Principal INVESTIGATOR

Iqbal Mahmud is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the University of Florida, Gainesville, where he developed and applied multiomics, including lipidomics in cancer metabolism, and uncovered novel role of DAXX protein in de novo lipogenesis. 

He is an alumnus of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh's premier public university. Following his undergraduate studies, he served as a researcher at icddr,b, the nation's leading research institute, and later as a Lecturer of Biology at Dhaka City College. He pursued advanced studies at Claflin University and the University of Florida, where he earned his PhD in Medical Sciences.

Later, he served as Senior Research Scientist and Multiomics Data Science Team Leader at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the world's top-ranked cancer research institute.