Dr D Chattopadhyay. Scientist G & Director, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine (ICMR-NITM) 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Debprasad Chattopadhyay PhD 2C Bosepukur Road, Flat 2A/B Block, Bakultala, Kasba, Kolkata 700042, India Designation: Scientist G & Director (ORciD: 0000-0002-7999-329X; Scopus: 7102873753) ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehrunagar Belagavi 590010 Karnataka, India. Landline: 0831-2475477-78. Mobile: 09433331293 Fax: 0831-2475479; E-mail: debprasadc.nitm@gmail.com; director@nitm.res.in Home Address: 2C Bosepukur Road Flat 2A/B, Bakultala, KASBA, Kolkata 700042. India Landline: 033-2441-5502; Email: debprasadc@gmail.com Date of Birth: 21 st September 1959. Nationality: India Educational Records: Examination Passed Year College/University Field of Study/Subjects Bachelor (B.Sc. Hon’s) 1980 Vidyasagar College, Siuri Botany (Hons), Zoology, Physiology Post Graduation (M.Sc) 1983 Burdwan University , Burdwan Botany (Specialization: Microbiology) Bachelor of Education 1986 Jadavpur University, Kolkata Life Sciences and Education Doctoral Degree 1989 Jadavpur University, Kolkata Pharmaceutical Microbiology (Science) PhD Thesis: Evaluation of antimicrobial potential of Methdilazine hydrochloride in vitro and in vivo. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Position and Employment with Research Experience: Period Institution Position Particulars of work done June1984- May1989 Dept of Pharmacy Jadavpur University JRF and SRF (ICMR) Antimicrobial activity of non-antibiotics in vitro and in vivo. 1989-1991 Dept of Pharmacy Jadavpur University Research Associate, CSIR Mechanism of action of phenothiazines. April 1991 - Dec1992 London Hospital Medical College, UK Overseas Fellow, British Soc for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Clinical trial of Fosfomycin in uncom- plicated urinary tract infection (UTI). 1992-1993 Statens Serum Insti- tute, Copenhagen Overseas Fellow Membrane acting phenothiazines. Mar-Dec 1993 Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Sr Research Associate, CSIR Phenothiazines: mechanism and its role in Immunomodulation. Dec1993- April 2000 Research Officer RMRC Port Blair & Dibrugarh Ethnomedicinal drug discovery, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of traditional medicine for antimicrobial hits/leads; Epidemiology and genotyping of viruses common in community; Validation of TM with its purity, safety, potency, mode mechanism f action and animal efficacy. 2000-2005 Sr. Research Officer ICMR-Virus Unit Kolkata 2005-2010 Assistant Director 2010-2015 Scientist E (DD) 2015-2016 Scientist F (Sr DD) Aug 2016- Till date Scientist G & Director ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi Research and Administration