Accomplished Agricultural Biotechnologist and Crop Breeder with over three decades of elite scientific leadership, advanced academic research, and institutional management experience. Demonstrates a distinguished career path in translating plant functional genomics, mutation breeding techniques, gene cloning, and molecular stress physiology into scalable, real-world solutions for global food security. This impactful work has directly resulted in the innovation, successful registration, and commercial release of 13 elite climate-resilient crop varieties across major food groups, including rice, soybean, sesame, and tomato. Formerly served as Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Biotechnology Division at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), holding a senior academic rank equivalent to a Full Professor. Throughout this tenure, maintained a rigorous academic profile, driving institutional excellence and mentoring 24 postgraduate research students (06 PhD and 18 MS) to successful completion. Dr. Uddin's global research footprint is anchored by highly prestigious international research attachments, including a flagship JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tottori University (Japan) and an advanced genomics fellowship at INBIOSIS, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Currently leveraging this deep expertise as an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaya, actively transforming cutting-edge molecular research, tissue-specific sodium homeostasis insights, and crop breeding discoveries into a high-value strategic portfolio of commercial patents and intellectual property optimized for sustainable global agriculture.
PROFILE
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UM Agroforestry, Deputy Vice-chancellor (research and Innovation) Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/drimtiaz
CONTACT
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+8801756926680
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drimtiaz
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RESEARCH ID
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8303-3243
Researcher id
00017642
Scopus id
57217447828