Saumen Kumar Maitra

Faculty Member

Saumen Kumar Maitra
Professor
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Department
Zoology

Area of Specialisation
Environmental Endocrinology

Reproductive

Physiology

Chronobiology

Date of Birth	6th April 1953
Qualification
Year		Degree	College/University
1972		B.Sc. (Hons. In Zoology)	Hooghly Mohsin College
1972		M.Sc. in Zoology	University of Burdwan
1982		Ph.D. in Zoology	University of Calcutta
1984-85		Post-Doctoral Research	University of Mainz, Germany
Research Projects
Research Projects: Eight Projects Funded by UGC, CSIR, ICAR, DST, WBDSTNES, & DBT Papers : Foreign Journals: 43; Indian Journals: 34; Review articles: 14 Books : 3 (2 Indian; 1 Foreign)
Teaching Experience
Two years in Visva-Bharati Seventeen years in the University of Burdwan Two years in Rama Krishana Mission Vidyamandira (a Degree College)
Awards and Other Academic Distinctions
A. Award/Prize/Recognition achieved 1. Burdwan University Gold Medal in 1974. 2. Dr. S. P. Basu Memorial Medal for Zoological Researches by Zoological Society (Cal.), 1981. 3. Young Scientist by the Indian Science Congress Association in 1981. 4. Fellow of the Zoological Society (Cal.) in 1984. 5. DAAD Fellowship by the German Academic Exchange Service in 1984. 6. GtZ Equipment Grant (~ 40,000 DM-) Award from the GtZ (Germany) in 1988. 7. Re-invitation Senior DAAD Fellowship (Germany) in 1990. 8. U. G. C. Career Award in Science Subjects (Govt. of India) in 1990. 9. Fellow of the Society of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology in 1996. 10. 'Prof. P. Govindarajulu Gold Medal', by the Society of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology in 2001. B. Scholarship/Research Fellowship received in academic career 1. National Loan Scholarship from the Govt. of West Bengal during 1972-1974. 2. Junior Research Fellowship from the C.S.I.R. (Govt. of India) during 1976-1978. 3. Senior Research Fellowship from the U.G.C. (Govt. of India) during 1978-1981. 4. DAAD Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service in 1984-1985. 5. DAAD Senior Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service 1990. 6. SERC - Visiting Fellowship from D.S.T. (Govt. of India) during 1994-1995. C. Membership and Portfolios in the Professional bodies a. President of the `Indian Pineal Study Group' (1997 -- contd.). b. Vice-President of the `All India Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology' (1999 -- 2003.). c. Joint Secretary of the `All India Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology' (1994 -- 1999.). d. Executive Committee Member of `Indian Society for Chronobiology' (1996 -1998). e. Executive Committee Member of `The Zoological Association, ' (1992-1996). f. Life Member of: (i) Indian Science Congress Association, (ii) Zoological Society, Calcutta. (iii) The Zoological Association, Burdwan. g. Nominated member of: New York Academy of Sciences.
Other Co-curricular Interests
Editorial Activity Member of the Editorial Committee of `The Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction'. Member of the Editorial Committee of `PAVO' -The Journal of Ornithological Society of India. Reviewer of "Journal of Pharmacology" (UK), "Ichthiologia" (Poland), "Journal of Biosciences", "Indian Journal of Experimental Biology", "Proc. of the Zoological Society (Cal)". Editor: The volume entitled: `Frontiers in Environmental and Metabolic Endocrinology' (with a Foreword by: Prof. Sir Brian K. Follette, FRS, Vice-Chancellor, Warwick University, U.K.) with 22 chapters written by international experts, 256 pages, 114 illustrations.
Any Other Information
Acted as Programme Coordinator of Refresher Course in Zoology Acted as Joint Programme Coordinator of Thirteenth Refreshers Course in Zoology held at the University of Burdwan during December 06-26, 2000. Acted as a Guest Faculty in Other Universities/Research Institutes Department of Endocrinology, University of Madras. Department of Zoology, H.N.B. University, Garhwal - Srinagar,. Division of Animal Physiology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar.