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Profile of Dr. Binod Chandra Sharma, Associate Professor
Department of Botany

Contact Details
Dr. Binod Chandra Sharma, Associate professor

Telephone No : +91 9434575465

Email ID : bcsdgc@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

M. Sc., Ph. D.

Area of Interest
  • Teaching : Botany
  • Research : Microbiology

Publication: Papers /Articles in Journals
  1. Sharma, BC and  Bimala Rai. 2012. INCIDENCE OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANCE IN Escherichia coli STRAINS ISOLATED FROM THREE LAKES OF TOURIST ATTRACTION (MIRIK LAKE, JOREPOKHARI LAKE AND NAKHAPANI LAKE) OF DARJEELING HILLS, INDIA. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences. 2 (2):108-114 [ISSN: 2231-6345 (Online).]
  2. Sharma, BC,  S. Kalikotay, Bimala Rai. 2012. ASSESSMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF FEW COMMON LICHENS OF DARJEELING HILLS. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences.  2 (1): 120-126[ISSN: 2231-6345 (Online).]
  3. Sharma, Binod Chandra,  Rashi Subba,  Aniruddha Saha. 2012.  Kurthia sp, a Novel Member of Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria from Rhizospheric Tea Soil of Darjeeling Hills, India. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. 2(3): 36-39. [ISSN: 2278-3008]
  4. Sharma, B. C., R. Subba and A. Saha. 2012. In vitro solubilization of tricalcium phosphate and production of IAA by phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from tea rhizosphere of Darjeeling Himalaya. Plant Sciences Feed 2 (6) : 96-99.
  5. Sharma, B.C., and Dipen Ghimiray. 2012. Analysis of the Cryptophyta Chloroplast Genome Reveals Presence of Additional Genes and Absence of Introns in their Genome. Biological  Forum — An International Journal, 4(21)(:1 1):-71(220-1127)  ISSN No. (Print) : 0975-1130 ISSN No. (Online) : 2249-3239
  6. Sharma, Binod Chandra Sharma and  Sujata Kalikotay. 2012. Screening of antioxidant activity of lichens Parmotrema reticulatum and Usnea sp. from Darjeeling hills, India. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy 2(6): 54-60. e-ISSN: 2250-3013, p-ISSN: 2319-4219
  7. Sharma, Binod Chandra. 2012. Wild vascular plants traditionally used as vegetables in Darjeeling hills, India. Pleione 6(1): 186-194
  8. Sharma, Binod C. 2012. The use and popularization of medicinal plants in Darjeeling Hills. Himalayan Research Journal. 1(1): 171-180 ISSN: 2278-280X
  9. Sharma, BC. 2013. In vitro antibacterial activity of certain folk medicinal plants from Darjeeling Himalayas used to treat microbial infections. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry.2 (4): 1-4
  10. Sharma, Binod C, Dipen Ghimiray,  Abhijit Chhetri. 2013. Study of the AT/GC composition in chloroplast genomes of Solanaceae shows strong conservation of base composition in genes of plastomes. Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research. 2(6):1017-102
  11. Ghimiray, Dipen and Binod Chandra Sharma. 2014. Comparative and Bioinformatics Analyses of the Solanaceae Chloroplast Genomes: Plastome Organization is more or Less Conserved at Family Level Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology. 2(03):021-026
    DOI: 10.7324/JABB.2014.2305

Publication : Chapter in Books
  1. Rai, Bimala, Palden Y Bhutia, Minu Gurung, Arunika Subba and BC Sharma. 2014. Antibiotic sensitivity, heavy metal tolerance and carbohydrate fermentation profile of coliforms isolated from lakes of Darjeeling. In: ( Arnab Sen: Ed.)  Biology of useful plants and microbes. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India. pp 227-234
  2. Kalikotay, Sujata, Bimala Rai and BC Sharma. 2014. Screening of antioxidant activity of lichens Everniastrum and Cladonia from Darjeeling Hills.  In: ( Arnab Sen: Ed.)  Biology of useful plants and microbes. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India. Pp. 235-245

Paper Presented in Seminar / Conference
Sl No. Name of Seminar/ Conference/ Workshop Institute/Place Title of presentation Date
1 Frontiers in Science & Technology Towards National Development ABN Seal College, Coochbehar Water Microbiological Properties of Sub Himalayan Rasikbil lake located at Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, India 10th -11th Apl, 2016
2 Frontiers in Science & Technology Towards National Development ABN Seal College, Coochbehar Chaired a Technical Session 10th -11th Apr, 2016
3 National Conference on New Frontiers in Medicinal Plant Research & Special Meeting on Medicinal Plants for Livelihood Security & Community Empowerment in Eastern Himalayas Department of Botany Ethnopharmacological application of plants in skin care and folk cosmetics among the indigenous communities of Darjeeling hills, India 3-5 Oct 2013
Sikkim University
4 National Symposium on Recent trends in Plant and Microbial research DRS Department of Botany University of North Bengal Physicochemical and Bacteriological Status of natural surface water bodies of Darjeeling hills 22-23 Mar 2013
5 5th International Conference on Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal Traditional medicinal plants used against diarrhea in Darjeeling hills of Eastern Himalayas, India 25-27 Jan 2013
6 UGC & DST WB sponsored National Seminar on Biotechnology for People: Applications and Awareness Department of Botany In vitro screening of antimicrobial activity of common medicinal plants traditionally used against diarrhea in Darjeeling hills 4-5 Dec 2012
PD Womens College
Jalpaiguri
7 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: Global Effort to Combat and Challenges Department of Geography Participated as a member of Advisory board 26-27 Nov 2012
Darjeeling Govt. College
8 National Conference on Biology & Bioinformatics of Economically Important Plants & Microbes DRS Department of Botany 1. Screening of Antioxidant activity of lichens Everniastrum sp. and Cladonia sp. from Darjeeling hills 17-19 Jan 2012
University of North Bengal 2. Antibiotic sensitivity, heavy metal tolerance and carbohydrate fermentation profile of coliforms isolated from few lakes of Darjeeling
9 National Workshop on Bio-Physical Chemistry and Cancer Research Darjeeling Govt. College Participated as Joint Organising Secretary 29 Oct-2 Nov 2011
10 UGC sponsored Workshop on Method of teaching Microbiology at Undergraduate Level Department of Microbiology Participated as resource person 40600
University of North Bengal
11 National Conference- Diversity and Prospects of Microbial Resources Department of Microbiology 1. Antimicrobial & Antioxidant activities of lichen Usnea sp. Collected from Darjeeling town area 26-28 Feb 2010
University of North Bengal 2. Bacteriological Analysis of water samples from Mirik, Nakhapani&Jorepokhari lakes of Darjeeling hills

Seminar/Conferences / Symposium / Workshop Attended
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1 North Bengal: History, Society and Culture ABN Seal College, Coochbehar Participated as a delegate 26th Feb, 2016
2 Positive Discrimination of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe for National Development ABN Seal College, Coochbehar Participated as a delegate 16th Feb, 2016
3 Applied Microbiology: Microbial World North Bengal University Participated as a delegate 14th Mar, 2014
4 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: Global Effort to Combat and Challenges Department of Geography,Darjeeling Govt. College Participated as a member of Advisory board 26-27 Nov 2012
5 National Workshop on Bio-Physical Chemistry and Cancer Research Darjeeling Govt. College Participated as Joint Organising Secretary 29 Oct-2 Nov 2011
6 GOWB Sponsored Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology Department of Zoology & Molecular Biology & Genetics, Presidency College, Kolkata Participated as trainee 10-13 Feb 2010
7 Seminar cum Workshop on Bioinformatics University of North Bengal Participant 15-17 Jan 2010

Refresher Course/Orientation Programme Participated

 Orientation Programme:

  1.  Academic Staff College, University of Burdwan (Feb 04 to Mar 03, 1999)

 Refresher Course:

  1. UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Botany– Department of Botany, University of North Bengal (Dec 24, 2001 to Jan 14, 2002)
  2. UGC sponsored Eighth Refresher Course in Life Sciences (Botany/Zoology) – School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan (Feb 12 to Mar 03, 2004)
  3. UGC sponsored Sixth Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences- Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi ( Feb 09 to 29, 2008)

Research Project undertaken
  1. UGC Minor Research Project: Rs. 50000/- (2002-2004): Studies on the water microbiological properties of Mirik Lake
  2. UGC Major Research Project: Rs. 517000/- (2012-14): Studies on the microbial load on lake waters of high altitude locations of Darjeeling Himalayas
  3. UGC Minor Research Project: Rs. 420000/- (2015- continuing): Studies on the microbial load in Rasikbil lake located at Coochbehar District of West Bengal.;

Research training undertaken
1 GOWB Sponsored Workshop on Department of Zoology & Molecular Biology & Genetics, Presidency College, Kolkata Participated as trainee 10-13 Feb 2010
  Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
2 Seminar cum Workshop on Bioinformatics University of North Bengal Participant 15-17 Jan 2010

Membership in professional Organization
  1. Life member : Sikkim Science Society (SSS)
  2. Life member : Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  3. Life member : Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
  4. Life member : Eastern Himalaya Society of Spermatophyte Taxonomy (EHSST)
  5. Indian Society of Environmental Biologists (ISEB)

Research guidance
  • Masters thesis (dissertation): > 60 (Darjeeling Govt. College-NBU)
  • M. Phil. Thesis : 1 (Vinayaka Missions University)
  • Ph. D. Thesis : 1 (awarded), 2 (submitted), 1 (final stage) – North Bengal University

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