Faculty Profile

Name Dr..Nabanita Giri
Designation Assistant Professor
Department MICROBIOLOGY
Email nabanita_micro@yahoo.com
Biography Phd at Bose Institute, M.Sc at Dept of Microbiology, CU, B.Sc at Dept.of Microbiology, CU
Academic Interest Virology, Molecular Biology
VIDWAN Profile

Membership in Professional Bodies

Name of Professional BodyMember TypeAwarded Year
Indian Science CongressLife member2012
International Conference on Bacteriophage Research and Antimicrobial ResistanceLife member2023

Patent

Title of the PatentInventor(s)Applicant NamePatent NumberApplication NumberFiling CountrySubject CategoryFiling DatePublication DateStatus
Novel method for lyophilization of phage S?n-1 infected E.coli C cell and its use to control Shigella spp.S K Tousif Ahmed, Nabanita GiriAPC College 0136India 2018-01-01 Granted

Academic Qualification (Graduation to Latest)

Year of PassingAcademic QualificationDate of award (only for Ph.D./M.Phil)University
2002B.Sc. (Hons) Calcutta University
2004M.Sc. Calcutta University
2004NET UGC-CSIR
2010Ph.D.2010-08-11Jadavpur University

Scholarly Achievements : Contribution to Journal

Title of PaperAuthorVolume NoPage NoYear of PublicationName of JournalISSN No of the Journal
Study of Radical Scavenging Activities of a Series of Flavonoids through 3D-QSAR Analysis ANANDA SARKAR, ATISH DIPANKAR JANA, NABANITA GIRI30(11)2394-23982018Asian Journal of Chemistry0975-427X (Online)
Electrophilic Group Chemical Potential as Sole DFT based Descriptor in a QSAR Model for Non-Nucleoside HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibition Activity of a Series DABO Derivatives ANANDA SARKAR, ATISH DIPANKAR JANA, NABANITA GIRI3171-1752018Asian Journal of Organic & Medicinal Chemistry2456-8937
Mycobacteriophages and Mycobacteriophageomics can be used as tool kits for TB research S.K. TOUSIF AHAMED, ARNAB PAL AND NABANITA GIRI21695-7022019Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences Paper0972-3005
Genomic and Proteomic Characterizations of Sfin-1, a Novel Lytic Phage Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Shigella spp. and Escherichia coli SK Tousif Ahamed1 , Banibrata Roy1 , Utpal Basu2 , Shanta Dutta3 , A. N. Ghosh3 , Boudhayan Bandyopadhyay4 and Nabanita Giri1 *1010:18762019Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X (Online)
Development of Quinolone resistance and prevalence of different virulence genes among Shigella flexneri and Shigella dysenteriae in environmental water samples. SK Tousif Ahamed1 , Banibrata Roy1 , Utpal Basu2 , Shanta Dutta3 , A. N. Ghosh3 , Boudhayan Bandyopadhyay4 and Nabanita Giri1 *7186-932020Letters in Applied Microbiology0266-8254
Bacteriophage Structure, Classification, Assembly and Phage Therapy Nabanita Giri18239-2502021Bioscinec Biotechnology Research Asia : 0973-1245
Shigellosis and Development of Multiple Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Shigella spp.SK Tousif Ahamed and Nabanita Giri*18703-7182021Bioscinec Biotechnology Research Asia : 0973-1245
Virome Against Enteropathogens Present In Ganges WaterNabanita Giri19357-3632022Bioscinec Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245
Characterizations of novel broad-spectrum lytic bacteriophages Sfin-2 and Sfin-6 infecting MDR Shigella spp. with their application on raw chicken to reduce the Shigella load.Ahamed S.K., Rai S, Guin C, Jameela R.M., Dam S, Sethuvel D.P. M, Balaji V, Giri N. 1414:12405702023Frontiers in Microbiology 
10. Giri, N., Bhowmik, P., Bhattacharya, B., Mitra, M., and DasguptMycobacteriophage D29 gene 65 encodes an early expressed protein that functions as a structure specific nucleaseGiri, N., Bhowmik, P., Bhattacharya, B., Mitra, M., and Dasgupta, S. K. 191959-672009Journal of Bacteriology 
Cloning, characterization and expression analysis of nucleotide metabolism-related genes of mycobacteriophage L5Bhattacharya, B., Giri, N., Mitra, M., and Dasgupta, S. K.28064-722008FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS 

Scholarly Achievements : Research Guidance

Name of StudentTypeThesis TitleDuration: From DateDuration: To DateStatusSupporting DoccumentsRegistered underDate of Registration (Only for PhD Scolar)
Dr. S K Tousif AhmedPh.D.Genomic and proteomic characterizations of Sfin-1, a novel lytic phage infecting multidrug-resistant Shigella spp. and Escherechia coli C.2014-01-012019-01-01Completed DOWNLOADWBSU2018-01-01
Srijana RaiPh.D.Genomic and proteomic characterizations of Sfin-6 and Sfin-7, novel lytic phages infecting multidrug-resistant Shigella spp. and Escherechia coli C.2021-01-01 On going WBSU 
Banibrata RoyPh.D.Charecterisations of MDR Shigella spp. and their phages from environmental water sample in kolkata, west bengal.2015-01-01 On going St.Xaviers College2019-01-01
Chiranjib GuinPh.D.Development of a phage cocktail: Efficacy study on multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Shigella spp. in mice2023-03-01 On going University of Kalyani 
Bidisha DasPh.D.Development of Engineered bacteriophage active against Shigella spp. for enhancement of host range and activity.2023-08-01 On going University of Kalyani 

Scholarly Achievements : Participation in Conference

Date of the ConferenceTitle of ConferenceOrganizing BodyLevelNature of participation: Title of Paper PresentedCertificateAffiliation
2019-09-21Frontiers in biological sciences (FIBS)Dept.of Microbiology, St.Xaviers CollegeInternationalPoster PresentationCharecterization of Sfin-2 and Sfin-6 phages and their genomes DOWNLOADAPC College
2020-02-22Diversity in the era of globalization challenges and managementDept.of higher education, Govt.of West Bengal & Bidhan nagar CollegeNationalPoster PresentationCharecterization of Sfin-1 phages and their genomes DOWNLOADAPC College
2019-12-12International conferences on bacteriophage research and antimicrobial resistanceVIT, SFAM, SERB-DSTInternationalPoster PresentationA detailed charecterization of Sfin-1,Sfin-2 and Sfin-3 against MDR Shigella spp. DOWNLOADAPC College
2023-08-18Recent trends in microbiologyDept.of Microbiology, APC CollegeNationalOral PresentationCharecterization of Sfin-7 phages and their genomes aganist MDR Shigella spp. DOWNLOADAPC College

Scholarly Achievements : Research Projects

Status of ProjectStart Date:End Date:Duration in daysGrant / Amount Mobilized (Rs. Lakh)Supporting DocumentsTitle of ProjectName of Funding Agency
Completed2014-07-102017-06-30109518 DOWNLOAD“Investigation of Shigella phage diversity in environmental water samples in Kolkata, West Bengal”SERB
Completed2015-04-012018-03-31109526 DOWNLOAD“Investigation of Shigella phage diversity and their genomics in environmental water samples in Kolkata, West Bengal”WB DBT
Ongoing2023-02-062026-03-31109536 DOWNLOAD"Developme nt of a phage cocktail: Efficacy study on multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Shigella spp. in mice.”ICMR
Completed2010-01-012012-03-317301.91 DOWNLOAD“Shigella spp. specific bacteriopha ge Identificatio n and charecrizati on from environment al water samples in Kolkata, West Bengal”UGC