M.Sc., Ph.D.

1. Discovery of traditional knowledge on indigenous medicinal plants and medical practices
2. Molecular biology of medicinal and aromatic plants
3. Plant signaling
4. Computational plant biology
4. Lower plant biology for the understanding of land plant evolution
5. Ancient DNA research

Received Junior Research fellowship from Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India from January, 2004-January, 2005
Received Junior Research fellowship from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India from January, 2005-November, 2006.

Member, Governing Body
Vivekananda College

1. Working as Assistant Professor of Botany in Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur (19th December, 2014- present)
2. Worked as Assistant Professor of Botany in Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon (16th November 2006- 18th December, 2014).

NA

Life Member, Botanical Society of Bengal
Life Member, The Zoological Society, Kolkata
Life member, The Indian Science Congress Association.

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Research papers published
1. Pal AK, Mukherjee A, Pal S (2023) New records of parasitic Curvularia species from Indian Sundarbans and their phenetic studies. Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal 77(2): 10-18.
2. Pal AK, Mukherjee A, Pal S (2023) Morphology- based Phenetic relationships among the pathogenic species of Pestalotiopsis associated with Mangroves of Indian Sundarbans. Journal of Mycopathological Research 61(4): 503-517.
3. Mukhopadhyay M, Mukherjee A, Ganguli S, Chakraborti A, Roy S, Choudhury SS, Subramaniyan V, Kumarasamy V, Sayed AA, El-Demerdash FM, Almutairi MH, Şuţan A, Dhara B and Mitra AK (2023) Marvels of Bacilli in soil amendment for plant-growth promotion toward sustainable development having futuristic socio-economic implications. Frontiers in Microbiology 14:1293302. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1293302 [2022 IF: 5.2].
4. Roy BC, Shukla N, Gachhui R, Mukherjee A. (2023) Genome-wide analysis of glutamate receptor gene family in allopolyploid Brassica napus and its diploid progenitors. Genetica 151(4-5):293–310. [2022 IF: 1.5].
5. Hazra P, Roy S, Dolai A, Mukherjee A, Das A (2023) Diversity of Foliar Gall Insects and Its Associated Host Plants from the Eastern Himalayan Foothills, India. National Academy Science Letters 46(5):. [2022 IF: 1.1].
6. Mukherjee D, Saha D, Acharya D, Mukherjee A, Ghosh TC (2022). Interplay between gene expression and gene architecture as a consequence of gene and genome duplications: evidence from metabolic genes of Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 28(5): 1091–1108.
7. Roy S, Mukherjee A, Gautam A, Bera D, Das A (2022). Chemical Arms Race: Occurrence of Chemical Defense and Growth Regulatory Phytochemical Gradients in Insect-Induced Foliar Galls. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 92(2): 415-429.
8. Mukherjee A, Pal A (2021) Computational analysis of a Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) protein from Selaginella moellendorffii. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research 8(12): d348-d353.
9. Naskar N, Mukherjee A, Das A (2020) Predominance of cyanobacterial taxa and eutrophication in brackish water fisheries of Sundarbans: Evidence from several sites of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Research on Social and Natural Sciences 5(2): 7-15.
10. Habiba, Sarkar D, Haque ME, Islam MA, Mukherjee A and Sikdar B. (2019) Assessment of genetic diversity and phenetic relationships among some Bangladeshi cultivars of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using isozyme and protein profiling. Vegetos 32(4): 494-507.
11. Mukherjee, A. (2018) Computational analysis of HD-Zip transcription factor gene family from Solanum tuberosum L. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research 5(11): 557-561.
12. Mukherjee, A. (2018) Homology modeling and in silico characterization of an alliinase protein from Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 3(11): 45-51.
13. Mukherjee, A. (2018) Homology modeling and in silico characterization of an alliinase protein from Allium cepa L. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews 5(4): 104-109.
14. Mukherjee, D, Saha, D, Acharya, D, Mukherjee, A, Chakraborty, S and Ghosh, TC. (2018) The role of introns in the conservation of the metabolic genes of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genomics 110(5): 310-317. [2017 IF: 2.910].
15. Mondal, A, Sadhukhan, S, Mukhopadhyay, S, Khan, V, Pal, AK, Chaudhuri, KN and Mukherjee, A. (2018) Effect of arsenic-induced toxicity on seed germination of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek and Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper: A comparative study. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Section B – Botany 37(1): 1-12.
16. Majumder P, Singh SJ, Nair V, Bhaumik P, Mukherjee A, Ghosh P, Bhattacharya M, Ghosh S and Det SK (2017) Alliance of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) promoter gene polymorphism with chronic and aggressive periodontitis in Indian population. Meta Gene 12: 88-93.
17. Roy BC and Mukherjee A (2017) Computational analysis of the Glutamate receptor gene family of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 35(11): 2454-2474. [2016 IF: 3.123].
18. Alam SMM., Siddika S, Haque ME, Islam MA, Mukherjee A and Sikdar B (2016) Genetic diversity of some upland and lowland rice cultivars in Bangladesh using RAPD, ISSR and SSR markers. The Nucleus 59(1): 15-23.
19. Mukherjee D, Mukherjee A and Ghosh TC (2016) Evolutionary Rate Heterogeneity of Primary and Secondary Metabolic Pathway Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome Biology and Evolution 8(1): 17-28 [2015 IF: 4.098].
20. Mukherjee A (2015) Computational Analysis of a Cys- loop Ligand Gated Ion Channel from the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Molecular Biology 49(5): 742-754 [2014 IF: 0.718].
21. Mukherjee A (2015) Computational study of a bifunctional ent-kaurene synthase from Physcomitrella patens (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.: an insight into the origin of terpenoid biosynthesis in plants. Acta Botanica Gallica: Botany Letters 162(2): 139-152 [2014 IF: 0.479].
22. Mukherjee A (2014) Effect of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) on Root Growth of Allium Sativum. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences 4(1): 171-175.
23. Naskar N, Mukherjee A, Mukhopadhyay S and Naskar K (2013) Distribution and diversity of tapered blue-green (Rivulariaceae) in brackish water fisheries of Sunderbans, India. Indian Journal of Plant Sciences 2(4): 109-117.
24. Naskar N, Mukherjee A, Naskar K, Hassan MA and Mukhopadhyay S (2013) Studies on brackish water epiphytic algae from Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Research in Plant Biology 3(6): 31-41.
25. Mukherjee A and Roy SC (2013) Karyotype analysis of some species of Asparagales. Current Botany 4(2): 38-42.
26. Mukherjee A, Sikdar B, Ghosh B, Banerjee A, Ghosh E, Bhattacharya M and Roy SC (2013) Isozyme Variation in Some Economically Important Species of the Genus Allium L.(Alliaceae). Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants 19(3): 297-312.
27. Mukherjee A, Sikdar B, Ghosh B, Banerjee A, Ghosh E, Bhattacharya M and Roy SC (2013) RAPD and ISSR analysis of some economically important species, varieties, and cultivars of the genus Allium (Alliaceae). Turkish Journal of Botany 37(4): 605-618. [2012 IF: 1.6]
28. Mukherjee A. (2012) Homology modeling and in silico characterization of synaptotagmin 1 (SYT1) protein from Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Research in Plant Biology 2(6): 10-22.
29. Mukherjee, A. (2012) In silico prediction of three dimensional structure of a plant acetylcholinesterase. Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal 66(1): 21-28.
30. Mukherjee, A. and Roy S.C. (2012) Karyotype analysis of five species of Allium. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences 2(2): 374-383.
31. Mukherjee, A. (2012) The putative synaptotagmin protein encoded by the SYT1 gene of the picoplanktonic alga Micromonas is a novel member of C2-domain containing proteins: evidence from in silico characterization and homology modeling. International Journal of Biosciences 2: 36-52.
32. Mukherjee, A. (2011) Active Compounds from Ginger as Inducers of Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway: An in silico Prediction. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology 5: 109-113.
33. Sikdar, B., Bhattacharya, M., Mukherjee, A., Banerjee, A., Ghosh, E., Ghosh, B, Roy, S.C. (2010) Genetic diversity in important members of Cucurbitaceae using isozyme, RAPD and ISSR markers. Biologia Plantarum 54(1): 135-140. [2009 IF: 1.6]
34. Mukherjee, A., Roy, S.C., De Bera S., Jiang H-E, Li, X., Li, C-S., Bera, S. (2008) Results of molecular analysis of an archaeological hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) DNA sample from North West China. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55(4): 481-485.[2008 IF: 1.538]