Faculty Details

 

A. Research disciplines of present faculty members

Molecular Virology

Dr Abhik Saha [Tumor virology and Cancer genomics]

Dr Piyali Mukherjee [Viral encephalitis and Cellular neurobiology]

Dr Mousumi Khatun [Viral hepatitis]

Parasitology and Immunology

Dr. Hadida Yasmin [Innate Immunology and Immunogenetics in Pregnancy and Cancer]

Dr Debanjan Mukhopadhyay [Host-pathogen interaction and innate immunity]

Dr Junaid Jibran Jawed [Host-pathogen interaction of Leishmania parasites]

Dr Gaurab Sircar [Allergen Biology and Clinical immunology]

Dr Md. Sabir Ali [Molecular parasitology]

Nanotechnology, Synthetic & Medicinal Chemistry and Biomaterials

Dr Abdulla Al Masum [Nanobiotechnology]

Dr Piyali Sarkar [Synthetic & medicinal chemistry]

Dr Manasmita Das [Nanomedicine & Biomedical imaging]

Dr Paulomi Ghosh [Biomaterials and Medical devices]

Molecular Biology and Epigenetics

Dr Chandrama Mukherjee [RNA biology and Epitranscriptomics]

Dr Arpita Konar [Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral epigenetics]

Dr Mayukh Biswas [Epigenetics in hematological malignancies]

Plant Biotechnology and Plant-microbe Interaction

Dr Jayanti Jodder [Plant molecular biology and Biotechnology]

Dr Subhabrata Paul [Plant physiology and natural products research]

Dr Avishek Banik [Plant-microbe interaction]

Cell and Cancer Biology

Dr Shubhra Majumder [Ciliogenesis and centrosome assembly]

Dr Somsubhra Nath [Translational cancer biology]

Dr Paramita Saha [Molecular endocrinology and Reproductive cancer biology]

Bioinformatics

Dr Utpal Bakshi [Microbiome and Microbial genomics]

Development and Disease Biology

Dr. Arunima Sengupta [Cellular & molecular cardiovascular biology]

Dr. Rubia Mondal [Molecular Physiology and Disease Biology]

Molecular Microbiology

Dr. Supratim Mandal [Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug Discovery, Biofilm Microbiology, Chemical Biology]

B. Awards and Fellowships

1. RNA Salon grant award by the international RNA Society (2025-2027) to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee to conduct the first RNA Salon program in India

2. DBT/Welcome Trust India Alliance Intermediate fellowship (2024) to Dr. Arpita Konar

3. DBT/Welcome Trust India Alliance Early Career fellowship (2019) to Dr. Gaurab Sircar

4. Welcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Intermediate fellowship (2015) to Dr. Abhik Saha

5. Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship (2017) to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee by DBT, Govt. of India

6. Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship (2017) to Dr. Shubhra Majumder by by DBT, Govt. of India

7. Dr. Debanjan Mukhopadhyay was Elected as Associate in West Bengal Academy of Sciences (2024)

8. INSA-Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2023) to Dr. Subhabrata Paul

9. Sikha Ratna in 2023 to Dr. Hadida Yasmin by Govt. of West Bengal.

10. Dr. Arpita Konar was elected as member of National Academy of Sciences India (2023)

11. AMI-Young Scientist Award (2021) to Dr. Junaid Jibran Jawedby the Association of Microbiologists of India

12. AMI-Young Scientist Award (2019) to Dr. Avishek Banik by the Association of Microbiologists of India

13. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Fellowship Award (2022) to Dr. Arpita Konar

14. Mid-Career Lady Scientist Award (2022) to Dr. Arpita Konar by Association of Gerontology (AGI), India

15. INSA Visiting Scientist (2019-2020) award to Dr. Hadida Yasmin

16. Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Award 2016 to Dr. Hadida Yasmin by US-India Education Foundation

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