Dr. S. M. Abe Kawsar
JSPS Invitation Fellow
Yokohama City University Japan, and
Professor
Lab of Carbohydrate & Protein Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
University of Chiittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh.
Tel.:
81-080-98819046 (AU, Japan)
+88-031-2606001-10, Extn. 4302 (Off); +88-01762717081 (Cell)
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Dr. S. M. Abe Kawsar completed his undergraduate studies at University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1993 and received his M.Sc degree (1994) in Organic Chemistry from the same University. He received his M. Phil degree (2003) in Natural Products Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was awarded Ph.D degree (2005-2009) in Glycobiology from Yokohama City University, Japan under the scholarship of Japanese Government (MEXT) for his work on the purification and characterization of carbohydrate-binding proteins (lectins) from invertebrate lower animals. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2009-2011) by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for two years in the laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Science at Yokohama City University, Japan, he conducted studies on animal lectins, especially on the structure and functions of lectins. Now he is enjoying as JSPS Invitation Fellow at YCU, Japan. He has published more than 65 original articles in peer-reviewed International and National journals.
He was appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh since 2001. Currently, Dr. Kawsar is working as a Professor, Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Protein Chemistry, Department of Chemistry at the same University.
He served as a reviewer of research articles for many journals. Dr. Kawsar is the editorial board members of the some journals published by Academic Journals Inc., USA, Knowledgia Review, Malaysia, and ANSI, Pakistan. He is also the member of the Scientific and Technical Committees & Editorial Review Board in few International journals since 2009.
2015-2016 Invitation Fellowship
Invitation fellow at the Department of Life and Environmental System Science at Graduate School of Nano Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Research title: “Study on novel marine lectins based on gene diversification to promote life sciences”
Host Researcher: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Marine Glycobiology
Supported: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japanese Government.
2009-2011 Post Doctoral Fellowship
Post doctoral fellow at the Department of Genome System Sciences at Graduate School of Nano Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Research title: “Glycomics, antiproliferative and immunohistochemical localization studies of the lectins purified from marine invertebrates”
Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Genome System Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Glycobiology
Supported: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japanese Government.
2005-2009 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Department of Environmental Biosciences at International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Title of PhD thesis: “Comparative study on the glycan binding profile by Frontal affinity chromatography for three novel lectins purified from marine invertebrates”
Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Environmental Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Glycobiology
Supported: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship, Japanese Government
1999-2003 Master of Philosophy (M. Phil)
Master of Philosophy degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Title of M. Phil. thesis: “Chemical and pharmacological investigation of Dolichos biflorus whole plant”
Supervisor: Prof. Enamul Huq, Ph.D. (U.K), Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh.
Field: Chemistry
Supported: Ministry of Education and Information, BUET, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
1993-1994 Master of Science (M. Sc)
(Exam held in 1998) Master of Science degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Title of M.Sc. thesis: “Synthesis, Characterization and antibacterial activities of some acylated derivatives of uridine”
Supervisor: Prof. Abul K. M. S. Kabir, Ph.D. (U.K), Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Field: Organic Chemistry
Supported: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
1990-1993 Bachelor of Science (B. Sc Honors)
(Exam held in 1996) Bachelor of Science degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Field: Chemistry
Supported: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Employment
2014-till today Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2010-2014 Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2003-2010 Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2001-2003 Lecturer at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2000-2001 Teaching Assistant at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000-2000 Assistant Chemist at Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Ministry of Industry, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999-2000 Production Officer at Aventis Crop Science & Pharmaceuticals (Fisons, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Hoechst), Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999-1999 Chemist at Leather Industries of Bangladesh (LIB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Professional Experiences
2013 Life Member, Bangladesh JSPS Alumni Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Life Member, Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member (M-2329), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2013 Member (M-57023855), American Society for Microbiology
2013 Life Member (LM-118), The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member (M), Chittagong Chemical Foundation, Bangladesh
2012 Life Member (LM-1653), Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS), Bangladesh
2011 Member, Japan-Asia Research Community, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Member, Japan Biotechnology Society, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Member, BAAS (Bangladesh AOTS Alumni Society), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong
2002 & 2013 Member, Planning Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
2001-2013 Member, Academic Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong
Research Highlighted
2014 Yokohama City University, Japan, home page: "YCU Ph.D. alumni became promoted to the position of professor at the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh". http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/news/popucb_eng.html
2013 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "MytiLec is a novel structure family of lectin isolated from the Mediterranean mussel". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html#ozeki201305
2013 Yokohama City University, Front page: "Glycan-mediated cytotoxicity of human lymphoma cells was induced by a lectin purified from the Mediterranean mussel with a highly novel primary structure". http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/130426ozeki.html
2012 Yokohama City University, Japan, Front page: “A carbohydrate-binding protein with a SUEL-type lectin domain promotes investigation of minimally invasive therapy by the depletion of gene expression coding a multidrug resistant transporter on Burkitt’s lymphoma cells”. http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/20120710ozeki_lectin.html
2012 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "SAL with SUEL-type lectin domains depleted multidrug resistant transporter MRP1 gene expression of on Burkitt's lymphoma cells by a novel lectin-glycan pathway". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html
2011 Yokohama City University, Japan, Front page: “YCU Lectin-glycomics study team succeeds to isolate a novel lectin for glycan-based biomedical research from the feather star Oxycomanthus japonicus”. http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/110426oozeki_umishida.html
2010 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "Isolation of a novel lectin from feather star with an unique glycan-binding profile". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html
Research Projects
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh
Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh
Research Cell, University of Chittagong
UGC-University of Chittagong etc.
Selected some published articles are below:
He was appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh since 2001. Currently, Dr. Kawsar is working as a Professor, Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Protein Chemistry, Department of Chemistry at the same University.
He served as a reviewer of research articles for many journals. Dr. Kawsar is the editorial board members of the some journals published by Academic Journals Inc., USA, Knowledgia Review, Malaysia, and ANSI, Pakistan. He is also the member of the Scientific and Technical Committees & Editorial Review Board in few International journals since 2009.
2015-2016 Invitation Fellowship
Invitation fellow at the Department of Life and Environmental System Science at Graduate School of Nano Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Research title: “Study on novel marine lectins based on gene diversification to promote life sciences”
Host Researcher: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Marine Glycobiology
Supported: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japanese Government.
2009-2011 Post Doctoral Fellowship
Post doctoral fellow at the Department of Genome System Sciences at Graduate School of Nano Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Research title: “Glycomics, antiproliferative and immunohistochemical localization studies of the lectins purified from marine invertebrates”
Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Genome System Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Glycobiology
Supported: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japanese Government.
2005-2009 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Department of Environmental Biosciences at International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Title of PhD thesis: “Comparative study on the glycan binding profile by Frontal affinity chromatography for three novel lectins purified from marine invertebrates”
Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiro Ozeki, Ph.D. (USA), Department of Environmental Biosciences, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Field: Glycobiology
Supported: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship, Japanese Government
1999-2003 Master of Philosophy (M. Phil)
Master of Philosophy degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Title of M. Phil. thesis: “Chemical and pharmacological investigation of Dolichos biflorus whole plant”
Supervisor: Prof. Enamul Huq, Ph.D. (U.K), Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh.
Field: Chemistry
Supported: Ministry of Education and Information, BUET, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
1993-1994 Master of Science (M. Sc)
(Exam held in 1998) Master of Science degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Title of M.Sc. thesis: “Synthesis, Characterization and antibacterial activities of some acylated derivatives of uridine”
Supervisor: Prof. Abul K. M. S. Kabir, Ph.D. (U.K), Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Field: Organic Chemistry
Supported: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
1990-1993 Bachelor of Science (B. Sc Honors)
(Exam held in 1996) Bachelor of Science degree at the Department of Chemistry at Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Field: Chemistry
Supported: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Employment
2014-till today Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2010-2014 Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2003-2010 Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2001-2003 Lecturer at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
2000-2001 Teaching Assistant at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000-2000 Assistant Chemist at Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Ministry of Industry, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999-2000 Production Officer at Aventis Crop Science & Pharmaceuticals (Fisons, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Hoechst), Dhaka, Bangladesh
1999-1999 Chemist at Leather Industries of Bangladesh (LIB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Professional Experiences
2013 Life Member, Bangladesh JSPS Alumni Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Life Member, Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member (M-2329), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2013 Member (M-57023855), American Society for Microbiology
2013 Life Member (LM-118), The Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member (M), Chittagong Chemical Foundation, Bangladesh
2012 Life Member (LM-1653), Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS), Bangladesh
2011 Member, Japan-Asia Research Community, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Member, Japan Biotechnology Society, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Member, BAAS (Bangladesh AOTS Alumni Society), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013 Member, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong
2002 & 2013 Member, Planning Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
2001-2013 Member, Academic Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong
Research Highlighted
2014 Yokohama City University, Japan, home page: "YCU Ph.D. alumni became promoted to the position of professor at the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh". http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/news/popucb_eng.html
2013 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "MytiLec is a novel structure family of lectin isolated from the Mediterranean mussel". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html#ozeki201305
2013 Yokohama City University, Front page: "Glycan-mediated cytotoxicity of human lymphoma cells was induced by a lectin purified from the Mediterranean mussel with a highly novel primary structure". http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/130426ozeki.html
2012 Yokohama City University, Japan, Front page: “A carbohydrate-binding protein with a SUEL-type lectin domain promotes investigation of minimally invasive therapy by the depletion of gene expression coding a multidrug resistant transporter on Burkitt’s lymphoma cells”. http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/20120710ozeki_lectin.html
2012 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "SAL with SUEL-type lectin domains depleted multidrug resistant transporter MRP1 gene expression of on Burkitt's lymphoma cells by a novel lectin-glycan pathway". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html
2011 Yokohama City University, Japan, Front page: “YCU Lectin-glycomics study team succeeds to isolate a novel lectin for glycan-based biomedical research from the feather star Oxycomanthus japonicus”. http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/eng/research/info/110426oozeki_umishida.html
2010 Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO), MEXT, Japan, home page: "Isolation of a novel lectin from feather star with an unique glycan-binding profile". http://www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/~jambio/eng-researchtopics.html
Research Projects
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh
Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh
Research Cell, University of Chittagong
UGC-University of Chittagong etc.
Selected some published articles are below:
