Biography

Dr. Debajyoti Pradhan, an Assistant Professor of Zoology, commenced his professional journey in 2004 as a Contractual Whole-Time Lecturer in Zoology at Dhruba Chand Halder College (affiliated with the University of Calcutta), located in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He began as a Part-Time Lecturer in Zoology after obtaining an M.Sc. in Zoology in 2003 from the University of Calcutta. Dr. Pradhan has dedicated his professional life to the study and teaching of Zoology, contributing significantly to the academic community with his expertise and passion for the subject. He pursued higher education with a focus on biological sciences, culminating in advanced degrees that equipped him with the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in academia. His pedagogical approach combines theoretical knowledge with practical insights, preparing students for both academic pursuits and real-world applications. Throughout his career, Dr. Pradhan has been actively involved in research, contributing to various fields within zoology. He has published 13 research papers in reputed journals, four book chapters and four books to his credit. He has submitted 13 gene sequencing data of different strains of prokaryotes and eukaryotes to NCBI GenBank. His scientific interests are more broadly on histology, endocrinology, animal physiology, fisheries and aquaculture. Dr. Pradhan continually seeks to expand his expertise through participation in more than seventy conferences, workshops, and seminar. This ongoing professional development ensures that he remains at the forefront of scientific advancements and educational methodologies, which he then integrates into his teaching practice. As an Assistant Professor, he continues to inspire and educate, contributing significantly to the academic community and the field of Zoology.

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Research interest and publication

Journal

1. ,Pradhan D.,SenguptaS.C.,Nag T.,MaitiB.R. 2010. Ultrastructural and hormonal modulations of adrenal gland with alterations of glycemic and liver glycogen profiles following arecoline administration in albino mice. ActaEndocrinologica(Buc).VI (4):413-430.
2. Maiti BR., Sarkar S., Sarkar R., Sengupta SC., Pradhan D., Chatterjee A. 2010. Inhibitions of thyroidal and extra-thyroidal T3, T4 and thyroperoxidase profiles with elevations of TSH following lithium treatment in adult and aged rats.Acta Endocrinologica (Buc). 6 (2): 171-180.
3. Pradhan D., Saha I., Chatterjee A., Mondal A., Sarkar S., Maiti BR. 2012. Alterations of circadian rhythms of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid, adrenal and insulin hormones, and blood glucose profiles following lithium treatment in alternate Light–Dark, constant Light and constant Dark regimens in rats.Biological Rhythm Research. 43:3, 301-322.
4. Das P., Pradhan D., Maiti BR. 2013. Circadian rhythms of gonadal and extra-gonada hormonal and glycemic profiles during the breeding phase of the ovarian cycle of Indian estuarine grey mullets, Mugil cephalus L. BiologicalRhythmResearch.44 (1):45–62.
5. Dasgupta R., Paramita Ray P., Maity A., Pradhan D., Sarkar S., Maiti BR. 2017. Dual Action of Arecoline on Adrenal Function and Glucose-Glycogen Homeostasis in Metabolic Stress in Mice. Acta Endo (Buc). 2017 13(4): 400-409
6. Saha I., Pradhan D., Chatterjee U., Maiti BR. 2018. Arecoline Cannot Alter Pineal-Testicular Responses to Metabolic Stress in Wistar Rats. Acta Endo (Buc). 14 (2): 175-183
7. Saha I., Chakraborty SB., Chatterjee A., Pradhan D., Chatterji U., Maiti BR.2018. Arecoline inhibits pineal-testis function in experimentally induced hypothyroid rats. Arch Physiol Biochem. 25:1-10.
8. Dasgupta R., Saha I., Ray PP., Maity A., Pradhan D., Sarkar HP., Maiti BR. 2018. Arecoline plays dual role on adrenal function and glucose-glycogen homeostasis under thermal stress in mice.Arch Physiol Biochem.13:1-11
9. Pradhan D., Dash G. 2021. Impacts of Climate Change on Shrimp Farming in India. International Journal of Researches in Biosciences, Agriculture & Technology. Special (17): 459- 471.https://ijrbat.in/upload_papers/2709202110591471.%20Debajyoti%20Pradhan%20and%20Gadadhar%20Dash.pdf
10. Pradhan D., Dash G. 2022. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on shrimp aquaculture in West Bengal, India. South Asian J Exp Biol. 12 (2): 135-141. https://doi: 10.38150/sajeb.12(2).p135-141
11. Saha S., Pradhan D., Dash G. 2023. Studies on Diversity of Bacterial Diseases and Occupational Risks through Mudcrab Aquaculture in West Bengal. J Pure Appl Microbiol, 17(2): 722-731. https://doi: 10.22207/JPAM.17.2.23
12. Das P., Saha I., Chatterjee A., Pramanick K., Chakraborty SB., Maity A., Bhowal S., Pradhan D., Mukherjee D., Maiti BR. 2020. Participation of Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase Signalling in Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Bovine Insulin (B-Insulin) and Human-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Induced Oocyte Maturation and Steroidogenesis in the Grey Mullet, Mugil cephalus. Acta Endo (Buc). 16(4): 426–436. https://doi: 10.4183/aeb.2020.426
13. Pradhan D., Dash G., Abraham TJ, Mukherjee D., Sanyal KB., Dutta P. 2024. Study of microsporidians in white faecal syndrome affected farmed shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Boone, 1931 of West Bengal, India. South Asian J Exp Biol. 13 (5): 392-399. https://DOI: 10.38150/sajeb.13(5).p392-399

Seminer/conference

SL. NO	Title	Date	Status	Organized by
1.	“Career advancement scheme & Preparations to face NAAC-inspection”	01.06.2019	State level	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Purba Medinipur
2.	“Samajsanskarak Vidyasagar”	26.09.2019	State level	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Purba Medinipur
3.	“Renewable energy: Challenges and opportunities”	17.12.2019	State level	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Purba Medinipur
4.	“Fragile spaces, vulnerable communities: Exploring multiple contours of life in West Bengal”	20.12.2019	State level	Bajkul Malani Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur
5.	Biological Perspective of NCOVID-19 and its Therapeutic Measures	04.06.2020	State level	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Purba Medinipur
6.	Covid-19: Its effects on Environment	12.06.2020	National	Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata
7.	Struggle for coexistence: Affect of Anthropocene non-human life forms	20.06.2020	National	Sonamukhi College, Bankura
8.	Covid-19: Impact, Preventive measures, Best Practices	21.06.2020-22.06.2020	International	Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata
9.	Prevention & Control Of Vector Borne Diseases Amidst COVID-19	24.06.2020	International	Surendranath College, Kolkata
10.	The Great Role of Botanists in Production of High Quality Authentic Ayurvedic/ Herbal Medicine	25.06.2020	National	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Midnapur(E)
11.	Use of Journals in Academic Research and Scholarly Publishing	26.06.2020	State level	Lalbaba College, Belur, Howrah
12.	Food and Lifestyle Changes: East to West Preventive Measures	29.06.2020	International	Government General Degree College Kharagpur II
13.	Fish Parasites Are On The Rise	4th July, 2020.	National	Government Arts College, Melur
14.	Covid -19 Testing and Modeling Perspective	05.07.2020	National	Surendranath College, Kolkata
15.	Preventive Measures and Control of Covid-19 (Orientation and Awareness Program)	06.07.2020		Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Medinipur(E)
16.	Current Trends in Fish Biotechnological Research	11.07.2020	National	Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies
17.	Role of Data Science in studying Covid-19 pandemic	13.07.2020	State level	Bethune College, Kolkata
18.	Use of ICT in Teaching Learning during Pandemic and Post Pandemic Situation	13.07.2020	National	Dum Dum Motijheel College, Kolkata
19.	Role of Data Science in studying Covid-19 pandemic	13th July, 2020		Bethune College, Kolkata
20.	Research Methodology	17.07.2020	National	Loyola College, Chennai
21.	Recent Trends in Science and Technology	17.07.2020	State level	Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata
22.	Wildlife Crime in India: Overview and Recent Trends	19th July, 2020	National	BioLogic
23.	Understanding the Mysteries of the Zoological World for Creating a Better Future	23.07.2020	State level	Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata
24.	The Wonders of the Toothless Sea Giants- The Baleen Whales	24th July 2020.	State level	Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, ZSI, Digha
25.	COVID 19: Emerging Challenges and Capacity Building	26th and 27th June, 2020	International	Bangabasi Morning College, Kolkata
26.	A Collision of Pandemics: Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19	28 July 2020	International	International Society of Endocrinology, International Society of Neprhology
27.	Post Pandemic Business Problems and Suitable Measures For its Revitalization	29.0.2020	State level	Egra Sarada Shashi Bhusan College, Egra, Purba Medinipur
28.	Climate-Smart Livestock Production in India	05.08.2020 – 07.082020	National	Dept. of Veterinary Physiology, WBUAFS, Kolkata
29.	Wildlife Conservation in India : Current Trends of Wildlife Crimes”	13.08.2020	National	Jagannath Kishore College, Purulia
30.	Strategies to Enhance Inland Fish Production in Chattisgarh	18.08.2020	National	College of Fisheries, Chattisgarh
31.	Impact of Covid-19 on Dairying, Poultry and Fisheries	29.08.2020	National	Indian Journal of Animal Health, Kolkata
32.	Immune Regulation in Allergy, Asthma and Associated Diseases	13.09.2020	International	DR. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College, Howrah
33.	Vulture - A Natural Scavanger	03.10.2020	National	M.V.Muthiah Government Arts College for Women, Dindigul
34.	Advances in Sustainable Management of Water Resources	08.10.2020	National	Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
35.	After the Asteroid: Earth's Comeback Story	11.10.2020	International	Biologic
36.	New Education Policy and Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges	28.10.2020	National	Govt. Arts College Sikar, Rajasthan
37.	Sustainability in Current Scenario: Challenges & Solutions	05.11.2020-07.11.2020	International	Suresh Gyan Vihar University
38.	Cancer Genomics For Cancer-Free World	08.11.2020	National	Arulmigu P. College of Arts & Culture, Palani
39.	Ask the Experts: What is the role of GLP-1 RAs in the current landscape of in cretin therapies for T2D?	26.01.2021	International	International Society of       Endocrinology, Amsterdam
40.	Staff Orientation Program – Cyber Security and Us	19th & 26th July, 2020		HMM College For Women, Kolkata
41.	Tips & Tricks for Publishing in International Scientific Journals"	June 20th, 2020		Surendranath College, Kolkata
41.	National Workshop on NAAC Awareness Program for Assessment and Accreditation	28.06.2020		Bankura University
42.	Administrative Affairs Thrusting Upon Promotion Of College Teachers /Librarians Under CAS	11/07/2020		City College, Kolkata
43.	“Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Technology Transfer”	28.01.2021		Surendranath College, Kolkata
44.	Modern Approaches and Techniques for Advancement of Molecular Biology	12.02.2021-14.02.2021	International	Krishna Chandra College, Birbhum, WB
45.	Advances and Opportunities in Life Sciences	18.02.2021	International	Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Maharashtra
46.	World Wildlife Day	03.03.2021	National	Paryavaranam Society, Lucknow
47.	“Technological Advancements and Challenges of Radiation based Techniques in Diagnosis and Therapy of Cancer”	20.03.2021		Vidyalankar Institute of Technology and Society for Radiation Research (SRR)
48.	“Diagnosis, Management and Vaccination for COVID19” Vaccination for COVID19”	11.05.2021-13.05.2021	National	Academy of Marine Education and Training and Young Academy of India
49.	Implications of Metabesity: Cardiovascular, renovascular, and glucometabolic dysfunction	03.06.2021	International	International Society of Endocrinology, Amsterdam
50.	2nd International Conference on Climate Change and its Effect on Environment Food and Society	15th& 16th June, 2021	International	Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune & Department of B.Voc and Biological Sciences, Mula Education Society’s Arts, Commerce and Science College Sonai, India
51.	Casting into the future of Fisheries and Aquaculture	22nd and 23rd June, 2021	National	Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), Odisha
52.	Aquaculture Management- A Journey Towards Sustainable Development	16th & 17th July, 2021	International	Asutosh College, Kolkata
53.	Current Trends in Neuroimmune Pharmacology	5th August, 2021	International	Midnapore City College
54.	Higher Brain Functions	4th Sept., 2021	National	Vidyasagar College, Kolkata
55.	TRANSLATION: ZOOLOGY TO LIVELIHOOD	7th Sept., 2021	National	City College, Kolkata
56.	Emerging trends in Life Sciences (ETLS)	30th Sept., 2021	International	Dada Patil Mahavidyalaya, Karjat, Ahmednagar
57.	Environment and Sustainable Development: Problems, Prospects and Mitigation	25th-27th November, 2021	International	Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Government General Degree College, West Bengal & Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Tamil Nadu

Books/Chapter

1. Pradhan D, Dash G. 2021. Recent Advances in Fish and Shrimp Health Management for Sustainable Aquaculture. In: Recent Trend in Environmental Science and Applied Ecology. Pp 1-17. Bhumi Publishing, India. ISBN: 978-93-91768-04-1
2. Maity M, Pradhan D. 2022. Heat Stress and its Impact on Hormonal Physiology of Homeothermic Animals. In: Advances in Animal Science Volume II. Pp 90-99. Bhumi Publishing, India. ISBN: 978-93-91768-45-4
3. Saha S, Pradhan D, Dash G. 2022. Studies on Bio-resource, Threats and Conservation of Aquacultural Scylla serrata. In: Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Regional Debelopment. P 111-141. Akinik Publications, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 978-93-5570-510-5 https://doi.org/10.22271/ed.book.2032
4. Kumar G, Khole A, Pradhan D, Chourasia N.  Advances in Animal Science Volume II , Bhumi Publishing, India., P-1-153 , ISBN 978-93-91768-45-4
5. Thakur Y, Pradhan D, Andhre PA & Ghosh S. , Frontiers in Life Science Volume VIII,Bhumi Publishing, India. P-1-143 , ISBN 978-93-91768-15-7
6. Ghorai S, Hazra N, & Pradhan D., Bioactive Natural Compounds and Their Effects on Animal Function, Health and Welfare  ,International Academic Publishing House, India , P-1-87 , ISBN 978-81-962683-0-5

Education

M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Awards

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