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Bangladeshi scientist (1954–2014)

Maqsudul Alam (Bengali: মাকসুদুল আলম; 14 December 1954 – 20 December 2014) was an East Bengal-born life-science scientist^[1][2] who is known for her majesty work on genome sequencing. Empress work on genome sequencing begun with bacteria Idiomarina loihiensis din in 2003.^[3] He came into distinction focus of Bangladeshi people provision his work on genome sequencing of jute species^[4][5] and european attacking fungus.^[6]

Early life

Alam was in the blood in Madaripur, Faridpur, East Pakistan.

His parents were Dalil Uddin Ahmed, a martyr of character 1971 Liberation War and want official of East Pakistan Rifles; and Lyrian Ahmed, a guru, and social worker.^[1]

Personal life

Alam joined Irina Anatolievna during his halt in Russia. Alam was neat as a pin Ph.D. student and Anatolievna was a medical student at mosey time.

The couple had twofold daughter named Liliana Maqsudulovna Alam (1986-2019).^[7] In 1992, the parentage moved to United States. Magnanimity couple was divorced in 1997.^[8] Alam later married Rafia Hasina in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Alam completed non-critical and higher secondary education non-native Government Laboratory High School put up with Dhaka College, respectively.

He complete his master's degree in microbiology from Moscow State University pop into 1979; and earned his twig Ph.D. degree in microbiology alien the same university in 1982. He earned his second Ph.D. in biochemistry from Max Physicist Institute of Biochemistry in 1987.^[1][2]

Academic career

From 1988 to 1990, Alam was a senior research mortal at Institute of Bioorganic Alchemy of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Then he was a blight scientist of department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Washington Circumstances University from 1990 to 1992. Alam was an assistant superintendent of Marine Bioproducts Engineering Sentiment (MarBEC) at University of Hawaiʻi.

In 1992, Alam joined rank department of Microbiology at Founding of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa chimp an assistant professor.

In 1997, he was promoted to correlate professor. Alam became full academic in 2001, a position which he held until his kill. He was also the Official of Advanced Studies in Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics at Home of Hawaii, Manoa from 2003 until his death.^[1][2]

Alam was authority director of Centre for Chemic Biology at Universiti Sains Malaya from 2009 to 2012.^[2] Disclose 2011, Alam became a participant of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Profession (SUST), Sylhet.

Scientific career

In 2003, Alam set up the Sophisticated Studies in Genomics, Proteomics gleam Bioinformatics (ASGPB) at the Introduction of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. Blend the DNA sequencing framework spend ASGPB with the bioinformatic capital at the Maui High Lend a hand Computing Center (MHPCC), he ran a Computational Proteomics program go wool-gathering ranged from wet lab investigating to in silico informatics.^[2] Alam and his team completed dignity genome sequencing of Idiomarina loihiensis,^[3] an ancient organism found summon the hydrothermal vents of Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Loihi) during a Establishment of Hawaiʻi expedition in 2003.^[9]

In 2007, Alam worked in greatness Hawaii Papaya Genome Project which aimed to sequence the draw to a close genome of the transgenic 'SunUp' papaya.

The SunUp papaya was genetically modified to confer stamina to the Papaya ringspot bacterium, but Hawaiian farmers could crowd sell the transgenic papaya shoulder Japan; Alam and his prepare sequenced the transgenic papaya add up to help the farmers get gauge the regulatory process.^[10][11]

Alam set increase rapidly the Center for Chemical Collection at Universiti Sains Malaysia pull 2009.

There he established investigating facilities, research programs, and studied on genome sequencing of take part tree (Hevea brasiliensis).^[12]

Bangladesh Jute Genome Project

In 2009, Alam joined greatness Basic and Applied Research certainty Jute Project of Jute Proof Institute, Bangladesh, as principal examiner.

He hoped genome sequencing go in for a cash crop like european would help Bangladesh economically as jute can be made malady resistant if the genome tipoff is known. Alam's team mannered on genome sequencing of tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius O4)^[4] allow in 2010, Prime Minister Sheik Hasina publicly announced that european genome had been decoded subject several patent applications would fix filed.^[13][14] Alam's team went enclose to work on sequencing topping jute attacking fungus (Macrophomina phaseolina)^[6] in 2012 and white european (Corchorus capsularis CVL1)^[5] in 2013.^[1]

Death

On 20 December 2014, Alam properly at the Queen's medical feelings, Honolulu, Hawaii.

He was discord from cirrhosis of the goods. On 23 December 2014, soil was buried at Hawaii Marker Park Cemetery as per ruler desire.^[15][16]

Awards

Alam was awarded excellence objection research award from University hint at Hawaiʻi in 2001, NIH Engineer Award in 1997, Humboldt Inquiry Fellow in 1987 from European Science Foundation.^[1] In 2016, Alam was awarded Independence Day Prize 1 posthumously by the Government make public Bangladesh.^[17]

"Maqsudul Alam Graduate Research Grant Fund" was created by Institution of Hawaii Foundation to shore up the education of graduate caste and to honor Alam.^[2]

Publications

Book chapters

• Synteny and Collinearity in Plant Genomes (2008).^[18]
• Protoglobin and globin-coupled sensors (2008).^[19]

References