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Isolation and characterization of enzymes for biotransformation of biobased chemicals from renewable resources

Title: Characterization of Mycobacterium sp. MS1601, a bacterium performing selective oxidation of polyols.Characterized a new carbapenem-resistant biofilm producing rapidly growing Mycobacterium at the species level (going to report) and expressed a polyol oxidizing enzyme from the bacterium on E. coli BL21

Project Title: Study of Antimicrobial Resistance among Bacterial Isolates from Clinical and Surface Water Samples in Dhaka, Bangladesh for Application of Optimal Therapy (Funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency)Identification and characterization of MDR, XDR and PDR Shigella spp., Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella spp., Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp. Acinetobacter spp., Aeromonas spp. from clinical and environmental samples. We have reported for the first time from Bangladesh about XDR Shigella spp. having blaTEM, blaCTX-M, and blaSHV with mphA together. Publication titles: 1. Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigella sonnei in Bangladesh2. Rational Antimicrobial Therapy in Cholera: Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline or Azithromycin? (Conference paper)3. Multidrug-resistant Rahnella spp. and Leclercia adecarboxylata Reservoirs in Lakes and Rivers of Dhaka City: An over looked Public Health Threats. (Conference paper)

Project Title: The effect of Bacterial Colonization of the Nasopharynx on the Occurrence of Acute Infection in a Birth Cohort of Children and Their Mothers (Funded by The Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland). Subtitle: Nasopharyngeal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and Interrelationship with Other Respiratory Bacteria among Mother & Child

Preparing the lectures and powerpoint slides for the course "Fundamentals of Biochemistry". Helping the thesis student to design the project, make the time distribution with Gantt Chart, make the questionnaire and data analysis (both qualitative and quantitative).Publication titles: 1. Assessment of Bangladeshi Mothers’ Knowledge and Awareness on Childhood Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study. 2. Knowledge, Approach and Status of Early Marriage in Bangladesh.

Research and development of herbal medicine. Also actively involved with product management and development. Publication: 1. Lifestyle related causes of cancer and chemoprevention through phytonutrients.

Taking lectures and laboratory sessions for the course "Special Microbiology". Also involved with semistructured questionnaire-based research work.Publication:1. Traditional warfare against parasitic infection of ethnic Rhishi community in Netrakona district. (Conference paper)2. Observations on the traditional phytotherapy among the inhabitants of Raipur Upazila in Lakshmipur district, Bangladesh. (Conference paper)3. Studies on Phytochemicals Characteristics, Nutrient Contents, and Hypoglycemic Activities of Momordica Charantia Descourt. (Conference paper)

Development of commercial growth medium for Solanum tuberosum L. in vitro plantlet production with low cost.Publication:1. Effect of Organic Supplements on Solanum tuberosum L. for in vitro Clonal Propagation. (conference paper)