
Dr. Kirat Kumar Ganguly
Assistant Professor (H.O.D.)
Ph.D. in Life Science and Biotechnology (Jadavpur University, India, Post-Doctoral in Cancer Biomarker Discovery (Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA)
M.Sc. in Microbiology & Microbial Technology, Kalyani University
B.Sc.(Hons.) in Microbiology, University of Calcutta, India
Specialization: Microbiology, Cell & Molecular Biology
Teaching Interest: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Food & Dairy Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Genetics
Research Interest: Cell Receptor Biology & Metastasis. Study of cellular interaction with neighboring cells, microenvironment, and their role in physiological as well as in pathological condition. Special interest is to study the interactions and reveal their underlying mechanism at the molecular level in different types of cancer. In addition, his interest includes the development of specific tools for early detection and therapeutic interventions applicable in types of cancer.
Email: kirat.1982@gmail.com

Mrs. Aparupa Khan
State Aided College Teacher – II
M.Sc. Botany, M.B.A. Human Resource
Specialization: Microbiology, Immunology
Teaching Interest: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Food & Dairy Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Genetics
Research Interest: Heavy metal effect on Bacteria growth, physiology
Email: aparupa_khan@rediffmail.com

Mr. Arpan Dasgupta
State Aided College Teacher – I
M.Sc. Microbiology from H.N.B Garhwal University. Qualified UGC-CSIR NET, ICAR NET, GATE Life Science. Pursuing Ph.D. from NIT Durgapur
Specialization: Microbiology
Teaching Interest: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Food & Dairy Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Genetics
Research Interest: Production of bioactive metabolites from microorganisms. Investigation of physicochemical and structural characterization of bioactive compounds. Application of the bioactive compounds with special aspects of the environmental application.
Email: arpandasgupta6@gmail.com

Mr. Subhadip Mukherjee
State Aided College Teacher – II
M.Sc. Microbiology
Specialization: Microbiology
Teaching Interest: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Food& Dairy Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Genetics
Research Interest: Extraction, characterization, and application of microbial extracellular enzymes

Ms. Monami Mondal
Guest Lecturer
M.Sc. in Microbiology
Specialization: Microbiology
Teaching Interest: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Environmental & Agricultural Microbiology, Food& Dairy Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Genetics
Research Interest: Isolation and characterization of Extremophiles
Email: monamimondal20@gmail.com
Academic Year (Batch) | Total No of Students | List of Students |
2017 | Hons Prog | Click Here (Hons) Click Here (Prog) |
2018 | Hons Prog | Click Here (Hons) Click Here (Prog) |
2019 | Hons Prog | Click Here (Hons) Click Here (Prog) |
2020 | Hons Prog | Click Here (Hons) Click Here (Prog) |
Course Name | Duration | Seats |
B.Sc. Hons in Microbiology | 3 Years | 40 |
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List of recommended books for Microbiology (Honours and Programme)
Sl. No. | Authors / Editors Name | Title of Book (Vol if any) | Publishers |
1 | PelczarJr MJ, Chan ECS, and Krieg NR. (2004) | Microbiology, 5th edition | Tata McGraw Hill. |
2 | Madigan MT, and Martinko JM. (2014) | Parker J.Brock Biology of Micro-organisms, 14th edition | Prentice Hall International, Inc. |
3 | Tortora GJ, Funke BR, and Case CL. (2008) | Microbiology: An Introduction. 9th edition | Pearson |
4 | Atlas RM. (1997) | Principles of Microbiology. 2nd edition. | WM.T.Brown Publishers. |
5 | Stanier RY, Ingrahm JI, Wheelis ML and Painter PR. (1987). | General Microbiology. 5th edition | McMillan Press. |
6 | Black JG. (2008) | Microbiology: Principles and Explorations. 7th edition. | Prentice Hall |
7 | Willey MJ, Sherwood, LM &Woolverton C J (2013) | Prescott, Harley and Klein’s Microbiology by. 9th Ed. | McGrawHill |
8 | Nelson DL and Cox MM (2008) | Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 5th Edition. | W.H. Freeman |
9 | Voet,D. and Voet J.G (2004) | Biochemistry 3rd edition | John Wiley and Sons |
10 | Berg JM, Tymoczko JL and Stryer L (2011) | Biochemistry | W.H.Freeman and Company |
11 | Dimmock, NJ, Easton, AL, Leppard, KN (2007). | Introduction to Modern Virology. 6th edition | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
12 | Versteeg J. (1985). | A Color Atlas of Virology. | Wolfe Medical Publication. |
13 | Freifelder DM. (1983) | Physical Biochemistry: Applications to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. | W. H. Freeman |
14 | Upadhyay, Upadyay, Nath (2009). | Biophysical Chemistry: Principle & techniques. | Himalaya Pub House. |
15 | Karp G. (2010) John | Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. 6th edition. | Wiley & Sons. Inc. |
16 | De Robertis, EDP and De Robertis EMF. (2006). | Cell and Molecular Biology. 8th edition. | Lipincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. |
17 | Cooper, G.M. and Hausman, R.E. (2009). | The Cell: A Molecular Approach. 5 Edition. | ASM Press & Sunderland, Washington, D.C.; Sinauer Associates, MA. |
18 | Gardner EJ, Simmons MJ, Snustad DP (2008). | Principles of Genetics. 8th Ed. | Wiley-India |
19 | Watson JD, Baker TA, Bell SP, Gann A, Levine M and Losick R (2008) | Molecular Biology of the Gene, 6th edition | Cold Spring Harbour Lab. Press, Pearson Publication |
20 | Adams MR and Moss MO. (1995). | Food Microbiology. 4th edition | New Age International (P) Limited Publishers, New Delhi, India. |
21 | Casida LE. (1991). | Industrial Microbiology. 1st edition. | Wiley Eastern Limited. |
22 | Frazier WC and Westhoff DC. (1992). | Food Microbiology. 3rd edition. | Tata McGraw- Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, India. |
23 | Ananthanarayan R. and Paniker C.K.J. (2009) | Textbook of Microbiology. 8th edition | University Press Publication |
24 | Goering R., Dockrell H., Zuckerman M. and Wakelin D. (2007) | Mims’ Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. | Elsevier |
25 | Rastogi S.C., Mendiratta N. and Rastogi P. (2007) | Bioinformatics: methods and applications, genomics, proteomics and drug discovery, 2nd ed. | Prentice Hall India Publication |
26 | Primrose and Twyman (2003) | Principles of Genome Analysis & Genomics. | Blackwell |
27 | Brown TA. (2010). | Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis. 6th edition. | Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K. |
28 | Russell PJ. (2009). | i Genetics – A Molecular Approach. 3rd Ed | Benjamin Cummings |
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Department of Microbiology
Michael Madhusudan Memorial College
Kabiguru Sarani, City Center
Durgapur, West Bengal 713216
Email: kirat.1982@gmail.com (H.O.D.)