Year of Establishment : 2000
History of the department : Microbes have become an indispensible tool for ensuring human health and welfare. In recognition of the immense impact of this discipline on modern society the University of Calcutta established Masters programme in Microbiology at the Ballygunge Science College Campus in the year 2000. Initially Microbiology was a division under the Department of Biochemistry and the course was taught by faculty members from all the allied departments. With financial support under UGC-Xth plan Microbiology augmented its infrastructural facilities and the programme was given independent status as a full-fledged department in 2005. With further support from the University and the DBT-IPLS programme, the Department further upgraded its facilities in 2012.
Special award/ recognition from UGC or related statutory body : Many students were placed within top 50 in CSIR-NET examination Our student, Sourav Bhattacharya, secured 1st position in CSIR-NET examination, 2010 and awarded with prestigious SPM fellowship.
| Name | Designation | Area of specialisation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alok Kumar Sil [Profile] |
Professor | Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Microbiology | [email protected] |
| Sagarmoy Ghosh [Profile] |
Professor | Biochemistry, and Microbiology, RNA biology | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Soumalee Basu [Profile] |
Assistant Professor & HOD | Computational Biology and Biophysics | sbmicrobio@ caluniv.ac.in |
| Sukhendu Mandal [Profile] |
Assistant Professor | Microbiology | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Programme | Level of study | Eligibility | Intake capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc [Click here for Syllabus] | Post graduate | B.Sc Hons in Microbiology | 15 |
| Ph.D | Doctoral | M.Sc in any branch of life science |
| Name | Research topic | Name of the supervisor | Date of registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aparajita Basu | Isolation And Characterization Of Efficient Electrogen(s) For The Conversion Of Waste To Electricity Using Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). | Prof. Alok Kumar Sil | 03/05/2019 (Reg No: 03075/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2019 |
| Prasenjit Das | Extraction, Purification And Characterization Of Novel Class Of Antibiotics From Newly Isolated Actinomycetes. | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 13/09/2019 (Reg No: 06686/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2019 |
| Aditya Shukla | Effect Of Cigarette Smoke On Vacuolar Physiology And Protein Sorting In Sacchharomyces cerevisiae. | Prof. Alok Kumar Sil | 13/09/2019 (Reg No: 06676/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2019 |
| Md. Majharul Islam | Studies On Interaction OfNodulating And Non-Nodulating Microbes With Peanut And Rice Plants. | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 11/11/2020 (Reg No: 03849/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2020 |
| Debasis Pradhan | Identification Of Cellular Factors Involved In Regulation Of Nuclear Export Of HBV RNAs. | Prof. Sagarmoy Ghosh | 12/03/2021 (Reg No: 02255/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2021 |
| Mitali Das | Studies On The Assembly Of Splicing Apparatus Hepatitis B Virus Pregenomic RNA. | Prof. Sagarmoy Ghosh | 15/01/2021 (Reg No: 00348/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2021 |
| Moumita Biswas | An Exploration Of The Role Of ApoE Interactors In Alzheimer’s Disease. | Dr. SoumaleeBasu | 12/03/2022 (Reg No: 06493/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2022 |
| Dipanwita Patra | Investigating The Mechanism Of Nod-Independent Nodulation In Bradyrhizobia-Legume Symbiosis. | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 25/02/2022 (Reg No: 01069/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2022 |
| Aindrila Kayal | Studies On Microbial Degradation Of The Emerging Pharmaceutical Pollutants. | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 25/02/2022 (Reg No: 01067/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2022 |
| Santosh Kumar Jana | Studies On Rice Seed-Vectored Endophytic Bacteria And Their Impact On The Host Plant. | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 05/01/2023 (Reg No: 00260/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2023 |
| Project title | Funding agency | Principal investigator | Duration | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Study of CS-induced atherosclerosis at the molecular and cellular level | DBT, Govt. of India | Dr. Alok Kumar Sil | October 27, 2014 to October 26, 2017 | 52,03,800 | |
| Identification of the community structure of the polyurethane degrading microorganisms from east Kolkata solid waste dumping ground (DHAPA) | DST, Govt. of West Bengal | Dr. Alok Kumar Sil | January 2016 to December 2018 | 19,47,000 | |
| Anti-amyloidogenic effects of some antioxidant phytochemicals present in common traditional plant |
DST, Govt. of West Bengal | Dr. Soumalee Basu | 3 yrs | Rs. 13.65 lakhs | |
| Identification of novel BACE - 1 inhibitors by simulating BACE1 - flavonoid interaction to identify new pharmacophore model followed by virtual screening in 3-D ligand database - a de novo drug design approach. |
DST, Govt. of India, | Dr. Soumalee Basu | 3yrs | Rs.23.90lakhs | |
| Selective exploration of diverse soil, symbiotic and marine actinomycetes on the basis of their unique bioactive compound production | DST | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 3 yrs | 23.4 lakhs | |
| Characterization of the alternate gene locus that regulates chemolithotrophic sulfur oxidation in a novel bacterium Pseudaminobacter salicylatoxidans KCT 001 | UGC | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 3 yrs | UGC | 6 lakhs |
| Structural and biochemical analysis of Mycobacterial ECF sigma and evaluation of its role on gene expression | WB-DST | Dr. Sukhendu Mandal | 3 yrs | WB-DST | 15 lakhs |
We work in collaboration with different national level research institutions
Teaching emphasis
Thrust areas in Research
Teaching support : Department is equipped with e learning facilities
| Name of the equipment | Funding agency |
|---|---|
| Bacterial culture room Tissue culture facility Refrigerated centrifuge –80°C freezer Temperature controlled bacterial shaker Temperature controlled water bath Thermal cycler Fluorescent microscope UV-Vis Spectrophotometer UV-transilluminator Chemi Documentation facility Microscope |
UGC UGC DBT DBT DBT UGC DBT DBT UGC |
Department organizes scientific seminars and conferences by eminent scientists
Campus : Taraknath Palit Siksha Prangan (Ballygange Campus)
Address for communication : Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata - 700019, West Bengal, India
