About Me
I am Debjani Mandal, working as Head and Assistant Professor in Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj. I did my M.Sc. in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, under University of Calcutta. Currently, I am working as a Co-Investigator on a project sanctioned by West Bengal Department of Science and Technology & Biotechnology (WBDST & BT) on heavy metal Bioremediation and design of Biofertilizer in our BOOST-sponsored laboratory. I have published research articles and book chapters in reputed journals with internationally acclaimed publishers (Springer Nature, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc.). I predominantly, work on Isolation of bacteria from their native habitat, Biochemical characterization, Identification and functional & genetic analysis using standard Molecular Biology experiments, Scanning electron microscopy, Whole genome sequencing, etc. Our research group is constantly working on bioremediation of arsenic from contaminated soil, groundwater and wastewater.