DBT-Star 2017
The College applied for the 2nd phase of DBT-STAR College Program in 2017 and was recognized for the second time for the said Program for a period of 3 years (2018-21). During this second phase, the College has been approved of a Grant of Rs. 104,00,000 with Rs. 50,00,000/- as Non Recurring for purchase of equipments and Rs. 45,00,000/- as Recurring Grant, Rs. 6,00,000 for travel and Rs. 3,00,000/- as Contingency for the 3 financial years. The various Programs proposed for this phase are being organized.
LIST OF ACTIVITIES DURING 2018-19 AT A GLANCE
LIST OF ACTIVITIES DURING 2018-19 AT A GLANCE
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PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS |
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| Botany | Comparative Assessment of Cadmium, Chromium Resistance Capacity of Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema portulacastrum, Alternanthera philoxeroides collected from contaminated site and Assessment of Phytoremedial potential | Faculty members of the Department |
| In vitro clonal propagation and somatic embryogenesis in Bacopa monnieri | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Comparative karyomorphological analyses of in vivo grown plants of Mentha piperita L. and Mentha arvensis L. | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Phytochemical analysis of field grown and tissue culture derived Mentha arvensis L. plants with special reference to antioxidative potentials | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Biomonitoring of air quality in Kolkata city with gall of Alstonia scholaris | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Effects of Various Factors on Urease Activity in Germinating Seeds of Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Chemistry | Analysis of drinking water samples from various localities in and around Kolkata | Faculty members of the Department |
| Microbiology | Bioremediation: Studies on Isolation and Characterization of Plastic (Low Density Polyethylene) Degrading Bacteria from Soils collected from Petrol Contaminated and Waste Dump Areas in and around Kolkata | Faculty members of the Department |
| Physics | Preparation of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles | Faculty members of the Department |
| Zoology | ‘Expression of stress proteins or Heat Shock Proteins in fish models’ | Faculty members of the Department |
| Variation of protein content and profile with size in three fresh water fishes (Mourola, Bata and Punti) consumed in West Bengal | ||
INDUSTRIAL VISITS / FIELD TRIPS BY STUDENTS |
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| Botany | Industry visited: AIC AGRO Instruments (P) Limited on 9.10.2018 | Members of the Industry |
| Field Trip: An education trip to Lloyd botanical garden Darjeeling | Faculty Members of the BSI | |
| Chemistry | Visit To An Advanced Instrumentation Centre ‘Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)’ on 1.10.2018 | Faculty members of the Institute |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata on 20.2.2019 | Faculty members of the Institute | |
| Mcrobiology | Industry visited: East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Behala, Sarsuna, Kolkata – 61 on 30.8.2018 | Members of the Industry |
| Industry visited: Mother Dairy factory at Dankuni on 27.3.2019 | Members of the Industry | |
| Physics | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata on 22.1.2019 | Faculty members of the Institute |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur on 27.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Institute | |
| Zoology | Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Nimpith on 9.10.2018 | Faculty members of the Institute |
| Educational trip to Paschim Banga Poultry Mela, 2018 on 16.2.2018 | Members of the organization | |
SUMMER TRAINING |
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| Botany (7th & 8th June, 2018) | Special lecture 1 “An introduction to the application of Palaeobotany & Palynology as intriguing knowledge base for academic and societal benefit” | Dr. Sudha Gupta, Assistant Professor, Kalyani University |
| Special lecture 2 “Plant Bioactive Molecules: An Introduction to Separation Techniques” | Dr. Alok Kumar Hazra, Scientist, IRDM Faculty Centre | |
| Experiment 1: Demonstration of Acetolysis Techniques | Dr. Sandip More, Scientist, Geological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata | |
| Experiment 2: Demonstration of Fat Extraction Procedure | Faculty member of the Department | |
| Experiment 3: Determination of Saponification Value | Faculty member of the Department | |
| Chemistry (13th & 14th June, 2018) | Experiment 1: Determination of the Isoelectric Point of a Protein by Viscosity Measurements | Faculty members of the Department |
| Experiment 2: Colorimetric estimation of Fe3+ as Fe(SCN)2+ complex | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Experiment 3: Determination of salinity of water by measuring, electrical conductance, pH and TDS | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Experiment 4: Separation of organic compounds by chromatographic methods | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Microbiology (11th & 12th June, 2018) | Special Lecture “Microscopy and its application on various field” | Dr. Srimanti Sarkar, Bose Institute |
| Special Lecture Fluorescence Microscopy | Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Department of Biotechnology, Calcutta University | |
| Experiment 1: Differentiation of live and dead cells by Ethidium Bromide (EtBr)/ Acridine Orange (AO) staining and observation under Fluorescence microscope. | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Experiment 2: Magnification calculation and diagram of an algal cell drawn by Camera Lucida/ Drawing Prism | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Experiment 3: Cell Motility Test by Phase Contrast Microscopy | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Physics (18th & 19th June, 2018) | Special Lecture Theoretical overview on Biosensors and fabrication and demonstration of a Pulse oximeter | Prof. Uttam Raychaudhuri, Former Professor, Department of Chemical Technology, University College of Science and Technology Kolkata |
| Experiment “Pulse oximeter” | Dr. Anima Sen, Head Department of Biomedical Instrumentation, University College of Science and Technology, Kolkata | |
| Zoology (20th & 21st June, 2018) | Special Lecture “A Giant leap from Gene to Genomics” | Dr. Sanjib Kumar Das, Associate Professor, Taki Government College |
| Special Lecture “Protein Extraction and SDS-PAGE” | Dr. Sanjukta Mondal (Parui), Associate Professor, Lady Brabourne College | |
| Experiment 1: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) | Faculty members of the Department | |
TRAINING RECEIVED BY TEACHING FACULTY |
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| Botany | “Pteridophytes with special emphasis on their reproductive biology and molecular basis of their evolution” on 11.5.2018 | Dr. Radhanath Bandopadhyay, Retired Professor of Botany and Program Coordinator (Phase 2 Centre of advanced study), Department of Botany, University of Burdwan |
| Chemistry | Some preliminary aspects of computational chemistry (numerical analysis) on 29.09.2018 | Professor Pinaki Chaudhury, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C Road, Kolkata |
| Microbiology | “Biosafety Regulations” on 3.10.18 | Professor Sujoy Dasgupta, Director (Officiating), Bose Institute, Kolkata |
| Physics | “Python for Scientific Computing” on 8.4.19 | Dr. Abhijit Kargupta, Associate Professor, Panskura Banamali College |
| Zoology | “Use of Various Biodiversity indices in Ecosystem and Biodiversity assessment” on 6.12.18 | Dr. Subir Choudhury, Ex-Director Alipore Zoo |
TRAINING RECEIVED BY NON-TEACHING STAFF |
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| Botany | Demonstration of working principle of some laboratory instruments: Spectrophotometer, soxhlet and autoclave on 10.5.2018 | Dr. Suparna Pal and Dr. Rinku Saha Faculty, Department of Botany, Lady Brabourne College |
| Chemistry | · Instrument Handling and Maintenance · Safety Hazards · Solution preparation- methods and methodologies On 23.9.2018 & 24.9.2018 | Faculty members of the Department & Officials from a reputed portable fire fighting equipments manufacturing company |
| Microbiology | Training on operation of distillation unit and Autoclave on 14.7.2018 & 15.07.2018 | Dr. Madhulika Gupta & Dr. Mahuya Mukhopadhyay Department of Microbiology Lady Brabourne College |
| Physics | Sophisticated instrument handling on 28.9.2018 | Faculty members of the Department |
| Zoology | · Preparation of medium for Drosophila culture and maintenance of the culture. · Preparation of paraffin blocks for tissues for microtomy and operation of Microtome. On 3.9.2018 & 4.9.2018 | Faculty members of the Department |
| SEMINARS | ||
| Special Lecture “Tumor heterogeneity: Influence on therapeutic response” on 20.2.2018 | Dr. Ellora Sen of the National Brain Research Centre, Manesar | |
| Special Lecture “Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases: Host Immunity and Therapeutic Interventions” on 25.3.2019 | Prof. Anirban Basu from National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Gurgaon | |
| Botany | “Cancer” on 8.5.2018 | Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology, University of Calcutta |
| “Biodiversity of medicinal plants in India” on 30.03.2019 | Dr. Prabir Ranjan Sur Retired Scientist, Botanical Survey of India | |
| Chemistry | “Complexes of 5-nitroimidazole – efficacy and adverse effects” on 27.3.2019 | Dr. Saurabh Das, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University |
| Microbiology | ‘Diverse Signaling Responses in Human Maladies: Kala-azar and Cancer’ on 1.2.2019 | Dr. Subrata Majumder, Retired Professor, Bose Institute, Kolkata |
| ‘Origin of Universe’ on 29.3.2019 | Dr. Rajat Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Calcutta | |
| Physics | ‘van der Waals interaction in Biology ’ on 5.10.2018 | Prof. Ansuman Lahiri, Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta |
| Zoology | ‘Biodiversity conservation and role of WWF’ on 14.9.2018 | Dr. Kuladeep Roy, Assistant Manager, WWF– West Bengal State Office |
| · Alarming Fruits · Proteomics: Basic understanding 0n 30.3.2019 | Dr. Sujay Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta | |
TRAINING COURSES |
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DEPARTMENTAL WORKSHOPS |
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| Botany | Topic: Workshop on Western Blotting Technique on 13.5.2018 | Dr. Sayak Ganguly Research Scientist and Head, Theoretical and Computational Biology Unit, AIIST |
| Chemistry | Green Microwave Assisted Asymmetric Synthesis on 12.9. 2018 | Faculty members of the Department |
| Micellar Entrapment of Organic Pollutant from Water (An Eco-Friendly Approach) n 13.9.2018 | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Microbiology | RAPD Analysis of Bacterial Genomic DNA on 25.9.2018 & 27.9.2018 | Dr. Soumi Guha Polley Department of Microbiology Lady Brabourne College |
| Physics | Working of a solar panel and its characteristics on 5.10.2018 | Ms. Arpita Adak, Ex-student of the Post Graduate Department of Physics |
| Zoology | “Water quality analysis” on 25.9.2018 | Faculty members of the Department |
INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKSHOPS |
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| Botany | “Cut – copy – paste – how nature does it using restriction enzymes” on 26.03.2019 and 27.03.2019 | 1) Dr. Suparna Pal, Dr. Debleena Roy & Dr. Debjani Chowdhury Nath Dept. of Botany Lady Brabourne College 2) Dr. Sayak Ganguly Research Scientist and Head Theoretical and Computational Biology Unit, AIIST |
| Chemistry | Measuring optical activity by polarimetry on 29.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Department |
| Analytical estimation of Iron: An essential prerequisite for biological system on 29.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Microbiology | “Visualising Bacterial Morphology by Simple Staining & Isolation of Plasmid DNA from Bacterial culture by Alkali Lysis (MINIPREP) Method and Visualisation of the Plasmid by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis” on 28.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Department |
| Special Lecture: Topic: “Molecular Biology and Microbiology for Young Minds” on 28.3.2019 | Prof. Hemanta Kumar Majumdar, Platinum Jubilee Scientist, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata | |
| Physics | Use of Free software “GNUPLOT” for graphical analysis of both Theoretical and Experimental results on 26.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Department |
| Zoology | · Application of Microscopy, Chromatography and other biochemical techniques for detection of Food adulteration · Determination of Blood group On 26.3.2019 & 27.3.2019 | Faculty members of the Department |
CAREER COUNSELLING PROGRAM |
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| Career Counselling Program for Undergraduate Students on 6.2.2018 | Faculty members of the College | |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING |
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| The DBT Advisory Committee Meeting was held on 11.10.18. It was attended by: · External Experts 1) Professor Asutosh Ghosh Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta 2) Dr. Ellora Sen Scientist V, The National Brain Research Centre, Manesar · Principal · Joint Co-ordinators · All Faculty Members of the Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and Zoology | ||
LIST OF ACTIVITIES DURING 2019-20 AT A GLANCE
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INDUSTRIAL VISITS / FIELD TRIPS BY STUDENTS |
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| Chemistry | Visit To Inspire Feed Factory at Senet, Singur, Hooghly on 21.1.2020 | Members of the Factory | |
| SEMINARS | |||
| Botany | “Palynology and its applications” on 08.02.2020 | Dr. Mahasin Ali Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsa University, Purulia | |
| Chemistry | “A new method for pH estimation at the amphiphilic self-assembly interface and its relation to membrane biochemical reactivity” on 7.1.2020 | Dr. Partha Parui, Associate Professor in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Section), Jadavpur University | |
| Microbiology | ‘Climate Change Effect on Biodiversity’ on 18.4.2019 | Sri Debal Ray, IFS, Chief Project Director, West Bengal Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Project, Govt. of West Bengal | |
| ‘Microbial life in an Estuarine Mangrove Ecosystem’ on 25.4.2019 | Dr. Anwesha Ghosh, Integrative Taxonomy & Microbial Ecology Research Group, Dept. of Biological Sciences, IISER, Kolkata | ||
| Physics | “A Glimpse of the Laser and its impact on mankind” on 9.1.2020 | Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Biswas, Raja Ramanna Fellow, Former Head, Laser & Plasma Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai | |
| Zoology | “Man and Animal Conflict – a Global Scenario” on 13.9. 2019 | 1. Mr. Subhankar Sengupta, Field Director, Tiger Project, Government of India Topic: Human Wildlife Conflict and its mitigation in West Bengal 2. Mr. Agni mitra, Regional Deputy Director, Eastern Region Wild Crime Control Bureau, Government of India Topic: Wildlife Crime Scenario in India – Special Emphasis on Eastern India 3. Dr. Paulami Maiti, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College Topic: Value of Biodiversity and its Human induced depletion | |
| Inter-disciplinary | Interdisciplinary Seminar on World Wetland Day on 04.02.2020 A poster competition was organized on the theme of World Wetland Day and groups of students prepared very informative, innovative and colourful posters on the issue. | Chief Guest: Dr. Somenath Bhattacharyya, Senior Environmental Consultant, SICOM, Ministry of Environment, Forests & CC Government of India. Dr. Paulami Maiti, Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College on “Wetland Ecosystem for Human Welfare and Well being” | |
TRAINING RECEIVED BY NON-TEACHING STAFF |
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| Chemistry | · Use of dessicators for keeping the reagents moisture-free and recharging dessicators from time to time. · Setting up of the apparatus for synthesis of organic compounds i.e., round bottom flask with condenser, both having B-24 standard joint, in a heating mantle. · Use of vacuum pump for filtration was demonstrated. · Storage of electrodes namely, platinum electrode, silver electrode, combined glass calomel electrode, calomel electrode and conductivity cell, in appropriate solvents, during regular use and also during vacations. · Filling up calomel and glass calomel electrode with potassium chloride to maintain saturated solution of the same from time to time. · Maintenance of high resolution digital balance and its cleaning up after use with soft tissue. · Maintaining water baths, ovens and bunsen burners after use. · Training to separate solid and liquid chemical waste before disposal. · Disposal techniques for toxic waste. · Regular cleaning of glassware with chromic acid. On 13.9.2019 | • Dr. Haimanti Mallick, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College • Dr. Sukanya Chakraborty, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| Microbiology | Training on operation of autoclave, Weighing of Chemicals in Digital Balance and Inoculation of Cultures on 13.9.2019 | · Dr. Soma Pal Saha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College · Dr. Soumi Guha Polley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College · Dr. Madhulika Gupta, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College | |
| Physics | Handling sophisticated instruments like the He-Ne laser source and how to set up the optical bench to study diffraction and interference phenomena using lasers on 7.2.2020 | Dr. Prasanta Nandi, Retired Professor, Dept. of Physics, University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar | |
| Zoology | Vermicomposting on 4.1.2020 | Dr. Anwesa Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Lady Brabourne College | |
TRAINING COURSES |
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DEPARTMENTAL WORKSHOPS |
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| Botany | Organogenesis in Bacopa monnieri on 6.2.2020 | • Dr. Dipu Samanta: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College • Dr. Debleena Roy: Assistant Professor, Lady Brabourne College | |
| Chemistry | Estimation of DO, BOD in the water samples collected from different locations through some physicochemical techniques on 6.2.2020 | Faculty members of the Department | |
| Microbiology | Reverse Transcriptase PCR on 27.1.2020 & 28.1.2020 | Dr. Soumi Guha Polley Department of Microbiology Lady Brabourne College | |
| Physics | Physics behind the working of a Solar Cell on 10.2.2020 | • Dr. Prasanta Nandi, Retired Professor, Dept. of Physics, University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar | |
| Zoology | Use of GPS to map plants and animals on 16.11.19 | • Prof. Amal Kumar Mondal, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal • Ayan Naskar, Research Scholar, Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal | |
OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS |
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Visit to Nayachak Jadunath High School, a school in the remote outskirts of Howrah on 25.9.2019 |
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| Botany | 1. Algal Life Forms 2. Experiment on Plasmolysis 3. Experiment to Demonstrate Anaerobic Respiration | Faculty members and Undergraduate students of the Department | |
| Chemistry | 1. Chemical Indicators 2. Separating Funnel 3. Smart- Classroom Arrangement | Faculty members and Undergraduate students of the Department | |
| Microbiology | Microbes in Daily Life | Faculty members and Undergraduate students of the Department | |
| Physics | 1. Verification of the laws of refraction through glass slab. 2. Tracing the path of light rays through a prism, demonstration of the difference between dispersion and deviation. 3. Tracing the lines of force due to a bar magnet using a magnetic needle. 4. Verification of Ohm’s law using simple resisters | Faculty members and Undergraduate students of the Department | |
| Zoology | 1. Study of different stages of mitosis using onion root tip 2. Study of pH of water using a pH meter | Faculty members and Undergraduate students of the Department | |
OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE TEACHERS |
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| Botany | Cancer bioinformatics on 16.1.2020 attended by Faculties from different colleges | · Dr Saikat Chakraborti, Principal Scientist, Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, IICB · Dr. Sayak Ganguli, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, St Xaviers College (Autonomous) | |
| Chemistry | Physical Chemistry Practical Syllabus under Calcutta University CBCS Curriculum on 18.1.2020 1. Experiment 1: Kinetic study of inversion of cane sugar using a Polarimeter (Preferably Digital) 2. Experiment 2: Study of Phase diagram of Phenol-Water system. 3. Experiment 3: Determination of partition coefficient for the distribution of I2 between water and CCl4. 4. Experiment 4: Determination of pH of unknown solution (buffer), by colour matching method 5. Experiment 5: pH-metric titration of acid (mono- and di-basic) against strong base 6. Experiment 6 : pH-metric titration of a tribasic acid against strong base. Attended by Faculties from different colleges | Dr. Surasri Chaudhuri, Associate Professor in Chemistry from Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur, Kolkata | |
| Microbiology | Molecular Biology theme: 16S rRNA Analysis on 10th and 11th July, 2019 attended by Faculties from different colleges | Dr. Prasun Tribedi, Dept. of Biotechnology, Neotia University | |
| Zoology | Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service on 23rd September, 2019 attended by Faculties and students from different colleges | Prof. Parthiba Basu, (Smithsonian Fellow, Ecole Normale Superieure) Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta | |