GNOBB wishes all its members, well-wishers and readers a very happy and prosperous Eid-ul-Fitr. EID MUBARAK. GNOBB wishes that the glow of Allah’s blessings brings happiness, prosperity and good tidings to all of you.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2015. We are pleased to announce that June issue of the Journal of PTC&B volume 25(1) has just been published. Besides three review articles and one short communication it contains eight more articles related to plant tissue culture and biotechnology. We are indebted greatly to Professor Cindy Cross but for whose help it would not have
Read MoreThe 38th issue of the online newsletter “BioLife” by ACI Agribusinesses is now available. “BioLife” highlights the new developments and technologies in the agriculture sector along with the various activities of ACI Agribusinesses. Please find the attachment of “BioLife” with this email. Your opinion and suggestions regarding “Bio
Read MoreDhaka June 5, 2015. Enzyme-IGFII fusion protein next therapeutic agent for Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB) is a lysosomal disease, an inborn error of metabolism. It mainly affects the brain and spinal cord. Affected individuals can face some neurological symptoms, including dementia, aggressive behavior, hyperactivity, loss of vision, and c
Read MoreDr. Aparna Islam, Associate Professor in Biotechnology Program at BRAC University recently received the “Best Teacher Award 2014”. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, the founder of BRAC and Chairperson of BRAC University’s Board of Trustees distributed the award, while Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, the Vice‐chancellor, BRAC University was present. BRAC Univ
Read MoreDhaka, 29th May, 29, 2015. Professor M. Nurul Islam at the Department of Botany, DU has been invited to deliver a seminar on, “Developing Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (ToLCV) resistance in Tomato through anti-viral strategy” at the Department of Botany, Nottingham on the 29th May.
Read MoreDhaka, the 27th May, 2015. It is with a good deal of pleasure, GNOBB reports that recently, Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam at the Department of Botany Dhaka University, presented a paper on molecular diagnosis of tomato leaf curl disease at the Third International Conference on: Advances in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering. The Conference was org
Read MoreBangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has released four Bt -brinjal varieties for limited scale cultivation in Bangladesh. These are Bt-brinjal 1, -2, -3, and -4. Initially the saplings of these four varieties were given to the 20 farmers from different parts of the country for cultivation. The adoptive trial for these bt- brinjal varieties has been expanded this y
Read MoreProfessor Haseena Khan, Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Mol. Biology has retuned to Dhaka after a successful visit to ICBiotech, Osaka University, Japan to establish a research collaboration under the sub-project titled “Creating a next generation of postgraduate researchers skilled in molecular and analytical approaches while harnessing endophytes for broad spectrum
Read MoreHeartiest congratulations to Samsad Razzaque, Research Associate of the PEER-USAID program at the Plant Biotechnology laboratory of Prof. Zeba I. Seraj, at Dhaka University. Samsad has been accepted with 5 years of guaranteed support to the Plant Biology Graduate Program at the University of Austin, Texas, with Professor Thomas Juenger as his Major Adviser. His Ph.D. schol
Read MoreThe deposition of first SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing results of a Bangladeshi patient by Dr. Senjuti Shaha, Dr. Samir Kumar Shaha along with their team from Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) opened a new do Read More
GNOBB wishes all its well wishers and readers a heartiest greetings for Eid-ul-fitr. May this special day brings peace, happiness and prosperity to everyone. Eid Mubarak! Read More
GNOBB would like to express its heartiest congratulations to Dr. Hemayet Ullah for his recent publication on identification of functional inhibitor compounds of scaffold protein RACK1 that could inhibit the Herpe Read More