Research Profile:

Plant abiotic stress scientist who is highly motivated, goal-oriented, and results-oriented with 7 years of research experience and can work in a team to enhance agricultural production systems by addressing environmental threats to plants.

Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218667763 

Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAC-4631-2022

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_V4LjU8AAAAJ&hl=en 

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahin-Imran 

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-9984  

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahin-imran-8a012a103/ 

SciProfile: https://sciprofiles.com/profile/shahin-imran 

Research Expertise:

• RNA extraction

• cDNA synthesis

• Genomic DNA extraction

• DNA purification

• Preparation of agar media and gel

• Preparation of other cultural media

• Gel electrophoresis

• Primer design (Manual & software basis)

• Handling of different pieces of machinery related to molecular science

• Gene cloning

• Colony PCR

• General PCR (Semi-quantitative)

• qRT-PCR (Quantitative)

• Yeast assay analysis

• Plasmid construct preparation

• Plasmid purification

• Gene sequencing

• Subcellular localization

• cRNA preparation

• Ion transport analysis

• Electrophysiology

• Bioinformatics (Database search, phylogenetic analysis, sequence analysis, data analysis using Excel, SPSS and R, etc).

Research Interest:

• Plant Molecular Physiology

• Plant Stress Science

• Abiotic Stress Mitigation

• Agricultural Biotechnology

• Crop Production

• Plant Nutrition

Project Involvement (Running and Completed):

• Project Director of the Ministry of Science and Technology funded projects entitled “Seed priming and exogenous application of salicylic acid improve growth and yield of soybean (Glycine max) under salinity stress condition”. Duration: July 2021-June 2022 at Khulna Agricultural University.

• Principal Investigator of a KAURES-funded project entitled “Effect of seed priming and exogenous application of organic compound (citric acid) on growth, yield, and yield contributing characters of soybean plant under salinity stress.” Duration:  July 2021-June 2022 at Khulna Agricultural University.

• MS research fellow entitled “Physiological function of rice OsHKT1;1 in salt stress tolerance” funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan from October 2018 to March 2020 at Okayama University, Japan.

• MS research fellow in BAS-USDA funded project entitled “Cell and tissue-specific regulation of sodium homeostasis conferring salinity tolerance in rice.” Duration: July 2015 - December 2016 at Bangladesh Agricultural University.