Prof. Subhabrata Sengupta is former scientist of Indian Institute of Chemical
Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata. He has joined IICB in 1972, retired from the
institute as Director Grade Scientist on January, 2006 and was immediately invited
by Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK) to join as Professor and Head,
Department of Biotechnology. Since then, he is working as Professor, then as Dean
(Post Graduate & Research) and retired on January, 2016. He was graduated with
Hons. in chemistry (1964), Post graduated with Biochemistry (1966), and awarded
D.Sc (1973), all under Calcutta University, India. He carried out Post-doctoral
research at Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (1981) and Osaka University,
Osaka, Japan (1983). His research was focused in the area of antibiotics, enzyme
technology, bioprocess development, therapeutic and commercial enzymes and
glycosidase inhibitors of plant origins. He has R&D experience of 44 years at
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata and at HITK. He Acted as
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Jadavpur University (1990–
2000), Visiting Professor (2003–2006) and Full professor (2006–2016), HITK. He
is the recipient of many prestigious awards. A few of them to mention: Silver Medal
in M.Sc. Examination (2nd position) by Calcutta University (1966), Young
Scientist Medal by Indian National Science Academy (1974) presented by the then
Prime Minister Smt Indira Ghandhi, British Council – CSIR Exchange Program
Fellowship (1980), Japan Academy of Science & INSA Exchange Program
Fellowship (1984), Sankar Prasad Ghosh Memorial Award by the Department of
Biochemistry, Calcutta University (1985), Prof. A. K. Chanda Memorial Award by
the Department of Botany, Calcutta University (2003), 7th SR Bose Memorial
Award, by Indian Mycological Society, 2007. He is a Fellow of West Bengal
Academy of Science & Technology (FASc&T), Institute of Chemists India, (FIC).
He has 17-Indian and 2-US patents in his name. He has published 117 journal
papers, authored 17 book chapters and guided total 15 students for PhD He was
Sectional President (New Biology): 90th Indian Science Congress Association
(2002) and selected as Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology
and Institute of Chemists (India). He was also the associate editor of Journal of
Indian Chemical Society (1991–93) and reviewer of many scientific journals.
Dr. Sudipta Dey Bandyopadhyay is currently an Assistant Professor at
Department of Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. She
obtained B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Vidyasagar University, M.Tech in
Biotechnology and Ph.D in Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Her
area of research includes bioprocess development, bioreactor design and scale up,
modeling and simulation of bioprocess, downstream processing of biological
products, environmental biotechnology, biological wastewater treatment and
bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. She has research and teaching
experience of total 15 years at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur
University and Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. In addition to many
conference publications (international and national), she has published many full
papers in reputed peer reviewed international journals. Currently she is reviewer of
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Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata. He has joined IICB in 1972, retired from the
institute as Director Grade Scientist on January, 2006 and was immediately invited
by Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK) to join as Professor and Head,
Department of Biotechnology. Since then, he is working as Professor, then as Dean
(Post Graduate & Research) and retired on January, 2016. He was graduated with
Hons. in chemistry (1964), Post graduated with Biochemistry (1966), and awarded
D.Sc (1973), all under Calcutta University, India. He carried out Post-doctoral
research at Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (1981) and Osaka University,
Osaka, Japan (1983). His research was focused in the area of antibiotics, enzyme
technology, bioprocess development, therapeutic and commercial enzymes and
glycosidase inhibitors of plant origins. He has R&D experience of 44 years at
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR), Kolkata and at HITK. He Acted as
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Jadavpur University (1990–
2000), Visiting Professor (2003–2006) and Full professor (2006–2016), HITK. He
is the recipient of many prestigious awards. A few of them to mention: Silver Medal
in M.Sc. Examination (2nd position) by Calcutta University (1966), Young
Scientist Medal by Indian National Science Academy (1974) presented by the then
Prime Minister Smt Indira Ghandhi, British Council – CSIR Exchange Program
Fellowship (1980), Japan Academy of Science & INSA Exchange Program
Fellowship (1984), Sankar Prasad Ghosh Memorial Award by the Department of
Biochemistry, Calcutta University (1985), Prof. A. K. Chanda Memorial Award by
the Department of Botany, Calcutta University (2003), 7th SR Bose Memorial
Award, by Indian Mycological Society, 2007. He is a Fellow of West Bengal
Academy of Science & Technology (FASc&T), Institute of Chemists India, (FIC).
He has 17-Indian and 2-US patents in his name. He has published 117 journal
papers, authored 17 book chapters and guided total 15 students for PhD He was
Sectional President (New Biology): 90th Indian Science Congress Association
(2002) and selected as Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology
and Institute of Chemists (India). He was also the associate editor of Journal of
Indian Chemical Society (1991–93) and reviewer of many scientific journals.
Dr. Sudipta Dey Bandyopadhyay is currently an Assistant Professor at
Department of Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. She
obtained B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Vidyasagar University, M.Tech in
Biotechnology and Ph.D in Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Her
area of research includes bioprocess development, bioreactor design and scale up,
modeling and simulation of bioprocess, downstream processing of biological
products, environmental biotechnology, biological wastewater treatment and
bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. She has research and teaching
experience of total 15 years at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur
University and Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. In addition to many
conference publications (international and national), she has published many full
papers in reputed peer reviewed international journals. Currently she is reviewer of
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About the Editors