MSc, PhD, M. Pharm Khirul Islam - UTU Research Portal

Khirul Islam
MSc, PhD, M. Pharm

Biotechnology (Department of Life Technologies)

khirul.islam@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4598

+358 50 476 5264

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-1965

Areas of expertise

Assay development, rapid test, Extracellular vesicles, lectins/antibody, cancer diagnosis

Publications

Aberrantly glycosylated PSMA in urine as a potential marker for prostate cancer (2026)
- Clinica Chimica Acta
Khan, Misba; Islam, Md. Khirul; Taimen, Pekka; Boström, Peter J.; Lamminmäki, Urpo; Leivo, Janne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles From Human B Cell Lymphomas: Methodological Comparison to Vesicles From Patient Serum (2026)
- Journal of Extracellular Biology
Badal, Md Nasir Uddin; Koivula, Tiia; Islam, Md Khirul; Lehtinen, Laura; Kauko, Otto; Leivo, Janne; Heinonen, Ilkka; Hämälistö, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Designing nanoparticle-based bioaffinity assays for the detection of extracellular vesicles (2025)
- Nanomedicine
Islam, Md. Khirul; Mahmud, Imran; Leivo, Janne
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
High‐Sensitivity Detection of Urinary Extracellular Vesicles With Upconverting Nanoparticle‐Based Lateral Flow Immunoassay (2025)
- Journal of Extracellular Biology
Islam, Md. Khirul; Mahmud, Imran; Ali, Klinton; Salminen, Teppo; Taimen, Pekka; Boström, Peter J.; Leivo, Janne; Lamminmäki, Urpo; Martiskainen, Iida
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Anthelmintic screening of Bangladeshi medicinal plants and related phytochemicals using in vitro and in silico methods : An ethnobotanical perspective (2024)
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Khairuzzaman M., Hasan Md Mehedi, Ali Mohammad Tuhin, Mamun Abdullah Al, Akter Sheuly, Nasrin Papia, Islam Md Khirul, Nahar Akhlak Un, Sarker Dipto Kumer, Hamdi Omer Abdalla Ahmed, Uddin Shaikh Jamal, Seidel Veronique, Shilpi Jamil A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Bioaffinity Recognition of Extracellular Vesicle Glycosylations (2024) Extracellular Vesicles as Matrix Messengers Islam, Khirul; Leivo, Janne
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Tetraspanin immunoassay for the detection of extracellular vesicles and renal cell carcinoma (2024)
- Nano select
Khan Misba, Islam Md. Khirul, Rahman Mafiur, Dhondt Bert, Quintero Ileana, Puhka Maija, Jaakkola Panu M., Lamminmäki Urpo, Leivo Janne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lectins as potential tools for cancer biomarker discovery from extracellular vesicles (2023)
- Biomarker research
Islam Md Khirul, Khan Misba, Gidwani Kamlesh, Witwer W Witwer, Lamminmäki Urpo, Leivo Janne
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Upregulation of GALNT7 in prostate cancer modifies O-glycosylation and promotes tumour growth (2023)
- Oncogene
Scott Emma, Hodgson Kirsty, Calle Beatriz, Turner Helen, Cheung Kathleen, Bermudez Abel, Marques Fernando Jose Garcia, Pye Hayley, Yo Edward Christopher, Islam Khirul, Oo Htoo Zarni, McClurg Urszula L., Wilson Laura, Thomas Huw, Frame Fiona M., Orozco-Moreno Margarita, Bastian Kayla, Arredondo Hector M., Roustan Chloe, Gray Melissa Anne, Kelly Lois, Tolson Aaron, Mellor Ellie, Hysenaj Gerald, Goode Emily Archer, Garnham Rebecca, Duxfield Adam, Heavey Susan, Stopka-Farooqui Urszula, Haider Aiman, Freeman Alex, Singh Saurabh, Johnston Edward W., Punwani Shonit, Knight Bridget, McCullagh Paul, McGrath John, Crundwell Malcolm, Harries Lorna, Bogdan Denisa, Westaby Daniel, Fowler Gemma, Flohr Penny, Yuan Wei, Sharp Adam, de Bono Johann, Maitland Norman J., Wisnovsky Simon, Bertozzi Carolyn R., Heer Rakesh, Guerrero Ramon Hurtado, Daugaard Mads, Leivo Janne, Whitaker Hayley, Pitteri Sharon, Wang Ning, Elliott David J., Schumann Benjamin, Munkley Jennifer
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Extracellular vesicle glycosylations as novel biomarkers of urological cancers: Nanoparticle-aided glycovariant assay to detect vesicles for the early detection of cancer (2022) Islam Khirul
(G5 Article dissertation )
Integrins are enriched on aberrantly fucosylated tumour‐derived urinary extracellular vesicles (2022)
- Journal of Extracellular Biology
Islam Md. Khirul, Dhondt Bert, Syed Parvez, Khan Misba, Gidwani Kamlesh, Webber Jason, Hendrix An, Jenster Guido, Lamminen Tarja, Boström Peter J, Pettersson Kim, Lamminmäki Urpo, Leivo Janne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Primary breast cancer biomarkers based on glycosylation and extracellular vesicles detected from human serum (2022)
- Cancer reports
Terävä Joonas, Verhassel Alejandra, Botti Orsola, Islam Md. Khirul, Leivo Janne, Wittfooth Saara, Härkönen Pirkko, Pettersson Kim, Gidwani Kamlesh
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Detection of bladder cancer with aberrantly fucosylated ITGA3 (2021)
- Analytical Biochemistry
Islam Md Khirul, Syed Parvez, Dhondt Bert, Gidwani Kamlesh, Pettersson Kim, Lamminmäki Urpo, Leivo Janne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A Nanoparticle-Based Approach for the Detection of Extracellular Vesicles (2019)
- Scientific Reports
Md. Khirul Islam, Parvez Syed, Laura Lehtinen, Janne Leivo, Kamlesh Gidwani, Saara Wittfooth, Kim Pettersson, Urpo Lamminmäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of a mangrove plant Ceriops Decandra GriffDin Hou. (2019)
- Journal of complementary & integrative medicine
Imran Mahmud, Naznin Shahria, Sabina Yeasmin, Asif Iqbal, Emdadul Hasan Mukul, Sudipta Gain, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi, Md. Khirul Islam
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Analgesic, anthelmintic and toxicity studies of Solanum violaceum Linn. Leaves (2016)
- Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
Kamanashis Mahaldar, Md. Saifuzzaman, Tanzira Irin, Apurba Kumar Barman, Md. Khirul Islam, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Amirul Islam
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)