Researcher Profile

Cholera prediction modeling (Molecular Epidemiology and Ecology), WASH and Safe Water Intervention, Climate change, Microbiome and Health (Metagenomics), Microbial Forensics (PFGE & Comparative Genomics) and Pathogenesis

International Advisory Panels/ Committee/and Leadership

• Member National Research Council Committee for Microbial Forensics, The National Academies, USA. 2013-
• Scientific Council Member (Senior): CFWD, icddr,b 2011-12 
• Member, The PulseNet Asia Pacific Vibrio Sub-committee, The PulseNet International.2009--
• DiscussionLeaderof the Workshop U.S.A International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy, Washington, DC (Feb 25 – 26, 2011)
• WHO TeamMemberof Cholera Experts on Mission in Ukraine (2011)
• Advisorof ‘Conference Proceedings Advisory Panel’ “AIUB 1^st Conference for Young Public Health Professionals” (November 29-30, 2014)
• Lead:Research team Visiting the cholera affected areas of Orissa, India at the joint invitation of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, India
• Lead:Research team providing technical and scientific assistance on cholera management/control, centre for molecular dynamics (CMDN), Katmandu, Nepal
• Technical Committee Member: North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

International Fellowship/ Society Membership (National/International)

• Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (Since 2013)
• Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia (2011 -2014)
• Member American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1994-
• Member Executive Committee, Bangladesh Society of  Microbiologists (BSM) 2002-
• President:  Graduate Microbiologist Association of Bangladesh 1997-98
• Convener Graduate Microbiologist Association of Bangladesh 1996-
• Jt. General Secretary(Ex.):  Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists
• Life Member Bangladesh Society for Microbiologists
• Life Member Graduate Microbiologist Association (GMA), Bangladesh
• Life Member and former Cultural Secretary:  Japanese University Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB)

Chair - Co-Chair of Scientific Sessions of International Conference/Workshop

• Chair:Plenary Session:3rd Public Health Foundation Bangladesh (PHFBD) Day & Scientific Seminar held at Dhaka, Bangladesh (December 2015)
• Chair:Plenary Session: International Symposium ‘Science Needs for Microbial Forensics: Developing Initial International Roadmap’, Zagreb, Croatia(October 13-16, 2013) Organized by The USA National Academies, The UK Royal Society, the International Unions of Microbiological Societies, &the Croatian Academy of Science.
• Chair:of Scientific Session. The 10^th Annual Scientific Conference of CVASU, Chittagong, Bangladesh (April 6, 2010)
• Co-Chair:Scientific Session (Vibrio), The 7^th PulseNet Asia Pacific Meeting. The Public Health Laboratory Center (PHLC), Hong Kong. (December 20 -22, 2010)

Editorial activities:

• Editor, Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology (Since 1997)
• Editor, Stamford University Journal of Microbiology (Since 2011)
• Editor, Journal of Ancient Dis. & Preventive Remedies (2013)
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology Journal (Since 2013)
• Associate Editor, Bioinfo Genetic Programming (Since 2012)

Awards/Scholarships

• Dhaka University Academic Award for Securing First-Class with the First Position in Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Exams.
• Dhaka University Book Award for Academic Feat in the Bachelor of Science Examinations.
• Dhaka University scholarship for Academic Feat in Master of Science Examinations.
• Dhaka Univ. Scholarship [waiver of all tuition fees for academic feat in all BS and MS Examinations].
• Japanese Govt. Monbukagakusho Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (PhD) in Japan (1992-1996).
• UNESCO-ASM Award for Post-Doctoral study in the University of MD, USA (1997)
• UNESCO-German Govt. Award for Post-Doctoral study in German Institute of Biotech (GBF), Braunshweig, Germany (1997)
• Science and Technology Agency Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Studies (PhD) in Japan

Book/ Encyclopaedia/ Workshop Report/Article:

• Science Need for Microbial Forensics - Developing Initial International Research Priorities(2014). Co-author of Book; Publisher: The US National Academies Press (USA).
• Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh:Author of the Vibrionaceae Family: Cyanobacteria Bacteria and Fungi. Publisher: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. (Volume 2, Page 157-159).
• U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Publisher. The National Academies Press, USA, 2011
• A Journey into the Invisible World of Microbes- Book (Bengali) Edited by Munirul Alam  Publisher: icddr,b
• Popular Article:‘Climate Change and its Impact on Health’ – Edited by Munirul Alam and KSB Mannan. Publisher: icddr,b, April 2010; Vol:18 Issue 3, Page 6-7.

Keynote, Invited/Guest Speaker & Discussion Leader:

• Invited Speaker. The89^th Japanese Society for Bacteriology Annual Conference, Osaka (March 23-25, 2016)
• Invited Talk: 2^nd International South Asian Biotechnology Conference 2016(Biotechnology for sustainable Development), Dhaka, December 25-26, 2016. 
• Invited Speaker:International Seminar at North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 5, 2016)
• Invited Keynote Speaker:Role of Biotechnology as Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals”. Symposium jointly Organized by Dept. of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and the American Society for Microbiology (December 10, 2015)
• Keynote Speaker:  International Conference and 29^th Annual General Meeting of the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists, Bangladesh, December 26-28, 2015
• Invited for Series Lectures:On Metagenomics for Bioinformatics, Organized by Bioinfo Research Group, Department of Statistics,Rajshahi University(December 6-7, 2015)
• Invited Speaker:National Institutes of Infectious Diseases (NIID) International seminar on Infectious Diseases. Tokyo, Japan (January 22-23, 2015)
• Keynote Speaker:International Biennial Conference “VIBRIO-2014” held in Edinburgh, UK (April 1-4, 2014)
• Invited Speaker: US-Japan Cholera Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh (February 12-13, 2014)
• Invited Discussant:AIUB 1^st Conference for Young Public Health Professionals, Dhaka (Nov. 29-30, 2014)
• Guest Speaker:American International University of Bangladesh (September 19, 2014)
• Invited Speaker:IV Advance Course WHO-GFN South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 30-June 1, 2012
• Guest Speaker:Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge Univ, UK (May 22, 2012)
• Guest Speaker:  Centre for Molecular Dynamics (CMDN) & Kantipur Medical College, Tribhuban University, Nepal (July 12, 2012)
• Invited Speaker:US-Japan Cholera Conference,Kolkata, India (Dec. 13-15, 2011)
• Invited Speaker:International Conference on Global Warming, Ras-Al Khaima, UAE, (March 2011)
• Span Foundation Organized Post Graduate LectureforSouthGujarat University Students, Surat, India (July 4, 2011)
• Invited Discussion Leader: US Global Science Policy (Science Diplomacy), US National Academy of SciencesWorkshop in Palomar Hotel, Washington DC (February 25-26, 2011)
• Guest Speaker:  University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia (May 25, 2010)
• Guest Speaker: National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan (May 7, 2010)
• Invited Speaker:US-Japan Cholera Conference (EID) Oberoi Hotel, Kolkata, India(April 6 - 9, 2009)
• Keynote (Opening) Speaker:25^th Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists, Bangladesh, July 3-4, 2009.
• Guest Speaker: Stamford University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (August 17, 2009)
• Keynote Speaker:Intl. Conference on Biotechnology held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 7-8 June 2008
• Guest Speaker: National Institute of Health, Thailand. (July 22, 2008)
• Guest Speaker: George Washington University, Washington  DC., USA (Sep 18, 2007)
• Guest Speaker: National Institute of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam (June 27, 2007)
• Invited Speaker: US-Japan Cholera Conferenceat Gifu, Japan(November 5-7, 2006)
• Guest Speaker:  Centre for Disease Control, Beijing, China (December 23, 2006)
• Guest Speaker:  Shahjalal Science & Technol. Univ., Sylhet (April 27, 2006)
• Guest Speaker:  Okayama University, Okayama, Japan (December 11, 2005)

Oral Presenter of Paper in many National and International Scientific Conferences

• PhD Thesis Students Supervised: 3 (Ongoing (1))
• M Phil Thesis Students Supervised: 1
• MS Thesis Students Supervised: 75 

Selected publications include:

• Choi, SY., Rashed, SM., Hasan, NA., Alam, M., Islam, T., Sadique, A., Johura, F, Eppinger, M., Ravel, J., Huq, A., Cravioto, A., and RR. Colwell. 2016. Phylogenetic diversity of Vibrio cholerae associated with Endemic Cholera in Mexico, 1991 – 2008. mBio. (In Press)
• George, C. M., S. Monira, D. A. Sack, M. Rashid, K.M. S. Rahman, T. Mahmud, Z. Rahman, M. Mustafiz, S. I. Bhuyian, P. J. Winch, E. Leontsini, J. Perin, F. Begum, F. Zohura, S. Biswas, T. Parvin, X. Zhang, D. Jung, R. B. Sack, and M. Alam . 2016. Randomized Controlled Trial of Hospital-Based Hygiene and Water Treatment Intervention (CHoBI7) to Reduce Cholera. Emerg. infect. Dis. 22(2) February 2016. 
• George CM, Jung DS, Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Monira S, Sack DA, Rashid MU, Mahmud T, Mustafiz M, Rahman Z, Bhuyian SI, Winch PJ, Leontsini E, Perin J, Begum F, Zohura,F, Biswas S, Parvin T, Sack RB, Alam M. 2016. Sustained Uptake of a Hospital-Based Handwashing with Soap and Water Treatment Intervention (Cholera-Hospital-Based Intervention for 7 Days [CHoBI7]): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg. Jan 4. pii: 15-0502. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26728766.
• Rahaman, H, Islam, T., R. Colwell & Alam, M. 2015. (Review article) Molecular tools in understanding evolution of Vibrio cholerae. Frontiers in Microbiol. published: 06 October 2015 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01040: p1-13
• Alam, M.,S.M. Rashed, S. B. Mannan, T. Islam, M. L. Lizarraga-¬Partida, G. Delgado, R. Morales, J. L. Mendez, A. Navarro, H. Watanabe, M. Ohnishi, N. A. Hasan, A. Huq, R. B. Sack, R. R. Colwell, and A. Cravioto. 2014. Occurrence in Mexico, 1998 – 2008, of Vibrio cholerae CTX+ El Tor Carrying an Additional Truncated CTX Prophage. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (PNAS) doi/10.1073/pnas.1323408111.
• Sameer M. Dixit, F. Johura, S. Manandhar, A. Sadique, R. M. Rajbhandari, S. B. Mannan, M. Rashid, S. Islam, D. Karmacharya, H. Watanabe, R. B. Sack, A. Cravioto and M. Alam. 2014. Cholera outbreaks (2012) in three districts of Nepal reveal clonal transmission of multi-drug resistant Vibrio cholerae O1. BMC Infect. Dis. 07/2014; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-392.
• Rashed, S.M., A. Iqbal, S. B. Mannan, T. Islam, M. Rashid, F.  Johura, H. Watanabe, N. A. Hasan, A. Huq, O.C. Stine, R. B. Sack, R. R. Colwell, and M. Alam. 2013. Isolation of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor and O139 Bengal carrying ctxBET, Bangladesh. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2013 October; 19(10): 1713–1715. Doi:10.3201/eid1910.130626.
• Monira, S., S. Nakamura, K. Gotoh, K. Izutsu, H. Watanabe, N. H. Alam, T. Nakaya, T. Horii, S. I. Ali, T. Iida, and M. Alam. 2013. Metagenomic profile of gut microbiota in children during cholera and recovery. Gut Pathogens. 5(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1757-4749-5-1.
• Hasan, N.A, S. Y. Choi, M. Eppinger, J. B. Prosper, P.W. Clark, M.  Alam, E. Taviani, B. J. Haley, A. Chen, E. Hine, Q. Su, L. J. Tallon, K. Furth, M. M. Hoq, H. Li2, C. M. Fraser-Liggett, A Cravioto, A. Huq, J. Ravel, T. A. Cebula and R. R. Colwell. 2012. Genomic Diversity of 2010 Haitian Cholera Outbreak Strains. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (PNAS).
• Hasan, B., Drobni, P, Drobni, M, Alam, M, Olsen B. 2012. Dissemination of NDM-1. Lancet. Infect. Dis.12(2): 99-100.
• Hasan, B, Sandegren, L., Melhus, Ã…., Drobni, M., Hernandez, J., Waldenström, J., Alam M, & Björn Olsen. 2012. Antibiotic Resistance and Extended Spectrum ß-lactamases in Escherichia coli from Wild Birds and Free-range Poultry in Bangladesh. Emerg. Infect. Dis. Vol. 18, No. 12, p2055-2058. December 2012.
• Alam, M.,M. Sultana, G. B. Nair, A. K. Siddique, N. A. Hasan, R. B. Sack, D. A. Sack, K. U. Ahmed, A. Sadique, H. Watanabe, C. J. Grim, A. Huq, and R. R. Colwell. 2007. Viable but nonculturable Vibrio cholerae O1 in biofilms in the aquatic environment and their role in cholera transmission. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (PNAS) 104:17801-6.