Faculty Profile

Asif Iqbal, Ph.D.

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801717552542
  • Email: [email protected]

Education

  • Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology (Republic of Korea)
  • MS in Animal Breeding and Genetics (BAU)
  • Postdoctoral Research (Republic of Korea)

Research Interests

  • Genome Analysis: Analyzing whole genome data in farm livestock species to find genome-wide association of markers with QTLs underlying economically important traits through forward and reverse genetic approaches.
  • Molecular Breeding: Genomic prediction of breeding value through high density molecular markers for augmenting genetic gain.
  • Bioinformatics: Applying statistical tools, computational techniques and bioinformatic approaches for genomic data handling and analysis to have an insight into the genetic architecture of complex traits.
  • Statistical/Quantitative Genetics: Studying genetic constitution (allelic frequency) of animal population, genetic parameter estimation, Mixed model (random and fixed effects) equation, Best linear unbiased prediction of genetic worth.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Estimation of genetic parameters and breeding value accuracy for growth and egg production traits in Korean native chicken pure lines (2024)
  • 2. Evaluation of accuracies of genomic predictions for body conformation traits in Korean Holstein (2024)
  • 3. Estimation of genetic correlations and genomic prediction accuracy for reproductive and carcass traits in Hanwoo cows (2024)
  • 4. Multi-epitope Vaccine against Drug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Proteome-wide Subtraction and Immunoinformatics Approach (2023)
  • 5. Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify QTL for Carcass Traits in Korean Hanwoo Cattle (2023)
  • 6. Genome-Wide Association Studies for Body Conformation Traits in Korean Holstein Population (2023)
  • 7. Assessment of genomic breeding values and their accuracies for carcass traits in Jeju Black cattle using whole-genome SNP chip panels (2023)
  • 8. Molecular Diagnosis and Evolutionary Relationship Analysis Of Plant Parasitic Tea Garden Nematodes From Different Tea Estates In Sylhet Region of Bangladesh (2021)
  • 9. Subtractive genomics approach towards the identification of novel therapeutic targets against human Bartonella bacilliformis (2020)
  • 10. Comparison of genomic predictions for carcass and reproduction traits in Berkshire, Duroc and Yorkshire populations in Korea (2019)
  • 11. Identification of novel drug targets for humans and potential vaccine targets for cattle by subtractive genomic analysis of Brucella abortus strain 2308 (2019)
  • 12. Optimization of production and partial characterization of cellulase and protease enzymes from Aeromonas hydrophila ASM-S32 (2019)
  • 13. Effects of dietary iron on phenotypic characteristics of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) (2018)
  • 14. Resveratrol attenuates inflammation through tristetraprolin expression in human hepatocytes (2018)
  • 15. A whole genome association study to detect additive and dominant single nucleotide polymorphisms for growth and carcass traits in Korean native cattle, Hanwoo (2017)
  • 16. Estimation of heritability, breeding values and genetic trends for growth traits of exotic goat: (2016)
  • 17. Genome-wide Association Study to Identify Quantitative Trait Loci for Meat and Carcass Quality Traits in Berkshire (2015)
  • 18. A Genome Wide Association Study on Age at First Calving Using High Density Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Chips in Hanwoo (Bos taurus coreanae) (2014)
  • 19. Heterologous Expression and Purification of ? Galactosidase Protein Using Affinity Chromatography (2013)
  • 20. Anti-bacterial Activity of the Extract of Terminalia arjuna Against Multi Antibiotic Resistant Vibrio cholerae (2011)
  • 21. Prevalence of Multi Drug Resistant Bacteria on Raw Salad Vegetables Sold in Major Markets of Chittagong City, Bangladesh (2011)
  • 22. Effect of Intensive and Semi-intensive Feeding System on Productive and Reproductive Performances of Native Sheep (2011)
  • 23. Evaluation of the quality of Dahi available in Sylhet Metropolitan City (2011)
  • 24. Study on morphometric, productive and reproductive traits of native cattle at Sylhet district (2011)
  • 25. Collection grading and evaluation of cumulus-oocyte-complexes for in vitro maturation in sheep (2011)
  • 26. Isolation and Characterization of Chromate Resistant and Reducing Bacteria from Tannery Effluent of Chittagong, Bangladesh (2009)