I am an international student who moved to the USA from Bangladesh in August 2023 to pursue my PhD studies. I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Following that, I worked as a full-time research assistant at the University of Dhaka. I was awarded the Dean’s award by the University of Dhaka and the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, for my credentials and research work.
In Dr. Mikel Garcia-Marcos’s lab, my project involves the development of tools to assess the activity of heterotrimeric G proteins that are compatible with primary cells and/or animal tissues. The cooperative culture and the PI’s direct involvement in guiding research encouraged me to choose this lab for my PhD.
Representative Publications
1. Ahsan T, Shoily SS, Ahmed T, and Sajib AA (2023). Role of the redox state of the Pirin-bound cofactor on interaction with the master regulators of inflammation and other pathways. PLOS ONE, 18(11), e0289158.
2. Shoily SS, Fatema K, Dina RB, Biswas A, Haque P, Rahman MM, Uddin MZ, and Sajib AA (2023). The pectinolytic activity of Burkholderia cepacia and its application in the bioscouring of cotton knit fabric. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 21, 136.
3. Haidar Z, Fatema K, Shoily SS, and Sajib AA (2023). Disease-associated metabolic pathways affected by heavy metals and metalloid. Toxicology reports, 10, 554–570.
4. Nath SD, Shoily SS, Fatema K, Khan A, Mostafa MG, and Sajib AA (2023). Pan-cancer chemoresistance-associated genes, affected pathways, and potential therapeutic targets. Human Gene, 35, 201151.
5. Ahsan T, Shoily SS, Fatema K, and Sajib AA (2022). Impacts of 119 missense variants at functionally important sites of drug-metabolizing human cytosolic sulfotransferase SULT1A1: An in silico study. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 28, 100836.
6. Mahdiyah SU, Ahsan T, Fatema K, Shoily SS, and Sajib AA (2022). Interactions of epitopic variants of epidermal growth factor receptor with therapeutic anti-EGFR antibodies. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 30 (3; Centennial Special Issue), 393–403.
7. Khan AS, Parvez N, Ahsan T, Shoily SS, and Sajib AA (2022). A comprehensive in silico exploration of the impacts of missense variants on two different conformations of human Pirin protein. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 46, 225.
8. Shoily SS, Ahsan T, Fatema K, and Sajib AA (2021). Disparities in COVID-19 severities and casualties across ethnic groups around the globe and patterns of ACE2 and PIR variants. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 92, 104888.
9. Fatema K, Shoily SS, Ahsan T, Haidar Z, Sumit AF, and Sajib AA (2021). Effects of arsenic and heavy metals on metabolic pathways in cells of human origin: Similarities and differences. Toxicology reports, 8, 1109–1120.
10. Shoily SS, Ahsan T, Fatema K, and Sajib AA (2021). Common genetic variants and pathways in diabetes and associated complications and vulnerability of populations with different ethnic origins. Scientific reports, 11 (1), 7504.
