Professor
Dr. Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Respiratory Medicine | University of Sheffield | United Kingdom | 2023 |
| Masters | Medical Genetics | University of British Columbia | Canada | 2012 |
| Bachelor | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2004 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 2023 | Present |
| Associate Professor | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Feb 2017 | Oct 2023 |
| Student Advisor | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jun 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 2012 | Feb 2017 |
| Lecturer | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sep 2008 | Oct 2012 |
| Trainee | Renata Limited (formerly Pfizer Limited) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sep 2005 | Oct 2005 |
Research Interest
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Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | "Tdp1 is a mitochondrial DNA repair enzyme" at the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Scientific Meeting - 2011, Chicago. |
| 2 | "Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Terminalia arjuna induce death of cancer cells and show antibacterial activity" at International Biotechnology Conference - 2008, Dhaka. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
Hok Khim Fam, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury and Cornelius F Boerkoel "Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy: a disorder of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA repair."
Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Jose Gazulla InTech Open, 2012 41-58 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Khalid Shahriar, Md Wahid Murad, Lamim Muntasir, Md Anwar Hossain Adib and Md Miraj Kobad Chowdhury : A 16s rRNA amplicon-based study on the microbial taxonomic and functional diversity of eutrophic urban lakes in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Ecological Genetics and Genomics (impact factor:2.03) , vol.38 , no.2026 ELSEVIER , pp.100455 , 2026
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| 2 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Elmay Nahar, Shibraj Chowdhury, Jakir Hossian, Md Golam Rabbane, M. Shahneawz Khan and Salma Akter : Hydrogen peroxide-induced mitochondrial DNA deletion in Danio rerio,
The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.34 , no.1 , pp.41-50 , 2025
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| 3 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md. Ashraful Islam, Farjana Yasmin and Md. Ayub Ryhan : Biochemical potentials and stability of Oxalis corniculata L. leaf extracts,
The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.34 , no.1 , pp.75-83 , 2025
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| 4 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Shibraj Chowdhury, Sabina Yeasmin and Latiful Bari : Improved extraction of anthocyanins with antibacterial activity from fresh roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) calyces,
The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.33 , no.2 , pp.139-147 , 2024
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| 5 |
Apoorva Mulay, Md. Miraj K Chowdhury, Cameron T James, Lynne Bingle and Colin D Bingle : The transcriptional landscape of the cultured murine middle ear epithelium in vitro,
Biology Open , vol.10 , no.4 The Company of Biologists Ltd , pp.bio056564 , 2021
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| 6 |
Hasan Al Reza, Wardatul Jannat Anamika, Mohammad Golam Mostafa, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury and M Aftab Uddin : MDM2 SNP 285 is associated with reduced lung cancer risk in bangladeshi population,
Mymensingh Medical Journal , vol.29 , no.1 , pp.108-114 , 2020
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| 7 |
Hasan Al Reza, Wardatul Jannat Anamika, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Mohammad Golam Mostafa and M Aftab Uddin : A cohort study on the association of MDM2 SNP309 with lung cancer risk in Bangladeshi population,
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine , vol.35 , no.3 Korean Association of Internal Medicine , pp.672-681 , 2020
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| 8 |
Md. Mizanur Rahaman, Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Peter Sammonds and ASM Maksud Kamal : Overlapping of locust swarms with COVID-19 pandemic: a cascading disaster for Africa,
Pathogens and Global Health , vol.114 , no.6 TAYLOR \& FRANCIS LTD , pp.285-286 , 2020
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| 9 |
Md Sagir Ahmed, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury and Luthfun Nahar : Molecular characterization of small indigenous fish species (SIS) of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes,
Gene , vol.684 Elsevier , pp.53-57 , 2019
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| 10 |
Md Tauhidul Islam Tanim, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Latiful Bari, Md Mizanur Rahaman, Sabita Rezwana Rahman and Md. Majibur Rahman : Genetic diversity of Rhizobium spp. isolated from soil samples of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.36 , no.1 , pp.7-10 , 2019
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| 11 |
Md Almujaddade Alfasane, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury and Maliha Mehnaz : Molecular characterization and new reports of two green algae from Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy , vol.26 , no.1 Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists , pp.39-45 , 2019
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| 12 |
Shamira Tabrejee, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Latiful Bari and Sabina Yeasmin : Isolation and Characterization of Enterococci from Yoghurts of Bangladesh,
Modern Care Journal , vol.15 , no.3 , pp.e74460 , 2018
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| 13 |
Tusher-Al-Arafat, Md. Rasel Mahmud, Md. Tauhidul Islam Tanim, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md. Mizanur Rahaman, Sabita Rezwana Rahman and Md. Majibur Rahman : Genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica strains isolated from sewage samples of different hospitals in Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.35 , no.1 Bang , pp.57-60 , 2018
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| 14 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md. Jakir Hossain and M Aftab Uddin : Cataractostatic Activity of Drynaria quercifolia Tuber Extract,
Bioresearch Communications-(BRC) , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.411-414 , 2017
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| 15 |
Md. Belal Hossain, Nur Dhakirah Binti Mahbub, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury and Md. Mizanur Rahaman : Molecular characterization of Enterobacter and Escherichia coli pathotypes prevalent in the popular street foods of Dhaka city and their multidrug resistance,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.34 , no.2 , pp.67-72 , 2017
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| 16 |
Tasnim Rahman, Hasnain Heickal, Shamira Tabrejee, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Sheikh Muhammad Sarwar and Mohammad Shoyaib : Seqdev: an algorithm for constructing genetic elements using comparative assembly,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , vol.26 , no.1 , pp.105-121 , 2016
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| 17 |
Roushney Fatima Mukti, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md Ausrafuggaman Nahid, Md. Mizanur Rahaman and M Aftab Uddin : Antibacterial Activity and Physicochemical Properties of Florally Diversified Bangladeshi Honeys,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.33 , no.1-2 , pp.5-9 , 2016
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| 18 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md. Moniruzzaman, Abdullah Al Emran, Mohammad Golam Mostafa, Ruhul H Kuddus and M Aftab Uddin : TP53 codon 72 polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in the Bangladeshi population,
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention , vol.16 , no.8 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention , pp.3493-3498 , 2015
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Wardatul Jannat Anamika, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Md. Ausrafuggaman Nahid, Abu Shara Shamsur Rouf and M Aftab Uddin : Chemical and biological potentialities of the ethyl acetate extracts of Drynaria quercifolia tuber and leaf,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.147-152 , 2015
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| 20 |
Jalish Mahmud, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Abdullah Bashar Sami, Md. Anwarul Azim Akhand and Mohammed Nazmul Ahsan : Co-resistance to chromium and antibiotics in bacteria isolated from tannery wastes,
Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences , vol.14 , no.2 , pp.193-197 , 2015
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| 21 |
Hok Khim Fam, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Cheryl Walton, Kunho Choi, Cornelius F Boerkoel and Glenda Hendson : Expression profile and mitochondrial colocalization of Tdp1 in peripheral human tissues,
Journal of molecular histology , vol.44 Springer , pp.481-494 , 2013
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| 22 |
Hok Khim Fam, Cheryl Walton, Sheetal A Mitra, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Nichola Osborne, Kunho Choi, Guobin Sun, Patrick CW Wong, Maureen J O'Sullivan, Gulisa Turashvili, Samuel Aparicio, Timothy J Triche, Mason Bond, Catherine J Pallen and Cornelius F Boerkoel : TDP1 and PARP1 deficiency are cytotoxic to rhabdomyosarcoma cells,
Molecular Cancer Research , vol.11 , no.10 AACR , pp.1179-1192 , 2013
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| 23 |
Riajul Hossain, Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Sabina Yeasmin and M Mozammel Hoq : Production of ethanol using yeast isolates on water hyacinth and azolla,
Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , vol.27 , no.2 Citeseer , pp.56-60 , 2010
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| 24 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Mohammed Nazmul Ahsan and Md. Anwarul Azim Akhand : Comparative antibacterial effects of leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica and Terminalia arjuna and aggregation of bacterial proteins,
Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants , vol.10 , no.1 , pp.31-38 , 2009
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| 25 |
Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury, Mohammed Nazmul Ahsan and Md. Anwarul Azim Akhand : Leaf Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Terminalia arjuna Induce Death of HeLa cells without DNA Degradation,
Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences , vol.8 , no.1 , pp.75-79 , 2009
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Chowdhury MMK, Bingle L and Bingle CD "Defining spatial secretome and ciliome across multiciliated epithelia."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 60:2996. 2022
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Chowdhury MMK, Anujan P, Bingle L and Bingle CD "Defining the functions of PIERCE1 and C15ORF65 during ciliogenesis of HBEC3-KT cells."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 60:3016. 2022
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Alkhoshaiban A, Chowdhury MMK, Anujan P, Bingle L and Bingle CD ". In vitro approaches to identify an antiviral role for BPIFB1 in the airway epithelium."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 60:4021. 2022
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Chowdhury MMK, Anujan P,, Bingle L and Bingle CD "PIERCEing ciliogenesis: defining a role for PIERCE1 and its’ paralog C15ORF65 in multiciliogenesis."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 56:1902. 2020
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Chowdhury MMK, Anujan P, Mulay A, Bingle L and Bingle CD "Comparative transcriptional analysis of differentiation in murine mucociliary epithelia.."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 56:916. 2020
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Alharbi Z, Chowdhury MMK, Bingle L and Bingle CD "Air liquid interface (ALI)-grown immortalized human cell lines: a promising tractable model for human airway."
European Respiratory Journal
, pp. 56:4327. 2020
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Chowdhury MMK, Anujan P, Mulay A, Bingle L and Bingle CD "Deciphering differential gene expression during ciliogenesis."
BALR Annual Meeting
Cambridge, UK: 2019
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| 8 |
Easmin R, Tabrejee S, Rowshon L, Gias AU, Chowdhury MMK and Khaled SM "In silico analysis of salt responsive survival associated motifs in rice promoter."
8th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications
, pp. 285-290. Dhaka: 2014
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Rahman T, Chowdhury T, Tabrejee S, Chowdhury MMK and Shoyaib M "BLAST Assemb: an approach to construct genetic elements using BLAST."
8th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications
, pp. 334-338. Dhaka: 2014
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Fam HK, Chowdhury MMK, Walton C, Choi K, Hendson G and Boerkoel CF "Elucidating the role of mitochondrial Tdp1 in response to oxidative stress."
Mitochondrion
, pp. 13(6):916. 2013
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| 11 |
Chowdhury MMK, Fam HK, Choi K and Boerkoel CF "Functional loss of Tdp1 in mouse result in retinal damage."
ACMG Annual Meeting
, pp. 265. Vancouver: 2011
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| 12 |
Chowdhury MMK, Osborne N, Walton C, Turashvili G, Choi K, Aparicio S, Bond M, Pallen C and Boerkoel CF "Tdp1: a rationale anticancer target."
Annual Genomics Forum of Genome British Columbia
, pp. 10. Vancouver: 2010
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Chowdhury MMK "miRNA signaling pathways in cancer development."
Miami Winter Symposia
Florida: 2008
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Commonwealth Scholarship | 2018 | United Kingdom | Awarded to study PhD at the University of Sheffield. |
| International | Erasmus Mundus Mobility for Asia Fellowship | 2015 | Italy | Fellowship awarded for advanced research in mitochondrial biology at the University of Padova. |
Name & designation
Dr. Md. Miraj Kobad Chowdhury
Professor
Department
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email
miraj@du.ac.bd
Phone
880-2-9661900