CV
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2019-present)
- Cancerfonden Postdoctoral Researcher, Cancer Biology
Linköping University, Sweden (2017-2019)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Developmental Neurobiology
Stockholm University, Sweden (2010-2017)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Molecular Biology: 2016-2017
- PhD in Molecular Biology: 2012-2016
- Licentiate (M. Phil. equivalent) in Molecular Biology: 2015
- Stipend research student in Developmental Biology: 2010-2012
Lund University, Sweden (2008-2010)
- M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Khulna University, Bangladesh (2001-2006)
- B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/LAB SUPERVISION AT STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY
- Molecular Cell Biology course lab, undergraduate level, 64 students, 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012.
- Molecular Genetics course lab, master’s level, 4-6 persons, designed and running lab for 3.5 weeks and grading the lab reports, 2014 & 2013.
- I supervised 16 persons from Sweden and abroad on a daily basis from various levels including exchange PhD students, guest researcher, diploma project and master thesis students.
- Completed a teaching course at Stockholm University: Introduction to teaching for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, 2015.
SKILLS/METHODOLOGY (SELECTED)
For Mouse work
- Ultrasound screening for tumor and 3D scan
- Oral gavage
- Mouse tissue dissection and blood collection
- Making xenograft
For Drosophila work
- Drosophila genetics
- Transgenic Drosophila generation
- Drosophila cell culture
- Drosophila tissue dissection including embryonic CNS
Common techniques for both organisms and beyond
- Single cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data generation & analysis
- Proteomics and Phospho-proteomics data generation & analysis
- ChIP-seq and DamID-seq data analysis
- RNA-seq data generation & analysis
- Microarray data analysis
- Yeast Two Hybrid (Y2H)
- Bioinformatics including R programming
- Standard molecular biology techniques including avdanced molecular cloning, qPCR, single embryo PCR, and co-immunoprecipitation for membrane proteins
- Immunohistochemistry
- UV Radiation
- Nematode infection
- Extensive microscopy including live imaging. Routinely using stereo, epi-fluorescence, Cell Observer, confocal, Cell Discover 7 and TIRF microscopes
REVIEWER FOR
- GENETICS
- G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
- PLOS ONE
- Fly
- Insect Science
- Insect Molecular Biology
TALKS (INTERNATIONAL)
- At the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, UK, Feb 5th, 2019. Host: Prof. Daniel St Johnston.
- At the Global Health Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5th, 2016. Host: Prof. Bruno Lemaitre
- Oral presentation at the crossroads between insect immunology, physiology and ecology, Brno, Czech Republic. Sept. 13-16, 2015.
- Oral presentation: Selected for talk (accommodate only 10-15%) at the 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference (ADRC, the biggest Drosophila research conference), Chicago, USA, March 4-8, 2015.
TALKS (IN SWEDEN)
- At PhD final year seminar series of the department of Molecular Biosciences, Stockholm University, May 19th, 2016.
- In Infection and immunity seminar series, Department of Molecular Biosciences, November 2014.
- At the department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Autumn semester, 2012.
- On PhD day at Stockholm University for Biology Section.December 2012.
POSTER PRESENTATION (INTERNATIONAL)
- At the allied genetics conference (TAGC). All animal model organisms altogether in 2016 to celebrate 100 years of research in genetics. July 13-17, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- At European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC), Heidelberg, Germany. September 9-12, 2015.
- At ESF-EMBO Symposium: Integrated Insect Immunology: From Basic Biology to Environmental Applications, Pultusk, Poland. September 23-28, 2013.
POSTER PRESENTATION (IN SWEDEN)
- At departmental (Molecular Biosciences) retreat, Stockholm University, December 2016 & 2014 (2 times).
- On PhD day at Stockholm University for Biology Section.December 2015 & 2013 (2 times).
OTHER CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
- Wenner-Gren Foundations International symposium: “Host-microbe interactions in the gut: from model systems to human disease”. Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, June 15-18, 2016.
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) conference, Stockholm, Sweden. June 24-27, 2015.
- High Throughput Biology Symposium, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.June 3-4, 2013.
- Workshop on Phylogenetics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. June 10-14, 2013.
- Sample preparations for Super-resolution microscopy, SciLifeLab, Stockholm.March 27, 2014.
OTHER SKILSS
- Lasergene DNASTAR & SnapGene Viewer (I used it for cloning, sequence analysis and assembly), ImageJ (Image processing software, e.g., Confocal Images), Canvas, Clone Manager, Serial Cloner, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
- Familiar with Unix/Linux command (completed a doctoral and a MOOC course with this command).
OTHERS
- Journal featuring our research: Journal of Innate Immunity made the front page featuring our research article, published in those issues (vol. 6, No. 2, 2014 & Vol. 8, No. 2, 2016).
- Mentoring: I was involved in a group of 4 PhD students mentoring 20 students (medical, dental and biology) from Saudi Arabia during their 2 weeks stay in Stockholm for the ‘medical and molecular biosciences’ course, June 2014.
GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS
- 3 years postdoctoral grants from Cancerfonden (success rate- 12.28%).
- 2 years postdoctoral grants from Barncancerfonden.
- Received a scholarship for a year before starting the doctoral program.
- Travel grant from Jubilee donation, K & A Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden.
- Travel grant from Stockholm University.
- Travel grant from the Department of Molecular Biosciences,Stockholm University.
- Received 50% grant of the conference fee for ESF-EMBO Symposium.