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Name Dr. Gunjan Biswas Designation Assistant Professor Department Name BOTANY AND FORESTRY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-352 / Centrex Extn. 352 Email ID gbiswas@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax - Mobile No Personal Website Address Dept. of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Ph.D. (Sc) Botany UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA 2012 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Studies on the Medicinal properties of Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morg.

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University since 27 February,2014

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Applied Mycology Profiling of fungi for different pharmacognostic parameters, Evaluation of different nutritional properties

Course/ Subject Taught Mycology and Plant Pathology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details The Effect of pH, Soil, Salinity and Organic Fertilizers on Seed Germination of Mung bean (Vigna Radiata) International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 9(11): 45-50 2019 IJETAE Publishing House   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: A Comprehensive Review on Food and Medicinal Prospects of Astraeus hygrometricus Pharmacog J., 9(6):799-806 2017 Phcog.Net   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Arbuscular mycorrhizal status of some ethnomedicinal and medicinal plants of Paschim Medinipur Advanced Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 1(1): 67-78 2017 Midnapore College   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Successful Therapy of Murine Visceral Leishmaniasis with Astrakurkurone, a Triterpene Isolated from the Mushroom Astraeus hygrometricus, Involves the Induction of Protective Cell-Mediated Immunity and TLR9 Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (5): 2696 – 2708 2016 American Society for Microbiology   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: National Publication Other Publication Book Published Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details Biotechnology and Nature Kabitika 2018 Author of a chapter Indexing: Link: Herbal Drugs: A Modern Approach To Understand Them Better New Central Book Agency 2011 Author of a chapter Indexing: Link: Book Chapter Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Debashis Kuila Evaluation of efficacy of indigenous and introduced Arbuscular Micorrhizae (AM) with beneficial microbes on crop yield and maintaining sustainability in lateritic soil Dr. Somdatta Ghosh Ongoing   Bijoy Mal Analysis of food value and free radical scavenging activity of some non-conventional fruits of Lateritic West Bengal   Ongoing

Project Work Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Natural and Bio-resource management in Jangalmahal areas of West Bengal CoI UGC 4005000 2 year 2015 2017 Completed

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year Pharmacognostic standardisation of a well known edible mushroom Faculty of Science Vidyasagar University 2017

Membership of Learned Society  International College of Nutrition (ICN) Life Membership No: 2009-15

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period Co convener of the National Seminar on Medicinal Plants 2016, February, 16-17, 2016 2016 to 2016

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser National seminar on Interdisciplinary approach of Research in Medicinal Plants (IARMP-2019) 2019 Paper Presenter Organized by the Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University held at Midnapore. March 12-13, 2019 National Seminar on Trends in Contemporary Research in Plant Science 2018 Paper Presenter Organized by the Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University held at Midnapore. March 29-30, 2018 Short term training course on nanotechnology & related IPR issues entitled “An interdisciplinary approach in characterization and applications of nanostructured materials (IACANM-2018)” 2018 Participant Organized by the University of Kalyani in association with DST-PURSE programme held at Kalyani. August 1-10, 2018 India International Science Festival 2018 Young Scientists’ Conference 2018 Delegate Organized by the Government of India held at Lucknow. October 5-8, 2018 National Symposium on “Natural Resource Management-2017” 2017 Invited Lecture Organized by the Faculty of Science (UGC Innovative Research Project) Vidyasagar University held at Midnapore. March 15-16, 2017 UGC Sponsored Two-Day National Workshop on “Application and Deployment of e-Learning Platform in University: Moodle” 2016 Participant Organized by Computer Centre, Vidyasagar University held at Midnapore. March 9-10, 2016 Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on “Chemistry and Biology Interface” 2016 Participant Organized by Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University held at Midnapore. April 21-22, 2016 National Seminar on “Genomics: Molecular to Ecosystem Level” 2016 Participant Organized by The Asiatic Society held at Kolkata. December 9, 2016 International Conference on “The Green Planet- Past, Present and Future” 2016 Paper Presenter Organized by CAS VII, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Probir Chatterjee Research Foundation & Botanical Survey of India held at Kolkata. December 21-23, 2016 Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop Year Role in the Event Funding Agency National seminar on Interdisciplinary approach of Research in Medicinal Plants (IARMP-2019) 2019 Convener UGC and DST National Seminar on Trends in Contemporary Research in Plant Science 2018 Treasurer SERB and UGC National Symposium on “Natural Resource Management-2017” 2017 Executive Member UGC National Seminar on Medicinal Plants (NSMP- 2016) 2016 Convener UGC and DST

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Professor S. N. Banerjee Gold Medal Indian Mycological Society 2007

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