Dr. Shah Adil Ishtiyaq Ahmad

Associate Professor

Dept. of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

  • Email : shahadil07@gmail.com
  • Phone Number : +88 01736 738 059
  • Blood Group : B+ ve

External Affiliations

Visiting Assistant Professor
International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS)
Kumamoto University, Japan
Duration: April 2022 - Current Date


Research Experience

Post-doctoral Research Fellow - IRCMS, Kumamoto University, Japan (2020-2021)
PhD Student - Dept. of Developmental Neurobiology, Kumamoto University, Japan (2016-2020)
Research Officer - Molecular Genetics Laboratory, icddr,b, Bangladesh (2010-2011)
Research Student - Molecular Genetics Laboratory, icddr,b, Bangladesh (2009-2010) 


Research Interest

Stem Cell Biology, Hematology, Bacterial Genetics, Antibiotic Resistance


Ongoing Research Project

Enhancer Based Fine-Tuning of Runx Family for The Regulation of HSC Division
Funded by: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan (KAKENHI)

Bacteriophage as Potential Biocontrol Agent Against Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria
Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh


Research Highlights (Last 5 Years)

  1. ATP citrate lyase controls hematopoietic stem cell fate and supports bone marrow regeneration. T Umemoto, A Johansson, SAI Ahmad, M Hashimoto, S Kubota, K Kikuchi, H Odaka, T Era, D Kurotaki, G Sashida and T Suda. The EMBO Journal. 2022, 41(8), e109463.
  2. Dysfunction of the proteoglycan Tsukushi causes hydrocephalus through altered neurogenesis in the subventricular zone. N Ito, MA Riyadh, SAI Ahmad et al. Science Translational Medicine. 2021, 13 (587) [Co-first author].
  3. Bone marrow transplantation dynamics: When progenitor expansion prevails. A Nakamura-Ishizu, SAI Ahmad and T Suda. Trends in Cell Biology. 2020, 30 (11), 835-36.
  4. Ribosome induces transdifferentiation of A549 and H-111-TC cancer cell lines. MB Anam, A Istiaq, R Kariya, M Kudo, SAI Ahmad, N Ito, S Okada and K Ohta. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 2021, 26 (100946).
  5. Ribosome incorporation induces EMT-like phenomenon with cell cycle arrest in Human breast cancer cell. M Kudo, MB Anam, A Istiaq, SAI Ahmad, N Ito and K Ohta. Cells Tissues Organs. 2021.
  6. Tsukushi is essential for proper maintenance and terminal differentiation of mouse hippocampal neural stem cells. SAI Ahmad, MB Anam, A Istiaq, N Ito, K Ohta. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 2020, 00, 1-10.
  7. Akhirin regulates the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells/progenitor cells at neurogenic niches in mouse brain. MB Anam, SAI Ahmad, M Kudo, A Istiaq, AAM Felemban, N Ito, K Ohta. Development, Growth & Differentiation. 2020, 00, 1-11.
  8. CCN2/CTGF binds the small leucine rich proteoglycan protein Tsukushi. K Ohta, E Aoyama, SAI Ahmad, N Ito, MB Anam, S Kubota, M Takigawa. Journal of cell communication and signaling. 2019, 13 (1), 113-118.
  9. Transdifferentiation of human somatic cells by ribosome. N Ito, MB Anam, SAI Ahmad, K Ohta. Development, Growth & Differentiation.2018, 60 (5), 241-247.
  10. Involvement of Tsukushi in diverse developmental processes. SAI Ahmad, MB Anam, N Ito, K Ohta. Journal of cell communication and signaling. 2018, 12 (1), 205-210.

Book Chapter

  1. Bacteria to form induced pluripotent stem cells. A Istiaq, SAI Ahmad, MB Anam, M Kudo, S Nakayama, N Ito and K Ohta. In Methods in iPSC Technology, Academic Press, pp. 231-247(2021).

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YtN9FTAAAAAJ&hl=en


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