Saiada Farjana

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences – Dissertation: Infectious bronchitis virus-host Interaction: viral spike protein cell/tissue binding specificity and immune responses. Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• M.S., Microbiology (Virology)– Emergence of human rotavirus strains & evolutionary relationship of rotavirus. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2024-Present – Assistant Research Professor, Auburn University Department of Poultry Science, Auburn, AL
• 2023–2024 – Postdoctoral fellow at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• 2019-2022-Postdoctoral fellow at the School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2021: P.P. Levine Award, Best article 2020 (Avian Dis. 64:23-35), AAAP
• 2021: American Society for Virology Postdoctoral Scholar Travel Award
• 2021: VCU Postdoctoral Research Award, Research Day
• 2013: Auburn University Cellular and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Fellowship

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• 2024-present: Member of the Reviewer Board of Journal of Applied Poultry Research
• 2019-present: Member of the American Association of Avian Pathologists
• 2021-2022: Member of Philips Institute Safety Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University
• 2008-Present: Member of Dhaka University Microbiology Alumni Association

RESEARCH

My research interests are avian immunology and infectious diseases of poultry caused by immunosuppressive viruses such as infectious bursal disease virus, avian reoviruses, fowl adenoviruses, etc. My research aims at elucidating host-virus interactions affecting polymicrobial infections in broiler chickens and understanding the immunological aspects and molecular basis of immunosuppression altering microenvironments.

PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED)

1. Sugiokto FG, Saiada F, Zhang K, and Li R. 2023. SUMOylation of the m6A reader YTHDF2 by PIAS1 promotes viral RNA decay to restrict EBV replication. mBio, 15(2):e0316823. Sugiokto FG and Saiada F contributed equally.
2. Saiada F, Zhang K and Li R. 2021. PIAS1 potentiates the anti-EBV activity of SAMHD1 through SUMOylation. Cell Biosci. 11: 127.
3. Saiada F, Gallardo RA, Shivaprasad HL, Corsiglia C, and van Santen. 2020. Intestinal tropism of an infectious bronchitis virus isolate not explained by spike protein binding specificity. Avian Dis. 64:2335
4. Saiada F, Eldemery FE, Zegpi RA, Gulley SL, Mishra A, van Santen VL and Toro H. 2019. Early vaccination of chickens induces suboptimal immunity against infectious bronchitis virus. Avian Dis. 63:38-47
5. Afrad MH, Hassan Z, Saiada F, Moni S, Barua S, Das SK, Faruque ASG, Azim T, Rahman M. 2013. Changing profile of rotavirus genotypes in Bangladesh, 2006-2012. BMC Infect Dis 13:3203-3226
6. Saiada F, Rahman HN, Moni S, Karim MM, Pourkarim MR, Azim T, Rahman M. 2011.Clinical presentation and molecular characterization of group B rotaviruses in diarrhoea patients in Bangladesh. J Med Microbiol 60:529-536
7. Rahman M, Alamgir ASM, Saiada F, Hassan Z, Faruque ASG, Cravioto A, Azim T, Mahmudur R. 2011. Co-circulation of G1, G2 and G9 rotaviruses in hospitalized patients in Bangladesh during 20062009. Hum Vaccin 7 (9):929-933
8. Rahman M, Matthijnssens J, Saiada F, Hassan Z, Heylen E, Azim T, Van Ranst M. 2010. Complete genomic analysis of a Bangladeshi G1P[8] rotavirus strain detected in 2003 reveals a close evolutionary relationship with contemporary human Wa-like strains. Infect Genet Evol 10 (6):746-754
9. Rahman M, Sultana R, Ahmed G, Nahar S, Hassan ZM, Saiada F, Podder G, Faruque ASG, Siddique AK, Sack DA, Matthijnssens J, Van Ranst M, and Azim T. 2007. Prevalence of G2P[4] and G12P[6]Rotavirus, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis 13:18-24
10. Rahman M, Hassan ZM, Zafrul H, Saiada F, Banik S, Faruque ASG, Thomas Delbeke T, Matthijnssen, J, Van Ranst M, and Azim T. 2007. Sequence analysis and evolution of group B rotaviruses. Virus Res 125(2):219-225.