Measures of Esteem/Recognition

Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), London, UK

Fellow of Society of Immunology and Immunopathology (SIIP), India

Fellow of Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB), India

Vice Chairman, Expert Committee on Animal & Fishery Sciences, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal (2023)

Honorary Member, Advisory Group on Animal & Fishery Sciences, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal (2008-2011)

Elected Member, National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India), NAVS (I)

Indian Coordinator, Indo-German Veterinary Network (InDeVet) for Research and Education

Editorial Board Member: Scientific Reports (Springer-Nature), Open Journal of Immunology, Journal of Immunology Research and innovation

Advisory Board Member: Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences

Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Infectious Agents and Disease (specialty section of Frontiers in Medicine, Frontiers in Public Health and Frontiers in Microbiology

Reviewer of Journals: Scientific Reports (Springer-Nature), Frontiers in Microbiology (International), Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences (International), Microbiology and Immunology (International), Journal of Aquatic Organisms (International), African Journal of Biotechnology (International), Aquaculture (International), Journal of World Aquaculture Society (International), Advances in Veterinary and Animal Sciences (International), African Journal of Microbiology Research (International), African Journal of Biotechnology (International), Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health (International), International Journal of Tropical Disease and Health (International), Annual Review and Research in Biology (International), International Journal Genetics and Molecular Biology (International), Scientific African (International), Philippine Journal of Science (International), iScience (International), Annual Research & Review in Biology (International), International Journal of Tropical Diseases and health (Intrnational), Asian Journal of Animal research (International), The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Veterinary World, Indian Journal of Medical Research, Indian Journal of Animal Health, Indian Journal of Comparative Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Science and Culture, Bharati Vidyapith Medical Journal, Asiatic Society Journal.

Life Member of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB)

Life Member of Indian Association of Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists of Infectious Diseases (IAVMI)

Life Member of Indian Immunology Society (IIS)

Life Member of Society for Immunology and Immunopathology (SIIP)

Life Member of Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR)

Life Member of Indian Association of Public Health Veterinarians (APHV)

Life Member of Indian Society for Advancement in Canine Practice (ISACP)

Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)

Life Member of Indian Science News Association (ISNA)

Handled 16 research projects (7 as Principal Investigator), Supervised 8 Ph.D., 22 P.G. students; wrote 5 books; published 203 papers in journals (International-79, National-124), and granted one patent.

Honours and Awards (Year-wise chronology)

• Best Poster Presentation Award in VIBCON-2024 (Annual Convention of ISVIB and National Conference), org by ISVIB and TANUVAS in Madras Veterinary College Campus, Chennai, 26-28 November, 2024.

• Biography published in Asia Pacific Who’s Who (2024) in volume XX, page 206 by Rifacimento International, New Delhi.

• Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Lifetime Achievements National Award (2023) for Research and Teaching in International Seminar on the Education Excellence by IRDP groups of journals.

• Biography published in Asian admirable Achievers (2023), Volume XI by Rifacimento International, New Delhi.

• Research Excellence Award 2021 by Institute of Scholars (InSc) on July, 2021 for the paper ‘Immunoreactive antigens of the outer membrane............Linn’ in the Fish and Shellfish Immunology journal.

• Lifetime Achievements National Award (2020) in the 2nd International Conference on ERER 2020 by IRDP group of Journals on 12th December, 2020 at Chennai.

• Outstanding Scientist Award (2020) in the 11th International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine organized by VDGOOD Professional Association on 17th October, 2020.

• IAAVR Merit Award (2019) by Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR) in 19th Indian Veterinary Congress & IAAVR conference, held in Kolkata

• Best Teacher Award (Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences)-2018 conferred by West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences on 2nd January, 2018

• Rashtriya Gaurav Award by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi on March, 2017.

• Best Research Paper Award in ‘Agriculture, Veterinary & Aquaculture Section’, 23rd WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 28-29 February, 2016

• ‘Award of Excellence’ in ‘Veterinary Science Section’, 21th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 20-21 February, 2014

• ‘Award of Excellence’ in ‘Health Science Section’, 20th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 1-2 March, 2013

• Dr. C.M. Singh Award for Best Research Paper published in Indian Journal of Comparative Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (2012) by Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI)

• Best Research Paper Award in ‘Animal & Fishery Science Section’, 19th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 1-3 March, 2012

• Best Research Paper Award in ‘Fishery Science Section’, 17th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 4-5 March, 2010

• Best Research Paper Award in ‘Fishery Science Section’, 16th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 28 Feb - 1 March, 2009

• Best Research Paper Award (Poster section), 15th W.B. State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 28-29 Feb, 2008

• Best Research Paper Award in ‘Biotechnology Section’, 14th WB State Science and Technology Congress, Org. by DST, Govt. of W.B., 28 Feb - 1 March, 2007

• Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR) during Ph.D. programme (1996-1999)

• Best Demonstrator award in Science fair organized by Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Belgharia, Kolkata (1991)

• National Prize and Certificate for Higher Secondary Examinations by West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (1988)