BIOINFORMATICS (DRY) LABORATORY

Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

Md. Ariful Islam
Bioinformatics Lab. (Dry)
Department of Statistics
University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi-6205,Bangladesh
Email: s1511124151@ru.ac.bd
Email: ariful.stat.bio@gmail.com

Summary
  1. More than 2 year's experience in computational biology (Microarray data analysis and RNA-Seq data analysis, molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation).
  2. Sound knowledge in R, Python, statistical model development.
  3. Good experience in manuscript writing, oral presentation, project management, team management.

Research Interest

  1. Genomics
  2. Multiomics
  3. Drug Discovery
  4. Machine Learning
  5. Single Cell Analysis

Educational Qualification

Master of Science (M.Sc.)
GPA: 3.87 (Out of 4.00)
Session: 2018-2019
Department of Statistics,University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205,Bangladesh.
"Thesis title: Statistical Modeling for RNA-Seq Data Analysis to Identify Biomarker Genes"
Bachelor of Sceience (B.Sc.)
CGPA: 3.46 (Out of 4.00)
Session: 2014-2015
Department of Statisitcs, University of Rajshah, Rajshahi,Bangladesh.
"Project title: A statistical Analysis on a lifestyle of rural School teachers in Rangpur District, Bangladesh"

Research Experience

  1. Research Assistant (2020-Current) at Bioinformatics Lab., Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
    Project Name: Identification of Biomarker genes to Uncover Drug Targets and Agents for COVID-19 Causing Diseases by using Integrated Bioinformatic Approaches.
  2. Research Assistant (2019-2020) at Bioinformatics Lab., Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
    Project Name: Developments of Bioinformatics Algorithms for Genome Data Analysis and its Application to identify Cancer related Biomarker genes.

Awards & Achievements

  1. National Science and Technology Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2018-2019

Conference Paper(Poster Presentation)

  1. Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Emdadul Haque, S. Amena Tasmia, Md. Hadiul Kabir, M. Nurul Haque Mollah; "RNA-Seq data analysis to identify cancer related Biomarker Gene". Paper ID: EM-111, International conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities, held on December 18-19,2019. Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
  2. Md. Emdadul Haque, Md. Ariful Islam, S. Amena Tasmia, Md. Hadiul Kabir, M. Nurul Haque Mollah; "Deep Learning for Identification of Rare Cell Types from Single-Cell Transcriptomic Dataset". Paper ID: EM-112, International conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities, held on December 18-19,2019. Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

Conference Participation

  1. National Conference On DNA and Genome Research for Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Health held on May 02-03, 2019; Organized by Bioinformatics Research Group of Rajshahi University Science Club in collaboration with Bangladesh Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Association (BBCBA).
  2. International Conference on Data Science and SDGs: Challenges, Opportunities and Realities held on December 18-19, 2019; Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINAR

  1. "Workshop on Advance R Programming" during the period June 5-6 2015, organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  2. National Workshop on Bioinformatics for Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Health and Environment", during 30-31 Aug 2016, organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  3. "Series Lecture on Statistics", during 12-14 Sep 2017; Organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  4. "Pyhton Programming for Social Media BIG Data Analysis", during 05 Aug, 2017; Organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  5. "Series Lecture on Statistical Bioinformatics", during 21-23 Dec 2017; Organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  6. "Lecture Series-1 on Bioinformatics for BioRGRU", during 09-10 Dec 2017; Organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  7. "Workshop on Python Based Bioinformatics for BioRGRU", during 22-24 Dec 2017; Organized by Bioinformatics Research Group Rajshahi University (BioRGRU), Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  8. "Workshop on Bioinformatics and Drug Design: Hands-on Training", during 10 Feb 2018, Organized by IEEE Student Branch, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

BIOINFORMATICS STUDY IN M.Sc.

I have studied two cources in BIoinformatics at mater's level, the details contents as follows:

M-Stat 506: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Basic Genomics, DNA Sequence Analysis, QTL Analysis, Gene Expression Data Analysis, Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS).

M-Stat 510: Proteomics and Biomedical Informatics
Introduction, Protein Sequencing and Amino Acids, Protein Databases, Phylogenetic Analysis of Protein Sequence, Protein Classification, Structure and Prediction, Medical Informatics, Drug Discovery Informatics, Network Analysis and Diseases Prediction.

BIOINFORMATICS STUDY IN B.Sc.

I have studied one course in Bioinformatics at honours level, the details contents as follows:

B-Stat 404: Biometrics and Bioinformatics
Biometrics: Basic concepts, Incomplete data analysis and Medical Statistics.

Bioinformatics: Introduction to Molecular Biology of the cell, Linkage Aanlysis and Map Construction, General Model for Linkage Analysis in Controlled Crosses, Genomic Data and Data Organization and Microbial Strain Data Network.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

English: Good command in English.
Bangla: Mother Tongue.
Successful completion of B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in English

COMPUTER LITERACY

Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows.
Application Software: Ms-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, Latex
Statistical Packages: SPSS, STATA
Programming Language: Python, R, and C
Graphic Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Bioinformatics(Drug Discovery): AutoDock Tools, Autodock Vina, Pymol,Discovery Studio YASARA Internet: Browsing &E-mail
Typeing: Good Typing Speed in English