West Bengal
Schools & Colleges selected for Foldscope Project
A Schools
| Name of the PI | Name of the Institute | City | State | Email Address | Contact No. | Project Title | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs.) |
Total Fund Released (Rs.) |
| Dr. Ramdas Chatterjee | Krishnakumar Chatterjee Memorial Association | Kolkata | West Bengal | ramdas372@gmail.com | 9433032297 | to empower citizens (especially students) with popular scientific knowledge using Foldscopes in order to render benefits to human health. | 400000 | 3,91,388.00 |
| Dr. Debdulal Banerjee | Vidyasagar University | Medinipur | West Bengal | db@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in; debu33@gmail.com | 9932976340 | Biodiversity/ Plant Biology (Study of Endophyte diversity in plants of North East India: Undergraduate students Rainforest Expedition and training) |
400000 | 4,00,000.00 |
| Ashis Kar | Midnapore Collegiate School | Paschim Medinipur | West Bengal | ashisbot93@gmail.com | 9434321500 | Drinking Water Health in Educational Institutions – Both | 400000 | 3,00,000.00 |
| Tina Dutta | Vidyasagar Vidyapith Girls’ High School | Paschim Medinipur | West Bengal | vvgirls1959@gmail.com | 9732969732 | IDENTIFICATION SHOULD BE NECESSARY FOR BIO-DIVERSITY CONSERVATION | 400000 | 3,00,000.00 |
| Prithwish Mukherjee | Beldoba J High School | Paschim Medinipur | West Bengal | pratihar_vu@rediffmail.com. | 9002437075 | Planktonic diversity and their role in aquaculture | 400000 | 4,00,000.00 |
B College
| Name of the PI | Name of the Institute | Address of the Institute | State | Email Address | Contact No. | Category/Theme of the project | Project Title | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs.) |
Total Fund Released (Rs.) |
| Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu, | Presidency University | Presidency University, Department of Life Sciences, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata, India |
West Bengal | paramita.dbs@presiuniv.ac.in | 9007672681 | Agriculture, Plant Biology. | To observe the effects of heavy metal contamination on symbiotic association of Mesorhizobium ciceri on Cicer arietinum roots | 800000 | 600000 |
| Dr Subarna Bhattacharyya | Jadavpur University | School of Environmental Studies Jadavpur University Kolkata 700032 |
West Bengal | barna_kol@yahoo.com, sbhattacharyya@school.jdvu.ac.in | 9433499006 | Air Quality | In-situ monitoring of fungal spore from indoor air to protect biodeterioration of museum object and manuscript using Foldscope Microscope | 800000 | 758370 |
| Dr. Ekramul Islam | University of Kalyani | University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India | West Bengal | ekramul.rs@gmail.com | 9163777105 | Biodiversity, Ecology or Plant Biology | To understand the wastewater fed microalgae associated microbial community using foldscope microscope | 800000 | 744344 |
| Dr. Arindam Biswas | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (an MHRD institute), Howrah, West Bengal – 711103 |
West Bengal | abiswas@it.iiests.ac.in barindam@gmail.com |
9433035428, | Microorganisms and Human Health | A Foldscope based automated malarial detection and real-time monitoring of the malarial outbreak areas to enable mitigation efforts before it takes an epidemic stature. | 800000 | 600000 |
| Dr. Jyotsna Das | Alipurduar College | Department of Botany, Alipurduar College, P.O. Alipurduar, Pin-736122, Dist. Alipurduar, University of North Bengal |
West Bengal | jyotsna.das11@gmail.com | 9434030875 | Biodiversity | Identification of Flora and Fauna (Microscopical Eukaryotes) of water bodies of river and other water sources prevailing in the Dooars area through Foldscope technology | 800000 | 800000 |
| Prof. (Dr.) Nandan Bhattacharyya | Panskura Banamali College | Panskura Banamali College; Panskura RS; PIN 721152; Purba Medinipur; West Bengal | West Bengal | bhattacharyya_nandan@rediffmail.com | 9434453188 | Plant Biology | Screening of plants for fluorescent dye/stainor dye/stain preparation that can be used in animal cell culture using foldscope. | 800000 | 790341 |
| Dr. Punarbasu Chaudhuri | Department of Environmental Science | Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata Pin- 700019 | West Bengal | punarbasu_c@yahoo.com | 9831140980 | Biodiversity | Capacity building to enhance apiculture productivity through Melissopalynological training using Foldscope | 800000 | 781631 |