PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr Sabira, also known as Dina, has recently joined the Fall Armyworm (FAW) Project at Macquarie University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Applied BioSciences. She has extensive experience in managing invasive species in Australia and has a PhD from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. During her PhD, she utilized various approaches, including species distribution modelling, to understand the complexity of climate impacts.
Sabira has worked as a Faculty member of the Zoology Department, where she supervised and worked on different projects. She has published several research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals. Currently, her primary research interests are climate change, species distribution modelling, aquatic biodiversity, and distributions of invasive aquatic species.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Climate change, species distribution modelling, R coding, ArcGIS, management under climate change
JOURNAL PAPER
1. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J., Dominiak, B.C., Royer, J.& Beaumont, L. 2020 Impacts of climate change on high priority fruit fly species in Australia. PLoS ONE 15(2): e0213820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213820
2. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J., Dominiak, B. C., Royer, J. & Beaumont, L. 2017. Potential impacts of climate change on habitat suitability for the Queensland fruit fly. Scientific reports 7 (1): 13025. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13307-1.
3. Sultana, S., Afroz, T and Rashid, H. 2010. Effect of radiation and low temperature on microbiological and physico-chemical properties of salted hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) Bangladesh J. Zoology. 38(1): 13-22.
4. Sultana, S., Mahin, A.A., Chowdhury, M.A.Z., Afroz, T and Rashid, H. 2008. Microbial load of salted hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) and its preservation by radiation. Nuclear Science and Application. Vol- 17 (1&2).
5. Sultana, S. 2015. Organal distribution and their seasonal rate of infestation in Glossogobius giuris. Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., 4(5): 44-49. www.isca.in/IJBS/Archive/v4/i5/9.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-033.
6. Sultana, S and Salam, M. A. 2015. Prevalence, intensity and distribution of helminth parasites in snake head fish, Channa punctatus (Bloch, 1794). Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci 4(1): 1-7.
7. Akter, R., Nahid, M. N. H., Sultana, S*., Haque, M. E., and Salam, M. A. 2013. Variation of the plankton population in the lakes of Jahangirnagar University Campus. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 2(2): 7-11, 2013.
8. Parveen, Suraiya and Sultana, S*. 2014. Infestation of helminth parasites in gangetic leaf fishNandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822). Bangladesh J. Zoology. 42(2): 183-190. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v42i2.23354
9. Takmila, F. F., Haque, M. E., Sultana, S*., Billah, M. B. and Salam, M. A. 2013. Histopathological changes of some tissues in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Exposed to Diazinon 60EC pesticide. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 2(1): 65-72.
10. Rahman, M.A, Sultana, S and Salam, M.A. 2015. Comparative analysis of some water quality parameters of three lakes in Jahangirnagar University Campus, Savar, Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(2): 239-250.
11. Billah, M.B., Paul, S., Sultana, S., Hasan,M.J and Salam, M.A. 2015. Effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate on the hematology and histopathology of juvenile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 4(2): 37-45.
Conference Papers
1 1. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J. & Beaumont, L. 2019. Habitat suitability for economically relevant fruit fly species in Australia under climate change. HDR conference, 18th February 2019.
2. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J., Dominiak, B.C., Royer, J.& Beaumont, L. 2018. What the future may bring: insect pests of the horticultural industry. Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
3. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J. & Beaumont, L. 2018. Modelling habitat suitability of 10 fruit fly species in Australia under climate. 6th Australian Biology of Tephritid Fruit Flies Meeting, Canberra, Australia.
4. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J. & Beaumont, L. 2017. Potential impacts of climate change on habitat suitability for the Queensland fruit fly. HDR conference, 14th June 2017.
5. Sultana, S., Baumgartner, J., Dominiak, B.C., Royer, J.& Beaumont, L. 2016. Impacts of climate change on habitat suitability for the Queensland fruit fly. 4th Australian Biology of Fruit Flies Meeting, Melbourne 2016.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | Embryology (Zool 205); Cell Biology (Zool 206); Evolution, Zoogeography and Palaeontology (Zool 306); Fish Biology (Zool 402); Zoology Practical (Zool 110, 210 and 410) | B.Sc/M.Sc |
Academic Info
Period: 2016-2020
Thesis Title: What does climate change mean for the ecology, invasiveness and management of tephritid pests in Australia?
Period: 2001-2002 (Held in 2005)
Obtained degree with First Class 1st position in order of merit (Thesis Group).
Thesis Title: Improvement of microbiological, Physico-chemical and organoleptic qualities of salted Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) by low temperature, radiation and combination treatment.
Period: 1998-2001 (Held in 2004)
Obtained degree with First Class 2nd position in order of merit.
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2020 October to Current
Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
Position: Honorary Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Period: 2022 July to current
Effective fall armyworm pheromone blends for improved monitoring and population estimation in Australia
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Period: 2023 December to Current
Project:
Effective fall armyworm pheromone blends for improved monitoring and population estimation in Australia
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: December 2013-Present
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Research Assistant
Period: 2016-2020
Project: The impact of climate change on tephritid pests
Project was paid for from the project Raising Q-fly Sterile Insect Technique to World Standard (HG14033), which was funded by the Hort Frontiers Fruit Fly Fund. Project code: HEWC-CHO5
Position: Casual Aademic
Period: 2016-2018
Undergraduate coourses I have offered
Activity
Position: Assistant Professor
Conference Attend (During Post Doctoral Research Fellow)
Conference 1: National Fall Armyworm RD&E Symposium 17 & 18 April 2024
Conference presentation (During the PhD)
Conference 1: HDR conference, 18th February 2019, Oral Presentation
Conference 2: Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Brisbane 26 November 2018, Poster Presentation
Conference 3: 6th Australian Biology of Tephritid Fruit Flies Meeting, Canberra, 6 March 2018, Short talk Presentation
Conference 4: HDR conference, 14th June 2017, Oral Presentation
Conference 5: 4th Australian Biology of Fruit Flies Meeting, Melbourne, 1st December 2016, Oral presentation
Member of societies/ organizations
· Zoological Society of Bangladesh (life member)
· Jahangirnagar University Journal of Biological Sciences
· Nature study and conservation club, JU.
· Zoology Department Alumni Association of Jahangirnagar University
Awards
1. International Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (iMQRES) from Macquarie University
2. Merit Based TopUp Grant Scholarship from Horticulture Innovation Australia & Macquarie University
3. Conference Travel Grant from Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA) & Macquarie University
4. University Grants Commission Research Grants, Bangladesh, 2013-2014.
5. University Grants Commission Research Grants, Bangladesh, 2014-2015.
Contact
Sabira Sultana
Associate Professor
Department of Zoology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 0483896828
Email: sabira.sultana@juniv.edu
, sabira.sultana@students.mq.edu.au
