Post

Duration

Organization

Research associate

Nov 09, 2017 to March 2020

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India

Training Fellow

1^st Janu 2017- 6^th June 2017

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India

Senior Scientific Officer

March 20, 2021 to date

Molecular Biotechnology Division. National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh

Senior Scientific Officer

Oct 20, 2018 -March, 19, 2021

Plant Biotechnology Division. National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh

Scientific Officer

April 23, 2013 to Oct 19, 2018

Plant Biotechnology Division. National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh

i.

Mst. Muslima Khatun, Bhabesh Borphukan, Iftekhar Alam, C. A. Keya, Haseena Khan, M K Reddy and Md Salimullah (2022). An Improved Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation and Regeneration Protocol for Successful Genetic Engineering and CRISPR/Cas9 Based Genome Editing in Eggplant. Scientia Horticulturae 293. doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110716

ii.

Mst. Muslima Khatun, Bhabesh Borphukan, Iftekhar Alam, C. A. Keya, Saaimatul Huq, V. Panditi, Haseena Khan, M K Reddy and Md Salimullah (2021). Mitochondria-targeted novel SmsHSP24.1 overexpression stimulates early seedling vigour and stress tolerance by multi-pathway transcriptome-reprogramming. Front. Plant Sci. 12:741898.

iii.

 Bhabesh Borphukan, Mst. Muslima Khatun, and M K Reddy (2021). Gene knock-in via hijacking HDR pathway by using virus based autonomously replicating donor template in rice. (Manuscript submitted to Plant Biotechnology-wiley online library)

iv.

Rumana Azad, Amir Hamza, Mst Muslima Khatun, et. al. 2020.  First Report of Colletotrichum siamense Causing Leaf Spot in Aloe vera in Bangladesh. Plant disease doi: 10.1094/PDIS-04-20-0857-PDN

v.

M. M. Khatun, T. Tanny, S. Yesmin, M. Salimullah and I. Alam. 2018. Evaluation of genetic fidelity of in vitro-propagated Aloe vera plants using DNA-based markers. Science Asia. 44:87-91

vi.

M. M. Khatun, P. K. Roy and Abdur. M. Razzak, 2018. Additive Effect of coconut water with various hormones on in vitro regeneration of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.). The Journal of Animal and Plant Science. 28(2):589-596

vii.

Sabina Yesmin, M. M. Khatun, T. Tanny, A. T. Protity, M. Salimullah and I. Alam. 2018.  in vitro regeneration of two high-yielding eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) varieties of Bangladesh. Current Botany. 9: 08-12

viii.

Firoz Alam M, Ekhlas Uddin M, Ruhul Amin, Abdur. M. Razzak, M.A. Manik, and M. M. Khatun. 2016. Studies on the Effect of Various Sterilization Procedure for in vitro Seed Germination and Successful Micropropagation of Cucumis sativus. Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4 (1): 75-81

ix.

M. M. Khatun, T. Tanny, Abdur. M. Razzak, Firoz Alam M, Ekhlas Uddin M Ruhul Amin and S. Yesmin. 2016. Standarization of in vitro sterilization procedures for micropropagation of ginger (Zingiber officinal Rosc.). International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. Vol. 7(1), pp. 131-137

x.

S. Yesmin, A Hashem, M. M. Khatun, S. Nasrin, T. Tanny and M. S. Islam. 2015. In vitro clonal propagation of BARI Ada-1 (Zingiber officinal Rosc.). Jahangirnagar University Journal of Biological Sciences. 4(2): 53-57

xi.

Mohammad Khairul Islam Sarkar, Miskat Ara Akter Jahan, Md Ekhlas Uddin, Mst Muslima Khatun. 2015.  In vitro Micro propagation of Medicinal plant Abroma augusta L. (Ulatkambal). American International Journal of Research in Formal, Applied & Natural Sciences, Vol. 12(1), pp. 10-13

xii.

Ekhlas Uddin, Hossain MD Faruquee, Tanvir Ahammed, Mohammad Khairul Islam Sarkar, Muslima Khatun, Mohammad Shah Alam. 2015. Partial characterization and purification of protease enzyme from locally isolated soil bacterium. Basic Research Journal of Microbiology Vol. 2(3) pp. 45-54

xiii.

M. M. Khatun, M.M. Rahman and P. K. Roy. 2014. In vitro regeneration and field evaluation of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) through shoot tip and node culture. Journal of Applied Science and Technology. Vol 9 (1):93-99

xiv.

M. M. Khatun, P. K. Roy and M. M. Rahman. 2013. Indirect regeneration of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) through in vitro culture. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Biological Sciences. 2(2): 147-152

 Poster presentation

i.

M. M. Khatun, S.K. Ray, T. Tanny, S. Yesmin, M. Salimullah and I. Alam 2016. Evaluation of genetic fidelity of in vitro raised Aloe vera plants using DNA-based molecular marker. 8th international Plant Tissue culture and Biotechnology Conference. December 3-5, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh

ii.

M. M. Khatun, S Nasrin, S. K. Ray, S. Yesmin and I. Alam 2014. In vitro Mass Propagation of Aloe vera. 7th international Plant Tissue culture and Biotechnology Conference. March 1-3,2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh

iii.

Bhabesh Borphukan, Vijay Sheri, Mst. Muslima Khatun, Varakumar Panditi, Renu Yadav, V. Mohan M. Achary and Mallireddy K. Reddy (2019) 21st Century Challenges to Food Security: An Attempt to Increase Crop Production through Transgenic and Genome Edited Approaches. International Conference on Plant Science Research, Baltimore, MD, USA.

iv.

Mst. Muslima Khatun, Bhabesh Borphukan, Iftekhar Alam, Haseena Khan, Md Salimullah, M K Reddy, (2019) Understanding the role of SmsHSP26.4, a novel mitochondrial small heat shock protein and engineering multi-stress resistance crop plants. Sensing and signaling in pant stress response, India-EMBO symposium, 15th-17th April 2019 New Delhi, India.

 Sequence submitted to NCBI:

M. M. Khatun, P. Varakumar, V. Sheri, B. Borphukan et al., (2017) Solanum melongena mitochondrial small heat shock protein 26.4 mRNA, complete cds; nuclear gene for mitochondrial product. Genbank accession no MF579857.1