Research

List of Publications

1) Khan, M., Graze, R. (2025); The role of doublesex in Sex Dimorphism of the immune response (Under Preparation).

2) Ibrahim M, Khan M, Mishu I, Jahan I, Mustafa A (2024) Role of Phyllanthus niruri on the modulation of stress and immune responses in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. PLoS ONE 19(10): e0309793. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309793 Citation: 0

3) Khan, M., Graze, R. (2024); Sex Dimorphism in Expression of Immune Response Genes in Drosophila. bioRxiv 2024.07.27.605461; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.27.605461 Google Citation: 0

4) Khan, M., Graze, R. (2024); Regulation of sex differences in innate immunity by sex-determining gene transformer in Drosophila melanogaster. bioRxiv 2024.05.28.596272; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.28.596272. Citation: 1

5) Hossain, A., Hassan, Z., Sohag, M.H., Khan, M. (2023) Impact of the endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria on crop development: prospects for advancing climate-smart agriculture. J. Crop Sci. Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-023-00195-3 Citation: 4

6) Khan MM, Mortuza A, Ibrahim M, Mustafa A (2022) Assessment of the role of anthocyanin standardized elderberry (Sambucus nigra) extract as an immune-stimulating nutraceutical of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0279471. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279471. Citation: 6

7) M. Khan, A. Mortuza, E. Blumenthal, A. Mustafa (2022): Role of elderberry (Sambucus nigra) on the modulation of stress and immune response of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, DOI: 10.1080/10454438.2022.2026269. Citation: 9

8) M.S. Islam, J.A. Saito, E.M. Emdad, B. Ahmed, M.M. Islam, A. Halim, Q.M.M. Hossen, M.Z. Hossain, R. Ahmed, M.S. Hossain, S.M.T. Kabir, M.S.A. Khan, M. Khan, R. Hasan, N. Aktar, U. Honi, R. Islam, M.M. Rashid, X. Wan, S. Hou, T. Haque, M.S. Azam, M.M. Moosa, S.M. Elias, A.M.M. Hasan, N. Mahmood, M. Shafiuddin, S. Shahid, N.S. Shommu, S. Jahan, S. Roy, A. Chowdhury, A.I. Akhand, G.M. Nisho, K.S. Uddin, T. Rabeya, S.M.E. Hoque, A.R. Snigdha, S. Mortoza, S.A. Matin, M.K. Islam, M.Z.H. Lashkar, M. Zaman, A. Yuryev, M.K. Uddin, M.S. Rahman, M.S. Haque, M.M. Alam, H. Khan, M. Alam, Comparative genomics of two jute species and insight into fibre biogenesis, Nat. Plants. 3 (2017) 16223. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.223. Citation: 141

9) M. Khan, A. Islam SM, A. Mustafa. Identification of Stress Related Molecular Biomarkers in Zebrafish Employing an In-Silico Approach to Access Toxicity based Risks in Aquaculture, Poultry, Fish. Wild. Sci. 03 (2015). https://doi.org/10.4172/2375-446X.1000137. Citation: 8

10) M. Ibrahim, M. Khan, J. Rinard, A. Mustafa, Determination of Effective Dosage of Phyllanthus niruri to Modulate Stress in Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Bioeng. Biosci. 3 (2015). https://doi.org/10.13189/bb.2015.030403. Citation: 12

11) M. Ibrahim, M. Khan, A. Mustafa; Can saline aquaponics be an alternative method for sea products. Vol 8, Pages 62-63, Proceedings of the Marine Conservation and Blue Economy Symposium 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://issuu.com/saveoursea/docs/proceedings_of_the_marine_conservat/66 (Abstract) Citation 2

12) Y. Ali, M. Omar Faruk Sikder, L. Wal Marzan, F. Sharmen, M. Khan, M. A. Hossain, In silico Analysis of Chloroperoxidase and Lignin Peroxidase of Pathogenic Fungus Macrophomina phaseolina, 2014. Int J Biol Med Res. 2014; 5(3): 4246-4257. Citation: 1

Selected Conference Talks

• Khan, M.M. and Graze, R.; Role of Sex Determination Pathway Gene transformer in Immune Sex Differences. The Allied Genetics Conferences 2024, Washington DC. (Talk)

• Khan, M.M. and Graze, R.; Sex Differences in Innate Immune Response at Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sex Workshop, Annual Drosophila Research Conference 2023, Chicago, IL. (Talk)

• Khan, M.M., Blumenthal, E., Mustafa, A.; Lymphocyte proliferation of Nile tilapia using elderberry extract for acute stress. Annual Academy Meeting 2016, Indiana Academy of Science, IN. (Talk)

• Khan, M.M., Furnas, D., Blumenthal, E., Mustafa, A.; In‐vitro analyses of lymphocyte proliferation extracted from spleen and thymus of Nile tilapia using elderberry. World Aquaculture 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada (Awarded Best Oral Research Presentation). (Talk)

• Khan, M.M., Islam, SM. A., and Mustafa, A.; Identification of stress‐related molecular biomarkers in zebrafish: in‐silico approach. World Aquaculture 2016, Las Vegas, NV. (Talk)

Selected Poster Presentation

• Moolman, A., Khan, M.M., and Graze, R.; Immune regulation of Sex-determining genes tra and dsx in Drosophila melanogaster. Auburn University Research Symposium 2023, AL. (Poster)

• Khan, M., Gwin, M., Zittrouer, C., and Graze, R.; Sex differential immune gene expression and immune response in D. melanogaster and D. simulans. Annual Drosophila Research Conference 2023, Chicago. (Poster)

• Powell, A., Horner, D., Khan, M.M., and Graze, R.; Sex dimorphism of the immune response to bacterial infection in Drosophila Melanogaster. Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Conference (SEPEEG) 2020, Auburn University, AL. (Poster)

• Khan, M.M., Blair, I., Powell, A. and Graze, R.; Native microbial colonization of D. melanogaster in male and female. The Allied Genetics Conferences 2020. (Abstract)

• Khan, M.M., Blair, I., and Graze, R.; Role of tra gene in sex dimorphic immune gene expression in D. Melanogaster. Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Conference (SEPEEG) 2019, Clemson University, SC. (Poster)

• Khan, M.M., Rochester, B., Atkins, B., Blair, I., and Graze, R.; Profiling sex dimorphism of immune gene expression in Drosophila. Annual Drosophila Research Conference 2019, Dallas, TX. (Poster)

• Khan, M.M., Graze, R.; Profiling sex dimorphism of innate immune response gene expression in Drosophila. Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Conference (SEPEEG) 2018, University of Virginia, VA. (Poster)

• White, B.L., Khan, M.M., Graze, R.M.; Meiosis and Oogenesis in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Computational Biology NSF REU Symposium 2017, Auburn University, AL.

• Khan, M.M., Blumenthal, E., Mustafa, A.; In‐vitro analyses of lymphocyte proliferation extracted from spleen and thymus of Nile tilapia using elderberry. Indiana University Purdue University Research Symposium 2016, IN. (Poster)