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CURRICULUM VITAE

ASSOCIATE PROF. MD. IMTIAZ UDDIN
ASSOCIATE PROF. MD. IMTIAZ UDDIN
Associate Professor
UM Agroforestry
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BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor Dr. Md. Imtiaz Uddin is an expert agricultural biotechnologist and crop breeder at the Galmi Lemi Biotechnology Research Centre, Universiti Malaya (UM). He specializes in mutation breeding, advanced gene cloning, plant functional genomics, and molecular stress physiology. Dr. Uddin holds a Ph.D. in Bio-environment Science (2008) from Tottori University, Japan, alongside an M.S. and B.Sc. (Hons) from Bangladesh Agricultural University. Following his doctoral graduation, he was awarded a prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2008–2010), which he completed at Tottori University. He later expanded his regional research footprint as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2013–2014) at the Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Over a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Uddin rose through the scientific ranks at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), serving as Scientific Officer (1994–2009), Senior Scientific Officer (2009–2015), Principal Scientific Officer (2015–2019; Associate Professor), and ultimately as Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Biotechnology Division (2019–2024; Professor). Parallel to his senior leadership roles, he maintained an active academic profile, directing advanced graduate research labs and driving institutional academic excellence. His career is marked by milestone contributions to global food security, including the innovation and commercial release of 13 elite climate-resilient crop varieties (05 Rice, 03 Soybean, 02 Sesame, and 03 Tomato).

Dr. Uddin's research bridges fundamental molecular mechanisms with applied field agriculture, focusing on tissue-specific sodium homeostasis and stress-induced genes (OsARP, OsMGD) to combat salinity, drought, and submergence. At Universiti Malaya, he is translating this deep expertise into high-value intellectual property, focusing on patenting innovative, climate-smart crop varieties optimized for sustainable agriculture. He is a prolific academic researcher with over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles—including top-tier publications in Plant Physiology and Plants—and has successfully driven postgraduate research supervision as the primary mentor for 24 graduate students (06 PhD and 18 MS).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • IJAZAH DOKTORET/IJAZAH DOKTOR FALSAFAH (BIOENVIRONMENT SCIENCE), (Science)
    Tottori University

PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Ullah, M. A., Abdullah-Zawawi, M. R., Razalli, I. I., Sukiran, N. L., Uddin, M. I., & Zainal, Z. (2025). Overexpression of rice High-affinity Potassium Transporter gene OsHKT1;5 improves salinity and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Molecular Biology Reports, 52(1), Article 40.
  2. Khatun, R., Uddin, M. I., Uddin, M. M., Howlader, M. T. H., & Haque, M. S. (2022). Analysis of qualitative and quantitative morphological traits related to yield in country bean (Lablab purpureus L. Sweet) genotypes. Heliyon, 8(11), Article e11631.
  3. Ullah, M. A., Zawawi, M. R. A., Abidin, R. A. Z., Sukiran, N. L., Uddin, M. I., & Zainal, Z. (2022). A review of integrative omic approaches for understanding rice salt response mechanisms. Plants, 11(11), Article 1430.
  4. Hedayati, P., Monfrad, H. H., Isa, N. M., Hwang, D. J., Zain, C. D. C. M., Uddin, M. I., Zuraida, A. R., Ismail, I., & Zainal, Z. (2015). Construction and analysis of an Oryza sativa (cv. MR219) salinity-related cDNA library. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 37(5), Article 91.
  5. Hedayati, P., Monfrad, H. H., Isa, N. M., Hwang, D. J., Zain, C. D. C. M., Uddin, M. I., Zuraida, A. R., Ismail, I., & Zainal, Z. (2015). Overexpression of the stress-associated protein (SAP) SAPMR219 in Oryza sativa (var. MR219) increases salt tolerance in transformed Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Plant Omics, 8(4), 292–299.
  6. Wang, S., Uddin, M. I., Tanaka, K., Yin, L., Shi, Z., Qi, Y., Mano, J., Matsui, K., Shimomura, N., Sakaki, T., Deng, Z., & Zhang, S. (2014). Maintenance of chloroplast structure and function by overexpression of the rice MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL SYNTHASE gene leads to enhanced salt tolerance in tobacco. Plant Physiology, 165(3), 1144–1155.
  7. Yin, L., Wang, S., Eltayeb, A. E., Uddin, M. I., Yamamoto, Y., Tsuji, W., Takeuchi, Y., & Tanaka, K. (2010). Overexpression of dehydroascorbate reductase, but not monodehydroascorbate reductase, confers tolerance to aluminum stress in transgenic tobacco. Planta, 231(3), 609–621.
  8. Uddin, M. I., Qi, Y., Yamada, S., Shibuya, I., Deng, X. P., Kwak, S. S., Kaminaka, H., & Tanaka, K. (2008). Overexpression of a new rice vacuolar antiporter regulating protein OsARP improves salt tolerance in tobacco. Plant and Cell Physiology, 49(6), 880–890.