Maliha Tanjum Chowdhury’s winning essay for Wellcome Sanger Competition 2019.
“CRISPR-cas9: opportunities and hurdles for clinical translation” The CRISPR-cas system is native across bacteria and archaea, and stands as a remarkable example of adaptive immunity in prokaryotes against viruses and extrachromosomal DNA. The system relies on incorporating part of the … Continued
SLS Biochemistry Student Wins the Coveted 2019 International Wellcome Sanger Prize
Maliha Tanjum Chowdhury, a 3rd-year Biochemistry student at the School of Life Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh has just won the prestigious 2019 International Wellcome Sanger Institute Prize. This is the first time that a Bangladeshi student has ever won … Continued
SLS Microbiology Student Qualifies for National Finals of the FameLab Science Communication Competition
Ms. Masuma Afrin Taniya, a Microbiology student at the School of Life Sciences in IUB participated in the local heats of the FameLab annual science communication competition held on February 22nd and 23rd, 2019, and was among 14 participants selected … Continued
SLS Biochemistry Students Qualify for 2nd Round of Prestigious International Sanger Competition
Three students of Biochemistry from The School of Life Sciences at IUB, Ms. Maliha Tanjum Chowdhury, Mr. Jabale Rahmat, and Ms. Humaira Marzia Alam recently participated in the first round of the Sanger Institute Prize Competition, 2019, and were selected … Continued
Computer simulation of Red Queen dynamics. Indiana University
Introducing the Red Queen by Rehnuma Tabassum. What selective forces govern evolution? Why are we constantly adapting? There are many answers to this, and it often boils down to adaptations that confer individuals with reproductive and survival advantages. The Red … Continued
Lessons from Biochemistry: The Use of Enzymes in the Food Industry
Enzymes are among the most abundant molecules found in all living creatures. They are proteins that speed up specific chemical reactions which are ultimately the basis of life. Without them, many reactions can still occur but they would be too … Continued