North South University

Pro Vice Chancellor's Resume

SAM Khairul Bashar, Ph.D.

Pro Vice Chancellor
North South University
12 Kemal Ataturk Avenue
Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: 9885611-20 Extn. 253 / 262
Email: skbashar@yahoo.com, skbashar@northsouth.edu

Education
Post-Doctoral Experience
Present Research Projects
Teaching and Administrative Experience
Scholarships and Fellowships
Research Grants (USA)
Selected Publications
Selected Abstracts and Invited Papers
Special Skills
Course Taught
Professional Organization

Education

	Ph.D. in Biochemistry , The University of Leeds, U.K. 1971.
	Thesis: Biosynthesis in vitro of Tryptophanase using Polyribosomes from E.col; Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Tryptophanase in E.coli.
	M. Sc. in Biochemistry-Nutrition, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1967. Valedictorian. First Class, First Position Among all students.
	Thesis: Isolation and Characterization of Aflatoxins; carcinogenesis induced by aflatoxins.
	B. Sc.(Honors), Major in Biochemistry-Nutrition; Minors: Physics and Mathematics. 1966. First Class.
	Special Courses on Bioinformatics, Genomics and Proteomics with applications: Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, 2000.
	Advanced research on genomics & bioinformatics: Sequence Analysis and Similarity Searches e.g. Smith-Waterman, Hidden Markov Models, Blast, Multiple Sequence Alignment, Phylogenetic analysis.
	Building Strategy of long and short-term equity investment with infrastructure tools, operation models in Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutical Sector.
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Post-Doctoral Experience

	University Of New Orleans, Louisiana International Trade Center-SBDC Certificate of Export/Import Seminars, Develop and evaluate long/short equity investment and trading process, operation model development; USA, 1998.
	Faculty, International workshop on Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, 1989. Organizing nutrition seminars, workshops and training activities and working as advisor and consultant for Bangladesh Government and International Organizations (UNICEF, UNESCO, FAO, WHO and ICDDR, B projects).
	International workshop on "Recent Advances in Bio-process Engineering," Oct-Dec 1989, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. (Prof. T.K. Ghosh). Contact in Lecture: 21hours, Contact in Laboratory: 60 hours
	International workshop/Summer school on "Environmental risk factors to health", 1987. University of Sienna, Italy. (Organizer: Prof. A. Renzoni).
	ICRO (UNESCO) sponsored international workshop on "Use of Tissue Culture for the investigation of Human Cancer" in Cancer Research Institute, Bombay, India, 1980; (Participated among others: George Kohler, J. Higlers, J.J. Freed, W.A. Robinson, N.G. Deo and others).
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Present Research Projects

	Gender sensitive TB Control intervention package program in rural Bangladesh (Funded by WHO).
	Baseline assessment of HIV/AIDS risk groups in Chittagong City & developing a surveillance system for HIV/AIDS/STIs under the multisectoral HIV/AIDS program in Chittagong city (Funded by GTZ).
	Assessment of the Reproductive Health Message Needs and Choice of Mode of Message Delivery for the Adolescents in Bangladesh (Funded by the Lutfar Rahman Foundation).
	Molecular Epidemiology of Avian Influenza Virus in Bangladesh (proposal submitted).
	Genetic polymorphism of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS-1) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis in Bangladesh (a project under the Government of Bangladesh in collaboration with BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh).
	Molecular Epidemiological Studies on Clostridium perfringens type A Food Poisoning in Bangladesh. (In collaboration with Oregon State University, USA). Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in diarrhoeal patients in Bangladesh.
	Genetic polymorphism and Genetic Variation of hNP and GSO1-1 Arsenicosis; Arsenic Toxicity in Bangladesh: Identification of Inter-individual Variability in the Susceptibility to Arsenic Toxicity : Pilot Study under process: Effect of Folate in Reduction of Toxic Effects of Arsenic in Pregnant Women Drinking Arsenic Contaminated Tubewell Water in Bangladesh.
	Comparative and functional genomics analysis of important microbial pathogens in Bangladesh.
	Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) of Enteric pathogens (H.pylori, Vibrio cholerae, Campylobacter jejunii ).
	Epidemiology and Etiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Garment workers in Bangladesh.
	Micronutrients: Effect of Smoking on Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and other anti-oxidants in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.
	Nutritive value of common fresh water and marine fishes; Impact of fish oils in lowering cholesterol.
	Community-based nutrition survey: Nutrition status of males, females, and children of different age group. (Dietary intake of protein, calorie, vitamins, Hbs, macro and micro-nutrients)
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Teaching and Administrative Experience

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.( 2003-Present).

Pro - Vice Chancellor
Dean, faculty of Applied Science.
Professor, Department of Life Sciences: Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Public Health.

Southern University and A & M College, Louisiana, USA. 1995-2001

Chairman and Professor of Biological Sciences, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A; Principal Investigator on International Projects on Environmental Toxicology, Nutrition and Biotechnology; Consultant and Specialist for curriculum development and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Biological Sciences, Environmental Toxicology and Science & Math Education ; Supervising Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. research and Dissertation; Management of International Projects in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

University of Alabama- Miles College, Birmingham, AL 35208, USA

Professor of Biochemistry and Chairperson (Dean), Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Alabama- Miles College, Birmingham, AL 35208, USA. ( 1992- 1995 ).
Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, 1991.
Associate, International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), and International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB).

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, Dhaka University, 1972-1990.
1988/1990 Director, Center For Advanced Studies & Research in Biological Sciences, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Research Associate, (British Council Overseas Fellow), Department of Biochemistry, Leeds University, United Kingdom, 1968-1972.

International Congress

Chairman , Scientific Session, The 14th International Congress of Nutrition, August 20-25, 1989 in Seol, Korea.
Chairman, Scientific session, 5th Federation of Asian & Oceanic Biochemists (FAOB) Congress, August 12-16, 1989, in Seol, Korea.
Chairman, Scientific session, in 2nd Asia-Pacific Congress on "Animals,Plants & Microbial Toxins." Feb 19-22, 1989. Banaras Hindu University. India.
Chairman, Scientific session, First Congress of FAOB in Nagoya, Japan. Oct 10-15, 1977.
Leader of Bangladesh delegates in the conference on "Scientific co-operation among South-East Asian Countries," Colombo, Ceylon. Feb., 1983. Sponsored by Common Wealth Council and Overseas Development, United Kingdom.

Scholarships and Fellowships

	Awarded Senior Fellowship as Associate, International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), and Genetic Engineering , Italy, From: 1992-97. (Director: Prof. Abdus Salam, Nobel-Laureate).
	Awarded NASA Fellowship for research on Micro-Gravity Biotechnology along with Dr. Lawrence De Lucas, USA Astronaut in space shuttle ( 1993-1994).
	Awarded US AID Research Grant ($141,000) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA ; 1991.
	Awarded UNESCO International Fellowship for �Recent Advances in Bio-process Engineering,� 1989, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
	Awarded Fellowship for �Environmental risk factors to health�, 1987. University of Sienna, Italy.
	Awarded Gold Medal for: "Most Distinguished Professor and Scientist in Biological and Agricultural Sciences in Bangladesh" for the year 1986 by the Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy and Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
	Awarded ICRO (UNESCO) sponsored international Fellowship "Use of Tissue Culture for the investigation of Human Cancer", 1980.( Co- Participated with Dr .George Kohler, Nobel- Laureate in Medicine ).
	Awarded British Council Scholarship for the World Congress of Biochemistry, 1970, held in Montrau, Switzerland along with Dr.F.Sanger ( Two times Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Chemistry).
	Awarded Colombo-Plan Overseas Fellowship, and Common-Wealth British Overseas Fellowship for Ph.D. Degree at the University of Leeds, U.K. , 1968-72.
	Nominated UNESCO Distinguished award in Science, 1983-84.
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Research Grants (USA)

	Genetic polymorphism and Genetic Variation of hNP and GSO1-1 Arsenicosis; Arsenic Toxicity in Bangladesh: Identification of Inter-individual Variability in the Susceptibility to Arsenic Toxicity : Pilot Study under process: Effect of Folate in Reduction of Toxic Effects of Arsenic in Pregnant Women Drinking Arsenic Contaminated Tubewell Water in Bangladesh. (in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, USA ).2003-Present.
	Genetic polymorphism of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS-1) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis in Bangladesh (a project under the Government of Bangladesh in collaboration with BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
	Enhancement of Biology at Southern University-LEQSF Board of Regents Grant: $37,400. 1997-98.
	"Bioaccumulation Potential of Copper and Chromium in crayfish tissues and biomagnification of these metals" NIH MBRS Grant, 1997-2000).
	"Development and Validation of a simple method for Assessment of Iodine Status in Bangladesh", USAID Grant: $99,940.
	"UAB/MC Minority International Research Training Grant", Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Health on nutrition sciences: $1,067,364. 1994-1998.
	NASA-JOVE Program on Micro-gravity Biotechnology in collaboration with Astronaut, Dr. Lawrence DeLucus, Professor of Cell- Biology and Biochemistry at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1994: $125,000.
	"Role of Chromium Picolinate and Its Supplementation in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Human Subject," a joint clinical study with The Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
	"The Alabama NASA-EPSCOR Proposal," Alabama Space Grant Consortium and The Alabama EPSCOR Project, 1993-94. (University of Alabama at Huntsville, Proposal No. 93-592), the project has been approved and funded in February 1994. Funded Grant Amount: $ 30,000.
	"Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Antioxidants in Alabama Ethnic Populations" (project approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, Amount $ 261,111.00). Miles College 1992-1993.
	"Methods to assess Vit A status in Malnourished children," : $141,000). University of Alabama at Birmingham. 1991; USAID Grant.
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Selected Publications

	Talukder Ali Azam, Alam Saidul, Md Ershaduzzaman, Bashar SAM K,Yamada Mamoru. Expressional Regulation and Structural Organization of Escherichia coli Genomic Genes: Submitted for publication 2008.
	Talukder Ali Azam, Bashar SAM K, Ishihama Akira. Growth Phase Dependent Changes in the Structure and Protein Composition of Nucleoid in Escherichia coli: Submitted for publication 2008.
	MA Hannan, L Ali, B Rokeya, Bashar SAM K, Y H A Abdel Wahab, P R Flatt. Soluble dietary fiber fraction of M005 seeds improves glucose homeostasis in type 1 and type 2 diabetic model rats by delaying carbohydrate digestion and absorption, and enhancing insulin action: European Association for the study of Diabetes (EASD), 2007.
	Bashar SAM K, Hossain M M. Implementing Bioinformatics Research in Bangladesh: Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science (BJMS), Vol. 12, No. 02, pp 146-149, 2006.
	Ahsan G.U, Bashar SAM K, Tawfique A, Hannan JMA, Jahan M, and Islam M M. HIV/AIDS Awareness and Risk Behavior Among The Tea Garden Workers of Sreemangal District of Bangladesh Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2006;45.
	Ahsan G.U., Bashar SAM K, Tawfique A, Hannan JMA, Jahan M, and Islam M M. Gender Sensitive Intervention Study on Tuberculosis Control in Rural Bangladesh Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2006;44.
	Bashar SAM K, and Uddin M.N. Plasma Prornin, Renin and Angiotensinogen Concentrations in Bangladesh Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science (BJMS), Vol .11,No. 01, 33-36, 2005.
	Ahsan N., Kamal S.M., Bashar SAM K, Hasam N, Miyoshi S. and Alam M. Characterization of Cellular Hemagglutination of Vibrio cholerae 0139 Bengal Against Different Human Blood Groups: Can Journal of Microbiology, 2005.
	Bashar SAM K. Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in diarrhoeal patients in Bangladesh: ASTMH 54^th annual meeting: Dec 11-15, 2005.
	Bashar SAM K, and Mitra A. Effect of Smoking on Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and other trace elements in patients with cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh: a cross -sectional study: Nutrition Journal, Vol. 3 : 18, 2004.
	Bashar SAM K, Mondal H.N., Huq E. and Mitra A. Immobilization of B-galactosidase from Bacillus circulans on metal-activated silica gel. , Journal of Biotechnology 2003.
	Bashar SAM K, Ahmed K. and Dutta B.K. Changes in acetylcholine and acetylcholine esterase in rat brain during development: Bangladesh J. Physiol Pharmacol: 12 (2), 28-30, 1996.
	Bashar SAM K, Akhter N. and Gomes J. Effect of Complete and Partial Anaerobiosis On Winged Bean Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Its Isoenzyme: Bangladesh J. Sci. Res. 11 (2), 271-273, 1993.
	Ahmad T. and Bashar SAM K. A Hypothesis: enzyme activation in Pathogenesis of Smooth muscle Spasm: Post Graduate Doctor (London): 10-12, Nov. 1989.
	Bashar SAM K, Akhter N., Karmoker J.L., and Gomes J. Changes of Esterase activities and their Electrophoretic Patterns in Germinating Winged Bean and Broad Bean: Bangladesh Journal of Botany: 18 (2), 219-222, 1989.
	Bashar SAM K. and Dutta B.K. Production of Proteases on rice by solid substrate Fermentation: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology, 12 (3), 96-99, 1988.
	Bashar SAM K. and Dutta B.K. Production of amylases from Aspergillus oryzae by solid substrate Fermentation: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology 4(2), 13-20, 1987.
	Akhter N., Karmaker L., Gomes J. and Bashar SAM K. Alcohol Dehydrogenase in germinating vicia-faba L. Cv. Kalomotor cotyledons: Bangladesh J. Bot. 15. (1): 69-78, 1986.
	Bashar SAM K. and Begum A. Citric Acid Fermentation from Cane Molasses by Aspergillus niger CA16: Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology, 1986, Vol. 3, (1), 1-3, 1986.
	Bashar SAM K. et al. Cloning and sub-cloning of a hypothetical human growth hormone gene: A simulated experiment on a micro-computer: Biochemical newsletter, Vol. 2, 5-6, 1984.
	Bashar SAM K., Sharmin L. and Faruque S.M. Retinol-binding protein in malnourished children of Bangladesh: Bangladesh Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 14, 109-113, 1984.
	Bashar SAM K. and Faruque S.M. Study of some immune responses in Postnatally malnourished rats: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol. 34, 270-274, 1984.
	Faruque S.M., Kabir Y. and Bashar SAM K. Effect of Vitamin A supplementation on serum levels of some immunoglobulins in Vit A deficient children: Pediatrica Indonesia, Vol. 12, 10-14, 1984.
	Bashar SAM K. and Sharmin L. Serum Level of Trace Elements (Zinc and Copper) in Malnourished Children in Bangladesh: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol. 33, 10, 251-255, 1983.
	Faruque S.M. and Bashar SAM K. Effect of Vitamin A deficiency on plaque forming response of Antibody Producing Spleen Cells against Salmonella Typhmurium in rats: Bangladesh Med. Research Council Bull. : Vol. 9, No. 2, 37-42,1983.
	Bashar SAM K et al. Studies on the identification and characterizations of abnormal genes in human population: Incidence of phenylketonuria and alkaptonuria in Bangladesh, The Hygeia, I(1), 1-5, 1981.
	Bashar SAM K. and Mohi Aldeen K.A., Mahjoob B.F. and Nadir H.H. Some biochemical constituents of Blood in some domestic animals in Iraq: J. Vet Med.: Vol. 1, 89-96, 1980.
	Mohi Aldeen, K.A. Rahman, S.A. and Bashar SAM K. Hormonal Induction of Lactation in Non-Pregnant Awassi Ewes: Zbl. Vet, Med. A:27, 379-384, 1980 (verlag Paul Paray, Berlin and Hamburg).
	Bashar SAM K. and Ahmed F. Protein Patterns in normal human brain and brain tumors: Indian Journal of Medical Research: 66 (5), 820-823, 1977.
	Bashar SAM K, Parish, J.H. and Brown M. Biosynthesis in vitro of Tryptophanase by Polyribosomes from Induced cultures of Escherichia Coli: Biochemical Journal (London): Vol. 123. 355-365. 1971.
	Parish J.H., Bashar SAM K, Brown N.L. and Brown M. Cell-free Synthesis of Tryptophanase from Escherichia Coli: Biochemical Journal (London): Vol. 125; 643-653, 1971.
	Parish J.H., Bashar SAM K, Brown N.L. and Brown M. Biosynthesis of Tryptophanase from Escherichia Coli using RNA from Induced cultures: Biochemical Journal (London): Vol. 124, 51, 1971.
	Bashar SAM K, Parish J.H. and Brown M. Biosynthesis in vitro of Tryptophanase in Escherichia Coli: Biochemical Journal (London): Vol. 122; 21, 1970.
	Bashar SAM K. and Ahmad K. Biochemical effects of alfatoxin B1 in rats: Journal of Biological & Agricultural Sciences. 12. 34-38, 1969.
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Selected Abstracts and Invited Papers

	Food, Health and Economic Development , Joint 8th IUNS-International Symposia on Clinical Nutrition ( ISCN) and 5th Asia-Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society (APCNS) conference 2006, Hangzhou, Zhejing province, China, Oct 15-18, 2006. (invited Speaker).
	Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in diarrheal patients in Bangladesh, 54th American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Washington DC, USA, Dec 10-14,2005.( invited paper ).
	Bioinformatics Research in Bangladesh, International Conference on Bioinformatics, ICCII, Ludhiana, India, Nov 15-17, 2005 ( invited Speaker).
	Immobilization of Beta Galactosidase Isozymes from Bacillus Circulans on metal activated silica gel, 97th American Society of Microbiology Meeting at Miami, May 4-9, 1997.
	The Effect of High Exposure of Chromium and Mercury in Human Genome. National Conference on Human Genome at Tuskegee University, Alabama, Sept 26-28, 1996.
	A Possible Correlation between Phage Pattern and Plasmid Profile of Enterotoxigenic E. Coli , 96th American Society of Microbiology Meeting, May 19-23, 1996 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
	Effect of Bacterial Cultures on Yoghurt PH. (207th Annual Meeting of American Chemical Society in San Diego, CA, March 12-18, 1994.)
	Effect of Smoking on Vitamin A, E, and Trace Elements in Human, May 29, 1991. (Invited Speaker, National Center For Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas).
	Aflatoxin contents in food grains under different storage conditions, cooked foods and feeds in Bangladesh: Second Asia Pacific Congress on 'Animal, plant, and Microbial Toxins', Feb. 19-22, 1990, Banaras Hindu University, India. (Invited Speaker)
	Vitamin A supplementation and Serum Immunoglobulins in Vit A deficient children in Bangladesh: 14th International Congress of Nutrition, Seol, 20-25 August, 1989. (Abstract)
	Hazards of Pollution: Their effect on water resources, ecology, and Agricultural Crops: Proceedings of International Conference on Regional and Global Environmental Perspectives, Dhaka, March 4-6, 1989. (Invited Speaker)
	Effect of Methanol on Citric Acid Fermentation using Aspergillus niger CA16, FAOB Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 1983. (Invited Speaker)
	Genetics of nitrogen fixation and potentials for transfer to new hosts: International Training Course on Microbiology of Nitrogen Cycling, Nov 23-Dec 11, 1981 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sponsored by UNEP/UNESCO/ICRO. (Invited Speaker)
	Malnutrition among children in Bangladesh: Press Seminar on World Child Emergency, Sponsored by UNICEF, 1976. (Invited Speaker)
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Special Skills

	Skills include: Biotechnology :Bioinformatics-Development of MLST Data Base , Genetic Polymorphisms Analysis, PCR, DNA Sequencing, Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Protein Expression. Purification and Characterization; Characterization of Polyribosomes in bacteria; HPLC, FPLC , 2D gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE , Western Immunoblot, Cloning & other molecular biology techniques.
	Expertise in Nutritional Sciences, Antioxidants, Micronutrients, Nutrition Surveys, Arsenic Toxicity in Pregnant Women in Bangladesh; Food Toxins, Epidemiology and Etilogy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
	Computer Skills. Microsoft word, Access, Visual Basic and Computer Applications.
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Course Taught

	Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Introductory Biology for Majors and Non-Majors, Enzymes, Proteins; Bioinformatics, Human Nutrition, Public Health.
	Supervised research for graduate students and fellows for M.D. , M.S., M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees.
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Professional Organization

	Member, American Society of Microbiology
	Member, American Association for Advancement of Science
	Member, New York Academy of Sciences
	Member, The British Biochemical Society, London.
	Vice-President, Bangladesh Association for the advancement of Science (BAAS), 1982-83.
	General Secretary, Bangladesh Biochemical Society, 1982-84.
	Member, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), USA
	Vice President and Life Member, Bangladesh Society for Microbiologists.
	Founding President, Bangladesh Society of Biotechnology.
	Vice-president and Life member, Bangladesh Nutrition Society.