Personal Profile
| Name | Dr. Suparna Pal |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Department | Botany |
| Email Id | suparnap486@gmail.com |
| Year of Joining present service | 2008 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 17-12-2008 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ph.D. | University of Calcutta | - |
| 2005 | Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) | Hastings college | 1st |
| 2004 | UGC - NET | ||
| 2003 | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | University of Calcutta, Ballugunge Science College | 1st |
| 2001 | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) | Bethune College | 1st |
| 1998 | Higher Secondary (H.S.) | Shakhawat Memorial Govt Girls High School | 1st |
| 1996 | Secondary | Holy Child Girls High School | 1st |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College | 2008 | 2021 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 16 Years 1 Month | 8 Years 6 Months |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Lady Brabourne College | Jul, 2016 | Jan, 2025 | 8 Years 6 Month |
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Dec, 2008 | Jan, 2025 | 16 Years 1 Month |
Research guidance: Ph.D.
| Name of Scholar | Graduated/Ongoing | Thesis Title | Year of Registration | Registered University | Year of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankita Biswas | Ongoing | Categorization of rice cultivars of North 24 Parganas concerning cadmium accumulation and their nanoparticle mediated toxicity amelioration | 2023 | University of Calcutta | 0 |
Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
|---|
| Genetics and genomics |
| Phycology |
| Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Plant Biotechnology |
| Plant Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Metal toxicity, phytoremediation |
| Nanoparticle mediated Cd remediation of soil , Cd, Cr Genotoxicity study of RAPD analysis, Study of antioxidative isozymes in metal stress, Study of nRAMP gene in Cd uptake by RT-PCR |
Project details
| Sl No. | Project Name | Year From | Year To | Funding Agency | Sanction No | Amount Sanction | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mapping of cadmium infested paddy fields of North 24 Parganas along with categorization of rice cultivars based on accumulation and nanoparticle mediated cadmium toxicity amelioration | 12-08-2020 | 31-07-2023 | West Bengal DST | 1925 (Sanc.)/STBT-11012(15)/18/2019-ST SEC | 1110260 | Major |
| 2 | Understanding of the defense mechanism in Cadmium and Chromium stressed plant | 01-10-2009 | 30-04-2011 | UGC-Minor Research Project | PSW-062/09-10(ERO), 8/10/09 | 123000 | Minor |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr, 2024 | Plant nano interactions: A new insight of nano- phytotoxicity | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (ELSEVEIR) | doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108646 |
| 2 | Sep, 2023 | Silicon as a powerful element for mitigation of cadmium stress in rice: A review for global food safety | Plant Stress (ELSEVIER) | 10 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2023.100237 |
| 3 | Jul, 2023 | Recent status of cadmium contaminated paddy field and its impact on food safety: a field study over two years in North 24 parganas, West Bengal, India | Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology (Springer Nature) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-023-00216-1 |
| 4 | Mar, 2023 | A study on cadmium uptake and accumulation potential of some selected rice cultivars grown locally in West Bengal, India | Environment and Ecology (UGC CARE LIST II) | 41(B) |
| 5 | Oct, 2022 | Comparative screening of cadmium responses among three rice cultivars | Environmental and Experimental Biology (International) | 20: 179-192 doi.org/10.22364/eeb.20.17 October 2022 |
| 6 | Aug, 2021 | Nanoparticles mediated Cadmium toxicity amelioration in plants | Plant Science Today | vol 8(4): 897-911 |
| 7 | Dec, 2020 | Alleviation of chromium induced toxicity in Cicer arietinum L. seedling by calcium | Journal of Botanical Society of Bengal (UGC-CARE List 1) | 74(2): 1-12 |
| 8 | Sep, 2020 | Screening of Chromium tolerance potential of few weeds of Kolkata and assessment of Phytoextraction efficiency | Pollution Research | 2020 (3): 753-762 |
| 9 | Apr, 2018 | Comparative estimation of cadmium, chromium resistance capacity of Amaranthus viridis, Trianthema portulacastrum Alternanthera philoxeroides collected from contaminated sites and assessment of phytoremedial potential | Environment and Ecology | vol : 36(2): 409-417 |
| 10 | Aug, 2016 | Detection of Environmental contaminants by RAPD method | International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences | vol: 5(8): 553-557 |
| 11 | Sep, 2015 | A comparative analysis of cadmium, chromium toxicity and detection of their genotoxic effect on plants by RAPD | Indian Journal of advances in Plant Research | vol: 2(2): 12-17 |
| 12 | Sep, 2015 | Heavy metal induced genotoxicity detection by RAPD in Alligator weed | International Journal of Engineering, Technology, Science and Research | vol: 2(9): 1-12 |
| 13 | Jan, 2014 | Study of metal resistance potential of the cadmium, chromium tolerant Alligator weed | Journal of Stress Physiology and Biochemistry | vol: 10(1): 244 |
| 14 | Oct, 2011 | Afield study of chromium and cadmium uptake, accumulation and tolerance in Alligator weed [Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb] | Proceeding of The National Academy of Sciences, Section B: Biological Sciences. Springer | vol: 81(IV): 404-410 |
| 15 | Jun, 2011 | Accumulation of two transition metals and its influence on lipid peroxidation and photosynthetic pigments in an aquatic macrophyte (Alternanthera philoxeroides) | Journal of Botanical Society of Bengal | vol: 65(1): 23-29 |
Publication: Chapters in books
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Book Title | Chapter Title | Editor/Author | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr, 2024 | Cadmium toxicity in water: challenges and solutions (Springer) | Antioxidant defense: A key frontier in conferring cadmium tolerance in plants | A.K. Jha, Nitish Kumar | |
| 2 | Aug, 2020 | Phytoremediation | Phytoremediation: A modern approach | Publisher IGI Global http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4888-2.ch007 | ISBN 13: 9781799848882 |
Talk/Lectures
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26-03-2019 | Cut-copy-paste-How nature does it using restriction enzyme | DBT sponsored interdisciplinary workshop by Lady Brabourne College, Department of Botany |
| 2 | 07-06-2018 | DBT sponsored Summer School | Dept of Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology and Botany of Lady Brabourne college |
| 3 | 27-04-2017 | Mesmerizing mystery of Heterocyst acting as anaerobic factory of nitrogen fixation | Botany Dept of Vivekananda College |
| 4 | 09-12-2013 | Plant tissue culture techniques | Dept of Botany, Lady Brabourne College |
| 5 | 12-12-2012 | Study of Chromosome and Drug and Food Adulteration | Dept of Botany, Lady Brabourne College |
Oral/Poster Presentation
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Title of Conference | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01-09-2024 | Plants of Zingiberaceae: Promising resources for safeguarding against cancer | MINDV 2024 (Make in India initiative for new drug and vaccines ) | Gurunanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology in collaboration with IPGA Bengal Branch |
| 2 | 05-01-2023 | Cadmium induced nutritional degradation of rice grains: a field study over two years in N24 Parganas | 5th Regional Science and Technology Congress 2022-23 | Maulana Azad College, Kolkata in collaboration with Department of Science Technology and Biotechnology, Govt of West Bengal |
| 3 | 10-06-2022 | comparative screening of cadmium stress mediated atrocities among 3 rice cultivars in west bengal | Frontiers in Plant Science Research | Archana Sharma Foundation of CU |
| 4 | 01-03-2021 | Comparative assessment of cadmium tolerance potential of some selected rice cultivars of West Bengal | Genomics to Phenomics: A new horizon in Plant Science Research | Department of Botany, CU |
| 5 | 19-11-2020 | A comparative study of calcium dependent chromium toxicity amelioration in Indian pulses | Biospectrum 2020: International conference on Biotechnology & Biological Sciences (19 th -21 st Nov, 2020) | Department of Biotechnology , University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Kolkata, in collaboration with Indian Ecological Society and Indian Microbiologist Society |
| 6 | 15-05-2020 | Genotoxic effect of lead and cadmium on weeds of Amaranthaceae family and assessment of their tolerance capacity | Recent trends in Plant Science | Shri D.H. Agarwal Arts, Shri. Rang Avadhoot Commerce & Shri. CC Shah and M.G. Agarwal Science College, Navapur, Maharastra, Department of boatny |
| 7 | 30-09-2019 | Screening of Heavy metal tolerance potential and Estimation of Antioxidative defence of few weeds of Kolkata (Poster) | Advancement in Plant Sciences: An Insight | Department of Botany, CU |
| 8 | 14-01-2017 | Study of phytoremedial potential of weed plants of multimetal contaminated land and RAPD mediated genotoxicity determination (Poster) | Recent trends in Micribiology | Ramkrishna mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math |
| 9 | 23-12-2016 | RAPD assisted assessment of genotoxic effect of cadmium and chromium (Oral) | The Green Planet: Past, Present and Future | Dept of Botany, CU and PC Research foundation and BSI |
| 10 | 23-05-2016 | Evaluation of heavy metal resistance capacity and phytoremedial potential of Alligator weed (Poster) | Modern aspects of plant science with special emphasis to biodiversity and conservation | UGC sponsored AJC Bose college |
| 11 | 18-12-2015 | Decontamination of Heavy Metal polluted soil by Alligator weed (Poster) | Indian Biodiversity Meet-2015 | Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, ISI, Kolkata , in association with Biomathematical Society of India |
| 12 | 16-02-2014 | Assessment of Metal tolerance and phytoremedial potential of Alligator weed | International symposium on Trends in Plant Science Research | Dept of Botany, CU |
| 13 | 12-01-2012 | Antioxidant properties and phenolic content of chilli, ginger, garlic and onion | Plant Science research in Human welfare | Bidhannagar college in collaboration with BSI, UGC sponsored |
| 14 | 19-02-2011 | Screening of phytoremedial potential of Alligator weed (A. philoxeroides) Mart. Griseb | International conference on Plant science in post genomic era | Sambalpur University with society fir Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, New Delhi |
| 15 | 28-03-2009 | Cadmuim, a potential inducer of Proline | Development, opportunities and challenges for plant science in modern India | Dept of Botany, New Alipore college |
Members of Different Academic Bodies
| Sl No. | Academic Bodies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Life member of Indian Science Congress, Life member of Botanical society of Bengal , Member of PG Board of Studies in Lady Brabourne College, Department of Botany from 2016-2019 |
Scholarship/Award/Felicitations
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Details of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep, 2019 | First Prize in poster presentation, in National conference "Advances in Plant Science: An insight", organised by CU, Dept of Botany |
| 2 | Dec, 2015 | Best Poster presenattion award, in International conference on Indian Biodiversity meet 2015, ISI, Kolkata in association with Biomathematical society of India |