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zasaud@ru.ac.bd

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Rajshahi, Rajshai-6205, BANGLADESH


DR. MD. ZAHANGIR ALAM SAUD
PROFESSOR
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Education Summary  
M.Sc(Raj), Ph.D(Japan)

Research Interest  
Metal Toxicity, Neurobehavioral study, Ion Channel Regulation
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(Doctor of Medical Science)
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan 2008
Masters
(M.Sc)
University of Rajshahi 1997
Bachelor/Honors
(B.Sc (Hons))
University of Rajshahi 1994

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2012-11-23 to Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PROFESSOR
2008-06-20 to 2012-11-22 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2001-02-16 to 2008-06-19 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
1998-06-09 to 2001-02-15 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2023-04-13 to 2024-08-06 University of Rajshahi Student Advisor
2014-04-25 to 2016-04-24 University of Rajshahi Syndicate Member (Elected)
2013-04-06 to 2016-04-30 Motihar Hall, University of Rajshahi Provost
2010-11-01 to 2011-10-31 Neural Science Center, Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea Visiting Scientist/Post Doctoral Fellow
1998-02-17 to 1998-06-08 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of chittagong Lecturer

Journal

1. Ahsanul Mahbub Jubayar, Shuchismita Khan, Junayed Sadi, Nesar Uddin, Osman Goni, Moriom Khatun, Abu Eabrahim Siddique, Ehsanul Kabir, Rajoana Karim Rimi, Sharmin Akter Beauty, Kamrun Nahar Rossi, Faysal Abedin, Sharon Jahan Sarder, Md Shofikul Islam, Md K "Novel evidence of arsenic-related excess adiposity and its implication in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases" Environmental Research 271, 15 April 2025, 121059

Published: February 2025
2. Sharmin Akter Beauty, Jakir Hossain, Sharon Jahan Sarder, Nesar Uddin, Osman Goni, Faysal Abedin, Kamrun Nahar Rossi, Rajoana Karim Rimi, Seiichiro Himeno, · Khaled Hossain, Zahangir Alam Saud "Combined Efects of Arsenic and Bisphenol‑A on Locomotor Activity and Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurotoxicity in Mice" Published online: 24 January, 2025

Published: January 2025
3. 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 2024;00:1–10. DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.4285

Published: June 2024
4. 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" Vol.:(0123456789)Biological Trace Element Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-024-04260-y

Published: June 2024
5. 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 Hossain, "Arsenic Exposure-Related Hypertension in Bangladesh and Reduced Circulating Nitric Oxide Bioavailability" Environmental Health Perspectives, 132 (4):047003

Published: April 2024
6. Jahidul Islam1, Zohurul Islam1, Nazmul Haque, Moriom Khatun, Farhadul Islam, Shakhawoat Hossain, Md Ashraful Hoque, Farjana Nikkon, Khaled Hossain and Zahangir Alam Saud* "Fenugreek seed powder protects mice against arsenic-induced neurobehavioral changes" Current Research in Toxicology, Volume 5, 2023, 100114

Published: July 2023
7. 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 Hossain "Association between serum periostin levels and the severity of arsenic-induced skin lesions" PLoS One. 2023; 18(1): e0279893.

Published: January 2023
8. 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 (2023) 116024

Published: December 2022
9. Afzal Sheikh, He Huang, Sultana Parvin, Mohammad Badruzzaman, Tofayel Ahamed, Ekhtear Hossain, Iri Sato Baran and Zahangir Alam Saud "A multi-population-based genomic analysis uncovers unique haplotype variants and crucial mutant genes in SARS-CoV-2" Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, (2022) 20:149

Published: November 2022
10. 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 Sci Nutr. 2022;00:1–11 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3028

Published: August 2022
11. 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 Himen "Elevated serum periostin levels among arsenic-exposed individuals and their associations with the features of asthma" Chemosphere 298 (2022) 134277

Published: March 2022
12. Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Amitav Lahiry, Rafia Ferdous,Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Abdul Kader,AHM Khurshid Alam, Zahangir Alam Saud, and Md. Golam Sadik "Stephania japonica Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice through Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase and Oxidative Stress" Adv Pharmacol Pharm Sci.Volume 2022, Article ID 8305271, 17 pages

Published: January 2022
13. 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 Himeno5, Khaled Hossain "Gender Differences in the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chronic Arsenic‑Exposed Individuals in Bangladesh" Exposure and Health https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-021-00437-1

Published: October 2021
14. Sarker MK, Tony SR, Siddique AE, Karim MR, Haque N, Islam Z, Islam MS, Khatun M, Islam J, Hossain S, Saud ZA, Miyataka H, Sumi, Barchowsky A, Himeno S, Hossain K "Arsenic Secondary Methylation Capacity Is Inversely Associated with Arsenic Exposure-Related Muscle Mass Reduction" IInt. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9730. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189730

Published: September 2021
15. Md. Abu Sayem, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md. Golam Hossain, Khaled Hossain, Sk Md. Shaidul Hassan, Md. Kamruzzaman, Zahangir Alam Saud* "Assessment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patient’s Satisfaction Level, Their Needs and Expectation: A Hospital Based Study in Bangladesh" South Asian Anthropologist, 21(1): 87-95

Published: July 2021
16. 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 Abdus Sal "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
17. Banna HU, Anjum A, Biswas S, Mondal V, Roy AK, Nikkon F, Haque A, Himeno S, Salam KA, Hossain K and Saud ZA* "Parental Lead Exposure Promotes Neurobehavioral Disorders and Hepatic Dysfunction in Mouse Offspring" Biol Trace Elem Res. 2021 Apr 8. doi: 10.1007/s12011-021-02709-y.

Published: April 2021
18. M.A. Sayem, T. Ahmed, M.G. Hossain, M.K. Hossain4 and Z.A. Saud* "Factors associated with multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh: A cross sectional study" Human Biology Review 10(1)

Published: February 2021
19. 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, 2020, 8, 223-236

Published: December 2020
20. 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, Zahangir Ala "Arsenic exposure-related hyperglycemia is linked to insulin resistance with concomitant reduction of skeletal muscle mass" Environ Int. 2020 Jun 30;143:105890. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105890.

Published: June 2020
21. Siddique AE, Rahman M, Hossain MI, Karim Y, Hasibuzzaman MM, Biswas S, Islam MS, Rahman A, Hossen F, Mondal V, Banna HU, Huda N, Hossain M, Sultana P, Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Haque A, Nohara K, Xin L, Himeno S, Hossain K "Association between chronic arsenic exposure and the characteristic features of asthma" Chemosphere. 246:125790, 2020.

Published: May 2020
22. Biswas S, Banna HU,Jahan M, Anjum A, Siddique AE, Roy A, Nikkon F, Salam KA, Haque A, Himeno S, Hossain K and Saud ZA* "In vivo evaluation of arsenic-associated behavioral and biochemical alterations in F0 and F1 mice" Chemosphere, 245:125619, 2020

Published: April 2020
23. Biswas S, Anjum A, Banna HU, Rahman M, Siddique AE, Karim Y, Nikkon F, Haque A, Hossain K, Saud ZA* "Manganese attenuates the effects of arsenic on neurobehavioral and biochemical changes in mice co-exposed to arsenic and manganese" Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2019; 26(28):29257-29266.

Published: October 2019
24. 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 Hossain "Dose-dependent relationships between chronic arsenic exposure and cognitive impairment and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor" Environment International. 131:105029, 2019

Published: October 2019
25. Paul SK, Islam MS, Hasibuzzaman MM, Hossain F, Anjum A, Saud ZA, Haque MM, Sultana P, Haque A, Andric KB, Rahman A, Karim MR, Siddique AE, Karim Y, Rahman M, Miyataka H, Xin L, Himeno S, Hossain K. "Higher risk of hyperglycemia with greater susceptibility in females in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals in Bangladesh" Sci Total Environ 668:1004-1012, 2019

Published: March 2019
26. Anjum A, Biswas S, Rahman M, Rahman A, Siddique AE, Karim Y, Nikkon F, Haque A, Himeno S, Hossain K, Saud ZA* "Plasma butyrylcholinesterase activity in manganese-exposed human and mice and its relationships with neurobehavioral changes." Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(7):6378-6387

Published: January 2019
27. Tanu T, Anjum A, Jahan M, Nikkon F, Hoque M, Roy AK, Haque A, Himeno S, Hossain K, Saud ZA* "Antimony-induced neurobehavioral and biochemical perturbations in mice" Biological Trace Elem Res.186: 199-207

Published: November 2018
28. Dilruba S, Hasibuzzaman MM, Rahman M, Mohanto NC, Aktar S, Rahman A, Hossain MI, Noman AS, Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Hossain K "Ameliorating effects of Raphanus sativus leaves on sodium arsenite-induced perturbation of blood indices in Swiss albino mice" Asian Pac J Trop Biomed.7:915-20.

Published: October 2017
29. Hossain K, Suzuki T, Hasibuzzaman MM, Islam MS, Rahman A, Paul SK, Tanu T, Hossain S, Saud ZA, Rahman M, Nikkon F, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Nohara K "Chronic exposure to arsenic, LINE-1 hypomethylation, and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh" Environ Health.7:16, 2017

Published: July 2017
30. Aktar S, Jahan M, Alam S, Mohanto NC, Arefin A, Rahman A, Haque A, Himeno S, Hossain K, Saud ZA* "Individual and Combined Effects of Arsenic and Lead on Behavioral and Biochemical Changes in Mice" Biological Trace Elem Res. 177:288-296

Published: June 2017
31. Hasibuzzaman MM, Hossain S, Islam MS, Rahman A, Anjum A, Hossain F, Mohanto NC, Karim MR, Hoque MM, Saud ZA, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Hossain K "Association Between Arsenic Exposure and Soluble Thrombomodulin: A Cross Sectional Study in Bangladesh" PLOS One. 12:e0175154, 2017

Published: April 2017
32. Islam MS, Mohanto NC, Karim MR, Aktar S, Hoque MM, Rahman A, Jahan M, Khatun R, Aziz A, Salam KA, Saud ZA, Hossain M, Rahman A, Mandal A, Haque A, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Hossain K "Elevated concentrations of serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and their associations with circulating markers of cardiovascular diseases in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals" Environ Health.14:92, 2015

Published: December 2015
33. Rahman A, Nahar N, Nawani NN, Jass J, Hossain K, Saud ZA, Saha AK, Ghosh S, Olsson B, and Mandal A "Bioremediation of hexavalent chromium (VI) by a soil borne bacterium, Enterobacter cloacae B2-DHA" J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 50(11):1136-47, 2015

Published: November 2015
34. Noman ASM, Dilruba S, Mohanto NC, Rahman L, Khatun Z, Riad W, Mamun AA, Alam S, Aktar S, Chowdhury S, Saud ZA, Rahman Z, and Hossain K "Arsenic-Induced Histological Alterations in Various Organs of Mice" J Cytol Histol. 6(3):323, 2015

Published: May 2015
35. Rahman M, Al Mamun A, Karim MR, Islam K, Al Amin H, Hossain S, Hossain MI, Saud ZA, Noman AS, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Hossain K "Associations of total arsenic in drinking water, hair and nails with serum vascular endothelial growth factor in arsenic-endemic individuals in Bangladesh." Chemosphere 120:336-42, 2015

Published: February 2015
36. Reza T, Aktar S, Amin HA, Rahman M, Arefin A, Mohanto NC, Alam S, Mamun AA, Habib A, Asafudullah, Nikkon F, Hossain K and Saud ZA* "In vivo analysis of toxic effect of hydrose used in food preparations in Bangladesh" Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 4(11): 884-889

Published: November 2014
37. Huda N, Hossain S, Rahman M, Karim MR, Islam K, Mamun AA, Hossain MI, Mohanto NC, Alam S, Aktar S, Arefin A, Ali N, Salam KA, Aziz A, Saud ZA, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Hossain K "Elevated levels of plasma uric acid and its relation to hypertension in arsenic-endemic human individuals in Bangladesh" Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 281(1):11-18, 2014

Published: November 2014
38. Lee SE, Lee J, Latchoumane C, Lee B, Oh SJ, Saud ZA, Park C, Sun N, Cheong E, Chen CC, Choi EJ, Lee CJ and Shin HS "Rebound burst firing in the reticular thalamus is not essential for pharmacological absence seizures in mice" Proc Natl Acad Sci (PNAS), 111(32): 11828-11833, 2014.

Published: August 2014
39. Sheikh A, Yeasmin F, Agarwal S, Rahman M, Islam K, Hossain E, Hossain S, Karim MR, Nikkon F, Saud ZA* and Hossain K "Protective effects of MoringaoleiferaLam. leaves against arsenic-induced toxicity in mice" Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 4(1): S353-358

Published: May 2014
40. Karim MR, Rahman M, Islam K, Mamun AA, Hossain S, Hossain E, Aziz A, Yeasmin F, Agarwal S, Hossain MI, Saud ZA, Nikkon F, Hossain M, Mandal A, Jenkins RO, Haris PI, Miyataka H, Himeno S, Hossain K "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" Toxicol Sci 135(1):17-25, 2013

Published: September 2013
41. Rahman M, Saud ZA*, Hossain E, Islam K, Karim MR, Yeasmin T, Nikkon F,Mandal A,and Hossain K "Ameliorating effects of Zingiberzerumbet Linn.on sodium arsenite- induced changes of blood indices in experimental mice" Life Sciences and Medicine Research, LSMR-41

Published: June 2012
42. Hoque M, Saud ZA*, Alam J, Uddin MB and Absar N "A comparative analysis on the physico-chemical composition of four different varieties of jute seeds before and after germination" Biologija, 57 (3): 137–140

Published: November 2011
43. Minobe E, Asmara H, Saud ZA, Kameyama M "Calpastatin domain L is a partial agonist of the calmodulin-binding site for channel activation in Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels" J Biol Chem (JBC) 286(45): 39013-22, 2011

Published: September 2011
44. Nikkon F, Habib MR, Saud ZA and Karim MR "TageteserectaLinn. and its mosquitocidal potency against Culexquinquefasciatus" Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 1 (3): 186-188, 2011

Published: June 2011
45. Barman D, Saud ZA, Habib MR, Islam MF, Hossain K and Yeasmin T "Isolation of cellulytic bacterial strains from soil for effective and efficient bioconversion of solid waste" Life Sciences and Medicine Research, LSMR-25, 2011

Published: May 2011
46. Karim MR, Haque A, Islam K, Ali N, Salam KA, Saud ZA, Hossain E, Fajol A, Akhand AA, Himeno S and Hossain K "Protective effects of the dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on sodium arsenite-induced biochemical perturbation in mice" Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. 36: 82 -88, 2010

Published: December 2010
47. Karim MR, Salam KA, Hossain E, Islam K, Ali N, Haque A, Saud ZA, Yeasmin T, Hossain M, Miyataka H, Himeno S and Hossain K "Interaction between chronic arsenic exposure via drinking water and plasma lactate dehydrogenase activity" Sci Total Environ. 409: 278–283, 2010

Published: December 2010
48. Islam K, Haque A, Karim R, Fajol A, Hossain E, Salam KA, Ali N, Saud ZA, Rahman M, Rahman M, Karim R, Sultana P, Hossain M, Akhand AA, Mandal A, Miyataka H, Himeno S and Hossain K "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, 2011

Published: July 2010
49. Ali N, Hoque A, Haque A, Salam KA, Karim MR, Rahman A, Islam K, Saud ZA, Khalek MA, Akhand AA, Hossain M, Mandal A, Karim MR, Miyataka H, Himeno S, and Hossain K "Association between arsenic exposure and plasma cholinesterase activity: a population based study in Bangladesh" Environmental Health, 9:36, 2010

Published: July 2010
50. Asmara H, Minobe E, Saud ZA and Kameyama M "Interactions of Calmodulin with the Multiple Binding Sites of Cav1.2 Ca2+ Channels" J Pharmacol Sci.112: 397- 404, 2010

Published: January 2010
51. Wang WY, Hao LY, Minobe E, Saud ZA, Han DY and Kameyama M "CaMKII phosphorylates a threonine residue in the C-terminal tailof Cav1.2 Ca2+ channel and modulates the interaction of the channel with calmodulin" Journal of Physiological Sciences 59: 283–290, 2009.

Published: July 2009
52. Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Hossain K, Parvin MS and Haque ME "Larvicidal Effects of Stem and Fruits of Durantarepens Against the Mosquito Culexquinquefasciatus" International Journal of Pharm Tech Research, 1 (4): 1709-1713, 2009

Published: April 2009
53. Nikkon F, Habib MR, Saud ZA, Karim MR, Roy AK and Zaman S "Toxicological evaluation of chloroform fraction of flower of Tagetes Erecta L. on Rats" Int. J. Drug Dev. & Res. 1(1):161-165, 2009.

Published: February 2009
54. Saud ZA, Minobe E, Wang WY, Han DY, Horiuchi M, Hao LY and Kameyama M "Calpastatin binds to a calmodulin-binding site of cardiac Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels" Biochem Biophys Res Commun (BBRC) 364: 372–377, 2007

Published: November 2007
55. Minobe E, Hao LY, Saud ZA, Xu JJ, Kameyama A, Maki M, Jewell KK, Parr T, Bardsley RG, Kameyama M. "A region of calpastatin domain L that reprimes cardiac L-type Ca2+ channels" Biochem Biophys Res Commun(BBRC) 348,288–294, 2006

Published: July 2006
56. Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Haque ME, Kaagianis G and Mosaddik MA "Isolation of aglycon of deoxy-niazimicin from Moringa Oleifera Lam. and its cytotoxicity" Latino americana de Quimica 31(1), 5-9, 2003

Published: August 2003
57. Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Rahman MH, Haque ME "In vitro antimicrobial activity of the compound isolated from chloroform extract of Moringa oleifera Lam." Pak J Biol Sci. 6 (22), 1888-1890.

Published: June 2003
58. Nikkon F, Saud ZA, Rahman MM and Haque ME "Biological activity of the extracts of the flower of TagetesErecta Linn" Journal of Bio-science, 10, 117-119, 2002

Published: August 2002
59. Kabir MG, Sarkar SK, Saud ZA, Absar N "Purification and characterization of amylase from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz." Bangladesh J Genet Biotechnol. 3(1-2): 41-44.

Published: July 2002
60. Islam MN, Rahman MH, Hasan MF and Saud ZA. "Post infection changes in nutrient composition and enzyme activities of healthy and red rot affected sugarcane juice" Pakistan Sugar Journal, XVII (5), 16-19

Published: May 2002
61. Rahman MZ, Saud ZA and Absar N "A comparative investigation on the physio-chemical properties and some selected enzymes content in the flesh of healthy and Rhizopusstolonifer infected Moringa Fruit" Indian Phytopathology, 54 (3), 293-298, 2001

Published: March 2001
62. Saud ZA, Razzaque MA, Zasman S and Absar N "Changes in some biochemical parameters and enzyme contents of guava after infected with fruit-rot disease" Bangladesh J. Genet. Biotechnol. 1(2), 85-90, 2000

Published: October 2000
63. Rahaman MZ, Saud ZA, Absar N, Karim MR and Hashinaga F "A comparative analysis on the purification and characterization of amylase from the flesh of healthy and disease affected Moringa fruit (Moringa oleifera Lam)" Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 3(4), 586-589, 2000

Published: April 2000
64. Razzaque MA, Saud ZA, Absar N, Karim MR and Hashinaga F. "Purification and characterization of polyphenol oxidase from the flesh of fruit-rot disease affected Guava" Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 3(3), 407-410, 2000

Published: March 2000
65. Hossain T, Saud ZA and Absar N "Changes in different nutrients and enzyme contains in mango leaves infected with Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz." Indian Phytopathology, 52 (1), 75-76

Published: October 1999
66. Saud ZA, Kashem MA and Absar N. "Purification and characterization of amylase from mango (Mangifera indica Linn) leaves" Journal of Bio-Science 7, 67-74, 1999

Published: August 1999
67. Rahman MH, Islam N and Saud ZA. "Purification and characterization of amylase from red-rot (C. falcatum Went) diseased sugar cane juice" Journal of Bio-Science, 7. 23-30, 1999.

Published: August 1999

Molecular Biology, Neurochemistry, Physiology

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Research Track Record

My major focus is to conduct independent and collaborative research on metal-induced toxicity, particularly on the toxicity of heavy metals present in groundwater in Bangladesh and the quality of my research is reflected in the published articles.More than 65 high-quality articles have been published in peer-reviewed international journals such as Chemosphere, Food Sci and Nutrition, Journal of Ethnopharmacology,  Current Research in Toxicology, Biol Trace Elem Res, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environment International, Exposure and Health, Sci Total Environ, PLOS One, Environmental Health, PNAS, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), J Pharmacol Sci. J. Physiol. Sci, BBRC, etc.

The publication links are given below-

Scopus link: https://www.scopus.com/freelookup/form/author.uri?st1=Saud&st2=Zahangir%20Alam

PubMed Bibliographic link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/zahangir%20alam.saud.1/bibliography/public/

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=v0_jOJ0AAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0019-053X?lang=en


Research supervision

Guided one PhD and more than 15 Master’s level research fellows as a supervisor.

Experience as a Journal Reviewer

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Chemosphere, Plose One, Hematology, Biological Trace Element Research, Scientific Reports, Neurotoxicology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Physiology and Behavior, Journal of Pharmaceutical Biology, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety etc.

Editorial Position

From 2024 - Academic Editor, PLOS ONE

Training program

Short-term Training program in Kagoshima University, Japan (July 01, 2009 - July 10, 2009)
Short-term skill transfer program in National Institute for Minamata Disease (NIMD) Japan (July 01, 2023 to July 14, 2023)

Member of Professional Organization

Lifetime member, Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Member, Bangladesh Society of Microbiology (BSM)

Member, bdSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Bangladesh

            Ex-member, Japanese Physiological Society, 2003-2009
            Ex-member, South Korean Neurological Society, 2010-2011
            Member, Executive Committee, Rajshahi University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Alumni Association (RUBMAA), From 2022- to date.

 

·        Leadership positions and involvement in the Community

·        2023 April to August 2024 -    Student Advisor, University of Rajshahi.

·        2020 Sep. to Sep 2024      -     Syndicate Member, BAUST, Saidpur (UGC Nominated).  

·      2016 Jul to Jun 2017        -       DSPM HEQEP Sub-project- Modernization of Teaching-Learning System: A Goal to Achieve Excellence in Biochemistry                                                           and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, CP No: 6177 development committee.

         2014 April to 2016 April -     Syndicate Member- Provost Category, University of Rajshahi (Elected).

·        2013 April to 2016 April -   Provost, Motihar Hall, University of Rajshahi.

·       1996 - 1997 -                       Convener, Student Movement for Removal of Irregularity in Drug Policy, Rajshahi University Branch.

          1993 - 1995 -                           General Secretary, Rajshahi University Biochemistry Association.



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