Faculty Profile

Asif Mahmud

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801723154515
  • Email: asif-geb@sust.edu

Biography

Asif Mahmud is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of the Dept. of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology since October 09, 2020, under the School of Life Sciences in Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh. He completed his graduation in the year of 2011 and post-graduation in 2014 from the same program and institution where he is serving now.

Education

  • Master of Science: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
  • Bachelor of Science (Honors): Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology

Active Research Project

  • Study the association of different comorbidities with diabetes patients of Bangladesh. Principal Investigator, Funding: SUST Research Centre, Bangladesh, 2023-2024, Project ID: LS/2023/1/07

Previous Research Project

  • Test of ethylenediurea (EDU) as a biomonitoring and screening tool to diagnose ozone damage in field-grown rice (Oryza sativa L.), Co-Investigator, Funding: SUST Research Centre, Bangladesh, 2019-2020, Project ID: LS/2019/1/11
  • Genetic Diversity Analysis of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Landraces Using Microsatellite Markers. Principal Investigator, Funding: SUST Research Centre, Bangladesh, 2020-2021, Project ID: LS/2020/1/11
  • Effects of Salinity on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Under Hydroponics System. Principal Investigator, Funding: SUST Research Centre, Bangladesh, 2021-2022, Project ID: LS/2021/1/07
  • Molecular detection of virulence genes and pathogenesis of Steptococcus pneumonia isolates causing pneumonia in children. Co-Investigator, Funding: SUST Research Centre, Bangladesh, 2022-2023, Project ID: LS/2022/1/12

Journal Publish

  • 1. Impacts of gas flaring on soil physicochemical and microbial properties: A case study on kailashtila gas field
  • 2. The knowledge and perception about COVID-19 among three tribal population of Khagrachari hill district, Bangladesh: a community based cross sectional study on ongoing outbreak.
  • 3. Knowledge, perceptions and practices of Bangladeshi population regarding the novel coronavirus disease.
  • 4. Comparative Study on Callus Initiation and Regeneration Frequency of Two Salt Tolerant Rice (Oriza sativa L)
  • 5. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of PsCBL and PsCIPK Gene in Indica Rice (Oryza sativa L.).

External Affiliations

  • Member, Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
  • Member of Bangladesh Association of Biotechnology Graduates
  • Assistant Provost of Syed Mujtaba Ali Hall, SUST, Sylhet.

Awards & Recognition

  • Merit based University Scholarship in 2009 based on undergraduate level study performance.

Teaching

  • Basic Biochemistry
  • Plant Tissue Culture
  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Bioreactor and Downstream Processing
  • Advanced Food Biotechnology

Graduate Supervision

  • B.Sc. Project Supervision: Number of Students: 10 MS Thesis Supervision: Number of Students: 2