Faculty Profile

Anindita Chakraborty, PhD

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801785767517
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Education

  • PhD, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
  • MSc in Plant Biotechnology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
  • MS in Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  • BSc in Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Genome Editing in Plants
  • Transgenic Plant Development
  • Molecular Plant Breeding and Pathology
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Plant Cell and Tissue Culture

Previous Research Project

  • 1. ‘Whole genome sequencing, genomic variation and demographic data analysis of SARS-COV-2 strains isolated from Sylhet division of Bangladesh’, Co-investigator, funded by Research Centre of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2020-2021)
  • 2. ‘Genetic Improvement of two catfish: Shing (Heteropneustes fossilis) and Magur (Clarias batrachus) with their production performance in the GEB experimental fish pond, SUST through cage system’, Co-investigator, funded by Research Centre of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2016)

External Affiliations

  • Member, Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)
  • Alumni, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
  • Member, Holland Alumni network
  • Member, NAAB (Netherlands Alumni Association in Bangladesh)
  • Alumni, Murdoch University, Perth, WA

Journal Publications

  • 1. Gene editing for allergen amelioration in plants – A review. Chakraborty A, Wylie SJ. Plant Gene (2024)
  • 2. Gene editing for tolerance to temperature stress in plants: A review. Chakraborty A, Choudhury S, Kar SR, Deb P, Wylie SJ. Plant Gene (2023)
  • 3. Inactivating a herbicide-resistance transgene in Nicotiana tabacum plants using CRISPR/Cas9. Chakraborty A, Li H, Fosu-Nyarko J, Iqbal S, Jones MG, Wylie SJ. Plant Gene. (2022)
  • 4. Microbemediated thermotolerance in plants and pertinent mechanisms-a meta-analysis and review. Dastogeer KM, Zahan MI, Rhaman MS, Sarker MS, Chakraborty A. Frontiers in Microbiology. (2022)
  • 5. CRISPR/Cas9 for soybean improvement: a review. Kar SR, Choudhury S, Chakraborty A. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. (2022)
  • 6. A review on medicinal plants and immune status of fish. Gupta N, Kar SR, Chakraborty A. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries. (2021)
  • 7. RAPD-based genotyping of walking catfish, Clarias batrachus in a population of Bangladesh. Miah MF, Rahman T, Shipa SA, Chakrabarty A. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. (2020)
  • 8. Plant microbiome–an account of the factors that shape community composition and diversity. Dastogeer KM, Tumpa FH, Sultana A, Akter MA, Chakraborty A. Current Plant Biology. (2020)
  • 9. Roles of fungal endophytes and viruses in mediating drought stress tolerance in plants. Dastogeer KMG, Chakraborty A, Sarker MSA, Akter MA. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. (2020)
  • 10. In vitro screening of Brassica rapa varieties for salinity tolerance. Debnath SK, Kar SR, Prodhan SH, Chakraborty A. The Agriculturists. (2020)
  • 11. A virome from ornamental flowers in an Australian rural town. Wylie SJ, Tran TT, Nguyen DQ, Koh SH, Chakraborty A, Xu W, Jones MG, Li H. Archives of virology. (2019)
  • 12. In vitro shoot regeneration of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties under artificial drought stress. Chakraborty A, Chowdhury S, Haque Z, Dash AK, Mosnaz ATMJ. Agriculturists. (2018)
  • 13. Effect of different concentrations of plant growth hormones for in vitro regeneration of rice varieties BRRI dhan 28 and BRRI dhan 29. Chakraborty A, Hoque H, Hasan MN, Akter F, Suhani S, Joy ZF, Akther J. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research. (2017)
  • 14. Antibacterial potentiality of red sandalwood callus against pathogenic isolates of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas. Ashrafee TS, Rahman MM, Chakraborty A, Prodhan SH. Universal Journal of Plant Science. (2014)
  • 15. In vitro screening method for drought tolerance evaluation in two rice varieties (BRRI 28 and BRRI 29). Haque Z, Chakraborty A, Prodhan SH. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. (2013)
  • 16. Effect of genotype and growth regulators for the callus initiation and regeneration of mustard (Brassica napus). Kar SR, Mosnaz ATMJ, Akther J, Prodhan SH, Chakraborty A. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Biotechnology. (2012)

Teaching

  • Advanced Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Plant Cell Tissue and Organ culture
  • Renewable energy and Biofertilizer
  • Plant Physiology
  • Basic Plant Science

Awards & Recognition

  • ‘University Gold Medal Award’ for securing A+ (CGPA = 4.00 out of 4.00) in MS in Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, 2011
  • ‘Netherland Fellowship Program (NFP)’ a MSc scholarship, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, 2013
  • ‘University of New England International Postgraduate Research Award (UNE IPRA)’ a research doctorate scholarship, University of New England, Australia, 2017
  • ‘Murdoch International Postgraduate Scholarship (MIPS)’ a research doctorate scholarship, Murdoch University, Australia, 2017
  • ‘Congress Bursary’, 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2018), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2018
  • ‘APPS Student and Early-Career Researcher ICPP 2018 Bursary’, by Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) for attending International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2018), Boston, USA, 2018
  • ‘2018 EMBL Australia Postgraduate Symposium (EAPS) Travel Grant’, 5th Annual EMBL Australia Postgraduate Symposium (EAPS), Brisbane, Australia, 2018
  • ‘Best Poster Award’, 29th Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting (CBSM), University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 2019
  • ‘Poster Prize’, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference (ASBMB), Perth, Western Australia, 2019

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. MSc thesis, BSc research projects