Rifat Ara Begum
Personal Details |
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| Name | : Rifat Ara Begum |
| Email address | : r.a.begum@sms.ed.ac.uk |
| Nationality | : Bangladesh |
| Position | : PhD student |
Qualifications
- MSc. Master of Science (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2009 – 2010)
Research and funding
- Boron cross-linking of plant cell-wall pectins: role of boron-donor substrate glycolipid and histidine-rich peptide chaperones.
I am exploring the interplay between boric acid and (a) rhamnogalacturonan-II (RGII, an anionic pectin which forms RGII-B-RGII bridges), (b) certain plant glycolipids [glycosylinositol phosphorylceramides (GIPCs), speculated to bind boron], and (c) histidine-rich cationic plant peptides. This project will increase our understanding of Boron (B) metabolism in plants, potentially enhancing crop production on soils with excess or insufficient Boron.
Research funding: (October 2016 - March 2021)
Previous Research Interests
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Poster presentations
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Languages
- Bengali (native), English (fluent)
Hobbies
- Preparing handicrafts, travelling, listening to music, watching movies and reading story books.