Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation: Assistant Professor
e-mail id: sharmistha_maity@rediffmail.com
Dr. Sharmistha Maity received her Bachelor’s, Master’s & Ph. D. Degree in the year 1996, 1998 & 2005 respectively from VISVA-BHARATI, Santiniketan, Gurudev Tagore’s place of Peace and tranquility. She was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Science in the broad area of PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY for her thesis entitled “TISSUE CULTURE AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SOME SELECTED FUEL WOOD SPECIES” and also was involved in her Post-Doctoral research in a DBT funded project entitled “EXTRACTION, PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EDIBLE RED PIGMENTS FROM MONASCUS sp.” from there. She is a Life Member of Association of Microbiologists of India. She was awarded with the best poster award in the 46th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India held at Osmania University, Hyderabad in the year 2005. She has published several research papers in National and International Journals of repute. She was also placed as a Lecturer in Bankura Sammilani College, a Govt Sponored College in West Bengal in 2006. She joined Krishnagar Govt. College in March 2007. Dr. Maity has successfully completed two Minor Research Projects funded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Her teaching interests include courses on Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Cytology & GeneticSyed Waliullaha) to his credit.
(1) Projects Completed/ Continuing: Completed Study of medicinal plant diversity with special emphasis on folklore medicinal plant of Nadia district and assessment of their antimicrobial activity (As a Co-investigator) vide letter No F. PSW- 085/10-11 (ERO) Dated 20.10.2010. Development of suitable in vitro regeneration technique of some medicinally important tree legumes, Reference No. - PSW- 069/11-12 (ERO) Dated 24.06.2013
(2) Research Guidance:
(3) Publication (till date):
| 1. | Direct and indirect plant regeneration through in vitro cotyledonary node culture in Albizzia lebbeck(Linn) Benth. | Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics vol.10,737-742, 2001 | Peer Reviewed ISSN: 0970-4507 | S. Maity, N.Banerjee, S Ray |
| 2. | Plant regeneration through callus mediated organogenesis in Albizzia lebbeck | Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics vol.11,201-204, 2004 | Peer Reviewed ISSN: 0970-4507 | S. Maity, P. Banerjee, N. Banerjee, S. Ray |
| 3. | The role of Plant growth regulators on direct and direct plant regeneration from various organs of Leucaena leucocephala. | ActaPhysiologia Plantarum vol27, 473-480, 2005 | Peer Reviewed International Journal, Impact Factor: 1.732 ISSN: 1861-1664 | S. Maity, N.Banerjee, S Ray |
| 4. | Influence of plant organ on rapid clonal propagation of Albizzia lebbeck: A fast growing fuel wood species | Journal of Botanical Soc. Bengal vol 60(2):78-82,2006 | ISSN: 0971-2976 | S. Maity, N.Banerjee, S Ray |
| 5. | Influence of genotype on in vitro multiplication potential of Arachis hypogaea L. | Acta Botanica Croatica 66(1) pp. 15-23, 2007 | Peer Reviewed International Journal Impact Factor: 0.484 ISSN: 0365-0588 | P.Banerjee, S. Maity, N.Banerjee |
| 6. | Characterization of red pigment from Monascus in submerged culture | Journal of Applied Sciences Research, Vol.5 (12):, pp. 2102-2108, 2009 | Peer Reviewed International Journal ISSN: 1816157X | S. Maity, S, Chatterjee, S. K Sen |
| 7. | In vitro propagation of Arachis hypogaea L var. AK 1224: direct and indirect plant regeneration. | Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 11(1&2) Pp. 57-62, 2010 | Peer Reviewed International, Indexed in ISI, Scopus, SJR, CAB ISSN: 0972-2025 | P. Banerjee, S. Maity |
| 8. | A water soluble, non aromatic, nitrogenous compound from a hyper-red pigment producing mutant of Monascus purpureus | Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 2011 | Peer Reviewed International Journal ISSN 1749-0626 | S. Maity, S, Chatterjee, S. K Sen |
| 9. | Cytochrome p450: A biotransformer | Conscientia (October): vol. 1, No. 2 pp. 39-42, 2011 | ISSN- 2278-6554 | S. Maity |
| 10. | High frequency somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration of Bauhinia variegata, a multipurpose tree legume. | Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences Vol. 2 (2) April-June, pp. 87-95, 2012Peer Reviewed International Journal ISSN: 2231-6345 | P. Banerjee, S. Maity | |
| 11. | Down’s syndrome: a chromosomal disorder | Conscientia 2012: vol. 1, No. 1 | ISSN- 2278-6554 | S. Maity |
| 12. | Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, an Important Medicinal Shrub | Manan,vol.1(1), 29-34, 2014 | ISSN-2348-3849 | S. Maity |
| 13. | Regeneration of Plantlet through somatic embryogenesis in a high yielding variety of Arachis hypogaea L. var.ICG 11337 | Manan,vol.1(1) 29-34, 2014, | ISSN-2348-3849 | P.Banerjee, S. Maity, |
| 14. | Bioremediation :What, How and Why | MS Academic, Vol 3,67-70, 2013 | Peer Reviewed International Journal ISSN-2229-6484 | S. Maity |
| 15. | Tri-directional in vitro multiplication on a single medium of Leucaena leucocephala, a medicinally important leguminous tree | Indian Journal of Plant Sciences, pp.11-18, 2014 Vol. 3 (1) | Peer Reviewed International Journal ISSN: 2319–3824 | S. Maity |
| 16. | Aegle marmelos (Linn) correa: A plant of Panacea | Conscientia (In Press) 2014 | ISSN- 2278-6554 | S. Maity |