Dr. Asimul Islam
Name: Dr. Asimul Islam
Qualification: Ph.D.
Designation : Associate Professor
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences
Institute name : Jamia Millia Islamia, (a Central University), New Delhi-110025
College address : Dr. Asimul Islam G-19 Ground floor, Centre for interdisciplinary research in basic sciences, Ramanujan block, Mujeeb Bagh, gate no 23, Jamia Millia Islamia(a Central University), Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 110025
Publication title: Journal
Paper title : Implications of Hard versus Soft Interactions: Binding of polyethylene glycol with cytochrome c yields molten globule state under physiological conditions
Journal Name : International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume : 148
Issue No. :
Month of publication : January
Year : 2020
Page No. : 192-200
ISSN : 1879-0003 (web)
About Dr. Asimul Islam
Dr. Asimul Islam is Associate professor at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, (a Central University), New Delhi. He has significantly contributed in the field of protein folding and stress biology. His work on osmolytes and their mechanism against harsh environmental conditions is published in reputed journals like Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), Biochemistry, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (IJBMM) and Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (JBSD), etc. He has contributed to the development of excluded volume theory that explains how additives can affect protein stability. Dr. Islam has done remarkable research on determination of protein stability in the presence of crowding agents that mimic the environment of the protein in the cell. He is also member of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), one of the oldest and premiere scientific bodies of India. Dr. Asimul Islam had received many prestigious awards in 2019, viz. Research Peace Award 2019-20 under the title “International Best Researcher in Protein Folding” by Research under Literal Access Awards (RULA), “the Outstanding Researcher in Molecular and Structural Biology” under the Biomedical Sciences Discipline by Venus International Foundation, NESA Eminent Scientist of The Year Award-2019 by National Environmental Science Academy, and the Fellow Award- 2019 by Agricultural and Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS). He has delivered 50 plus Invited talks at major research institutes like IIT-Guwahati, IIT-BHU, AMU, Jamia Hamdrad, Alagappa Univesity, Indian Sciences Congress, etc. He has published 160 plus research articles in reputed National and International, with overall citation of more than 2000, h-index as 23 and i-10 index as 67. Dr. Islam has handled 7 research projects financed by U.G.C., C.S.I.R., DST-SERB, and ICMR. Recently, his research focuses on protein aggregation, protein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.