Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• MS (Thesis) in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2012 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh
• BSc (Honors) in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2010 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh

Positions and Affiliations

• December 2017– Till date: "Assistant Professor" Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh.
• December 2015- November 2017: "Lecturer" Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh.
• June 2015 – November 2015: "Research Officer" Virology Laboratory, Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b).
• October 2013 – June 2015 : "Research Fellow" Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• 2018-2019: "Chairman (In-charge)" Department of Microbial Biotechnology, SAU
• 2018-2019: "Assistant Provost" Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, SAU
• 2018-2019: "Executive Member" SAU Teachers Council"

Awards and Scholarships

• Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship (2019-20) from The Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh for PhD study at The University of Birmingham, UK.
• Research Fellowship from Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) in 2013.
• Shahjalal University Merit Scholarship for brilliant academic result in BSc honours result in 2010.

Role as Reviewer

• Journal of Cellular Physiology. Reviewed 1 in 2020 (Wiley, IF 6.51)
• Journal of Medical Virology. Reviewed 1 in 2020 (Wiley, IF 20.02)
• Infection Genetics and Evolution Reviewed 2 in 2019-2020 (Elesevier, IF 4.39)

Professional Memberships

• Member : Biochemical Society from 2022 (https://biochemistry.org)
• Member : Applied Microbiology International from 2022 (https://appliedmicrobiology.org)
• Member: Bangladesh Association of Biotechnology Graduates from 2019 (BABG)

Conference contributions (Poster Presentations)

• 1. Azim KF, Somana SR, Hossain MN*, Hasan MK and Md. Ali MH. PCR based Identification of Virulence Genes and Antibiogram of Avian Pathogenic E. coli Isolates from Diseased Broilers. Poster presentation: National Biotechnology Fair, 7-8 September, 2018. National Institute of Biotechnology, Bangladesh. (Hossain MN* as corresponding author).

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• 1. One day training workshop on “Genome Editing for the Development of Climate Resilient Crop Variety” Jointly organized by BSMRAU Gajipur, Bangladesh and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), United Kingdom (2019).
• 2. Two day workshop on “Bioinformatics (Structural Bioinformatics,Comparative Genomics, Network Bioinformatics, Genome Sequence Analysis)”from North South University (NSU), Bangladesh (2016)
• 3. Ten day training on “Advanced Biotechnology (Real-Time PCR, DNA Sequencing,Animal Cell Culture, RFLP,SNP analysis) from National Institute of Biotechnology(NIB), Bangladesh ( 2012).
• 4. Four day training on “Basic Biotechnology (PCR, DNA isolation, Electrophoresis, GLP and HACCP)” from NIB, Bangladesh (2012).
• 5. One day training on “Biosafety Level-2 Laboratory Safety (General Laboratory Safety, Chemical Safety, Biosafety and Biosecurity, Waste Management and Respiratory Protection)” from icddr,b (2011).

Language

• English: Academic IELTS band 7
• Bengali: (Mother Language) Excellent in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening