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Avishek Banik
VIDWAN ID: 115669

Dr Avishek Banik

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Assistant Professor | Department of Life Sciences
Presidency University
West Bengal
Expertise: Biology
ORCID 0000-0001-5029-2708 Scopus 55241170800 ResearcherID H-5072-2012
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52 Publications
6 Projects
1638 Scopus Citations
1469 CrossRef
7 Years 6 Months Total Experience
Publications
52 Total
Articles
44
Chapters
8
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Professional Recognition

AMI- YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD in Agricultural Microbiology
2019
Association of Microbiologists of India
Best Young Researcher National
2018
IRDP AWARDS
Post doctoral fellowship
2017
University of California, Davis, USA
Financial assistance of Rs. 150000 to conduct a symposium entitled “Gene-Edited Rice in India: Impact on Food, Environment and Society” at Presidency University, Kolkata, on November 17, 2025
2025
DBT-CTEP Management Cell, Biotech Consortium India Limited
Young Investigator
2023
IndiaBioscience
Editorial Board Member
2025
Scientific Reports (ISSN 2045-2322), Springer Nature

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THE ASSOCIATION OF MICROBIOLOGISTS OF INDIA(AMI)
Life member
Jan 2013
The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Life member
Jan 2019

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2016
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Assistant Professor
Mar 2019 – Present
Presidency University | Department of Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
Biology

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Scholarly Work

Sustainable Fungal Chitosan for Hemostasis: From Strain Optimization to Regulatory-Ready Patch Development
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator Grant: ANRF/ARG/2025/001383/LS
Amount: ₹87.16 Lac
Duration: 2026 – Ongoing
Physiological and chemical characterization of potential climate resilient bioenergy grasses (Arundo donax and Coix lacryma-jobi) and exploration of their root associated cyanobacterial population to capture atmospheric CO2
Other
Agency: Department of Bio-Technology Role: Co-Principal Investigator Grant: BT/PR60029/CCU/173/5/2025
Amount: ₹5,099
Duration: 2026 – Ongoing
Fungus-bacteria interaction
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹53
Duration: 2024 – Ongoing
Bacterial EPS
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: BT/PR48594/MED/32/934/2023
Amount: ₹5,376
Duration: 2024 – 2025
Tea microbiome
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: SRG/2020/000586
Amount: ₹2,662
Duration: 2020 – 2022
Rice microbiome
Completed
Agency: University Grants Commission Role: Principal Investigator Grant: UGC No. F. 30-509/2020 (BSR
Amount: ₹10
Duration: 2020 – 2022

Profiling and prospecting of bacteria algae protocooperation for heavy metal remediation

University RK University
Year 2021
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Scholarly Publications

9-Acridone-4-carboxylic acid : Crystal structure, immune-fluorescence detection of viral antigen and cell imaging studies

Journal Article
Year: 2014. Volume: 91 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 245-251 .

In Silico and in Vitro Studies of Fluorinated Chroman-2-Carboxilic Acid Derivatives as an Anti-tubercular Agent

Open Access
Journal Article
Folia Medica. Year: 2018. Volume: 60 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 601-609 .
Authors: Khushal M. Kapadiya; Yashwantsinh S. Jadeja; Avishek Banik; Ranjan C. Khunt
DOI 10.2478/folmed-2018-0034 Crossref Crossref: 11 Scopus Scopus: 8

Biological Nitrogen Fixation Mechanism and Applications

Book Chapter
Year: 2021. Pages: 137-151 .
Scopus Scopus: 9

Plant Growth Promoting Microbes of Rice and Their Application for Sustainable Agriculture

Book Chapter
Year: 2021. Pages: 27-40 .
Scopus Scopus: 2

First rhodamine-based “off–on” chemosensor with high selectivity and sensitivity for Zr4+ and its imaging in living cell

Journal Article
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. Year: 2013. Volume: 183 , Pages: 350-355 .
Authors: Ajit Kumar Mahapatra; Saikat Kumar Manna; Subhra Kanti Mukhopadhyay; Avishek Banik
DOI 10.1016/j.snb.2013.04.012 Crossref Crossref: 33 Scopus Scopus: 33

In Silico and in Vitro Studies of Fluorinated Chroman-2-Carboxilic Acid Derivatives as an Anti-tubercular Agent

Journal Article
Folia Medica. Year: 2018.

Characterization of halotolerant, pigmented, plant growth promoting bacteria of groundnut rhizosphere and its in-vitro evaluation of plant-microbe protocooperation to withstand salinity and metal stress

Journal Article
Science of The Total Environment. Year: 2018. Volume: 630 , Pages: 231-242 .
Authors: Avishek Banik; Pooja Pandya; Bhoomi Patel; Chirag Rathod; Maya Dangar
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.227 Crossref Crossref: 69 Scopus Scopus: 68

Dynamics of endophytic and epiphytic bacterial communities of Indian cultivated and wild rice ( Oryza spp.) genotypes

Journal Article
Ecological Genetics and Genomics. Year: 2017. Volume: 3-5 , Pages: 7-17 .
Authors: Avishek Banik; Upendra Kumar; Subhra Kanti Mukhopadhyay; Tushar Kanti Dangar
DOI 10.1016/j.egg.2017.06.001 Crossref Crossref: 6 Scopus Scopus: 14
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