Dr. Archana Ghatak
Assistant Professor
Dr. Archana Ghatak has fifteen years of experience in teaching Biochemistry, Enzymology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in School of Biotechnology, KIIT deemed to be University. Alongside teaching she is also involved in research on natural biomaterials, specially, novel biomolecules from gastropod invertebrates and their therapeutic, biomedical and diagnostic applications.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
B. Pharma-Tech from Jadavpur University, Kolkata / M.Tech in Biotechnology from Jadavpur University / PhD in Biochemistry from University of Maryland, USA
COURSE EXPERTISE
Biochemistry, Enzymology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology,
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Natural Biomolecules for application in Biotechnology
Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty-in-charge of Library (KSBT)
Awards and Achievements
- Visiting Research Associateship from Indiana University, USA, 2008
- Research Associateship from CSIR, India, 2006 – 2008
- Research Assistantship from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, USA, 2000 – 2006
- Department of Biotechnology of India Fellowship for M.Tech. in Biotechnology 1997 – 1999
Projects & Consultancies
- Isolation of adhesive mucus from snails collected from Eastern India and studies on their adhesive properties
- Purification and Biochemical Characterization of the Non Structural Protein 3 (nsP3) of Chikungunya virus.