Draft:A. K. M. Humayun Kober

A. K. M. Humayun Kober is a Bangladeshi professor, researcher and writer in the field of Dairy Science & allied disciplines. He currently serves as the Head of the Department of Dairy & Poultry Science at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh.

Early Life and Education
Dr. Kober was born on 01 March 1976 in Mymensingh city. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry with distinction from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1999. He subsequently obtained his Master of Science in Dairy Science from the same university in 2001. Dr. Kober received his Ph.D. in Animal Production Science from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 2011. He further enhanced his qualifications through JSPS Post Doctoral Training at Tohoku University, Japan. He did a JSPS Post-doc (2015-2017). and JSPS Invitational Research Fellow (2022-2023) on Food Immunology at Tohoku University, Japan. He was a Visiting Researcher (2014) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. Furthermore, he presented his research works in reputed societies such as the Japanese Society of Dairy Science/ Food Immunology, the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, and the Canadian Society of Microbiologists etc.

Academic Career
From 2001 to 2003, Kober was a lecturer of the Department of Dairy & Poultry Science at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU). In 2003, he joined the Department of Dairy and Poultry Science as an assistant professor. In 2011, he was promoted to associate professor. Dr Kober became full professor in 2015. He is now the current Head of the department of Dairy and Poultry Science at CVASU.

In 2019, Kober hold the position of National Laboratory Consultant for the Quality Control (QC) Lab project at the Department of Livestock Services, Bangladesh. Kober has held positions as a Guest Editor for Microorganisms, Review Editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and reviewer of several journals including Food & Function, Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition. He also holds the position of Associate Editor at JMAB. He is also the author of Milk and Dairy Foods Nutrition, Processing and Healthy Aging published by CRC Press. Kober writes columns in leading national dailies such as Prothom Alo and The Daily Ittefaq

Awards and Fellowships

 * JSPS Post-doctoral Fellowship, Japan (2015-2017)
 * JSPS Invitation Fellowship (Long), Tohoku University, Japan (2022-2023)