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Name Dr. Nandini Ghosh Designation Assistant Professor, Teacher-in-Charge Department Name MICRO BIOLOGY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-413 / Centrex Extn. 413 Email ID nandini@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax - Mobile No 7044245246 Personal Website Address Department of Microbiology Vidyasagar University Midnapur - 721102 West Bengal; INDIA

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Ph.D. Bose Institute 2018 M.Sc. University of Calcutta 2010 B.Sc. (Hons.) University of Calcutta 2008 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Evaluation Of Atmospheric Pollen Counts Of Kolkata And Immuno- Biochemical Studies On Some Allergenic Pollen Grains

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University since 2nd January, 2019 Guest Lecturer,Department of Botany,Diamond Harbour Womens University, 25/09/2018 - 31/12/2018 Guest Lecturer,Department of Botany, Serampore College (Post Graduate Department), 01/02/2018 - 31/12/2018 Guest lecturer, Department of Botany, Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya,Haripal, 01/08/2011 - 31/03/2012

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Immunology Proteomics Bioinformatics Identification of air-borne allergens Immuno-biochemical and proteomic characterization of allergens In silico structural characterization of allergens

Course/ Subject Taught Bacteriology Mycology Bioinformatics Nanotechnology Cell Biology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Year Published by Purification and biochemical characterization of Hel a 6, a cross-reactive pectate lyase allergen from Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) pollen Scientific Reports, 10(1):20177 2020 Nature Effect of air pollution on plant growth and pollen viability World Scientific News. 109:131-142 2018 SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING HOUSE Cari p 1, A novel polygalacturonase allergen from papaya acting as respiratory and food sensitizer Frontiers in Plant Science 9:823 2018 Frontiers Media Data on mass spectrometry based identification of allergens from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) pollen proteome Data in brief.7:735-9 2016 Elsevier Search for Allergens from the Pollen Proteome of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): A Major Sensitizer for Respiratory Allergy Patients Plos one. 10(9): e0138992 2015 Public Library Science A Hospital-Based Survey on Food Allergy in the Population of Kolkata, India Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 164: 218–221 2014 Karger National Publication Title Published in Year Published by A comparative study on different airborne Asteraceae pollen grains and their cross-reactivity Indian Journal of Aerobiology 2017 Indian Aerobiological Society Other Publication Title Published in Year Published by A new horizon to save flora of Sundarban from high salinity. Biodiversity Conservation : Fundamentals and Applications 246-248 2012 Dum Dum Motijheel College Books Published

Project Work Ongoing Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Nanoparticle mediated delivery of Acorus calamus rhizome extract: a new insight in the treatment of allergy PI DST SERB 4000000 3 year 2020 2023 Ongoing

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year Hel a 6: A novel cross reactive pectate lyase allergen from sunflower Department of Human Physiology, Vidyasagar University Vidyasagar University 2020 Purification and immuno-proteomic characterization of a novel pectate lyase allergen Hel a 6 from sunflower Indian Aerobiological Society Visva Bharati University 2019

Membership of Learned Society  Indian Science Congress Association Indian Aerobiological Society European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser Algae, Fungi and Plants: Systematics to Applications 2020 Paper presenter CAS, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta School, symposium and workshop on Advances in Biomedical Mass Spectrometry 2019 Participant Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics International Conference on Glycobiology 2017 Paper presenter Houston, USA, Organized by PULSUS group Immunology Winter School 2016 Paper presenter Pocol, Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, Organized by EAACI IAACON 2016 2016 Paper presenter Kolkata, West Bengal, Organized by Indian Academy of Allergy (IAA) 18th National Conference of Indian Aerobiological Society 2015 Paper presenter at P.H. Gregory Award Contest Tumkur, India, Organized by Indian Aerobiological Society Annual Congress of European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) 2014 Paper presenter Copenhagen, Denmark, Organized by EAACI 48th Conference of Indian College of Allergy, Asthma & Applied Immunology 2014 Paper presenter Mysore, India National Level conference on “Biodiversity, Threats And Conservation Through Traditional And Biotechnological Approaches” 2012 Paper presenter Kolkata, India, Organized by Dum Dum Motijhil College 17th National Conference of Indian Aerobiological Society 2012 Paper presenter Pune, India, Organized by Indian Aerobiological Society Acharya P.C. Ray National Young Scientists’ Conference 2012 Paper presenter Kolkata, India, Organized by Presidency University, Calcutta University and Vivekananda Vijnan Mission 19th West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress 2012 Paper presenter Kolkata, India, Organized by Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and West Bengal Science and Technology Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal National Level conference on “Essence Of Medicinal Plants, Its Cultivation, Conservation And Sustainable Exploration” 2011 Paper presenter Haripal, West Bengal, India, Organized by Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya 18th West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress 2011 Paper presenter Narendrapur, West Bengal, India, Organized by Ramkrishna Mission Residencial college and West Bengal Science and Technology Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Fellow of Indian Aerobiological Society (FIAS) Indian Aerobiological Society 2019 NET CSIR- UGC 2015 First Prize under P.H. Gregory Award contest Indian Aerobiological Society 2015 Abstract award in JMA Poster Session Pollen European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) 2014 Abstract award in JMA Poster Session Molecular Allergy European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) 2014 SET CSC - WB 2013 Second Prize in poster presentation on Biodiversity loss and conservation strategy Dum Dum Motijheel College 2012 GATE IIT 2011 ICMR JRF ICMR 2011

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