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Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University
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Dr. Muhammad Shahidul Haque is a Professor of the Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). He obtained B.Sc.Ag(Hons) and M.Sc degrees from BAU. Then he did MS and Ph.D from Nagoya University, Japan. Later he joined as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow during 2002-04 and as visiting professor in Nagoya University in 2013. Since 2004, he has been teaching Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. He has published 120 articles in national and international journals. Over the past 30 years, his research efforts have been dedicated to multidisciplinary, integrated approaches. He is interested in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in crops and currently working on morpho-molecular screening of wheat for heat, drought and salinity tolerance; country bean for pod borer and aphid resistance; and chilli for anthracnose resistance. He supervised 8 PhD scholars and 60 MS students. He has attended, organized, chaired given lectures in at least 70 Workshops, Seminars, Trainings and International Conferences related to modern biotechnology, genetic engineering biosafety and promotion of GM crops in home and abroad. He worked as a resource person, discussant, participant, consultant to formulate guidelines, framework, policy for safe use of biotech products protecting human health and environment.