Abul Islam
Also known as: Abul Bashar Mir Md Khademul Islam, Khademul Islam, Abul BMMK Islam, Islam ABMMK
University of Dhaka, Yamaguchi University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Research areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology · Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
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About
Dr. Islam is a Professor of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed Bachelor and Master degree in Microbiology from the University of Dhaka, with first class first position. For this achievement he was awarded with Gold medal, Provost Award etc. Also, during bachelor study he achieved prestigious Sumitomo Corporation (Japan) fellowship from the Biological Sciences faculty. He received Honors award for his excellent performance in second master degree in Medical Engineering Science, Yamaguchi University, Japan. To do Ph.D., he was awarded Spanish Govt. fellowship (Modalitat B). To do part of PhD research in the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, he received AGAUR Modalitat-A fellowship from Spanish (Catalan) Government. For his outstanding performance, he achieved Ph.D. with highest Distinction (Cum Laude). For his translational research from bench to industry in the field of cancer biology and epigenetic drug target during his PhD, he was awarded with Knowledge and Technology Transfer award from social council of Spanish (Catalunya) Govt. and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. For his overall outstanding contribution to the biological sciences, he was awarded as the Young Scientist prize from The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) in 2013 and also Samson H Memorial award in 2017. Dr. Islam is doing research in the field of Medical Biotechnology using the state of the art technologies of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics. He has vast experience in NGS and other high-throughput technologies. His main interest is epigenetic/genetic mechanisms of cancers & arthritis, emerging infectious disease, drug discovery and vaccine design. He has published over 80 research articles in international journals. He is Associate Fellow of BAS; EC member of National Young Academy of Bangladesh; Young Affiliate of TWAS. Dr. Islam is serving as member of several scientific community, also editorial board member of international journals and actively engage science communications and spreading science to the society. He has received several national and international research grants and supervising graduate and postgraduate students’ research. Furthermore, he is working towards the generation of Bioinformatic work-force in Bangladesh.
Employment
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University of Dhaka Professor
Education
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University of Dhaka B.Sc.
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Yamaguchi University M.Sc.
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University of Dhaka M.S.
Projects & Funding
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Publications (126)
- Single-cell transcriptomic unveils tumor-mediated reprogramming of neutrophils and their unique vulnerability that inhibits metastasis Save
- ChromAcS: an automated and flexible GUI for end-to-end reproducible ATAC-seq analysis across multiple species Save
- Loss-of-function variant of SLC30A8 rs13266634 (C > T) protects against type 2 diabetes by stabilizing ZnT8: Insights from epidemiological and computational analyses Save
- Deciphering the Role of Putative Novel miRNAs Encoded From the Newly Found Genomic Regions of T2T‐CHM13 in the Progression of Collecting Duct Renal Cell Carcinoma Save
- A Metabolic shift to the serine pathway induced by lipids fosters epigenetic reprogramming in non-transformed breast cells Save
- Association between adverse childhood experiences and type 2 diabetes mellitus in later life: A case-control study Save
- Association between DPP6 gene rs10260404 polymorphism and increased risk of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS): a meta-analysis Save
- Delineating Potential de novo Therapeutics and Repurposed Drugs against Novel Protein LRRC15 to Treat SARS-CoV-2 Save
- High-resolution melt curve analysis: An approach for variant detection in the TPO gene of congenital hypothyroid patients in Bangladesh Save
- High-Resolution Melt Curve Analysis: An Approach for Mutation Detection in the TPO Gene of Congenital Hypothyroid Patients in Bangladesh Save
- E2F regulation of the Phosphoglycerate kinase gene is functionally important in Drosophila development Save
- Data from Transcriptional Repression by FoxM1 Suppresses Tumor Differentiation and Promotes Metastasis of Breast Cancer Save
- Data from Transcriptional Repression by FoxM1 Suppresses Tumor Differentiation and Promotes Metastasis of Breast Cancer Save
- Supplementary Data from Transcriptional Repression by FoxM1 Suppresses Tumor Differentiation and Promotes Metastasis of Breast Cancer Save
- Supplementary Data from Transcriptional Repression by FoxM1 Suppresses Tumor Differentiation and Promotes Metastasis of Breast Cancer Save
- Association of transcription factor 7-like 2 rs12255372 polymorphism with susceptibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladeshi population Save
- Modeling mRNA-based vaccine YFV.E1988 against yellow fever virus E-protein using immuno-informatics and reverse vaccinology approach Save
- Modeling of MT. P495, an mRNA-based vaccine against the phosphate-binding protein PstS1 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Save
- Nitric oxide inhibits FTO demethylase activity to regulate N6-methyladenosine mRNA methylation Save
- Targeting SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 13 via helicase-inhibitor-repurposing and non-structural protein 16 through pharmacophore-based screening Save