Redox biologist, particular interest in molecular stress bilogy. Specialization in oxydative post-transcriptinal modification of proteins and expartise in chemi-proteomic approach identifying protein sulfenic acid modifications in cells.
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Redox biologist, particular interest in molecular stress bilogy. Specialization in oxydative post-transcriptinal modification of proteins and expartise in chemi-proteomic approach identifying protein sulfenic acid modifications in cells.
Joint PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and Bioengineering Sciences
UGent and VUB
Belgium
2014
Masters
Fisheries
University of Dhaka
Bangladesh
2004
Bachelor
Fisheries
University of Dhaka
Bangladesh
2003
Title
Organization
Location
From Date
To Date
Associate Professor
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
30, Apr 2019
Currently Working
Post Doctoral Research Associate
The SCRIPPS Research Institute
Florida, USA
06, Feb 2017
31-01-2019
Visiting Fellow
KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
01, Jul 2016
01-08-2016
Assistant Professor
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
18, Jan 2015
29-04-2019
PhD Researcher
UGent and VUB
Belgium
01, Sep 2010
31-12-2014
Lecturer
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
23, Nov 2008
17-01-2015
Research Interest
Subject
Description
Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Aquatic toxicology
Toxicological analysis of aquatic pollutant emphasizing on cellular redox regulation
Molecular Biology
Application of molecular biology techniques in fisheries sector.
Molecular Stress Biology
Understanding molecular effect of stressors and how to mitigate stress effects.
Project/Research Supervision
Level of Study
Title
Supervisor
Co-Supervisor(s)
Name of Student(s)
Area of Research
Current Completion
Masters
Anti-oxidant response in fish under oxidative stress
Dr. Salma Akter
Dr. M. Shahneawz Khan
Tuba-Ul-Jannat
Molecular Stress Biology
2020
Masters
Effects of oxidative stress on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Dr. SalmaAkter
Elme Nahar
Molecular Stress Biology
2016
Masters
Identification of Oxidative Stress Responsive microRNAs (miRNAs) in Fish of Bangladesh
Dr. Salma Akter
Jakir Hossain
Molecular Biology
2016
Project/Research Work
Subject
Project Name
Source of Fund
From Date
To Date
Collaboration
Post Doc Fellowship
Characterizing redox active cysteines inthe thiol proteome
The SCRIPPS researchc Institute
01-02-2017
01-01-2019
PhD Fellowship
Mining the reactive-oxygen-species signal transduction proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana: a sulfenomic approach
Erasmus Mundus
01-09-2010
31-12-2014
Invited Talk
SL
Invited Talk
1
SL
Collaboration & Membership Name
Type
Membership Year
Expire Year
No Collaboration &
Membership is found
Journal Article
1
Salma Akter, Mohammad Shahneawz Khan, Edward N Smith and Emily Flashman : Measuring ROS and redox markers in plant cells,
RSC Chemical Biology , vol.2 , no.5 Royal Society of Chemistry , pp.1384 , 2021
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2
Salma Akter, Ling Fu, Youngeun Jung, Mauro Lo Conte, J. Reed Lawson, W. Todd Lowther, Rui Sun, Keke Liu, Jing Yang and Kate S. Carroll : Chemical proteomics reveals new targets of cysteine sulfinic acid reductase,
Nature Chemical Biology (impact factor:13.843) , vol.14 , no.11 , pp.995–1004 , 2018
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3
MI Khan, MM Islam, GK Kundu and MS Akter: Understanding the Livelihood Characteristics of the Migratory and Non-Migratory Fishers of the Padma River, Bangladesh,
Journal of Scientific Research , vol.10 , no.3 , pp.261-273 , 2018
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4
Makidul Khan, Goutam Kundu, Mosammat Akter, Bishawjit Mallick and Md Islam : Climatic Impacts and Responses of Migratory and Non-Migratory Fishers of the Padma River, Bangladesh,
, vol.7 , no.12 , pp.254 , 2018
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5
Goutam Kumar Kundu, Mohammad Alauddin, Mosammat Salma Akter, Mohammad Shahneawz Khan, Md Monirul Islam, Gouri Mondal, Dipa Islam, Liton Chandra Mohanta and Amdadul Huque : Metal contamination of commercial fish feed and quality aspects of farmed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Bangladesh,
Biores. Commun , vol.3 , pp.345-353 , 2017
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6
Salma Akter, Sebastien Carpentier, Frank Van Breusegem and Joris Messens : Identification of dimedone-trapped sulfenylated proteins in plants under stress,
Biochemistry and biophysics reports , vol.9 , pp.106-113 , 2017
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7
MK Ahmed, KN Islam, M Ibrahim, GNN Sultana, MS Khan, MS Akter, ADA Shahinuzzaman, GK Kundu and A Hossain : Oxidative stress mediated antioxidant enzyme responses in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) fingerlings during hypoxic …,
Biores Comm , vol.2 , no.2 , pp.264-269 , 2016
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8
Cezary Waszczak, Salma Akter, Silke Jacques, Jingjing Huang, Joris Messens and Frank Van Breusegem : Oxidative post-translational modifications of cysteine residues in plant signal transduction,
Journal of experimental botany (impact factor:5.35) , vol.66 , no.10 , pp.2923-2934 , 2015
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9
Salma Akter, Jingjing Huang, Cezary Waszczak, Silke Jacques, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem and Joris Messens : Cysteines under ROS attack in plants: a proteomics view,
Journal of experimental botany (impact factor:5.354) , vol.66 , no.10 , pp.2935-2944 , 2015
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10
Salma Akter, Jingjing Huang, Nandita Bodra, Barbara De Smet, Khadija Wahni, Debbie Rombaut, Jarne Pauwels, Kris Gevaert, Kate Carroll, Frank Van Breusegem and Joris Messens : DYn-2 based identification of Arabidopsis sulfenomes,
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (impact factor:6.540) , vol.14 , no.5 , pp.1183-1200 , 2015
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11
Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, Md Monirul Islam, Mosammat Salma Akter and Mohammad Shahneawz Khan : Toxicological Assessment of Arsenic-Induced Hematological Alterations and Chromosomal Aberrations in Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus,
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , vol.21 , no.1 , pp.146-156 , 2015
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12
Salma Akter, Cezary Waszczak, Dominique Eeckhout, Geert Persiau, Khadija Wahni, Nandita Bodra, Inge Van Molle, Barbara De Smet, Didier Vertommen, Kris Gevaert, Geert De Jaeger, Marc Van Montagu, Joris Messens and Frank Van Breusegem : Sulfenome mining in Arabidopsis thaliana,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (impact factor:9.58) , vol.111 , no.31 , pp.11545-11550 , 2014
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13
Md Kawser Ahmed, Elora Parvin, Md Monirul Islam, Mosammat Salma Akter, Shahneawz Khan and Md Habibullah Al-Mamun : Lead- and cadmium-induced histopathological changes in gill, kidney and liver tissue of freshwater climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792),
Chemistry and Ecology (impact factor:3.151) , vol.30 , no.6 , pp.532-540 , 2014
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14
Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, Elora Parvin, Mosammat Salma Akter and Mohammad Shahneawz Khan : Arsenic induced toxicity and histopathological changes in gill and liver tissue of freshwater fish, tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus),
Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology (impact factor:2.14) , vol.65 , no.6 , pp.903-909 , 2013
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15
MK Ahmed, GK Kundu, MH Al-Mamun, SK Sarkar, MS Akter and MS Khan : Chromium (VI) induced acute toxicity and genotoxicity in freshwater stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis,
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (impact factor:4.527) , vol.92 , pp.64-70 , 2013
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16
Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, M Anwar Hossain, Mohammad Arif, Elora Parvin, Mosammat Salma Akter, Mohammad Shahneawz Khan and Md Monirul Islam : Assessing the genotoxic potentials of arsenic in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) using alkaline comet assay and micronucleus test,
(impact factor:4.427) , vol.84 , no.1 , pp.143-149 , 2011
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17
K. Ahmed, M Das, MM Islam, MS Akter, S Islam and MA Al-Mansur : Physico-chemical properties of tannery and textile effluents and surface water of River Buriganga and Karnatoli, Bangladesh,
World Applied Sciences Journal , vol.12 , no.2 , pp.152-159 , 2011
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18
Monika Das, Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Monirul Islam and Mosammat Salma Akter: Heavy metals in industrial effluents (Tannery and Textile) and adjacent rivers of Dhaka city, Bangladesh,
Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Toxicology , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.8-13 , 2011
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19
Md Kawser Ahmed, Elora Parvin, Mohammad Arif, Md Monirul Islam, Mosammat Salma Akter and Mohammad Shahneawz Khan : Genetic damage induced by lead chloride in different tissues of fresh water climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch),
Environmental monitoring and assessment , vol.182 , no.1-4 , pp.197-204 , 2011
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20
Md Kawser Ahmed, Elora Parvin, Mohammad Arif, Mosammat Salma Akter, Mohammad Shahneawz Khan and Md Monirul Islam : Measurements of genotoxic potential of cadmium in different tissues of fresh water climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch), using the comet assay,
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology (impact factor:2.084) , vol.30 , no.1 , pp.80-84 , 2010
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21
Elora Parvin, Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Monirul Islam, Mosammat Salma Akter and Md Alamgir Kabir : Preliminary acute toxicity bioassays of lead and cadmium on fresh water climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch),
Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Toxicology , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.55-58 , 2010
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22
Md Kawser Ahmed, Masudul Hasan, Md Jahangir Alam, Nazmul Ahsan, M Islam and Mosammat Salma Akter: Effect of gamma radiation in combination with low temperature refrigeration on the chemical, microbiological and organoleptic changes in Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788),
World Journal of Zoology , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.09-13 , 2009
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23
Mosammat Salma Akter, Md Kawser Ahmed, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Nazmul Ahsan, Md Monirul Islam and Md Shahneawz Khan : Arsenic and mercury induce death of Anabas testudineus (Bloch) involving fragmentation of chromosomal DNA,
Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Toxicology , vol.1 , no.42-47 , pp.3 , 2009
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24
Md Kawser Ahmed, Dipa Rani Biswas, Md Monirul Islam, Mosammat Salma Akter, Azizul Islam Kazi and Gazi Nurun Nahar Sultana : Heavy metal concentrations in different organs of fishes of the river Meghna, Bangladesh,
errestrial and Aquatic Environmental Toxicology , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.28-32 , 2009
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25
Mosammat S Akter, Md K Ahmed, Md AA Akhand and Md M Islam : Acute toxicity of arsenic and mercury to fresh water climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch),
World Journal of Zoology , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.13-18 , 2008
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Award Type
Title
Year
Country
Description
International
VUB grant (HOA 22)
2013
Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel grant for Doctoral Student
International
Erasmus Mundus Pre doctoral fellowship
2010
Belgium
European Grant for Doctoral Research
National
Best Presentation
2008
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum
National
Dean’s Appreciation (Faculty of Biological sciences
2008
Bangladesh
Deans Award for excellent result in BSc.(Honors) Examination of 2003
National
University of Dhaka Graduation Scholarship
2004
Bangladesh
University of Dhaka Scholarship for Masters Result
National
University of Dhaka Pre-Graduation Scholarship
1999
Bangladesh
University of Dhaka Scholarship for BSc (Hons) Result