Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls

Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls

Affiliated to University of Calcutta

Dr. Upala Saha, W.B.E.S

Qualification

M.sc., Ph.D.

Contact Details :

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Botany
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Teaching Experience :

More than two years of teaching experience in Government Colleges including Bethune College, Kolkata.

Specialization & Research Interest :

  • Specialized in Myco-Patho and Genetics with Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology. Research areas include pathogenesis and resistance mechanisms in plants, plant hormonal crosstalk and lipids in relation to plant susceptibility and resistance.

Research Interest & Publications:

  1. Upala Saha, Mrinmoy Mazumder, Amrita MukherjeeSefa ParveenBanani MondalSmriti Ranjan MajiDebabrata Basu; A critical analysis of phosphatidic acid mediated resistance response in Sinapis alba against Alternariabrassicicola. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 94, April 2016: 90-99.
  2. Upala Saha, Mrinmoy Mazumder, Amrita Mukherjee, Sefa Parveen, Banani Mondal, Smriti Ranjan Maji, Debabrata Basu; “A cDNA subtraction mediated identification of differentially regulated genes from resistant S. alba on challenge with Alternaria brassicicola”. Journal of the Botanical Soceity of Bengal, Volume 69, No. 1, June 2015: 11-17.
  3. Mrinmoy Mazumder, Srirupa Das, Upala Saha, Madhuvanti chatterjee, Kaushik Bannerjee, Debabrata Basu; Salicylic acid-mediated establishment of the compatibility between Alternaria brassicicola and Brassica juncea is mitigated by abscisic acid in Sinapis alba”. Plant physiology and biochemistry, Volume 70, 2013: 43- 51.
  4. U. Saha, M. Chatterjee, M. Mazumder, A. Bhattacharyya, S. Das, and D. Basu; “Role of Phospholipase D Alpha 1(PLD alpha 1) in Plant Defence Response Against Alternaria brassicicola”. Proceedings and Souvenir, Acharya P C Ray National Young Scientists’ Conference; February, 2012.
  5. A. Bhattacharyya, A. J. Debnath, M. Mazumder, U. Saha, S. Das, S. K. Sen and D.Basu; “Transcriptome Analysis of Anther Specific Genes of Sesame for the Identification of Anther Specific Promoters”. Proceedings and Souvenir, Acharya P C Ray National Young Scientists’ Conference; February, 2012.

SEMINAR/CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ATTENDED

  1. Presented poster; Upala Saha, Mrinmoy Majumder, Amrita Mukherjee, Banani Mondal, Swagata Ghosh and Debabrata Basu. “Temporal Increase of Phosphatidic Acid level results in resistance to Alternaria brassicicola and ABA response in oilseed mustard”, in the Centenary celebration International Symposium “Insight to Plant Biology in the Modern Era”, organised by Bose Institute, Kolkata from February 8-10, 2017.
  2. Participated in ‘‘Remembering Sister Nivedita; A Symbol Of Women’s Empowerment’’, state level interdisciplinary seminar organized by Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls, February 2017.
  3. Presented poster; Bhattacharyya S., Saha U. & Nandy P.* ‘‘Comparative Molecular Perception of Phospho-Enol-Pyruvate-Carboxylase From Rice And Common Ice Plant’’, in ‘Bio-Revolution And Progressive Life’ state level interdisciplinary seminar organized by Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls, December 2016.
  4. Poster presentation; Bhattacharyya S.*, Saha U. & Nandy P. ‘‘Potent Detoxifying Abilities in Dietary Plants’’ & Saha U.*, Bhattacharyya S., Roy R. & Nandy P. ‘‘Pesticides In Edible Plants: Environmental Consequences And Monitoring’’ in ‘‘Chemistry in human life- current aspects’’ UGC sponsored national level seminar organized by Departments of Chemistry and Microbiology, Gurudas College and IISER, Kolkata, December 2016.
  5. Presented poster; Bhattacharyya S.* & Saha U. ‘‘Perspectives Of Botany In The Traditional Literatures of The World’’ in ‘Women’s Empowerment and Higher Learning’, state level interdisciplinary seminar organized by Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls, December 2016.
  6. Participated in ‘‘Revisiting Perspectives of Sister Nivedita in This e-Era’’, state level one day seminar organized by Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls, September 2016.
  7. Participated in seminar on National nutrition week celebration, organized by the Department of Food and Nutrition, Sister Nibedita Govt. General Degree College for Girls, September 2016.
  8. Presented poster; U. Saha, M. Chatterjee, M. Mazumder, A. Bhattacharyya, S. Das, and D. Basu; “Role of Phospholipase D Alpha 1(PLD alpha 1) in Plant Defence Response Against Alternaria brassicicola” in the Acharya P C Ray National Young Scientists’ Conference held in February, 2012 at Presidency University, Kolkata.

OTHERS :

  • National Merit Scholarship (Scheme 2006, Serial No. in Merit List 22) from University of Calcutta in 2008.
  • First position in Hindu College in M.Sc. (Previous) Botany Examination held in April 2007.
  • First position in Hindu College in M.Sc. (Final) Botany Examination held in April 2008.
  • Third position in Poster presentation in Life Science in the Acharya P C Ray National Young Scientists’ Conference held during 17-18 February, 2012 at Presidency University, Kolkata.