1. Plant disease control through IPM approaches
2. Interaction between insect and insecticidal proteins and bio-control of pests

• Incidence and severity of Strawberry diseases in Bangladesh and their control through IPM Approach
• Influence of Physiological and Environmental factors on growth of Trichoderma spp
• Development of the proteinaceous insecticide from the insecticidal protein (Bacillus thuringiensis)of a soil bacterium using Phage display

TEACHING ANG RESEARCH EXPERINECE

• International Ginnai Fellowship. Ginnai Foundation. Japan. 2001-2004
• JSPS post doctoral fellowship. JSPS, Japan. 2006-2008

• Grant-in-Aid BAURES (N0. 45/BAU/2001), Influence of physiological and Environmental factors on growth of Trichoderma spp. Principal Investigator.
• Grant-in-Aid BAURES (No. 12/BAU/ 2009), Incidence and severity of strawberry diseases in Bangladesh and their control through IPM approach. Principal Investigator.
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research No. (2006/34/USDA, USA), Formulation of bio-pesticide in controlling Phomopsis fruit rot, foot/collar rot and fruit and shoot borer of Egg plant. - Associate investigator.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

• Soci. for Invertebr. Pathol., USA
• Bangladesh Assoc. for the Advancement of Sci. (BAAS)
• Bangladesh Phytopathol. Soci.
• Seed Sci. Soci. of Bangladesh

LIST OF FIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. G.N. Pandian, T. Ishikawa, T. Vaijayanthi, D.M. Hossain, S. Yamamoto, T. Nishiumi, C. Angsuthanasombat, K. Haginoya, T. Mitsui, H. Hori. 2010. Formation of macromolecule complex with Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins and chlorophyllide binding 252-kDa lipocalin-like protein locating on Bombyx mori midgut membrane. J. Membrane Biol. 237: 125-136
2. D.M. Hossain, T. Hayakawa, Y. Shitomi, K. Itoh, T. Mitsui, R. Sato, H. Hori. 2007. Histochemical analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis CrylA toxin binding to midgut epithelial cells of Bombyx mori. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 87(1): 30-38
3. Y. Shitomi, T. Hayakawa, D.M. Hossain, M. Higuchi, K. Miyamoto, K. Nakanishi, R. Sato, H. Hori. 2006. A novel 96-kDa aminopeptidase localized on epithelial cell membranes of Bombyx mori midgut, which binds to Cry1Ac toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis. J. Biochemistry. 139(2): 223-233
4. D.M. Hossain, Y. Shitomi, Y. Nanjo, D. Takano, T. Nishiumi, T. Hayakawa, T. Mitsui, R. Sato, H. Hori. 2005. Localization of a novel 252-kDa plasma membrane protein that binds Cry1A toxins in midgut epithelia of Bombyx mori. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 40(1): 125-135
5. D. M. Hossain, Y. Shitomi, K. Moriyama, M. Higuchi, T. Hayakawa, T. Mitsui, R. Sato, H. Hori. 2004. Characterization of a novel plasma membrane protein, expressed in the midgut epithelia of Bombyx mori, that binds to Cry1A toxins. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70(8): 4604-4612

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Research on interaction between Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxins and midgut epithelial cell membrane of insect
• Isolation and identification of Phytophthora capsici from chilli, it's pathogenicity and in vitro control through biological and chemical approaches
• Plasmid DNA analysis from Pseudomonas spp. and Ralstonia solanacearum and their reaction to antibiotics
• Reaction of okra variety to yellow vein mosaic virus and biochemical changes in leaf constituents
• Effect of sowing date, irrigation and fungicides on Alternaria blight of Mustard and sunflower
• Effect of soil amendments on guava anthracnose and biochemical basis of its severity
• Biological control of soil borne fungi of lentil
• Fungi associated with chilli seeds and control in vitro
• Fungi and bacteria associated with bean seeds and control in vitro
• Development of an integrated approach for management of Litchi mite (Aceria litchii)
• Guava wilt control: an integrated approach

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