Dr. Md. Azizul Haque
Associate Professor
Department. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University
haquemdazizul07@gmail.com
Member since 2020

Short Biography

Dr. Md. Azizul Haque earned his graduation (B.Sc. Hons.) and M. Sc. (Thesis) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Rajshahi in 2008 and 2010. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Applied Life Sciences from the Gyeongsang National University, South Korea in 2014.

After that, Dr. Haque started his professional life as a post-doctoral researcher at the Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, South Korea. In 2016, he came back to Bangladesh and started working as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at HSTU, Dinajpur. Dr. Haque has published a total of 35 original research articles in different international peer-reviewed journals and 4 articles in regional journals. Meanwhile, he completed 18 MS student supervisions in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department of HSTU. He discovered a new enzyme named cellulose microfibril swelling enzyme and its colorimetric assay method. Currently, he is doing research on the genomics and diversity of extremophilic endophytic bacteria harboring pesticide mineralization, antibiotic production, and plant (rice, tomato, and eggplant) growth with less application of agrochemicals in epiphytic conditions. His current goals are to develop efficient bioethanol/biofuel production technology and bioremediation-based biofertilizer to promote the sustainable development of Bangladesh.

Selected Publications

  1. Das SR, Haque MA٭, Akbor MA, Al-Mamun MA, Debnath GC, Hossain MS, Hasan Z, Rahman A, Islam MA, Hossain MA, Yesmin S, Nahar MN, Cho KM. Organophosphorus insecticides mineralizing endophytic and rhizospheric soil bacterial consortium influence eggplant growth-promotion. Archives of Microbiology, 204:199; 2022.
  2. Al-Mamun MA, Hossain MS, Debnath GC, Sultana S, Rahman A, Hasan Z, Das SR, Ashik MA, Prodhan MY, Aktar S, Cho KM, Haque MA٭. Unveiling lignocellulolytic trait of a goat omasum inhabitant Klebsiella variicola strain HSTU-AAM51 in light of biochemical and genome analyses. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 53(1) 99-130; 2021.
  3. Lee HY, Cho DY, Ahmad I, Patel HM, Kim MJ, Jung JG, Jeong EH, Haque MA٭, Cho KM٭ ٭Mining of a novel esterase (est3S) gene from a cow rumen metagenomic library with organophosphorus insecticides degrading capability: catalytic insights by site-directed mutations, docking, and molecular dynamic simulations. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 190, 441-455; 2021.
  4. Haque MA, Hwang CE, Kim SC, Cho DY, Lee HY, Cho KM٭, Lee JH٭. Biodegradation of organophosphate insecticides by two organophosphorus hydrolase genes (opdA and opdE) from isolated Leuconostoc mesenteriodes WCP307 of kimchi origin. Process Biochemistry. 94, 340-348; 2020.
  5. Haque MA, Cho KM, Barman DN, Kim MK, Yun HD*. A potential cellulose microfibril swelling enzyme isolated from Bacillus sp. AY8 enhances cellulose hydrolysis. Process Biochemistry. 50, 807- 815; 2015.