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SALMAN KHAN PROMON

salman.promon@gmail.com | www.salmanpromon.com | (+880)1755032985)
Mail: House 1/3, 5A, Block A, Road 1, Niketan, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

Research Interests
Cell and Molecular Biology, Oncology, Diagnostics, Regenerative medicine, 3D Bioprinting, Biomaterials, Prostheses
Education
Master of Science in Biotechnology
School of Data and Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
School of Data and Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Employments/ Work experiences:
Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh (February, 2021 – present)
• Biotechnology and microbiology courses including genetics, cell & molecular biology, genetic engineering etc.
• Establishing IUB’s life sciences lab, club and involving students into research and extra curricular activities.
• Help expanding IUB’s outreach, research with national and international collaborations.
Lecturer, School of Data and Sciences, Brac University, Bangladesh (January, 2020 – January 2021)
• Taught biotechnology courses focused on GMO, molecular biology, genetic engineering etc.
• Involved students into research and extra curricular activities and supervised undergraduate level theses.
• Helped expanding research in Biomedical engineering, various national and international collaborations etc.
• Created job opportunities for BracU students and helped students in many of their start-ups.
Chief Operating Officer, Beyond Innovations & Technologies Limited, Bangladesh (October, 2018 – November 2019)
• Management of administration, HR, accounting/finance and other operations.
• Proposal and contracts, program management, organizational and business development etc.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Life Sciences Programs, Brac University, Bangladesh (August, 2015 – October 2018)
• Conducted all the laboratory credit courses in the BracU life sciences program curriculum.
• Designed and established life sciences laboratory at Brac University.
• Won numbers of national and international awards and grants individually and with departmental involvement.
• Ideated, designed thesis projects for undergraduate and masters level students and trained them in the lab.

Academic Internship (Summer 2015)

• Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddrb), Focus: Immunology, Cell biology.
• Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi), Focus: Infection Biology, Genetic diseases.
Startups Founder (2019- )
• MECHAMIND (www.mechamind.io). Edu-Tech Company focused on STEAM based education for kids.
• STAR Labs BD - The first Community Biolab in Bangladesh. Co working lab space available for rent.

Skills & Competencies

• Research/Laboratory based: DNA/RNA isolation and purification, Isolation of plasmid, PCR, RT-PCR, Gel
electrophoresis, Protein extraction and partial purification, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting, Preparation of
competent cell, Transformation, ELISA technique, Size exclusion column chromatography, Cell culture,
Microbiological techniques, Bioinformatics tools.
• Language: Bengali (native), English (CEFR C1), Hindi & Urdu (speaking and listening), Spanish (starter’s)
• Software: Microsoft Office, Bioinformatics tools, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Premier Pro, Blender 3D,
CURA 3.0, Filmora etc.
• Industry: Operation and management, evaluation, and market determination.
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Research Activities

Ongoing Research/Projects:
• Isolation and cell inhibitory activity estimation of anticancer peptide azurin from P. aeruginosa.
• Development of experimental bioink and biomaterials using fungal cells for 3D bioprinting.
• 3D printed low-cost functional prosthetic arm (Mechanical, Voice command and EMG signal based).
Selected Journal Publications (Peer reviewed and only as First/Corresponding Author or PI/Co-PI):

1. Promon, S.K., Kamal, W., Rahman, S.S., Hossain, M.M., Choudhury, N. (2018). Bioethanol production using
vegetable peels medium and the effective role of cellulolytic bacterial (Bacillus subtilis) pre-treatment.
F1000Research, 7:271.
2. Jamee, R., Araf, Y., Naser, I.B., Promon, S.K.C (2021). The promising rise of bioprinting in revolutionalizing
medical science: Advances and possibilities. Regenerative Therapy, 18: 133-145. ISSN 2352-3204.
3. Akter, F., Araf, Y., Naser, I.B., Promon, S.K.C (2021). Prospect of 3D Bioprinting over Cardiac Cell Therapy and
Conventional Tissue Engineering in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients with Myocardial Injury. Regenerative
Therapy, ISSN 2352-3204.
4. Galib, M., Araf, Y., Naser, I.B., Promon, S.K.C (2021). Prospects of 3D bioprinting as a possible treatment for
cancer cachexia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations. JCEI-12880-2021.
5. Saha, S., Araf, Y., Promon, S.K.C (2022). Circulating tumor DNA in cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis.
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 34, 8. PMID: 35187602.
6. Pathogenesis and potential therapeutic application of stem cells transplantation in Huntington’s
disease. Regenerative Therapy (2022)
7. 3D Bioprinting for Regenerating COVID-19-Mediated Irreversibly Damaged Lung Tissue. International Journal
of Bioprinting (2022)

Research/ Poster Presentations:

• Tursa, A., Akhter, F., Mirza, S., Promon, S.K. (May 2022). Development of 3D bioprinter and printing biomaterial.
1st Jamal Nazrul Islam National Conference. Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Sarwar, F., Promon, S.K., Jahan, N., Khan, T.T. (January 2018). Molecular detection of anticancer protein Azurin
in native Pseudomonas isolates. The 10th AFOB Regional Symposium. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Momin, M., Mirza, N., Promon, S.K., Hossain, M.M. (April 2017). Biochemical and molecular identification of
lactic acid bacteria with antimicrobial properties isolated from fermented foods and analysis of associated
proteins by SDS-PAGE. 30th Annual Conference organized by Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM).
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Promon, S.K., Shembil, S., Datta, D., Hossain, M.M. (February 2017). Isolation of lactobacillus spp with
antimicrobial properties. 1st International Congress organized by Global Circle for Scientific, Technological and
Management Research (GCSTMR). Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Promon, S.K., Hossain, M.M., Choudhury, N. (January 2015) Isolation and characterization of Saccharomyces
cerevisiae for the production of ethanol from organic sources. Conference of Biotechnology in Health and
Agriculture (ICBHA) organized by Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Conferences/ Talks (selected):
• Nobel Prize Teacher Summit (September 2022), International teacher conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
• The Darwin International Conference (Nov 2019 and Dec 2020). Somaiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai, India.
• Global Community Biosummit. (2017- 2020). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA, USA.
• International Biotechnology Congress (2020) Intersectoral Technical Commission of Biotechnology, Guatemala.
• The Digital Naturalism Conference-Dinacon (July 2018). Koh Lon, Thailand.
• 3rd Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) Conference (December 2017), Bangladesh.
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Awards, Grants and Honours

• "Best Poster Award" (Bioengineering), 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech, and
Bioengineering-2022 for the research titled ‘Development of 3D bioprinter and printable biomaterials.’
• “Brac University Alumni of Impact” in recognition of achievements in academia, research and entrepreneurship.
• First position in ‘MIST Inter- University ICT Innovation Fest’ project showcasing (prosthetic arm) (2021).
• Second runner-up in the “Robot Nokshar Ashor” Daffodil International University, Bangladesh (2021).
• Global Community Bio Fellowship led by Abel Cano and Marshall Ganz from Harvard Kennedy School.
Organized by Community Biotechnology Initiative, MIT Media Lab (2020).
• Nick Sanders Kickstarter Award by Masood Enterprise Centre (MEC), University of Manchester, UK (2020).
• Design for Life award for designing automated CPAP ventilator. EDGE Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020).
• Honorable mention in the “ACT COVID-19 Call for Nation Hackathon 2020” for low-cost open source SARS-CoV-
2 detection kit development. ICT Division, Bangladesh Government. Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020).
• Champion, MINDSPARKS 2020 for designing a low-cost EMG signal and voice operated prosthetic arm.
Organized by Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in association with IIT, Roorkee, India (2020).
• Monetary Grant for prosthetic research. Dhaka University Microbiology Alumni Association (DUMAA) (2019).
• 1st Runner Up of ‘The Geneva Challenge 2018’, Designed system for tackling the challenges of climate change.
International Contest for Graduate Students- organized by the Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland (2018).
• Travel Awards in Global Community Bio Summit 2017, 2018 & 2019 organized by MIT Media Lab, MA, USA.
• ‘Highest Distinction’ (BS in Biotechnology) in BRAC University convocation (2015).
• Vice Chancellor’s & Dean’s Awards for academic excellence, Department of MNS, Brac University (2012-2015).
• ‘Reading Competition Award’ by British Council in association with Brac University (2012).
• Farm-Fresh National Intercollege Science Fair Award, Rajuk Uttara Model School & College, Bangladesh (2011).
• Farm-Fresh National Intercollege Science Fair Award, Rajuk Uttara Model School & College, Bangladesh (2010).
• Bangladesh government Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Kapasia Pilot High school, Bangladesh (2006).

Affiliations (selected)
• Member, Community Biotechnology Initiative (MIT Media lab, Massachusetts, USA) www.biosummit.org
• Member, iGEM Human Practices Committee 2021 (Cambridge, MA, USA) www.igem.org/Human_Practices
• Rotarian at Rotary Club Dhaka Mahanagar, Rotary International. www.rcdhakamahanagar.org
• Executive Committee Member, Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB). www.gnobb.org
• Founding Member at CCRTB (Cancer Care and Research Trust, Bangladesh) www.ccrtbd.org
• Founding Member, Fab Lab Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh (open lab space for engineers, artists and more).
• Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) www.asm.org

References

1. Dr. M. Mahboob Hossain

Professor, Microbiology Program, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
School of Data and Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: +8801715107660
Email: mmhossain@bracu.ac.bd, mahboob.hossain02@gmail.com
2. Prof. Dr. Shah M Faruque
Head of Department of Life Sciences,
Dean, School of Environment & Life Sciences, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: +880 1713-093857
Email: shah.faruque@iub.edu.bd, shah.faruque@gmail.com
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Teaching Experience
Lecturer, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
Spring 2021- present

• BCB 203 : Cell Biology

• BCB 204 : Molecular Genetics
• BCB 206 : Molecular Biology
• BCB 304 : Recombinant DNA Technology
• BCB 305 : Molecular Biology Lab
• BCB 307 : Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering: Concepts and Applications
• BCB 308 : Endocrinology
• BCB 402 : Student Symposium in Biochemistry
• BCB 412 : Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
• BIO 100 : Discoveries in Biology
• MCB 202 : Microbial Genetics
• MCB 204 : Human Physiology
• MCB 404 : Analytical Microbiology
• MCB 410 : Student Symposium in Microbiology
• MCB 450 : Senior Project/ Thesis
• MCB 451 : Internship in Microbiology

Lecturer, Brac University, Bangladesh

Spring 2020-Fall 2020

• BIO 101: Introduction to Biology

• BTE 402: GMOs & Biosafety
• BTE 101: Introduction to Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
• BTE 450: Biotech Thesis/Project

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Brac University, Bangladesh

Fall 2015-Summer 2018

• Biotechnology Lab I, II, III and IV (3 credits lab courses)

• Microbiology Lab I, II, III and IV (3 credits lab courses)
• Assisting and training Thesis/Project students

Independent Teaching/ Training/ Workshops (2017-present)