Presenting Author
The University of Arizona
Since August 1983 I had an uninterrupted career in teaching and research and worked for 5 different Universities in Asia, Europe and America. I published more than 50 peer reviewed articles in many reputed journals and contributed significantly to the field of ocular Physiology and Pharmacology. Among the many discoveries I made the following are remarkable: (1) development of arterially perfused eye preparation. (2) discovery of the methods for primary culture of nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (NPE) and lens epithelium. (3) Discovery that Src tyrosine kinases regulate Na,K-ATPase activity in the NPE and in the lens epithelium. (4) Discovery of a role for transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4), a novel TRPV4 channel-dependent mechanism for SFK activation. (5) Discovery of interaction between TRPV4 and connexin 50 hemichannels that constitute a unique remote-control signaling mechanism in the lens. (6) Discovery of two independently operated sense and respond feedback control systems that maintain normal ion/water homeostasis of the lens.
I graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and MSc in Pharmacology from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1982 and 1985, respectively. I completed PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Glasgow, UK in 1994. Since then I worked in various academic positions in Bangladesh Agricultural University; University of Glasgow, UK; Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Louisville until June 2006. In July 2006 I moved to Arizona to take up my present position at the University of Arizona.