DR. MD. ZAHIDUL ISLAM

Lecturer
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Jahangirnagar University
Bangladesh

Professor Genetics
Biography

VMd. Zahidul Islam is currently a Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his PhD from Shizuoka University, Japan, in 2015. He received his MS and B.Sc. in Biotechnology degree in 2003 and 2001 from Khulna University, Bangladesh. From 2003 to 2012, he worked in pharmaceutical companies. His research interest is to reveal the mechanism or mode of action of cell penetrating peptides on lipid bilayers by the single GUV method.

Research Intrest

To reveal the mechanism and mode of action of cell-penetrating peptides and antimicrobial peptides on lipid membranes by single GUV method.

List of Publications
Sabrina Sharmin, Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Abdul Jabber, Isolation and identification of medicinal compounds from Kalanchoe pinnata of Crassulaceae family by 1H NMR. Bioscience and Bioengineering Communication; 2 (2): 123-129.
Sabrina Sharmin, Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Abdul Jabber, Investigations of medicinal properties of Kalanchoe pinnata under Crassulaceae family. Bioscience and Bioengineering Communication; 2 (3): 130-136.
Sabrina Sharmin, Md. Zahidul Islam, Mohammad Abu Sayem Karal, Sayed Ul Alam Shibly, Hideo Dohra and Masahito Yamazaki, Effects of Lipid Composition on the Entry of Cell-Penetrating Peptide Oligoarginine into Single Vesicle. Biochemistry, 55 (30) 4154–4165.