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.