Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Central Queensland University, Gladstone 4680, and University of the Sunshine Coast (Visiting Research Student), Queensland, Australia (2022-2025) Dissertation title: Female Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland’s east coast fishery: investigating life history and reproductive characteristics.
• Erasmus Mundus Joint European M.Sc. in Marine Environment and Resources: France, Spain, Belgium (2016-18) Dissertation title: Determination of atresia condition in hake ovary samples from the Bay of Biscay: histological, immuno-histochemical and western blot analysis.
• M.Sc. Fish Biology and Genetics: Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (2012-13) Dissertation title: Ovarian Development of Spotted Snakehead Channa punctatus, Bloach. 1853 found in the natural waters of Sylhet.
• B.Sc. Fisheries (Honours): Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (2008-12)

Positions and Affiliations

• October 2015 to till date: Assistant Professor (Teaching and Research Faculty)-Department of Fish Biology and Genetics
• October 2013 to October 2015: Lecturer (Teaching and Research Faculty)-Department of Fish Biology and Genetics

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• September 25, 2024-Present: Member-Project Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, Sylhet Agricultural University Research System, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100.
• Editorial board member: Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries- Wiley Online Library https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/26938847
• June 23, 2024-Present: Academic Editor: PLOS One https://journals.plos.org/
• March 20, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019: Assistant Provost- Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100.
• December 24, 2024 to date: Assistant Provost-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100.

Awards and Recognitions

• "Best Popularity Oral Presentation" award at the Crustacean Society Summer Meeting 2024, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (May 27-June 1, 2024)
• Best presentation award at 1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (Aug 25-27, 2019)

Awards and Scholarships

• Coastal & Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (CMERC) Queensland Mud Crab Ph.D. Scholarship and International Excellence Award (100% Tuition) (2020-2024)- Central Queensland University, Australia.
• Central Queensland University, Australia School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences (SHMAS) Research Training Programme (RTP) Fund 2023 for research mobility in UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2016-18 (European Commission's EACEA: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) to commence European MSc in Marine Environment and Resources
• Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) Fellowship 2016 -18 (Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management)
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2016-18 (European Commission's EACEA: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) to commence European MSc in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystem

Role as Reviewer

• Nature Scientific Reports
• Chemosphere
• Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
• Cogent Food & Agriculture
• Revista Ambiente & Água
• Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
• Ecology and Evolution
• Journal of Fish Biology
• Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
• Biology MDPI
• Environmental Quality Management
• Critical Reviews in Toxicology
• Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
• Journal of Applied Ichthyology
• Animals MDPI
• Tropical Animal Health and Production - SPRINGER
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research - SPRINGER
• Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use- Wiley Online
• PLOS ONE
• Chemistry and Ecology - Taylor & Francis Online
• Heliyon
• Environmental Monitoring and Assessment - SPRINGER
• Aquaculture - ELSEVIER
• Inland Water Biology - SPRINGER
• Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences - Taylor & Francis Online
• ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA
• Asian Fisheries Science
• Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries - Wliey Online
• Aquaculture MDPI
• Discover Agriculture - SPRINGER
• Water SA
• Zoology and Ecology (formerly known as Acta Zoologica Lituanica)
• Fishes MDPI
• Macedonian Veterinary Review-Skopje at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
• Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, Turkey
• Aquatic Research, Istanbul University, Turkey
• Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, Istanbul University Press, Turkey.
• Punjab University Journal of Zoology, University of The Punjab, Pakistan.

Professional Memberships

• Awarded membership (2024-2024): The Crustacean Society (https://www.thecrustaceansociety.org/)

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• Oral presentation of “Multiapproach insight into the reproduction and moulting biology of female Scylla serrata ” at the Crustacean Society Summer Meeting 2024, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
• Oral presentation of "Pb(NO3)2 toxicity causes retarded growth and hemocytes count, and histological alternations in gill, kidney, and muscle of tropical Pearl Mussel, Lamellidens marginalis" at 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh.
• Oral presentation of “Determination of atresia condition in hake ovary samples from the Bay of Biscay: histological, immune histochemical and western blot analysis” at 1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries, SAU, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• Workshop on “Outcome Based Education (OBE) Curriculum Development” at Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh (Feb 23-24, 2022).
• Attended 1st International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries by the Faculty of Fisheries, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chattogram, Bangladesh (April 29-May 1, 2025).
• Attended the Crustacean Society Summer Meeting 2024, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (May 26- June 1, 2024).
• Attended online conference “ASSEMBLE Plus 2021: Marine biological research at the frontier’, organized by EMBRC.EU and Centre of Marine Sciences of Algarve (CCMAR Algarve), (Jan 18-29, 2021).
• Attended online “7th International Symposium on Strategies for Sustainability in Food Production, Agriculture and the Environment 2021 (ISFAE 2021 NIIGATA), (Dec 02-03, 2021).
• A seminar “Mainstream small-scale fisheries in sustainable development agenda conducted by Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, professor Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada” at faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh (Feb 26, 2019).
• A conference “1st International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries”, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh (Aug 25-27, 2019).
• A week long conference on “Research in Marine Environment and Resources-II (RiMER II 2016)" in Aquarium, San Sebastián, Spain (Jan 30-Feb 03, 2017)
• A week long conference on “Research in Marine Environment and Resources-II (RiMER II 2016)" in PIE-UPV/EHU, Plentzia (Bizkaia), (June 19-23, 2017)
• A seminar “The use and synthesis of steroid hormones by bivalve molluscs conducted by Prof. Alex Scott (CEFAS, UK)” at Plentzia Marine Station, University of Basque Country (PiE-UPV/EHU), Spain (March 28, 2017).
• A seminar “Long term trends in marine pollution” at Plentzia Marine Station, University of Basque Country, Spain (April 24-26, 2017)
• Workshop on Field Monitoring activities projects under Research grant fund of BARC, 2015-16 (June 01, 2016)
• Workshop on curricula development and teach learning process (Resource speaker Dr. T.J. Parkinson, Massey University, New Zealand.) (March 03, 2015)
• Annual Scientific Workshop (Organized by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System, January 26, 2015)
• Strengthening of the pedagogical skills for young university teacher (Jan 06-11, 2015)
• Workshop on Field Monitoring activities projects under Research grant fund of BARC, 2013-14 (June 01, 2014)

Training

• Training program on “Writing Academic Transformation Fund (ATF) subproject proposal” organised by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh (January 09, 2025)
• Training on" Outcome Based Education OBE" organised by IQAC, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh (October 05, 2024)
• QCIF training workshop on Statistical Comparisons using R Workshop (February 16, 2023)
• Media and Communications Training Session with Michael Thomson at CQUniversity, Gladstone Marina, QLD-4680, Australia (Jan 27, 2023).
• “QCIF training workshop on single-cell RNA-Seq Analysis using Galaxy” on May 17, 2022, Australia.
• QCIF online workshop “Introduction to Programming: R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis" November 21-24, 2022. Australia.
• Online workshop “Basic Bioinformatics Tools and Techniques” at 4th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industries 4.0 on December 18, 2022.
• "ANZCCART ComPass Animal Welfare basic training course” at The University of Adelaide, Australia (April 12, 2022).
• “QCIF training workshop on Genome Annotation with Apollo” on April 21, 2022, Australia.
• "Strengthening of the pedagogical skills for young university teacher" at Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh (Jan 06-11, 2015)
• "Accounts and Financial Management" at Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh (October 30-31, 2019)
• A week long Compulsory field rip, scuba diving and ecology training at STARESO (Station de Recherches Sous-marines et Océanographiques de Calvi, France) in Mediterranean Ocean (Oct 7-14, 2018).
• “Investigating the Geochemical Variability of Arcachon Bay and Gironde Estuary, Southwest of France” (November, 24, 2016).
• “Investigation of Spatial heterogeneity of Zooplankton distribution in the Arcachon Bay” (October 5, 2016).

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• ANANYA CHAKRABORTY (2024/25) - Supervision: Impact of Microplastics and CdCl2 co-exposure on Female Tropical Freshwater crab Sartoriana spinigera
• UPAYAN ANAM (2024/25) - Supervision: Ecotoxicological Assessment of Microplastics Pollution in Tubificid Worms from the Surma River, Bangladesh.
• FYZA FARIHA SALAH UDDIN (2024/25) - Co-supervision: Interactive Toxicological Impact of PVC and Chlorpyrifos on monosex Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
• SAUDA ZAMAN (2024/25) - Co-supervision: Combined Effects of Pb(NO3)2 and Microplastics on Monosex Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
• SUHEL DAS (2020/21) - Co-supervision: Population and reproductive biology of P. globosa in Ratargul Freshwater Swamp Forest, Bangladesh
• TAYEEBA FERDOUS MAHI (2020/21) - Co-supervision: Impact assessment of Pb(NO3)2 toxicity on Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
• TOMA CHOWDHURY (2020/21) - Co-supervision: Pb(NO3)2 toxicity provokes retarded growth, hemocytes count and histological alternations in gill and kidney of tropical Pear Mussel, Lamellidens marginalis
• ZAMAL HUSSAN (2020/21) - Co-supervision: Effect of biofloc on growth performance, liver histology and hematological responsiveness of stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis
• SANJIDA AKHTER (2020/21)- Co-supervision: Assessment of morphometrics and reproductive traits in the freshwater crab Sartoriana spinigera from the Ratargul Freshwater Swamp Forest, Bangladesh
• LIPI SUTRADHAR (2019-20)-Supervision:Impact of Organophosphorus Pesticide Pollution in Vital organ of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
• TUMPA RANI SARKER (2019-20)-Supervision:Impact of Organophosphorus Pesticide Pollution in Vital organ of Freshwater Mussel Lamellidens marginalis
• RASHEDUL HASAN (2018-19)-Co-supervision: Growth Performance of Oreochromis niloticus Fed with Commercial Probiotic
• MONAYEM HUSSAIN (2018-19)- Co-supervision: Observation of Heavy Metal (Pb) Bio-accumulation by Stinging Catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) in Presence of Freshwater Mussel, Lamellidens marginalis
• BPRESH DAS (2018-19)- Co-supervision: Dose optimisation of 17 alpha MT to produce quality mono-sex Nile tilapia.
• MEHEDI HASAN (2017-18)-Co-supervision: Effect of Fish Sanctuary on Fish Diversity in Melan Haor, Sylhet

Language

• Bangle-Native
• English-IELTS Academic Overall Band Score 7.0
• Arabic