Dr. Habibul Bakht

Chair, Division of Natural and Behavior Sciences
Associate Professor

Education
BS & MS Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
MS Marine-Estuarine and Environmental Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
PhD Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Department
Division of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Biology
Forensic Science: Laboratory Science
Contact
(716) 926-8953
(716) 926-8953
Email Address
hbakht@hilbert.edu
Location
Bogel Hall 140D
A portrait of Habib Bakht

Dr. Bakht teaches introductory and upper-level biology courses including Human Body, College Biology I & II, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Areas of Expertise

  • Over 10 years of research experience in Environmental and Molecular Microbiology
  • Diverse teaching experience in General Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Marine & Estuarine Ecology

Previous work history

  • Lecturer, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research
  • Microbiologist, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB)

Professional Memberships/Board Appointments

  • American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
  • Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM)

Honors and Distinctions

ASM Student Travel Grant Award 2007

Publications

  1. H.B. Bakht, and J.S. Pitula. A novel mitochondrial protein from Leishmania tarentolae possessing phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity. Manuscript in preparation.
  2. J.S. Pitula, W.D. Dyson, H.B. Bakht, I. Njoku, and F. Chen. 2012. Temporal distribution of genetically homogenous ‘free-living’ Hematodinium sp. in Delmarva coastal waters and sediments. Aquatic Biosystems, 8(1):16 doi:10.1186/2046-9063-8-16.
  3. M.S. Islam, M.M. Goldar, M.G. Morshed, H.B.M. Bakht, M.S. Islam, D.A. Sack. 2006. Chemotaxis between Vibrio cholerae O1 and a blue-green alga, Anabaena sp. Epidemiology and Infection, 133(5): 1-4.
  4. M.S. Islam, R. Tasmin, S.I. Khan, H.B.M. Bakht, Z.H. Mahmood, M.Z. Rahman, M. Nishibuchi, N.A. Bhuiyan, G.B. Nair, R.B. Sack, A. Huq, R.R. Colwell, and D.A. Sack. 2004. Pandemic strains of O3:K6 Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the aquatic environment of Bangladesh. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 50(10): 827-834.
  5. M.S. Islam, S. Mahmuda, M.G. Morshed, H.B.M. Bakht, M.N.H. Khan, R.B. Sack, and D.A. Sack. 2004. Role of cyanobacteria in the persistence of Vibrio cholerae O139 in saline microcosms. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 50(02): 127-131.