Mohammad 'Monir' Moniruzzaman

Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology

University of Miami RSMAS

Originally from Bangladesh, a small country from South Asia, Monir completed his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and performed postdoctoral research at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Virginia Tech. His broad research interests include biotic interactions in the marine microbial realm, and ecophysiology of phytoplankton.

Apart from science, Monir’s favorite activities are photography, traveling and making friends with strangers.

Education

PhD in Microbiology, 2016
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS in Microbiology, 2008
Dhaka Univeristy, Bangladesh
BSc in Microbiology, 2006
Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Latest

Phylogenetic diversity and functional potential of the microbial communities along the Bay of Bengal coast
Assessing the biogeography of marine giant viruses in four oceanic transects
Viral Complexity
A review of the physicochemical features and phytoplankton community of the Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh perspective
A phylogenomic framework for charting the diversity and evolution of giant viruses
High transcriptional activity and diverse functional repertoires of hundreds of giant viruses in a coastal marine system
Comparative Genomics and Environmental Distribution of Large dsDNA Viruses in the Family Asfarviridae
ViralRecall—a flexible command-line tool for the detection of giant virus signatures in ‘omic data
Endogenous giant viruses shape intraspecies genomic variability in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Episodic Decrease in Temperature Increases mcy Gene Transcription and Cellular Microcystin in Continuous Cultures of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806
Widespread endogenization of giant viruses shapes genomes of green algae
Dynamic genome evolution and complex virocell metabolism of globally-distributed giant viruses
COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system: how the first post-modern pandemic ‘weakened’our hearts
Diel transcriptional response of a California Current plankton microbiome to light, low iron, and enduring viral infection
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Virus and host: genomic characterization and ecological relevance
Genome and Environmental Activity of a Chrysochromulina parva Virus and Its Virophages
Genome and Environmental Activity of a Chrysochromulina parva Virus and Its Virophages
Infection by a Giant Virus (AaV) Induces Widespread Physiological Reprogramming in Aureococcus anophagefferens CCMP1984 – A Harmful Bloom Algae
Genomic exploration of individual giant ocean viruses
Virus-host relationships of marine single-celled eukaryotes resolved from metatranscriptomics
A Student’s Guide to Giant Viruses Infecting Small Eukaryotes: From Acanthamoeba to Zooxanthellae
Standing on the shoulders of giant viruses: five lessons learned about large viruses infecting small eukaryotes and the opportunities they create
Diversity and dynamics of algal Megaviridae members during a harmful brown tide caused by the pelagophyte, Aureococcus anophagefferens
Genome of brown tide virus (AaV), the little giant of the Megaviridae, elucidates NCLDV genome expansion and host–virus coevolution
Genome of brown tide virus (AaV), the little giant of the Megaviridae, elucidates NCLDV genome expansion and host–virus coevolution