Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College

Govt. Sponsored | NAAC Accredited A Grade College with CGPA 3.23

Affiliated to West Bengal State University

Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC College)

Dr.Prajna Mandal

B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), M.Sc. (Biochemistry), PhD (Science), NET.

Contact Details :

Assistant Professor.
Department of Microbiology
Ph No.: 94334 02035 (M). Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata-700131 West Bengal, India

Research Areas :

Phage genetics

Title of PhD Thesis

Studies on mycobacteriophage L1 coded deoxyribonuclease.

Project(s) undertaken

Two MRPs as detailed below.

Project Title Status (ongoing/completed) Funding agency
Studies on the distribution of bacteria present in various water bodies in and around the district of North 24 Parganas, WB Completed UGC
Purification and characterisation of extracellular protease from air and soil microorganisms. Completed UGC UGC

List of Publications

  • Purification and characterization of a Deoxy riboendonuclease from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Prajna Mandal, P. Chakraborty, S. Sau, N.C. Mandal. Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 39, 140-144, 2006.
  • The G23 and G25 Genes of Temperate Mycobacterio phageL1 are essential for the transcription of its late genes. H. J. Datta, Prajna Mandal, R. Bhattacharya,N. Das, S. Sau and N.C. Mandal. Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 39, 140-144, 2007.
  • The delayed early gene G23 of temperate Mycobacteriophage L1 regulates the expression of Deoxy riboendonuclease, the product of another delayed early gene of the phage. Prajna Mandal, H. J. Datta, S. Sau and N.C. Mandal. Polish Journal of Microbiology.57, 2, 113-119, 2008.

Research/Project Guidance/Supervision :

PhD Supervision : None.
Summer Project : 05 (regional) students.
01 (outside west Bengal) student.

Participation in Seminars/Workshops/Conferences etc.

Title of Seminar Sponsoring Agency Place & Date
1. Current Research on Microbiology Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 04.04.2014
2. 100th Indian Science Congress University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 03.01.2013-07.01.2013
3. Modern biology and its impact on Public health NICED Dinabandhu Andrews College, Kolkata, 18.01.2013
4. New Look in Chemistry in the Perspective of Greener Environment. UGC APC College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata
4.12.2010
5. One Day Seminar on Astronomy and Astrophysics in the Context of IYA 2009. UGC APC College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata
1.12.2010
6. National Level Symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Microbiological Research.” UGC BarrackporeRastraguruSurendranath College
13.2.2010 & 14.2.2010
7. National Seminar on “Modern Biology in Health & Disease” Dept. of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics,
University of Calcutta
Dept. of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta
20.11.2008
8. National Seminar on “Role of Academic Institutions generating awareness about the Right to Information Act” UGC APC College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata
08.02.2008
9. Symposium on Challenges of Teaching Microbiology in Under Graduate Colleges. Centre for Modern Biology, University of Calcutta Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta,2006
10. Workshop on “Biodiversity of West Bengal”. West Bengal Biodiversity Board APC College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata
21.03.2006
11. “Environmental and Industrial Aspects of Microbes in the New Millennium.” UGC BRSC, Kolkata
24-25th Feb., 2006
12. 1st State Level Workshop and Seminar on Microbiology VijaygarhJyotish Roy College and Surendranath College VijaygarhJyotish Roy College, Kolkata
6th & 7th April, 2002