Nilanjana Chatterjee
Department of Microbiology

Professional Exprience of Nilanjana Chatterjee

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Non-thesis MS research:Strategic Exploitation of Heme Acquisition by Gram-positive Bacteria from Human Host, under supervision of Dr. Zehava Eichenbaum, Department of Biology, Georgia State University (May2013–May 2014).

Graduate Research Assistant of Dr. Adam Wilson, Department of Biology, Georgia State University (August 2012 –December 2012). Research area: Virulence regulation of Bacillus cereus.

Research Assistant, “Assessment of microbial pollution and diversity of Escherichia coliand Shigellain freshwater resources in Bangladesh”,financed by The Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (July 2009 –July 2010).

MastersThesis: “An Assessment of Survival Potential of Shigellaspp. in LaboratoryMicrocosm by Employing Cultural and Molecular Techniques”under supervision of Prof Nils-Kare Birkeland of the University of Bergen, and Prof A.K.M. Sirajul Islam Khanand Prof. Humaira Akhter of the University of Dhaka.

Undergraduate Project: “Detoxification of Hexavalent Chromium by Immobilized Pediococcus pentosaceus” under supervision of Prof. Mohammad Mozammel Hoq of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

TA at Georgia State University:BIOL-2107: Principles of Biology, (Spring 2013 –present date)Taught Courses at Jagannath University:MIB-3104: Fundamental Virology, (2012)MIB-1101: Introduction toMicrobiology, (2012)MIBL-1107: Basic Techniques in Microbiology, (2012)MIB-2403: Microbial Physiology and Metabolism, (2011)