Publish : 02 Nov 2021, 08:22 PMUpdate : 02 Nov 2021, 08:24 PM
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has elected Prof Md Tofazzal Islam of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) as a fellow for the advancement of science.
He was honoured for his lifelong contribution in the field of agricultural biotechnology and molecular biology
Prof Tofazzal’s fellowship will come into effect from January 1, 2022. His induction ceremony will be held in Italy early next year.
He received two congratulatory letters from the president and the executive director of TWAS on Monday, said a press release.
A fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Prof Tofazzal is an internationally celebrated scientist for his discoveries in the determination of the genetic identity and origin of the devastating wheat blast fungus in Bangladesh in 2016, the development of a rapid diagnostic method of wheat blast using genomic markers and CRISPR-Cas genome editing system, novel plant probiotic technology in rice and wheat for the reduction of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, and more than 50 new bioactive antibiotics.
He has received many prizes, medals and awards at home and abroad, including a gold medal from the BAS and the Commonwealth Innovation Award from the UK.
He played a key role in establishing the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) with the state-of-the-art facilities for cutting-edge biotechnological research at BSMRAU.
He is one of the most cited and famous scientists from Bangladesh for his impactful research in the field of genetics and molecular biology.
BSMRAU Prof Tofazzal Islam elected TWAS fellow
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has elected Prof Md Tofazzal Islam of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) as a fellow for the advancement of science.
He was honoured for his lifelong contribution in the field of agricultural biotechnology and molecular biology
Prof Tofazzal’s fellowship will come into effect from January 1, 2022. His induction ceremony will be held in Italy early next year.
He received two congratulatory letters from the president and the executive director of TWAS on Monday, said a press release.
A fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Prof Tofazzal is an internationally celebrated scientist for his discoveries in the determination of the genetic identity and origin of the devastating wheat blast fungus in Bangladesh in 2016, the development of a rapid diagnostic method of wheat blast using genomic markers and CRISPR-Cas genome editing system, novel plant probiotic technology in rice and wheat for the reduction of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, and more than 50 new bioactive antibiotics.
He has received many prizes, medals and awards at home and abroad, including a gold medal from the BAS and the Commonwealth Innovation Award from the UK.
He played a key role in establishing the Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE) with the state-of-the-art facilities for cutting-edge biotechnological research at BSMRAU.
He is one of the most cited and famous scientists from Bangladesh for his impactful research in the field of genetics and molecular biology.