Dr. Tahmina Tabassum

1.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Healy, M., Wolvetang, E.J. “CRISPR-Cas9 direct fusions for improved genome editing via enhanced homologous recombination”. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(19):14701.

2.       Tahmina Tabassum and Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson. “Dengue Serotypes in Bangladesh: Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics Facilitates Pathogenesis and Epidemiology Studies and Informs Improved Disease Control”. Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2019; 3(1): 1-5.

3.       Hossain, M., Tabassum, T., Rahman, A., Hossain, A., Afroze, T., Momen, A. M. I., Sadique, A., Sarker, M., Shams, F., Ishtiaque, A., Khaleque, A., Alam, M., Huq, A., Ahsan, G. U., Colwell, R.R. “Genotype–phenotype correlation of β-lactamase-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains from Bangladesh”. Nature Scientific Reports. 2020; 10(14549).

4.       Pietrogrande, G., Shaker, M.R., Stednitz, S. J., Soheilmoghaddam, F., Aguado, J., Morrison, S.D., Zambrano, S., Tabassum, T., Javed, I., Cooper-White, J., Davis, T.P., O'Brien, T.J., Scott, E.K., Wolvetang, E.J. Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models. Nature Portfolio Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Mar;30(3):986-998. 

5.       Rahman, A., Bhattacharjee, A., Tabassum, T., Islam, M.A., Hossain, M. “Prevalence and population biology of mastitis-causing Streptococcus uberis using an MLST based approach”. Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2021; 4(3): 311-321.

6.       Chowdhury, S., Nazir, K., Hasan, S., Kabir, A., Mahmud, M., Robbani, M., Tabassum, T., Afroze, T., Rahman, A., Islam, M., Hossain, M. “Whole genome analysis of Black Bengal goat from Savar Goat Farm, Bangladesh.” BMC Research Notes. 2019; 12(687).

7.       Hossain, M.M., Sadique, A., Rahman, A., Tabassum, T., Hossain, A., Avzun, T., Momen, A.M.I., Sarker, M., Khaleque, A., Ahsan, G.U. “Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Identification of New Acinetobacter spp. (maqsudiensis) from Cow Fecal Sample Collected from Dhaka, Bangladesh”. Preprints. 2018; 2018110138.

8.    Alhadad, S. S. J., Williams, J. C., & Warren, C., Dizon, D., Kapnias, R. L., Khan, S. B., Payne, H., Simpson, B. C., Bansraj, M., Cooper, R., Dines, G., Hashim, Humbler-Nicholls, L., Leadbetter, J., Mahdi, M., Malone, D., Meiners, T., Osborn, M., Parashos, E., Sajan, A., Seng, N., Sholl, G., Tabassum, T., & Yeow, D. (2021). “Centering equity and interdisciplinarity for epistemic richness in the translation of the science of learning: A students-as-partners initiative”. STARS Conference (Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention, Success Conference) 2021. 

• UQ PhD Industry Placement Award
• Entrepreneurial Scholar PhD Top-up Scholarship
• UQ Research Training Stipend Earmarked 
• University of Queensland Research Training Tuition Fee Offset 
• Griffith Award for Academic Excellence
• Griffith International Excellence Scholarship 
• Summa Cum Laude, North South University 
• Merit-based Scholarship, North South University 

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular Cell Biology, The University of Queensland, Australia 
• Master of Biotechnology, Griffith University, Australia
• BSc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Poster Presentation:

1.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Guimares, F., Wolvetang, E.J. “Improving CAR-NK cell products with reduced genotoxicity using high-fidelity Cas9 fusion protein”. European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Congress and Homology Directed Repair Symposium, Seville, Spain, 2025.

2.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Guimares, F., Wolvetang, E.J. “Improving CAR-NK cell products with reduced genotoxicity using high-fidelity Cas9 fusion protein”. mRNA Symposium 2025, University of Queensland, Australia, 2025.

3.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Bradforf, J., Perrin, D., Wolvetang, E.J. “Novel CRISPR fusion tool for safer gene editing”. CRISPR2025 Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand 2025.

4.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Bradforf, J., Perrin, D., Wolvetang, E.J. “Novel CRISPR fusion tool for safer gene editing”. CRISPR Down Under 2025 Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2025.

5.       Tabassum, T., Thillaiyampalam, G., Cristino, A. S. “Single cell dual-luciferase reporter assay using high-throughput image analysis”. 7^th Annual SIB2 High Content Virtual Conference, Society of Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 2020.

6.       Tabassum, T., Rahman, A., Hossain, A., Momen, A. M. I., Sadique, A., Sarkar, M., Khaleque, A., Ahsan, G. U., Hossain, M. “Genotype–phenotype correlation of β-lactamase-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains from Bangladesh”. Emerging Diseases and Public Health Conference, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019.

7.       Rahman, A., Bhattacharjee, A., Tabassum, T., Hossain, M. “Insights regarding prevalence and population biology of Streptococcus uberis isolates from different geographical regions using Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme”. Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) Regional Symposium, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018.

Oral Presentation:

1.       Tabassum, T., Pietrogrande, G., Guimares, F., Wolvetang, E.J. “Safer Cas9 fusion protein for efficient large gene insertion in primary human cells”. Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 2025.

2.       Tabassum, T., Thillaiyampalam, G., Cristino, A. S. “RNA interference of immune checkpoint PD-L1 by small oligonucleotide treatments”. GRIDD Seminar Series, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia, 2021.

3.       Tabassum, T., Thillaiyampalam, G., Gandhi, M., Cristino, A. S. “Targeting immune checkpoint pathway using small RNA treatments to improve cancer immunotherapy”. ASMR Postgraduate Student Symposium, Australian Society for Medical Research, Australia, 2021.

4.       Tabassum, T., Thillaiyampalam, G., Cristino, A. S. “RNA interference mediated immune checkpoint regulation for improved immunotherapies”. GRIDD Student Symposium, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia, 2021.

• BIO103 
• CHE101L
• CHE203L

•    UQ Alumni Network
•    UQ Liveris Academy Alumni
•    Golden Key International Honours Society 
•    Griffith University Alumni Network
•    Australian Society of Stem Cell Research (AASCR)