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1 UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA Department of Botany FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV Full name of the faculty member: Maumita Bandyopadhyay Designation: Assistant Professor in Botany Specialisation : Plant Molecular Genetics; Plant Biotechnology Contact information : Department of Botany; University of Calcutta; 35 B.C. Road;Kolkata E mail: maumita.bandyopadhyay@gmail.com ; mobile: Academic qualifications: College/ university from which the degree was obtained Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta University of Calcutta University of Calcutta Abbreviation of the degree B.Sc.(Botany Honours); 1996 M.Sc.Botany; 1998 Ph.D.,Botany,

2 Positions held/ holding: July, 2005 Joined as Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta Research interests: Plant Molecular Cytogenetics and Genetics Plant-nanoparticle interaction Plant genetic transformation and metabolic engineering Research guidance : Number of researchers awarded M.Phil/ Ph.D degrees : 3 (jointly) Number of researchers pursuing M.Phil/ Ph.D : 6 Projects : Completed projects : A molecular phylogenetic investigation of the Indian Allium with special emphasis on the Eastern Indian populations funded by SERB (GOI) under Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists Current projects : Co-Investigator in Evaluation of cytogenetic diversity in some genera of Cucurbitaceae and characterization of sex-linked genes in Coccinia through SCAR approach funded by DBT (GOI) Co-Investigator in Plant Chromosome Information Centre as part of BRIC-V under Establishment of Portal for Indian Bio resource Information Network (IBIN) funded by DBT(GOI) Co-Investigator in Network Programme for Enrichment and Update of Plant Chromosome Database for Spermatophytes and Archegoniates funded by Department of Biotechnology(GOI) Select list of publications: a) Journals: Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2016) New chromosome number counts and karyotype analyses in three genera of Zingiberaceae. The Nucleus. 59 (1): Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M Karyomorphological investigations on some economically important members of Zingiberaceae from Eastern India. Caryologia. 68 (3): Impact Factor: Ghosh M, Bhadra S, Adegoke A, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A MWCNT uptake in Allium cepa root cells induces cytotoxic andgenotoxic responses and results in DNA hyper-methylation. Mutation Research/ Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 774: Impact Factor: Dutta M, Negi KS, Bandyopadhyay M Novel cytogenetic resources of wild Allium (Amaryllidaceae) from India. The Nucleus. 58 (1) : Ray S, Majumder A, Bandyopadhyay M, Jha S Genetic transformation of sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina) with Agrobacterium rhizogenes for 2

3 identification of high alkaloid yielding lines. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 36 (6) : Impact Factor: Dutta M, Bandyopadhyay M Karyomorphological study and report of B chromosome in Allium griffithianum Boiss. from India. The Nucleus. 57 (3): Ray S, Samanta T, Majumder A, Bandyopadhyay M, Jha S Cytogenetic characterization of Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformed root lines of Rauvolfia serpentina. The Nucleus. 57 (2): Dutta M, Bandyopadhyay M Comparative karyomorphological studies of three edible locally important species of Allium from India. The Nucleus. 57 (1) : Bhadra S, Ghosh M, Mukherjee A, Bandyopadhyay M Vivipary in Hedychium elatum (Zingiberaceae). Phytotaxa. 130 (1): Impact Factor: Nag A, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A Antioxidant Activities and Cytotoxicity of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith Rhizome. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2 (3) : Ghosh M, Manivannan J, Sinha S, Chakraborty A, Mallick SK, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A In vitro and in vivo genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles. Mutation Research/ Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 749 (1 2): Impact Factor: Ghosh M, Chakraborty A, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT): Induction of DNA damage in plant and mammalian cells. Journal of hazardous materials. 197: Impact Factor: Ghosh M, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A Genotoxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles at two trophic levels Plant and human lymphocytes. Chemosphere. 81 (10) : Impact Factor: Chaudhuri K, Das S, Bandyopadhyay M, Zalar A, Kollmann A, Jha S, Tepfer D Transgenic mimicry of pathogen attack stimulates growth and secondary metabolite accumulation. Transgenic Research. 18 (1) : Impact Factor: Bandyopadhyay M, Jha S, Tepfer D Changes in morphological phenotypes and withanolide composition of Ri-transformed roots of Withania somnifera. Plant Cell Reports. 26 (5) : Impact Factor: Jha S, Bandyopadhyay M, Chaudhuri KN, Ghosh S, Ghosh B Biotechnological approaches for the production of forskolin, withanolides, colchicine and tylophorine. Plant Genetic Resources. 3 (2) : Impact Factor: Bandyopadhyay M, Jha S Withania species A review. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants. 4 (2) : b) Books/ book chapters : Bandyopadhyay M, Jha S High Efficiency Transformation in Artemisia annua with Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Its Applications. In: Prof. Dr. Karl-Hermann Neumann Commemorative Volume. Chapter 16. Editors: Kumar A, Sopory SK. I. K. International Pvt Ltd. pp c) Conference/ seminar volumes: 3

4 Bhadra S, Sadhu A, Bandyopadhyay M Genome size and chromosome evolution: possible implications in Zingiberaceae. 7th International Symposium on the family Zingiberaceae. Botanical Garden Organization (BGO), Chiang Mai, Thailand. Bhadra S, Sadhu A, Bandyopadhyay M Genome downsizing and chromosomal stability in Curcuma L.: An overview. 17th All India Congress on Cytology and Genetics. IICB, Kolkata and Archana Sharma Memorial Foundation, Kolkata, India. Sadhu A, Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M Identification of the invasive alien Tulbaghia violacea Harv. from India using molecular and cytogenetic tools. 17th All India Congress on Cytology and Genetics. IICB, Kolkata and Archana Sharma Memorial Foundation, Kolkata, India. Manna I, Bandyopadhyay M Potential cytotoxicity of Nickel nanoparticles. 17th All India Congress on Cytology and Genetics. IICB, Kolkata and Archana Sharma Memorial Foundation, Kolkata, India. Dutta M, Bandyopadhyay M Numerical taxonomic studies on Indian Allium species. National Symposium on Plant Diversity: Structure, Function, Utilization and Conservation. Botanical Society of Bengal and Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M A fast and reliable method for DNA extraction from different plant parts of Zingiberaceae. National Symposium on Plant Diversity: Structure, Function, Utilization and Conservation. Botanical Society of Bengal and Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Das D, Bandyopadhyay M Tissue Organization is necessary for the accumulation of andrographolide in in vitro cultures of Andrographis paniculata. National Symposium on Plant Diversity: Structure, Function, Utilization and Conservation. Botanical Society of Bengal and Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Sadhu A, Bandyopadhyay M Genome size estimation in some members of Zingiberaceae. National Symposium on Plant Diversity: Structure, Function, Utilization and Conservation. Botanical Society of Bengal and Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Manna I, Bandyopadhyay M DNA methylation and demethylation: Boon or bane for plants. National Symposium on Plant Diversity: Structure, Function, Utilization and Conservation. Botanical Society of Bengal and Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Das D, Bandyopadhyay M Elicitation of andrographolide in in vitro seedling cultures of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall ex Nees. Advances in Plant and Microbial Research. University of North Bengal, Siliguri. Manna I, Sadhu A, Bandyopadhyay M Potential role of engineered NPs in the adaptive inheritance of plants: A review. 4th Asian Conference on Environmental Mutagens. Asian Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies (AAEMS) and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata. Sadhu A, Das D, Manna I, Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M Chasing polyploidy: From chromosome to genomics. Evolving Plant Biology: From Chromosomes to Genomics. West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology 4

5 (WAST), Bose Institute, University of Calcutta and The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata. Das D, Bandyopadhyay M Elicitation of andrographolide in in vitro cultures of Andrographis paniculata. 16th All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics. Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Dutta M, Bandyopadhyay M FISH (Fluorescent in situ hybridization): A tool for studying chromosomal evolution among plant species. 100th Indian Science Congress. The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, and University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M Plant DNA barcoding: Reviewing the pros and cons. 100th Indian Science Congress. The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, and University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Das D, Bandyopadhyay M Metabolic Engineering- A future tool for production of VLC-PUFAs in oilseed plants. 100th Indian Science Congress. The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, and University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M A study of genetic variability in Zingiberaceae Utilizing Molecular Markers. 6th International Symposium on the family Zingiberaceae. Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy and University of Calicut. University of Calicut, Kerala. Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M Data mining from Plant Chromosome Information Centre, University of Calcutta: Test Case Zingiberales. 15th All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics. Department of Botany, Magadh University, Bodhgaya and IICB, Kolkata. Magadh University, Bodhgaya. Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M An Assessment of cytological diversity among different dembers of Zingiberaceae. XIX Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Symposium on Angiosperm Systematics & Phylogeny: Retrospects & Prospects. Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy and National Botanical Research Institute. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. Dutta M, Bandyopadhyay M A cytogenetical study of Indian Allium. XIX Annual Conference of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and International Symposium on Angiosperm Systematics & Phylogeny: Retrospects & Prospects. Indian Association of Angiosperm Taxonomy and National Botanical Research Institute. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. Membership of Learned Societies: Life member- All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics Life member- Botanical Society of Bengal Invited lectures delivered : Attended and delivered an invited lecture in National Symposium on Evolving Plant Biology: From Chromosomes to Genomics organized by West Bengal Academy of 5

6 Science and Technology (WAST), Bose Institute, University of Calcutta and The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata November, Attended and delivered a lecture on Plant chromosome Database at the 15 th All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics, November 21-23, 2011, Magadh University, Bodhgaya. Attended and delivered a lecture at the National Seminar at Vivekananda Centenary College at Rahara Ramkrishna Mission, in May, Awards : CSIR JRF NET December, 1999 HL Chakraborty Memorial Award 2001 from Botanical Society of Bengal for 1st Class 1st in M.Sc. course 6