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Microbiology Lab, IU

Abu Reza

Biotech Enthusiast

You have to dream big, if you fail, then dream another big dream, but never stop dreaming!Greetings! I'm Abu Reza, a self-motivated and hardworking individual with an extensive interest in research, networking, and communication. Currently, I'm pursuing my Master's degree as a postgraduate student majoring in Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering at Islamic University, Bangladesh. I'm very enthusiastic about cancer biology and neurobiology and some of my research projects are underway.My long-cherished dream is to serve the world as a scientist and for this to happen I tirelessly working so hard every single moment.

Skills and Expertise

Research Interests: Computational Biology, Cancer Biology, Microbiology, Neurobiology, Medical Biotechnology.

Laboratory Experiences: Cell culture & Growth Curve Analysis, AMR profiling, MIC, Spectrophotometry, DNA Extraction and Purification, Electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, PCR, Gram Staining, Biochemical Identification Test, Plaque assay, etc.

Computational and Software Skills: Virtual Screening, Data Extraction and Analysis, Protein-Protein Interaction, Expression Analysis, Survival Analysis, Mutation Analysis, Graph Pad Prism, R (Beginner), Adobe Photoshop, BioRender, MS Office 365, QGIS, CodonCode Aligner, BLAST, etc.

Work Experience:

Research Assistant at Medical and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Islamic University, Bangladesh (Nov 2022-Present)
Chair, NYBB IU Student Chapter (Jan 2024-Present)
Executive Member, NYBB IU Student Chapter (Jan 2021-Jan 2022)
Campus Ambassador, Shabash Fakibaj LLC (Aug 2020-Jan 2022)

Alma Mater

B.Sc (3.97/4.00) at Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh

HSC (5.00/5.00) at Rajshahi Govt. City College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Notable Publications

A Reza, MTE Tarik, RA Hasib, MK Alam, MS Rahman, MAHM Jamal, (2022), HTRA1 and HTRA2 expression differentially modulate the clinical prognosis of cancer: a multi-omics analysis using bioinformatics approaches, Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics (JABET), 5(2): 358-380, doi: 10.5455/jabet.2022.d121 (CS: 1.8)
MAA Mashud, M Moinuzzaman, MS Hossain, S Ahmed, G Ahsan, A Reza, RBA Ratul, MH Uddin, MA Momin, MAHM Jamal, (2022), Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Cinnamomum tamala (Tejpata) leaf and their potential application to control multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from hospital drainage water, Heliyon, 8(7), doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09920 (IF: 4.0, CS: 5.6)
M Rokonuzzaman, A Rahman, A Reza, NY Liza, S Okay, MAHM Jamal, I Dermitas, (2023), Comparative Analysis of Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oils from Two Ocimum Species, Anti-Infective Agents, 22(5): 1-11, doi.org/10.2174/0122113525274 (CS: 1.4)

Achievements and Recognitions

>> Scholarships and Recognitions

NST Fellowship (7th Merit), Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 2023-24
Deans's List Award, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Islamic University, 2024
Best Poster Presentation (Champion), Int'l Conference on Biotechnology, Khulna University, 2023
Best Poster Presentation (Runners Up), 5th ICBHA, Dhaka, 2023
Champion, NGS quiz competition, American Society for Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, 2023
Top 30, 1st Biology and Bioinformatics Olympiad, BioPC, Chittagong University, 2023
Runners Up, ASM Microbiology Quiz, Islamic University, 2023
University Merit Scholarship (Securing 1st position), Islamic University, 2020-2023
9th Position at Final Round (National Level), 7th Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad, Dhaka, 2017
Government Scholarship, Secondary School Certificate (Dakhil), Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, 2015
Government Scholarship, Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC), Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, 2012

>> Membership, Affiliation, Participation

Research Assistant, MELT Lab, Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, 2022-Present
Executive Member, NYBB Student Chapter IU, Jan 2021-2022
Global Outreach Member (ID: 200332051), American Society for Microbiology, 2022-Present
Participated, 2-days long CRISPR/Cas9 genome Editing Workshop, Dhaka University, 2023
Participated, 3-days long Next-generation Sequencing Workshop, Jahangirnagar University, 2023
Participated, Int'l Conference on Nano-bio and Advanced Materials Engineering, Cox's Bazar, 2023
Participated, IEEE CS Society Conference, Islamic University, 2023
Participated and Presented Poster, NIB Fair, Dhaka, 2019
Participated, BCSIR Science Fair, Dhaka, 2019
Participated in Workshop, Food Adulteration and Consumer Rights, Islamic University, 2018

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