Associate Professor
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota
Curriculum vitae of Dr. Mukhlesur Rahman
Assistant Professor (Canola breeding & genetics)
Department of Plant Science, North Dakota State University, USA
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (2007) - University of Manitoba, Canada.
M.S. (2003) - Tokyo Univ. of Agri. & Technology, Japan
M.Sc. (1995) - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012- present: Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University.
2008- 2012: Canola Breeder, North Dakota State Univ.
2007- 2008: Post-Doc, University of Manitoba, Canada
1996- 2001: Assistant Professor, Bangladesh Agricultural University
1993 - 1996: Oilseed Breeder, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
SPECIAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
• Working with Brassica species since 1991.
• Skilled working in genomics lab, molecular marker development, double-haploid, Genetic analysis of various traits.
• Field breeding experience and data analysis.
• Teaching Genetics.
CURRENT RESEARCH TEAM
Post-doc - 1
Research Specialist - 1
Grad students - 3
VARIETY RELEASE: One high oil spring type canola variety (NDSU-662c) in North Dakota, USA in 2011. Three hybrids are expecting to release in 2016.
PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS: Patented seed color gene (ttg1) of Brassica.
PUBLICATIONS (in peer-reviewed journal)
- Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Molecular Breeding
- Crop Sciences
- Plant Breeding
- Euphytica
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Etc.
RECOGNITION IN SCHOLARLY RESEARCH
Radio broadcasted interviews: Two interviews were broadcasted at Red River Farm Network, North Dakota, USA.
Journal cover illustration: Seed color genetic research obtained a journal cover illustration at Molecular Breeding journal in 2011.
Interviewed in growers’ magazine: A writing and interview on current research with photographs were published in U.S. Canola Digest in 2009, 4(3):10-11 issue.
The Best Poster Award: Received the best poster award (only one research award) at the 12th International Rapeseed Congress, 2007, China. This is the largest conference of Brassica researchers in the world which held once in every four years.
Monday, August 7, 2023
3:58 PM – 4:00 PM EDT