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Dr. Md. Monirul Islam

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Email: monirul.islam@ustc.ac.bd

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Dr. Md. Monirul Islam is working as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). He joined USTC as a Senior Lecturer in 2022. Before joining USTC he was affiliated as a Lecturer of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Primeasia University. He also served Square Toiletries Limited as an Executive. Dr. Islam received his Ph.D. degree (Medical Science) in 2021 from Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023) at Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine dept. of the same institute. In addition, Dr. Islam also worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Pediatrics department of Aichi Medical University. He completed B.Sc. and M.S. degree from the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB), University of Chittagong (CU), Bangladesh.

He has a significant contribution to different areas of basic and clinical research and has been highly recognized by several reputed international journals including Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Human and Experimental Toxicology, Journal of Intensive Care, Shock etc. Dr. Islam has received many awards in recognition of his significant research contributions including Aichi Medical University Visiting Foreign Researcher Grants (2016 & 2023), Aikeika Foundation Scholarship (2017) and Kamiyama Foundation Scholarship (2017), Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) Trainee Award (2018) etc.

Apart from academia, he is also working as a coordinator of USTC Research Cell (URC), Assistant Proctor of USTC, Advisor of BBTech Science club and debate club, USTC.

In free time, he is interested in listening to music, watching movies and cycling.

Education

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
  • Ph.D. (Medical Science), Aichi Medical University, Japan.
  • M.S. (Thesis) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong.
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong.

Program Affiliated

  • B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • M.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Areas of Interest

  • Immunology
  • Sepsis
  • Cancer Biology

Courses Taught

  • Physical Chemistry I
  • Enzymology II
  • Biomolecules I
  • Biomolecules II
  • Metabolism II
  • Basic Immunology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Plant Biochemistry
  • Immunogenetics
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Food Biochemistry and Technology
  • Chemistry of Natural Products”

Journals & Articles

FIRST AUTHORSHIPS

  • Islam MM, Watanabe E, Salma U, Ozaki M, Irahara T, Tanabe S, Katsuki R, Oishi D, Takeyama N. Immunoadjuvant therapy in the regulation of cell death in sepsis: recent advances and future directions. Front Immunol. 2024 Dec 10;15:1493214. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1493214.
  • Islam, M.M.; Takeyama, N. Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Health and Disease Pathophysiology: Recent Insights and Advances. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 15805. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242115805.
  • Islam MM, Salma U, Irahara T, Watanabe E, Takeyama N. Quantifying Myeloperoxidase-DNA and Neutrophil Elastase-DNA Complexes from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by Using a Modified Sandwich ELISA. J Vis Exp. 2023 May 12;(195). doi: 10.3791/64644. PMID: 37246854.
  • Islam MM, Takeyama N. Inorganic arsenic administration suppresses human neutrophil function in vitro. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2021 May;40(5):725-734. doi: 10.1177/0960327120966040. Epub 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33063558.

SECOND AUTHORSHIPS

  • Hasan CM, Islam MM, Mahib MM, Arju MA. Prevalence and assessment of biochemical parameters of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder children in Bangladesh. J Basic Clin Pharma 2016; 7:70-4.
  • KIYOSHI YAMAKAWA, MD MONIRUL ISLAM, HIROMITSU MORI, YOSHITERU AZUMA, HIDEYUKI IWAYAMA, HIROKAZU KURAHASHI, EIZO WATANABE, NAOSHI TAKEYAMA.
    An Exploratory Study of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Children with Kawasaki Disease. Journal of Aichi Medical University Association. 2024, 51(1): 1-10

THIRD AUTHORSHIPS

  • Mori H, Huq MA, Islam MM, Takeyama N. Neutrophil extracellular traps are associated with altered human pulmonary artery endothelial barrier function. European Journal of Inflammation. January 2021. doi:10.1177/20587392211062386.
  • Gocho T, Mori H, Islam MM, et al. Removal of Circulating Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Components With an Immobilized Polymyxin B Filter: A PreliminarStudy. Shock. 2020; 54(1):44-49.

FOURTH AUTHORSHIPS

  • Kajita Y, Terashima T, Mori H, Islam MM, Irahara T, Tsuda M, Kano H, Takeyama N. A longitudinal change of syndecan-1 predicts risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome and cumulative fluid balance in patients with septic shock: a preliminary study. J Intensive Care. 2021 Mar 16;9(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s40560-021-00543-x. PMID: 33726863; PMCID: PMC7962080.

Conference Abstracts

  • Polymyxin B-immobilized membrane can scavenge damage associated molecular patterns and neutrophil extracellular traps in vitro, Md. Monirul Islam, Umme Salma, Akihisa Okumura, Eizo Watanabe, Naoshi Takeyama, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. Abstract no: 000164, 36thESICM Live Digital 2023, Milan, Italy.
  • Inorganic arsenic suppresses human neutrophil extracellular traps in vitro. M. M. Islam; N. Takeyama, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan Correspondence: M.M. Islam, Intensive Care Medicine Experimental 2020, 8(2): 000057.
  • Polymyxin-b cartridge can adsorb the nets related components from plasma, Muhammad Aminul Huq, Yuka Kajita, Mohammad Monirul Islam, Hisatake Mori, Nobuyoshi Takenaka, Takayoshi Gocho, Yuuki Maruchi, Masanobu Tsuda, Naoshi Takeyama; Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001158, Conference: 41st Annual Conference on Shock, At: Scottsdale, AZ Volume: Shock. 49(6S):9-142, June 2018.
  • Influence of neutrophil extracellular traps on vascular permeability Hisatake Mori, Aminul M. Huq, Monirul M. Islam, Yuuki Maruchi, Masanobu Tsuda and Naoshi Takeyama. Department of Advanced Critical Care Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute. Japan. DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001158, Conference: 41st Annual Conference on Shock, At: Scottsdale, AZ Volume: Shock. 49(6S):9-142, June 2018.