Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Alam

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Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Alam

Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Alam

Present Position:

Associate Professor
Department of Genetics and Fish Breeding
Faculty of Fisheries
Gazipur Agricultural University
Gazipur, Bangladesh
Email: msalambd@gau.edu.bd

Research Field, Specialization, and Interest:

Population and conservation genetics of fish and amphibians; Molecular biology, evolution, and phylogeny using mtDNA and nuclear genes.

Academic and Professional Background:

  • 2013–2019: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Fish Breeding, BSMRAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • 2010–2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Amphibian Biology, Hiroshima University, Japan.
  • 2009–2010: Foreign Visiting Researcher, same institute.
  • 2006–2009: Doctoral Student, Hiroshima University, Japan.
  • Thesis: Genetic divergence and evolutionary relationships in six species of Hoplobatrachus and Euphlyctis revealed by mitochondrial gene sequences.
  • 2005–2006: Research Student, Hiroshima University — focused on Hoplobatrachus tigerinus.
  • 2005–2013: Assistant Professor, Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Fisheries College, Jamalpur.
  • 2002–2005: Research Fellow, Bangladesh Agricultural University — worked on inbreeding depression of Labeo rohita.

Education:

  • M.Sc. in Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University
    Thesis: Genetic variation in river and hatchery populations of Labeo rohita.
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  • B.Sc. in Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (1996–2001)

Awards and Scholarships:

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship – Institute for Amphibian Biology, Hiroshima University, 2010–2013
  • Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship – Hiroshima University, 2005
  • BCBSNA Scholarship Award (USA), 2003
  • National Science and Technology Award – Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, 2002

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