Maqsudul Alam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maqsudul Alam

scientist

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1954

Place of Birth: Faridpur Sadar Upazila, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Date of Death: 20-Dec-2014

Profession: geneticist

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Maqsudul Alam (14 December 1954 – 20 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi-born life-science scientist who is known for his work on genome sequencing.
His work on genome sequencing started with bacteria Idiomarina loihiensis in 2003.
He came into the focus of Bangladeshi people after his work on genome sequencing of tosha jute (Corchorus olitorius O4) in 2010, white jute (Corchorus capsularis CVL1) in 2013 and jute attacking fungus (Macrophomina phaseolina) in 2012.Alam also worked on genome sequencing of transgenic papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus) in 2007, rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) in 2009, bacteria Methylacidiphilum infernorum in 2007, Methylocella silvestris BL2 in 2009, Saprospira grandis str.
Lewin in 2011, Geobacillus thermoleovorans CCB_US3_UF5 in 2011, Thermus sp.
strain CCB_US3_UF1 in 2011, Salmonella enterica subsp.
enterica Serovar Typhi P-stx-12 in 2011, Thermomyces lanuginosus Strain SSBP and Pantoea anthophila in 2014.