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Dr. Chandan Mukherjee

Assistant Professor

Dr. Chandan Mukherjee is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Biological and Life Sciences at Galgotias University, Gr. Noida, UP. He has received a Ph.D. degree from the Environmental Biotechnology Group, Department of Botany, West Bengal State University, Kolkata, West Bengal. He did his Postdoc research for 3 years from Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He has presented his research work at several international and national conferences in India and abroad. He is very honest to his work and has the ability to work in fast-paced, time-bound environment. He always gives his efforts for the overall developments of his students. 

In short teaching career, he has taught Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Biochemistry to B. Pharm, M. Pharm and D. Pharm students and taken Practical classes of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Research Interests

  • Conversion of wastes to useful end products like biofertilizers, biofuels, omega-3 fatty acids by the bio-refinery approach using different microorganisms, and their applications.
  • Bioremediationandnutrientrecoverybymicroorganismsincludingbacteria, cyanobacteria, microalgae.
  • Metabolic engineering and genetic modifications of microbes to enhance their productivity.
  • Effect of environmental factors on gene and protein expression in microbes.
  • Microbial role in nutrient recycling in nature.

Teaching Experience

1.5 years of teaching experience

Research Experience

  1. Years of Research experience

Education

  • Post Doc (IIT Guwahati)
  • PhD in Science (Specialization: Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology)
  • M.Sc in Microbiology
  • B.Sc in Microbiology (Hons.)

Awards & Honors

  • Awarded International Travel Support in 2016 by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for poster presentation on “In search of soil indicators to evaluate the impact of sea level rise- A study from Sundarban, India” at the International Conference on “Mangrove & Macrobenthos Meeting (MMM4)” organized by Flagler College, St. Augustine, USA from July 18-22, 2016
  • Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in Life Science in 2012 with All India Rank of 165, conducted by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Publications

Journals

  • 2022Devi, N.D., Mukherjee, C., Bhatt, G., Rangan, L., Goud V.V. Co- cultivation of microalgae-cyanobacterium under various nitrogen and phosphorus regimes to concurrently improve biomass, lipid accumulation and easy harvesting. Biochemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier). 188:108706. DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108706.
  • 2022Mukherjee, C., Suryawanshi, P.G., Kalita, M.C., Deka, D. Aranda, D.A.G., Goud, V.V. Polarity wise successive solvent extraction of Scenedesmus obliquus biomass and characterization of the crude extract for broad spectrum antibacterial activity. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer). DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02432-1.
  • 2020Begam, M.M., Chowdhury, R., Sutradhar, T., Mukherjee, C., Chatterjee, Basak, S., Ray, K. Forecasting mangrove ecosystem degradation utilizing quantifiable eco- physiological resilience -A study from Indian Sundarbans. Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) 10(6683). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63586-4.
  • 2019Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R., Begam, M., Ganguli, S., Basak, R., Chaudhuri, B., Ray, K. Effect of varying nitrate concentrations on denitrifying phosphorus uptake by DPAOs with a molecular insight into Pho regulon gene expression. Frontiers in Microbiology (Frontiers) 10:2586. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02586.
  • 2019Chowdhury, R., Sutradhar, T., Begam, M., Mukherjee, C., Chatterjee, K., Basak, S., Ray, K. Effects of nutrient limitation, salinity increase and associated stressors on mangrove forest cover, structure and zonation across Indian Sundarbans. Hydrobiologia (Springer) 842:191-217. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-019-04036-9.
  • 2017*Begam, M., *Sutradhar, T., *Chowdhury, R., *Mukherjee, C., Basak, S. K., Ray, K. Native salt-tolerant grass species for habitat restoration, their acclimation and contribution to improving edaphic conditions: a study from a degraded mangrove in the Indian Sundarbans. Hydrobiologia (Springer) 803:373-387. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3320-2. * denotes equal contribution.
  • 2016Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R., Sutradhar, T., Begam, M., Ghosh, S. M., Basak, S. K., Ray, K. Parboiled rice effluent: A wastewater niche for microalgae and cyanobacteria with growth coupled to comprehensive remediation and phosphorus biofertilization. Algal Research (Elsevier) 19:225-236. DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.09.009.
  • 2015Mukherjee, C., Chowdhury, R., Ray, K. Phosphorus recycling from an unexplored source by polyphosphate accumulating microalgae and cyanobacteria – A step to phosphorus security in agriculture. Frontiers in Microbiology (Frontiers) 6:1421. DOI: doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01421.
  • 2015Mukherjee, C., Ray, K. An improved DAPI staining procedure for visualization of polyphosphate granules in cyanobacterial and microalgal cells. Protocol Exchange (Nature Publishing Group). DOI: 10.1038/protex.2015.066.
  • 2015Mukherjee, C., Ray, K. An improved method for extraction and quantification of polyphosphate granules from microbial cells. Protocol Exchange (Nature Publishing Group). DOI: 10.1038/protex.2015.067.
  • 2013Ray, K., Mukherjee, C., Ghosh, A.N. A way to curb phosphorus toxicity in the environment: Use of polyphosphate reservoir of cyanobacteria and microalga as a safe alternative phosphorus biofertilizer for Indian agriculture. Environmental Science and Technology (American Chemical Society) 47:11378-11379. DOI: 10.1021/es403057c.


Books & Book Chapters

  • 2023Mukherjee, C., Ghosh, D. Bhaskar, T. Gas fermentataion: A potential platform for production of low carbon fuels and chemicals. In: Biotic Resources: Circular Bioeconomy Perspective. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. (ISBN No. 9781003335740).
  • 2022Mukherjee, C., Dubey, A. A Textbook of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology for Pharmacists. Bluerose Publishers Pvt. Ltd., India. (ISBN No.: 9789356285828).

Participation in Conferences & Workshops

  • 2019 Awarded 2nd prize for poster presentation in the Research Conclave held at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati from March 14-17, 2019.
  • 2017 Selected on merit for poster presentation at the International Symposium on “Insight to Plant Biology in Modern Era” organized by Bose Institute, Kolkata from February 8-10, 2017.
  • 2016 International Workshop on “Bioinformatics and Computational Biology” organized by The Biome Research Facility, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India from September 23-25, 2016.
  • 2016 Selected on merit for oral presentation at the International Conference on “Microalgal and Cyanobacterial Biotechnology (MACB-2016)” organized by National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India from August 29-31, 2016.
  • 2016 Selected on merit for poster presentation at the International Conference on “Mangrove & Macrobenthos Meeting (MMM4)” organized by Flagler College, St. Augustine, USA from July 18-22, 2016.
  • 2016 Selected on merit for oral presentation at the National Conference on “New Avenues in Microbiology & Biotechnology: Challenges and Prospects” jointly organized by Department of Microbiology, West Bengal State University & Sarada Ma Girls’ College, Barasat, India from March 18-19, 2016.
  • 2016 Helped in organizing National Seminar organized by Department of Biochemistry, West Bengal State University, Barasat, India on February 12 and 15, 2016.
  • 2015 Selected on merit for poster presentation at the “Challenges and Strategies in Plant Biology Research”, 3rd International Plant Physiology Congress, IPP Congress 2015 organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India from December 11-14, 2015.
  • 2014 Selected on merit for oral presentation organized by DRS- Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India from December 12-13, 2014.
  • 2014 Selected on merit for oral presentation organized by Department of Microbiology, West Bengal State University and Kingston College of Science, Barasat, India on August 22, 2014.
  • 2014 Selected on merit for oral presentation organized by Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from February 14-15, 2014.
  • 2014 Attend Winter School on “Microbial Technology for Waste Water Management” organized by Centre of Excellence in Environmental Technology and Management, West Bengal University of Technology at Indismart Hotel, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India on January 25, 2015.
  • 2013 Selected on merit for oral presentation organized by Department of Biotechnology & Department of Microbiology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India from February 25-26, 2013.
  • 2013 Selected on merit for oral presentation at International Conference on “Algal Biorefinery: A potential source of Food, Feed, Biochemicals, Biofuels and Biofertilizers” organized by IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India from January 10-12, 2013.