1. Lim CS, Kim MJ, Choi JE, Islam MA, Lee YK, Xiong Y, Shim KW, Yang JE, Lee RU, Lee J, Park P, Kwak JH, Seo H, Kim CH, Lee JH, Lee YS, Hwang SK, Lee K, Lee JA, Kaang BK. Dysfunction of NMDA receptors in neuronal models of an autism spectrum disorder patient with a DSCAM mutation and in Dscam-knockout mice. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Dec; 26(12):7538-7549. Contributing first author, Impact factor: 13.44
2. Islam MA, Choi HJ, Dash R, Sharif SR, Oktaviani DF, Seog DH, Moon IS. N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Kinase Interacts with NudC and Lis1 in Dynein Motor Complex and Promotes Cell Migration. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Dec 24; 22(1):129. Impact factor: 6.20
3. Ko HG, Choi JH, Park DI, Kang SJ, Lim CS, Sim SE, Shim J, Kim JI, Kim S, Choi TH, Ye S, Lee J, Park P, Kim S, Do J, Park J, Islam MA, Kim HJ, Turck CW, Collingridge GL, Zhuo M, Kaang BK. Rapid Turnover of Cortical NCAM1 Regulates Synaptic Reorganization after Peripheral Nerve Injury. Cell Rep. 2018 Jan 16; 22(3):748-759. Impact Factor: 9.99
4. Lim CS, Nam HJ, Lee J, Kim D, Choi JE, Kang SJ, Kim S, Kim H, Kwak C, Shim KW, Kim S, Ko HG, Lee RU, Jang EH, Yoo J, Shim J, Islam MA, Lee YS, Lee JH, Baek SH, Kaang BK. PKCα-mediated phosphorylation of LSD1 is required for presynaptic plasticity and hippocampal learning and memory. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 7; 7(1):4912. Impact Factor: 4.99
5. Sharif SR, Islam A, Moon IS. N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Kinase Interacts with Dynein-Lis1-NudE1 Complex and Regulates Cell Division. Mol Cells. 2016 Sep; 39(9):669-79.Impact Factor: 4.25
6. Islam MA, Sharif SR, Lee H, Moon IS. N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine Kinase Promotes the Axonal Growth of Developing Neurons. Mol Cells. 2015 Oct;38(10):876-85. Impact Factor: 4.25
7. Islam MA, Sharif SR, Lee H, Seog DH, Moon IS. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase interacts with dynein light-chain roadblock type 1 at Golgi outposts in neuronal dendritic branch points. Exp Mol Med. 2015 Aug 14; 47(8):e177. Impact Factor: 8.71
8. Sharif SR, Lee H, Islam MA, Seog DH, Moon IS. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine kinase is a component of nuclear speckles and paraspeckles. Mol Cells. 2015 May; 38(5):402-8. Impact Factor: 4.25

2013-2016         PhD in Medicine (Neuroscience), Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, South Korea.

2007-2008         M. Pharm. (First class 2^nd position) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2002-2007         B. Pharm. (First class), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2021- to date     Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh.

2017- 2020        Post doctoral researcher, Laboratory of Neurobiology (http://kaanglab.org/), Departments of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

                            Project no. 1: Restoration of NMDA current by DSCAM gene overexpression in neuronal culture induced from iPSCs from ASD patient with DSCAM point mutation.

Experiments done: Induction and maintenance of neuronal culture (Ngn2 lentiviral induction method) from ASD patient’s iPSCs, Cloning of DSCAM Full length/C-terminal/N-terminal plasmid, Immuno-histochemistry/immuno-cytochemistry/western blotting, Light sheet microscopy 3D imaging, Proximity ligation assay / Co-Immunoprecipitation.

                            Project no. 2: Orexin receptor 1 positive neurons in PVT modulates anxiety like behavior.

Experiments done: Designed Orexin receptor 1 (Orx1) promoter sequence, cloned DNA plasmid to express induced GFP only in Orx1 positive cells, Conducted immuno-histochemistry in mouse brain coronal section after giving stress to mice to study cFOS positive active neurons which express ORX1 immunosignal, Made adenovirus (AAV) for gene delivery in mouse brain by stereotaxic surgery.

2016-2017         Post doctoral researcher. (Neuroscience), Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, South Korea.

                                  Project name: Role of N-acetyl glucosamine kinase in neuronal growth and development.

Experiments done: Primary culture of cortical/hippocampal/hypothalamic neurons, neurosphere and glia, Cell line culture: HEK293T, Hypothalamic GT-1-7, U-87, A-549, Immuno-histochemistry/cytochemistry/nucleochemistry, Proximity ligation assay/Co-Immunoprecipitation, Electron microscopy/Epifluorescence microscopy/Live cell imaging, In utero electroporation.

2008-2013         Senior Executive, International Marketing Department, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2007-2008         Executive, Pharmaceutical Marketing Department, ACI Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh.