Faculty Profile

Dr Mohammad Delawar Hossain

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Physics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801826023793
  • Email: mdhphy@yahoo.com

Education

  • Dakhil, Kalaiya Rabbania Senior (Fazil) Madrasah, Bangladesh.
  • Alim, Kalaiya Rabbania Senior (Fazil) Madrasah, Bangladesh.
  • Fazil, Bhola Darul Hadis Alia Madrasah, Bangladesh.
  • B. Sc (Hons), Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
  • M. Sc, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
  • M. Phil, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
  • D. Sc, Waseda University, Japan.

Research Interests

  • Experimental and computational biophysics, single molecule studies of protein motors, radiation dosimetry, diganostic and therapeutic radiology, reactor physics.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Computational studies of proteins.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Research under JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008 – 2010), Waseda University, Japan.
  • 2. Research under a project on Radiation Damage and Crystal Defects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Ayako Kohori, Ryohei Chiwata, Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Kengo Adachi, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita, Jr. “Torque generation in F1-ATPase devoid of the entire amino-terminal helix of the rotor that fills half of the stator orifice". Biophysical Journal, 101 (2011) 188–195.
  • 2. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasuhiro Onoue, Kengo Adachi, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Stimulation of F1-ATPase activity by sodium dodecyl sulfate”. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1797 (2010) 435–442.
  • 3. Kengo Adachi, Shou Furuike, Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Hiroyasu Itoh, Kazuhiko Kinosita, Jr., Yasuhiro Onoue, and Rieko Shimo-Kon."Chemo-mechanical coupling in the rotary molecular motor F1-ATPase" in Springer Series in Chemical Physics, Vol. 96. “Single Molecule Spectroscopy in Chemistry, Physics and Biology” — Nobel Symposium Astrid Gräslund, Rudolf Rigler, and Jerker Widengren, Eds, Springer, Heidelberg (2010) 271-285.
  • 4. Mohammad Delawar Hossain. “A Study on the gamma subunit truncated F1-Adenosine triphosphatase”. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 6(2010)1647-1650.
  • 5. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Toshiharu Suzuki, Ayako Kohori, Hiroyasu Itoh, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. "Neither helix in the coiled coil region of the axle of F1-ATPase plays a significant role in torque production". Biophysical Journal, 95 (2008) 4837-4844.
  • 6. Shou Furuike, Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Yashushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Toshiharu Suzuki, Ayako Kohori, Hiroyasu Itoh, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Axle-less F1-ATPase rotates in the correct direction”. Science, 319 (2008) 955-958.
  • 7. Mohammad Delawar Hossain. “Hydrolysis activity of mutants of F1-ATPase: A comparative study using spectrophotometric method”. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 12 (2008)46-48.
  • 8. Mohammad Delawar Hossain and Md. Yusuf Ali. “Rotation of F1-ATPase with a truncated rotor in the presence of lauryldimethylamine oxide”. Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2(2007)09-13.
  • 9. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq, Hiroyasu Itoh, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “The Rotor tip inside a bearing of a thermophilic F1-ATPase is dispensable for torque generation”. Biophysical Journal, 90 (2006)4195-4203.
  • 10. M.A H. Chowdhury, M. D. Hossain, M. Ahmed, M. H. Ahsan, M. A. Basith and M. A. Matin. “Strong ultraviolet radiation effects on german made CsI(Tl) crystal”. Bangladesh Journal of Physics, 1(2004)126-130.
  • 11. M.K. Hossain, A.S. Mollah, A. Begum, M. D. Hossain and M. A. Hossain. “Studies on radiation protection aspects in some diagnostic X-ray installations”. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 27(2003)117-124.
  • 12. M. A. Hossain, M. D. Hossain, A. S. Mollah, A. Begum, M. H. Khan and M. K. Hossain. “Evaluation of radiation safety aspects in Sylhet nuclear medical center”. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 27(2003)125-131.
  • 13. M. D. Hossain, A. S. Mollah, A. Begumand M. A. Zaman. “Standardization of dosimetry systems for low and high dose measurements in radiation technology”. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 23(1999)87-91.
  • 14. M. D. Hossain, A.S. Mollah, A. Begum and M. A. Zaman. “Use of GAMMACHROME YR dosimeter for dose mapping in radiation food processing”. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 23(1999)113-117.

Conference

  • 1. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Masasuke Yoshida and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on F1-ATPase”. (Poster). Annual meeting of Biophysical Society of Japan, December 03-05, 2008, Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, JAPAN.
  • 2. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi and Kazuhiko Kinosita , Jr. “Studies of γ subunit truncated F1-ATPase” (Poster), Annual meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan, December 21-23, 2007, Pacific Yokohama, Yokohama City, JAPAN.
  • 3. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi and Kazuhiko Kinosita , Jr. “Rotation of some mutants of thermophilic F1-ATPase”. (Poster). The joint Meeting of Australian Physiological Society and Australian Biophysical Society’ December 02-05, 2007, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA.
  • 4. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “F1-ATPase with a truncated rotor”. (Poster). Fifth East Asian Biophysics Symposium & forty-fourth annual meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan, November 12-16, 2006, Okinawa convention center, Okinawa, JAPAN.
  • 5. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Generation of torque by F1-ATPase with truncated  subunit”. (Poster). Frontiers in chemical biology: Single Molecules, March 26-29, 2006, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, ENGLAND.
  • 6. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi and Kazuhiko Kinosita , Jr., Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “A study on the α3β3 complex of F1-ATPase with short γ subunit”. (Oral). Motility meeting, January 6-8, 2006, University of Tokyo, JAPAN.
  • 7. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Rotation of F1-ATPase with γ subunit truncations” (Poster), Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan, November 23-25, 2005, Sapporo Convention Center, Hokkaido, JAPAN.
  • 8. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, Md. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Single molecule studies of F1-ATPase with γ subunit truncations”. (Poster). Workshop on Biopolymers: Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Mechanics of DNA, RNA and Proteins, 30 May-3 June, 2005, The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, ITALY.
  • 9. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, M. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “Rotation and hydrolysis activities of F1-ATPase with γ subunit truncations” (Poster), Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan, December 13-15, 2004, Kyoto International Conference Center, JAPAN.
  • 10. Mohammad Delawar Hossain, Shou Furuike, Yasushi Maki, Kengo Adachi, M. Yusuf Ali, Mominul Huq and Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. “A study on the α3β3 complex of thermophilic F1-ATPase and mutants made by truncation at the C-terminus of the  subunit” (Poster), Autumn Meeting of The Physical Society of Japan, September 12-15, 2004, Aomori University, Aomori, JAPAN.

Teaching

  • Biophysics, Nuclear radiation and health physics, Nuclear physics, Optics, Atomic and molecular physics, Electricity and magnetism.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. M.S. (8 students)