochem 17 : 11-14.
3. Kabir Y, Ahmed K. (1985). Protective role of vitamin C against
neurolathyrism in guinea-pigs. J Pak Med Assoc 35 : 2-5.
4. Kabir Y, Yamaguchi M, Kimura S. (1987). Effect of Shiitake (Lentinus
edodes) and Maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms on blood pressure
and plasma lipids of spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol
33 : 341-346.
5. Kabir Y, Kimura S, Takahashi T, Sakamoto T, Tamura T, Matsuda S.
(1987). Physiological effect of a fermented grain product derived
from Ganoderma lucidum on SHR. Proceedings of the 5th Asian Congress
of Nutrition, Osaka, Japan, October 26-29, p.496.
6. Kabir Y, Kimura S, Tamura T. (1988). Dietary effect of Ganoderma
lucidum mushroom on blood pressure and lipid levels in spontaneously
hypertensive rats (SHR). J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 34 : 433-438.
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7. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1989). Dietary mushrooms reduce blood pressure
in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 35
: 91-94.
8. Kabir Y, Hoshino T, Komai M, Kimura S. (1989). Histopathological
changes in spontaneously hypertensive rats after feeding of Shiitake
(Lentinus edodes) and Maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushroom diets. J
Clin Biochem Nutr 6 : 187-193.
9. Kabir Y, Kawamura M, Ido T, Funada T, Nakata M, Kimura S. (1989).
Biodistribution of 14C-octacosanol in rats after serial doses administration.
CYRIC Annual Report, Part III (Biology and Medicine) : 219-227.
10. Kabir Y. (1990). The Physiological role of octacosanol and its
biodistribution and metabolism in rats. Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Agriculture,
Tohoku University, Japan.
11. Kabir Y, Kimura S, Kawamura M, Ido T. (1990). Biodistribution
and metabolism of octacosanol in rats. Trace Nutrient Res (in Japanese)
7 : 139-145.
12. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1991). Biochemical effect of octacosanol on
voluntary exercise in rats. Dhaka Univ Studies (Part E) 6 : 77-85.
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13. Sarker S, Kabir Y. (1992). Haemolymph of Calliphora erythrocephala
larvae possesses antibacterial activity. Proceedings of Sem Res Findings
Biotech Aspects. Dhaka Univ Biotech Res Centre, August : 25-28.
14. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1993). Biodistribution and metabolism of orally
administered octacosanol in rats. Ann Nutr Metab 37 : 33-38.
15. Hossain A, Saha SK, Akhteruzzaman S, Kabir Y, Rahman M. (1994).
Studies on extracellular protease activity from locally isolated Bacillus
thuringiensis strains. Dhaka Univ J Biol Sci 3 : 83-87.
16. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1994). Distribution of radioactive octacosanol
in response to exercise in rats. Nahrung 38 : 373-377.
17. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1995). Metabolism of octacosanol in liver
and muscle of rat. Acta Aliment 24 : 39-46.
18. Kabir Y, Kimura S. (1995). Tissue distribution of (8-14C)-octacosanol
in liver and muscle of rats after serial administration. Ann Nutr
Metab 39 : 279-284.
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19. Kabir Y, Ide T. (1995). Effect of dietary soybean phospholipid
and fats differing in the degree of unsaturation on fatty acid synthesis
and oxidation in rat liver. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 41 : 635-645.
20. Shahnaz S, Sarkar S, Akhteruzzaman S, Kabir Y. (1996). Effects
of Auricularia polytricha mushroom on serum lipids in rats fed a hypercholesterolemic
diet. Dhaka Univ J Biol Sci 5 : 165-172.
21. Kabir Y. (1996). Effects of dietary lipids on the activities of
enzymes in fatty acid oxidation and synthesis in the rat liver. Rept
Natl Food Res Inst No. 60 : 64-65.
22. Kabir Y, Sikder D. (1996). The proteases from the larvae of pulse
beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis. Bang J Biochem 2 : 29-40.
23. Kabir Y, Ide T. (1996). Activity of hepatic fatty acid oxidation
enzymes in rats fed a-linolenic acid. Biochim Biophys Acta 1304 :
105-119.
24. Ahmed F, Hasan N, Kabir Y. (1997). Vitamin A deficiency among
adolescent female garment factory workers in Bangladesh. Eur J Clin
Nutr 51 : 698-702.
25. Rabbani GH, Moyenul M, Kabir Y. (1998). Changes in plasma ceruloplasmin
activity in an animal model of Shigellosis. 7th ASCON Abstracts. J
Diarrhoeal Dis Res 16(2) : 125.
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26. Kabir Y, Mallik SC, Salim AFM. (1999). Effect of iron supplementation
on malnourished children with diarrhoea and anemic. Bangladesh J Nutr
12, 51-56.
27. Kabir Y. (1999). Nutritious food mushrooms : problems and prospects
of production and consumption in Bangladesh. South Asian J Nutr 1
: 59-68.
Research
Grants Received and Projects Completed so far
1. Screening and isolation of antibacterial peptide from insect larvae.
(Funded by Biotechnology Research Centre, University of Dhaka, 1991.
2. Effect of dietary mushrooms on lipid metabolism in rats. (Funded
by WHO’s research grant of BMRC for young scientists, Project No.
BMRC/WHO/91/TSA-o64, 1992).
3. Isolation and characterization of proteases from insect larvae
of pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis). (Funded by Biotechnology
Research Centre, University of Dhaka, 1992).
4. Role of iron supplementation on growth and morbidity of diarrhoeal
disease children under 5 years of age. (Funded by the Ministry of
Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh, 1992).
5. Comparison and physiological effects of fish oils from marine and
river origin. (Funded by UNU Follow-up research grant, Japan. Agreement
No. 95/023A, 1995).
6. Mechanism of cholesterol lowering effect of Auricularia polytricha
mushroom in rats. (Funded by WHO’s research grant of BMRC for young
scientists, Project No. BMRC/WHO/94/TSA-38, 1995).
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7. A study on the determination of cholesterol contents Bangladeshi
foods and dishes. (Funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh,
1997).
8. A study on vitamin A status and anemia in urban adolescent school
girls (Funded by the Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological
Sciences, University of Dhaka, 2000).
Present
Research Activity
On-going Research Projects
1. Effect of antioxidant supplementation on the oxidative DNA damage
in human lymphocytes from smokers. (Funded by Ministry of Science
and Technology, Government of Bangladesh).
2. Assessment of relative effectiveness of weekly and twice weekly
iron supplementation in control of iron deficiency in adolescent garment
factory workers. (Funded by Programme for Research on Poverty Alleviation,
Grameen Trust).
3. Study on phytic acid and mineral contents of Bangladeshi foods.
(Funded by the Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological
Sciences, University of Dhaka, 2001).
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Research Interest
Food and Nutrition Biochemistry, especially research on vitamin A,
anemia and analysis of food composition including phytic acid.
Environmental Toxicology using Comet Assay.
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Organizer of Symposium
and Seminar
1. Organized (Member, Finance Committee of the Organizing Committee)
the 8th International Symposium of the FAOB (Federation of Asian and
Oceanian Biochemistry), held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 11-13, 1991.
2. Organized with full responsibility (as President, Graduate Biochemists
Association) the 1st one day GBA Symposium on “Role of Biochemists
in the Diagnosis of Diseases”, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 23,
1995.
3. Organized with full responsibility (as President, GBA) the 2nd
one day GBA Symposium on “Biochemistry and Health”, held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, November 1, 1996.
4. Organized with full responsibility (as General Secretary of Bangladesh
Biochemical Society) a Seminar on “Dengue Problem : Prevention and
Cure” held in Dhaka, August 26, 2000.
5. Organized with full responsibility (as General Secretary of Bangladesh
Biochemical Society) a Seminar on “Application of HPLC Techniques
in Biochemistry Research” held in Dhaka, November 11, 2000.
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Member
of Editorial Board
Bangladesh Journal of Nutrition (July 1997-June 1998).
Senate and DUTA Membership, University of Dhaka
Elected Senator to the University of Dhaka Senate (September 2000-
to date).
Elected Joint Secretary to the Dhaka University Teachers Association
(DUTA) (January 1998-December 1998)
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Membership of Professional
Societies
(a) Graduate Biochemists
Association, Founder President and Life Member.
(b) Bangladesh Biochemical Society, Life Member. Twice Joint Secretary
and General Secretary (April 2000- to date).
(c) Nutrition Society of Bangladesh, Life Member.
(d) Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists, Life Member.
(e) The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Life Member.
(f) Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB),
Member.
(g) Bangladesh Biggani Samiti (Bangladesh Scientists Association),
Executive Member (for the term January 2000-December 2001).
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