Devrani Mitra Lab

Open Research Positions: Masters degree holders in any branch of science who possess a fellowship from DST, DBT, ICMR, CSIR, UGC etc. may contact through email. Candidates with NET LS may also apply.

Queries regarding postdoctoral positions are most welcome.

Devrani Mitra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Life Sciences

Presidency University

86/1 College Street

Kolkata 700073 WB India

E-mail: devrani.dbs @ presiuniv.ac.in , devrani.lab @ gmail.com

University webpage: http://presiuniv.ac.in/web/staff.php?staffid=66

Lab Lunch, Winter 2018

L to R: Debapriya, Sudakshina, DM, Aparna, Vaishnavi, Anwesha

Lab Lunch, Winter 2019

L to R: Anwesha, Namrata, Aparna, Madhurima, Titir, DM

Current PhD Scholars:

Aparna Boral: SRF (ICMR) M.Sc. [Botany] University of BurdwanB.Sc. [Botany] Hooghly Mohsin College Ph.D. Thesis title: Structural and functional characterization of photoactivatable proteins with DNA binding activity

Madhurima Khamaru: SRF (UGC) M.Sc. [Botany] Visva-Bharati, SantiniketanB.Sc. [Botany] Hooghly Mohsin College Ph.D. Thesis title: Characterization of Aureochromes: the blue light responsive LOV photoreceptor transcription factors from photosynthetic marine algae

Piu Sarkar: JRF (CSIR) M.Sc. [Zoology] University of CalcuttaB.Sc. [Zoology] Bethune College, Kolkata

Former PhD Scholars:

Dr. Anwesha Deb Present status: Research Scientist, International Institute of Innovation and Technology, Kolkata M.Sc. [Biotechnology] Presidency University, KolkataB.Sc. [Botany] Bethune College, University of CalcuttaPh.D Thesis Title: Structure-Function Characterization of Few Blue Light Responsive Photoreceptors through Biochemical and Biophysical Approaches

M.Sc. Dissertation/project students:

Name Period Last known position/affiliation
Tiasa Biswas 2021-22 Ongoing Pratichi Sarkar * 2021-22 Ongoing Ankita Saha * 2021-22 Ongoing Sanjana Mullick ** 2021 Shreyasi Neogi 2020-21 Now at IISc, Bangalore Rajatsubhra Nathi 2020-21 Bidisha Chakraborty 2020-21 Koyel Nandy * 2020-21 Akshssmita Somani * 2020-21 Titir De 2019-20 Doing Ph.D. at New York University, NY Namrata Ganguli 2019-20 Doing Ph.D. at IIT Kharagpur Debapriya Kundu 2017-19 Doing Ph.D. at TIGP, Academia Sinica Sudakshina Banerjee 2017-19 Doing Ph.D. at International Max Planck Research School, Dortmund Kumari Vaishnavi 2018-19 Sk. Asik Ali 2015-17 Tech. Specialist, ICGC, NIBMG, Kalyani Payel Mandal 2017 Doing Ph.D. at NICED, Kolkata Natasha Khan 2015 Doing Ph.D. at NISER, Bhubaneswar
* External student from Dept. of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta** External student from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Undergraduate project students:

Anwesha Banerjee 2019-21 B. Sc. student at Presidency University, Kolkata Tiasa Biswas 2019-20 M. Sc. student at Presidency University, Kolkata Simantan Dutta 2019-20 B.Tech student at KIIT, Bhubaneswar Aritra Biswas 2019-20 M. Sc. student at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Titir De 2018-19 Doing Ph.D. at New York University, NY Souvik Das Naskar 2017-18 M. Sc. student at BHU, Varanasi Sohini Barua 2016-18 M.Sc. at IIT-Roorkee --> Teaching professional Sudipta Das 2017-18 Teaching professional Roopsali Banerjee 2017-18 Doing Ph.D. at IISER Pune Megha Ghosh 2017-18 M. Sc. student at Presidency University, Kolkata Mahasweta Das 2017-18 M. Sc. student at Presidency University, Kolkata Samriddhi Gupta 2016-17 M. Sc. student at University of Hyderabad Atreyee Mukherjee 2016-17 M. Sc. student at Presidency University, Kolkata Anusha Singh 2016-17 M. Sc. student at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai Sudakshina Banerjee 2014-16 Doing Ph.D. at International Max Planck Research School, Dortmund Sudipta Mukherjee 2014-16 Doing Ph.D. at University of Cambridge, UK Arpan Som 2014-16 Doing MBA at XLRI, Jamshedpur