Dr. Tapti Sengupta Ph.D

Lecturer ,

Department of Microbiology,
West Bengal State University,
Berunanpukuria, Malikapur,
Barasat, 24 Pgs (N), Kolkata- 700 126
West Bengal, INDIA
E-mail: tapti.sg@gmail.com

Dr. Tapti Sengupta earned her Masters in Pathology Microbiology from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences and Ph.D from Jadavpur University in the Environmental Science Department under the guidance of Prof. U.K De and Dr. A. Mitra in 2008. She cleared the National Eligibility Test in 2005-2006. She has pursued an excellent academic career throughout the entire period and was the gold medalist during her Bachelors Degree. The major part of her work was carried out at the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI, I.C.A.R) under the guidance of Dr. V.V. Sugunan, B.A.R.C.( Vashi, Mumbai) and supervision of Dr. Kai Lorenzen from the Imperial College, London. Her main research interest lies in Environmental Microbiology. Her field of research includes the study of antibiotic resistance in luminous Vibrios of the marine environment, microorganisms as Biosensors and their use in Bioremediation and application of GIS system for environmental monitoring. She has further worked on Population Modeling approach and derived statistical models for aquatic ecosystems which are the first of its kind in India. Her work is focused on the development of sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Bioremediation and development of novel Biopharmaceuticals. She is the Life Memberof the Indian Fisheries Society of India, the Zoological Society of India and the Association of Aquaculturists. She is also interested in Adventure Sports especially Mountaineering, Trekking and Rafting. Nature is her source of inspiration.

List of Publications

1. Sengupta, T., Abraham. T. J. and Sasmal,D.(2008). Occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in shrimp ponds of West Bengal. J. Inland. Fish. Soc. India. (In press).
2. Abraham, T.J., Sengupta, T and Sasmal, D. (2007). Ecology of luminous bacteria in penaeid shrimp grow out systems. Indian. J. Fish.54(1), pp.37-44.
3. Sengupta,T., De, D., Sugunan, V. V., Mandal, S. K., Mitra, A. and De, U.K. (2004). Predicting the outcome of stocking and optimal stocking density for culture-based fisheries in small reservoirs in Tamil Nadu, India. J. Inland. Fish. Soc. India. 36(2):pp.19-24.
4. Sengupta, T., Sasmal, D., and Abraham, T. J. (2003). Antibiotic susceptibility of luminous bacteria from shrimp farm environs of West Bengal. Ind. J. Mar. Sci.32(4), pp.334-336.