Prasanta Kumar Mitra | Department of Medical Biotechnology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Dr Prasanta Kumar Mitra is Professor and Head of the Department.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject	Subject code	Semester
Chemistry	BT - 101	First Year
Cell Biology	BT - 102	First Year
Recombinant DNA Tech Stem Cell	BT - 501 , BT - 502	Fifth Year, Fifth Year

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree	Specialisation	Institute	Year of passing
PhD	Medical Faculty	Sikkim Manipal University	2010
PhD	Chemistry	University of North Bengal	2000
PhD	Life Science	University of North Bengal	1988
PhD	Biochemistry	Calcutta University	1979
MSc	Biochemistry	Calcutta University	1973
BSc	Chemistry Honours	Calcutta University	1971

Experience

Institution / Organisation	Designation	Role	Tenure
North Bengal Medical College Siliguri, West Bengal	Teacher	Teaching, Research and Administration	1978 - 2012
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University	Research Fellow	Research	1975 - 1977

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Expertise

Isolation, Characterisation and Mode of Action Studies of Bioactive Materials Present in Plants.

Area of Research

Medicinal Plants

Professional Affiliations & Contributions