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khossain@ru.ac.bd

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh


DR. Md. KHALED HOSSAIN
PROFESSOR
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Education Summary  
M.Sc (Raj), PhD (Japan)

Research Interest  
Environmental Health
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(PhD)
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan 2003
Masters
(Master of Science)
Rajshahi University 1992
Bachelor/Honors
(Bachelor of Science)
Rajshahi University 1991

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2012-11-23 to Biochemistry & Molecular Biology PROFESSOR

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2022-03-01 to 2026-06-30 Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, USA Adjunct Assistant Professor

Book Chapter

1. Khaled Hossain, M. M. Hasibuzzaman & Seiichiro Himeno "Characteristics and health effects of arsenic exposure in Bangladesh" Arsenic Contamination in Asia (pp. 43-60). Springer, Singapore.

Published: November 2018

Journal

1. Rossi, K. N., Abedin, F., Mohanto, N. C., Ahmed, B., Mia, S., Uddin, N., Rimi, R. K., Goni, O., Sarder, S. J., Hossain, S., Islam, M., Jubayar, A. M., Islam, M. S., Hossain, S., Hoque, M. A., Sumi, D., Saud, Z. A., Himeno, S., & Hossain, K. "Ghrelin-disrupting activity of arsenic and its relation to cardiometabolic diseases" Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 507, 117676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2025.117676

Published: February 2026
2. Goni, O., Uddin, N., Rimi, R.K., Rossi, K.N., Abedin, F., Beauty S.A., Sarder, S.J., Sadi J., Islam, M., Mondal, V., Kabir, K.M., Siddique A.E., Hossain, S., Hoque M.A., Agusa, T., Sumi, D., Saud, Z.A., Himeno, S., Hossain, K. "Association between Arsenic Exposure and CCL5: its Implications in Asthma and Skin Lesions" Exposure and Health, 18, 7

Published: December 2025
3. Uddin, N., Rimi, R.K., Goni, O., Mohanto, N.C., Rossi K. N., Abedin, F., Beauty, S.A, Ahmed, B, Mia, S., Sarder S.J., Hossain, S., Islam., M., Noman, A.S.M., Hoque M. A., Sumi, D., Mann, K.K., Saud, Z.A., Himeno S., Hossain, K. "Relationship of fractalkine with arsenic exposure and the risk of cardiovascular diseases." Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 119:104824. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2025.104824.

Published: October 2025
4. Beauty, S. A., Sarder, S. J., Hossain, J., Uddin, N., Goni, O., Rimi, R. K., Hossain, S., Nikkon, F., Himeno, S., Hossain, K., & Saud, Z. A. (2025). "Regular Exercise with Panax Ginseng Supplementation Attenuates Arsenic-Induced Muscular Weakness and Neurobehavioral Changes in Mice" Neurotoxicity research, 43(5), 34

Published: September 2025
5. Jung, J., Jo A.R., Kim, Y., Park, E.A., Heo, J.Y., Park, N.Y., Wrobel, S.A., Koch, H.,M., Park, J., Lee, A., Tantrakarnapa, K., Kliengchuay, W., Niampradit, S., Tosepu, R., Umar, A., Hossain, K., Goni, O., Park, H., Kho, Y., Choi, K. (2025). "Phthalate and Nonphthalate Plasticizer Exposure among Children of Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Bangladesh: Occurrences and Risk Comparison" Environ Sci Technol. 26;59(33):17431-17442.

Published: August 2025
6. Jubayar, A.M., Khan, S., Sadi, J., Uddin, N., Goni, O., Khatun, M., Siddique, A.E., Kabir, E., Rimi, R.K., Beauty, S.A. and Rossi, K.N., Abedin, F., Sarder, S.J., Islam, M.S., Sarker, M.K., Hossain, S., Sumi, Daigo., Saud, Z.A., Barchowsky, A., Wahed, "Novel evidence of arsenic-related excess adiposity and its implication in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases." Environmental Research p.121059

Published: April 2025
7. Beauty, S.A., Hossain, J., Sarder, S.J., Uddin, N., Goni, O., Abedin, F., Rossi, K.N., Rimi, R.K., Himeno, S., Hossain, K. & Saud, Z.A. (2025) "Combined effects of arsenic and bisphenol-A on locomotor activity and oxidative stress mediated neurotoxicity in mice" Biological Trace Element Research, pp.1-13

Published: January 2025
8. Ehsanul Kabir, Jahidul Islam, Tasnim Tabassum Shila, Sharmin Akter Beauty, Junayed Sadi, Md. Royhan Gofur, Farhadul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Farjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Ameliorating effects of Clerodendrum viscosum leaves on lead‐induced hepatotoxicity" Food Science & Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4285.

Published: June 2024
9. Ehsanul Kabir, Tasnim Tabassum Shila, Jahidul Islam, Sharmin Akter Beauty, Farhadul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Farjana Nikkon, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Concomitant Exposure to Lower Doses of Arsenic, Lead, and Manganese Induces Greater Synergistic Neurotoxicity Than Individual Metals in Mice" Biological trace element research, 10.1007/s12011-024-04260-y. Advance online publication

Published: June 2024
10. Moriom Khatun, Nazmul Haque, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Abdus S. Wahed, Md. Shofikul Islam, Shuchismita Khan, Ahsanul Mahbub Jubayar, Junayed Sadi, Ehsanul Kabir, Tasnim Tabassum Shila, Zohurul Islam, Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Hasan Ul Banna, Shakhawoat Hossa "Arsenic Exposure-Related Hypertension in Bangladesh and Reduced Circulating Nitric Oxide Bioavailability" Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 132, Issue 4

Published: April 2024
11. Jahidul Islam ,Zohurul Islam, Nazmul Haque, Moriom Khatun, Farhadul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md Ashraful HoqueFarjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Fenugreek seed powder protects mice against arsenic-induced neurobehavioral changes." Current Research in Toxicology, 5, p.100114

Published: July 2023
12. Moriom Khatun ,Abu Eabrahim Siddique ,Abdus S. Wahed, Nazmul Haque, Selim Reza Tony, Jahidul Islam,Shahnur Alam, Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Isabela Kabir, Shakhawoat Hossain, Daigo Sumi, Zahangir Alam Saud, Aaron Barchowsky, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossai "Association between serum periostin levels and the severity of arsenic-induced skin lesions. PLOS ONE, 18," PLOS ONE, 18

Published: January 2023
13. Jahidul Islam,Tasnim Tabassum Shila, Zohurul Islam, Ehsanul Kabir, Nazmul Haque, Moriom Khatun, Shuchismita Khan, Ahsanul Mahbub Jubayar, Farhadul Islam, Farjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Clerodendrum viscosum leaves attenuate lead-induced neurotoxicity through upregulation of BDNF-Akt-Nrf2 pathway in mice" Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 304, 116024

Published: December 2022
14. Zohurul Islam, Jahidul Islam, Selim Reza Tony, Adiba Anjum, Rafia Ferdous, Apurba Kumar Roy, Shakhawoat Hossain, Kazi Abdus Salam, Farjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Mulberry leaves juice attenuates arsenic-induced neurobehavioral and hepatic disorders in mice" Food Science & Nutrition, 00, 1–11

Published: August 2022
15. Selim Reza Tony, Nazmul Haque, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Moriom Khatun, Mizanur Rahman, Zohurul Islam, Md Shofikul Islam, Jahidul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md Ashraful Hoque, Zahangir Alam Saud, Daigo Sumi, Abdus S. Wahed, Aaron Barchowsky, Seiichiro Hi "Elevated serum periostin levels among arsenic-exposed individuals and their associations with the features of asthma." Chemosphere, 298, 134277

Published: March 2022
16. Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Marjahan Akhtar, Aklima Akter, Fatema Khaton, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Jannatul Ferdous, Arifa Nazneen, Shariful Amin Sumon, Kajal C. Banik, Arifur Rahman Bablu, A.S.M. Alamgir, Mahbubur Rahman, Selim Reza Tony, Khaled Hossain, S "Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Bangladesh related to novel coronavirus infection" IJID Reg. 2022 Mar; 2:198-203

Published: March 2022
17. Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Selim Reza Tony, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Nazmul Haque, Md. Shofikul Islam, Faruk Hossain, Zohurul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md Ashraful Hoque, Zahangir Alam Saud, Daigo Sumi, Seiichiro Himeno & Khaled Hossain "Gender differences in the risk of metabolic syndrome among chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh" Exposure and Health, 14(3), 595-608

Published: October 2021
18. Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Selim Reza Tony, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Md. Rezaul Karim, Nazmul Haque, Zohurul Islam, Md. Shofikul Islam, Moriom Khatun, Jahidul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud, Hideki Miyataka, Daigo Sumi, Aaron Barchowsky, Seiic "Arsenic Secondary Methylation Capacity Is Inversely Associated with Arsenic Exposure-Related Muscle Mass Reduction" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9730

Published: September 2021
19. Atiqur Rahman, Md. Shofikul Islam, Selim Reza Tony, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Victor Mondal, Zubaer Hosen, Zohurul Islam, Md. Imam Hossain, Mizanur Rahman, Adiba Anjum, Sudip Kumar Paul, Faruk Hossen,Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Shakhawoat Hossain, Kazi Abd "T helper 2-driven immune dysfunction in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals and its link to the features of allergic asthma" Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 420, 115532.

Published: June 2021
20. Hasan Ul Banna, Adiba Anjum, Sheta Biswas, Victor Mondal, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Apurba Kumar Roy, Farjana Nikkon, Azizul Haque, Seiichiro Himeno, Kazi Abdus Salam, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Parental Lead Exposure Promotes Neurobehavioral Disorders and Hepatic Dysfunction in Mouse Offspring" Biological Trace Element Research, 200(3), 1171–1180

Published: April 2021
21. Nurshad Ali, Khandaker A. Fariha, Farjana Islam, Moshiul A. Mishu, Nayan C. Mohanto, Mohammad J. Hosen, Khaled Hossain "Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: A review of current insights, management, and challenges" Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 17(6), 1114–1122

Published: April 2021
22. Seiichiro Himeno , Khaled Hossain "Non-malignant diseases associated with environmental arsenic exposure in Taiwan, Chile, and Bangladesh." Metallomics Research, 1(1), 31–46.

Published: January 2021
23. Md. Abu Sayem, Md. Golam Hossain, Tahmeed Ahmed, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Effect of Nutritional Support on Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh" Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 8(04), 223

Published: December 2020
24. M.A. Sayem, T. Ahmed, M.G. Hossain, M.K. Hossain and Z.A. Saud "Factors associated with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh: A cross sectional study" Human Biology Review, 10(1), 50-70.

Published: November 2020
25. Victor Mondal,,Zubaer Hosen, Faruk Hossen, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Selim Reza Tony, Zohurul Islam, Md. Shofikul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Khairul Islam, Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, M.M. Hasibuzzaman, Ling-Zhi Liu, Bing-Hua Jiang, Md Mominul Hoque, Zahangi "Arsenic exposure-related hyperglycemia is linked to insulin resistance with concomitant reduction of skeletal muscle mass" Environment International, 143, 105890

Published: June 2020
26. Nurshad Ali, Khaled Hossain "Liver injury in severe COVID-19 infection: current insights and challenges" Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 14(10), 879–884

Published: May 2020
27. Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Mizanur Rahman, Md. Imam Hossain, Yeasir Karim, M.M. Hasibuzzaman, Sheta Biswas, Md. Shofikul Islam, Atiqur Rahman, Faruk Hossen, Victor Mondal, Hasan Ul Banna, Nazmul Huda, Mostaque Hossain, Papia Sultana, Farjana Nikkon,Zahangir A "Association between chronic arsenic exposure and the characteristic features of asthma" Chemosphere, 246, 125790

Published: January 2020
28. Sheta Biswas, Hasan Ul Banna, Momotaj Jahan, Adiba Anjum, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Apurba Roy, Farjana Nikkon, Kazi Abdus Salam, Azizul Haque, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "In vivo evaluation of arsenic-associated behavioral and biochemical alterations in F0 and F1 mice" Chemosphere, 245, 125619

Published: December 2019
29. Yeasir Karim, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Faruk Hossen, Mizanur Rahman, Victor Mondal, Hasan Ul Banna, M.M. Hasibuzzaman, Zubaer Hosen, Md. Shofikul Islam, Md. Khalequzzaman Sarker, Farjana Nikkon, Zahangir Alam Saud, Lian Xin, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossa "Dose-dependent relationships between chronic arsenic exposure and cognitive impairment and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor" Environment International, 131, 105029.

Published: October 2019
30. Sheta Biswas, Adiba Anjum, Hasan Ul Banna, Mizanur Rahman, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Yeasir Karim, Farjana Nikkon, Azizul Haque, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Manganese attenuates the effects of arsenic on neurobehavioral and biochemical changes in mice co-exposed to arsenic and manganese." Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(28), 29257–29266

Published: August 2019
31. Sudip Kumar Paul, Md. Shofikul Islam, M.M. Hasibuzzaman, Faruk Hossain, Adiba Anjum, Zahangir Alam Saud, Md. Mominul Haque, Papia Sultana, Azizul Haque, Klara Biljana Andric, Aminur Rahman, Md Rezaul Karim, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Yeasir Karim, Mizanur "Higher risk of hyperglycemia with greater susceptibility in females in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh" Science of The Total Environment, 668, 1004–1012

Published: March 2019
32. Md. Sajib Al Reza, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Imam Hossain, Md. Abu Zubair, Luthfunnesa Bari, Md. Zainul Abedin, Md. Abu Reza "Study of a common azo food dye in mice model: Toxicity reports and its relation to carcinogenicity" Food science & nutrition, 7(2), pp.667-677

Published: January 2019
33. Adiba Anjum, Sheta Biswas, Mizanur Rahman, Atiqur Rahman, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Yeasir Karim, Sharmin Aktar, Farjana Nikkon, Azizul Haque, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Butyrylcholinesterase-a potential plasma biomarker in manganese-induced neurobehavioral changes" Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Published: January 2019
34. Tanzina Tanu, Adiba Anjum, Momotaj Jahan, Farjana Nikkon, Mominul Hoque, Apurba Kumar Roy, Azizul Haque, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Antimony-Induced Neurobehavioral and Biochemical Perturbations in Mice." Biological Trace Element Research, 186, pp.199-207.

Published: March 2018
35. Nurshad Ali, Khaled Hossain & Gisela H. Degen "Blood plasma biomarkers of citrinin and ochratoxin A exposure in young adults in Bangladesh" Mycotoxin Research, 34(1), 59–67

Published: November 2017
36. Sayada Dilruba, M.M. Hasibuzzaman, Mashiur Rahman, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Sharmin Aktar, Atiqur Rahman, Md Imam Hossain, Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Farjana Nikkon, Zahangir Alam Saud, Khaled Hossain "Ameliorating effects of Raphanus sativus leaves on sodium arsenite-induced perturbation of blood indices in Swiss albino mice" Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 7(10), 915-920

Published: October 2017
37. Milan Barai, Nazmul Ahsan, Nilanjana Paul, Khaled Hossain, Mohammad Abdur Rashid, Masashi Kato, Nobutaka Ohgami, Anwarul Azim Akhand "Amelioration of arsenic-induced toxic effects in mice by dietary supplementation of Syzygium cumini leaf extract" Nagoya Journal of Medical Science, 79(2), 167

Published: May 2017
38. M. M. Hasibuzzaman ,Shakhawoat Hossain ,Md. Shofikul Islam,Atiqur Rahman,Adiba Anjum,Faruk Hossain,Nayan Chandra Mohanto,Md. Rezaul Karim,Md. Mominul Hoque,Zahangir Alam Saud,Hideki Miyataka,Seiichiro Himeno,Khaled Hossain "Association between arsenic exposure and soluble thrombomodulin: A cross sectional study in Bangladesh" PLOS ONE, 12(4), e0175154

Published: April 2017
39. Khaled Hossain, Takehiro Suzuki, M. M. Hasibuzzaman, Md. Shofikul Islam, Atiqur Rahman, Sudip Kumar Paul, Tanzina Tanu, Shakhawoat Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud, Mashiur Rahman, Farjana Nikkon, Hideki Miyataka, Seiichiro Himeno & Keiko Nohara "Chronic exposure to arsenic, LINE-1 hypomethylation, and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh" Environmental Health: a global access science source, 16(1), 20

Published: March 2017
40. Nurshad Ali, Meinolf Blaszkewicz, Khaled Hossain, Gisela H. Degen "Determination of aflatoxin M1 in urine samples indicates frequent dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 in the Bangladeshi population" International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220(2 Pt A), 271–281

Published: November 2016
41. Sharmin Aktar, Momotaj Jahan, Shahnur Alam, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Afroza Arefin, Atiqur Rahman, Azizul Haque, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain & Zahangir Alam Saud "Individual and Combined Effects of Arsenic and Lead on Behavioral and Biochemical Changes in Mice" Biological Trace Element Research, 177(2), 288–296

Published: October 2016
42. Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Sayada Dilruba, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Lutfur Rahman, Zohora Khatun, Wahiduzzaman Riad, Abdullah Al Mamun, Shahnur Alam, Sharmin Aktar, Srikanta Chowdhury, Zahangir Alam Saud, Zillur Rahman, Khaled Hossain, Azizul Haque "Arsenic-induced Histological Alterations in Various Organs of Mice" Journal of Cytology & Histology, 6(3), 323

Published: January 2016
43. Nurshad Ali, Meinolf Blaszkewicz, Abdul Alim, Khaled Hossain & Gisela H. Degen "Urinary biomarkers of ochratoxin A and citrinin exposure in two Bangladeshi cohorts: follow-up study on regional and seasonal influences." Archives of Toxicology, 90(11), 2683–2697

Published: December 2015
44. Md Shofikul Islam, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Md Rezaul Karim, Sharmin Aktar, Md Mominul Hoque, Atiqur Rahman, Momotaj Jahan, Rabeya Khatun, Abdul Aziz, Kazi Abdus Salam, Zahangir Alam Saud, Mostaque Hossain, Aminur Rahman, Abul Mandal, Azizul Haque, Hideki M "Elevated concentrations of serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and their associations with circulating markers of cardiovascular diseases in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals" Environmental Health, 14, 92

Published: December 2015
45. Nurshad Ali, Khaled Hossain, Meinolf Blaszkewicz, Mashiur Rahman, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Abdul Alim & Gisela H. Degen "Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in urines from rural and urban adult cohorts in Bangladesh." Archives of Toxicology, 90(7), 1749–1755

Published: September 2015
46. Afzal Sheikh, Fouzia Yeasmin, Smita Agarwal, Mashiur Rahman, Khairul Islam, Ekhtear Hossain, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md Rezaul Karim, Farjana Nikkon, ZahangirmAlam Saud, Khaled Hossain "Protective effects of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves against arsenic-induced toxicity in mice" Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 4(Suppl 1), S353–S358

Published: March 2015
47. Aminur Rahman, Noor Nahar, Neelu N. Nawani, Jana Jass, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud, Ananda K. Saha, Sibdas Ghosh, Björn Olsson & Abul Mandal "Bioremediation of hexavalent chromium (VI) by a soil-borne bacterium, Enterobacter cloacae B2-DHA." Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 50(11), 1136–1147

Published: February 2015
48. Nurshad Ali, Meinolf Blaszkewicz, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Mashiur Rahman, Abdul Alim, Khaled Hossain & Gisela H. Degen "First results on citrinin biomarkers in urines from rural and urban cohorts in Bangladesh." Mycotoxin Research, 31(1), 9–16

Published: December 2014
49. Nazmul Huda, Shakhawoat Hossain, Mashiur Rahman, Md. Rezaul Karim, Khairul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Imam Hossain, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Shahnur Alam, Sharmin Aktar, Afroza Arefin, Nurshad Ali, Kazi Abdus Salam, Abdul Aziz, Zahangir Alam Saud, Hi "Elevated levels of plasma uric acid and its relation to hypertension in arsenic-endemic human individuals in Bangladesh" Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 281(1), 11–18

Published: November 2014
50. Tuhin Reza, Sharmin Aktar, Hasan Al Amin, Mashiur Rahman, Afroza Arefin, Nayan Chandra Mohanto, Shahnur Alam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Anwar Habib, Asafudullah, Farjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "In vivo analysis of toxic effect of hydrose used in food preparations in Bangladesh" Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 4(11), 884-889

Published: November 2014
51. Mashiur Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Rezaul Karim, Khairul Islam, Hasan Al Amin, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md. Imam Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud, Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Hideki Miyataka, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain "Associations of total arsenic in drinking water, hair and nails with serum vascular endothelial growth factor in arsenic-endemic individuals in Bangladesh" Chemosphere, 120, 336–342

Published: August 2014
52. Nurshad Ali, Meinolf Blaszkewicz, M. Manirujjaman, Rasheda Perveen, Abdullah Al Nahid, Shakil Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Hossain, Gisela H. Degen "Biomonitoring of ochratoxin A in blood plasma and exposure assessment of adult students in Bangladesh" Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 58(11), 2219–2225

Published: August 2014
53. Aminur Rahman,Noor Nahar,Neelu N. Nawani,Jana Jass,Prithviraj Desale,Balu P. Kapadnis,Khaled Hossain,Ananda K. Saha,Sibdas Ghosh,Björn Olsson &Abul Mandal "Isolation and characterization of a Lysinibacillus strain B1-CDA showing potential for bioremediation of arsenics from contaminated water" Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A,49(12), 1349–1360

Published: July 2014
54. Noor Nahar, Aminur Rahman, Maria Moś, Tomasz Warzecha, Sibdas Ghosh, Khaled Hossain, Neelu N. Nawani & Abul Mandal "In silico and in vivo studies of molecular structures and mechanisms of AtPCS1 protein involved in binding arsenite and/or cadmium in plant cells" Journal of Molecular Modeling, 20(3), 2104

Published: February 2014
55. Md. Rezaul Karim, Mashiur Rahman, Khairul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Shakhawoat Hossain, Ekhtear Hossain, Abdul Aziz, Fouzia Yeasmin, Smita Agarwal, Md. Imam Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud, Farjana Nikkon, Mostaque Hossain, Abul Mandal, Richard O. Jenkins, Pa "Increases in oxidized low-density lipoprotein and other inflammatory and adhesion molecules with a concomitant decrease in high-density lipoprotein in the individuals exposed to arsenic in Bangladesh" Toxicological Sciences, 135(1), 17–25

Published: September 2013
56. Ali, Y., Islam, M. S., Alam, A. H. M. K., Rahman, M. A. A., Mamun, A., Hossain, M. K., Hossain, A. K. M. M., & Rashid, M. "Inhibitory effects of Nigella sativa seed extract on adrenaline-induced dyslipidemia and left ventricular hypertrophy in rats." Journal of Scientific Research, 5(2), 325-334

Published: April 2013
57. Rahman, M., Saud, Z. A., Hossain, E., Islam, K., Karim, M. R., Hoque, M. M., Yeasmin, T., Nikkon, F., Abdul, M., & Hossain, K. "The ameliorating effects of Zingiber zerumbet Linn on sodium arsenite-induced changes of blood indices in experimental mice" Life Sciences and Medicine Research, LSMR-41

Published: October 2012
58. Rim Sabrina Jahan Sarker 1, Nazmul Ahsan 1, Khaled Hossain 2, Paritosh Kumar Ghosh 3, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan 4, Anwarul Azim Akhand 1,* "Reduction of Sodium Arsenite-Mediated Adverse Effects in Mice using Dietary Supplementation of Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) Root Powde" Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology, 4(3), 148–154

Published: June 2012
59. Ekhtear Hossain, Khairul Islam, Fouzia Yeasmin, Md. Rezaul Karim, Mashiur Rahman a , Smita Agarwal, Shakhawoat Hossain, Abdul Aziz, Abdullah Al Mamun, Afzal Sheikh, Abedul Haque, M. Tofazzal Hossain, Mostaque Hossain, Parvez I. Haris, Noriaki Ikemu "Elevated levels of plasma Big endothelin-1 and its relation to hypertension and skin lesions in individuals exposed to arsenic." Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 259(2), 187–194

Published: January 2012
60. Khairul Islam, Abedul Haque, Rezaul Karim, Abul Fajol, Ekhtear Hossain, Kazi Abdus Salam, Nurshad Ali, Zahangir Alam Saud, Matiar Rahman, Mashiur Rahman, Rezaul Karim, Papia Sultana, Mostaque Hossain, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Abul Mandal, Hideki Miyataka, Sei "Dose-response relationship between arsenic exposure and the serum enzymes for liver function tests in the individuals exposed to arsenic: a cross sectional study in Bangladesh" Environmental Health, 10, 64.

Published: July 2011
61. Barman, D., Saud, Z. A., Habib, M. R., Islam, M. F., Hossain, K., &Yeasmin, T "Isolation of cellulytic bacterial strains from soil for effective and efficient bioconversion of solid waste" Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 25, 1-6

Published: July 2011
62. Masashi Kato, Mayuko Y. Kumasaka, Kozue Takeda, Khaled Hossain, Machiko Iida, Ichiro Yajima, Yuji Goto, Nobutaka Ohgami "L-cysteine as a regulator for arsenic-mediated cancer-promoting and anti-cancer effects." Toxicology in Vitro, 25(3), 623–629.

Published: April 2011
63. Md. Rezaul Karim, Kazi Abdus Salam, Ekhtear Hossain, Khairul Islam, Nurshad Ali, Abedul Haque, Zahangir Alam Saud, Tanzima Yeasmin, Mostaque Hossain, Hideki Miyataka, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain "Interaction between chronic arsenic exposure via drinking water and plasma lactate dehydrogenase activity" Science of The Total Environment 409(2), 278–283

Published: December 2010
64. Md Rezaul Karim, Abedul Haque, Khairul Islam,Narshad Ali, Kazi Abdus Salam, Ekhtear Hossain, Abul Fajol, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Seiichiro Himeno, Khaled Hossain "Protective effects of the dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on sodium arsenite-induced biochemical perturbation in mice." Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 36(3), 82–88.

Published: October 2010
65. Nurshad Ali, Md Ashraful Hoque, Abedul Haque, Kazi Abdus Salam, Md Rezaul Karim, Aminur Rahman, Khairul Islam, Zahangir Alam Saud, Md Abdul Khalek, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Mostaque Hossain, Abul Mandal, Md Rezaul Karim, Hideki Miyataka, Seiichiro Himeno & Kh "Association between arsenic exposure and plasma cholinesterase activity: a population-based study in Bangladesh" Environmental Health, 9, 36

Published: July 2010
66. Masashi Kato, Kozue Takeda, Khaled Hossain, Nguyen D. Thang, Yu Kaneko, Mayuko Kumasaka, Osamu Yamanoshita, Noriyuki Uemura, Masahide Takahashi, Nobutaka Ohgami, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto "A redox-linked novel pathway for arsenic-mediated RET tyrosine kinase activation" Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 110(2), 399–407

Published: March 2010
67. Mayuko Y. Kumasaka; Ichiro Yajima; Khaled Hossain; Machiko Iida; Toyonori Tsuzuki; Tamio Ohno; Masahide Takahashi; Masashi Yanagisawa; Masashi Kato "A novel mouse model for de novo Melanoma" Cancer research, 70(1), pp.24-29

Published: January 2010
68. Khaled Hossain, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto, Masataka Hamada, Anwarul A. Akhand, Takeshi Yanagishita, Md. Ashraful Hoque, Hideo Tsuboi, Masashi Kato, Izumi Nakashima "1,4-butanediyl-bismethanethiosulfonate (BMTS) induces apoptosis through reactive oxygen species-mediated mechanism" Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 108(5), 1059–1065

Published: October 2009
69. Farjana Nikkon, Zahangir A. Saud, Khaled Hossain, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin and M. Ekramul Haque "Larvicidal effects of stem and fruits of Duranta repens against the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus." International Journal of PharmTech Research, 1(4), 1709-1713.

Published: October 2009
70. A. S. M. Noman, M. S. Islam, N. A. Siddique, Khaled Hossain Khaled Hossain "High frequency induction of multiple shoots from nodal explants of Vitex negundo using silver nitrate" International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 10(6), 633-637.

Published: January 2009
71. Masashi Kato,Khaled Hossain,Machiko Iida,Hiroshi Sato,Noriyuki Uemura &Yuji Goto "Arsenic enhances matrix metalloproteinase-14 expression in fibroblasts" Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, 71(16), 1053–1055

Published: June 2008
72. Masashi Kato, Toshihide Iwashita, Anwarul A. Akhand, Wei Liu, Kozue Takeda, Kei Takeuchi, Motoi Yoshihara, Khaled Hossain, Jianghong Wu, Jun Du, Chanho Oh, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto, Haruhiko Suzuki, Masahide Takahashi, and Izumi Nakashima "Molecular mechanism of activation and super activation of Ret tyrosine kinases by ultraviolet light irradiation." Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2(4), 841–849

Published: March 2008
73. Masashi Kato, Nobutaka Ohgami, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Khaled Hossain, Takeshi Yanagishita , Yuichiro Ohshima, Hideo Tsuboi,OsamuYamanoshita, Yoshinari Matsumoto,Masahide Takahashi, Izumi Nakashima "Protective effect of hyperpigmented skin on UV-mediated cutaneous cancer development." Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 127(5), 1244–1249

Published: May 2007
74. Kato M,Takeda K, Kawamoto Y , Hossain K , Ohgami N , Yanagishita T , Ohshima Y , Kato Y , Ohgami K , Yamamori T , Tateyama K , Yamanoshita O "Ultraviolet irradiation-mediated malignant melanoma induction with RET tyrosine kinase activation. Nihon Eiseigaku zasshi" Japanese Journal of Hygiene, 62(1), pp.3-8

Published: January 2007
75. Kato, M., Takeda, K., Kawamoto, Y., Tsuzuki, T., Kato, Y., Ohno, T., Hossain, K., Iftakhar-E-Khuda, I., Ohgami, N., Isobe, K., Takahashi, M., & Nakashima, I "Novel hairless RET-transgenic mouse line with melanocytic nevi and anagen hair follicles" Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 126(11), 2547–2550

Published: November 2006
76. Kato, M., Takeda, K., Kawamoto, Y., Hossain, K., Kato, Y., Yanagishita, T., Oshima, Y., Ohgami, N., Ogami, K., Tajima, S., Yamanoshita, O., Iftakhar-E-Khuda, I., Matsumoto, Y "Analysis of mechanism of melanoma tumorigenesis" Cell (Tokyo), 38(14), 573-77

Published: October 2006
77. Kato, M., Takeda, K., Kawamoto, Y., Tsuzuki, T., Hossain, K., Tamakoshi, A., Kunisada, T., Kambayashi, Y., Ogino, K., Suzuki, H., Takahashi, M., & Nakashima, I. "c-Kit-targeting immunotherapy for hereditary melanoma in a mouse model" Cancer Research, 64(3), 801–806

Published: October 2004
78. Anwarul A. Akhand, Jun Du, Wei Liu, Khaled Hossain, Toshio Miyata, Fumihiko Nagase, Masashi Kato, Haruhiko Suzuki, and Izumi Nakashima "Redox-linked cell surface-oriented signaling for T-cell death" Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 4(3), 445–454

Published: July 2004
79. Izumi Nakashima, Masashi Kato, Anwarul A. Akhand, Haruhiko Suzuki, Kozue Takeda, Kahled Hossain, and Yoshiyuki Kawamoto "Redox-linked signal transduction pathways for protein tyrosine kinase activation." Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 4(3), 517–531

Published: July 2004
80. Hideo Tsuboi, Khaled Hossain, Anwarul A. Akhand, Kozue Takeda, Jun Du, Muhaimin Rifa'i, Yan Dai, Akemi Hayakawa, Haruhiko Suzuki, Izumi Nakashima "Paeoniflorin induces apoptosis of lymphocytes through a redox-linked mechanism" Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 93(1), 162–172

Published: June 2004
81. Hossain, K., Akhand, A. A., Kawamoto, Y., Du, J., Takeda, K., Wu, J., Yoshihara, M., Tsuboi, H., Kato, M., Suzuki, H., & Nakashima, I. "Caspase activation is accelerated by the inhibition of arsenite-induced, membrane rafts-dependent Akt activation" Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 34(5), 598–606

Published: October 2003
82. Kajiguchi, T., Yamamoto, K., Hossain, K., Akhand, A. A., Nakashima, I., Naoe, T., Saito, H., & Emi, N "Sustained activation of c-jun-terminal kinase (JNK) is closely related to arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis in an acute myeloid leukemia (M2)-derived cell line, NKM-1" Leukemia, 17(11), 2189–2195.

Published: August 2003
83. Haruhiko Suzuki, Jianghong Wu, Khaled Hossain, Tatsuya Ohhata, Jun Du, Anwarul A. Akhand, Akemi Hayakawa, Hiroshi Kimura, Masatoshi Hagiwara, Izumi Nakashima "Involvement of MKK6 in TCRαβintCD69lo: a target population for apoptotic cell death in thymocytes" The FASEB Journal, 17(11), 1-22

Published: June 2003
84. Akhand, A. A., Ikeyama, T., Akazawa, S., Kato, M., Hossain, K., Takeda, K., Suzuki, H., Takahashi, M., & Nakashima, I. "Evidence of both extra- and intracellular cysteine targets of protein modification for activation of RET kinase" Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 292(4), 826–831

Published: October 2002
85. Jianghong Wu, Haruhiko Suzuki, Anwarul A. Akhand, Yan-Wen Zhou, Khaled Hossain, Izumi Nakashima "Modes of activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and their roles in cepharanthine-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells" Cellular Signaling, 14(6), 509–515

Published: June 2002
86. Anwarul A. Akhand, Khaled Hossain, Masashi Kato, Toshio Miyata, Jun Du, Haruhiko Suzuki, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Izumi Nakashima "Glyoxal and methylglyoxal induce lyoxal and methyglyoxal induce aggregation and inactivation of ERK in human endothelial cells" Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 31(10), 1228–1235

Published: November 2001
87. Akhand, A. A., Hossain, K., Mitsui, H., Kato, M., Miyata, T., Inagi, R., Du, J., Takeda, K., Kawamoto, Y., Suzuki, H., Kurokawa, K., & Nakashima, I "Glyoxal and methylglyoxal trigger distinct signals for map family kinases and caspase activation in human endothelial cells" Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 31(1), 20–30

Published: October 2001
88. Yan Dai, Masashi Kato, Kozue Takeda, Yoshiyuki Kawamoto, Anwarul A. Akhand, Khaled Hossain, Haruhiko Suzuki, Izumi Nakashima "T-cell-immunity-based inhibitory effects of orally administered herbal medicine juzen-taiho-to on the growth of primarily developed melanocytic tumors in RET-transgenic mice" Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 117(3), 694–701

Published: September 2001
89. Jianghong Wu, Haruhiko Suzuki, Yan-Wen Zhou, Wei Liu, Motoi Yoshihara, Masashi Kato, Anwarul A. Akhand, Akemi Hayakawa, Kei Takeuchi, Khaled Hossain, Mio Kurosawa, Izumi Nakashima "Cepharanthine activates caspases and induces apoptosis in Jurkat and K562 human leukemia cell lines" Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 82(2), 200–214

Published: June 2001
90. Kei Takeuchi, Masashi Kato, Haruhiko Suzuki, Anwarul A. Akhand, Jianghong Wu, Khaled Hossain, Toshio Miyata, Yoshinari Matsumoto, Yuji Nimura, Izumi Nakashima "Acrolein induces activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor of human keratinocytes for cell death" Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 81(4), 679–688

Published: April 2001
91. Kato, M., Liu, W., Akhand, A. A., Hossain, K., Takeda, K., Takahashi, M., & Nakashima, I "Ultraviolet radiation induces both full activation of ret kinase and malignant melanocytic tumor promotion in RFP-RET-transgenic mice." The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 115(6), 1157–1158

Published: October 2000
92. Nakashima, I., Kato, M., Akhand, A. A., Du, J., Liu, W., Dai, Y., Suzuki, H., Senga, T., Hamaguchi, M., Iawashita, T., Takahashi, M., Miyata, T., Hossain, K., Takeda, K., Wu, J., Takeuchi, K., Yoshihara, M., &Kawamoto, Y "Chemical reaction-mediated alternative signalling pathway in cells of the immune system" Current Trends in Immunology, 3, 45–58.

Published: October 2000
93. Khaled Hossain; Anwarul A. Akhand; Masashi Kato; Jun Du; Kozue Takeda; Jianghong Wu; Kei Takeuchi; Wei Liu; Haruhiko Suzuki; Izumi Nakashima "Arsenite induces apoptosis of murine T lymphocytes through membrane raft-linked signaling for activation of c-Jun amino-terminal kinase." The Journal of Immunology, 165(8), 4290–4297.

Published: October 2000
94. NAKASHIMA, Izumi ; AKHAND, Anwarul A ; YOSHIHARA, Motoi ; KATO, Masashi ; JUN DU ; WEI LIU ; HOSSAIN, Khaled ; SUZUKI, Haruhiko ; JIANGHONG WU ; TAKEDA, Kozue ; TAKEUCHI, Kei "Oxidative stress and signal transduction in the immune system" Recent Research Developments in Immunology,1, 283-296.

Published: October 1999

Immunology and Anatomy and Physiology

I am conducting a course of Immunology in undergraduate and master level students of our Department. I also taking a course on Anatomy and Physiology for the undergraduate level students in Physical Education and Sport Science Department as a part time

Research
Major focus of the research is on the health effects of environmental chemicals, particularly the health effects of chronic exposure to environmental arsenic through both epidemiological and experimental approaches. Several PhD and more than 15 master level researches have been guided as a supervisor.



Professional Honors, Awards and Fellowships


1. “Dean’s Article Award-2024” for the best article in 2023 from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

2. “Dean’s Award-2023” from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh in recognition of the outstanding achievement in research

3. “Dean’s Article Award-2022” for the best article in 2022 from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

4. “Dean’s Award-2020” from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh in recognition of the outstanding achievement in research

5. “Dean’s Article Award-2020” for the best article in 2019 from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

6. “Dean’s Award-2017” from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh in recognition of the outstanding achievement in research

7. “Dean’s Award-2014” from the Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh in recognition of the outstanding achievement in research

8. “Institute for Developing Science & Health Initiatives (ideSHi) Award” for the outstanding contribution in the research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

9. “Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Gold Medal Award” (junior group) for outstanding contribution in Biological Sciences in Bangladesh

10. “Rajshahi University Award” for the best academic result in the Bachelor of Science Examination from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

11. “Rajshahi University Award” for the best academic result in the Master of Science Examination from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh



Fellowships



2024-2024


2021-2022

Invited Overseas Researcher (Fellow) under JSPS Invitational Fellowship, Faculty of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences  

Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan

Fulbright Visiting Scholar.University of Pittsburgh, USA

2011-2012
Commonwealth Staff Fellowship, UK
2005-2007 
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship, Japan
2004-2005 
Tokyo Biochemical Research Foundation (TBRF) Fellowship for the Asian young Scientist, Japan
1998-2003
Monbusho Scholarship for the Ph.D level research in Nagoya University, Japan


Editorial Position


2025-present

2023-present

2023-present

2015-present

2015-present

Editorial board member, Journal of Scientific Research, Rajshahi University

Member of the Advisory Board of Metallomics Research 

Editorial board member, Rajshahi University Journal of Science and Engineering.

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bio-Science, Institute of Biological Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine                                                                                                  

2015-present
Academic editor, PLOS ONE


Journal Reviewers


Environment International (Elsevier), Environmental Pollution (Elsevier), Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), Chemosphere (Elsevier), PLOS ONE, European Respiratory Journal.


Fellow

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) (The apex body of sciences in Bangladesh)


Society Membership

 

1.     Life member of Bangladesh JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Alumni Association.

2.     Life member of the Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

3.     Former member of Japanese Society of Hygiene.

4.     Member of Bangladesh Fulbright Alumni Association.

5.     Life member of Japanese University Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB).



Training program


Short-term skill transfer program in National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) Japan, (August 25, 2014 to September 5, 2014)



Conference/seminar attended


1.      International Conference on Environmental Science and Resource Management 2025 (ICESRM 2025), Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail-1902, Bangladesh, 29 November 2025 (Keynote Speaker).

2.      International Biospecimen Collection Network Meeting and Workshop jointly organized by Seoul National University and Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-6, June 2025 (Invited speaker).

3.      9th International Symposium on Environmental Health Building Interdisciplinary Pathways Toward Healthier Future and Sustainable Environment, held in Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, South Korea. February 5-February 7, 2025. (Invited Speaker).

4.      3rd International Conference on the Advancement of Life Sciences 2025(ICALS 2025), Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh. January 11- January 12, 2025 (Invited Speaker).

5.      23rd Science Council of Asia Conference (SCAC) Organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and Science Council of Asia, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30 November-02 December, 2024 (Invited Speaker).

6.      Seminar arranged by the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan. July 29,2024 (Invited Speaker).

7.      Seminar for the graduate students of mercury research group, Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan, July 11. 2024. (Speaker).

8.      The 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology: Fukuoka International Congress Center, Japan. July 3- July 5, 2024. (Participant as an author).

9.      7th International Symposium of Environmental Health, Seoul National University,1-2 February 2024, South Korea (Invited Speaker).

10.   7th International Symposium of Environmental Health, Seoul National University, 9-10 February 2023, South Korea (Invited Speaker).

11.   Invited Speaker in Institute of Biological Sciences (IBSc), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 10 August,2023.

12.   Seminar on “Arsenic exposure and nonmalignant diseases: Results from the studies in Bangladesh” organized by Virtual Presentation for EEH / CGHE / UB RENEW Community, University at Buffalo, USA, February 4, 2022 (Invited speaker).

13.   Seminar on “Health Effects of Chronic Exposure to Arsenic: Bangladesh Perspective” organized by Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health Pittsburgh University, USA. October 15, 2021 (Invited speaker).

14.   46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT) 26-28 June, 2019, Tokushima, Japan (invited speaker).

15.   11th International Seminar on International Year of Plant Health 2020 organized by University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 15 February,2020. (Invited Speaker).

16.   The Fourth Forum on Signaling Pathways and Non-coding RNAs in Carcinogenesis, Prevention and Therapy of Malignant Tumors. May 24, 2019, Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF) at The University of Iowa, USA (Invited speaker).

17.   Annual conference 2019 of the Bangladesh Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB)- held in Chittagong, Bangladesh 2019. (Key note speaker).

18.   National Conference on DNA and genome Research for sustainable Development in Agriculture and Health (World DNA Day Conference,2019) organized by University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh,2019 (Invited Speaker).

19.   The 24th Symposium of the Japanese Arsenic Society held in Kumamoto, Japan. Nov. 23-25, 2018 (Invited speaker).

20.   25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Immunotoxicity held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 18-10, 2018 (Invited speaker).

21.   International conference on “Translational Research in Biochemistry for Better Life and Sustainable Development” arranged by Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, September 06, 2018 (Invited speaker).

22.    1st National Conference on Neuroscience Research in Bangladesh organized by the Neuroscience Research Centre of Dhaka University (NRCDU) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh, April,2017 (Oral Presentation).

23.   International conference arranged by Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Bangladesh, May 6, 2017 (Invited speaker).

24.   Symposium arranged by the Journal of Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine held in Miyazaki, Japan, 27 March, 2017(Invited speaker).

25.   6th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability, held in Stockholm, Sweden, 19-23 June 2016 (Speaker).


26.   2nd International South Asian Biotechnology Conference-held in University of Dhaka, Bangladesh,5-6 February,2016 (Invited Speaker).

27.   10th Metal Bioscience Meeting in Japan held in Nagoya, Japan, August 27-28, 2015 (Speaker).

28.   Second Conference of Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9-10, 2015.

29.     Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2015 (Invited speaker).

30.   American Society of Microbiology Scientific meeting held icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014 (Speaker).

31.   U.S-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (CMSP) and 16th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Pacific Rim. icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014 (Oral Presentation).

32.     Workshop at National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, December 10, 2013, (Invited speaker).

33.   Invited speaker in Tokushima Bunri University, 2013, Japan,

34.   Annual conference of the Bangladesh Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- held in Chittagong, Bangladesh 2013. (Key note speaker).

35.   Annual Congress on British Toxicology Society, Warwick University, UK, 2012 (Poster presentation)

36.   Invited speaker in Skovde University, Sweden, 2011.

37.   International Symposium organized by Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010.

38.   Invited speaker in Tokushima Bunri University, 2009, Japan.

39.   Young Scientists Congress organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009. (Oral Presentation).

40.   Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Hygiene: held in Osaka, Japan, 2007(Poster presentation).

41.   Conference on pigment cell research: held in Nagano, Japan, 2006 (Poster presentation)

42.   Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Hygiene: held in Yamaguchi, Japan 2006 as an invited speaker.

43.   Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Immunology: held in Osaka, Japan, 2001(Poster presentation).

44.   11th International Congress of Immunology: held in Stockholm, Sweden, 2001 (Poster presentation).

45.   Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Immunology: held in Sendai, Japan, 2000 (Poster presentation).

46.   Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Immunology: held in Kyoto, Japan, 1999 (Poster presentation).

47.   International Symposium for oxidative Stress, Redox Regulation and Signal Transduction, Clinical implications: held in Kyoto, Japan, 1999. (Poster presentation).


Grant Supports


Major Domestic/National Grants

 

1.       Budget for the development of the laboratory facilities (Department of Biochemistry and     

Molecular Biology, Rajshahi University). Awarding Organization: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Amount: 79200000 BDT equivalent to 651028 USD No: Hishab/33(13), Duration: 2024-current, Role: Convenor of the procuring entity. The budget has not been allocated for any specific project; it has been allocated for the development of laboratory facilities in response to my application.

2.       Research Grant. Awarding Organization: Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University, Amount:    

200000 BDT equivalent to 1644 USD, Grant No: A-428/5/52/RU/Science-32/2024-2025, Duration:  2025-Current,1 year, Role: Principal investigator

3.       Research Grant. Awarding Organization: Rajshahi University. Amount: 1400000 BDT Equivalent 11508 USD, Grant No: A-795/6-109 (Research), Duration: 2022-2024, 2 years, Role: Principal investigator.

4.       Research Grant. Awarding Organization: Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University, Amount: 200000 BDT equivalent to 1644 USD, Grant No: A-1299/5/52/RU/Science (Abortok)/2021-2022, Duration: 2021-2022, 1 year, Role:  Principal investigator 

5.       Research Grant. Awarding Organization: Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University, Amount: 200000 BDT equivalent to 1644 USD, Grant No: A-117/5/52/RU/Science-13/2017-2018, Duration: 2017-2018, 1 year, Role: Co-investigator  

6.       Research Grant, Awarding organization: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Bangladesh Government, Amount: 200000 BDT equivalent to 1644 USD Grant No: 39.009.006.01.00.042.2012-2013/ES-21/558, Duration: 2012-2013, 1 year, Role:  Principal investigator

7.       Research Grant. Awarding Organization: Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University, Amount: 100000 BDT equivalent to 822 USD Grant No: A892-5/52/BIMOK/Science (1)/2011 Duration: 2011-2012, 1 year, Role: Co-investigator

8.       Bangladesh Medical Research Council Research grant. Awarding Organization: Bangladesh Medical Research Council Research (BMRC), Amount 500000 BDT equivalent to 4,110 Grant No: BMRC/RP/HNPSP/2009/444 (1) Duration:2009-2010; 1 year. Role:  Principal investigator

9.       Research Grant, Awarding Organization: Ministry of Science and Information &Communication Technology (MOSCIT), Bangladesh Government. Amount: 700000 BDT equivalent to 5755 USD Grant No: 2007-2008/BS-135/176/1(5), Duration: 2007-2008, 1 year, Role:  Principal investigator 

International Grants

 

1.       TWAS Research Grant, Awarding organization: TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy) research grant. Amount: 16000 USD Grant Number: 12-103 RG/BIO/AS_IUNESCO FR:3240271353, Duration: 2013-2015, 18 months, Role: Principal investigator

2.       TWAS Research Grant, Awarding organization: TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy) research grant.  Amount: 15000 USD Grant Number: 09-153 RG/BIO/AS_IUNESCO FR:3240230321, Duration: 2010-2011, 18 months   Role:  Principal investigator

3.       TWAS Research Grant, Awarding organization: TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy) research grant. Amount: 7000 USD Grant Number: 07-177 RG/BIO/ASUNESCO FR:3240184288, Duration:2008-2009, 18 months, Role:  Principal investigator


Collaborative research grant

 

Grant-in-Aid for Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research(B)), Grant number: KAKENHI 21KK0170, Budget: 14,500,000 JPY, Duration: 2021-2024, 4 years, Role: Collaborator

It is a collaborative research grant with a Japanese scientist, Professor Dr. Seiichiro Himeno (recipient of the grant)




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