Dr. Mohammad Zashim Uddin has been working as a Professor since 2013 in the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and supervised 50 MS research students and one Ph. D. Researcher, one M.Phil Researcher and presently guiding two M. Phil. and two MS research students . He teaches Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany and Conservation Biology of tropical biodiversity. By this time, he has been published 88 research articles/books/book parts in different national and international scientific journals. His Research Gate (RG) point is 23.19, research reads 43000 and citations 1161 and H-Index 18. Currently Dr. Zashim has been served as a General Secretary of Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists, Treasurer and editorial board member of Bangladesh Botanical Society and journal, and Convener of Bangladesh Botany Olympiad. He is also advisory committee member of Nature and Life Foundation of Channel i (Popular Television Channel). Apart from his research, Dr. Zashim involved with many scientific affiliated bodies nationally and internationally. He has been promoted biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh through electronic media (popular television programs) and also in social media (Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives and Facebook posting). His research interests are forest management, traditional ethnobotanical knowledge for healthcare, and biodiversity conservation.
