Rajib Kumar Shil, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Chittagong.
Co-PI (Cancer Science), EuGEF Research Group
Rajib kumar shil is an Assistant Professor at Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong (BMBCU) since 2017. Before that he joined as a Lecturer in the same university in 2014. He has completed his four years Bachelor of Science and one year Master of Science degree from University of Chittagong major in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Currently, Mr. Rajib is continuing his research in the field of Cancer Biology as Co-PI of the Laboratory of Eukaryotic Gene Expression and Function (EuGEF Lab), BMBCU. He has received research grants from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), University Grants Commission (UGC) and Chittagong University Research and Publication office. Mr. Rajib has published several research articles in reputed journals including Cell Death and Diseases, Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology etc. He is a life member of Graduate Biochemists Association (GBA) and Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BSBMB).
Selected Publications:
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Noman, A. S. M., Parag, R. R., Rashid, M. I., Islam, S., Rahman, M. Z., Chowdhury, A. A., Sultana, A., Jerin, C., Siddiqua, A., Rahman, L., Shirin, A., Nayeem, J., Mahmud, R., Akther, S., Baidya, S., Shil, R. K., . . . Islam, S. S. (2020). Chemotherapeutic resistance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is mediated by EpCAM induction driven by IL-6/p62 associated Nrf2-antioxidant pathway activation. Cell Death Dis, 11(8), 663. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-02907-x
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Noman, A. S. M., Parag, R. R., Rashid, M. I., Rahman, M. Z., Chowdhury, A. A., Sultana, A., Jerin, C., Siddiqua, A., Rahman, L., Shirin, A., Nayeem, J., Mahmud, R., Akther, S., Shil, R. K., . . . Islam, S. S. (2020). Widespread expression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) and Nrf2 in patients treated with cisplatin predicts outcome in resected tumors and are potential therapeutic targets for HPV-negative head and neck cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol, 12, 1758835920911229. doi: 10.1177/1758835920911229
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Dash, S., Mubareka, L., Shil, R., Sikdar, D., & Mojumder, S. (2019). Presence of cellulolytic and xylanolytic activities in the gut fluid of grasshopper Oxya velox. BioTechnologia, 100(3), 199-207. doi: 10.5114/bta.2019.87579
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Shil, R. K., Mojumder, S., Sadida, F. F., Uddin, M., & Sikdar, D. (2014). Isolation and identification of cellulolytic bacteria from the gut of three phytophagus insect species. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 57(6), 927-932. doi: 10.1590/S1516-8913201402620
