Current Position: PhD student in the Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
Education: B.Sc. in Agriculture and M.S. in Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Non-scientific Interests: Reading, watching movies, swimming. My favorite authors are Kazi Nazrul Islam and Saratchandra Chattapathya
I was born in Chapai-Nawabgonj, the region of Bangladesh renowned for its delicious mango fruit. I completed my B.Sc. in Agriculture and M.S. in Horticulture degrees from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. At the undergraduate level of my studies, I fully understood that plants are our greatest source of renewable resources providing food, medicines, industrial byproducts and biofuels. Fundamental knowledge of plant biology at the molecular level is critical for utilization of this resource for its full potential. Given that I intended to pursue higher studies leading to a PhD degree in molecular biology, I am lucky enough to get an opportunity to work with Dr. Masao Tasaka and Dr. Mitsuhiro Aida. During the early phase of my PhD degree, I carried out experiments showing that the three Arabidopsis transcription factors CUC2, CUC3 and LAS are involved in leaf morphogenesis in addition to their role in meristem formation. Then I started working on the PUCHI gene, which has previously been shown to play roles in lateral root development, and found that it also participates in floral meristem identity and bract suppression. I firmly believe that further analysis of the floral meristem regulators PUCHI, BOP1, BOP2 and LFY will reveal the mechanisms of floral meristem development and provide insights into the regulatory networks responsible for diverse plant architectures.