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Located at the heart of Raiganj Surendranath Mahavidyalaya, our Department of Zoology is a vibrant and dynamic hub for the study of the fascinating world of animals. Our Honours course (initiated from 2008 in addition to previously existing 3-years undergraduate general degree course) has been offering students a comprehensive education in the scientific principles and practices of zoology, preparing them for exciting careers in research, conservation, and beyond.

Faculties and Non-teaching staff of Department of Zoology with our honourable Principal sir

 

Under the headship of Dr. Priyanjalee Banerjee, a team of experienced and research-oriented faculty members are committed to providing students with a rigorous and engaging learning experience that combines theoretical foundations with hands-on practical skills. Our curriculum is designed to explore the diversity of animal life, from the molecular biology of cells and tissues to the ecology and behavior of complex ecosystems. Whether you’re interested in the biology of life forms, cytogenetics, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, biochemistry or biotechnology, we offer a range of courses that will challenge and inspire you.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Department of Zoology is to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the biology and diversity of animals, and to equip students with the knowledge, skill, and values necessary to become responsible and informed citizens in a rapidly changing world.

Departmental museum with specimens from various Chordate & Non-chordate phyla

Student Life:

As a student in our department, you’ll have opportunities to participate in fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and research projects that allow you to gain practical experience and develop your skills in areas such as wildlife conservation, animal behavior, evolutionary biology, and more. Our faculties have pursued several research projects that address some of the most pressing disease like neurodegeneration, cancer and bacterial infections. We offer various extracurricular activities and opportunities for students to engage with each other: such as:

  • Wall Magazine Club
  • Educational tours
  • Seminars and Workshops
  • Research presentations.

Glimpse of student life

Career Opportunities:

Graduates from our Department can pursue careers in various fields, including:

  • Research
  • Jobs in Government agencies (mainly, in wildlife conservation, Forest Departments)
  • Academia (schools, colleges and universities)
                                   :Dr Priyanjalee Banerjee:
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1. Banerjee P. Breaking New Ground: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Precision Medicine in
Neurodegeneration. In. Recent Trends in Multidisciplinary Research, 2023, AGAR Publishers, 
pp 287-313.
2.Bose C, Das U, Kuilya T K, Mondal J, Bhadra J, Banerjee P, Goswami R K, Sinha S. Cananginone
Abrogates EMT in Breast Cancer Cells through Hedgehog Signaling. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 
2022.
3. Kundu J, Banerjee P, Bose C, Das U, Ghosh U, Sinha S. Internal Oligoguanidinium Transporter:
Mercury-Free Scalable Synthesis, Improvement of Cellular Localization, Endosomal Escape,
Mitochondrial Localization, and Conjugation with Antisense Morpholino for NANOG Inhibition to 
Induce Chemosensitization of Taxol in MCF-7 Cells. Bioconjugate Chem. 2020, 31, 10, 2367–82.
4. Bose C, Banerjee P, Kundu J, Dutta B, Ghosh I, et. al. Evaluation of a Tubulin‐Targeted
Pyrimidine Indole Hybrid Molecule as an Anticancer Agent, Chemistry Select,2020; 5(44); 14021-31. 
5. Ghosh K C, Duttagupta I, Bose C, Banerjee P, Gayen A K, Sinha S. Synthesis and anticancer
activities of proline containing cyclic peptides and their linear analogs and congeners. 
Synthetic Communications, 2019, 49(2), 221-36.
6. Lepeta K, Lourenco M, Schweitzer B, Martino Adami P, Banerjee P, Catuara-Solarz Silvana, de la
Fuente Revenga M, Guillem A, Haidar M, Ijomone O, Nadrop B, Qi L, Perera N, Refsgaard L, Reid K, et
al..Seidenbecher, Constanze. Synaptopathies: synaptic dysfunction in neurological disorders. 
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2016 Sep;138(6):785-805.
7. Banerjee P, Sahoo A, Anand S, Bir A, Chakrabarti S. Oral iron chelator, deferasirox, reverses 
the age dependent alterations in iron and amyloid beta homeostasis in rat brain: implications in the 
therapy of Alzheimer’s disease.J Alzheimers Dis.2015,2015;49(3):681-93.
8. Kaur U, Banerjee P, Bir A, Sinha M, Biswas A, Chakrabarti S. Reactive Oxygen Species, Redox
Signaling and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer;s Disease: The NF-κB connection. 
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2015;15(5):446-57.
9. Banerjee P, Sahoo A, Anand S, Ganguly A, Righi G, Bovicelli P, Saso L, Chakrabarti S. Multiple
mechanisms of iron-induced amyloid beta peptide accumulation in SHSY5Y cells: protective action of
negletein. Neuromolecular Medicine, 2014, 16(4), 787-98.
10. Guha Thakurta I, Banerjee P, Bagh MB, Ghosh A, Sahoo A, Chattopadhyay S, Chakrabarti S.
Combination of N-Acetylcysteine, α-lipoic acid and α-tocopherol substantially prevents the brain
synaptosomal alterations and memory and learning deficits of aged rats. Experimental Gerontology.
2014,50, 19-25.
11. Bandopadhyay K, Banerjee P, Khemka VK, Bir A, Anand S. Lipid peroxidation andantioxidant status 
in cancer patients: Implications in carcinogenesis. International Journal of Biological and Medical 
Research, 2014, 5,(1),3755-58.
12. Sahoo A, Banerjee P. NT-ProBNP as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker in Case of NSTEMI Patients.
Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, 2014, 2(8), 2106-13.
13. Sahoo A, Banerjee P. Implications of Procalcitonin as a prognostic marker in neonatal sepsis.
International Journal of Science and Research, 2014,3(8), 470-73.
14. Bir A, Sen O, Anand S, Khemka V, Banerjee P, Cappai R, Sahoo A, Chakrabarti S. α-synuclein
induced mitochondrial dysfunction in isolated preparation and intact cells: Implications in the 
pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurochemistry, 2014, 131(6), 868-77.
15. Chakrabarti S, Sinha M, Thakurta IG, Banerjee P, Chattopadhyay M. Oxidative Stress and Amyloid
Beta Toxicity in Alzheimer’s Disease: Intervention in a Complex Relationship by Antioxidants. 
Current Medicinal Chemistry 2013.20(37),4648-64.
16. Banerjee P, Sahoo A, Anand S, Khemka V K, Chakrabarti S. PSS73 - Iron and Oxidative Stress
Promote Amyloid Beta Accumulation in Aged Rat Brain and SHSY5Y cells:Therapeutic Implications of
Deferasirox in Alzheimer's Disease. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2013, 65(2), S43.




                                         :Dr Arijit Pal:
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Research Articles & Reviews:
1. Sharmila L, Pal A, Biswas R, Batabyal K, Dey S, Joardar SN, Dutta TK, Bandyopadhyay S, Pal S, 
Samanta I. In-silico insights of ESBL variants and tracking the probable sources of ESBL-producing 
Escherichia coli in a small-scale poultry farm. Microbial Pathogenesis,2024,192: 106710.
2. Ghosh D, Pal A, Raj S, Mahapatra S, Vivekandan P. Distinct epigenetic signatures of classical 
and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. mSphere, 2023,9:00464-23.
3. Das S, Saxena K, Tinguely JC, Pal A, Wickramasinghe N, Khezri A, Dubey V, Ahmad A,
Vivekanandan P, Ahmad R, Wadduwage D, Ahluwalia BS; Mehta DS. SERS nanowire chip and
machine learning enable instant identification and classification of clinically relevant wild-type
and antibiotic resistant bacteria at species and strain level. ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 
2023,15:24047-58.
4. Patil D, Sivanandam A, Pal A, Khan WH, Yadav M, Pragya P, Pundir S, Xess I, Mohapatra S,
Vivekanandan P, Rao PV. Microtopographic Superhydrophobic Polymer Surface to Prevent Urinary Tract 
Infections causing Nosocomial Drug-Resistant Bacterial Adhesion. Surfaces and interfaces, 2023, 
4:103239.
5. Pal A, Tripathi A. Toxicological and behavioral study of two potential antibacterial
agents: 4-chloromercuribenzoic acid and quercetin on Swiss-albino mice. Drug & Chemical Toxicology, 
2020, 43(6): 645-55.
6. Pal A, Bhattacharyya I, Tripathi A. Structure-based functional fitness analyses of carbapenemase
variants identified among pathogenic carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. World Journal of 
Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2020, 36:129.
7. Pal A, Tripathi A. Demonstration of bactericidal and synergistic activity of quercetin with 
meropenem among pathogenic carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. 
Microbial Pathogenesis,2020, 143: 104120.
8. Pal A, Tripathi A. Quercetin inhibits carbapenemase and efflux pump activities among carbapenem
-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica,et Immunologica Scandinavica, 
2020, 128: 251-59. 
9. Pal A, Tripathi A. 4-Chloromercuribenzoic acid enhances carbapenem sensitivity among pathogenic
Gram negative bacteria by altering blaVIM, adeB and ompC expression. Journal of Infection and 
Public Health, 2020, 13: 806-814.
10. Pal A, Tripathi A. Quercetin potentiates meropenem activity among pathogenic carbapenem-resistant
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2019, 127:1038-47.
11. Pal A, Dhara L, Tripathi A. Contribution of acrB upregulation and OmpC/Ompk36 loss over the 
presence of blaNDM towards carbapenem resistance development among pathogenic Escherichia coli and 
Klebsiella spp. Indian Journal Medical Research, 2019; 149(4): 528-38.
12. Pal A, Tripathi A. An in-silico approach to elucidate structure based functional evolution of 
oxacillinase. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 2016; 64:145-53.
13. Pal A, Tripathi A. An in-silico approach for understanding the molecular evolution of clinically
important metallo-beta-lactamases. Infection Genetics and Evolution, 2013; 20: 39-47.
14. Dhara L, Tripathi A, Pal A. Molecular characterization and in-silico analysis of naturally
occurring TEM beta-lactamase variants among pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae infecting Indian patients.
BioMed Research International, 2013: 1-11.
15. Pal A, Sinha DC, Rastogi NK. Gerris spinolae Lethierry and Severin (Hemiptera: Gerridae)and 
Brachydeutera longipes Hendel (Diptera: Ephydridae): Two Effective Insect Bioindicators to
Monitor Pollution in Some Tropical Freshwater Ponds under Anthropogenic Stress. Psyche, 2012:1-11.

Books & Book Chapters:
1. Pal A, & Pal S. Anaerobes. In Extremophiles: Diversity, Adaptation and Applications,2023, Bentham
Science Publishers, pp. 275-332.

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