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	Name		Prof. Bidhan Chandra Patra, D.Sc.
	Designation		Professor
	Department Name		ZOOLOGY
	Office Phone No		+91 3222 298-286 / Centrex Extn. 286
	Email ID		bcpatra@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in patrabidhan1962@gmail.com
	Mobile No		09434185066
	Personal Website		http://vidyasagar.ac.in/zoology/CV_BCpatra.pdf
	Address		CENTRE FOR AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, EXTENSION & LIVELIHOOD (CAREL), Department of Aquaculture Management & Technology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Pin-721 102
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Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
D.Sc.	Utkal University, Odisha	2014
Ph.D.	Visva-Bharati	1989
Diploma in Hindi	Visva-Bharati	1987
M.Sc	Visva-Bharati	1985
B.Sc	Visva-Bharati	1983

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Dean, Faculty of Science, Vidyasagar University from May 20, 2013 to May 19, 2016

P.G (M.Sc. in Zoology & Aquaculture Management and Technology)as Professor Vidyasagar University since 2007 to till date.

P.G (M.Sc. in Zoology & Aquaculture Management and Technology)as Reader Vidyasagar University since 2000 to 2006

P.G (M.Sc. in Zoology & Aquaculture Management and Technology)as Sr. Lecturer Vidyasagar University since 1996 to 2000

U. G. ( B.Sc. Hons.) and P.G as Lecturer, Darjeeling Govt. College(North Bengal University) Since 1990-1996

Specialization/Research Area

Field of Specialization

Research Area/ Areas of Interest

Fisheries Science(Fish Nutrition and Aquaculture Biotechnology)

Fish Breeding,Animal taxonomy, Eco-toxicology, Fish Germplasm Conservation, Nutrational Evaluation of Ornamental Fishes.

Course/ Subject Taught

Masters course in Zoology (Chordate, Biosystematics,Eco-toxicology & Fishery special).

Aquaculture Technology,Fish taxonomy & Biology.

Ph.D Course Work (Biochemistry,Fish Nutation, Fish Genetics, Fish Processing).

Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper

International Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by
Computational characterization of epitopic region within the Outer Membrane Protein candidate in Flavobacterium columnare for vaccine development	Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2019.1580222	2019	Taylor & Francis	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Molecular signature of selective microRNAs in Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus 1758): a computational approach	ExRNA:1,1 1-11	2019	BioMed Central, Springer Nature	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Promising approaches of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) mediated cancer gene therapy	Gene, Elsevier (144071)	2019	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Epitope-Based Vaccine Designing of Nocardia asteroides Targeting the Virulence Factor Mce-Family Protein by Immunoinformatics Approach	International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics	2019	Springer Netherlands	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Assessment and modeling of fish diversity related to water bodies of Bankura district, West Bengal, India, for sustainable management of culture practices	Environment, Development and Sustainability	2018	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Environmental DNA (eDNA): A Promising Biological Survey Tool for Aquatic Species Detection	Proc Zool Soc, doi.org/10.1007/s12595-018-0268-9	2018	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Molecular signature pathway of gene protein interaction in human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) metabolism linked disease	Indian Journal of Medical Specialities	2018	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Length–weight relationship of nine Clupeiform fish species from the Digha coast, West Bengal, India	Journal of Applied Ichthyology	2018	Wiley Online Library, 34: 6, 1351-1353	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Therapeutic applications of zebrafish (Danio rerio) miRNAs linked with human diseases: A prospective review	Gene, 679: 202-211	2018	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Length–weight relationships of three freshwater fish species from Rupnaryan and Kangsabati River, West Bengal, India	Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 35:2, 585-586	2018	Wiley Online Library	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Multi-cluster analysis of Crabs and Ichthyofaunal Diversity in relation to habitat distribution at Tropical Mangrove ecosystem of the Indian Sundarbans	Regional Studies in Marine Science; 24,203-211	2018	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Community based fish farming in low land paddy fields in Moyna, West Bengal, India.	Journal of Aquaculture;(16) 24, 26-40	2018	Association of Aquaculturists, ICAR-CIFA, BBSR	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
In silico structural and functional modelling of Antifreeze protein (AFP) sequences of Ocean pout (Zoarces americanus, Bloch & Schneider 1801)	Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; 16, 2, 721-730	2018	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Threats to Fish and Fisheries of Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India	Proc Zool Soc DOI 10.1007/s12595-017-0209-z	2017	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Evaluating the Nutritional Condition of an Indian Climbing Perch, Anabas Testudineus Fingerlings by the RNA/DNA, Ca/P Ratio and Protein Bio-Synthesis in Liver and Muscle	Fisheries Aquaculture Journal, 2017 8:193 DOI: 10.4172/2150-3508.1000193	2017	Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Freshwater fish resource mapping and conservation strategies of West Bengal, India	Spatial Information Research 10.1007/s41324-017-0129-z	2017	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Marine fishes of West Bengal coast, India: Diversity and conservation preclusion	Regional Studies in Marine Science	2017	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Crabs Diversity of Digha Coast, West Bengal, India	Proc Zool Soc, DOI 10.1007/s12595-017-0251-x	2017	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A cross-sectional study on water quality in relation to fish diversity of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India through Geoinformatics approaches	The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research,43(2017)283-289	2017	Elsevier	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
The crucial role and regulations of miRNAs in zebrafish development	Protoplasma DOI 10.1007/s00709-015-0931-1	2016	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
MicroRNAs mediated regulation of MAPK signaling pathways in chronic myeloid leukemia	Oncotarget DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7977 Online ISSN: 1949-2553	2016	Impact Journals, LLC	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Kangsabati River at Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India	Proc Zool Soc DOI 10.1007/s12595-016-0172-0	2016	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Comparative Study of Water Volume for Zooplankton Analysis in the Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India	Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4 (3): 119-129 (2016)	2016	International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience.	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Length-weight relationship and condition factor of captive raised moustached Danio, Danio dangila (Hamilton, 1822)	International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2016; 4(5): 359-361	2016	International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
CHANGING PHENOMENON OF AQUACULTURE LAND THROUGH SPACE AND TIME USING GEOINFORMATICS TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY OF MOYNA AND NANDAKUMAR BLOCK, PURBA MEDINIPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA	AMERICAN RESEARCH THOUGHTSVolume 1 ¦ Issue 5 ¦ March 2015, 1337-1348	2015	AMERICAN RESEARCH THOUGHTS	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
DNA barcoding to fishes: current status and future directions.	Mitochondrial DNA.(doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1046175)	2015	Informa Health Care	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Dietary Administered Bacillus sp. PP9 Enhances Growth, Nutrition and Immunity in Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INDIA - SECTION B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES · JUNE 2015, DOI: 10.1007/s40011-015-0561-6	2015	Springer	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ichthyofaunal Diversity and Water Quality in the Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India	Advances in Zoology Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 674313	2014	Hindawi Publishing Corporation	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
DNA barcoding to map the microbial communities: current advances and future directions	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Volume 98, Issue 8 , pp 3425-3436	2014	Springer Berlin Heidelberg	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Goat serum as an alternative to establish cell culture from Indian major carp, Cirrhinus mrigala	In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal Volume 45, Issue 3-4 , pp 148-151	2009	Springer-Verlag	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Use of vitamin C as an immunostimulant. Effect on growth, nutritional quality, and immune response of Labeo rohita (Ham.).	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry Volume 34, Issue 3 , pp 251-259	2007	Springer Netherlands	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Effect of varying dietary protein levels on growth and production of Chanos chanos (Forsskal) in inland saline groundwater: laboratory and field studies	Aquaculture International Volume 14, Issue 5 , pp 479-498	2006	Springer Link Kluwer Academic Publishers	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Making aquatic weeds useful II: Nymphoides cristatum (Roxb.) O. Kuntze as feed for an Indian major carp Labeo rohita (Hamilton)	Aquaculture Nutrition Volume 8, Issue 1, pages 33–42, March 2002	2002	Aquaculture Nutrition Wiley Online Library	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Scanning Electron Microscopical investigation on the Oropharyangeal floor in an air-breathing teleost, Clarias batrachus (Linn.) in relation to its feeding adaptations	8(2):41–45	1987	Int. J. Acad. Ichtyo	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

National Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Details
Preliminary study on the utilization of the aquatic weed, Hydrilla verticellata (L.F.) Royle as feed by the carp Labeo rohita (Hamilton) : Growth and certain biochemical composition of flesh.	20(1):44–50	1988	Ind. Biol	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Performance of the air- breathing fish Clarias batrachus (Linn.) at variable dietary protein levels.	58(7):882–886	1988	Ind. J. Anim.Sci.,	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Influence of the dietary protein source on the protease activity, protein synthesis and certain biochemical composition of the flesh in Anabas testudineus (Bloch).	M. Mohan Joseph (Ed.) Indian Fisheries Forum, 55 – 59.	1988	AFSIB, Mangalore,	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Monthly variation of protein and lipid in the air-breathing fishes (Clarias batrachus, Lin. and Heteropneustes fossilis, Bloch ).	9(11) : 9 – 11	1987	Ind. J. Sys. Eco. Stu.	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A method for collecting fish faeces for the study of digestibility of feeds	19(1):71–73	1987	J.Inland Fish. Soc. Ind	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Regional/Local Publication

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Geospatial Infrastructure, Applications and Technologies: India Case Studies	Springer, Singapore	2018	Chapter author	Indexing: Link:
Fish,Plankton Diversity of Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India	LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-3-659-89272-1	2016	Author	Indexing: Link:
Ornamental Fishes	Vidyasagar University	2007	first Auther	Indexing: Link:
Rangin Macher Chas	Vidyasagar University	2006	Auther	Indexing: Link:

Book Chapter Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Rongsenkumzuk	Studies on Finfish diversity withPhysico-chemical parameters ofDoyang Reservoir, Nagaland, India	Dr. B. C. Jha	Submitted	2019
Sujit Kisku	“studies on conservation and enhancement of biological diversity of economicallyand ecologically important ichthyofaunal resources of Paschim Medinipur districtusing geoinformatics”		Submitted	2019
Anupam Maity	"COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE GROWTH OF Litopenaeus vannamei(BOONE,1931) AT DIFFERENT MAGNITUDE OF SALINITY AND STOCKING DENSITIES IN PURBA MEDINIPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA."	Dr. U. K. Sar	Submitted	2019
Ananya Bhowmik Ray,	Ecology and Biodiversity of Sarni Reservoir, Madhya Predesh, India, With Species Reference to Fish	Prof. A. P. Sharma	Submitted	2016
Nirupam Acharaya	Mapping of fish germplasm diversity & water bodies of different physiographic divisions, west Bengal using spatial information technology.	Dr. J. S. Banerjee	Ongoing	2019
Panchanan Das	Integrated Fishery Resource Management of Sundarban, West Bengal, India Using Remote Sensing and GIS.	Dr. J. S. Banerjee	Ongoing	2019
Avijit Kar	DEVELOPMENT OF VALUE ADDED INDIAN MAJOR CARPS USING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID	Dr. J. K. Saha	Ongoing	2019
Chandan Chetri	Genetic variability assessment of Indian MajorCarps through DNA microsatellite based marker analysis of upper Brahmaputra river stretch of Assam, India.	Dr. B. C. Jha	Ongoing	2018
Tania Banerjee	Biology, Captive maturation and breeding of Indigenous ornamental fish Moustached Danio, Danio dangila (Hamilton,1822)	Dr. B. K. Mahapatra	Ongoing	2018

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis

Manojit Bhattacharya

Characterizations and Conservation of Freshwater Fish Germplasm Resources of North-Eastern India and DNA Barcoding Marker Analysis Through Computational Biology

Dr. C. Chakraborti

Awarded

2019

Chanchal Samanta

Status of Dry Fish Industry and Its Impact on the Socio-Economic Condition of the Fisher Folk in Coastal Areas of West Bengal, India

Dr. U. K. Bhowmick

Awarded

2019

Amalesh Bera

Study on Fish Faunal Diversity and their Relationship with Planktonic Community of The Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India

Dr. U. K. Sar

Awarded

2016

Surya Kanta Sau

A Study on Present Status of Fisherman’s Co-operative Societies of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

Dr. U. K. Sar

Awarded

2016

Debasish Dey

Incidence and correlation between Tuberculosis, HIV and Diabetes in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal, India

Prof. D. Ghosh

Awarded

2015

Indradeep Chakraborty,

Low Salinity inland shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming with innovative technologies in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India

Dr. U. K. Sar

Awarded

2015

Manab Kumar Saha

Studies on the ecology and resource potential of ornamental fishes in West Bengal, India

Awarded

2014

Tarun Kumar Bera

Integration of fish farming with paddy cultivation changes the socio-economics at Moyna block of Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal

Dr. G. C. Rana

Awarded

2014

Tapas Kumar Dutta

Studies on the planktonic and macrophytes community and their interrelation in the finfish diversity and production in the perennial freshwater ponds of Bishnupur, India

R. K. Bhakat

Awarded

2014

Joydeep Pal

A study on the Ecological interactions among the planktonic community of Bay of Bengal

Awarded

2013

Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project title	Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration in years	Period Year to Year		Status
Green Technology & Women Empowerment	PI	SEED, DST, Govt. of India	3804770	3 year	2016	2019	Ongoing
Nutritional security and livelihood development of the Scheduled Caste population in the West Midnapore District of West Bengal through freshwater aquaculture	PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR	Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development Division (SEED), Department of Science & Technology	3005000	3 year	2016	2019	Ongoing
WBAQAGIS	Principal Investigator	NRDMS, DST, Govt. of India	2820000	2 year	2015	2017	Ongoing
Germplasm Resource Mapping and Conservation ofIndigenous Fishes of Arunachal Pradesh to Promote Socio- Economic Upliftment of Tribal People Through Geo-Informatics and Live Gene Bank	PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR	DBT-NER Twining Programme, Deptt. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.	5661000	3 year	2014	2017	Ongoing

Completed Project Works

Period
Year to Year

Status

Germplasm resource mapping and conservation of Endemic fresh water fishes of West Bengal and Sikkim through Geoinformation

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

DST (SERB), Govt. of India

3984000

3 year

2013

2016

Completed

Germplasm Resource Mapping and Conservation of Indigenous Ornamental Fishes of North-East Region Through Remote Sensing & GIS and Live Gene Bank For Rural Development .

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

DBT-NER Twining Programme, Deptt. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.

7501000

3 year

2012

2016

Completed

Germplasm conservation of Endangered fish species of South –West , West Bengal

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Deptt. of Environment, West Bengal

590000

3 year

2007

2010

Completed

Artificial propagation of mud crab, Scylla serrata in the fibre glass aquaria

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Deptt. of Forest, W. B.

211000

3 year

2004

2007

Completed

Participatory development of Aquacultural with SC/ST people in the pits or ‘Khadan’ of China clay mines of Birbhum district of West Bengal.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

DST & NES, W. B.

142000

1 year

2003

2004

Completed

Aquacultural possibilities and economic viability in the pits or ‘Khadan’ of China clay mines of Birbhum district of West Bengal.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

DST & NES, W. B.

432000

2 year

2000

2002

Completed

Intestinal absorption and incorporation of protein in agastric Indian major carp (Labeo rohita Ham.) and gastric air-breathing fish (Clarias batrschus Linn.).

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

ICAR (New Delhi)

1624792

3 year

2000

2003

Completed

Protein absorption in fish

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

DST (New Delhi)

14000

0 year and 2 months

1999

Completed

Effect of toxic constituents of selected non-conventional plant ingredients used in fish feed formulation.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

AICTE (New Delhi)

500000

2 year

1998

2000

Completed

Identification and evaluation of non-conventional Fish feed resources of Midnapore, W.B.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

UGC (New Delhi)

12500

2 year

1997

1999

Completed

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop

Date

Role in the Event

Funding Agency

Nutritional Securityand Livelihood Development through Freshwater Aquaculture

2017

Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) Division,Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

Winter School on GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES

2016

Coordinator

NRDMS, DST, Govt. of India

FISH FARMERS TRAINING

2016

Program Coordinator

National Fisheries Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

ECO FRIENDLY FISHING METHODS- An Awareness Program

2016

Coordinator

University Grants Commission

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY-2015

2015

Coordinator

West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal

Awards

Award Name	Awarded By	Date
Recognition Award (Fish & Fisheries)	Zoological Society of India	2017
Environmentalists of the year Award 2002	National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi	2003
Fellow of the Inland Fisheries Society of India	Inland Fisheries Society of India	2002
Scientist of the year Award 2001	National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi	2002
Fellow of the Society of Environmental Sciences (F.S.E.Sc.)	Society of Environmental Sciences India	2001
Fellow of the Zoological Society (FZS), Calcutta	Zoological Society of Calcutta	2000
SERC Visiting Fellow-ship 1997-98 (SR/VS/ 054/98)	DST, Government of India	1998
Young Scientists Fellowship	DST & NES Government of West Bengal	1995
Visiting Associateship	UGC, New Delhi	1993
PDF	CIFA/ ICAR	1990
Dayamoy Binapani Padak	Visva-Bharati University	1990
Research Associate on Personal project	CSIR, New Delhi	1990
SRF	CSIR, New Delhi	1989
Young Scientist Award	Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch, India	1987
Best Speaker Inter Lab Medal	Society of Ichthyology, India	1987
Jawaharlal Nehru Book Prize	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India	1987
JRF	CSIR, New Delhi	1985
Visva-Bharati Merit Scholarship	Govt. of India	1985
National Scholarship	Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India	1983

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