Dr Ferdousi Begum

Ph.D. in Plant Genetic Engineering
Molecular and Cellular Genetics Division,
Bose Institute, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India.

Master of Science (M. Sc.)
Dept. of Botany, University of Dhaka

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Botany
Dept. of Botany, University of Dhaka

HSC (Science, Biology)
Central Women’s College

SSC (Science, Biology)
Sher-E Bangla Balika Mahabidyalaya, Dhaka.

 

1. In vitro Propagation of Oncidium taka, ‘S. M. Mahbubur Rahman,’Md. Shahidul Islam, ‘Palsash Kumar Sen and ‘Ferdousi Beguim ‘Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh Development of Biotechnology and Environmental Conservation Centre (DEBTEC), House # 90, Road # 11/A, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh Biotechnology 4 (3):225-229, 2005-10-22, ISSN 1682-296X 2005Asian Network for Scientific Information

2. A Handbook of Commercially Important 20 Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh-Published by Rico Publishers, Dhaka.

3. A popular science based book called, ‘Ami Keno Baba Mayer Moto (Why am I like my parents?) – A story of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’, written by Ferdousi Begum Ph.D. in Bangla, published by Hakkani Publishers in 2005 on the occasion of National Science and Technology Literature Year.

4. Ferdousi Begum, S. Paul, N. Bag, S. K. Sen (1995). Somatic Hybrids through Protoplast Fusion between Brassica juncea and Diplotaxis harra, and their Backcross Progenies. Plant Molecular and Cellular Genetics and Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Bose Institute. An International Journal of Plant Breeding Research: Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG)-(1995) 91:1167-1172 Springer-Verlag-1995.

5. Krishi Banayan O Jibo Boichitra (Agro-forestry & Biodiversity), a two Credit Course book for Diploma in Agriculture Program, Written by Dr. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Dr. Ferdousi Begum, Md. Abdul Karim, Edited by Dr. Md. Motiar Rahman, Published by Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh, First edition: August 1997.

1. In vitro propagation of emetic nut Randia dumetorum (Lamb.). Ferdousi Begum. (debtec@gmail.com), Kazi Mohammad Didarul Islam (didar950718@yahoo.com) Rathindra Nath Paul (rathin04bt@yahoo.com), Masfique Mehedi (masfique@hotmail.com) & Shyamole Rani. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. Date-

1. In vitro propagation of Vanda pteris through axillary Bud Derived Protocorm Culture. F. Begum, R.N. Paul, D. Islam, M. Mehedi, S.R. Mondal. Short Communication. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension. Date-

8. Editor of the Handbook of Commercially Important 20 Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh published by DEBTEC, February 2002.

9. Biotechnology for Development Proceeding of the Seminar on Research and Application of Biotechnology in Bangladesh published by DEBTEC and Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh, 23^rd August 1999.

EXPERTISE: 

• Trainer of Leader in different Agriculture Sector (ISESCO, Value add & export potato, vegetable, flower etc.)
• Lecture & validation of potato & other agriculture crop.
• International UNFCCC Climate Change Talks negotiator who can best raised the issues with laws mentioning scientific explanation.
• Mainly responsible for the Biotechnological work in DEBTEC Laboratory (Tissue Culture of Orchid, Banana, Potato and Medicinal Plant. Consultancy on SICT and Environment and Biotechnology management.
• Community participation to protect the natural resources for sustainable development.
• Motivation and educating the people, on Intellectual Property Right (IPR), Patent Law and Benefit Sharing.
• Involvement of local communities, particularly rural women for plantation, Biodiversity conservation and development of women entrepreneurship.
• Conservation for threatened species of plants through in vitro, ex situ and in situ conservation including Medicinal & Aromatic Plants.
• To ensure primary health care through traditional knowledge using medicinal plants.
• Advocacy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) through Patent Law.
• Environment and Biotechnology particularly developing Biosafety regulation in the country.
• Conservation of medicinal plants through backyard home garden.
• Documentation of indigenous knowledge.
• Conservation of biodiversity.

 

AWARDS

• “Halima – Sarfuddin Science Writer Award 1411-1412” of Bangla Academy for the book on Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Golpo “Ami Keno Baba Maer Mato” (Why do I look like my father and mother) 6^th November 2006
• Fellowship of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for Ph.D. Research Program, Govt. of India, 1991 to 1995.
• Merit Scholarship for Honors result awarded by University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1985.

 

SPECIAL TRAINING

• UNDP/UNITAR/KIWC Training Series on Biodiversity “Biodiversity and Climate Change” Kushiro, Japan, 29 June-4 July 2008. (UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research. KIWC: Kushiro International Wetland Center, Japan)

• Value Chain Development Training from December 17^th to 22^nd ,2007 at Dehradun, Nepal organized by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

• Regional Workshop on “Mainstreaming Gender in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Programmes” from December 10^th to 12^th ,2007, Kathmandu,Nepal organized by ICIMOD-International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development 

• Training on writing for change at Nepal, 17 to 23 May 2001 conducted by International Development Research Centre IDRC-Canada.    

• Training course on DNA based marker technologies for molecular taxonomy studies from January 31-February 11, 2000 sponsored by Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, organized by TATA Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
• Regional Training on Environmental Biotechnology for Asian countries from 29^th November to 10^th December 1999, sponsored by UNESCO organized by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.
• Regional Training and Workshop on Herbarium Techniques and Plant Database Management for Asian Countries from 8^th to 17^th September 1999 Organized by UNESCO-NISCOM, New Delhi, India.
• Special training on Tissue Culture, Dept. of Horticulture, Faculty to Agricultural, Ksetsart University, Thailand, 20-25 July 1998.
• Gathered experience by working with the farmers of Thailand, Udom Orchid 1997 and 1998.

• Gained experience on Rapid Multiplication of Orchids by Clonal Propagation and also by Tissue Culture Method. Gathered experience on Banana Tissue Culture and adaptation of Tissue Culture Plant from lab to land. (It was my M. Sc. thesis work, 1986). 

 

CONFERENCE/ TRAINING ATTENDED/ PAPER PRESENTATION:

International

• Participation and signing Expression of Interest (EOI) in 7th MP EXPORTECH 2015 at Gwalior, India from 16^th to 18^th January, 2015. 

• Trainer on Women Leaders in the Field of Post Harvest Technology of Agriculture Product. Jointly Organized by: BNCU & ISESCO, Regional Training Workshop at BNCU Conference Hall, Dhaka from 29-31 December 2014.

• Attended the 1^st China South Asia Expo & the 8^th China-South Asia Business Forum on June 5-10, 2013 in Kunming, China. 

• Plenary lecture on Impact of Climate Change in Bangladesh: Cyclone, Flood, drought. UNITAR training workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change at Kushiro, Japan from June 29-July 5, 2008. 

• Group Presentation and Evidence to Actions: Re-orientation of project intervention towards climate change vulnerability in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve. Ferdousi Begoum – Bangladesh, Julius Ibukun Agboola – Nigeria, Julius Ibukun , Agboola – Nigeria, Wilfredo Uy – Philippines, B.V.R. Punyawardena – Sri Lanka, Bansok Ros – Cambodia, K. Sivakumar – India (Data provider), David Coates – Canada (Resource person) Project proposal presented during the UNITAR training     workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change at Kushiro, Japan from June 29-July 5,  

• Plenary lecture on Impact of Climate Change: SIDR in 14th Oxford Conference (9th OIBC Spring Symposium, jointly with the Royal Institution, on “Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change by Low Cost Technology”) organized by Magdalen College, OIBC–Oxford International Biomedical Center, 31st March- 2nd April, 2008 Oxford, UK.

• Poster presentation on “Present Status of Biotechnology Research in DEBTEC” on the Bio Thailand 2005 Biotechnology: Challenges in the 21^st Century conference on 2-5 November 2005 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok organized by The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology. 

• Presented paper on “Documentation of Indigenous knowledge as Medicinal Plants for Primary health care of Rural Woman” as a Guest Speaker & Chairmen of the Ethno botany session and Member of the International Advisory Committee of                                                                                                             the 1st International Conference on “Women Health & Asian Traditional (WHAT)” Medicine which was held between 23-25 August 2005, in  Malaysia, organized by the    of Malaysia and Oxford University.

• Presented paper “On Medicinal Plants: Ecology & Economy of Rural Life In Bangladesh” in the Third Biennial Conference of the United States Society for Ecological Economics on 20th to 23rd 2005 – July at Tacoma, WA.

• Present paper on ‘Social & Gender Mainstreaming of Medicinal Plants for Improving Rural Livelihoods in Bangladesh’ in the ‘Workshop for Sharing Wise Practices in Quality Production and Sustainable Management Of Medicinal Aromatic Plants In South Asia’, in 20-21 April 2005, in New Delhi, India, organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India.

• Presented Paper in the workshop of ‘Raising Funds and Mobilizing Resources for MAPs Workshop: Resource Mobilization for the IDRC-MAPPA Partners’, April 22-23, 2005 in New Delhi, India.

• Present paper and chaired the technical session in the 11th Oxford Conference on Bio-medicine In Developing Countries (Biomedicine in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America) on April, 2015 organized by OIBC–Oxford International Biomedical Center.

• Presented paper on ‘Conservation Of Biodiversity And Documentation Of Indigenous Knowledge: An Overview Of Bangladesh’ in The Eminent Scientist Symposium, 23-26 March 2005, in the Ministerial Conference on Environmental Development (MCED) meeting, organized by UNDP, in Soel, South Korea.

• Invited Lecturer, for ‘Biodiversity and Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge and Access to Benefit Sharing”, 18-19 March 2005, Institute of Business Administration, University of Konan, Kobe, Japan.

• Present paper and chaired the technical session in the 10^th Oxford Conference on Bio-medicine In Developing Countries (Biomedicine in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America)- organized by OIBC–Oxford International Biomedical Center, 28 March-1 April, 2004 Oxford, UK.

• 3^rd IUCN World Conservation Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 17-25 November 2004

• 9^th Oxford Conference on Bio-medicine In Developing Countries (Biomedicine in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America)- organized by OIBC–Oxford International Biomedical Center, March 2003

• International Conference on Medicinal Plants & Herbs, 24-26 March 2004. Delhi, India, organized by OXFAM, GB and IDRC, Canada

• International Seminar 2003 on Religious Harmony and Democracy in Bangladesh, 28^th September 2003, Dhaka Club, New York, USA

• 56^th Annual DPI/NGO Conference: Human Security and Dignity: Fulfilling the Promise of the United Nations, 4-10 September 2003, New York, USA.

• The Global Biodiversity Forum (GBF) for South Asia: 3^rd Regional Session, Osmani Memorial Hall, Dhaka. 15 June 2003. 

• Attended Meeting Dialogue Workshop on GEF Global Environmental Facilities, Organized by UNDP. Ministry of Environment and Forest, World Bank 16-18 April 2002 in Dhaka.

• Paper presented on Wise Practices and Experimental Learning in the Conservation and Management of Himalayan Medicinal Plants. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Program in Asia (MAPPA), IDRC, Canada. WWF-UNESCO People and Plants Initiative Kathmandu.15-20 December 2002, Nepal.

• Paper Presented on Present Status of Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh: A Case Study, in the SAARC Workshop on Identification, Propagation & Conservation of Medicinal Plants on 16-19 June 2002 in BRAC Center, organized by Ministry of Science & Information & Communication Technology & SAARC Countries.

• Paper presented on Conservation of Medicinal Plants 7^th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences. 7^th-12^th March 2002. Organized by HEJ International Research Institute, Karachi, Pakistan.

• Paper presented “Country Report on Status of Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh & Documentation of Indigenous knowledge in the 8^th Oxford International Biomedicine Centre meeting Gene to Ginseng on 9^th –11^th April 2002 organized by Oxford International Biomedicine Centre, St George Hospital. UK.

• Consultation Meeting of IDRC- International Development Research Centre towards Sustainable Development Environment & IT Sector. 4^th –8^th March 2002 in Delhi.

• Paper presented on Commercialization’s of Orchids through Tissue Culture. Organized by 2^nd Workshop on Tissue Culture of Economic Plants, Dhaka, Bangladesh held on 3^rd to 7^th October 1999. S & T Centre of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, Asia and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh.

• Regional Workshop on Sharing Local and National Experience in Conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in South Asia, January 21-23, 2001 at Pokhra, Nepal. Paper and poster presented on Medicinal Plant Conservation through community participation.

• 10^th Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products (ASOMPS X) 18-23 November 2000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Paper Presented: Conservation of Medicinal Plants through Backyard Home Garden. 

• 6^th Oxford Conference on Bio-medicine In Developing Countries (Biomedicine in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America)- organized by OIBC–Oxford International Biomedical Center 9 to 13 April 2000 at Magdalen College School, Oxford & Westwood Country Hotel, Oxford.

• Plenary lecture on “Ex- situ conservation of Medicinal Plants through Backyard Home Garden for Primary Health Care” in International Conference on Ethno-medicine and Drug Discovery, November 3-5, 1999. Holiday Inn, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA organized by Bio-resource Development and Conservation Program University of Marry Land.

• 2^nd Workshop on Tissue Culture of Economic Plants, Dhaka, Bangladesh held on 3^rd to 7^th October 1999. S & T Center of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, Asia and Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh. 

• Paper presented on Women in science Bangladesh, World Conference on Science for the 21^st century a new commitment held in Budapest, Hungary from 26^th June to 1^st July 1999, UNESCO in collaboration with ICSU. 

• South & South Asian Co-operation on benefit sharing and access to the Genetic Resources. 22^nd–24^th February 1998 Chennai, India Sponsored by IUCN.

• Paper Presented on Medicinal Plant of Bangladesh, International Conference on Medicinal Plants. 16^th–19^th February 1998, Bangalore, India.

• ISESCO-COMSTECH Regional Seminar on Conservation of Biodiversity, 20^th-22^nd August 1996, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan. Conservation of Biodiversity, Country Report of Bangladesh. Chairman, 4^th Working Session supported by ASESCO.

• Paper presented on In-vitro Conservation of Medicinal plant, South Asian Conference on Medicinal Plants. 9^th-12^th November 1997. Chairman, 5^th Technical Session, Bihar, India.

• Paper Presented on Somatic Hybrids through Protoplast Fusion between Brassica juncea and Diplotaxis harra, and their backcross progenies, Second Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Cell and Tissue Culture, 28^th July –1^st August 1996, Beijing, China.

• Paper Presented on Banana Tissue Culture, International Plant Tissue Culture Conference, December 19-21, 1993, Department of Botany University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Platinum Jubilee Year (1917-1992) of Bose Institute, Calcutta, India.

 

National 

• Paper Presented on “Biodiversity: Climate Change - Government of Bangladesh” Organized by: Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) Date: Friday, January 2, 2009,Venue: ICMAB auditorium, Dhaka 

• Present Key note Paper on Climate Change and Youth Engagement on June, 2007. 

• At National Consultation Workshop on Youth Engagement in Climate Change Issue, Organized by: National Federation of Youth organization in Bangladesh, Venue: Women Voluntary Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Collaboration with: DEBTEC, Dhakabashi Organization, Save the Youth Forum, Hunger Free World. Green Voice, SHAKKHOR & CGIY. Supported By: SAYEEN, UNEP. 

• Paper presented on Global Scenario and Status of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Bangladesh, 6th March 2008.Organized by Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council, Ministry of Commerce. 

• Paper presented in the National Defense Collage on “Biotechnology: Global Scenario and Prospect for Bangladesh” on 18^th July 2007. 

• Paper presented in the “Asia Regional Program of Training on Disaster Management”, on Climate Change, June 23-july 05 2007,at IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and T 

• Paper presented in the Divisional Training Workshop on Biosafety, “Research and Development of Biotechnology in Bangladesh”, 14^th June, at Rajshahi. Organized by Department of environment, under the Ministry of Environment and Forest.
• Paper presented in the Training Workshop on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of GMO’s, 23-24^th Organized by Depertment of Environment, under the Ministry of Environment and Forest. 

• Key note speaker – Potential of Herbal Medicine Export from Bangladesh March 16^th 2006, Organized by Export Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of Bangladesh.

• Paper presented in the National Workshop on Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Issues & Concern A regional public hearing workshop on GMOs, February 12^th 2006 Organized by IUCN Bangladesh, IPSU, MOEF & DANIDA.

• Paper presented in the National Workshop for Tree fair and Plantation Movement, June 2004, ‘Importance of the documentation of Indigenous Knowledge and Bio-prospecting, organized by Ministry of MoEF, Government of Bangladesh.

• Symposium on Traditional Medicine. 19^th to 23^rd October 1997, Bangladesh Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh
• Paper presented on Present status of Use and Processing of Medicinal Plants- Problem and Prospect. Organized by Drug Administration, Ministry of Family and Welfare, Govt. of Bangladesh. Member of the organizing committee. Play a role key note speaker in a particular session. 6-7 July 2003.

• Attended Inception workshop on ‘Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor Project (CWBMP)’, Organized by Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of Bangladesh. 21 June 2003.

• Trainer and Speaker of officials ‘Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor Project (CWBMP)’, Organized by Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of Bangladesh, held in Sept 2004.

• Paper presented on “Sasthe O’ Sundarja Paricharjai Veshoj Udvid” organized by Department of Forest, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of Bangladesh. IDB Bhaban 8th June 2003.

• Regional Workshop on Protecting Farmers' Rights: Issues and Options. 2^nd February 2003. Organized by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers association (BELA) in collaboration with SAWTEE with support form Ministry of Environment &Forest, UNDP and Ford Foundation

• Paper presented on Present and Future Scenario of Medicinal plants in Bangladesh. International Botanical Conference, 12-14 January 2003. Organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society.

• Paper presented on Status of Biotechnological Research and Development in DEBTEC, National Workshop on Assessment of Utilization and Potential of Biotechnological Advancement for Agriculture Development in Bangladesh, 19-20^th January 2003. Organized by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.

• Paper presented on Present Status of Medicinal Plants in Bangladesh: A Case Study in the Seminar on Health and Medicinal Plants on 22^nd June 2002, in IDB Bhaban organized by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of Bangladesh.

• Delivered lecture in BARI as “Resource Person” on Commercial Production of Orchid in Bangladesh organized by Hortex Foundation, Bangladesh in June 2000.

• Key Note Speaker: “Medicinal Plants for life” Seminar organized by DEBTEC & Hamdard Laboratories (WAQF) Bangladesh on the 29^th of August 1998 in the National Press Club VIP Lounge.

• Paper Presented on Conservation of Herbs, their quality Control & Production through Modern technology: Symposium on Traditional Medicine. 19^th to 23^rd October 1997, Bangladesh Drug Administration.

• Paper presented on Social Mobilization on Medicinal Plants and Integrated approach: National Workshop on Traditional Medicine, 8^th August to 23^rd August 1996. Organized by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

• National Conference on Traditional Medicine and Upgrade the National Curriculum organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 29^th July-31^st July 1997.

• Key Note Speaker: The Role of Biotechnology in Bangladesh Agriculture, 4^th July 1996, Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies, Bangladesh.

• Invited Lecture: Genetic Manipulation of Oil Yielding crops Institute of Post Graduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA) Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and 1st July 1996.

• Popular Lecture: Role of Genetic Engineering in Development of Agriculture. National Science and Technology Museum of Bangladesh, 10^th January 1996.

• Second International Tissue Culture Conference, 1995 Dec. 10-12, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Annual Conference of Bangladesh Association of Plant Tissue Culture held in 19^th March 1995. Paper presented on hybrids between Brassica Juncea (L.) Czen and Diplotaxis harra (Forsk) Boiss and the generation of Backcross progenies.

• Biotechnological Conference 1987, Dept. of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Bangladesh, Dept. of Botany, University of Dhaka. Paper presented on Rapid Clonal Propagation of Banana and Plantain in Bangladesh through shoot tip Culture, December 1986.