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Name Dr. Sumana Sarkhel Designation Assistant Professor Department Name HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-293 / Centrex Extn. 293 Email ID sumana.sarkhel@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax - Mobile No 9051689961 Personal Website Address Department of Human Physiology with Community Health Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721 102 West Bengal INDIA

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Guest teacher J.D Birla Institute, Kolkata 2011 Postdoctoral research Bose Institute 2009 M.Sc Calcutta University 2003 B.Sc Presidency College 2001 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis PhD Thesis entitled” Evaluation of Antisnake venom activity by Vitex negundo and Emblica officinalis”-an experimental study.(2009) under Calcutta University. Date of Registration: 26th January, 2006

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Assistant Professor (Stage II) 9 years of teaching experience in Vidyasgar university.

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Pharmacology and Toxicology Venoms & Toxins Biophysics and Electrophysiology

Course/ Subject Taught Human Physiology, Neurophysiology, Biophysics, Instrumentation, Reproductive Physiology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Year Published by Incidence and treatment of snakebites in West Bengal, India. Toxicol Rep. (Elsevier) Mar 1;6:239-243. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.02.008 2019 Elsevier . A retrospective study of clinico-epidemiological profile of snakebite related deaths at a Tertiary care hospital in Midnapore, West Bengal, India Toxicology Reports(Elsevier) 5 1–5 2018 Elsevier Ameliorating effect of Alstonia scholaris L. bark extract on histopathological changes following viper envenomation in animal models. Toxicol Rep. (Elsevier) 5: 988–993 2018 Elsevier A hospital based epidemiological study of snakebite in Paschim Medinipurdistrict, West Bengal, India Toxicology Reports (Elsevier)4 415–419 2017 Elsevier Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activities of Quillaja saponaria Mol in experimental animal models. Toxicology Reports(Elsevier),2016;(3);1-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.11.006(Citation:1) Toxicology Reports(Elsevier),2016;(3);1-3. 2017 Elsevier Sarkhel, S. Ethnobotanical survey of folklore plants used in treatment of snakebite in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2014; 4(Suppl 1):930-934.(IF:0.502)(International)(Citations:2) Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2014; 4(Suppl 1):930-934.(IF:0.502) 2014 Elsevier Snake Venom neutralizing factor from the root extract of Emblica officinalis. Oriental pharmacy and Experimental medicine Vol 11, No 1, 25-33,2011(IF:1.48)(International)(citations:17) Oriental pharmacy and Experimental medicine Vol 11, No 1, 25-33,2011(IF:1.48)( 2011 Springer 1. “Herbs & herbal constituents active against snake bite” Indian Journal of Experimental biology, Vol 48, 865-878, 2010 (IF:0.753)(National)(citations:82) Indian Journal of Experimental biology, Vol 48, 865-878, 2010 2010 Indian Jourenal of Experimental biology National Publication Other Publication Books Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Ms Rituparna Ghosh Evaluation of antivenom potential of Alstonia scholaris Linn in experimental animal models   Submitted 2019 Mr Koushik Manna Epidemiological investigation of snakebite in Paschim Midnapore and evaluation of antivenom potential of Tinospora cordifolia Miers in animal models   Ongoing 2020 Kanchan Saha Investigation of therapeutic potential of marine bioactives as antagonists of snake venom   Ongoing   Poulomi Parua Evaluation of antivenom potential of Quillaja saponaria bark extract-an experimental study   Ongoing

Project Work Ongoing Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Epidemiology of snakebite and screening of folklore herbal remedies in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal” Cheif Investigator DST-WB 2200000 3 year 2016 2019 Ongoing Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Ethnomedicinal practices of the tribal communities of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal Cheif Investigator UGC 600000 2 year 2013 2015 Completed

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year Perspectives of Ethnomedicine in India Trends of Physiological Research from Laboratory to Community Dept of Human physiology, Vidyasgar university 2016

Membership of Learned Society  2. Life member of Society of Toxinology(Life membership) 1. Life Member of Indian Pharmacologial Society from 2005 (IPS) . Life Member of Indian science Congress

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period Reviewer ofElsevier journals: Functional Foods, Toxicology reports, Herbal Medicine 2019 to 2019

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser 21st Functional Food Conference 2017 Oral Presentation Functional Food Centre, USA 46th Annual conference on Indian Pharmacological Society”16th-18th Dec,2013 , NIMHANS Convention centre, Bengaluru. Poster presentation on PC Dandiya category entitled “Ethnomedicinal practices of the tribal communities in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal” 2013 Presenter Indian Pharmacological society .Poster presented at 45th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, held in Nagpur (5th-7th January, 2012).Poster entitled” Snake venom neutralizing compound from the root extract of Emblica officinalis” by S Sarkhel & A. Gomes 2012 Presenter Indian Pharmacological Society Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Travel grant for attending International Conference CSIR 2017 Travel grant for attending International Conference INSA 2016 NET(Lecturership) CSIR 2006 NET(Lecturership) CSIR 2005 Graduate Aptitude Test in Life Sciences(GATE) MHRD, Govt of India 2004 National scholarship Govt of West Bengal 1996

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