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Selected conferences/ seminars/ workshops attended:
International Conference on “Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential Applications (Microbial Diversity 2005) held in the University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India, during April 16-18, 2005
20th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Biology Education (AABE) in Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (to chair two sessions and present two papers) during, December 26-30, 2004
Workshop on “Exploration of Microbial Diversity: A Polyphasic Approach” held in the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, during September 30 - October 12, 2002
11th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in Seoul, Korea (to present one paper), during April 22-27, 2001
3rd International Soybean Processing and Utilization Conference in Tsukuba, Japan (to chair one session and present one paper), during October 15-20, 2000
2nd Workshop of Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN) in Government Chemical Laboratory Laboratory, Brisbane, Australia, during September 12-16, 1994
WHO recognized 10th Advanced Course in Food Microbiology in the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK during July 21-August 10, 1991
Workshop on “Selective Isolation and Identification of Actinomycetes” held in the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, during April 2–13, 1990
Sponsored research projects handled:
Prevalence, survival, growth characteristics, and toxigenicity of foodborne bacterial pathogens in processed foods, marketed in the town of Siliguri, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2013 - 2017)
Microbial technology, nutritional assessment and quality production of fermented bamboo shoot as vegetables in Manipur, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2009 - 2012)
Survivability, growth and toxigenicity of foodborne bacterial pathogens as influenced by processing technologies during the production and storage of some legume-based traditional foods of India, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2008 - 2013)
Optimization of tofu processing waste (whey) as growth media for probiotics, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2008 - 2011)
Preparation of some more nutritious and safe legume-based fermented foods by evaluating and tailoring the steps of house-hold processing and isolated microbiota on the nutritional and antinutritional factors in legumes, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2008 - 2011)
Screening of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some selected herbs used as folk medicines in Darjeeling hills, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, India (2005 - 2008)
Monitoring quality of five rivers of North Bengal, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata, India (2003 - 2006)
Microbiology of traditional legume‑based fermented foods of India, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (2002 - 2007)
Inventory of microbial resources of India, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi (2002 - 2004)
Studies on kinema: microbiological and biochemical changes accompanying fermentation (Phase-III), International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden (1997 - 2000)
Microbial decaffeination of coffee and black tea, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, India (1994 - 1997)
Studies on kinema: microbiological and biochemical changes accompanying fermentation (Phase-II), International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden (1993 - 1996)
Search for new antibiotics from lactic acid bacteria, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (1992 - 1995)
Studies on kinema: microbiological and biochemical changes accompanying fermentation (Phase-I), International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden (1989 - 1992)
Study of micro-organisms associated with the fermented foods of Sikkim, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (1988 - 1990)
Search for new antibiotics from myxobacteria of soils, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, India (1987 - 1991)
Awards received:
IFS Silver Jubilee Award in 1998, awarded by the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden for research
University Gold Medal, awarded by the University of Burdwan for securing the 1st position in First Class in M.Sc. Botany (1974)
PhD theses supervised:
Antinutritional factors as influenced by processing parameters during the production of some traditional legume-based fermented foods of India (2018), Anand Sharma
Enumeration and characterisation of Bacillus cereus strains in the dairy environment of the district of Darjeeling, India (2017), Sarita Kumari
Survivality and growth of foodborne bacterial pathogens as influenced by processing technologies during the production and storage of some legume-based traditional foods of India (2016), Mousumi Rakshit
Screening of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some selected herbs used as folk medicines in Darjeeling hills (2011), Jayati Saha
Microbiology of some legume-based traditional fermented foods of India (2010), Bijoy Moktan
Occurrence and behaviour of foodborne bacterial pathogens in some legume-based traditional fermented foods marketed in West Bengal, India (2009), Arindam Roy
Occurrence and behaviour of foodborne bacterial pathogens in Indian retail spices (2002), Mousumi Banerjee
Partial purification, characterization and antibiosis of bacteriocins produced by some lactic acid bacterial isolates (1996), Sharmistha Banerjee
Technological innovations in manufacturing dudh churpi (1995), S. Aktar Hossain
Technological and biochemical innovations in manufacturing churpi - a traditional south-east Asian milk product (1994), Pradip K. Pal
Isolation and identification of myxobacteria from soils, and their screening for antibiotics (1994), Bijan K. Saha
Studies on the microflora of some traditional fermented foods of Darjeeling hills and Sikkim (1993), Jyoti P. Tamang
Expertise rendered (selected):
Acting as a Guest Editor for “Rice wines and spirits” Special Issue, to be published in the journal Beverages.
Acting as Scientific Advisor (Food Science area) of the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden
Acted as a Series Editor for “Fermented foods and beverages” Series of Books, published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), USA
Acted as a Consultant for ALCIMED Biotechnologies, Paris, France
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