About

I am Debjani Mandal, working as Assistant Professor in Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj. I did my M.Sc. in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, under University of Calcutta. Currently, I am working as a Co-Investigator on a project sanctioned by West Bengal Department of Science and Technology & Biotechnology (WBDST & BT) on heavy metal Bioremediation and design of Biofertilizer in our BOOST-sponsored laboratory. I have published research articles and book chapters in reputed journals with internationally acclaimed publishers (Springer Nature, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc.). I predominantly, work on Isolation of bacteria from their native habitat, Biochemical characterization, Identification and functional & genetic analysis using standard Molecular Biology experiments, Scanning electron microscopy, Whole genome sequencing, etc. Our research group is constantly working on bioremediation of arsenic from contaminated soil, groundwater and wastewater. We are also working on various heavy metal resistant and plant growth promoting bacteria. 

Qualification

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Place Degree Awarded Year Field of Study

1. Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Kalyani Ph.D. (pursuing) Heavy metal Bioremediation

2. St. Xavier's College (University of Calcutta) Integrated M.Sc. 2015 Biotechnology

3. Joint CSIR- UGC NET 2014

4. Youth Computer Training Centre, Midnapur Diploma 2009    Information Technolo

Area of secialization

Heavy Metal Bioremediation, Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria, Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria, Geomicrobiological Factors Behind Arsenic Release in Aquifers, Bacterial Biofilter, Bacterial Biofertilizer 

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Teaching experience

1. Working as Assistant Professor in Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Sripat Singh College from November, 2016.

2. Head of the department for 4 years in Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Sripat Singh College 

3. 2 Years of research experience in I.P.G.M.E.& R. and S.S.K.M. Hospital

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Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journal

1. Mandal D, Aghababaei M, Das SK, Majumder S, Chatterjee D, Basu A. Isolation and Identification of Arsenic Hyper-Tolerant Bacterium with Potential Plant Growth Promoting Properties from Soil. Minerals. MDPI 2022; 12(11):1452. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111452
2. Mandal  D, Sonar R, Saha I, Ahmed S, & Basu, A. Isolation and identification of arsenic resistant bacteria: a tool for bioremediation of arsenic toxicity. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology., Springer Nature. 2022; 19:9883 - 9900. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03673-9
3. Barman, S., Mandal, D., Ghosh, P. et al. Identification of microbiogeochemical factors responsible for arsenic release and mobilization, and isolation of heavy metal hyper-tolerant bacterium from irrigation well water: a case study in Rural Bengal. Environ Dev Sustain Springer Nature 26, 4887–4918 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-02914-w

4. Mandal, D., Das, S.K., Adhikari, J., Chatterjee, D., Bandyopadhyay, T.K., & Basu, A. Genome sequencing, annotation and application of a strain of Microbacterium paraoxydans – A bacterium with arsenic bioremediation and plant growth promoting potential. The Microbe. Elsevier. 4. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100132
5. P Ghosh, D Mandal, M Aghababaei, J Adhikari, I Saha, J K Biswas, A Basu, T K Bandyopadhyay, P Bhattacharya, S Majumder, D Chatterjee Geomicrobiological factors controlled by unsafe rural sanitation systems release As into groundwater. Groundwater Sustainability and Development. Elsevier 2024 (Revision submitted)
   
6. Mandal D, Basu A, Chatterjee D. Isolation of arsenic hypertolerant bacterium with arsenic bioremediation potential. Taylor and Francis. 2024 (Submitted)
7. Mandal, D., Mandal, D. & Basu, A. YspD: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Drug Design to Combat Yersinia enterocolitica Infection. Int J Pept Res Ther Springer Nature 26, 1765–1780 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10989-019-09968-3
8. Mandal D, Mukherjee R, Ghosh S, Bachhawat T, Dutta S, Das U, Basu A. Small Molecular Antimicrobial Ligands of YspD are Potential Therapeutic Agents Against Yersinia enterocolitica Infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci. Springer Nature 2023;93(2):461-471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-022-01443-2

Publications Bookchapter

1. Mandal, D., Biswas, S., Seal, S., Mandal, R., Das, S., & Basu, A. Arsenic toxicity and its clinical manifestations in Murshidabad district with some potential remedial measures. In Microbes and microbial biotechnology for green remediation.  2022 (pp. 701–715). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90452-0.00011-6

2. Mandal, D., Basu, A. (2021). Role of Heavy-Metal Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Rhizosphere in Bioremediation and Plant Development. In: Mukherjee, S., Baluška, F. (eds) Rhizobiology: Molecular Physiology of Plant Roots. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84985-6_22

3. S Ahmed, A Basu, D Mandal, I Saha, M Biswas. Exploration of biochemical properties of soil and groundwater in arsenic affected blocks of Murshidabad district and isolation of potential arsenic resistant bacteria. Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World. Taylor and Francis. 2019.  281-282. eBook ISBN: 9781351046633

4. Mandal D, Mondal S, Biswas S, Seal S, Das S, Bagchi S, Mandal R, Fulchand SK, Mondal A, Basu A. Wastewater Treatment in India: A New Perspective. Monitoring and Managing Multi-hazards: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Springer Cham 2023, 277-292. ISBN: 2730-7506. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15377-8

Paper Presented in International Conference

1. Arsenic Resistant Bacteria-A Novel Tool for Bioremediation of Arsenic. Debjani Mandal, Abhishek Basu and Ritesh Sonar. International Conferences on Resources and Environmental Sciences (ICRES 2020), organized by Kasetsart
   University, Thailand.
2. Role of heavy metal hyper-tolerant bacteria in plant growth promotion in heavy metal contaminated soil. Debjani Mandal and Abhishek Basu International Conference on Ecotoxicology & Environmental Sciences (ICEES-2022) , organized by Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
3. Isolation & identification of heavy metal hyper-tolerant bacteria with plant growth promoting potential: A tool for plant growth promotion in heavy metal contaminated soil. Debjani Mandal and Abhishek Basu Biotechnology, Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (BSBB-2022), organized by IIT Guwahati

4. Bioremediation -A tool to combat Arsenic toxicity in affected blocks of Murshidabad district. Debjani Mandal and Abhishek Basu. International Conference on Frontiers in Biological, Environmental and Medical Sciences (FBEMS2019), organized by University of Burdwan, W.B., India. March 7-9, 2019

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