Mohammad Rafiul Hoque

Mohammad Rafiul Hoque
  • Postdoc, Fehr Lab

Contact Info

8041 Haworth Hall

Biography —

Hometown: Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Education —

Ph.D. in Public Health, University of Alberta, 2026, Edmonton, Canada
M.S. in Medicine, Kangwon National University, 2019, Chuncheon, South Korea
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 2015, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Research —

My prior research focused primarily on malaria vaccine development and the molecular mechanisms of Plasmodium infection. My current research pivots towards molecular virology and innate immunity. I am particularly interested in how PARP family enzymes, known as ADP-ribosyltransferases (ARTs), drive or regulate the antiviral immune responses following viral infection.     

Selected Publications —

Vinal DF., Hoque MR.*, Oludada OE., Jansen EB., Mitran, CJ., Enterina JR., Macauley MS., Hawkes, MT., and Yanow SK., (2025). Adjuvants and MHCII modulate the immunogenicity of subdominant epitopes in Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein. * Co-first author, iScience; Volume 28, Issue 10, 113630. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113630

Hoque MR., Nyunt, M.H., Han, J.-H., Muh, F., Lee, S.-K., Park, J.-H., Lu, F., Park, W.S., Han, E.-T., and Na, S. (2021). Identification of Reticulocyte Binding Domain of Plasmodium ovale curtisi Duffy Binding Protein (PocDBP) Involved in Reticulocyte Invasion. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.764293 

Hoque MR, Elfaki MMA, Ahmed MA, Lee S-K, Muh F, Albsheer MMA, Hamid MMA, Han E-T: Diversity pattern of Duffy binding protein sequence among Duffy-negatives and Duffy-positives in Sudan. Malaria journal 2018, 17:297. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2425-z