Shohana Huq

GRANTS AND AWARDS

First Place in the Cell and Molecular Biology Student Oral Presentation on November 17, 2017, at Tennessee Academy of Sciences.

Project Summary:

An Integrated effort for the Molecular study of Hall’s Grass

Generation of high-resolution profiles of epigenetic modifications in Panicum hallii to identify protein-DNA interactions genome-wide.
Analysis of Motifs that are related to PRMT1 transcription factors.
Identification of Drought-induced Proteomics and study of the drought-stressed responsive genes in Panicum hallii.
Data analysis of ChIP-sequencing.

Publication:

Shohana Huq, Hosne Ara, Abul Hassan, Sheikh Shamimul Alam. Comparative Karyotype Analysis of Typhonium trilobatum L. and its two Morphological Forms. Cytologia 72 (2): 233 – 238, 2007 JAPAN

ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS:

Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. The PRMT1 gene expression pattern in Panicum hallii, 40th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, 2018, at Tennessee State University, April 02-06, 2018.
Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. DNA-Protein binding specificities of PRMT1 (histone methylase enzyme) to their potential target genes in the model bioenergy crop species of Panicum hallii, Tennessee Academy of Science, 127^th Annual Meeting, November 17 of 2017.
Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. Generating high-resolution profiles of histone methylated modification in Panicum hallii using ChIP-seq, 39th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, 2017, at Tennessee State University, April 17-21, 2017.
Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. Generating high-resolution profiles of histone methylated modification in Panicum hallii using ChIP-seq. Source: Tennessee Academy of Science, 126th Meeting 2016, November 19 of 2016, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, Abstract ID: Agriculture: 1-10.
Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. Identification of histone acetylation or methylation enzymes in Panicum hallii responsible for drought stress tolerance epigenetic mechanism. Source: Plant Biology Conference 2016; Texas, Austin; July 9-13, Abstract ID: 188609, Poster Number: 300-042-Z.
Shohana Huq and Suping Zhou. A study on the Epigenetic Mechanism for the Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Panicum halli var halli. Source: 38th Annual University- Wide Research Symposium, 2016, at Tennessee State University; April 4, 2016- April 8, 2016.
Shohana Huq and Sheikh Shamimul Alam. Comparative karyotype analysis of Typhonium trilobatum L. and its two morphological forms. Fourth International Botanical Conference, January 16-18, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Oral Presentation delivered at the 127th Annual Meeting of Tennessee Academy of Science, November 17 2017. Shohana Huq*, and Suping Zhou. DNA-Protein binding specificities of PRMT1 (histone methylase enzyme) to their potential target genes in the model bioenergy crop species of Panicum hallii.
Oral Presentation delivered at the 39th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, 2017, at Tennessee State University, April 17-21, 2017, Shohana Huq*, and Suping Zhou. Generating high-resolution profiles of histone methylated modification in Panicum hallii using ChIP-seq.
Poster Presentation delivered at the Plant Biology Conference 2016 in Texas, Austin; July 9-13. Shohana Huq*, and Suping Zhou. Identification of histone acetylation or methylation enzymes in Panicum hallii responsible for drought stress tolerance epigenetic mechanism.
Poster Presentation delivered at the 38th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, 2016, at Tennessee State University; April 4, 2016- April 8, 2016. Shohana Huq*, and Suping Zhou. A study on the Epigenetic Mechanism for the Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Panicum halli var halli.
Oral Presentation delivered at the Dean Seminar Series, College of Agriculture, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, November 19, 2015, Shohana Huq*, and Suping Zhou. Abiotic Stress Studies of Panicum Plants- Panicum hallii and Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum).

Extracurricular Activities:

Member at Plant Science Journal Club (PSJC) of Ag. Department at Tennessee State University.
Vice President of Bangladesh Student Association (BSA) 2016-2017 at Tennessee State University