Name: Dr. Rayhanur Jannat
Position held (since): Assistant Professor
Present address: Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706
Sex: Female
Date of birth: 8 September, 1980
e-mail address: rjannat@gau.edu.bd

webpage: https://gau.edu.bd/rayhanur/
Permanent address: Vill. Nagarchara, PO. Akhrail, PS. Trishal, Dist. Mymensingh

Career Objective:To contribute to sustainable agricultural development through excellence in teaching, research, and innovation in plant pathology.

Professor Dr. Rayhanur Jannat was born in 1980 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. She completed her B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Pathology from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, in 2003 and 2006, respectively, securing first class with distinction in both examinations. She earned her Ph.D. in Bioscience from Okayama University, Japan, in 2011.

Her teaching and research interests focus on the biological control of fungal diseases for sustainable crop management. Her research primarily encompasses the detection, identification, characterization, epidemiology, and biocontrol of fungal pathogens.

Dr. Jannat has over 13 years of experience in teaching and research in the field of Plant Pathology. She has served the university in several important administrative and academic roles, including Head of the Department of Plant Pathology, Provost, and Assistant Provost. She has also contributed as Chairperson and member of various M.S. and Ph.D. student advisory committees. As a Major Professor, she has successfully supervised 8 M.S. students and has served as a committee member for 25 M.S. students.

She has published 29 scientific articles in reputable national and international journals and has actively participated in numerous national and international workshops and seminars.

Dr. Jannat is a life member of several professional organizations, including the Bangladesh Phytopathological Society, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh. In addition to her academic and research contributions, she is actively involved in various social and community development activities.

She also involved in many social activities.

Social activities:

Association/Society Position Activities
Okayama University International Students’ Association, Japan Director (2008-2009) link to local NGO and international students
Bangladesh Student Association, Okayama, Japan President and Director (2009-2010) link to Bangladeshi student and universities, local govt. office

On going Project

Sl No. Title of the Project Sponsor Position in the Project Year (Duration)
1 Isolation, characterization and formulation of endophytic antagonistic bacteria for systemic induced resistance in Solanum melongenae (L.) against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae RMW PI 2024-2027

 

Experience in Implementing Project

Sl No. Title of the Project Sponsor Position in the Project Year (Duration)
1 Bacterial antagonists for biological control of soil borne diseases of tomato MoST PI 2019-2021
2 Isolation, identification and development of wheat blast resistant varieties KGF Co-PI 2019-2021
3 Antifungal effect and mechanism of chitosan against soil borne diseases of carrot MoST PI 2018-2019
4 Identification and characterization of new races of Pyricularia oryzae, host resistance and nano-formulation for rice blast management UGC Co-PI 2018-2021
5 Study of Abundance and diversity of insects on guava and foraging behavior of pollinators MoST Co-PI 2017-2018

 
6 Chitosan for plant growth promotion and disease suppression in eggplant against Phomopsis blight and fruit rot disease caused by Phomopsis vexans UGC PI 2015-2017
7 Molecular characterization of Trichoderma spp. based on RAPD and ITS-PCR UGC PI 2014-2015
8 Establishment of plant disease diagnostic clinic HEQEP ASPM 2014-2016