Education

Ph. D. (Physiology), 2002: Hokkaido University, Japan. 

M. S. , 1998: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

B.S. , 1996: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.


Fellowships/Awards

Lalor Foundation Fellow (2008 & 2011) from Society for the study of Reproduction, USA.

Outstanding Postdoctoral Presentation Award (2011) from WSU-UI Center for Reproductive Biology Retreat 2011, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Zoological Science Award (2007) from Zoological Society of Japan- best paper of the year in Physiology published in Zoological Science.
"Bhandari, R.K. et al. Induction of female-to-male sex change in the honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra) by 11-ketotestosterone treatments. Zoological Science 23: 65-69 [2006]".

Fellowship from Japan Society for the promotion of Science (JSPS) for postdoctoral research at National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan with Prof. Yoshitaka Nagahama (November, 2003-November, 2005) 

Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Government of Japan (Monbukagakusho) for Ph.D. at Hokkaido University (October,1998-March, 2002)

Fellowship from the Government of Bangladesh (ERD Fellowship ) for B.Sc. Fisheries (Hons.) and M. S. in Aquaculture (July 1992-June 1998)


Professional and Research Experiences

Research Assistant Professor (September, 2011 ~)
Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Senior Research Associate (November 2006~ September, 2011)
Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, USA
Prof. Michael Skinner

Research Fellow (November 2003-September, 2006).
Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan with Prof. Yoshitaka Nagahama.

Lecturer (June 2002-November 2003).
Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan with Prof. Masaru Nakamura.

Doctoral Student (Apr 1999-Mar 2002).
With Prof. Kohei Yamauchi/Hiroshi Ueda at Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences/Field Science Center for Northernn Biosphere (FSCNB), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Research Student (October 1998-March 1999).
With Prof. Hiroshi Ueda, FSCNB, Sapporo, Japan.

Research Student (July 1996-Dec 1998).
With Prof. Dr. Md. Arshad Hossain, Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.


 Ad hoc Manuscript Review Committee

 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA (PNAS), PLoS one, Endocrinology, American Journal of Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, General and Comparative Endocrinology, Molecular Reproduction and Development, American Journal of Physiology, Cell and Tissue Research, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Zoological Science, Aquaculture, Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of World Aquaculture Society.

Membership in Scientific Organizations

Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR), USA
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA