DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

DR. RIPA AKTER SHARMIN

Home Experience Research Supervision

Journal Publications:
1. Ripa Akter Sharmin, Benjamin Karikari, Mashiur Rahman Bhuiyan, Keke Kong, Zheping Yu, Chunting Zhang, Tuanjie Zhao, “Comparative Morpho-Physiological, Biochemical, and Gene Expressional Analyses Uncover Mechanisms of Waterlogging Tolerance in Two Soybean Introgression Lines”, Plants , MDPI AG, Issue - 7, Volume - 13, Page No. - 1011, 2024 Click here for details
2. Sharmin RA, Karikari B, Chang F, Al Amin GM, Bhuiyan MR, Hina A, Lv W, Chunting Z, Begum N, Zhao T. “Genome-wide association study uncovers major genetic loci associated with seed flooding tolerance in soybean.”, BMC Plant Biology , Springer Nature, Issue - 1, Volume - 21, Page No. - 1-17, Click here for details
3. Sharmin RA, Bhuiyan MR, Lv W, Yu Z, Chang F, Kong J, Bhat JA, Zhao T. “RNA-Seq based transcriptomic analysis revealed genes associated with seed-flooding tolerance in wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. & Zucc.)”, Environmental and Experimental Botany , Elsevier, Volume - 171, Page No. - 1-16, Click here for details
4. Hina A, Cao Y, Song S, Li S, Sharmin RA, Elattar MA, Bhat JA, Zhao T. “High-Resolution Mapping in Two RIL Populations Refines Major “QTL Hotspot” Regions for Seed Size and Shape in Soybean (Glycine max L.). ”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences , MDPI, Issue - 3, Volume - 21, Page No. - 1-36, Click here for details
5. Rahe MA, Mollika SR, Khan MS, Banu TA, Al Amin GM, Habib MA, Akter S, Islam M, Sharmin RA. “In vitro Micropropagation of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn.-An Important Medicinal Plant.”, Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology , Issue - 1, Volume - 30, Page No. - 57-63, Click here for details
6. Yu Z, Chang F, Lv W, Sharmin RA, Wang Z, Kong J, Bhat JA, Zhao T. “Identification of QTN and Candidate Gene for Seed-flooding Tolerance in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] using Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS). ”, Genes , MDPI, Issue - 12, Volume - 10, Page No. - 1-23, Click here for details
7. Al Amin GM, Kong K, Sharmin RA, Kong J, Bhat JA, Zhao T. “Characterization and Rapid Gene-Mapping of Leaf Lesion Mimic Phenotype of spl-1 Mutant in Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). ”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences , MDPI, Issue - 9, Volume - 20, Page No. - 1-23, Click here for details
8. M. Naimur Rahman Sumon, Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Sanjida Rahman Mollika, Barna Goswami, Mousona Islam, Shahina Akter, Ripa Akter Sharmin and M. Salim Khan. “In vitro Regeneration of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). ”, Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology , Issue - 2, Volume - 29, Page No. - 1-9, Click here for details
9. Chang F, Guo C, Sun F, Zhang J, Wang Z, Kong J, He Q, Sharmin RA, Zhao T. “Genome-wide association studies for dynamic plant height and number of nodes on the main stem in summer sowing soybeans.”, Frontiers in Plant Science , Frontiers , Volume - 9, Page No. - 1-13, Click here for details
10. Sharmin RA, Akter J, Sarker RH, Hoque MI. “Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation of local Cultivars of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). ”, Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology , Issue - 1, Volume - 22, Page No. - 1-10, Click here for details
11. Zhao, T, Aleem, M, Sharmin, RA. “Adaptation to Water stress in soybean: morphology to genetics. In: Andjelkovic, V. (Ed.), Plant, Abiotic Stress and Responses to Climate Change. ”, IntechOpen, Croatia. , IntechOpen, Croatia., Page No. - 33-68, Click here for details
12. Ahmed F, Sultana MT, Chowdhury N, Sarkar BK, Al Amin GM, Islam T, Sharmin RA “Genome-Wide Identification and In-silico Expression Analysis of Serine Carboxypeptidase-Like (SCPL) Proteins in Soybean (Glycine max L.) Authors Faisal Ahmed”, Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology , Issue - 2, Volume - 34, Page No. - 217-235, Click here for details
13. Yu ZP, Lv WH, Sharmin RA, Kong JJ, Zhao TJ “Genetic Dissection of Extreme Seed-Flooding Tolerance in a Wild Soybean PI342618B by Linkage Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis”, Plants , MDPI, Issue - 12, Volume - 12, Page No. - 2266, Click here for details
14. Kong K, Xu M, Xu Z, Sharmin RA, Zhang M, Zhao T “Combining Fine Mapping, Whole-Genome Re-Sequencing, and RNA-Seq Unravels Candidate Genes for a Soybean Mutant with Short Petioles and Weakened Pulvini”, Genes , MDPI, Issue - 2, Volume - 13, Page No. - 185, Click here for details

Conference Publications:

Membership:
1. Life member, Bangladesh Botanical Society, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2. Life Member, Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B).
3. Life Member, Dhaka University Registered Graduate.
4. Life Member, Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association (DUBAA).

Workshop:
1. Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for Research and Release of Genome Edited Plants in Bangladesh held at Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Organized by South Asia Biosafety Program (SABP), Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Agriculture & Food Systems Institute (AFSI) and Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL), 13 February, 2024.

Scholarship:
1. Chinese Government Scholarship for pursuing Ph.D. degree in China, 2016, awarded by Chinese Ministry of Education, China.
2. Dhaka University Scholarship for outstanding academic results in Bachelor (2004), awarded by Dhaka University, Bangladesh.
3. Junior School Scholarship (1995), awarded by Ministry of Education, Government of the people's republic of Bangladesh.

Award:
1. “Excellent International Student Award” in the year of 2019, awarded by College of International Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.
2. Best speaker award (2009): Fourth International botanical conference-2008 organized in 2009 (16-18 January) by Botanical Society of Bangladesh, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Fellowship:
1. National Science & Information and Communication Technology (NSICT) Fellowship 2007 for Masters Research Program, awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Research Grant:
1. Exogenous application of melatonin under waterlogging stress in soybean at seedling stage, funded by Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Project Director.
2. Optimization of seed priming in soybean and its alleviation effect under seed flooding stress at germination stage, financed by Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Project Director.
3. Genome-wide analysis of the serine carboxypeptidase-like (SCPL) proteins in soybean, a project financed by Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Project Director.
4. Establishment of an Efficient Regeneration System for Local Soybean (Glycine Max L.) Varieties, funded by Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, Project Director.
5. Development of high yielding salinity tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety through CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing, funded by Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Co-principal investigator.

Field of specialization:
1. Crop Genetics and Breeding

ResearchGate Link:
1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ripa-Sharmin

Google Scholar Link:
1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GuP32x4AAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID Link:
1. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-3957