Rate My Professor Asad Prodhan

Dr. Asad Prodhan serves as Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics at Murdoch University's School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a molecular biologist and bioinformatician working at the intersection of genomics, diagnostic bioinformatics, microbiome science, and data-driven insights for plant and animal health, biosecurity, and sustainability. Prodhan leads a Virtual Bioinformatics Core that integrates research software, analytical infrastructure, and micro-credential training to enable reproducible workflows, pathogen diagnostics, and genomic surveillance. He established the Bioinformatics Capability and Research Training Initiative, delivering training for higher degree research students to analyze sequencing data independently.

Prodhan holds a BSc Ag (Hons) in Agriculture and MS in Genetics and Plant Breeding from Bangladesh Agricultural University (1999-2006), MSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Sydney (2008-2012), and PhD in Molecular Plant Physiology from the University of Western Australia (2013-2016), investigating nutrient signaling in plants from phosphorus-impoverished environments. His professional trajectory includes Research Officer at UWA School of Biological Sciences (2016-2018), Molecular Biologist at Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia (2017-2019), JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences (2019-2021), and Laboratory Scientist in high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics at DPIRD (2021-present). He maintains adjunct senior lecturer roles at UWA School of Biological Sciences and Murdoch University School of Veterinary Medicine (2024-present). Key contributions include bioinformatics tools like blastdbbuilder for custom BLAST databases, sangerFlow, and Nextflow pipelines. Notable publications encompass 'How does evolution in phosphorus-impoverished landscapes impact plant nitrogen and sulfur assimilation?' (Trends in Plant Science, 2019), 'Evaluation of antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activities and capsaicinoid compounds of Chili (Capsicum sp.) germplasms available in Malaysia' (Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2018), 'Breeding rice for a changing climate by improving adaptations to water saving technologies' (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022), and reviews on orbiviruses and bovine viral diarrhea virus (Viruses, 2024-2025). Prodhan has released educational resources such as 'An Introduction to R Coding' and RNA-seq processing guides via Zenodo.