Moydul Islam, PhD

Moydul received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in May 2024. He worked in Prof. Abhinav Diwan’s lab in the Cardiovascular Medicine Department for his thesis. He studied how aberrant phase separation of the cardiac chaperone protein, Alpha-B-Crystallin (CRYAB), worsens left-ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. Before coming to WashU in Fall-2018, he received an M.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Moydul received his undergraduate degree from the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His current research interest is focused on elucidating the roles of tissue-specific Cyp1A1 and Cyp1A2 signaling in mediating cardioprotection against doxorubicin-induced toxicity and the impact of renal cell carcinoma on cardiovascular health. Besides having a passionate interest in research, he enjoys traveling, photography, trying out new restaurants, reading fantasy novels and composing a few tunes on his guitar.