Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Biomedical Building I, Room # B238B
Phone: 240-805-4090
Email: mmhossain@uams.edu
Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education & Training
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University
- MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University
- PhD in Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan
Research & Scholarly Interests
My lab investigates the role of myeloid immune cells in tumor growth and metastasis, and how these cells can be transformed into tumor-killing cells using bispecific antibodies. We also focus on developing bispecific T cell engagers targeting rare solid tumors. The goal is to develop novel immunotherapies for rare cancer patients with limited treatment options.
Honors & Awards
- The Banting Fellowship (CIHR)
- CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
- Fred C. Coles Cancer Research Fellowship
- Beverly Phillips Rising Star Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF)
- Dr. Jaques Memorial Scholarship
Publications
- Mokarram Hossain, Raymond Shim, Woo-Yong Lee, Arlene H. Sharpe and Paul Kubes. Gata6+ resident peritoneal macrophages promote the growth of liver metastasis. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, Article number: 4406.
- Joel Zindel, Moritz Peiseler, Mokarram Hossain, Carsten Deppermann, Woo-Yong Lee, Justin F. Deniset, B.G.J. Surewaard, P. Kubes. Primordial GATA6 macrophages function as extravascular platelets in sterile injury. Science, 2021, 371(6533): eabe0595.
- Jing Wang*, Mokarram Hossain*, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, Cynthia Meininger, Matthias Gunzer and Paul Kubes. Visualizing the Function and Fate of Neutrophils in Sterile Injury and Repair. Science, 2017, 358 (6359): 42-43. * Equal first author.
- Xiao Wang, Mokarram Hossain, Ania Bogoslowski, Paul Kubes, and Daniel Irimia. Chemotaxing neutrophils enter alternate branches at capillary bifurcations. Nature Communications, 2020, 11(1): 2385.
- Selina K. Jorch, Bas G. J. Surewaard, Mokarram Hossain, Moritz Peiseler, Carsten Deppermann, Jennifer Deng, Ania Bogoslowski, Fardau van der Wal, Abdelwahab Omri, Michael J. Hickey and Paul Kubes. GATA6+ macrophages in the peritoneum function as a portal for Staphylococcus aureus dissemination. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2019, 129(11).