Curriculum Vitae (CV)

 

Dr. Md. Muzammel Hossain (PhD, Postdoc)

Contact email: muzammel3@gmail.com

                      

Research Area: Ecotoxicology, Redox Biology, Health Risk Assessment, Physiology, Ecology, Antioxidant, Enzyme activities, Stress, ​Silicone, Heavy Metal or PTEs, PFAS, Soil Element, ​Plant, ​Emerging  Contamination, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Food Safety, Agri-Food Safety, Sedimentology,  Transcription analysis, Gene expression, DNA barcode, PCR, Invasive species, Biota,​Plant, Invertebrate, Freshwater, Terrestrial, Wetland, ​Biodiversity, Evaluation and Conservation.

Affiliations​
Postdoc, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, China. 
PhD Candidate, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 
Lecturer, Agricultural University College, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 
Researcher, HEQEP, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 
Director, Biodiversity Conservation and Fisheries Research Center, Bangladesh 

Education
Postdoc in Environmental Science and Engineering,  Jiangsu University, China.​
Ph.D. in Ecotoxicology (Soil Science),  Huazhong Agricultural University, China. 
MSc (Thesis) in Zoology, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, Jagannath University.
BSc in Zoology, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, Jagannath University.​

PROJECT COMPLETED
Postdoc Research: Health Risk Assessment of PTEs Contamination in soil, biota (plant & Fish), sediment and microbe base implication for biofuel production
PhD Thesis: Typical organosilicone stressed response of Crayfish (P. clarkii) in antioxidant system and related gene expression
MSc Thesis: Inventory of Biodiversity in the most polluted river Buriganga, Dhaka

PUBLICATION
(Number of publication 42 upto date, selected publication presented.               Total citations: 2271,            h-index : 18     &      i10-index: 27)

1. Hossain, M.M.*, Tu, S., Han, S., et al. (2026) Human Health Risk Assessment from Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Wild Aesthetic Plants (Cosmos): PTE Concentration and Distribution. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 198, 694 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15545-1 (IF 3.6).

2.Hossain M.M., Jahan, I., Nahian AA., et al. (2025). Distribution of potentially toxic elements in sediments of the municipal river channel (Balu), Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ecological and health risks assessment. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 269, 104492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd. 2024.104492. (IF 5.5)

3. Hossain M.M., Nawaz, MZ., Dar, MA., et al. (2025) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure in biota and remediation strategies: Toxicological and biochemical perspectives. J. of Hazardous Materials Advances 17,100579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100579. (IF 9.1).

4.Hossain M.M., Jahan I, Dar MA, Dhanavade MJ, Mamtaz AFB, Maxwell SJ, Han S, Zhu D. (2025). A Review of Potentially Toxic Elements in Sediment, Water, and Aquatic Species from the River Ecosystems. Toxics. 13(1):26. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13010026. (IF 4.1).

5.Hossain M.M., Wang, S., Liang, Z., et al., (2024). Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Invasive Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) from Polluted Urban River Areas of Bangladesh and Evaluation of Human Health Risk. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196, 1178 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13322-6.(IF 3.6).

6. Ali, Y., Gao, J., Zhang, Z., Hossain, M.M., Zhu, D. (2024) Directional co-immobilization of artificial multimeric-enzyme complexes as a robust biocatalyst for biosynthesis curcumin glucosides and regeneration of UDP-glucose. I. J. of Biological Macromolecules, 278, 135035. https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135035 (IF: 7.7).

7.Hossain M.M., Tripty, J., Shishir, M.Z.A., Han, S., Zhu, D. (2024). Malondialdehyde and heavy metal contents in Piper betel: Possible Risks of Heavy Metals in Human Health. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106540. (IF 5.5).

8. Hossain, M.M., Jahan, I., Nahian, A. A., Zhu, D (2023) Immediate health risk: concentration of heavy metals in contaminated freshwater fishes from the river channel of Turag-Tongi-Balu. Environmental Toxicology. 39(1):120‐134. https://doi.org/10.1002/tox.23959 (IF 4.50).

9. Samad, A., Roy, D., Hasan, M.M., Ahmed, K.H., Sarker, S., Hossain, M.M., Shajahan, M. (2023). Intake of toxic metals through dietary eggs consumption and its potential health risk assessment on the peoples of the capital city Dhaka, Bangladesh. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 105104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.105104 (IF 6.21).

10.Hossain, M.M., and S.J., Maxwell. (2022) Different morphs of Umbonium vestiarium (Gastropod) from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh coastal zone. The Festivus 54(4):300-304.http://doi:10.54173/F544300.

11.Hossain, M.M. (2022). Perspective Chapter: Status of Dolphin in the Maritime Area of Bangladesh. Marine Mammals, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102022.

12. Yuan Y., Rizwan M., Dai Z., Hossain, M.M. Zhang Y., Huang H, Tu S. (2022). The role and its transcriptome mechanisms of cell wall polysaccharides in vanadium detoxication of rice. J. of Hazardous Materials,127966 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127966.(IF 14.224).

13. Hossain, M.M., Yuan Y., Huang, H., Wang; Z., Cao, M.; Tu, S. (2021). Exposure to D6 (Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane) affects the antioxidant response and gene expression of Procambarus clarkii. MDPI: Sustainability, 13(6), 3495. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063495 (IF 3.88).

14. Bristy, M.S, Sarker, K.K., Hossain, M.M., Islam, A., Khan, M.F. (2021). Health risk estimation of metals bioaccumulated in commercial fish from coastal areas and rivers in Bangladesh. Environ.Toxi. and Pharma. 86:103666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2021.103666. (IF 5.785).

15. Hossain, M.M., Huang, H., Yuan Y., Wan, T., Jiang, C., Dai, Z., Xiong, S., Cao, M., Tu, S. (2020). Silicone stressed response of Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in antioxidant enzyme activity and related gene expression, Environmental Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115836(IF 9.988).

16. Dai, Z.,Yuan Y., Huang, H., Hossain, M.M., Xiong, S., Cao, M., Ma, L.Q., Tu, S. (2020). Methyl Jasmonate mitigates high selenium damage of rice via altering antioxidant capacity, selenium transportation and gene expression. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143848. (IF 10.753).

17. Huang, H., Li, M., Rizwan, M., Dai, Z., Yuan Y., Hossain, M.M., Cao, M., Xiong, S., Tu, S. (2020). Synergistic Effect of Silicon and Selenium on the Alleviation of Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials 401:123393. DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123393 (IF 14.224).

18. Naznin, MM., Baki, MA., Hossain, M.M., Datta, SK., and Ahmed, MS. (2020) Twelve new records of Coral associated fish from the Saint Martin’s island based on morphometric and molecular approaches.Bangladesh J. Zool. 48(2): 253-262. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v48i2.52367.

19. Dai, Z., Rizwan, M., Gao, F., Yuan Y., Huang, H., Hossain, M.M., Cao, M., Liu, Y., Tu, S. (2019) Nitric oxide alleviates selenium toxicity in rice by regulating antioxidation, selenium uptake, speciation and gene expression. Environmental Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113540 (IF 9.988).

20. Baki, MA., Hossain, M.M., Akter, J., Quraishi, SB., Shojib, MFH., Ullah, AKM., Khan, MF. (2018). Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 159:153-163.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.04.035 (IF 7.129).

21. Ahmed, MK., Baki, MA., Kundu, GK., Islam, MS., Islam, MM., Hossain, M.M. (2016). ​Human health risks from heavy metals in fish of Buriganga river, Bangladesh, Springer Plus, 5: 1697. https://doi.org/10. 1186/s40064-016-3357-0

22. Baki,MA., Hossain, M.M.* Bhouiyan, NA. (2016) Checklist of Freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda And Bivalva) recorded from the Buriganga and Turag Rivers, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Festivus 48(4): 221-228.DOI:10.54173/F484221.

23. Ahmed, MK., Baki, MA., Islam, MS., Kundu, GK., Sarkar, SK., Hossain, M.M. (2015) Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in tropical fish and shellfish collected from the river Buriganga, Bangladesh. Springer: Environ. Sci. and Poll. Res. 22(20):15880-15890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4813-z, (IF 5.190)

24. Alam, S.M.I., Hossain, M.M.,* Baki, MA, Bhouiyan, NM. (2015) STATUS OF GANGES DOLPHIN, PLATANISTA GANGETICA GANGETICA (ROXBURGH, 1801) IN THE RIVER BURIGANGA, DHAKA. Bang. J. of Zool. 43(1): 109-120.

25. Baki, M.A., Islam, M.R., Hossain, M.M.* Bhouiyan, NA. (2015) Livelihood status and assessment of fishing community in adjacent area of Turag-Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Inter. J. of Pure and App. Zool. 3(4): 347-353.

26. Hossain, M.M.* and Baki, MA. (2015).Present status of preliminary survey on avifauna diversity and distribution in the most polluted river Buriganga, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Inter. J. of Pure and App. Zool. 3(1): 59-69.

27.Hossain, M.M.*, Baki, M.A. (2014).A preliminary survey of freshwater mollusca (gastropoda and bivalva) and distribution in the river Brahmaputra, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The J. of Zoo. St. 1(3):19-22.

BOOK EDITOR

Data-Driven Environmental Exposure and Risk Management: AI-Enabled Monitoring, Modeling and Decision Systems.  Elsevier. (In Progress).

BOOK CHAPTER & BULLETIN

Dar, MA., Xie, R., Ali, S., Hossain, MM., Ahmed, F., Zabed, H.M., Zhu, D., Sun, J. (2025). Termite-Based Biorefinery as an Innovative Model for Biohydrogen and Biomethane Productions. In: Dar, M.A., Zabed, H.M., Shahnawaz, M. (eds) Recent Trends in Lignocellulosic Biofuels and Bioenergy. Clean Energy Production Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4636-4_7

Hossain, M.M. (2022). Perspective Chapter: Status of Dolphin in the Maritime Area of Bangladesh. Marine Mammals, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102022.

Hossain, M.M.*, Alam, S. M. I., Baki, M. A. and Bhouiyan, N. A. (2016), Ganges River Dolphin. John Wiley & Sons: Bull Ecol Soc Am, 97:183–187. doi:10.1002/bes2.1227 https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1227.

Hossain, M.M. (2015). ​The Golden Barb or Golden Dwarf Barb – An Ideal Aquarium Fish with commercial importance to Fisheries of Bangladesh.Newsletter Saving Freshwater Fishes and Habitats, IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group.Issue 8.Pp 22-23. https://www.iucnffsg.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/March-FFSG-Newsletter.pdf. ​ 

FELLOWSHIPS
2022 –  2025 : Postdoctoral Fellowship – Jiangsu University, China 

SCHOLARSHIP, GRANTS,  AWARD
2017 – 2021: Fully Funded Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) For Ph.D. Program
2016 – Research Scientist award from European Association and SharkLab ADRIA.
2014 – Travel Grant for HydroMedit 2014, November 13-15, Volos, Greece
2014 – “Happy Fish” International Symbol from WFMF, The Netherlands 
2012 – 2014: Jagannath University MSc Merit Research Grant.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

1. Hossain, M.M.*, Baki, M.A.(2014) Freshwater Habitats and Fishing Activities in the Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY & AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT HydroMedit-2014. University of Thessaly. Volos, Greece. Pp 318-324. http://www.apae.uth.gr/images/stories/HydroMedit_2014/hydro-14-pro.pdf.

2. Hossain M.M. and Zhu D. 2025. Potential Toxic Elements in Cosmos Plants and the Public Health Risks in Prettification Cities. 3rd International Trainee Symposium in Agri-Food, Nutrition and Health, proudly hosted by the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM), Canada. October 15–17, 2025, Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada. https://meetccarm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CCARM-2025-All-PDF.pdf

3. Hossain M.M. and Zhu D. 2025. Poster presentation, Urban ornamental plant studies remarked exposure science and public health risk concern. A052: Early Career Researcher Showcase in Urban Systems Research, AGU25, New Orleans, December 15-19, USA. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176402406.64289393/v1

Others Skills

Experience in R-Studio (R programing), STAR v.2014, R, Stata, SAS, SPSS,  Origin Pro 2024, X-Statisca, GraphPad Prism 8, AAS, FAAS, GAAS, ICP-MS, XRD, FTIR, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, HPLC, SEM-EDX, XAS, Wet Lab materials, DNA extractions, DNA Bar coding, PCR, qPCR, Gel-electrophoresis, SDS phage (protein), PCR Technique, qPCR, Transcription analysis, NCBI, Blast, MEGA,  Parasite Staining (Slide preparation),  Microsoft office.

Training and Participation

  • Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA. Certificate
  • Write101x: English Grammar & Style, edX, The University of Queensland, Australia. Certificate
  • Capacity Development Program on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Asian Countries, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Certificate.
  • Marine Spatial Planning: balancing social, economic, cultural, and ecological objectives, Aug 17 – 21, 2020, Virtual, IMECaN4, Canada. Certificate
  • Participated on fish nutrition: outputs of the euarraina project of “1st international congress of applied ichthyology & aquatic environment – Hydromedit 2014” University of Thessaly, November 13-15, Volos, Greece. Certificate 
  • Advance Courses of Primate ecology and Conservation; Langur Conservation Project (SRCWPP/2013/W2/1), The world Bank and University of Dhaka. 21-25 May 2014. Dhaka. Certificate  
  • DNA Bar-coding of Small Indigenous Species (SIS), Ministry of education, Government of Bangladesh & Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. Certificate
  • GIS and Conservation – 2016 held on 26 November, 2016 at Jagannath University, Dhaka 
  • Faunal Survey and Biodiversity Research Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka under “Faunal Survey and Enrichment of Facilities for Biodiversity Research Sub-project” CP 2216. HEQEP, UGC.​​

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