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Name Prof. Debdulal Banerjee Designation Professor Department Name BOTANY AND FORESTRY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-349 / Centrex Extn. 349 Email ID db@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in debu33@gmail.com Fax 03222-275329 Mobile No 09932976340 Personal Website http://www.botdeb.webs.com/ Address Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore- 721102, West Bengal, INDIA

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Post Doc, advance training Montana State University, USA 2010 Ph.D. Vidyasagar University 2005 M.Sc. Vidyasagar University 1999 B.Sc. Vidyasagar University 1997 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Microbial Production of Tannase and Gallic acid

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Director, Center for Life Sciences, Vidyasagar University since 2020 Professor, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, since 6th October, 2019 Associate Professor, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, since 6th October, 2016 Assistant Professor (AGP III), Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, since 6th October, 2013 Assistant Professor (AGP II), Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, since 6th September, 2010 Sr. Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University since 6th october, 2008 Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University since 6th October, 2004

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Microbiology Microbial Biotechnology Microbial Enzyme, Endophyte biology, Fungal Exopolysaccharide, Plant Microbe Interraction, Medicinal Plants

Course/ Subject Taught M.Sc. (Microbiology, Biotechnology, Mycology, Biochemistry, Forest surveying) M.Phil (Techniques and Instruments in Biological Sciences; Food and Applied Microbiology) Ph.D. course work (Research Methods, computer applications, advanced microbiology)

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details Antifungal activity of bio-active cell-free culture extracts and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) synthesised by endophytic fungal isolates of Garden Nasturtium Scientifc Reports | (2024) 14:11228 May, 2024 Nature group Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 4.60000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Broad spectrum bioactivity of a novel β-glucan rich heteropolysaccharide, Pestalopine isolated from endophytic fungi Pestalotiopsis chamaeropsis CEL6 Archives of Microbiology : (2023) 205:284 Jul, 2023 Springer Nature Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 2.66700 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Antifungal activity of volatile and non-volatile metabolites of endophytes of Chloranthus elatior Sw. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1156323 May, 2023 Frontiers Media S.A. Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 6.62700 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1156323/full Broad-spectrum antimicrobial action of Cell-Free Culture extracts and Volatile Organic Compounds produced by endophytic fungi Curvularia eragrostidis Frontiers in Microbiology DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.920561 Jun, 2022 Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 5.64000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology Bioactivity study and metabolic profiling of Colletotrichum alatae LCS1, an endophyte of club moss Lycopodium clavatum L. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0267302. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267302 Apr, 2022 PLOS, San Francisco, California, US Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 3.24000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267302 Production of Bioactive Compounds with Broad Spectrum Bactericidal Action, Bio-Film Inhibition and Antilarval Potential by the Secondary Metabolites of the Endophytic Fungus Cochliobolus sp. APS1 Isolated from the Indian Medicinal Herb Andrographis paniculata Molecules 2022, 27(5), 1459 Feb, 2022 MDPI, Sweetzerland Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 4.41100 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/5/1459 Production, Optimization, Characterization and Drought Stress Resistance by β-Glucan-Rich Heteropolysaccharide From an Endophytic Fungi Colletotrichum alatae LCS1 Isolated From Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum) Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 04 January 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ffunb.2021.796010 Jan, 2022 Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2021.796010/full Antioxidative Compounds from the Secreted Metabolome of Strain ‘Mucor irregularis Isolate Dro2’—an Endophyte of the Carnivorous Plant Drosera burmannii Applied biochemistry and microbiology 2021 v.57 no.Supplement 1 https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683821100069 (ISSN: 0003-6838) 2021 Pleiades Publishing, Inc. Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 1.08000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0003683821100069 Broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of Streptomyces griseus BLS4, a newly isolated endophyte of Blumea lacera Research Journal of Biotechnology 15 (3) 2020 Research Journal of Biotechnology   Impact Factor: 0.45400 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Different Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Its Impact on Health and Economy with Special Emphasis on Antiviral Drug Targets. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 14: 2020. 2020 Microbiology Jornal   Impact Factor: 0.48300 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Occurrence of a novel tannase (tan BLP) in endophytic Streptomyces sp. AL1L from the leaf of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb 3 Biotech (2018) 8: 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-017-1055-4 2018 Springer   Impact Factor: 2.40600 Indexing: Article's Web Link: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF KERATITIS ASSOCIATED FUNGAL BIOFILM AND PLANKTONIC CULTURES International Journal of Advanced Research 5 (11): 1248–1252. doi:10.21474/ijar01/5892 2017 IJAR   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Bioactive Metabolites of Actinomycetes–Screening from Genomic and Metabolomic Approach Metabolomics:ISSN: (2153-0769), 2017, 7:3 doi: 10.4172/2153-0769.1000e154 2017 Metabolomics (Los Angel)   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Production and structural elucidation of exopolysaccharidefrom endophytic Pestalotiopsis sp. BC55 International Journal OfBiological Macromolecules,Volume 82C, 2016, Pages 182-191 2016 Elsevier   Impact Factor: 8.02500 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Anti-infective metabolites of a newly isolated Bacillus thuringiensis KL1 associated with Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata Nees.), a traditional medicinal herb Microbiology Insights, 9: 1-7. 2016 Libertas Academica   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Multi-Response Optimization of Granaticinic Acid Production by Endophytic Streptomyces thermoviolaceus NT1, Using Response Surface Methodology Bioengineering 2016, 3(3), 19; doi:10.3390/bioengineering3030019 2016 MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland)   Impact Factor: 5.04600 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Bioactive Endophytic Actinomycetes of Cinnamomum sp.; Isolation, Identification, Activity Guided Purification and Process Optimization of Active Metabolite American Journal of Microbiology :DOI: 10.3844/ajmsp.2015.¦¦¦.¦¦¦ 2015 Science Publications   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Broad spectrum antibacterial activity of granaticinic acid, isolatedfrom Streptomyces thermoviolaceus NT1; an endophyte in Catharanthusroseus (L.) G. Don Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science Vol. 5 (07), pp. 006-011 (DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2015.50702) 2015 JAPS   Impact Factor: 1.41000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Pueraria tuberosa: a review on its phytochemical and therapeutic potential Natural Product Research, doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.928291 2014 Taylor and Francis   Impact Factor: 2.48800 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Effects of Standardized Wrightia tinctoria andStereospermum suaveolens Extracts on VariousImmuno-Inflammatory Parameters Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 21:75–85 2014 Taylor and Francis   Impact Factor: 1.26900 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Distribution of Endophtyic Actinomycetes of Three Medicinal Plants and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Potencies Journal of Advanced Microbiology 1 (4): 218 - 226 2014 H K Bhalla publications   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Muscodor albus MOW12 an Endophyteof Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) Collectedfrom North East India Produces VolatileAntimicrobials Indian Journal of Microbiology (DOI 10.1007/s12088-013-0400-5) 2014 Springer   Impact Factor: 2.25900 Indexing: Article's Web Link: IN-VIVO IMMUNOMODULATORY POTENTIAL OF STANDARDIZED PUERARIA TUBEROSA EXTRACT AND ITS ISOFLAVONOIDS International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 6(1):861- 867 2014 Academic Sciences   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Validated RP-HPLC-UV method for the determination of betulin in Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees. extract. International journal of Phytomedicine 5: 131- 135. 2013 A R Journals   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Optimization of a bioactive exopolysaccharide production from endophytic Fusarium solani SD5 Carbohydrate Polymers, 97:627-634 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.05.039) 2013 Elsevier   Impact Factor: 10.12000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: In-vivo immunomodulatory activity of standardizedStereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC. root extract Orient Pharm Exp MedDOI 10.1007/s13596-013-0132-4 2013 Springer   Impact Factor: 0.21100 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Keratitis: A rare fungus from Eastern India Indian journal of ophthalmology 2013 Medknow   Impact Factor: 1.01900 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Fungal Exopolysaccharide: Production, Composition and Applications Microbiology Insights, 6: 1–16 (doi: 10.4137/MBI.S10957) 2013 Libertas Academica   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Schizophyllum commune: A New Organism in Eye Infection Mycopathologia (DOI 10.1007/s11046-013-9625-1 2013 Springer   Impact Factor: 3.78500 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Structural elucidation and bioactivity of a novel exopolysaccharide from endophytic Fusarium solani SD5 Carbohydrate Polymers 2012 Elsevier   Impact Factor: 10.12000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Biosorption of cadmium (II) using discarded biomass of Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9. Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Toxicology. 2012 Global Science books   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Production and Characterization of Thermal Acid Amylase from Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9. Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. SPECIAL ISSUE: Microbiology 2012 Global Science Books   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Lasiodiplodia theobromas keratitis: a case report and review of literature Mycopathologia 2012 Springer   Impact Factor: 3.78500 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Barleria prionitis Linn: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity Research Journal of Phytochemistry 2012 Academic Journals Inc   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant potency of exopolysaccharide from endophytic Fusarium solani SD5 Internantional Journal of Biological Macromolecule, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.11.003 2012 Elsevier   Impact Factor: 8.02500 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Fungal Tannase: A journey from strain isolation to enzyme applications Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 2012 Global science books   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Endophytic fungal diversity in tropical and subtropical plants Research Journal of Microbiology 2011 Academic Publisher   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Candida Keratitis: Emerging Problem in India Cornea 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins   Impact Factor: 2.34900 Indexing: Article's Web Link: An endophytic Myrothecium inundatum producing volatile organic compounds. Mycosphere 2010 Mycological society   Impact Factor: 4.10000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Muscodor albus GBA, an endophytic fungus of Ginkgo biloba from the USA, produces volatile antimicrobials. Mycology 2010 Taylor and Francis   Impact Factor: 4.51000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Diversity and screening for antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungi from Alstonia scholaris Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica. 2010 AKademiai Kiado   Impact Factor: 2.29800 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Epidemiological profile of fungal keratitis in urban population of West Bengal, India Oman Journal of Opthalmology. 2009 Press   Impact Factor: 0.59800 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Extracellular tannase production by endophytic Hyalopus sp. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 2009 Japan society of applied microbiology   Impact Factor: 1.43000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Production of exopolysaccharide by endophytic Stemphylium sp. Micologia Applicada International. 2009 Press   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Fungal endophytes in three medicinal plants of Lamiaceae Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica 2009 Akademiai Kiado   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Optimization of tannase production by Aureobasidium pullulans DBS66. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2007 Korean Society of Biotechnology   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Tannase production by Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9 through solid state fermentation. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica. 2007 AKademiai Kiado   Impact Factor: 2.29800 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Gallic Acid Production by Submerged Fermentation of Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9. Research Journal of Microbiology 2007 Academic Journal   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Production and Characterization of Extracellular and Intracellular Tannase from Newly Isolated Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9 Journal of Basic Microbiology 2001 Wiley VCH   Impact Factor: 2.28100 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Colorimetric Assay Method for Determination of Tannin Acyl Hydrolase (EC: 3.1.1.20) Activity. Analytical Biochemistry 2001 Academic Press   Impact Factor: 3.19100 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Production and Characterization of Tannase from Bacillus cereus KBR9 Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 2001 Japan society of Applied Microbiology   Impact Factor: 1.43000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: National Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details Traditional phytotherapeutic uses in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India International journal of Pharmaceutical sciences and research, 8(9): 3904-3910. 2017 IJPSR   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Mast Cell Stabilization and Membrane Protection Activity of Barleria prionitis L Pharmacognosy Journal 2011 Pharmacognosy Research   Impact Factor: 0.93000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Characteristics of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in an Eastern indian cohort: A case series. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 2011 press   Impact Factor: 0.51000 Indexing: Article's Web Link: Antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants of West Bengal International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 2010 Press   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Isolation of antimicrobial compound by endophytic bacteria from Vinca rosea International Journal of Current Research 2010 Press   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Antimicrobial properties of Indian Spices Natural Products 2009 Press   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Occurrence of Endophytic fungi in Vitex negundo L. (Verbenaceae). Journal of Botanical Society of Bengal 2006 Botanical Society of Bengal   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: An assessment of Tannase and Gallic acid production by Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9 from different plant tannin Journal of Biological Sciences 2006 Vidyasagar University   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Optimization of Gallic Acid Production from Tannic Acid by Aspergillus aculeatus DBF9. Journal of Science and Technology 2003 Sambalpur University   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Regulation of Tannase Synthesis in Aureobasidium pullulans DBS66 Journal of Biological Science 2002 Vidyasagar University   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Other Publication Book Published Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details Natural Products as Fungicide and Their Role in Crop Protection” Natural Bioactive Products in Sustainable Agriculture by J. Singh and A. N. Yadav, Springer Nature Singapore Pvt. Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3024-1_9 2020 Author of a chapter (Corresponding) Indexing: Link: In Microbiomes of Extreme Environments: Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications “Chapter 1: Extremophilic microbes and their extremozymes for industry and allied sectors” CRC press 2020 Author of a chapter Indexing: Link: Proteases from Endophytic Fungi with Potential Industrial Applications” in Recent Advancement in White Biotechnology through Fungi Volume I : Diversity and Enzymes Perspectives (Book title) edited by A.N. Yadav, S. Mishra, S. Singh, A. Gupta Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN: 978-3-030-10480-1 2019 Author of a chapter (Corresponding) Indexing: Link: Volatile Organic Compounds from Endophytic Fungi” Recent Advancement in White Biotechnology Through Fungi : Volume 2: Perspective for Value-Added Products and Environments edited by A. Gupta S. Mishra, S. Singh, A.N. Yadav, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ISBN: 978-3-030-14845-4 2019 Author of a chapter (Corresponding) Indexing: Link: Endophytes of Forest Trees chapter :Diversity of Endophytes in Tropical Forests. Book edited by Pirttilä and Frank Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature (ISBN: 9783319898322) 2018 Author of a chapter (Corresponding) Indexing: Link: Microbiology Applications Chapter: Actinomycetes- The most Promising Reservoir of Novel Class of Antimicrobial Compounds.(ISBN: 978-81-905771-3-7) Har Krishan Bhalla & Sons (Dehradun) 2013 Author of a chapter (Corresponding) Indexing: Link: Book Chapter Published Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details Fungal Secondary Metabolites Elsevier Inc. 01-06-2023 00:00:00 Corresponding Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS, Others Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95241-5.00002-2 Endophytes Editor: Pragya Tiwari (ISBN: 979-8-88697-045-6) Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 06-06-2022 00:00:00 Corresponding Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Link: Biofertilizer and sustainable development ABS PUBLISHERS 16-07-2021 00:00:00 Corresponding Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Link: Microbial Polymers Springer, Singapore 30-06-2021 00:00:00 Corresponding Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Link: Extremophilic Microbes and their Extremozymes for Industry and Allied Sectors In Microbiomes of Extreme Environments CRC Press 12-03-2021 00:00:00 Corresponding Author Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Riya Dutta Production of plant growth promoters ...from endophyte.   Submitted 0 Bibartan Mishra Production of Enzyme from Endophytic fungi   Submitted 0 Sani Sen Production and characterization of L-asperginase..... microorganisms   Ongoing 2024 Sangita Saha Production exopolysaccharide.......endophytic fungi..   Ongoing 0 Julekha Bagum Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agent of Sclerotinia stem rot in oil seeded plant   Ongoing 0 Nandita Jana Alleviation of salt stress in selected crop plant through endophytic fungal metabolites   Ongoing 0 Awarded Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Suchandra Mondal Study of Endophytic microorganisms in ...heterotrophic plants.   Awarded 2022 Santanu Maity Study of antimicrobial compound.......endophytic actinomycetes   Awarded 2022 Arjun Patra Ecofloristic survey of family Acanthaceae.....bioactivity Prof. A. K. Mondal Awarded 2021 Hiran Kanti Santra Endophyte..... bioactive molecules   Awarded 2021 Bisnupada Jana Studies on dune vegetation of Purba Midnapore Prof. A. K. Mondal Awarded 2020 Nandadulal Sanigrahi Study of ethnobotany of .....Purulia District Prof. A. K. Mondal Awarded 2020 Dr. Monami Chakraborty Strategic approach..... tapatum specific promoter Prof. B. R. Pati Awarded 2018 Jayangshu Sengupta Biofilm formation by ...keratitis causing fungi   Awarded 2018 Biplab Bagchi Endophytic fungi in lianas plants of Paschim Medenipur   Awarded 2018 Mr. Akhil Pandey Production of Volatile antimicrobials by endophytic fungi   Awarded 2017 Mr. Barun Kumar Dey Production of biopigment from fungi Dr. Bikas R. Pati Awarded 2017 Dr. Sudipta Roy Production of antimicrobial compound from endophytic actinomycetes   Awarded 2016 Amal Kanta Maji Immunomodulatory compounds from ......medicinal plants.   Awarded 2014 Dr. Subhadip Mahapatra Production of exopolysaccharide from endophytic fungi   Awarded 2014 Dr. Suman Saha Epidemiological and microbiological profile of fungal keratitis in West Bengal Dr. Jayangshu Sengupta Awarded 2012 Dr. Subrata Kumar Das Genetic manipulation of lignin biosynthetic pathway in jute (Corchorus sp.) Dr. Asitava Basu Awarded 2011 Manika Das Studies on some medicinal plants......... Salinity conditions Dr. D. K. Das Awarded 0

Project Work Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Fold Scope as a research and Educational tool PI DBT, New Delhi 400000 1 year 2018 2019 Completed Natural and Bio-resource management in Jangalmahal areas of West Bengal CoI UGC 4005000 2 year 2015 2017 Completed Production of exopolysaccharide by endophytic fungi. PI University Grants Commission (UGC) 530000 3 year 2011 2014 Completed Detailed Hydrological study of Sub-Water flow/ storage water characteristics for creation of sustainable source of rain fade river for semi-arid and flouoride effected Blocks in connection with comprehensive water security plan under Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum district Co-investigator Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of West Bengal 4220000 1 year 2011 2012 Completed Isolation of endophytic fungi from some medicinal plants and assessment of their antimicrobial potential. PI University Grants Commission (UGC) 680000 3 year 2007 2010 Completed

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year Endophytic metabolomes; a new weapon of modern biology Midnapore College (autonomous) Vivekananda Hall, Midnapore College 2020 Microbial endophytes:Biotechnological potentials P.G. Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Womens University, Bhubaneswar Rama Devi Womens University, Bhubaneswar 2019 Exploitation of plants of Southern West Bengal: Bioactive Compounds and Microbial endophytes Department of Botany, Egra SSB College Egra SSB College, Egra 2018 Production of antimicrobial compounds from endophytic actinomycetes isolated from plants of Jungal Mahal Faculty of Science Vidyasagar University 2017 Biotechnological potentials of Microbial endophytes Association of Microbiologists of India and Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow BBAU, Lucknow 2017 Testing for water potability Department of Botany, Raja N. L. Khan Womens college Raja N. L. Khan Womens College, Midnapore 2016 Genetically modified (GM) food: Prospects and challanges Department of Botany and Nutrition, Nistarini College, Purulia Nistarini College, Purulia 2016 Bio-prospecting of endophytic actinomycetes Faculty of Science Vidyasagar University 2016 Medicinal plant endophytes: a potential source of bioactive natural product Department of Botany, Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University 2016 Potential applications of Endophytic Microorganisms Department of Microbiology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 2015 Endophytes: source of bioactive natural products Department of Botany and Chemistry, Egra SSB College, Egra, Purba Medinipur Egra SSB College, Egra, Purba Medinipur 2015 Endophytes: Biotechnological application of this microbial group Department of Aquaculture Management and Technology, Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 2015 Food: Role of microbes in production and preservation Department of Chemistry, Vidyasagar University Department of Chemistry, Vidyasagar University 2015 Fungal endophytes: Some biotechnological applications ACS College Sonai, Maharastra 2012 Green planet for safe future District Science Centre, Purulia Science Centre, Purulia 2012 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) of Plant and Microbial Origin Egra College and Belda College Egra College, Purba Medenipur, West Bengal 2012 HIV/ AIDS: Getting to Zero NSS Unit, Midnapore College Midnapore College, Midnapore 2011 Endophytic fungi and their role in Biotechnology Dept of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Panskura Banamali College Panskura Banamali College, Panskura 2006

Membership of Learned Society  International Society of Plant Pathology Association of Microbiologists of India

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period Life member, Association of Microbiologists of India, New Delhi, India 2006 to 2035 Member, International Society of Plant Pathology, Australia 2008 to 2009 Member, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata 2002 to 2003

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser National Webinar on the theme : 'Only One World' on the occasion of 'World Environment Day' / Invited Lecture on "Environmental issues in 21st Century" 0 Invited lecture NSS Units, Contai P.K. College Science Communication Popularization and its Extension (SCoPE) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’s Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate”/ Invited lecture on "Forest Resources of Jungal Mahal" 0 Invited lecture Ministry Culture & Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India ; Midnapore College National Webinar on “ Biodiversity: Threats and conservation” 0 Invited lecture Garhbeta College, Garhbeta State level one day seminar 2019 Invited speaker Nistarini College, Purulia National seminar on "Recent advances in plant science" 2019 Invited speaker Midnapore College (autonomous), Midnapore National Workshop on "Emerging trends in Life Sciences for Sustainable Development" 2019 Invited Speaker Rama Devi Womens University, P.G. Department of Life Sciences, RDW University, Bhubaneswar In Service Training and Sensitization of Key Functionaries of Central and State Governments, Local Bodies and Other Service Providers 2018 Participant Vidyasagar University, Rehabilitation Council of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment UGC and DST sponsored National Seminar on Medicinal Plant (NSMP-2016) 2016 Invited Speaker Department of Botany, Vidyasagar University DBT Star College Programme Sponsored Workshop on "Testing for Drinking Water Potability" 2016 Resource Person (invited lecture) Department of Botany, Raja N. L. Khan Womens College, Midnapore National seminar on Microbial Technology: Prospects and Applications 2015 Invited Speaker Organised by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar. Seminar on New Generation Biologically Active Natural Products and Their Importance 2015 Invited Lecture Egra SSB College, Egra, Purba Medinipur National Symposium on Food processesing, preservation and packaging, 2015 Invited Speaker Organized by Department of Chemistry, Vidyasagar University DST, UGC sponsored National Seminar in National Resources development strategies through Biotechnological Approaches 2015 Invited speaker Organized by Department of Aquaculture Management and Technology, Vidyasagar University Use of ICT in Teaching- Learning process 2014 Attended Computer center, VU, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Kolkata Workshop for revision of syllabus fror honours and pass course of Vidyasagar university in Environmental studies 2014 attended BOS, Env Studies, VU Workshop for revision of syllabus fror honours and pass course of Vidyasagar university in Botany 2014 Attended UG BOS of Botany, VU International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2014 Oral presentation Dubai, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus One day seminar on advances in Botany 2014 Invited Speaker Department of Botany, Garhbeta College, Midnapore National conference on biodiversity biotechnology and climate change 2012 Invited Speaker ACS College, Sonai, Maharastra Science and technology for rural people 2012 Participated and presented paper Lalbahadur Sastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorrie, Uttarakhand International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Researches 2012 Presented a paper Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, VU. Seminar on "HIV-AIDS: Getting to Zero" 2011 Speaker Midnapore College NSS Unit, Midnapore Asian Mycological Congress 2011 Participated and presented paper Inchion University, Seoul, Korea Development of Concept in Modern Biology 2010 Participated JNU, New Delhi BOYSCAST fellowship (DST) 2009 Post Doctoral Work Montana State University, USA International symposium on Microbial Biotechnology: Diversity, Genomics and Metagenomics 2008 Participated and presented paper Association of Microbiologists of India, New Delhi National seminar on Microbes, Plants and Forestry research for sustenable development 2008 Participated and presented paper Vidyasagar University International Congress on Plant Pathology 2008 attended and presented paper ISPP, Turin, Italy 2nd Asian congress of Mycology and Plant Pathology at Osmania University, Hydrabad 2007 paper presented Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology Workshop of Lindau Alumni Members 2006 attended and presented paper DFG, New Delhi Intellectual Property Rights 2006 attended DST, New Delhi and Midnapore College UGC refresher course on “Analytical Instruments and Their Applications 2006 attended Academic Staff College and department of Instrumentation Science, Jadavpur University National Workshop on Interactive Multimedia in Distance Learning 2005 attended DEC and IGNOU, New Delhi Meeting of “Noble Laureates and Students” held at Lindau, Germany 2003 Attended DFG, Germany and DST, India 25th AMBO International Training Course on “Approach to Supra Molecular Complexes and Their Functions- Glycobiology, Lipid Biology and Microbiology” held at Saitama, Tokyo, Japan 2002 Attended AMBO, Japan 89th Session of Indian Science Congress 2002 attended and presented paper ISCA Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop Year Role in the Event Funding Agency Workshop on Documentation and Utilization of Plant Resources (DUPR 2023) 0 Organizing Secretary UGC (Under SAP programme) National Seminar on Biodiversity and Biomolecules (NSBB 2022) 0 Organizing Secretary UGC, New Delhi and SERB, DST National Workshop on Biological Instrumentation 0 Organizing Secretary VU National Webinar on "Recent Trends of Research in Plant and Microbial Sciences" 0 Organizing Secretary UGC and VU National Seminar on Trends in Contemporary Research in Plant Science 2018 Joint Secretary SERB and UGC National Seminar on Microbial Biotechnology 2017 Organizing Secretary UGC National Seminar on Medicinal Plants (NSMP- 2016) 2016 Treasurer UGC and DST National Seminar on "Microbiology in 21st Century" (NSM21C- 2016) 2016 Organizing Secretary UGC National Symposium on Bioresource Management (NSBM-2016) 2016 Organizing Secretary UGC National Seminar on "Plant Biodiversity: Aspects and Prospects" 2011 Treasurer UGC and West Bengal Biodiversity Board

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Siksharatna Department of Higher education, Government of West Bengal 2020 BOYSCAST fellowship to work at Montana State University, USA DST, New Delhi 2009 International Travel support for attending ICPP at Turin, Italy DST, New Delhi 2008 DST fellowship to attend meeting of Noble Laureates and Students at Lindau, Germany Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India; DFG, Germany 2003 AMBO fellowship to attend training programme at Japan Asian Molecular Biology Organization (AMBO), Japan 2002 National Elligibility Test (NET) and Selected for Shyamaprasad Mukherjee fellowship (ranked among first 20 candidates) CSIR 2002 National Elligibility Test (NET) CSIR 2000 Siromoni Gold Medal for obtaining highest mark in Botany Vidyasagar University 1999 National Elligibility Test (NET) CSIR 1999 University gold medal (M.Sc.) Vidyasagar University 1999 University gold medal (B.Sc.) Vidyasagar University 1997

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