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Assistant Professor
Phone: 01756974814
E-mail: nahmina.bot@gstu.edu.bd
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Short Biography
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I am currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Department of Botany at Gopalganj Science and Technology University (GSTU). I assumed the role of Chairman in July 2023 for a three-year term, and I also serve as the Member Secretary of the GSTU Arboriculture Committee.
My academic journey began at the University of Dhaka, where I completed my B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany in 2004 (earning the Dean's Award for my 1st class, 7th position finish) and my M.S. in Botany (Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology) in 2005 (1st class, 5th position). I later received the Chinese Government Full Scholarship to pursue my Ph.D. at the College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, which I completed in 2020. My doctoral research focused on the function of plant growth-promoting bacterial (PGPB) endophytes in alleviating cadmium toxicity in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and its possible mechanisms.
Before joining GSTU in 2022, my professional experience included nearly a decade as a full-time Lecturer at Lalmatia Mohila College in Dhaka (2008–2017) and subsequent service as a Visiting Lecturer at the same institution (2020–2022). I also gained early research experience as an M.S. and Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Microbiology, University of Dhaka (2007–2011). I am a Life Member of the Bangladesh Botanical Society (BBS), the Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA), and the Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association (DUBAA)
To date, I have authored several peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter, contributing to prominent journals such as Plants, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, and the Journal of Applied Microbiology. I have successfully secured multiple research grants from the GSTU Research Cell, UGC, and R&D. My recent funded projects include assessing beneficial bacterial communities associated with the bioenergy plant Typha sp., evaluating drinking water quality in Gopalganj, isolating actinomycetes from the Madhumati River, and investigating the antimicrobial properties of Zizyphus mauritiana. My core research interests span plant-bacteria interactions, bioenergy from plants and microbes, toxicology alleviation using PGPB, and microbial biotechnology for environmental and waste management.
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Exploitation of microbes and plants as a potential source for bioenergy, Plant-bacteria interactions, Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), Development of agronomy using PGPB, Toxicology alleviation through plants and bacteria, Plant Pathology, Metal-microbes interaction, Petroleum microbiology and its biotechnological approach, Waste management through microbial biotechnological approach, Biotechnology (Plant secondary metabolites, Sustainable agriculture, Food safety and security, Functional foods), Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology, Microbiology.
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PhD, M. S., B. Sc. Honours |
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MS from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. |
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B.Sc. Hons from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. |
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1. Chinese Government Full Scholarship; to pursue PhD in Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China; 2013. |
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Course Material
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| Conference | Attended at 11th International Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Conference, 24-26 January 2026. Organized by Bangladesh Association of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B) at Department of Botany, Dhaka University. | 2026 |
| Journal | Masnun Homaira Maisha, Zakya Sultana Jui, Nahmina Begum (2024). Ethnomedicinal and ethnobotanical uses of aquatic flora by local inhabitants of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 12(1): 157-165. View | 2024 |
| Journal | Wei Tian, Le Li, Xiao Xiao, Huili Wu, Yulong Wang, Hu Zhaoyang, Nahmina Begum, Yiping Zou, Laiqing Lou, Ming Chang, Qingsheng Cai (2022). Identification of a plant endophytic growth-promoting bacteria capable of inhibiting cadmium uptake in rice. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 132(1): 520–531. View | 2022 |
| Book Chapter | Nahmina Begum, Zhaoyang Hu, Qingsheng Cai, Laiqing Lou (2020). Influence of PGPB Inoculation on HSP70 and HMA3 Gene Expression in Switchgrass under Cadmium Stress. In: Plant Responses and Tolerance to Metal/Metalloid Toxicity (Mirza Hasanuzzaman and Masayuki Fujita, Eds.), pp. 200-217. View | 2020 |
| Journal | Nahmina Begum, Zhaoyang Hu, Qingsheng Cai, Laiqing Lou (2019). Influence of PGPB Inoculation on HSP70 and HMA3 Gene Expression in Switchgrass under Cadmium Stress. Plants, 8(11), 504. View | 2019 |
| Journal | Nahmina Begum, Samreen Afzal, Huihui Zhao, Laiqing Lou, Qingsheng Cai (2018). Shoot endophytic plant growth-promoting bacteria reduce cadmium toxicity and enhance switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) biomass. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 40(9): 170. View | 2018 |
| Journal | Samreen Afzal, Nahmina Begum, Huihui Zhao, Zhigang Fang, Laiqing Lou, Qingsheng Cai (2017). Influence of endophytic root bacteria on the growth cadmium tolerance and uptake of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Journal of Applied Microbiology, 123(2), 498-510. View | 2017 |
| Conference | Attended in the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize Award Ceremony Conference September 2014 held in the Nanjing Agricultural University, China. | 2014 |
| Conference | Nahmina Begum and Mihir Lal Saha (2011). Textile Dye Decolourization by Bacteria Isolated from Rusted Iron Materials. Abstract of the Fifth International Botanical Conference, 9-11 December, 2011, pp. 20. | 2011 |
| Journal | Mahbubar Rahman Khan, Mihir Lal Saha, Nahmina Begum, Mohammad Nurul Islam and Sirajul Hoque (2010). Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria from Rusted Iron Materials. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 39(2), 185-191. View | 2010 |
| Conference | Nahmina Begum, Mahbubar Rahman Khan, and Mihir Lal Saha (2008). Isolation and Characterization of Iron Related Bacteria and Their Iron Transformation Activities. Abstract of the Fourth International Botanical Conference-2008, 16-18 January, 2008, pp. 57. | 2008 |
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