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File No.HED-25012(99)/16/2018-ST SEC-Dept. of HE 1 Receipt No : 172468/2018/ST SEC(HED) GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY BRANCH) VIGYAN CHETANA BHAVAN SALT LAKE, KOLKATA-700064 LIST OF APPROVED R&D PROJECTS (2017-18) Affiliation Sl No Name of PI Subject Area Project Title (Institution & Deptt) Asst. Prof. St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Identification of major pathogenic in hospital effluents using metagenomic screening and 1 Dr. Mahashweta Mitra Ghosh Agriculture Deptt: Post Graduate Deptt. of design of potent inhibitors using virtual screening of medicinal plant library against them Microbiology Associate Professor Chandraketugarh Sahidullah Smriti Lab to Land Transfer of Technology in Sericulture and its Socio- Economic Impact on Tribal 2 Dr. Sudeshna Biswas Agriculture Mahavidyalaya Villages of Purulia district in West Bengal Deptt: Sociology Assistant Professor Plant medicinal potentiality estimation and standardization from Blue green Algae Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda 3 Dr. Harisankar dey Agriculture (Cyanobacteria fixing Nitrogen in agriculture field) extract coupled with their biodiversity in Centenary College 24- Parganas (n), West Bengal. Deptt: Botany Associate Professor The study of field nature of yellow stem bore insect [Scirpophage (tryoryza) incertulas 4 Dr. Biplob Kumar Modak Sidho Kanho University , Purulia Agriculture (Walker)] of paddy and its ecofriendly biocontrol by entomopathogenic fungi and evaluation Deptt: Zoology of paddy plant growth promotion (PGP) of the selected biocontrol fungus in West Bengal. Assistant Professor Dr. Sudipa Saha Comparative studies on biochemical and physicochemical characteristics of lens α-crystallin 5 St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) Agriculture from habitat-specific fish Deptt: Biotechnology Study of two important medicinal plants namely Ocimum sanctum and Rouvilfia sarprntina, Assistant Professor Dr Kingsuk Das in respect to their major fungal diseases, evaluation of crop loss, qualitative and quantitative 6 Serampore College Agriculture changes of bioactive componds and ecofriendly (biocontrol) mamanement of the major fungal Deptt: Botany disease Asst. Prof., Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Dr. Saroj Kumar Ghosh Cyclical changes of sensory and non-sensory cells lining the olfactory epithelium in relation to 7 University of Burdwan Agriculture reproductive function of freshwater catfish, Clupisoma garua (Hamilon, 1822) Deptt: Zoology Associate Prof., Bidhan Chandra Krishi Dr. Benukar Biswas Climate resilient rice cultivation technology for higher water productivity at eastern Indo- 8 Viswavidyalaya Agriculture Gangetic plain Deptt: Agronomy Dr. Rambilash Mallick Head, Institute of Agricultural Science Macro benefits on plant and animals from micro-nutrient Zinc and Iron on rabi hybrid maize 9 Agriculture Deptt: Agronomy and summer greengram in Gangetic alluvial soils of West Bengal Dr. Joydeep Mukherjee Associate Prof., Jadavpur University Production of organic fertilizer by utilizing slaughterhouse wastes and its application for the 10 Agriculture Deptt: School of Environmental Studies cultivation of potato and vegetables "Exploring the gut microbiome of tribal population of West Bengal to identify the diversity of Bangabasi College the microflora and possibly identify uniquely conserved immunologically important genes" 11 Dr Subrata Sankar Bagchi Agriculture Deptt:Anthropology modified to "Exploring the gut microbiome of tribal population of West Bengal to identify the diversity of the microflora, uniquely conserved genes and specific diet practices" St.Xaviers College (Autonomous) Deciphering the biochemical and molecular mechanism of melatonin action during 12 Dr Aryadeep Roy Choudhury Agriculture Deptt: Biological Science arsenicmediated stress in indica rice varieties Associate Professor & Head Green synthesise of Gold Nanoparticles by using the bark extracts of Terminaliaarjuna and its 13 Dr Dilip Kumar Nandi Raja Narendralal Khan Women's college Agriculture Reno-protective effect on experimentally induced rats: A translational study for health Deptt:Physiology promotion Asst. Prof., Bidhan Chandra Krishi Exploitation of native microbial inoculants for biotic and abiotic stress management under 14 Subrata Dutta Viswavidyalaya Agriculture vegetable based cropping system on different agro-ecological regions of West Bengal Deptt: Plant Pathology Asst. Prof., Bhairab Ganguly College Biological Waste Derived Nano-hydroxyapatite for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from 15 Dr. Debabrata Bhadra Agriculture Deptt: Physics Rural Polluted Water Prof., IIT, Kharagpur Histochemical localization, extraction and chemical analysis of floral wax and absolute in 16 Dr. Adinpunya Mitra Agriculture Deptt: Agriculture & Food Engineering Polianthes tuberosa L. cultivars aiming at value-addition in tuberose floriculture Assistant Professor Complete characterization of arsenic removal bacteria brevundimonas aurantiaca PFABI for 17 Dr. Rajib Bandopadhyay The University of Burdwan Agriculture bioremediation for Burdwan sistrict through molecular biology and bioinformatics Deptt: Botany approaches Associate Professor Exploring the use of plant as galactagogues by tribal population of purulia and West 18 Dr. Surjyo Jyoti Biswas Sidho-kanho-birsha University Agriculture Midnapore district and their validation Deptt: Zoology Associate Professor Development of SNP and miRNA based functional markers for abiotic stress (drought salinity 19 Dr. Narottam Dey Visav-Bharati Agriculture and submergence) tolerance amoung selected West Bengal rice land races Deptt: Biotechnology Associate Professor Improving the productivity in sericulture by oligopeptides and plant growth regulator (PGR) 20 Dr. Palash Mandal University of North Bengal Agriculture Based post Harvest Elicitation of Mulberry Leaves Deptt: Botany Page 1 of 8 File No.HED-25012(99)/16/2018-ST SEC-Dept. of HE 2 Receipt No : 172468/2018/ST SEC(HED) GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY BRANCH) VIGYAN CHETANA BHAVAN SALT LAKE, KOLKATA-700064 LIST OF APPROVED R&D PROJECTS (2017-18) Associate Professor Phytochemical screening of some members of Cyperaceae with special reference to carex for 21 Dr. Asok Ghosh The University of Burdwan Agriculture taxonomic and pharmacological purposes Deptt: Botany Studies on chronic exposure to arsenic toxicity through food chain and drinking water with Jadavpur University 22 Dr. Tarit Roy Chowdhury Agriculture respect to rice grain contamination in selected sites of West Bengaland search for mitigation Deptt: School of Environmental Studies options. Asst. Prof., University of Burdwan Environmental Geochemistry and Water Quality Modelling of Saheb Bandh Lake, Purulia, 23 Dr. Srimanta Gupta Agriculture Deptt: Environmental Science West Bengal: An Approach Towards Lake Restoration Ananda Chandra College (University of Animal and Fishery Study of Impacts of Human Interferences on the Biodiversity and Functions of Five Important 24 Ass Prof. Tanmay Dutta North Bengal) sciences Wetlands of North Bengal Deptt: Zoology Assistant Professor. Animal and Fishery Physiological response of three native fish species from Indian Sundarban Under different 25 Dr. Adity Sarbajna Surendranath College sciences metal toxicity: An approach to determine extent of species specific toxicity Deptt: Zoology Associate Professor Animal and Fishery Studies on the silkworm (Bombyx mori L) Nourishment level at Larval Periods and the Growth 26 Dr. Dipak Kumar Som Maulana Azad College. sciences thereafter with immune power Deptt: Zoology Associate Professor Animal and Fishery Potential role of Gelatinase in oocyte developmental processes and ovulation in fresh water 27 Dr. Kousik Pramanick Presidency University sciences teleost, Anabas testudineus Deptt: Life Sciences Associate Professor Animal and Fishery Studies on the role of selected species of epigeic earthworms in restoration of pesticides 28 Dr. Partha Pratim Chakravorty Raja N.L. Khan Women's College sciences pollution in the agro ecosystems. Deptt: Zoology Professor Animal and Fishery Germplasm Resource mapping and conservation of marine fisheries resources of West Bengal 29 Dr. Bidhan Chandra Patra Vidyasagar University sciences Coast to Promote Socioeconomic upliftment of Fisherfolk through Geoinformatics. Deptt: Zoology Associate Professor West Bengal University of Animal & Animal and Fishery Strategic Dietary fortification with synthesize nano-minerals for better Health and 30 Dr. Paresh Nath Chatterjee Fishery Sciences sciences environment friendly poultry production Deptt: Animal Nutrition Associate Professor University of Kalyani Animal and Fishery Development of Novel Pollutant Detoxifying Probiotic-Fish Feed uing Metagenomic marker 31 Dr Jatindra Nath Bhakta Deptt:Ecological Studies & International sciences Probiotic and regional Prebiotic Food Bio-resource Centre for Ecological Engineering Associate Professor Animal and Fishery Molecular dissection on the protective ability of vitamin E and C against induced reproductive 32 Dr Prabir Kr Mukhopadhyay Presidency University sciences disorders in adult female rats Deptt:Life Science Asst. Prof., Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya Animal and Fishery Assessment of the Status and Diversity of Anguilliformes (Eel) over West Bengal Coast and 33 Dipanjan Ray Deptt: Zoology sciences Making the Significant Data Bank and Report for Future