^Faculty Profile

Personal Details

Academic background: PhD, M.Sc. in Zoology
Joined WBES on: 26/11/2008
Joined Bidhannagar College on: 27/02/2016
Number of Publications: 6 (Six)
Mobile: 9433734130
Email: somu25_2@rediffmail.com
URL of Google Scholar/Research Gate/ORCID/Personal Website:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Somnath-Mandal-2

Name of the Colleges served till date

1. Jhargram Raj College
2. Bidhannagar College

Areas of Specialization

1. Parasitology, Enzymology, Biodiversity

Areas of Teaching

1. Parasitology
2. Enzymology
3. Biodiversity

Areas of Research Interests

1.  Parasitology
2.  Biodiversity

List of Publications (Journal/Proceedings)

1. Mandal, S. (2016). Butterflies of the Rice Research Station and adjoining locality in Chinsurah, West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(5): 8804–8813; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2815.8.5.8804-8813
2. De D., Datta Chakraborty P., Mitra J., Sharma K., Mandal S., Das A., Chakraborty S., Bhattacharyya D. (2013) Ubiquitin-Like Protein from Human Placental Extract Exhibits Collagenase Activity. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59585. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059585
3. Maity G, Mandal S, Bhattacharjee P, Bhattacharyya D (2011) Thermal detoxification of the venom from Daboia russelli russelli of Eastern India with restoration of fibrinolytic activity. Toxicon. 57(5):747-54. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.02.008
4. Mandal S. and Bhattacharyya D. (2008) Two L-amino acid oxidase isoenzymes from Russell’s viper (Daboia russelli russelli) venom with different mechanisms of inhibition by substrate analogs. FEBS Journal 275: 2078–209. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06362.x
5. Mandal S. and Bhattacharyya D. (2007) Ability of a small, basic protein isolated from Russell’s viper venom (Daboia russelli russelli) to induce renal tubular necrosis in mice. Toxicon 50: 236–250. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.03.018
6. Maity G., Mandal S., Chatterjee A., Bhattacharyya D. (2007) Purification and characterization of a low molecular weight multifunctional cytotoxic phospholipase A2 from Russell’s viper venom. Journal of Chromatography B, 845: 232–243. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.08.038

List of Publications (Book/Chapter)

1. Somnath Mandal, (2017) Russell’s viper venom components: Therapeutic strategies and uses, in “A comprehensive study of Scienceâ€Â Eds: Roy D. and Roy S. K. Published by Santal Bidroha Sardha Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya.

List of Lectures in Seminar/Conferences

1.  Nil

On-going or Completed Research Projects

1.  Ongoing Project: West Bengal Department of Science and Technology funded Project entitled ‘Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles as Therapeutic Agent using Mangrove and Medicinalplants against Drug Sensitive and Drug Resistant Clinical Isolates of Indian Kala-azar’. The project started on 2019. Acting as PI with Co-PI Dr. Madhumita Manna, Additional Director, Department of Higher Education.
2.  Completed project: UGC MRP ( sanctioned on February, 2015 for two years), Project title: Study on seasonal species diversity and population dynamics of butterfly community in four different habitats in tropical moist deciduas sal forest surrounding Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. The project has been completed on 2017.

Awards/Grants received

1.  Nil

Member of Academic Bodies

1. Nil