Faculty Profile

Name
DR. SAYAK BHATTACHARYA
Designation
SACT I
Department
MICROBIOLOGY
Email
sayakbhattacharya49@gmail.com
Biography
Academic Interest

Research on enzymology and protein, bacterial metabolism.

Educational Qualification(In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)

SpecializationCertificate DateQualification (In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)College / UniversityYearSubject (s) / Topic (s)
Ph.D2020-01-13Ph.D.JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY2020Identification and characterization of two collagenase enzymes produced from Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans NW4327, a pathogen of the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile
 2014-10-13NET CSIR2014LIFE SCIENCE
 2014-03-28GATENCB GATE2014LIFE SCIENCE
 2017-01-11Post GraduationPondicherry University2014Microbiology
  GraduationUniversity of Calcutta2012Microbiology

Academic/Teaching Experience & responsibilities (In chronological order from latest to oldest)

PostOrganization / College / UniversityDuration : From DateDuration : To DateExperience (In Years and Months)
State Aided College Teacher category IBijoy Krishna Girls' College, Howrah2020-01-01 7 years four months
GUEST LECTURERBijoy Krishna Girls' College, Howrah2019-04-012019-12-31Nine months
GUEST LECTURERVIJAYGARH JYOTISH RAY COLLEGE2019-02-162019-04-27 

Scholarly Achievements : Contribution to Books

Contribution to BooksDetails of BooksDocument Attach
AuthorSayak Bhattacharya, Joydeep Mukherjee. (2020) Microbial Infections and Virulence Factors. In: Busi Siddhardha, Madhu Dyavaiah, Asad Syed. (eds) Model Organisms for Microbial Pathogenesis, Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Drug Discovery. Springer, Singapore. 
Author Sayak Bhattacharya (2023) Microbial Biofilms. Busi, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Antimicrobial Photodyanamic Therapy, Taylor and Francis. 
AuthorSayak Bhattacharya (2024). Bacteriophage Therapy to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens. In: Busi, S., Prasad, R. (eds) ESKAPE Pathogens. Springer, Singapore. 

Scholarly Achievements : Publications in recognized professional and / or academic journals

AuthorsURLVolumePage No.PublisherISBN no.ISSN no.Work typeTitle/ChapterJournal / Book TitleYear
Sayak Bhattacharya, Jayanta Debabrata Choudhury, Ratan Gachuui, Joydeep Mukherjee, VIEW1091140-1146Elsevier 1879-0003ArticleA new collagenase enzyme of the marine sponge pathogen Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans NW4327 is uniquely linked with aTonB dependent receptorInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules2018
Sayak Bhattacharya , Sourya Bhattacharya , Ratan Gachhui , Saugata Hazra , Joydeep Mukherjee VIEW 635-650Elsevier 1879-0003ArticleU32 collagenase from Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans NW4327: Activity, structure, substrate interactions and molecular dynamics simulationsInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules2019
Sayak Bhattacharya, Dhruba Bhattacharya, Joydeep Mukherjee. VIEW   978-1-7281-3007-1. ReviewMarine Sponge Disease: A Global Challenge 2019
Anirban Mullick,Mousumi Mukherjee,Sayak Bhattacharya VIEW    2320-2882.ArticleA Biotic way to control Antibiotic Resistance Water Borne Pathogenic BacteriaIJCRT2024

Scholarly Achievements : Participation and scholarly presentations in conferences

From DateDocument AttachTitle of Conference or InstitutionLevelTitle/Subject of presentation (if made)To Date
  7TH Regional Science & Technology Congress, 2024-25NationalIdentification and characterization of marine bone degrading collagenase enzyme from the bone eating osedax worm associated microbial assembledge 
  6th Regional Science And Technology Congress, 2023-24National  
  UEMGREEN19 international conferenceInternational“Marine Sponge Disease: A Global Challenge” 
  ASM Microbio 2018International“Identification of marine sponge pathogen and purification and characterization of virulence factor, collagenase enzyme” 
  India International Science Festival, 2019.International“Purification, identification and characterization of the collagenase enzymes from the marine sponge pathogen Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans NW4327” 
  TEQUIP international conference 2016.National“Polyphasic taxonomy indentification and putative virulence mechanism of a primary sponge pathogen” 

Honours / Awards and Fellowships for Outstanding Work

Name of Award / FellowshipAwarded yearAwarded by
EMBO short term fellowship2018European Molecular Biology Organization
Department of Biotechnology travel grant to attend ASM Microbe 2018 conference2018Deaprtment of Biologytechnology, Govt of India
West Bengal State Government fellowship2014West Bengal State Government
Merit scholarship for second rank in all India post graduate entrance exam2012Government of India

Research Profiles

ProfileSr.No.Profile URL
Orcid1 VIEW
Vidwan2 VIEW

Research Experience

Experience in year & month Sr.No.Course/PositionOrganization
5 years1PhDJadavpur University
2 months2Research fellowGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
2 months3Research fellowIndian Institute of Chemical Biology, CSIR

Reviewer

Journal
Plos ONE