Name: Prof. Debatri Banerjee Designation: Faculty Member in Environmental Studies (Part-time) Qualifications: M.Sc Email ID: bdebatri91@gmail,com Biographical Sketch I completed my secondary schooling from South Point High School in the year 2008 and higher secondary from Patha Bhavan in the year 2010. Completed my B.Sc (Hons.) in Botany from Asutosh College in the year 2013 and M.Sc in Botany from Vidyasagar University in the year 2015. A project work entitled “Studies on Silicified Cells of Some Selected Monocot Taxa’’ was performed during M.Sc course, in the subject botany under Vidyasagar University, in the year 2015. A project entitled ‘Documentation of Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) of Panchet Soil Conservation Division of Bankura Dist., West Bengal with Special Reference to Bioprospecting of Some Selected Food and Medicinal Plants’ funded by SERB, Govt of India performed as a project fellow from 21.12.2015 to 09.09.2016 under the guidance of Dr. Manasi Mandal, Sunderban Hazi Deserat College, Pathankhali, 24 Parganas. Presently I am perusing my Ph.D from the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. Areas of Specialisation and Research My areas of interest is Ethnobotany, Taxonomy, Palynology, Biodiversity conservation, Ecology. Teaching Experience Presently working as Guest Lecturer in Budge Budge College since 2017. 1 Publications Article published in Peer-reviewed journals • (2016) “Ethnomedicinal plants used by some of the tribal communities of Panchet soil conservation division, Bankura district. West Bengal, India”, Explor Anim Med Res, (Banerjee D, Paul S, Mandal M), Vol. 6(1), Pp 53-62. ISSN 2277- 470X (Print), ISSN 2319- 247X (Online) • (2017) Traditional uses and phytochemistry of Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch tuberous root through GC–MS technique The Journal of Economy, Environment And Society (Mitra, S., Banerjee, D , Mandal, M), Vol. 1( 2 ), Pp. 49-53 ISSN : 2456-5156 2 .