Sex: Male
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Marital status: Married
WHATS NEW:
RECENTS:
Recent Publications: It is very pleasure to me to inform you all that early 2003, I have published a Research Article in Journal of Neurophysiology. The good news is that the editors selected some of Figures from my paper for the cover of two subsequent issues of the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Hi everyone!:
Last week (7/26/03), I and Bablee:
visited my friend, roommate, housemate
Dr.Robindra (Robi), He is
doing great. It was really great fun
to spend fewdays with him and
to remember our medical life.
Best wishes.
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Education :
May, 1994:
Awarded the Bachelors degree of
Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S).
Faculty of Medicine, University
of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sep, 1994 - Aug, 1995 :
Internship Training
Awarded the Certificate of full
Registration as a
Medical Practitioners.
March, 2001:
Awarded the Ph.D.
Tokyo Medical University
March, 2000 � Dec, 2002:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Washington University School of
Medicine
Jan, 2003 to present:
Research Associate
Washington University School of
Medicine
Membership of Academic Societies:
Association for Research in
Otolaryngology in USA
Society for Neuroscience
Awards and Honors:
1988-1992 Honors Scholarship:
Mymensingh Medical College,
Bangladesh
1998-1999 Scholarship:
Space Forum Promoted by National
Space Development Agency of
Japan.
2002: Travel Fellowship: Vestibular
Influences on Movement B�r�ny
Society Meeting
2003: Travel Fellowship: ARO Mid
Winter Meeting
2004: Travel Fellowship: ARO Mid
Winter Meeting
Technical Experience:
Intracellular and extracellular
recording from single neurons
Antidromic and orthodromic
electrical stimulation
Selective electrical stimulation
of the vestibular receptors of the
cat
Recording of nerve activity
Nissl staining technique
HRP/BDA tracing technique
(Physiologically-identified neurons)
Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of nerve & receptor hair cells stained by neural tracer
Other Experience:
Proficient in written and spoken
English and Japanese.
Research Interests:
Vestibular neurophysiology,
Space life sciences
(Role of vestibular system
in producing autonomic
disturbances),
Regeneration processes of the
vestibular organs following damages.
Publications
1. Zakir M, Huss, D. and Dickman, J.D. Vestibular afferent innervation of the pigeon saccule. J. Neurophysiol., 2003, 89: 534-550
2. Si X, Zakir M,and Dickman, J.D. Afferent innervation of the utricle in pigeons. J. Neurophysiol., 2003, (In press).
3. Zakir M, Kushiro K, Ogawa Y, Sato H, Uchino Y. Convergence patterns for the posterior semicircular canal and utricular inputs in single vestibular neurons of the cat. Exp. Brain Res. 2000, 132(2):139-48
4. Zakir M, Ono S. Meng H, Uchino Y. Saccular and utricular influences on sympathetic nerve activities in cats. Exp Brain Res. 2000, 134(3):402-6
5. Kushiro K, Zakir M, Ogawa Y, Sato H, Uchino Y. Saccular and utricular inputs to sternocleidomastoid motoneurons of decerebrate cats. Exp. Brain Res. 1999, 126:410-416
6. Kushiro K, Zakir M, Sato H, Ono S, Ogawa Y, Meng H, Zhang X, Uchino Y. Saccular and utricular inputs to single vestibular neurons in the cat. Exp. Brain Res. 2000, 131(4):406-15
7. Zhang X, Zakir M, Meng H, Sato H, Uchino Y, Convergence of the horizontal semicircular canal and otolith afferents on cat single vestibular neurons. Exp Brain Res. 2001, 140(1): 1-11.
8. Ogawa Y, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Sato H, Imagawa M and Uchino Y. Convergent pattern of afferents from medial and lateral sides of the utricular macula to single vestibular neurons in the cat. Neuroscience Lett. 2000. 7; 278 (1-2)89-92
9. Ono S, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Meng H, Sato H, Uchino Y. Properties of utricular and saccular nerve-activated vestibulocerebellar neurons in cats. Exp Brain Res. 2000, 134(1):1-8.
10. Uchino Y, Sato H, Zakir M, Kushiro K, Imagawa M, Ogawa Y, Ono S, Meng H, Zhang X, Katsuta M, Isu N, Wilson VJ. Commissural effects in the otolith system. Exp Brain Res. 2001, 136(4):421-30.
11. Uchino Y, Sato H, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Imagawa M, Ogawa Y, Katsuta M, and Isu N. Cross-Striolar and Commissural Inhibition in the Otolith Syetem. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1999, 871: 162-172
12. Sato H, Imagawa M, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Uchino Y. Convergence of posterior semicircular canal and saccular inputs in single vestibular nuclei neurons of the cat. Exp. Brain Res. 2000,131(3):253-61
13. Uchino Y, Sato H, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Isu N. Canal otolith inputs to single vestibular neurons in cats. Arch Ital Biol. 2000, 138(1):3-13
14. Meng H, Sato H, Imagawa M, Zakir M, Ono S, Kushiro K Zhang X, Bai R, Uchino Y. Morphology of physiologically identified otolith-related vestibular neurons in cats. Neuroscience Lett. 2002. Oct 4;331(1):37-40
15. Isu N, Graf W, Sato H, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Imagawa M, Uchino Y. Sacculo-ocular reflex connectivity in cats. Exp Brain Res. 2000, 131(3):262-8.
Conference and Symposium Publications:
1. Zakir, M.and Dickman, J.D. Responses properties of regenerated vestibular afferents following ototoxic damage. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abst., 2003
2. Zakir, M.and Dickman, J.D. Directional selectivity and dynamic responses of vestibular afferent following regeneration from ototoxic damage. Journal of vestibular Research Vol. 11 No. 3-5 (XXII Barany Society Meeting) Abst. pp 179, 2002
3. Zakir, M., Huss, D., and Dickman, J.D. Comparison of morphology and afferent innervation patterns between normal and regenerated saccular macula in pigeons. Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abst., 2001
4. Zakir M, Ono S, Meng H, Uchino Y. Canal-otolith effects on the sympathetic nerve activity. The IV international symposium on the head-neck system. Abstr pp 82. 1999
5. Zakir M, Kushiro K, Ogawa Y, Sato H, Uchino Y. Posterior semicircular canal and utricular inputs to single vestibular neurons in cats. The IV international symposium on the head-neck system. Abstr pp 83. 1999
6. Zakir M, Ono S, Meng H, Uchino Y. Posterior semicircular canal and otolith effects on the sympathetic nerve activity. 30th Meeting Canadian Physiological Scociety Abstr pp 210. 1999
7. Zakir M, Kushiro K, Ogawa Y, Sato H, Uchino Y (1998) Patterns of the posterior semicircular canal and utricular inputs on single vestibular nuclei neurons in cats. Neurosci Res Suppl 22 : S162, 1998
8. Zakir M, Kushiro K, Ogawa Y, Katsuta M, Imagawa M, Sato H, Isu N, Yamada J, Uchino Y. Convergence of the posterior semicircular canal and utricular inputs on single vestibular nuclear neurons in cats. Soc Neurosci Abstr 24: 1654, 1998
9. Zhang X, Zakir M, Meng H, Sato H, Uchino Y. Convergence from otolith and horizontal semicircular canal nerves on cat single vestibular neurons. Soc Neurosci Abstr 30: part 1,6, 2000
10. Meng H, Imagawa M, Zakir M, Ono S, Kushiro K, Zhang X, Bai R.S, Uchino Y. Morphology of otolith-activated vestibular neurons in the cat. Japan J. Physiol., Suppl 50 : S161. 2000
11. Zhang X, Zakir M, Meng H, Sato H, Uchino Y. Convergence from horizontal semicircular canal and saccular input on cat single vestibular neurons. 30th Meeting Canadian Physiological Scociety Abstr pp 211. 1999
12. Meng H, Imagawa M, Zakir M, Ono S, Kushiro K, Zhang X, Bai R.S, Uchino Y. Morphology of saccular- and utricular-activated vestibular neurons in the cat. 30th Meeting Canadian Physiological Scociety Abstr pp 189. 1999
13. Ono S, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Meng H, Sato H, Uchino Y. Otolith inputs to the vestibulocerebellar neurons in cats. The IV international symposium on the head-neck system. Abstr pp 69. 1999
14. Ogawa Y, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Sato H, Uchino Y. Convergent patterns of inputs from medial and lateral side of the utricular macula to vestibular neurons in the cat. The IV international symposium on the head- neck system. Abstr pp 78. 1999
15. Sato H, Imagawa M, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Uchino Y. Convergent inputs from saccular and the posterior semicircular canal into the single vestibular neurons in the cat. The IV international symposium on the head- neck system. Abstr pp 81. 1999
16. Meng H, Imagawa M, Zakir M, Ono S, Kushiro K, Zhang X, Bai R.S, Uchino Y. Morphology of otolith-activated vestibular neurons in the cat. The IV international symposium on the head- neck system. Abstr pp 79. 1999
17. Kushiro K, Zakir M, Ogawa Y, Sato H, Uchino Y. Saccular and utricular convergent inputs to single vestibular neurons in the cat. Neurosci Res Suppl 22 : S162, 1998
18. Ogawa Y, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Sato H, Uchino Y. The cross-striolar inhibition in the utricular system in the cat. Neurosci Res Suppl 22 : S162, 1998
19. Kushiro K, Zakir M, Ogawa Y, Katsuta M, Isu N, Sato H, Imagawa M, Sugiura Y, Uchino Y. Convergent inputs from saccular and utricular afferents to single vestibular neurons in the cat. Soc Neurosci Abstr 24: 1654, 1998
20. Uchino Y, Sato H, Kushiro K, Ogawa Y, Imagawa M, Zakir M, The commissural inhibition on otolith- activated vestibular neurons in the cat. Soc Neurosci Abstr 24: 1659, 1998
21. Ogawa Y, Sato H, Kushiro K, Zakir M, Imagawa M, Uchino Y. Excitatory and inhibitory inputs from utricular afferents to single vestibular neurons in the cat. Soc Neurosci Abstr 24: 1654, 1998
22. Kushiro K, Zakir M, Katsuta M, Ogawa Y, Imagawa M, Sato H, Isu N, Uchino Y. Connection from saccular and utricular nerves to the sternocleidomastoid motoneurons of decerebrated cats. Japan J. Physiol., 48 Suppl : S158. 1998
