Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2015 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Tutor | Ruqayyah Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 03, Jan 2019 | Currently Working |
| Lecturer | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 28, Feb 2018 | Currently Working |
| Lab Manager | Molecular Biology Lab, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Oct 2017 | 27-02-2018 |
| Research Associate | Molecular Biology Lab, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Jul 2016 | Currently Working |
| Research Fellow | BCSIR | Dhaka | 01, Jun 2015 | 30-06-2016 |
| Reserach Fellow | Molecular Biology Lab, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Feb 2015 | 30-06-2016 |
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Enzymes |
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Screening for novel compounds active against Plasmodium falciparum by high throughput screening of secondary metabolites produced by jute endophytes | Professor Dr. Haseena Khan | Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury | Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry |
2018 | |
| Masters | Alpha amylase from jute endophytic bacteria for commercial use | Professor Dr. M. Riazul Islam | Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury | Microbiology, Enzyme |
Current Year |
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Alpha amylase from jute endophytic bacteria for commercial use | UGC | 10-06-2021 | 10-06-2021 | |
| Biochemistry | Screening for novel compounds active against Plasmodium falciparum by high throughput screening of secondary metabolites produced by jute endophytes | Ministry of Science And Technology (MOST) | 10-06-2021 | 10-06-2021 | ICDDRB |
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2019 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Parag Palit and Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury "Insights into the Bifidobacterium: integral members of the gut microbial community."
Trends in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Nova, 2019 .
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| 2 |
Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury and Tonny Tabassum "Endophytes: A diverse world of microorganisms."
Trends in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Nova, 2019 .
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| 3 |
Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury, M Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan "Diversity of plant endophytic Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and their potential applications."
Endophytes and Secondary Metabolism. Springer, 2018 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury, Nazia Rifat Zaman, M Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan : Anti-fungal secondary metabolites and hydrolytic enzymes from rhizospheric bacteria in crop protection: a review,
Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , 2021
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| 2 |
Mousumi Nath, Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury, M. Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan : Value addition to jute: assessing the effect of artificial reduction of lignin on jute diversification,
Heliyon , 2021
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| 3 |
Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury and Parag Palit : A therapeutic approach against Leishmania donovani by predicting RNAi molecules against the surface protein, gp63,
Current Bioinformatics , 2018
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| 4 |
Farhana Tasnim Chowdhury, M Riazul Islam and Haseena Khan : Investigation of antimicrobial activity and identification of bioactive volatile metabolites of jute endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavus,
Bioresearch Communications , 2017
.
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Winner of Islamic Development Bank Roadshow | 2018 | Winner of Islamic Development Bank Roadshow Research Grant of USD 3000 |
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| Local | Best Poster Award | 2016 | Bangladesh | Best Poster Award by institute for developing Science and Health initiatives (ideSHi) at the National conference of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-2016 |
| Local | Dean's Award | 2014 | Bangladesh | Dean’s Award of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka for outstanding performance in BS Honours examination (2014) |
