Profile of Dr.Mohammad Riazul Islam
... Name Dr.Mohammad Riazul Islam
Designation Professor
Last Degree PhD
   

Education:

 

Post-Doctoral fellowship:

Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, Supported by Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2014-2015 and 2016) at University Hospital Bonn Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) post-doctoral fellowship (2010-2012) at Kyushu University

  • PhD (2009)

Kyushu University, Japan

  • Diploma in Biotechnology (2005)

Osaka University, Japan

  • MSc (1999)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Dhaka

  • BSc (1998)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Dhaka

Experience:

March 2018 – Till now: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

January 2017 – February 2018:Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

May 2016 – December 2016: Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researcher, Institute for Medical Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

November 2015 – April 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

November 2014 – October 2015: Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researcher, Institute for Medical Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

May 2013 – October 2014: Associate Professor,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2012- May, 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2010- June 2012: JSPS Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan

June 2010- July 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

April 2004 - June 2010: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2002 – April 2004:Research Officer, Tuberculosis Laboratory, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR’B)

Book Chapter:

       1.Book Title: Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites

Chapter Name:Diversity of Plant Endophytic Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Their Potential Applications

Author:FarhanaTasnimChowdhury, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Md. Rakibul Islam, Haseena Khan

Editor:SumitaJha 

Publisher: Springer

Will be published in 2019

 

  1. Book Title:Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration

Chapter 24: Transkingdom Signaling Systems between Plant and its Associated Beneficial Microbes in Relation to Plant Growth and Development

  • Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 978-3-319-68866-4

Publishing Year: 2017

          

Scientific Publications:

  1. Das A, Ianakiev P, Baten A, Nehleen R, Ehsan T, Ahmed O, Islam MR, Naser MN, Marma MS, Khan H (2018) Genome of Tenualosailisha from the river Padma, Bangladesh. BMC Res Notes 11(1):921. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-4028-8.
  2. Daisuke Fujinami, Abdullah-Al-Mahin, Khaled M. Elsayed, Mohammad R. Islam, Jun-ichi Nagao, Urmi Roy, Sabrina Momin, Takeshi Zendo, Daisuke Kohda, and Kenji Sonomoto. (2018) AlantibioticNukacin ISK-1 exists in a slow dynamic equilibrium in solution between one active state and the other inactive state in lipid-II binding. Communication Biology. 1:150. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0150-3
  1. Avizit Das, Oly Ahmed, A K M Abdul Baten, Mohammad MahbuburRahman, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2018). Deciphering the genomic arsenal of jute basidiomyceteGrammothelelineata. Scientific Reports (Under review)
  2. Uddin MKM, Ahmed M, Islam MR, Rahman A, Khatun R, Hossain MA, Maug AKJ, Banu S. (2018)Molecular characterization and drug susceptibility profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Northeast Bangladesh. Infect Genet Evol.65:136-143. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.027.
  3. Shaheena Amin, AhlanFerdous, TanimaSharker, Samira Bushra, Al-Amin, ParagPalit, Mohammad Islam and Haseena Khan (2018) A Comparative Study of Host Response against Macrophomina phaseolina Infection in Sensitive and Resistant Jute (Corchorussp) Species Unravels a Possible Defense Mechanism. J Plant PhysiolPathol 6:4. doi: 10.4172/2329-955X.1000185
  4. FarhanaTasnimChowdhury, MrinmoySarker, Muhammad Saiful Islam, HusnaParvinNur, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2018). Investigation of antimicrobial activity and identification of bioactive volatile metabolites of jute endophytic fungus Aspergillusflavus. Bioresearch Communication. 4(1): 476-482
  5. Mumu NN, Sarker M, Islam MR, Akand S and Bashar MA. (2017) Some Morphological Aspects of Asian Honey Bee (ApisCerana) and Isolation of Its Melittin Content. J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 3(2)
  6. BadrulHaidar, MahbubaFerdous, BabryFatema, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2017). Population diversity of bacterial endophytes from jute (Corchorusolitorius) and evaluation of their potential role as bioinoculants. Microbiological Research.208:43-53. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.01.008.
  7. Avizit Das, Oly Ahmed, A. K. M. Abdul Baten, Samira Bushra, M. Tariqul Islam, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan (2017) Draft Genome Sequence of Grammothelelineata SDL-CO-2015-1, a Jute Endophyte with a Potential for Paclitaxel Biosynthesis. Genome Announc 5(33): e00825-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00825-17
  8. Avizit Das, Mohammad Imtiazur Rahman, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Al- Amin, Nilufar Nahar, Md. AftabUddin, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2017). An endophytic Basidiomycete, Grammothelelineata isolated from Corchorusolitorius, produces paclitaxel that shows cytotoxicity. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178612.
  9. Mohammad R. Islam, KenjiSonomoto. (2017) Rapid screening and evaluation of site saturated structural variants of lantibiotic, nukacin ISK-1. Bioresearch Communication. 3(1): 354-361
  10. Khaled M. Elsayed, Mohammad R. Islam, Abdullah-Al-Mahin, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo and Kenji Sonomoto (2016) LiaRS reporter assay: A simple tool to identify lipid II binding moieties in lantibioticnukacin ISK-1. J BiosciBioeng.pii: S1389-1723(16)30353-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.10.002.
  11. Roy U, Islam MR, Nagao J, Iida H, Mahin AA, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2014): Bactericidal activity of nukacin ISK-1: an alternative mode of action. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.918485
  12. Mohammad R. Islam, RaziaKhatun, Mohammad KhajaMafijUddin , Md. SiddiqurRahman Khan, Md. ToufiqRahman, Tahmeed Ahmed and SayeraBanu (2013) Yield of two consecutive sputum specimens for the effective diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One8(7):e67678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067678
  13. Mohammad R. Islam, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo and Kenji Sonomoto (2012) Antimicrobial mechanism of lantibiotics. BiochemSoc Trans doi:10.1042/ BST20120190
  14. Islam MR, Nishie M, Nagao J, Zendo T, Keller S, Nakayama J, Kohda D, Sahl HG, and Sonomoto K. (2012) Ring A of Nukacin ISK-1: A Lipid II-Binding Motif for Type-A(II) Lantibiotic.J Am ChemSoc134(8):3687-90
  15. Puramattathu TV, Islam MR, Nishie M, Yanagihara S, Nagao J, Okuda K, Zendo T, Nakayama J and Sonomoto K. (2012) Enhanced production of nukacin D13E in Lactococcuslactis NZ9000 by the additional expression of immunity genes.ApplMicrobiolBiotechnol93(2):671-678
  16. Banu S, Uddin MKM, Islam MR, Zaman K, Ahmed T, Talukder AH, Rahman MT, Rahim Z, Akter N, Khatun N, Brosch R, Endtz HP. (2012) Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in rural matlab, Bangladesh. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis16(3): 319-326
  17. RumanaTasmin, Mohammad R. Islam (2011) Herbicide contamination and their effect on aquatic ecosystems: a case of concern. ICEAB 2011 proceedings109-111
  18. Islam MR, Shioya K, Nagao J, Nishie M, Jikuya H, Zendo T, Nakayama J and Sonomoto K. (2009) Evaluation of essential and variable residues of nukacin ISK-1 by NNK scanning. MolMicrobiol72(6): 1438–1447
  19. Nagao J, Morinaga Y, Islam MR, Asaduzzaman SM, Aso Y, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2009) Mapping and identification of the region and secondary structure required for the maturation of the nukacin ISK-1 prepeptide. Peptides 30(8):1412-20.
  20. Islam MR, Nagao J, Shioya K, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2005) Characterization of nukacin ISK-1 biosynthetic enzymes by expressing nukacin ISK-1-lacticin 481 chimeric prepeptides. Annual Report ICBiotech, Osaka University27: 801-811
  21. Banu S., Gordon S V, Palmer S, Islam MR, Ahmed S, AlamKM, Cole ST, Brosch R. (2004) Genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bangladesh and prevalence of the Beijing strain.J ClinMicrobiol42(2):674-82.

 

Scientific conference/symposium attended:

  1. Mohammad R. Islam. Cell wall biosynthesis pathway as antibiotic target: an effective approach against drug resistant pathogens. 2nd International South Asian Biotechnology Conference. (Feb 5-6, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
  2. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg Sahland Kenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (YSP and FAOBMB congress 2012, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-29 Nov, 2012)
  3. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg Sahland Kenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (Third International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides, Lille, France, 2012, Jun 15-17.)
  4. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg SahlandKenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Annual Meeting 2012, Kyoto, Japan, Mar 23-25.)
  5. 5.RumanaTasmin, Mohammad R. Islam. Herbicide contamination and their effect on aquatic ecosystems: a case of concern. (International Conference on environmental aspect, Bangladesh, 2011, Kitakyushu, Japan, Sep 10-11.)
  6. 6.Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie,  Akira Takano, Jun-ichi Nagao,KoukiShioya,Takeshi Zendo, Daisuke Kohda and Kenji Sonomoto.Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif. (International Union of Microbiological SocietyCongress 2011, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep 6-16.)
  7. 7.KenjiSonomoto, MamiNishie, Mohammad R. Islam, Ken-ichi Okuda, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo, and Jiro Nakayama. New Insight of Lantibiotic Engineering: Characterization of the enzymes, design and mode of action of lantibiotics, and immunity proteins. (The Eleventh China-Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Enzyme Engineering, 2010, Nov 07.)
  8. Islam MR, Shioya K, Nagao J, Zendo T, Nakayama J, and Sonomoto K. Evaluation of essential and variable residues of nukacin ISK-1 by NNK scanning. (Second International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides, Saint-Malo, France,2009, Jun 17-19.)

 

Teaching:

  • March 2018 – Till now: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • May 2013 – February 2018: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • June 2010- May, 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • April 2004 - June 2010: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Awards and Fellowship:

  • Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, Supported by Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2014-2015 and 2016)
  • Young Scientist Fellowship for joining Young Scientist Program and FAOBMB congress 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) post-doctoral fellowship (2010-2012)
  • Distinction of Young Scientist in ‘Second International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptide, Saint-Malo, France’, June 2009
  • ‘MONBUKAGAHUSHO (MEXT, Japan) scholarship’ for completion of PhD in Kyushu University, Japan, 2006-2009
  • ‘UNESCO Post Graduate Inter-University Course in Biotecnology, 2004’fellowship, ICBiotech, Osaka University, Japan, 2004-2005.

Research Interest:

Microbial Biotechnology, Antimicrobial Peptide, Peptide Engineering, Genomics and Proteomics

Teaching:

  • March 2018 – Till now: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • May 2013 – February 2018: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • June 2010- May, 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • April 2004 - June 2010: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Mohammad Riazul Islam, PhD

 

Contact Address:Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Tel: (088) 02-9661920-59 ext. 7645; (088) 0174-1487725

E-mail:mriazulislam@du.ac.bd, riazul_i@yahoo.com

Research Gate URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Riazul_Islam2?ev=hdr_xprf

Date of Birth: 22 October, 1976

 

Field of Specialization:

Microbial Biotechnology, Antimicrobial Peptide, Peptide Engineering, Genomics and Proteomics

 

Academic Qualification:

  • PhD (2009)

Kyushu University, Japan

  • Diploma in Biotechnology (2005)

Osaka University, Japan

  • MSc (1999)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Dhaka

  • BSc (1998)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Dhaka

 

Post-Doctoral fellowship:

  • Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, Supported by Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2014-2015 and 2016) at University Hospital Bonn
  • Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) post-doctoral fellowship (2010-2012) at Kyushu University

 

Employment:

March 2018 – Till now: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

January 2017 – February 2018:Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

May 2016 – December 2016: Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researcher, Institute for Medical Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

November 2015 – April 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

November 2014 – October 2015: Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researcher, Institute for Medical Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

May 2013 – October 2014: Associate Professor,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2012- May, 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2010- June 2012: JSPS Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan

June 2010- July 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

April 2004 - June 2010: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2002 – April 2004:Research Officer, Tuberculosis Laboratory, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR’B)

 

Awards and Fellowships:

  • Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, Supported by Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2014-2015 and 2016)
  • Young Scientist Fellowship for joining Young Scientist Program and FAOBMB congress 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) post-doctoral fellowship (2010-2012)
  • Distinction of Young Scientist in ‘Second International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptide, Saint-Malo, France’, June 2009
  • ‘MONBUKAGAHUSHO (MEXT, Japan) scholarship’ for completion of PhD in Kyushu University, Japan, 2006-2009
  • ‘UNESCO Post Graduate Inter-University Course in Biotecnology, 2004’fellowship, ICBiotech, Osaka University, Japan, 2004-2005.

 

Professional Memberships:

  • Humboldt Foundation, Germany
  • Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB)
  • Graduate Biochemist Association (GBA)

 

Book Chapter:

 

      1.Book Title: Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites

Chapter Name:Diversity of Plant Endophytic Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Their Potential Applications

Author:FarhanaTasnimChowdhury, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Md. Rakibul Islam, Haseena Khan

Editor:SumitaJha 

Publisher: Springer

Will be published in 2019

 

  1. Book Title:Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration

Chapter 24: Transkingdom Signaling Systems between Plant and its Associated Beneficial Microbes in Relation to Plant Growth and Development

        Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 978-3-319-68866-4

Publishing Year: 2017

 

Scientific Publications:

Scientific Publications:

  1. Das A, Ianakiev P, Baten A, Nehleen R, Ehsan T, Ahmed O, Islam MR, Naser MN, Marma MS, Khan H (2018) Genome of Tenualosailisha from the river Padma, Bangladesh. BMC Res Notes 11(1):921. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-4028-8.
  2. Daisuke Fujinami, Abdullah-Al-Mahin, Khaled M. Elsayed, Mohammad R. Islam, Jun-ichi Nagao, Urmi Roy, Sabrina Momin, Takeshi Zendo, Daisuke Kohda, and Kenji Sonomoto. (2018) AlantibioticNukacin ISK-1 exists in a slow dynamic equilibrium in solution between one active state and the other inactive state in lipid-II binding. Communication Biology. 1:150. DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0150-3
  1. Avizit Das, Oly Ahmed, A K M Abdul Baten, Mohammad MahbuburRahman, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2018). Deciphering the genomic arsenal of jute basidiomyceteGrammothelelineata. Scientific Reports (Under review)
  2. Uddin MKM, Ahmed M, Islam MR, Rahman A, Khatun R, Hossain MA, Maug AKJ, Banu S. (2018)Molecular characterization and drug susceptibility profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Northeast Bangladesh. Infect Genet Evol.65:136-143. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.027.
  3. Shaheena Amin, AhlanFerdous, TanimaSharker, Samira Bushra, Al-Amin, ParagPalit, Mohammad Islam and Haseena Khan (2018) A Comparative Study of Host Response against Macrophomina phaseolina Infection in Sensitive and Resistant Jute (Corchorussp) Species Unravels a Possible Defense Mechanism. J Plant PhysiolPathol 6:4. doi: 10.4172/2329-955X.1000185
  4. FarhanaTasnimChowdhury, MrinmoySarker, Muhammad Saiful Islam, HusnaParvinNur, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2018). Investigation of antimicrobial activity and identification of bioactive volatile metabolites of jute endophytic fungus Aspergillusflavus. Bioresearch Communication. 4(1): 476-482
  5. Mumu NN, Sarker M, Islam MR, Akand S and Bashar MA. (2017) Some Morphological Aspects of Asian Honey Bee (ApisCerana) and Isolation of Its Melittin Content. J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 3(2)
  6. BadrulHaidar, MahbubaFerdous, BabryFatema, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2017). Population diversity of bacterial endophytes from jute (Corchorusolitorius) and evaluation of their potential role as bioinoculants. Microbiological Research.208:43-53. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.01.008.
  7. Avizit Das, Oly Ahmed, A. K. M. Abdul Baten, Samira Bushra, M. Tariqul Islam, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Mohammad Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan (2017) Draft Genome Sequence of Grammothelelineata SDL-CO-2015-1, a Jute Endophyte with a Potential for Paclitaxel Biosynthesis. Genome Announc 5(33): e00825-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00825-17
  8. Avizit Das, Mohammad Imtiazur Rahman, Ahlan Sabah Ferdous, Al- Amin, Nilufar Nahar, Md. AftabUddin, Mohammad Riazul Islam, Haseena Khan. (2017). An endophytic Basidiomycete, Grammothelelineata isolated from Corchorusolitorius, produces paclitaxel that shows cytotoxicity. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178612.
  9. Mohammad R. Islam, KenjiSonomoto. (2017) Rapid screening and evaluation of site saturated structural variants of lantibiotic, nukacin ISK-1. Bioresearch Communication. 3(1): 354-361
  10. Khaled M. Elsayed, Mohammad R. Islam, Abdullah-Al-Mahin, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo and Kenji Sonomoto (2016) LiaRS reporter assay: A simple tool to identify lipid II binding moieties in lantibioticnukacin ISK-1. J BiosciBioeng.pii: S1389-1723(16)30353-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.10.002.
  11. Roy U, Islam MR, Nagao J, Iida H, Mahin AA, Zendo T, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2014): Bactericidal activity of nukacin ISK-1: an alternative mode of action. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.918485
  12. Mohammad R. Islam, RaziaKhatun, Mohammad KhajaMafijUddin , Md. SiddiqurRahman Khan, Md. ToufiqRahman, Tahmeed Ahmed and SayeraBanu (2013) Yield of two consecutive sputum specimens for the effective diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One8(7):e67678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067678
  13. Mohammad R. Islam, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo and Kenji Sonomoto (2012) Antimicrobial mechanism of lantibiotics. BiochemSoc Trans doi:10.1042/ BST20120190
  14. Islam MR, Nishie M, Nagao J, Zendo T, Keller S, Nakayama J, Kohda D, Sahl HG, and Sonomoto K. (2012) Ring A of Nukacin ISK-1: A Lipid II-Binding Motif for Type-A(II) Lantibiotic.J Am ChemSoc134(8):3687-90
  15. Puramattathu TV, Islam MR, Nishie M, Yanagihara S, Nagao J, Okuda K, Zendo T, Nakayama J and Sonomoto K. (2012) Enhanced production of nukacin D13E in Lactococcuslactis NZ9000 by the additional expression of immunity genes.ApplMicrobiolBiotechnol93(2):671-678
  16. Banu S, Uddin MKM, Islam MR, Zaman K, Ahmed T, Talukder AH, Rahman MT, Rahim Z, Akter N, Khatun N, Brosch R, Endtz HP. (2012) Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in rural matlab, Bangladesh. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis16(3): 319-326
  17. RumanaTasmin, Mohammad R. Islam (2011) Herbicide contamination and their effect on aquatic ecosystems: a case of concern. ICEAB 2011 proceedings109-111
  18. Islam MR, Shioya K, Nagao J, Nishie M, Jikuya H, Zendo T, Nakayama J and Sonomoto K. (2009) Evaluation of essential and variable residues of nukacin ISK-1 by NNK scanning. MolMicrobiol72(6): 1438–1447
  19. Nagao J, Morinaga Y, Islam MR, Asaduzzaman SM, Aso Y, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2009) Mapping and identification of the region and secondary structure required for the maturation of the nukacin ISK-1 prepeptide. Peptides 30(8):1412-20.
  20. Islam MR, Nagao J, Shioya K, Nakayama J, Sonomoto K. (2005) Characterization of nukacin ISK-1 biosynthetic enzymes by expressing nukacin ISK-1-lacticin 481 chimeric prepeptides. Annual Report ICBiotech, Osaka University27: 801-811
  21. Banu S., Gordon S V, Palmer S, Islam MR, Ahmed S, AlamKM, Cole ST, Brosch R. (2004) Genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bangladesh and prevalence of the Beijing strain.J ClinMicrobiol42(2):674-82.

 

Scientific conference/symposium attended:

  1. Mohammad R. Islam. Cell wall biosynthesis pathway as antibiotic target: an effective approach against drug resistant pathogens. 2nd International South Asian Biotechnology Conference. (Feb 5-6, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
  2. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg Sahland Kenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (YSP and FAOBMB congress 2012, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-29 Nov, 2012)
  3. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg Sahland Kenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (Third International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides, Lille, France, 2012, Jun 15-17.)
  4. Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie, Jun-ichiNagao,TakeshiZendo, Jiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kohda, Hans-Georg SahlandKenji Sonomoto. Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif for type-A(II) lantibiotic. (Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Annual Meeting 2012, Kyoto, Japan, Mar 23-25.)
  5. 5.RumanaTasmin, Mohammad R. Islam. Herbicide contamination and their effect on aquatic ecosystems: a case of concern. (International Conference on environmental aspect, Bangladesh, 2011, Kitakyushu, Japan, Sep 10-11.)
  6. 6.Mohammad R. Islam, MamiNishie,  Akira Takano, Jun-ichi Nagao,KoukiShioya,Takeshi Zendo, Daisuke Kohda and Kenji Sonomoto.Ring A of nukacin ISK-1: a lipid II binding motif. (International Union of Microbiological SocietyCongress 2011, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep 6-16.)
  7. 7.KenjiSonomoto, MamiNishie, Mohammad R. Islam, Ken-ichi Okuda, Jun-ichi Nagao, Takeshi Zendo, and Jiro Nakayama. New Insight of Lantibiotic Engineering: Characterization of the enzymes, design and mode of action of lantibiotics, and immunity proteins. (The Eleventh China-Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Enzyme Engineering, 2010, Nov 07.)
  8. Islam MR, Shioya K, Nagao J, Zendo T, Nakayama J, and Sonomoto K. Evaluation of essential and variable residues of nukacin ISK-1 by NNK scanning. (Second International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides, Saint-Malo, France,2009, Jun 17-19.)

 

Referee:

 

  • Prof. Haseena Khan, PhD

Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Faculty of Biological Sciences

University of Dhaka

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Phone: 88 (02) 9661920 ext. 7645

 

  • Prof. Kenji Sonomoto, PhD

Laboratory of Microbial Technology
Division of Applied Molecular Microbiology and Biomass Chemistry
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture
Graduate School, Kyushu University
6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, 812-8581, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-(0) 92-642-3019

 

  • Prof. Gabriele Bierbaum, PhD

Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP)

University Hospital Bonn

Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25

53127 Bonn, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)228 - 287 19103

Fax: +49- (0)228 - 287 14808

 

 

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