Dr. Syed Rashel Kabir

Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Name : Syed Rashel Kabir
Date of Birth : February 15, 1972
Nationality : Bangladeshi by Birth
Language skills
: Bengali & English
Official address : Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Phone (Office): +880-721-750041 ext. 4109
Fax (office): +880-721-750064.
E-mail: rashelkabir@ru.ac.bd / rashelkabir@gmail.com
Educational Background
Name of the
Examination
Educational
Institute
Group/Subject
Degree
Obtained
Result
(Position/Division)
Ph.D
M.Sc
(Thesis
group)
B.Sc
(Honors)
Tohoku
University,
Japan
Rajshahi
University
Rajshahi
University
Field of Research: Protein
Biochemistry. Courses:
Physical chemistry of
Biomolecules & Biomechanics
March,
2004
Biochemistry 1994
(held in
1998)
Biochemistry 1993
(held in
1996)
Doctorate
1 st class 1 st position
(Topmost grade &
position)
1 st class 1 st position
(Topmost grade &
position)
H.S.C.
S.S.C.
Carmichael
College
Rangpur
High School
Science 1989 1 st division
(Topmost grade)
Science 1987 1 st division
(Topmost grade)
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Fellowships / Scholarships / Awards
1. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Government of Japan.
2. MONBUSHO Scholarship by the „Ministry of Science, Education and Culture,
Government of Japan.
3. University award for the best result in the M. Sc examination.
4. University award for the best result in the B. Sc (Honors.) examination.
5. Gold medal awarded by Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh for
the brilliant result in the B. Sc (Honors) Degree.
Teaching Experience
Positions Held Institution Period of Service
(a) Lecturer Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of
Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
(b) Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of
Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
(c) Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, University of
Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Feb 1, 2005 – Jan 30, 2006
Feb 1, 2006 – June 29, 2012
June 30, 2012- To Date
Research Experiences
Fellowship /
Employment
Organization/Employer
Designation
Field/Type of Research
Year
JSPS
Postdoctoral
Fellowship
Laboratory of Functional
Biomolecules, Graduate School
of Life Science, Tohoku
University, Sendai, Japan.
Refinement of proteincarbohydrate
interaction and its
application to protein remodeling.
Jun 2005 -
Feb 2007
Staff
Member
Graduate School of
Engineering and Graduate
(1) Expression of recombinant
actin in Dictyostelium discoideum
Apr 2004 –
Dec 2004
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School of Life Science, Tohoku
University, Sendai, Japan.
(2) Preparation of Lectin coated
antifungal edible film.
Monbusho
Scholarship
Laboratory of physical
chemistry of Biomolecules,
Dept. of Metallurgy, Graduate
School of Engineering, Tohoku
University, Sendai, Japan
Structural studies of actin,acto-S1,
BSA, Ovalbumin, Hexokinase,
Myoglobin and Lactalbumin in
different stage from the viewpoint
of water dynamics.
Oct 2000 -
Mar 2004
Ph. D dissertation: Hydration
study on Actin and Acto-S1
(Myosin subfragment-1) in
solution by microwave dielectric
spectroscopy.
University
Scholarships
Department of Biochemistry,
University of Rajshahi,
Bangladesh
M. Sc. dissertation: Purification,
Characterization and Structurefunction
relationship of Rice Bran
Lectins.
Submitted
in 1998
Membership of Professional Organizations
1. Lifetime member of the Bangladesh society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
2. Member of the Bangladesh society of Microbiologist.
3. General Member of the Bangladesh JSPS Alumni Association.
4. Former Member, Japanese Biophysical Society.
5. Former Member, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agro-chemistry.
Fields and Current Research Interest
Fields of Research:
Protein Biochemistry, Microbiology and Oncology
Current Research Interest:
Purification, characterization and structure-function relationship of proteins.
Antimicrobial and Antitumor study of lectins.
Research Guidance as Supervisor (Post Graduate Level)
Presently one Ph. D, three M. Phil and
M. Sc students are doing there research
works under my direct supervision and four M. Sc students (thesis group) already got
their degrees as well.
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List of Funded Research Projects
1. Kabir S R, “Development of a rapid chromatographic method for a lectin purification and
characterization, toxicity study and pharmacological usefulness of the lectin”. University
Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh Project No. Life/2007-8/8498. Duration: One
year.
2. Kabir S R, “Establishment of the single step purification technique for lectin and study on
the physico-chemical, pharmacological and Antimicrobial properties of the purified
lectin.” Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. 2007-8. Duration: One year.
3. Kabir S R “Study on biological effects and pharmaceutical applications of a lectin”,
Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. 2011-12. Duration: One year.
List of Publications
(Selected Full Papers)
1. Kabir S R, Islam M F, Alom M J, Zubair M A, Absar N. Purification and
characterization of a snake guard seed lectin with antitumor activity against Ehrlich
ascites carcinoma cells in vivo in mice Protein & Peptide Letters, 2012, 19(3), 360-368.
2. Kabir S R, Zubair M A, Nurujjaman M., Haque M A, Hasan I, Islam M F, Hossain M T,
Hossain M A, Rakib M A, Alam M T, Shaha R K, Hossain M T, Kimura Y, Absar N.
Purification and characterization of a Ca 2+ -dependent novel lectin from Nymphaea
nouchali tuber with antiproliferative activities. Bioscience Reports, 2011, 31(6),465-475.
3. Kabir S R, Hossen M A, Zubair M A, Alom M J, Islam M F, Hossain M A and Kimura Y.
A. New lectin from the tuberous rhizome of Kaempferia rotunda: isolation,
characterization, antibacterial and antiproliferative activities. Protein & Peptide letters,
2011, 18(11), 1140-1149.
4. Suzuki M, Kabir S R, Siddique M S P, Nazia U S, Miyazaki T and Kodama T. Myosininduced
volume increase of the hyper-mobile water surrounding actin filaments.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2004, 322, 340-346.
5. Kabir S R, Yokoyama K, Mihashi K, Kodama T, and Suzuki M. Hyper-Mobile Water Is
Induced around Actin Filaments. Biophysical Journal, 2003, 85(5), 3154-3161.
(Other Full Papers National / International Conference Abstracts)
6. Nitai Roy, Talukdar G, Hossain I, Shariar shovon M, Sana N K Kabir S R, Biswas K
K, and Ranajit Kumar Shaha. Reduction of allergenicity of Litchi chinensis flowers
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pollen protein conjugated with polysaccharide by millard reaction. Journal of Advanced
Laboratory Research in Biology, 2012 3(2), 109-119.
7. Talukdar G,Hossain I, Roy N C, Sana N K, Kabir S R, Biswas K K, Roy N, Shaha R K.
Allergen protein from mango (Mangifera indica) flowers pollen. AsPac J. Mol. Biol.
Biotechnol, 2012, 20(1), 11-18.
8. Kabir S R, Haque M A, Nurujjaman M, Hasan I, Zubair M A, Chowdhury M R H, Uddin
M B, Roy N, Islam M K and Absar, N. Study of Antimicrobial Activities of Chitinases
from a Potato prototype Cultivated in Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology,
2011, 7(2): 92-96.
9. Haque M S, Kabir S R, Roy S K, Rahman M M, and Haque M A, Inorganic phosphate
level in peripheral tissues of cold-exposed fresh water fishes (Channa punctata). Int. J.
Ecotoxicol. Agric. Technol, 2011, 1(2): 119-126.
10. Roy S K, Md. Haque M S, Islam M A and Kabir S R. Acute Cold Exposure Triggers
Dynamic Metabolic Alteration in Certain Peripheral Tissues of Fresh Water Fishes
(Channa punctata). Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Science, 2010,
6(4): 577-582.
11. Hasan I and Kabir S R. Antibacterial and Antifungal Study of Chitinases isolated from
Tomato Pulps Cultivated in Bangladesh, 5th International Conference on Microbiology
of Food, Health and Environment 26-28 December, 2010 Proceedings, pp 1-10.
12. Kabir S R, Haque M A, Nurujjaman M, Hasan I, Chowdhury M R H, Zubair A and
Absar N. Comparative study of Antimicrobial Properties and Cytotoxicity of Chitinases
from Diamond and Local Varieties of Potatoes, 5th International Conference on
Microbiology of Food, Health and Environment, 26-28 December, 2010 Proceedings,
pp 129-136.
13. Hasan I, Kabir S R, Haque M A and Absar N. Biochemical Analysis and
Physicochemical Stability of a partially purified lectin from Hilsha Eggs. Journal of Bioscience
(JB), 2009, 17: 35-40.
14. Kabir S R, Hossain S E and Absar N. Reinvestigation on the purification and
characterization of rice-bran lectin. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2001, 4,
197-200.
15. Kabir S R, Haque M A, Nurujjaman M, Alam M T and Absar N. Biological and physicochemical
properties of Trapa bispinosa lectins. Conference of the Bangladesh Society
for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Feb 25-26, 2012.
16. Hasan I and Kabir S R. Study of antibacterial activities of lectins from the sees of
Moringa oleifera cultivated in Bangladesh. Conference of the Bangladesh Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Feb 25-26, 2012.
17. Zubair M A, Uddin M B, Absar N and Kabir S R. Characterization and antimicrobial
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study of Nymphaea nouchali tuber proteins. Conference of the Bangladesh Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Feb 25-26, 2012.
18. Roy N C, Talukdar G, Hossain I, Sana N K, Kabir S R, Biswas K K, Roy N and shaha
R K. Reduction of allergenicity of litchi chinensis flowers pollen by the attachment of
polysaccharide. Conference of the Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Feb 25-26, 2012.
19. Haque A, Nurujjaman M, Hasan I, Zubair M A and Kabir S R, Antibacterial and
antifungal activities of chitinases isolated from a potato prototype. Zoha Memorial
Symposium, February 10, 2011, University of Rajshahi, abstract no BA3.
20. Hossain T, Kabir S R, Ahsan M S and Alam M T. Preparation of an affinity
chromatography matrix for the selective purification of the maltose specific lectin. Zoha
Memorial Symposium, February 10, 2011, University of Rajshahi, abstract no CT 29
21. Kabir S R, Hossen M A and Alom M J. Antibacterial, Antifungal and Bacterial
Agglutination Activities of a Lectin from Kaempferia rotunda Rhizome. 5th International
Conference on Microbiology of Food, Health and Environment: Problems and Prospect
in Developing Countries 26th -28th December, 2010. Department of Microbiology
University of Dhaka. Abstract no. 87.
22. Kabir S R, Hasan I, Haque M A and Nurujjaman M. Comparative study of
Antimicrobial Properties of Chitinases from Diamond and Local (Deshi) Varieties of
Potatoes. 5th International Conference on Microbiology of Food, Health and
Environment: Problems and Prospect in Developing Countries 26th -28th December,
2010. Department of Microbiology University of Dhaka. Abstract page no. 136.
23. Zubair M A and Kabir S R. Antimicrobial Studies of Proteins from White Water Lily
(Nymphaea nouchali) Tuber. 5th International Conference on Microbiology of Food,
Health and Environment: Problems and Prospect in Developing Countries 26th -28th
December, 2010. Department of Microbiology University of Dhaka. Abstract no. 113.
24. Hasan I and Kabir S R. Antibacterial and antifungal study of chitinases isolated from
Tomato pulps cultivated in Bangladesh. 5th International Conference on Microbiology
of Food, Health and Environment: Problems and Prospect in Developing Countries
26th -28th December, 2010. Department of Microbiology University of Dhaka. Abstract
page no. 133.
25. Kabir S R, Ogawa T, Muramoto K. Isolation and characterization of D-ribose-binding
lectin from Apios Americana tubers, Annual meeting of the Japan Society for
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agro-chemistry, March, 2007.
26. Suzuki M, Miyazaki T, Siddique S P, Katayama E, Uyeda T QP, Mogami G, Kabir S R,
Wazawa T. Why can Acto-S1 chimera protein filaments move on a myosin-coated
surface as fast as skeletal Factin, and why do water molecules around F-actin become
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more mobile than bulk water upon interaction with S1? Biophysical Society
Discussions Study Book. Moving Towards “Systems Biophysics” with Molecular
Motors. 2006.
27. Suzuki M, Kabir S R, Miyazaki T. Volume increase of hyper-mobile water around actin
filaments upon myosin-binding 2005. The 2nd Open Workshop "Chemistry of
Biological Processes Created by Water and Biomolecules" March 17-18, 2005.
28. Suzuki M, Kabir S R, and Kodama T. Myosin motor domain increase the hyper-mobile
water around actin filaments. Biophysical Journal 86 (1): 54A-54A Part 2 Supplement
S January 2004.
29. Kabir S R, Yokoyama K, Mihashi K, Kodama T and Suzuki M. Microwave dielectric
properties of hydrated F-actin in solution. Biophysics 43, S 125, Supplement 1, August
2003.
30. Suzuki M, Kodama T, Kabir S R. and Mihashi K. Hyper-mobile water around F-actin.
Biophysics 43, S 19, Supplement 1, August 2003.
31. Nazia U S, Kabir S R, Kodama T and Suzuki M. Dielectric property of Alkali-Halide
salts with hydration shells in water. Biophysics 43, S 26, Supplement 1, August 2003.
32. Suzuki M, Kodama T, Kabir S R. Surface Dielectric Analysis of Nano-Particles,
Proteins, in Solution by using microwave dielectric spectroscopy. The first international
congress on Bio-nanointerface. May 19-24, 2003, Arccadia Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan.
33. Suzuki M, Kabir S R and Kodama T. Hyper-mobile water around F-actin in solution.
The second international symposium on Molecular Synchronization for design of new
materials system. July 18 & 19, 2003, Tokyo Inst. of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
34. Suzuki M, Kodama T, Kabir S R. Hyper-mobile water found in F-actin entangled
solutions by using microwave dielectric spectroscopy. ISSP International Workshop 5 th
Gel Symposium “Polymer gels: Fundamentals and Nano-fabrications”. November 17-
21, 2003. Kashiwa, Japan.
35. Kabir S R, Yokoyama K, Mihashi K and Suzuki M. Hydration measurement of G and F
actin by microwave dielectric spectroscopy. Biophysics 42, S102, Supplement 2,
November 2002.
36. Suzuki M, Kabir S R and Kodama T. Hydration change of Hexokinase for glucose
binding by microwave dielectric measurement. Biophysics 41, S 61, Supplement 1,
October 2001.
37. Kabir S R, Yokoyama K, Mihashi, K and Suzuki M. Hydration change of actin at G-F
conversion by microwave dielectric measurement. Biophysics 41, S 98, Supplement 1,
October 2001.
38. Suzuki M, Kabir S R and Mihashi K. Hydration of G-actin and F-actin by microwave
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dielectric spectroscopy. International Workshop “Actin filament from structure to
mechanism”. Nov 16-18, 2001, Spring-8, Harima, Japan.
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