Journal Articles
Maskery, J and Islam, MA (2026)
A Bioinformatic Approach to Bioprospecting of Plastic Waste Degrading Enzymes,
Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin, 24(1), pp.1-12, ISSN: 0379-7678. DOI:
10.3329/cerb.v24i1.86724.
Bielski, RG and Islam, MA (2025)
Genomic and Physiological Signatures of Evolution in ANAMMOX Bacteria,
Environmental Microbiology Reports, 17(5), e70197, ISSN: 1758-2229. DOI:
10.1111/1758-2229.70197.
Bourgade, B and Islam, MA (2024)
Progresses and challenges of engineering thermophilic acetogenic cell factories,
Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, ISSN: 1664-302X. DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2024.1476253.
Bielski, RG and Islam, MA (2024)
Pangenome-Scale Mathematical Modelling of ANAMMOX Bacteria Metabolism,
SynBio, 2(1), pp.70-84, DOI:
10.3390/synbio2010005.
Kumar, V, Agrawal, D, Bommareddy, RR, Islam, MA, Jacob, S, Balan, V, Singh, V, Thakur, VK, Navani, NK, Scrutton, NS (2023)
Arabinose as an overlooked sugar for microbial bioproduction of chemical building blocks,
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, ISSN: 0738-8551. DOI:
10.1080/07388551.2023.2270702.
Bourgade, B, Millard, J, Humphreys, CM, Minton, NP, Islam, MA (2022)
Enabling ethanologenesis in Moorella thermoacetica through construction of a replicating shuttle vector,
Fermentation, 8(11), pp.585-585, DOI:
10.3390/fermentation8110585.
Bourgade, B, Humphreys, CM, Millard, J, Minton, NP, Islam, MA (2022)
Design, analysis, and implementation of a novel biochemical pathway for ethylene glycol production in Clostridium autoethanogenum,
ACS Synthetic Biology, 11(5), pp.1790-1800, ISSN: 2161-5063. DOI:
10.1021/acssynbio.1c00624.
Vila-Santa, A, Islam, MA, Ferreira, FC, Prather, KLJ, Mira, NP (2021)
Prospecting Biochemical Pathways to Implement Microbe-Based Production of the New-to-Nature Platform Chemical Levulinic Acid,
ACS Synthetic Biology, 10(4), pp.724-736, ISSN: 2161-5063. DOI:
10.1021/acssynbio.0c00518.
Bourgade, B, Minton, NP, Islam, MA (2021)
Genetic and metabolic engineering challenges of C1-gas fermenting acetogenic chassis organisms,
FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 45(2), DOI:
10.1093/femsre/fuab008.
Vigrass, E and Islam, MA (2021)
Designing novel biochemical pathways to commodity chemicals using ReactPRED and RetroPath2.0, DOI:
10.1101/2020.12.31.425007.
Fajemilua, S, Bada, S, Islam, MA (2020)
In silico design and analysis of genetic circuit-based whole-cell biosensors for detecting groundwater contaminants,
bioRxiv, DOI:
10.1101/2020.12.22.424054.
Jácome, LAP, Wang, P-H, Molenda, O, Li, YXJ-J, Islam, MA, Edwards, EA (2019)
Sustained dechlorination of vinyl chloride to ethene in Dehalococcoides-enriched cultures grown without addition of exogenous vitamins and at low pH,
Environmental Science & Technology, 53(19), pp.11364-11374, ISSN: 0013-936X. DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.9b02339.
Park, JO, Liu, N, Holinski, KM, Emerson, DF, Qiao, K, Woolston, BM, Xu, J, Lazar, Z, Islam, MA, Vidoudez, C, Girguis, PR, Stephanopoulos, G (2019)
Synergistic substrate cofeeding stimulates reductive metabolism,
Nature Metabolism, 1(6), pp.643-651, DOI:
10.1038/s42255-019-0077-0.
Anderson, LA, Islam, MA, Prather, KLJ (2018)
Synthetic biology strategies for improving microbial synthesis of “green” biopolymers,
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 293(14), pp.5053-5061, ISSN: 0021-9258. DOI:
10.1074/jbc.tm117.000368.
Islam, MA, Hadadi, N, Ataman, M, Hatzimanikatis, V, Stephanopoulos, G (2017)
Exploring biochemical pathways for mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) synthesis from synthesis gas,
Metabolic Engineering, 41, pp.173-181, ISSN: 1096-7176. DOI:
10.1016/j.ymben.2017.04.005.
Islam, MA, Hadadi, N, Ataman, M, Hatzimanikatis, V, Stephanopoulos, G (2017)
Exploring biochemical pathways for mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) synthesis from synthesis gas,
Metabolic Engineering, 41, pp.173-181, ISSN: 1096-7176. DOI:
10.1016/j.ymben.2017.04.005.
Islam, MA, Tchigvintsev, A, Yim, V, Savchenko, A, Yakunin, AF, Mahadevan, R, Edwards, EA (2016)
Experimental validation of in silico model-predicted isocitrate dehydrogenase and phosphomannose isomerase from Dehalococcoides mccartyi,
Microb Biotechnol, 9(1), pp.47-60, DOI:
10.1111/1751-7915.12315.
Islam, MA, Zengler, K, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R, Stephanopoulos, G (2015)
Investigating Moorella thermoacetica metabolism with a genome-scale constraint-based metabolic model,
Integrative Biology, 7(8), pp.869-882, ISSN: 1757-9694. DOI:
10.1039/c5ib00095e.
Islam, MA, Waller, AS, Hug, LA, Provart, NJ, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2014)
New insights into Dehalococcoides mccartyi metabolism from a reconstructed metabolic network-based systems-level analysis of D. mccartyi transcriptomes,
PLoS ONE, 9(4), pp.e94808-e94808, DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0094808.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2010)
Characterizing the metabolism of Dehalococcoides with a constraint-based model,
PLoS Computational Biology, 6(8), ISSN: 1553-734X. DOI:
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000887.
Islam, MA and Kumar, R (2006)
An oxygen transport model of human bone marrow for hemolytic sickle cell anemia,
IEB Journal of Chemical Engineering, 24, pp.7-7, ISSN: 2221-7436. DOI:
10.3329/jce.v24i0.5577.
Islam, MA (2006)
A comparison between analytical and numerical solution of the Krogh's tissue cylinder model for human bone marrow,
IEB Journal of Chemical Engineering, 24, pp.1-1, ISSN: 2221-7436. DOI:
10.3329/jce.v24i0.5576.
Conferences
Williamson, H and Islam, MA (2025) A Hybrid Biochemical – Chemical Strategy from CO2 to Azo Dyes: In‑Silico Pathway Design, Ranking, and Thermodynamic Benchmarking. In
International Conference on Engineering (ICOE-25), Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Das, T and Islam, MA (2025)
Investigating Genetic Diversity and Toxin Production Through Systems Level Metabolic Modelling of Clostridium botulinum. In
49th Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
Das, T, Olughu, W, Islam, MA (2025)
Pan-Genome and Phylogenetic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum: Insights into Genetic Diversity and Toxin Production. In
IChemE Chemical Engineering Day (ChemEngDay) UK Conference, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Abbas, A and Islam, MA (2024) Systematic Development of Robust Biocatalysts for Bioelectrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Commodity Chemicals. In
18th Congress of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), Florence, Italy.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2024)
Developing A Digital Twin for ANAMMOX-Based Wastewater Treatment Processes. In
Biomolecular Horizon Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Abbas, A and Islam, MA (2024) Effect of Different Biocatalysts and Environmental Conditions on Carbon Dioxide Fixation via Bioelectrochemical Systems. In
Engineering Schools’ Doctoral Research Conference, Loughborough University, Loughborough.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2024) Digital Twin of an ANAMMOX Reactor. In
6th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Abbas, A and Islam, MA (2024) Converting Carbon Dioxide into Commodity Chemicals using Electroactive Microbial Community. In
6th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Islam, MA (2023) Designing and Engineering Cellular Metabolism for a Sustainable Future. In
7th International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICChE 2023), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka.
Maskery, J and Islam, MA (2023) A Bioinformatic Approach to the Bioprospecting of Plastic Degrading Enzymes. In
7th International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICChE 2023), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abbas, A and Islam, MA (2023) Optimising Microbial Electrosynthesis Systems for Bioelectrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. In
Engineering Schools’ Doctoral Researcher Conference, Loughborough, UK.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2023) Systems Level Analysis of ANAMMOX Bacteria for Bioremediation of Nutrient Pollution and Balancing the Nitrogen (N)-Cycle. In
Engineering Schools’ Doctoral Researcher Conference, Loughborough, UK.
Abbas, A and Islam, MA (2023) Optimising Microbial Electrosynthesis Systems for Bioelectrochemical Conversion of Carbon dioxide into Value-Added Chemical Compounds. In
5th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2023) Pangenome-Scale Mathematical Modelling of ANAMMOX Bacteria Metabolism. In
10th Federation of European Microbiological Societies Congress, Hamburg, Germany.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2022)
Investigating metabolic versatility of ANAMMOX bacteria for bioremediation of nutrient pollution. In
School of AACME Research Day, Loughborough University.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2022)
Genome-scale modelling of extracellular electron transfer-mediated ammonium bioremediation by ANAMMOX. In
4th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference, University of Nottingham, UK.
Abbas, A, Yu, E, Wagner, J, Islam, MA (2022)
Enrichment of microbial communities for microbial electrosynthesis (MES) applications. In
4th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference, University of Nottingham, UK.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2021)
Systems-level analysis of ANAMMOX bacteria metabolic diversity. In
3rd IEEE UK & Ireland YP Postgraduate STEM Research Symposium, Ireland.
Bielski, R and Islam, MA (2021)
Investigating metabolic diversity of ANNAMOX bacteria using pangenome analysis. In
3rd Annual EBNet ECR Conference, UK.
Bourgade, B, Millard, J, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2021)
Computational design and experimental implementation of synthetic metabolic pathways for target production in Clostridium autoethanogenum. In
World Microbe Forum Conference, USA.
Bourgade, B, Millard, J, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2021)
Genetic tools for the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica. In
Microbiological Society Annual Conference, UK.
Bourgade, B, Millard, J, Minton, NP, Islam, MA (2020)
Genetic tools for implementation of synthetic metabolic pathways in Moorella thermoacetica. In
ASM Microbe 2020, Online.
Bourgade, B, Millar, J, Benyahia, B, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2020)
Implementation of synthetic metabolic pathways in Moorella thermoacetica and Clostridium autoethanogenum. In
CCnet Conference 1, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Vigrass, E and Islam, MA (2019)
Designing novel biochemical pathways to commodity chemicals. In
MSc Poster Day, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,.
Bourgade, B, Millard, J, Benyahia, B, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2019)
Commodity chemicals production from C1 gases in Moorella thermoacetica. In
IChemE ChemEngDay UK 2019, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburg, UK.
Bourgade, B, Benyahia, B, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2019)
Moorella thermoacetica: a chassis organism for biochemicals production?. In
WES Annual Conference 2019: Celebrating the Past, Transforming the Future,, London, UK.
Bourgade, B, Benyahia, B, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2019) Moorella thermoacetica: a chassis organism for biochemicals production. In
WES Annual Conference 2019: Celebrating the Past, Transforming the Future, London, UK.
Bourgade, B, Benyahia, B, Minton, N, Islam, MA (2019)
Commodity chemicals production in Moorella thermoacetica. In
C1net Conference 4, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Miyani, KH and Islam, MA (2018)
Computational Design of a Biosensor. In
AACME Summer Bursary Student Poster Competition, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,.
Lin, Y and Islam, MA (2018)
Systems-Level Metabolic Modelling of a Denitrifying Bacterium Important for Mitigating Fixed Nitrogen Pollution. In
MSc Poster Day, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,.
Anderson, LA, Islam, MA, Tan, SZ, Prather, KLJ (2017)
Analyzing the effects of metabolic state and perturbations on genetic device performance by metabolomics and 13C-labeled metabolic flux analysis. In
MIT Center for Integrative Synthetic Biology 4th Annual Retreat, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dash, S, Khodayari, A, Islam, MA, Zheng, Y, Lin, P, Liao, JC, Stephanopoulos, G, Maranas, CD (2016)
Ensemble cell-wide kinetic modeling of anaerobic organisms to support fuels and chemicals production. In
DOE Biological and Environmental Annual Research Meeting, Potomac, Maryland, USA.
Islam, MA, Mahadevan, R, Edwards, EA (2014)
Bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes by a Dehalococcoides mccartyi-containing mixed enrichment culture cultivated in a medium containing no exogenous vitamins. In
114th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2012) Investigating Dehalococcoides Transcriptomes with a Pan-Genome-Scale Metabolic Model. In
6th Genome Biology and Bioinformatics (GBB) Annual Retreat, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2011)
A systems-level study of the transcriptional changes of Dehalococcoides metabolism. In
Gordon Research Conference on Cellular Systems Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, USA.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2011)
New insights into Dehalococcoides metabolism from an Integrated metabolic transcriptomics study. In
Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XVII Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2011) Modelling Acetogenesis with a Genome-Scale Metabolic Model of Moorella thermoacetica. In
5th Genome Biology and Bioinformatics Annual Retreat, Univeristy of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2010) Visualizing Gene-Expression Data with a Pangenome- scale Metabolic Model of Dehalococcoides. In
4th Genome Biology and Bioinformatics Annual Retreat, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2009) A Pan-Genome-Scale Metabolic Model for Dehalococcoides Bacteria. In
3rd Genome Biology and Bioinformatics Annual Retreat, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2009)
A pan-genome-scale metabolic model for Dehalococcoides. In
109th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2008)
Genome-scale in-silico metabolic modeling of Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1. In
108th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2008) Genome-scale In-Silico Metabolic Modeling of Dehalococcoides sp. Strain CBDB1. In
2nd Genome Biology and Bioinformatics Annual Retreat, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2007)
Metabolic network reconstruction of Dehalococcoides sp. strain CBDB1. In
9th Annual Ontario-Quebec CSChE Biotechnology Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Presentations
Islam, MA (2025) Systems-Level Engineering of Cellular Metabolism for a Sustainable Future, Faculty of Engineering, University of Putra, Malaysia.
Islam, MA (2025) Designing and Developing Cell Factory-Based Carbon Sequestration Technologies for the Sustainable Chemical Industry, IChemE BESIG Invited Webinar, UK.
Islam, MA (2024) Engineering Biology of Cellular Metabolism for a Sustainable Future, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Islam, MA (2024) Engineering CO2-fixing Cell Metabolism for Sustainable Commodity Chemicals, IACC Symposium on Nature-Inspired CO2 Capture and Conversion, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Islam, MA (2023) Designing and Engineering Cellular Metabolism for a Sustainable Future, Keynote Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Islam, MA (2022) Understanding and Engineering Anaerobic Metabolism for a Sustainable Environment and a Net Zero Future, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Islam, MA (2021) On the Journey to Be a Biochemical Engineering Researcher, IChemE BESIG Annual Technical and Young Researchers’ Meeting on Next Generation Biomanufacturing, UK.
Islam, MA (2021)
Computational Design of Novel Biochemical Pathways for Bio-Based Commodity Chemicals, International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies, Rome, Italy.
Islam, MA (2021) Genetic and Metabolic Engineering Challenges of C1-Gas Fermenting Acetogenic Chassis Organisms, FEMS Microbiology Reviews Invited Webinar.
Bourgade, B and Islam, MA (2019) Commodity Chemicals Production from C1 Gases in Moorella thermoacetica.
Islam, MA (2018)
In Silico Generation and Analysis of “Green” Mono-Ethylene Glycol Synthesis Routes from Synthesis Gas.
Islam, MA (2018) Systems and Synthetic Biology Approaches to Improving Environment and Human Health.
Islam, MA (2018) Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Bioremediation of NAPLs.
Islam, MA (2016) Demystifying the Metabolism of Chlorinated Pollutant Degrading Bacteria.
Islam, MA (2015) Biological Production of Commodity Chemicals from Syngas.
Islam, MA (2014) In Silico Design of Biochemical Pathways for Commodity Chemicals from Syngas.
Islam, MA (2014) Computational Approaches to Engineer Microbial Metabolism.
Islam, MA (2013) Systems Biology of Dehalococcoides mccartyi Metabolism.
Islam, MA (2013) Understanding the Metabolism of Dehalococcoides mccartyi in Isolates and in Microbial Communities.
Islam, MA (2011) Investigating the Metabolism of Dehalococcoides and Associated Community Members.
Islam, MA (2010) Understanding the Metabolism of Dehalococcoides and Associated Community Members.
Islam, MA (2010) About Acetogenesis and Acetogens.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2010) Pan-Genome-Scale Modeling of Dehalococcoides Metabolism.
Islam, MA (2010) Visualizing Gene-expression Data with a Pan-genome-scale Metabolic Model of Dehalococcoides.
Islam, MA (2008) Genome-Scale Modeling of the Metabolism of Dehalococcoides Bacteria: From Genome to Pan-Genome.
Islam, MA, Edwards, EA, Mahadevan, R (2008) Genome-Scale In Silico Modeling of the Metabolism of Dehalococcoides species.
Islam, MA (2008) Applying FBA to Simulate Metabolic Phenotype of Dehalococcoides sp. Strain CBDB1.
Islam, MA (2007) Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling of Dehalococcoides sp. Strain CBDB1.
Islam, MA, Ahad, KBMA, Begum, DA (2003) Characterization of Reservoir Fluids of Saldanadi Gas Field.
