CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

1.      Alam Khan. Climate Change and Pesticide Toxicity: The Case of Neonicotinoid Pesticide Toxicity Under Rising Temperatures. (Oral presentation). Annual Conference 2025: Innovations and Collaborations in Bioscience, Biosafety and Biosecurity: Quest for a Sustainable Healthcare and Agricultural Perspective. (Rangamati Science and Technology University, Rangamati, Bangladesh). 16-18 May, 2025.

2.      Alam Khan. Impacts of global temperature rise on the toxicity regulation of chloronicotinyl compounds. (Oral presentation). 3^rd International Conference on Advancement of Life Sciences. (Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh). 11-12 January, 2025.

3. Alam Khan. The effects of environmental heat stress on the toxicity of imidacloprid during cartilage formation. (Oral presentation). International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences. (UAP City Campus, Dhaka, Bangladesh). 6-7 December, 2024.

4. Arif Hossain, Fahim Shariar, Shahadat Hossain, Md. Akon Bin Kawsar, Ashiq Iqbal Shuvo, Al Mamun, Tanjeena Zaman,  Alam Khan. Regulation of toxicity of imidacloprid during zebrafish embryogenesis under different temperature conditions. (Oral presentation). International Conference on “Advances and Challenges through Translational Research in Biological Sciences”. (Rajshahi, Bangladesh). 27^th April, 2024.

5. Shahadat Hossain, Arif Hossain, Fahim Shariar, Shahadat Hossain, Md. Akon Bin Kawsar, Ashiq Iqbal Shuvo, Al Mamun, Tanjeena Zaman,  Alam Khan. Comparative study of carbofuran and lambda-cyhalothrin induced embryonic toxicity on zebrafish. (Poster presentation.. International Conference on “Advances and Challenges through Translational Research in Biological Sciences”. (Rajshahi, Bangladesh). 27^th April, 2024.

6. Fahim Shariar Rakib, Md Shahadat Hossain, Md. Arif Hossain, Md. Akon Bin Kawsar, Md Anwarul Haque, Tarannum Naz, Alam Khan. The effect of co-exposure of carbofuran, chlorpyrifos, and lambda-cyhalothrin on cartilage during zebrafish embryogenesis. (Oral presentation). International Conference on “Advances and Challenges through Translational Research in Biological Sciences”. (Rajshahi, Bangladesh). 27^th April, 2024.

7. Alam Khan, Tanjeena Zaman, T M Fahad and Md Masud Rana. Developmental toxicity of YIL-781 under the suppression of stress regulatory gene nrf2 in zebrafish animal model. (Oral presentation). International Conference on Drug Discovery & Development (ICDD-2022). (Dhaka, Bangladesh). 19^th -20^th September, 2022.  

8. Alam Khan, Tanjeena Zaman, T M Fahad and Md Masud Rana. The impact of global warming implicated thermal elevation on embryonic development and birth outcomes. (Oral presentation). International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022). (Dhaka, Bangladesh). 26^th -28^th June, 2022.

9. Alam Khan, Tanjeena Zaman, T M Fahad, Tanjima Akther and Md. Abdul Alim Al Bari. Perspectives of zebrafish as an animal model in the biomedical science. (Oral presentation). International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Century of Bangabandhu (ICSTB). (BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh). 11^th -13^th March, 2021.

10. Alam Khan, Co-chair, Theme: VII - Contamination and Environment. 5th Joint International Conference on Environmental Sciences & Climate Change: Accomplishments, Plans and Challenges & 13th International Congress on Climate Change, Territorial Classification & Socio-economical Crisis. (Chennai, India). 11^th -15^th November, 2019.

11. Alam Khan and Shuji Kishi. The interaction between carbofuran pesticide and Nrf2 defense mechanism of the biological system and ultimate impact on biological aging. (Oral presentation). 5^th Joint International Conference on Environmental Sciences & Climate Change: Accomplishments, Plans and Challenges & 13th International Congress on Climate Change, Territorial Classification & Socio-economical Crisis. (Chennai, India). 11^th -15^th November, 2019.    

12. Alam Khan and Shuji Kishi. Carbofuran accelerates developmental senescence through impairment of the nrf2 pathway. (Invited speaker). 2^nd International Conference on Chemistry Industry and Environment. (Aligarh, India). 18^th -19^th February, 2019.  

13. Shuji Kishi, Shanshan Lian, Tomoyuki Sasaki1, Alam Khan, Willium Ja, Daniel J. Klionsky and Mc Gill. Evolutionarily conserved functional compatibility of the lysosomal symporter Spin/Spns1 over one-billion years across species. (Poster presentation). 12^th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics; The Allied Genetics Conference 2016 (Florida, USA). 13^th - 17^th July, 2016. 

14. Shanshan Lian, Alam Khan, Tomoyuki Sasaki, M. Rebagliati, L. Bally-Cuif, H. Sirotkin and Shuji Kishi. Telomere-dependent and -independent functional roles of a telomeric factor trf2 in early vertebrate development and neurogenesis. (Poster presentation). 12^th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics; The Allied Genetics Conference 2016 (Florida, USA). 13^th - 17^th July, 2016.

15. Alam Khan, Shanshan Lian, Tomoyuki Sasaki, Miyoki Kobayashi and Shuji Kishi. Involvement of the p62-Nrf2 pathway as a protection mechanism against spns1 deficiency in zebrafish. (Poster presentation). 12^th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics; The Allied Genetics Conference 2016 (Florida, USA). 13^th - 17^th July, 2016.

16. Shanshan Lian, Tomoyuki Sasaki, Alam Khan, W. Chen, Daniel J. Klionsky and Shuji Kishi. Genetic interaction between spns1 and v-atpase and their counteractive dual defects in premature autolysosomal fusion and developmental senescence. (Poster presentation). 12^th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics; The Allied Genetics Conference 2016 (Florida, USA). 13^th -17^th July, 2016.

17. Alam Khan, Shanshan Lian, Tomoyuki Sasaki and Shuji Kishi. Role of Nrf2 as a defensive factor in aging. (Oral presentation). 2^nd National conferences on Molecular Aging. (California, USA). September, 2015.

18. Alam Khan, Yukiko Nakayama, and Kyo Yamasu. Analysis of the roles played by a zebrafish class V POU protein, Pou2/Pou5f1, in mesendodermal specification. (Poster presentation). Joint Meeting of the 45^th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists and the 64^th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Cell Biology (Kobe, Japan). May, 2012.

19. Alam Khan, Andrew Nakamoto, Shun Okamoto, Miyako Tai, Shinji Saito, Kazumasa Takemoto, Hiroyuki Takeda & Kyo Yamasu; “Analysis of the roles played by a class V POU protein, Pou2/Pou5f1, in zebrafish embryogenesis.” (Poster presentation). 17^th Japanese Medaka and Zebrafish Meeting (Shizuoka, Japan). September, 2011.

20. Andrew Nakamoto, Shun Okamoto, Miyako Tai, Shinji Saito, Alam Khan, Takemoto Kazumasa, Takeda Hiroyuki, Wataru Masu; “Class of POU transcription factor V-type zebrafish embryo Pou2/Pou5f1 control the timing of specific and diverse”. (Poster presentation). Joint Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society (83^rd) and Molecular Biology Society of Japan (33^rd) (Kobe, Japan). December, 2010. 

21. Andrew Nakamoto, Shun Okamoto, Miyako Tai, Shinji Saito, Isobe, D., Takemoto Kazumasa, Alam Khan, Hiroyuki Taked, and Kyo Yamasu. "Multiple and stage-specific functions of a Class V POU transcription factor Pou2/Pou5f1 in zebrafish embryos revealed by the transgenic approach." (Poster presentation). 16^th International Conference of the International Society of Differentiation (Nara, Japan). November, 2010. 

22. Andrew Nakamoto, Shun Okamoto, Miyako Tai, Shinji Saito, Alam Khan, Takemoto Kazumasa, Takeda Hiroyuki, Wataru Masu; "Class V POU in zebrafish embryonic development of various functional transcription factor". (Poster presentation). 81^st Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan (Tokyo, Japan). September, 2010.

SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS:

o       NIH postdoctoral research fellowship, USA (through the Scripps Research Institute, USA).

o       Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan: MEXT) scholarship for     doctoral study.      

o       Sher-E Bangla Fazlul Haque Hall gold medal for high credit at B. Pharm. examination

o       Agrani bank scholarship for high credit at B. Pharm. Examination

o       Agrani bank scholarship for high credit at M. Pharm. Examination

o       University of Rajshahi award for high credit at B. Pharm. Examination

o       University of Rajshahi award for high credit at M. Pharm. Examination

o       Dutch Bangle bank scholarship

o       Engineering Akbor Hossain scholarship

o       Department of Pharmacy, University of Rajshahi award

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

o       Genetic Society of America (GSA) (345413)

o       Bangladesh Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (BBBA) (BBBA88)

o       Registered Pharmacist of Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh (BPC) (A 2204)

o       Active member of Pharmacy Graduates Association (PGA)

o       Japanese Society of Developmental Biology (JSDB) (5500839)

o       Member of Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society (BPS)

o       Member of Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) (22401987)

o       Active member of Rajshahi University Pharmacy Association (RUPA)