Dr. Samina Momtaz
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Cellular and Molecular Medicine | The University of Arizona | United States | 2024 |
| Masters | Cellular and Molecular Medicine | The University of Arizona | United States | 2020 |
| Masters | Microbiology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| Bachelor | Microbiology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2012 |
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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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| Postdoc | Whole Genome Analysis of Marine-Derived Enterobacteriaceae Highlighting Their Roles in Antibiotic-Resistance and Bioremediation | Dr. Samina Momtaz | Professor Dr. Munawar Sultana | This study is funded by the Chromosome Research Center, University of Dhaka, for the fiscal year 2025-2026. This study focuses on the genomic characterization of marine-derived Enterobacteriaceae to investigate their antibiotic resistance mechanisms and potential applications in environmental bioremediation. |
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| Postdoc | Designing and Synthesis of Target Specified Novel Metabolic Inhibitors in Extensively Drug Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated from the Clinical Samples | Dr. Samina Momtaz | Ms. Israt Dilruba Mishu | This project is funded by University Grant Commission(UGC)-University of Dhaka (DU) for the fiscal year 2025-2026. |
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| Postdoc | Investigation of temporal and spatial dynamics in heavy metal and antibiotic-resistant microbial populations in the Buriganga River, Bangladesh | Dr. Samina Momtaz | Prof. Dr. Munawar Sultana | This project is funded by MOST for 2025-2026 year. This project focuses on the investigation of spatial and temporal changes in the heavy metal and antibiotic resistance microbial population in the Buriganga river. |
Current Year |
Project/Research Work
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Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) | Life Member | 2015 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Samina Momtaz, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Paola Cruz Flores, Natalia Rulli, Nam Yong Lee and Jean M Wilson : Rab14 promotes Parkin mediated mitophagy,
Molecular Biology of the Cell American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) , 2025
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| 2 |
Christopher M. Cox, Meng-Han Wu, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Isabella Blum, Samina Momtaz, Stefanie A. T. Mitchell and Jean M Wilson : Regulation of YAP and Wnt signaling by the endosomal protein MAMDC4,
PLOS One Public Library of Science (PLOS) , 2024
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| 3 |
Meng-Han Wu, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Isabella Blum, Abigail Camenisch, Vanessa {Figliuolo da Paz}, Matthew Ollerton, John Muller, Samina Momtaz, Stefanie A.T. Mitchell, Pawel Kiela, Curtis Thorne, Jean M. Wilson and Christopher M. Cox : Proliferation in the developing intestine is regulated by the endosomal protein Endotubin,
Developmental Biology , vol.480 Elsevier , pp.50-61 , 2021
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| 4 |
Samina Momtaz, Belen Molina, Luwanika Mlera, Felicia Goodrum and Jean Wilson : Cell Type-Specific Biogenesis of Novel Vesicles Containing Viral Products in Human Cytomegalovirus Infection,
Journal of Virology American Society for Microbiology , 2021
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| 5 |
Isabella R. Blum, Caroline Behling-Hess, Marco Padilla-Rodriguez, Samina Momtaz, Christopher Cox and Jean M Wilson : Rab22a regulates the establishment of epithelial polarity,
Small GTPases , vol.12 Taylor and Francis Online , pp.282-293 , 2019
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Samina Momtaz, Otun Saha, Masuma Khatun Usha, Munawar Sultana and M. Anwar Hossain : Occurrence of Pathogenic and Multidrug Resistant Salmonella spp. in Poultry Slaughter-House in Bangladesh,
Bioresearch Communications , vol.4 , no.2 , 2018
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| 7 |
M. Rahmat Ali, A. S. M. Rubayet Ul Alam, M. Al Amin, Huzzat Ullah, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Samina Momtaz, Munawar Sultana and M. Anwar Hossain : Complete Genome Sequence of the Circulatory Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype Asia1 in Bangladesh,
Genome Announcements , vol.5 , no.43 American Society for Microbiology , pp.10.1128/genomea.01135-17 , 2017
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S. P. Nandi, M. Z. Rahman, S. Momtaz, M. Sultana and M. A. Hossain : Emergence and Distribution of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype A and O in Bangladesh,
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases , vol.62 , no.3 WILEY , pp.328-331 , 2015
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| 9 |
Samina Momtaz, Arafat Rahman, Munawar Sultana and M. Anwar Hossain : Evolutionary Analysis and Prediction of Peptide Vaccine Candidates for Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Virus Types A and O in Bangladesh,
Evolutionary Bioinformatics , vol.10 Sage Publishing , 2014
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| 10 |
Munawar Sultana, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Samina Momtaz, Arafat Rahman, Huzzat Ullah, Shuvro Prokash N, i and M. Anwar Hossain : Complete Genome Sequence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype O Isolated from Bangladesh,
Genome Announcements , vol.2 , no.1 American Society for Microbiology , 2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | CMM trainee travel award | 2023 | United States | Awarded by the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM), University of Arizona, this competitive travel grant supported participation in a national scientific conference. The award recognized academic merit and research excellence, enabling me to present my work on mitochondrial dynamics and Rab14 at ‘The Gastrointestinal Epithelium Conference: |
| International | Poster Award - FASEB 2022 | 2022 | United States | Received the Poster Award at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) conference in 2022 in recognition of outstanding poster presentation and for presenting novel findings on Rab14-mediated mitochondrial dynamics. |
| International | Fulbright Foreign student program | 2018 | United States | Awarded the Fulbright Foreign Student Program Fellowship (2018–2020), funded by the U.S. Department of State, to pursue graduate studies at the University of Arizona. The fellowship supported my research in cellular and molecular medicine, with a focus on host-pathgen interaction by human cytomegalovirus, promoting international academic exchange and scientific collaboration. |
| International | FEMS Early Career Scientist travel award | 2017 | Spain | Received the Early Career Scientist Travel Award from the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) in 2017 to support participation in an international microbiology conference. |