Dr. Rifat Ara Begum
(Associate Professor)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Plant Biochemistry | Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, The University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 2021 |
| Masters | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| Bachelor | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2010 |
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Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| My Current Research Interest - Climate Change | Climate change has been a big issue at present days, which is a big threat for the survival of the mankind of earth. My research interest is to reduce the effect of the climate change on agriculture, as climate change is affecting the food production for the growing population. I am currently conducting research on development of biofertilisers and salt-tolerant rice varieties, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj, to utilise the southern saline water - submerged lands for growing rice. In this way, we can ensure both the usage of those lands and produce enough rice to feed the blooming population. I have acquired knowledge on carbohydrate biochemistry during my Ph.D., which I am applying currently to study the land race of rice growing in saline water to study their cell wall defense mechanism against salinity stress. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Rice transporters | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Puja Saha | Overexpression of two potassium transporters named OcHKT1;5 and OcERCA from halophytic wild rice |
2023 |
| Masters | Rice endophytes | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Iyasir Arafat | Characterization of endophytic fungus of a wild variety of rice (O. coarctata) and study of the roles of those fungi on salt-stress sensitive rice variety. |
2022 |
| Masters | Rice endophytes | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Md. Zihad Hasan | Identification of endophytic bacterial isolates and formulation of biofertilizers |
Current Year |
| Masters | Rice Transporter | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Md. Al Amin | Characterization of OcAKT1;5 and OcERCA transformed plants. |
Current Year |
| Masters | Characterization of genome-edited wild halophytic rice | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Linta Rani Roy | Uridhan genome edited using CRISP/Cas9 technology to improve grain quality. This project is mainly designed for a PhD student, who is being supervised by Prof. Dr. Md. Rakibul Islam and Prof. Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj. |
Current Year |
| Masters | Soil microbes | Dr. Rifat Ara Begum | Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj | Jogesh More | Identification and characterization of plastic-degrading natural microorganisms existing in wasteland soil and plant endophytes. |
Current Year |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Rice endophytic fungus | Isolation, Characterization, Genotyping and Phenotyping of the Fungi Associated with the Halophyte (Porteresia coarctata) for Their Plant Growth-Promoting Effects under Salt Stress | Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh | 01-08-2022 | 31-07-2023 | N/A |
| Rice endophytes | Isolation of endophytes from wild halophytic rice Oryza coarctata and their characterization for the implementation as biofertilizer formulation to increase salt tolerance in commercial rice. | UGC - DU Centennial Research Grant 2021-2022 | 01-07-2022 | 30-06-2023 | N/A |
Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) | Life Member | 2022 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Begum R.A. and Fry S.C. : Boron bridging of rhamnogalacturonan-II in Rosa and arabidopsis cell cultures occurs mainly in the endo-membrane system and continues at a reduced rate after secretion.,
Annals of Botany (impact factor:4.2) , vol.130 , no.5 , pp.703-715 , 2022
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| 2 |
Sanhueza D., Begum R.A., Albenne C., Jamet E. and Fry S.C. : An Arabidopsis thaliana arabinogalactan-protein (AGP31) and several cationic AGP fragments catalyse the boron bridging of rhamnogalacturonan-II.,
Biochemical Journal (impact factor:3.766) , vol.479 , no.18 , pp.1967–1984 , 2022
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| 3 |
Sarker P.K., Karmoker D., Shohan M.U.S., Saha A.K., Rima F.S., Begum R.A., Islam M.R. and Seraj Z.I. : Effects of multiple halotolerant rhizobacteria on the tolerance, growth, and yield of rice plants under salt stress.,
Folia Microbiologica (impact factor:2.629) , vol.68 , pp.55-72 , 2022
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Panter P.E., Kent O., Dale M., Smith S.J., Skipsey M., Thorlby G., Cummins I., Ramsay N., Begum R.A., Sanhueza D. and Fry S.C. : MUR1‐mediated cell‐wall fucosylation is required for freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.,
New Phytologist (impact factor:10.323) , vol.224 , no.4 , pp.1518-1531 , 2019
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| 5 |
Ashraf M.A., Khatun A., Sharmin T., Mobin F., Tanu R.A., Morshed T., Fakir T.A., Begum R.A. and Nabi A.H.M.N. : MPDB 1.0: a medicinal plant database of Bangladesh,
Bioinformation , vol.10 , no.6 , pp.384–386 , 2014
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Reza K.A., Sharmin S., Moosa M.M., Mahmood N., Ghosh A., Begum R.A. and Khan H. : Identification and molecular characterization of a receptor-like protein kinase gene from Corchorus capsularis,
Turkish Journal of Biology (impact factor:3.245) , vol.37 , pp.11-17 , 2013
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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