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Souvik Mandal

Student Researcher 

Believes in hard-work with an analytical & logical approach along with enthusiasm.

I am a student of Biology, recently have completed my master’s in Zoology and currently have planned to continue my academic research journey. That’s why, I am waiting to join my PhD and looking for my options.

This site will be hosting my personal CV as well as my works, and along with that, I will also share my academic journey from time and beyond. Also, I want to help others like me with information related to this path.

Lets Learn & Enjoy Together in this long journey.

Research Interests

These are the interests I ​have developed throughout my academic coursework of five years of Bachelor's and Master's. It does not mean I am not able to expand my interests, but it does mean that these are my primary go-tos, which have come from past experience and the journey of academics. 

Molecular mechanism of several cancer mechanisms and biochemical processes of steroid hormones using genomic or non-classical pathways in case of treating cancer.

Several cell signaling pathways and apoptotic fate determination primarily to prevent carcinogenic reactions and carcinogens causing unregulated cell multiplying with metastatic tendencies.

Population dynamics, environmental crisis, and species survivability and community dynamics.

Ecological model building using R and species vulnerability assessment and future prediction regarding the mapping using QGIS.

Academics

7.93 CGPA

Master's Degree

Department of Zoology, Siksha Bhavana

Visva-Bharati

West Bengal, India

9.44 CGPA

Bachelor's Degree

Raniganj High School

Department of Zoology, Hooghly Mohsin College

The university of Burdwan

West Bengal, India

90.80 %

10 + 2 Degree

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal, India

95.57 %

10th Degree

Asansol Ramakrishna Mission

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education

West Bengal, India

Academic Experience

Applied workshop on Climate Vulnerability Assessment of Fish in Northeast India

The workshop was conducted by the Potsdam Institute of Inland Fisheries, Germany, in collaboration with the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India, under the NERAQ (Protection and Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources in the North-Eastern Himalayan Region of India) project implemented by GIZ, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2024.

Geoinformatics in Agriculture and Environment

The workshop is organized by the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Agriculture (Palli Siksha Bhavana), Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, in association with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, in 2024.


Master's Dissertation

”Assessing effects of microplastic on aquatic biota—A review” This dissertation is done under the supervision of Dr. Surjya Kumar Saikia at Visva-Bharati University in 2024.


Abstract: "Microplastics are a group of microorganisms that have been implicated in a wide range of biological processes, including nutrient absorption, oxidative stress, and defense mechanisms. Microplastic contamination has a range of specific effects on freshwater biota as well as the marine biota, which have been illustrated by a series of case studies. This review focuses on the ecological impacts of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems, but to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in this area."

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Summer internship on general laboratory techniques

The internship is conducted in the Department of Zoology, Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, under the supervision of Dr. Sutapa Mukherjee in 2023.

Add-On Certificate Course on Advanced Techniques In Biology

The add-on certificate course is organized and certified by the Department of Microbiology, Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyalaya, under Calcutta University in 2021.

 Awards & Achievements 

 

  • GATE 2024 ; AIR – 365  
    2024 
     To attain qualification for the national level examination overseen by the IITs in India.
  • DST INSPIRE SHE Scholar  
    2019-2024 
    To rank in the top 1% of students in India's Higher Secondary examination.
  • Rani Katyayani and 
  • Paramesh Chandra Mullick Memorial Prize 2024  
    2024 
    For attaining first place in graduation at Hooghly Mohsin College, The University of Burdwan.

 

  • CUET- PG 2022 2022 
    For qualifying the national level master's entrance exam by securing 236 out of 300.