Dr. Abu Faiz Md. Aslam Professor, Department of Zoology
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Abu Faiz Md. Aslam is Professor of Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University. He joined University as Lecturer in 2005. He obtained his doctorate from Kanazawa University, Japan for his research work on functional analysis of novel insulin like peptide genes. He did his post-doctoral research on genome editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 system on Hox and insulin signaling pathway genes. Beforehand, Dr. Aslam graduated from the Department of Zoology at Jahangirnagar University and completed his M.Sc. with specialization in Entomology from the same institution. Before joining University, he rendered his service at different occupational levels in Bangladesh National Museum, Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Tea Research Institute. He also worked as Research fellow at different projects initiated by University of Florida; Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Environment and Forest and Ministry of Science and Technology of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He is affiliated with different national and international professional organizations among others that include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Arthropod Genomics Society of USA, American Mosquito Control Association and Shanghai Society for Entomology. He attended many national and international seminars, conferences, workshops and training programs. His research interests include Molecular entomology, Insect Biotechnology, Genetic engineering, Bioinformatics, Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Biodiversity, etc. Prof. Aslam published a considerable number of research articles in different reputed journals.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Entomology, pest management, insect genetics, genome editing, DNA barcoding, biodiversity management, Environment impact assessment
JOURNAL PAPER
Xu, Y. Q. Wang, Z. Q. Li, -- A. F. M. Aslam, Y. P. Huang and A. J. Tan., Functional characterization of the vitellogenin promoter in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, Insect Molecular Biology, 23, 5, pp.550-557., 2014.S.R. Das, J. F. Tithi, S. Sarker, F.F. Rain and A.F.M. Aslam, Diagnosis of three pumpkin leaf beetle (Aulacophora spp.: Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera) pests through molecular mtDNA-COI barcode approach, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 48, 2, pp.39-411, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v48i2.52379
A. Ali, M. Chowdhury, I. Hossain, M. Ameen, D.B. Habiba and A.F.M. Aslam, Laboratory Evaluation of Selected Larvicides and Insect Growth Regulators Against Field-collected Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae from Urban Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15, 1, pp.43-47, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 1999.
A.F.M. Aslam, M. Ahmed and M. Mahbubur Rahman, The Breeding of the Giant African Snail, Achatina fulica Bowditch in Some Tea Estates of Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 28, 2, pp.193-196, 2000.
Arshad Ali, M. A. Chowdhury, A.F.M. Aslam, M. Ameen, M.I. Hossain and D.B. Habiba, Field Trials With Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis serovar. israelensis Commercial Formulations Against Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae in Suburban Dhaka, Bangladesh, Medical Entomology and Zoology, 51, 4, pp.257-264, 2000.
A.F.M. Aslam and M. A. Bashar, Aphid Pest Problems on Duckweed in Minipond Ecosystems, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 29, 2, pp.159-166, 2001.
A.F.M. Aslam and M. A. Bashar, Aphid Pest Problems on Duckweed in Minipond Ecosystems, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 29, 2, pp.159-166, 2001.
M. Ahmed, Shahana Ferdousi and A.F.M. Aslam, Effect of Water quality on emulsion stability and efficacy of pesticide sprayed on tea, Bangladesh Journal of Tea Science, 38, 1-2, pp.1-7, 2005.
A. Bashar, M.A. Mamun, A.F.M. Aslam and A. K. Chowdhury, Biodiversity maintenance and conservation of butterfly-plant association in some forests of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 34, 1, pp.55-68, 2006.
M. A. Bashar, S. I. Belal, A.F.M. Aslam and M. A. K. Chowdhury, Seasonal abundance of a pyralid pest affecting duckweed productivity in pond ecosystem, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 35, 1, pp.39-47, 2007.
26. A.F.M. Aslam, T. Kiya, K. Mita, M. Iwami, Identification of novel bombyxin genes from the genome of the silkmoth Bombyx mori and analysis of their expression, 28, pp.609-616, 2011.
M. Ahmed and A.F.M. Aaslam, Recent concepts and strategies for tea pest management in Bangladesh, Tea Journal of Bangladesh, 40, pp.18-36, 2011.
Sultana, A.F.M. Aslam, F.A. Ahmed and A.J. Howlader, Efficacy of some botanicals as insecticides on the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera : Tephritidae), Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 41, 1, pp.105-112, 2013.
S.M.A. Islam; M.S. Osman; A.J. Howlader; A.F.M. Aslam; Md. Mansurul Haque; M.A. Alam; Biswajit Biswas; H.M.A. Haque; Md. Selim Reza, Sadia Afrose and G.C.Saha, Impact of Salinity on Riverine Ecosystem of Macro invertebrates in Bangladesh, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation, pp.187-200, 2013.
S. Sultana, A.F.M. Aslam, M. Khan, and A.J. Howlader, Field evaluation of cue-lure traps for suppression of melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera :Tephritidae) in cucurbit cultivation, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Biological Sciences, 2, 2, pp.85-91, 2013.
Lin Ling , Xie Ge, Zhiqian Li, -- A. F.M. Aslam, Qisheng Song, Peng Shang, Yongping Huang, Anjiang Tan, MicroRNA Let-7 regulates molting and metamorphosis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 53, pp.13-21, 2014.
Z. Q. Li, X Ge, -- A. F. M. Aslam, L. You, S R Palli, Y. P. Huang and A. J. Tan., YP18A1 regulates tissue-specific steroid hormone inactivation in Bombyx mori, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 54, pp.33-41., 2014.
Z. Q. Li, X Ge, -- A. F. M. Aslam, L. You, S R Palli, Y. P. Huang and A. J. Tan., YP18A1 regulates tissue-specific steroid hormone inactivation in Bombyx mori, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 54, pp.33-41., 2014.
J. Xu, H. Bi, R. Chen, -- A. F. M. Aslam, Y. P. Huang and A. J. Tan, Transgenic characterization of two testis-specific promoters in the silkworm, Bombyx mori., Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, pp.1-8, 2014. doi: doi: 10.1111/imb.
S. Hossain, A. F M Aslam, B. Saha and A. J. Howlader, Seasonal abundance of aquatic insects inrelation to physico-chemical properties of the river Buriganga and Shitalakhya, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 43, 1, pp.63-72, 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v43i1.26138
Z. Li, B. Zeng, L. Ling- -, A. F.M. Aslam, A. Tan, Y. Huang, Enhancement of Larval RNAi Efficiency by Over-expressing Argonaute2 in Bombyx mori, . International Journal of Biological Sciences, 11, 2, pp.176-185, 2015.
Z. Zhang, A. F.M. Aslam, X. Liu, M. Li, Y. Huang and A Tan, Functional analysis of Bombyx Wnt1 during embryogenesis using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, Journal of Insect Physiology, 79, pp.73-79, 2015.
A.K.M.R. Hoque, A.F.M. Aslam, M. Ahmed, M.S.A. Mamun, A.J. Howlader, Laboratory and Field Evaluation of an Entomopathogenic Fungus Formulation-Bioterminator (Metarhizium Anisopliae Metchnikoff) against Termite Infesting Tea, Journal of Tea Science Research, 6, 9, pp.1-6,
F.F Rain, A.F.M. Aslam, N. Akter, S.S. Ringki and A J Howlader, Diversity of aphid pests and assessment of molecular phylogenetic relationship based on mitochondrial gene sequence, The Journal of Zoology Studies, 3, 3, pp.35-47, 2016.
F.F. Rain, A.F.M. Aslam, S.S. Ringki, N. Sultana, N. Akter and A.J. Howlader, Coccinellid predators of aphid and their phylogenetic analysis using COI gene sequences, Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, 4, 3, pp.408-416,
F.F Rain, A.F.M. Aslam, N. Akter, S.S. Ringki and A J Howlader, Diversity of aphid pests and assessment of molecular phylogenetic relationship based on mitochondrial gene sequence, 3, 5, pp.35-47, 2016.
A.K.M.R. Hoque, A.F.M. Aslam, M. Ahmed, M.S.A. Mamun, A.J. Howlader, Laboratory and field evaluation of an entomopathogenic fungus formulation- Bioterminator (Metarhizium anisopliae Metchnikoff) against termite infesting tea, Journal of Tea Science Research, 6, 9, pp.1-6,
A.K.M.R. Hoque, A.F.M. Aslam, A.J. Howlader and M.S.A. Mamun, Performance of some plant cakes against plant parasitic nematodes in tea, Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5, 5, pp.1428-1432, 2017.
A.F.M. Aslam, S. Sultana, F.F. Rain, S. Sarker, S.R. Das, A. Siddika and A.J. Howlader, Molecular characterization and identification of three stored grain pests based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (COI) gene sequences, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 47, 1, pp.1-11, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v47i1.42016
S. Sarker, A.J. Howlader, F.F. Rain and A.F.M. Aslam, Predatory performance of Coccinella transversalis and its molecular identification, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 47, 2, pp.229-241, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v47i2.44334
A.F.M. Aslam, S. Sultana, S.R. Das and and A.J. Howlader, DNA barcoding to resolve the confusion in identifying Tribolium confusum and Tribolium castaneum, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 47, 2, pp.333-342, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v47i2.44334
F.F. Rain, A.J. Howlader and A.F.M. Aslam, Molecular identification and characterization of medically and veterinary important flies of Bangladesh based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences, Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 27, 4, pp.69-79, 2019.
S. Sarker, A.J. Howlader and A.F.M. Aslam, Aphid predation efficacy of Coccinella septempuntata and its molecular characterization based on COI gene sequence. Nuclear Science and Application, Nuclear Science and Application, 28, 1 &2, pp.51 – 55, 2019.
S.R. Das, M.I. Islam and A.F.M. Aslam., Molecular characterization and identification of grasshopper pests of rice inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences, Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 50, 2, pp.217-229, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v50i2.62054
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Zool. 642 | Entomology Practical - III | |
| Zool. 641 | Entomology Practical - II | |
| Zool. 640 | Entomology Practical - I | |
| Zool. 609 | Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management | |
| Zool. 411 | ||
| Zool. 405 | Applied Entomology | |
| Zool. 310 | ||
| Zool. 302 | Genetics |
Experience
Organization: Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (Entomology Division), Srimangal, Maulvibazar
Position: Scientific Officer
Period: Jun 1998 - Jan 2000
Position: Scientific Officer
Period: Jun 1998 - Jan 2000
Organization: Bangladesh National Museum (Natural History Division), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Assistant Keeper (Entomologist)
Period: Jan 2000 - May 2000
Position: Assistant Keeper (Entomologist)
Period: Jan 2000 - May 2000
Organization: Bangladesh Bank (The Central Bank of Bangladesh)
Position: Assistant Director
Period: Jun 2000 - Mar 2005
Position: Assistant Director
Period: Jun 2000 - Mar 2005
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Lecturer
Period: Mar 2005 - Sep 2007
Position: Lecturer
Period: Mar 2005 - Sep 2007
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: Sep 2007 - Dec 2011
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: Sep 2007 - Dec 2011
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Associate Professor
Period: Dec 2011 – Dec 2015
Position: Associate Professor
Period: Dec 2011 – Dec 2015
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Professor
Period: 2015 onward
Position: Professor
Period: 2015 onward
Contact
Dr. Abu Faiz Md. Aslam
Professor
Department of Zoology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: afmaslam@juniv.edu
