Research Scholars under School of Biological Sciences

A. List of Current Research Scholars (PhD programme) under School of Biological Sciences is as follows.

Sl. No. Name of Supervisor Name of the PhD Scholar Mode of PhD Regn. Number Date of Regn. Research Topic Likely date of completion of PhD Availing Fellowship Funding Agency of Fellowship
1 Kunal Sikder Akash Kumar Haldar Full Time N2050003 Understanding immunogenetics of autoimmune Graves’ disease (GD) in patients of West Bengal, a cross-sectional study. 2025 Yes CSIR – JRF
2 Arnab Basu Asmita Chakraborty Full Time N2150001 Deciphering the structural and functional role of Obg GTPase in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 2026 Yes SVMCM, Govt. of West Bengal
3 Arkadeb Dutta Soumyajyoti Ghoshal Full Time N2050002 Understanding the Brain Network Plasticity in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. 2025 Yes DST-INSPIRE
4 Arnab Basu Sujata Saha Full Time N2150002 Role of ABCF ATPase on the growth physiology and stress response of MRSA. 2026 Yes CSIR-UGC JRF
5 Dr. Bhubaneswar Pradhan Vibha Singh Full Time N14903 Identification, and molecular analysis of salinity responsive genes in contrasting mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) genotypes (Pre-Thesis Submission Seminar conducted on 13 September 2024) Waiting for the submission No
6 Dr. Bhubaneswar Pradhan Amrita Dey Full Time N2350013 Studies on the Dysregulation of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis in Geminivirs-Induced Leaf Curl Disease in Plants December 2029 SVMCM Fellowship and University Fellowship Govt. of West Bengal, and Institution
7 Dr. Dipak Manna Shreyasee Hazra Full Time N2250003 Identification and characterization ERM-BP (Encystation Regulatory Motif-Binding Protein) interacting proteins in Entamoeba. 24.12.2026 JRF in ANRF-CRG-Grant ANRF, Govt of India
8 Dr. Dipak Manna Suman Kalyan Dinda Full Time N2250004 Investigating the Role of Iron and Calcium in the Encystation Process of Entamoeba 20.12.2027 DBT-JRF DBT, Govt of India
9 Dr. Arnab Basu Debasrita Roy Chowdhury Full Time N2250001 Conquering colistin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Pioneering treatment and molecular mechanism analysis. January, 2028 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
10 Dr. Arnab Basu Rishav Kar Full Time N2350012 Iron Dysregulation and Multiepitope Vaccine Design: A Dual Approach to Combat Vibrio cholerae. December, 2028 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
11 Dr. Kunal Sikder Diyashi Deb Full Time N2350011 Hyperglycemia induced cardiac fibrosis: Role of Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and mechanotransduction signalling. December, 2028 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
12 Dr. Kunal Sikder Sattwika Ray Full Time N2350014 Impact of desynchronized circadian rhythm on Diabetic cardiomyopathy January, 2029 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
13 Dr. Kunal Sikder Shawan Kumar Banerjee Full Time N2350015 Exploring Immunological biomarkers and therapeutic target against Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) January, 2029 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
14 Dr. Pushkar Malakar Didhiti Singha Full Time N2250002 Unraveling the role of the amino acid glutamine and the mTOR inhibitor Torin1 in cancer. November, 2026 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
15 Dr. Pushkar Malakar Debopriya Choudhury Full Time N2250013 Characterization of polyploidy in cancer. November, 2026 SVMCM Fellowship West Bengal Govt.
16 Dr. Pushkar Malakar Co-Supervisor: Dr. Brahmachari Somnath (Vedeshachaitanya) Jahir Hossain Full Time N2450004 Role of RAS Signaling in Cancer January, 2028 Joint CSIR-UGC Fellowship UGC
17 Gautam Chatterjee Aiswarya Bhattacharjee Full Time N2250005 Structure and functional studies on rice rhizospheric microbiomes 2026-2027 Young Professional-I ICAR
18 Gautam Chatterjee Sanjukta Ghosh Full Time N2450006 Will be confirmed the research topic after the successful completion of PhD courses 2028-2029 Senior Research Fellow ICAR-NASF
19 Dr. Nrisingha Dey Soumyajit Maiti Full Time Designing and testing novel antimicrobial peptides for combating clinical pathogens March,2030 Joint CSIR-UGC Fellowship CSIR
20 Dr. Nrisingha Dey Annurima Datta Full Time Development of synthetic antimicrobial peptides for combating multidrug resistant bacteria March,2030 SVMCM Fellowship and University Fellowship Govt. of West Bengal, and Institution

 

B. List of graduated PhD students under School of Biological Sciences is as follows.

Sl. No. Name of Supervisor Name of the PhD Scholar Mode of PhD Regn. Number Date of Regn. Research Topic Year of graduation Funding Agency of Fellowship
1 Dr. Subrata Banerjee Somnath Goshal Full Time N2050007 15/03/2021 Oct-2022 Nil
2 Dr. Kunal Sikder Debdatta Talukdar Full Time N2050014 Exploring dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown etiology for inflammatory biomarkers and cellular stress pathways. 2025 UGC-NET-JRF