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Personal/Contact
Address
Education
Job Experience
Research Experience
Membership
List of Important Publications
Personal/Contact Address
Dr.Naiyyum Choudhury
19/B Fuller Road, Dhaka University Housing Area, Dhaka -1000. Email
: drnaiyyum@yahoo.com, mbiobaec@bdcom.com
Phone : 8629211 (r), 0172680879 (m)
Education
| Examination
passed |
Board or
University |
Year |
Division
or class |
Matriculation/
S.S.C
|
E.P.S.E.B.,
Dhaka
|
1961
|
1st
Division
|
| H.S.C(Science) |
B.I & S.E.,Comilla |
1963 |
1st
Division (15th in order of merit)
|
| B.Sc.(Hons)In
Biochem. |
Dhaka University |
1966 |
1st
Class (3rd in order of merit)
|
| M. Sc. (Thesis
group) |
Dhaka University |
1967 |
1st
Class (3rd in order of merit)
|
| Ph. D. |
University
of NSW, Australia |
1982 |
Successfully
completed
|
| Post-Doc. |
University
of Karlsruhe,FRG |
1988-89 |
Successfully
completed
|
Job Experience
(a) Administration
:
1. Chairman, Bangladesh.
Atomic Energy Commission, August 2002-September 2003.
2.Member, Bio Science, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, March 1999
- August 2002.
3. Director, International Affairs, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission,
Mar'98 - July '99.
4. Director, Planning & Development, Bangladesh Atomic
Energy Commission, July94 - Feb 98.
5. Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University, November
1993-July 1994.
6. Director, Planning & Development, Bangladesh Atomic Energy
Commission, July'93
- Oct.'93.
7. Director, I.F.R.B., Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Oct., 1989-June,
1993.
8. Director, Bio-science, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, March,
1988-September, 1988.
9. Head, Microbiology Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology,
AERE, Savar,1982-1988.
(b) Project Experience :
· Director,
Planning and Development, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, 1994-1998
· Project
Director; Research, Development and Academic programme of BAEC; 1999-2002
· Project
Director, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and
Information & Communication Technology; 1999-2003.
Research Experience
a) In the Commission:
Sl.no.
|
Problems
|
Date
of commencement |
Status
|
Results
obtained |
| 01 |
Rice
protein improvement through induced mutation |
Oct.'68
- Sep.'70 |
Completed
|
Improved
rice mutants evolved |
| 02. |
Preservation
of fish and fishery products by irradiation |
Oct.'68
- Sep.'70 |
Completed
|
Short
term low temperature preservation achieved |
03.
|
Genetic
improvement of Industrial organisms |
Jan.'72
- Dec.'98 |
Completed
|
High
citric acid yielding mutants of A..niger Developed |
| 04. |
Bioconversion
of Cellulosic materials |
Feb.'78
- July'96 |
Completed
|
Some
promising Cellulolytic stains obtained. |
| 05. |
Ethanol
and acetic acid fermentation |
Jan.'84
- July'96 |
Completed
|
S.
cerevisiae and Acetobederaceti industrial strains obtained. |
06.
|
Radiation
sterilization of medical products |
Jan.'85-
Dec.'94 |
Completed
|
Radiation
sterilization method optimized and services given to different private
and semi-govt organization. |
| 07. |
Radiation
decontamination of spices, dried fish, poultry feed |
Jan.'85
- Dec.'95 |
Completed
|
Radiation
treatment for elimination of harmful organisms optimized. |
| 08. |
Shelf
life extension of fruits and vegetables by lactic acid fermentation
|
Sept.'
88- July'96 |
Completed
|
Cauliflower,
carrot, bringel and other vegetable preserved at room temperature
by microbial fermentation. |
| 09 |
Mycotoxins
in food |
Jan.'
92- July'95 |
Completed |
Aflatoxin
detected in different stored grains and low dose radiation found
to stimulate aflatoxin production. |
c) Outside the Commission:
SL.no.
|
Organization/Industry
|
Problems
Investigated
|
Period
|
| 01. |
Department
of Biochemistry Dhaka University, Dhaka.
|
Effect
of vitamin B6 deficiency on oxaluria and urolithiasis
|
July'
66 - Dec.' 67.
|
| 02. |
Department
of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. |
Effect
of neuroinhibitors on brain enzymes of rats (Postgraduate studies) |
Sept.'
70 - Dec.' 71 |
| 03. |
Department
of Biotechnology, University of N.S.W., Sydney, Australia. |
Enzymic
Saccharification of Cellulosic Materials |
Feb.'
78 - Sept.' 82 |
| 04. |
Institute
of Hygiene and Toxicology, University of Karlsruhe, FRG. |
Lactic
acid fermentation of vegetables |
Oct.'
88 - Sept.' 89. |
Membership in National bodies:
(i) Member:
· Biological Faculty, University of Dhaka since 1990.
· Governing Body of Life Science Institute, Jahangirnagar University,
1990-1993.
· Board of Governors, Biological Science Institute, Rajshahi
University, 1990-1993.
· National Biotechnology Productivity Committee, Govt of the
People's Republic of Bangladesh, 1993.
· Evaluation committees of S&T Ministry for project proposals
& fellowship programmes 1990-2001.
· Evaluation Committee for promotion of S.S.O's and P.S.O's of
BAEC 1993-1995.
· Evaluation Committee for S&T Special Grant.1997-2001
(ii) Convenor:
· Evaluation Committee on Scientific Professional Society, Ministry
of S&T.
(iii) Expert Member:
· Lecturer and Assistant Professor Selection Board, Dept. of
Biochemistry, D.U. 1985-1995.
· Professor & Associate Professor Selection Board, Dept of
Microbiology, D.U,1992-2000.
· Professor & Associate Professor Selection Board, Dept of
Microbiology, J.U,2000-2003.
· Lecturer and Assistant Professor Selection Board, Dept of Microbiology,
C.U.,'99-2002.
(iv) Senate Member:
· Dhaka University 1998 - 2003
· Jahangirnagar University 1998 - 2003.
· National University 1997 - 1999
(v) Syndicate Member:
· Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology 2002
- 2003
(vi) Academic Council Member:
· Dhaka University 1997 - 2003
19. Membership
/ Executive of Professional Bodies:
(i) International:
· New York
Academy of Science, 1993.
· American Society for Microbiology, 1989.
· British Society for Applied Bacteriology, 1989.
(ii) National:
Fellow : Bangladesh
Academy of Sciences
Elected Secretary: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2004-2005.
President:
· Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association, 1995-1996,
1997-1998.
· Bangladesh Association of Scientists and Scientific Professions,
1997-1998, 1999-2001.
· Section-II, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science
(BAAS) '96-'98, 1998-2000.
· Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists, 1997-1999; 1999-2001.
· Bangladesh Biochemical Society, 2000-2002.
Life Member:
· Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science, Bangladesh
Biochemical Society., Bangladesh Botanical Society, Bangladesh Association
of Scientists and Scientific Professions. Nutrition Society of Bangladesh.
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
List of Important Publications
149 (International-31, National-95, Books &Proceedings edited-5,
Articles-18.
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