Our Team

The brilliant minds operating at the intersection of immunology, microbiology, and biomaterials.

Dr. Surajit Bhattacharjee
Principal Investigator

Dr. Surajit Bhattacharjee, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics

Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, India

PhD in Microbiology and Immunology (Bose Institute, Jadavpur University) with 15+ years of research and teaching experience. Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.

Research expertise in Leishmania and bacterial biofilm-associated infection, animal models of Leishmanial infection, cell signaling, immune response during host-pathogen interaction, and antimicrobial drug discovery. Recipient of six extramural research grants as PI from DBT, DST-SERB, ICMR, and BIRAC.

90+
Publications
7
PhDs Guided
3
Patents
6
Grants (PI)
Full-Time PhD Scholars
06
Part-Time PhD Scholars
02
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Part-Time Scholar
Dr. Epsita Ghosh

Research focus area to be updated.

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Part-Time Scholar
Mr. Mihir Lal Das

Research focus area to be updated.

Project Fellow
01
Alumni & Former Members

Our alumni continue to make an impact across academia, industry, and healthcare worldwide.

Dr. Avik Sarkar
Postdoctoral Fellow (DST-SERB)
National Postdoctoral Fellow, DST-SERB
April 2017 – March 2019
Dr. Antu Das
Former PhD Scholar · 2018
Currently Postdoc Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, USA
PhD Awarded 2018
Dr. Manash Chandra Das
Former PhD Scholar · 2018
Currently Assistant Professor, Govt. Polytechnique College
PhD Awarded 2018
Dr. Chinmoy Ghosh
Former PhD Scholar (Co-supervisor) · 2019
Currently Postdoc, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
PhD Awarded 2019 · KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University
Dr. Sandeep Das
Former PhD Scholar
Currently Postdoc, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, USA
Department of Human Physiology, Tripura University
Dr. Shukdeb Acharjee
Former PhD Scholar · 2024
Currently Assistant Professor, Techno India University, Agartala
PhD Awarded 2024
Dr. Sanghamitra Goswami
Former PhD Scholar · 2025
 
PhD Awarded 2025
Dr. Chandam Ray Barman
Former PhD Scholar · 2025
 
PhD Awarded 2025