Abed Chaudhury

Abed Chaudhury (born February 1956)[1] is an Australian-Bangladeshi geneticist, science writer and poet living in Australia. He was born in Kanihati, Hajipur Union, Kulaura, Moulvibazar District.

Abed Chaudhury
Born (1956-02-01) 1 February 1956
Sylhet
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forgeneticist, science writer and poet
Parents
  • Abdul Mannan Ibrahim Chaudhury (father)
  • Hafiza Khatun (mother)

Education

Chaudhury was a student at the Moulvibazar Government High School, before proceeding to study at the Notre Dame College of Dhaka. Completing his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Dhaka University, Chaudhury got his PhD from University of Oregon and did post-doctoral research at National Institutes of Health and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States,[2] and was a visiting scientist at École Normale Supérieure in France.

Work in science

Chaudhury is a well-known geneticist and writer in both Bengali and English who together with colleagues in Australia isolated the FIS (fertilization independent seed) genes; fis mutants can produce partial seed without fertilization. These are the first characterised genes involved in apomixis, a method of making seed without the father.

He is leading a group of scientists in Australia in his research.

Chaudhury is currently the Head of Scientific Innovation at Soil Carbon Co and is living in Australia.

Writing

His first book Shoibal O Ontorikko (Bengali: শৈবাল ও অন্তরীক্ষ) was an anthology of poems published by Dibya Prokash in 1999.

Books
  • Manusher Gene, Gener Manush
  • Anuvaber Neelnaksha (Blueprint of Feelings)[1]
  • Shoibal O Ontorikko (Poems, published in 1999 by Dibya Prokash)
  • Durbashishir O Porbotmala
  • Paradigm Shift (Essays, published in 2007 by Shomoy prokashon)
  • Nirbachito Kobita by Shucheepatra
  • Anguished Rivers and Other Designs by Sucheepatra
  • Shopno Sotta Nodi o onnanno Kobita by Boipotro Proshoni

Columns
  • Durba Sisir O Porbotmala
  • PriyoAustralia online news portal

He has written many articles in several science journals for scientists and in normal papers for general people in Bengali and English.

See also

References
  1. Khan, Sadeq (24 February 2006). "Book Review". Weekly Holiday. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  2. "Board of Directors". Vita Grain. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2012.


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