Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• 2024-2025- JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo, Japan
• 2020- PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from Kyoto University, Japan
• 2007- MS in Biotechnology from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
• 2004- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Positions and Affiliations

• 24 August 2022 to Present- Professor, Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 24 August 2019 to 23 August 2022- Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 24 August 2012 to 23 August 2019- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 24 August 2010 to 23 August 2012- Lecturer, Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• March 2020 to September 2020- Researcher, Laboratory of Crop Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
• March 2007 to April 2008- Research Fellow, Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Awards and Scholarships

• JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, November 2023 to November 2025.
• Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC-2 for PhD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan. April 2018 to March 2020.
• Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Japan. April 2017 to March 2018.
• Research Grants Fellowship, Tojuro Iijima Foundation for Food Science and Technology, Japan. April 2018 to March 2019.
• Research Assistant (RA), Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan. September 2017 to March 2018.

Role as Reviewer

• Editorial board member- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Reviewer- Agronomy Journal, International Journal of Agronomy, Plant Science Today, Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research, International Journal of Environment and Climate Change etc.

Professional Memberships

• Life member- Plant Breeding and Genetics Society of Bangladesh
• Member- Crop Science Society of Japan

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• Monshi FI and T Katsube-Tanaka. Phenotypic evaluation of g13_null homozygous plant for development of hypoallergenic common buckwheat. The 249th Meeting of CSSJ. The Crop Science Society of Japan. 26-27 March, 2020. Page no. 164.

Language

• Bangla, English