DEPARTMENT OF GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY

AL-HAKIM

Home Experience Research Supervision

Journal Publications:
1. Safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant double-mutant heat-labile toxin derived from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in healthy Bangladeshi adults delivered by three different routes”, Frontiers in Bacteriology , Frontiers Media SA, Volume - 4, 2025 Click here for details
2. Asma Ul Taslim, Al Hakim, Azad Abul Kalam, “Bio-decolorization of Direct Textile Dyes by Aspergillus Isolates Producing Denim Bio-stoning Cellulase”, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology , Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Page No. - 1-8, 2025 Click here for details
3. Pinki Dash, Al Hakim, Aklima Akter, Hasan Al Banna, M. Hasanul Kaisar, Amena Aktar, Sultana Rownok Jahan, Jannatul Ferdous, Salima Raiyan Basher, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Fahima Chowdhury, Afroza Akter, Imam Tauheed, Ana A. Weil, Richelle C. Charles, Stephen B. Calderwood, Edward T. Ryan, Regina C. LaRocque, Jason B. Harris, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri, “Cholera toxin and O-specific polysaccharide immune responses after oral cholera vaccination with Dukoral in different age groups of Bangladeshi participants”, mSphere , American Society for Microbiology, 2024 Click here for details
4. Sajeda Akter, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, Marufatuzzahan, Al Hakim, Mehejabin Nurunnahar, Md. Asraful Jahan, Md. Siraj Uddin, Abul Kalam Azad, “Multidrug-resistant keratinolytic dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes causing onychomycosis in outpatients”, Future Microbiology , Informa UK Limited, Page No. - 1-11, 2024 Click here for details
5. Tanvir Hossain Emon, Al Hakim, Diptha Chakraborthy, Abul Kalam Azad, “Enhanced production of dehairing alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis mutant E29 by consolidated bioprocessing using response surface modeling”, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery , Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023 Click here for details
6. Abul Kalam Azad, Al Hakim, Md. Mehadi Hasan Sohag, Mahbuba Rahman, “Metabolomics in clinical diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of infectious diseases”, Metabolomics , Elsevier, Page No. - 71-119, 2023 Click here for details
7. Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Hasan Al Banna, M. Hasanul Kaisar, Polash Chandra Karmakar, Al Hakim, Afroza Akter, Tasnuva Ahmed, Imam Tauheed, Shaumik Islam, Mohammad Abul Hasnat, Mostafa Aziz Sumon, Asif Rashed, Shuvro Ghosh, John D. Clemens, Sayera Banu, Tahmina Shirin, Daniela Weiskopf, Alessandro Sette, Fahima Chowdhury, Firdausi Qadri, “Correlation of antigen-specific immune response with disease severity among COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh”, Frontiers in Immunology , Frontiers Media SA, Volume - 13, 2022 Click here for details
8. Longevity of memory B cells and antibodies, as well as the polarization of effector memory helper T cells, are associated with disease severity in patients with COVID-19 in Bangladesh”, Frontiers in Immunology , Frontiers Media SA, Volume - 13, 2022 Click here for details
9. Al Hakim, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan, Syed Mohammad Lokman, Kazi Faizul Azim, Topu Raihan, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, Abul Kalam Azad, “Major Insights in Dynamics of Host Response to SARS-CoV-2: Impacts and Challenges”, Frontiers in Microbiology , Frontiers Media SA, Volume - 12, 2021 Click here for details
10. Syeda Umme Fahmida Malik, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, Al Hakim, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Md Jahangir Alam, Abul Kalam Azad, “Blood biochemical parameters for assessment of COVID-19 in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects: a cross-sectional study”, International Journal of Environmental Health Research , Informa UK Limited, Issue - 6, Volume - 32, Page No. - 1344-1358, 2021 Click here for details
11. M. Hasanul Kaisar, Mohammed Saruar Bhuiyan, Aklima Akter, Danial Saleem, Anita S. Iyer, Pinki Dash, Al Hakim, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, Stephen B. Calderwood, Jason B. Harris, Edward T. Ryan, Firdausi Qadri, Richelle C. Charles, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, “Vibrio cholerae Sialidase-Specific Immune Responses Are Associated with Protection against Cholera”, mSphere , American Society for Microbiology, Issue - 2, Volume - 6, 2021 Click here for details
12. Abul Kalam Azad, Topu Raihan, Jahed Ahmed, Al Hakim, Tanvir Hossain Emon, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, “Human Aquaporins: Functional Diversity and Potential Roles in Infectious and Non-infectious Diseases”, Frontiers in Genetics , Frontiers Media SA, Volume - 12, 2021 Click here for details
13. Abul Kalam Azad, Jahed Ahmed, Al Hakim, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Md. Asraful Alum, Mahmudul Hasan, Topu Raihan, Takahiro Ishikawa, Yoshihiro Sawa, “Genome-wide Characterization Deciphers Distinct Properties of Aquaporins in Six Phytophthora Species”, Current Bioinformatics , Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Issue - 6, Volume - 16, Page No. - 880-898, 2021 Click here for details
14. Tanvir Hossain Emon, Al Hakim, Diptha Chakraborthy, Farhana Rumzum Bhuyan, Asif Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan, Toasin Hossain Aunkor, Abul Kalam Azad, “Kinetics, detergent compatibility and feather-degrading capability of alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis AKAL7 and Exiguobacterium indicum AKAL11 produced with fermentation of organic municipal solid wastes”, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A , Informa UK Limited, Issue - 11, Volume - 55, Page No. - 1339-1348, 2020 Click here for details
15. Fahima Chowdhury, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Afroza Akter, Md Saruar Bhuiyan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Imam Tauheed, Tasnuva Ahmed, Jannatul Ferdous, Pinki Dash, Salima Raiyan Basher, Al Hakim, Julia Lynch, Jerome H. Kim, Jean-Louis Excler, Deok Ryun Kim, John D. Clemens, Firdausi Qadri, “Augmented immune responses to a booster dose of oral cholera vaccine in Bangladeshi children less than 5 years of age: Revaccination after an interval of over three years of primary vaccination with a single dose of vaccine”, Vaccine , Elsevier BV, Issue - 7, Volume - 38, Page No. - 1753-1761, 2020 Click here for details
16. Asura Khanam Lisa, Al Hakim, “A Comprehensive In-Silico Analysis of Deleterious Missense SNPs in Human Trehalase Gene: Gaining an Interactome Insights into Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH , JCDR Research and Publications, 2020 Click here for details
17. Aklima Akter, Pinki Dash, Amena Aktar, Sultana Rownok Jahan, Sadia Afrin, Salima Raiyan Basher, Al Hakim, Asura Khanam Lisa, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful I. Khan, Peng Xu, Richelle C. Charles, Meagan Kelly, Pavol Kováč, Jason B. Harris, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Stephen B. Calderwood, Edward T. Ryan, Firdausi Qadri, “Induction of systemic, mucosal and memory antibody responses targeting Vibrio cholerae O1 O-specific polysaccharide (OSP) in adults following oral vaccination with an oral killed whole cell cholera vaccine in Bangladesh”, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases , Public Library of Science (PLoS), Issue - 8, Volume - 13, Page No. - e0007634, 2019 Click here for details
18. Md. Zobaidul Hossen, Md. Eleus Hussain, Al Hakim, Kamrul Islam, Md. Nizam Uddin, Abul Kalam Azad, “Biodegradation of reactive textile dye Novacron Super Black G by free cells of newly isolated Alcaligenes faecalis AZ26 and Bacillus spp obtained from textile effluents”, Heliyon , Elsevier BV, Issue - 7, Volume - 5, Page No. - e02068, 2019 Click here for details
19. Al Hakim, Farhana Rumzum Bhuiyan, Asif Iqbal, Tanvir Hossain Emon, Jahed Ahmed, Abul Kalam Azad, “Production and partial characterization of dehairing alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis AKAL7 and Exiguobacterium indicum AKAL11 by using organic municipal solid wastes”, Heliyon , Elsevier BV, Issue - 6, Volume - 4, Page No. - e00646, 2018 Click here for details
20. Asif Iqbal, Al Hakim, Md. Saddam Hossain, Mohammad Rejaur Rahman, Kamrul Islam, Md. Faisal Azim, Jahed Ahmed, Md. Assaduzzaman, Md. Mozammel Hoq, Abul Kalam Azad, “Partial purification and characterization of serine protease produced through fermentation of organic municipal solid wastes by Serratia marcescens A3 and Pseudomonas putida A2”, Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Issue - 1, Volume - 16, Page No. - 29-37, 2018 Click here for details
21. Md. Mahbub Hasan, Lolo Wal Marzan, Asamul Hosna, Al Hakim, Abul Kalam Azad, “Optimization of some fermentation conditions for the production of extracellular amylases by using Chryseobacterium and Bacillus isolates from organic kitchen wastes”, Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Issue - 1, Volume - 15, Page No. - 59-68, 2017 Click here for details
22. Mahmudul Hasan, Al Hakim, Asif Iqbal, Farhana Rumzum Bhuiyan, Mussammat Kulsuma Begum, Shyla Sharmin and Rushan Ahmed Abir “Computational Study and Homology Modeling of Phenol Hydroxylase: Key Enzyme for Phenol Degradation”, International Journal of Computational Bioinformatics and In-Silico Modelling , Aizeon, Issue - 4, Volume - 4, Page No. - 691-698, Click here for details
23. Al Hakim, Mahmudul Hasan, Rokib Hasan, Md. Hazrat Ali,Muhammad Fazle Rabbee, Marufatuzzahan, Hanif Mohammad Rejwan & Ziaul Faruque Joy “In-Silico Characterization and Homology Modeling of Catechol1,2 Dioxygenase Involved In Processing of Catechol-an Intermediate of Aromatic Compound Degradation Pathway”, Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: G, Bio-Tech & Genetics , Global Journals Inc. (USA), Issue - 1, Volume - 15, Page No. - 13-23, Click here for details
24. Ziaul Faruque Joy, Auditi Purkaystha, Niloy Kumar Das, Al Hakim, Sourav Chakrabarty and Mahmudul Hasan “Screening for Alternative Sources of L-Asparaginase Used in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (All) Treatment: An In Silico Approach”, Bioinformatics and Proteomics Open Access Journal , Medwin, Issue - 1, Volume - 3, Page No. - 1-9, Click here for details

Conference Publications:
1. Al Hakim, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, Sajeda Akter, Marufatuzzahan, Topu Raihan, Md. Asraful Jahan, Md. Siraj Uddin, and Abul Kalam Azad “Antifungal Susceptibility of Keratinolytic Dermatophytes and Non-dermatophytes Causing Onychomycosis”, 37th Annual conference 2024 of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) on “Climate Change & Microbes , Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), Page No. - 126, Click here for details
2. Pinki Dash, Al Hakim, Aklima Akter, Hasan Al Banna, M. Hasanul Kaisar, Amena Aktar, Sultana Rownok Jahan, Jannatul Ferdous, Salima Raiyan Basher, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Fahima Chowdhury, Afroza Akter, Imam Tauheed, Richelle C. Charles, Stephen B. Calderwood, Edward T. Ryan, Regina C. LaRocque, Jason B. Harris, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri “Cholera toxin and O-specific polysaccharide immune responses after oral cholera vaccination with Dukoral in different age groups of Bangladeshi participants”, 37th Annual conference 2024 of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) on “Climate Change & Microbes , Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM), Page No. - 47, Click here for details
3. Tanvir Hossain Emon, Diptha chakraborthy, Al Hakim and Abul Kalam Azad “Enhanced Production of Dehairing Alkaline Protease from Bacillus subtilis Mutant E29 by Consolidated Bioprocessing using Response Surface Modeling”, 36th Annual conference 2023 of Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) on “Innovation in Microbiotechnology for achieving SDGs" , , Page No. - 118, Click here for details
4. Sadia Jaman, Susmita Chowhan, Amina Khatun Sweety, Punam Chowdhury, Md. Mehedi Hasan Ridoy, Syed Abu Fahad, Sadia Sabrin Prima, Al Hakim “Identification of Antimicrobial Peptide Inhibitors Targeting BauE of Acinetobacter baumannii”, International Conference on Life Sciences 2025 (ICLS 2025) , School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Page No. - 61-62, Click here for details

Membership:
1. Bangladesh Association Of Biotechnology Graduates (BABG)
2. Global Network Of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB)
3. Network Of Young Biotechnologist Of Bangladesh (NyBB)
4. Asian Federation Of Biotechnology (AFOB)
5. American Society For Microbiology (ASM)

Award:
1. SUST Special Merit Awards’, for excellent academic results in the year of 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 in B.Sc. in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
2. ‘Graduate Academic Excellence Stipend’, for securing 1st position in the year of 2015 in MS in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

Research Grant:
1. Project Title: Isolation and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)-Degrading Bacteria from the Sediments and Surface Water of Buriganga River, Bangladesh; Funding Source: Jointly funded by Jagannath University Research Cell and University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Year: 2021-2022
2. Project Title: Production of Industrially Important Bacterial Alkaline Protease by Using Organic Municipal Solid Wastes; Funding Source: R&D, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Year: 2021-2022
3. Project Title: Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dyes Using Bacterial Azoreductase and Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: An Integrated Approach for Sustainable Remediation of Industrial Effluents; Funding Source: R&D, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Year: 2025-2026
4. Project Title: Efficient Degradation of Textile Azo Dyes Using a Combined Approach of Bacterial Azoreductase and Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles; Funding Source: Jointly funded by Jagannath University Research Cell and University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Year: 2025-2026

Administrative Responsibilities:
1. Student Advisor

Field of specialization:
1. Mucosal Immunology, Enzyme Biotechnology

Additional Charges:
1. BSc (Hons) 1st Year Student Course Coordinator

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linkedin Link:
1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-hakim-57499475/

ResearchGate Link:
1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Al-Hakim-2

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

ORCID Link:
1. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-7755