Dr. Apurba Lal Ray
Department of Botany

Biography of Dr. Apurba Lal Ray

BIOGRAPHY

Mr Apurba Lal Ray (Apurba Anirban) is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Botany of Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 16 June 2016 to till date. He was a lecturer of this department from 17 February 2013 to 16 June 2016. He is now pursuing his PhD research at The University of Queensland, Australia from 01 October 2018. He completed his Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Master’s studies at the Department of Botany of University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2004 (awarded in 2006) and 2005 (awarded in 2009) respectively. His interests include: teaching, research and writing books.  

PUBLICATIONS

Abstract publications:

  1. Apurba Anirban, Hung Hong and Tim O’Hare (2021). Investigating anthocyanin and sugar development in purple pericarp sweetcorn. https://community.maizegdb.org/abstracts/mm2021/reports/see_updated_abstract.php?id=104&pin=XFhPZC
  2. Apurba Anirban (2020). Developing naturally nutritious purple sweetcorn. https://sites.google.com/view/nsaresearchshowcaseevent/home
  3. Apurba Anirban and Tim O’Hare (2020). Supersweet purple sweetcorn: breaking the genetic link. Proceedings 36(1), 6134; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036134
  4. Apurba Anirban (2020). Anthocyanin-rich purple sweetcorn development— a journey towards naturally nutritious healthy food.
  5. Apurba Lal Ray and Tahsina Rahim (2008). ‘Study of enzyme activities of mutants of Neurospora crassa induced with UV ray & leaf extract of Abroma augusta L’.
  6. Apurba Lal Ray, Mahbuba Akhter Jahan and Tahsina Rahim (2007). Study of mutagenic effect of Raulfia serpentina root extract and Momordica charantia fruit extract on Neurospora crassa fungus.

Article Publications:

  1. Ray AL (2019). Antifungal activity of Rauwolfia serpentina root extract against Neurospora crassa and genetic study of induced mutants. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 54(3): 241-246. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJSIR/article/view/42676
  2. Ray AL 2016. Genetic linkage of biochemical mutants of Neurospora crassa induced with ultraviolet radiation. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences 11(2): 08-11. DOI: 10.9790/3008-1102020811
  3. Ray AL 2015. Soluble protein contents of ultraviolet radiation induced mutants of Neurospora crassa. Jagannath University Journal of Life & Earth Sciences 1(1): 118-120.
  4. Ray AL and Rahim T 2010. Cellulase and xylanase activities of mutants of Neurospora crassa induced with leaf extract of Abroma augusta L. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 45(2): 151-154. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v45i2.5713
  5. Ray AL, Jahan MA and Rahim T 2010. Mutation in Neurospora crassa with leaf extract of Citrus aurantifolia and their soluble protein content. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. 19(2): 151-155. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJBS/article/view/8958
  6. Rahim T, Ray AL, SP Beauty and Gomes DJ 2009. Induction of mutation in Neurospora crassa with Ultraviolet radiation and evaluation of cellulase and xylanase activities. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 38(2): 201-203. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJB/article/view/5149

Other publications:

06 Science Fictions (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2013) and 03 Poetries (2002, 2007 and 2010) at Amor Ekushey Book Fair, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

CONFERENCE

  1. ‘Investigating anthocyanin and sugar development in purple pericarp sweetcorn’ at ‘63rd Annual Maize Genetics Meeting’ (virtual), 2021, USA. 
  2. ‘The development of naturally nutritious purple sweetcorn’ at Nutrition Society Australia (NSA) Conference (virtual), 2020, Australia.
  3.  ‘Anthocyanin-rich purple sweetcorn development— a journey towards naturally nutritious healthy food’ at QAAFI Annual Research Meeting (QARM), 2020, Australia.  
  4. ‘Supersweet purple sweetcorn: breaking the genetic link’ at ‘International Tropical Agricultural (TropAg) Conference’, 2019, Australia.
  5.  ‘Study of enzyme activities of mutants of Neurospora crassa induced with UV ray & leaf extract of Abroma augusta L’ at International Botanical Conference, 2008, Bangladesh.
  6. ‘Study of mutagenic effect of Raulfia serpentina root extract and Momordica charantia fruit extract on Neurospora crassa fungus’ at Annual Botanical Conference, 2007, Bangladesh.

AWARD

Awards:

  1. 'Discovery and Innovation Award' under '2020 Excellence Awards' from Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland on 02 Dec 2020.
  2. 2nd place in the QAAFI Annual Research Meeting abstract competition under ‘Nutrition and Food Science’ category on 01 Dec 2020.

Scholarships:

  1. University of Queensland ‘Research Training Scholarship’ (Tuition fee scholarship, Living stipend scholarship, Overseas student health cover) for Doctor of Philosophy research on 01 Oct 2018.
  2. ‘Government General Merit Scholarship’ for outstanding performance in the B.Sc. (Honours) Examination of 2004 (held in 2006), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.   
  3. ‘Primary School Scholarship’, ‘Junior School Scholarship’ of Bangladesh Government.

Achievements:

  1. Supervised Master’s thesis project entitled “Assessment of phytoremediation potential of wild and EMS induced plants’ (2018).
  2. Achieved research project grant from Jagannath University, Bangladesh in 2017 to conduct research project on ‘Molecular genetic investigation of EMS induced Brassica juncea heavy metal hyperaccumulator genotypes’.
  3. 2nd prize for acquiring fair theoretical knowledge on teaching methodology and showing good performance in Instructional Ability Test (IAT) as a Lecturer in Botany of Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka, 14 August 2011.
  4. Achieved prizes in reciting, speech and debating competitions during the studies at school, college and university respectively.

Life member of:

  1. Bangladesh Botanical Society (BBS), and
  2. Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association (DUBAA)

ACADEMIC

  1. Doctor of Philosophy research (ongoing), Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Australia, from 01 October 2018.
  2. Master of Science (M.S) in Botany, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka (session 2004-2005, exam held in 2008).
  3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Honours in Botany, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka (session 2000-2004, exam held in 2006).

EXPERIENCE

  1. Assistant Professor (16 Jun 2016 – present)

Department of Botany, Faculty of Life and Earth sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka

  1. Lecturer (17 Feb 2013 – 16 Jun 2016)

Department of Botany, Faculty of Life and Earth sciences, Jagannath University, Dhaka

  1. Lecturer (16 Mar 2011 – 31 Jan 2013)

Department of Botany, Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka

  1. Lecturer (18 August 2009 – 30 November 2010)

Department of Botany, Cambrian College, Dhaka

Contact

Department of Botany

Jagannath University

9-10 Chittaranjan Avenue

Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh.

Phone: +8801552643814

E-mail: apurba.anirban@bot.jnu.ac.bd

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