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    Room No. 2428, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, ‎Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Building, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

    Email:

    ahsan_habib@ku.ac.bd

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    +8801770058070

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Ahsan Habib, PhD

Associate Professor

Research Interest:

Microbial Genetics and Bioinformatics 

Education

PhD (2013-2016)

Microbial Genetics

University of Tasmania and CSIRO, Australia.

Masters in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2005-2006)

Khulna University, Bangladesh

BSc in Biotechnology (1997-2001)

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Bio

Experiences

Associate Professor (15-5-2015 - Till-date)

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Assistant Professor (15-5-2010 to 14-5-2015)

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Lecturer (Duration: 9-9-2008 to 14-5-2010)

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Publication

1. S Gao, Z Zheng, JJ Powell, A Habib, J Stiller, M Zhou, C Liu, 2019. Validation and delineation of a locus conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance on 1HL in barley by analysing transcriptomes from multiple pairs of near isogenic lines. BMC Genomics 20:650. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6011-8.

2. Y Jiang, A Habib, Z Zheng, M Zhou, Y Wei, YL Zheng, C Liu, 2018. Development of tightly linked markers and identification of candidate genes for Fusarium crown rot resistance in barley by exploiting a near‑isogenic line‑derived population. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. DOI 10.1007/s00122-018-3209-0.

 3. A Habib, JJ Powell, J Stiller, M Liu, S Shabala, M Zhou, DM Gardiner, C Liu, 2017. A multiple near isogenic line (multi‑NIL) RNA‑seq approach to identify candidate genes underpinning QTL. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 131:613–624.

 4. A Habib, S Shabala, L Shabala, M Zhou, C Liu, 2015. Near-isogenic lines developed for a major QTL on chromosome arm 4HL conferring Fusarium crown rot resistance in barley. Euphytica. DOI 10.1007/s10681-015-1623-9.

5. A Habib, G Chen, Y Wei, Y-L Zheng, S Shabala, M Zhou and C Liu, 2015. Enhancing Fusarium crown rot resistance by pyramiding large-effect QTL in barley. Molecular Breeding, 35:26.