Short Biography:
I have completed PhD in Aquaculture in 2019 from the Institute of Aquaculture of the University of Stirling, UK. My PhD focused on the evolutionary biology of the innate immune response of a salmonid gill epithelia to viral and bacterial agents toward improving health in aquaculture. I would like to ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Aquaculture | University of Stirling | United Kingdom | 2019 |
| Masters | Fisheries | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2005 |
| Bachelor | Fisheries | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2004 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, May 2024 | Currently Working |
| Associate Professor | Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 28, Jan 2020 | 29-05-2024 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 10, Apr 2013 | 27-01-2020 |
| Lecturer | Department of Fisheries, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 15, May 2010 | 09-04-2013 |
| Senior Research Assistant | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) | Laboratory for Environmental Microbiology, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Dec 2008 | 30-06-2009 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Rapid Diagnosis of Fish diseases | Development of mobile Lab for bacterial and viral disease diagnosis |
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| Epithelial barrier function | Modulation of barrier functions by PAMPs and pathogens
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| Fisheries Microbiology | Isolation and characterization of aquatic microorganisms Host-microbes interaction
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| Fish Molecular Biology | Gene expression Cell transfection
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| Aquaculture Virology | Virus culture, diagnosis, invitro transcription, host-virus interaction |
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| Fish cell culture | Primary cell culture Cell manipulation Cell transfection |
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| Fish immunology | Innate and adaptive immunity in fish Antiviral and antibacterial immunity in fish Phosphoproteomics |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Prevalence of Vibrio vulnificus in fish and shellfish | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Ilias Sikder | Fisheries Microbiology |
2013 |
| Masters | A study on Intensity of Formalin Used for Fish species of different fish market in Dhaka City, Bangladesh | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Oliur Rahman | Public Health |
2013 | |
| Masters | Microbiological quality of shrimp | Shankar Chandra Mandal | MD. SHAMIM AL MAMUN | Fisheries Microbiology |
2013 | |
| Masters | EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LIVE FEEDS (SPIRULINA, CERIODAPHNIA, TUBIFEX) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND FLESH QUALITY OF TILAPIA FINGERLINGS, OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Anwarul Islam | Aquaculture |
2012 |
| Masters | Haematology of male and female walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Naznin Nipa | Fish Vet and Nutrition |
2012 |
| Masters | Microbiological quality of fish | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Mahmudul Hasan | Fisheries Microbiology |
2011 | |
| Masters | Nutritional Composition of Dried Ribbon Fish and Bombay Duck of Different Sources of Bangladesh | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Jawhar Bala | Aquaculture Nutrition |
2011 | |
| Masters | HAEMATOLOGY AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF AIR BREATHING MUD EEL, Monopterus cuchia (HAMILTON, 1822) | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Nazmus Salehin | Fish Vet and Nutrition |
2011 |
| Masters | Effects of Salinity on the Growth and Survival of Pangas, Pangasius pangasius | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Shahin Kadir | Aquaculture |
2010 |
| Masters | Effects oF DIFFERENT LIVE FEEDS (SPIRULINA, CERIODAPHNIA, TUBIFEX) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND FLESH QUALITY OF KOI FINGERLINGS | Shankar Chandra Mandal | Anwar Hossain | Palash Das | Aquaculture |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Aquaculture | Profiling of innate immune genes of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus | Biotechnology Research Center, DU | 01-01-2020 | 31-12-2020 | |
| Aquaculture | Cooperative profiling of innate immune genes of healthy and diseased tiger shrimp Pepaeus monodon | UGC, DU | 01-01-2020 | 31-12-2020 | |
| Aquaculture | Assessing aquaculture production loss due to diseases | Center for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences | 01-07-2019 | 30-06-2020 | |
| Food safety | Intensity of formalin in fish from different fish markets of Dhaka city | UGC, DU | 01-07-2013 | 30-06-2020 | |
| Fisheries Microbiology | Molecular characterization of Aeromonas hydrophila from cultured freshwater fishes of Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology | 01-07-2013 | 01-06-2014 | |
| Fish physiology and Nutrition | Reproductive biology and nutritional quality of freshwater mud eel, Monopterus cuchia of different water bodies Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | 01-07-2012 | 30-06-2013 | |
| Fisheries Microbiology | Prevalence and Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus in fish and shellfish in coastal region of Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology | 01-07-2012 | 30-06-2013 | |
| Aquaculture | Effects of salinity on the growth performance and survival of Rohu (Labeo rohita) and Catla (Catla catla) fingerlings | Ministry of Science and Technology | 01-07-2011 | 30-06-2020 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Topic: Evolutionary development of innate immunity from aquaculture perspective Organizer: Network of Young Biotechnologists of Bangladesh (NYBB) Date: 12 February, 2022 Link: https://www.facebook.com/NYBByoungBB/videos/714900866587432/ |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | American Society of Microbiology | Member | 2024 | 31-12-2025 |
| 2 | Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows | Life member | 2024 | Life Time |
| 3 | Commonwealth Alumni | Member | 2018 | Life Time |
| 4 | Stirling University Alumni | Member | 2019 | Life Time |
| 5 | World Aquaculture Society | Member | 2018 | 2019 |
| 6 | Bangladesh Association of Advanced Sciences | Member | 2014 | Life Time |
| 7 | Jagannath Hall alumni Association | Member | 2010 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Md Shafiujjaman, Shankar Chandra Mandal, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Kozo Watanabe and Anwar Hossain : Environmental and human health risk of potentially toxic metals in freshwater and brackish water Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) aquaculture,
Environmental Geochemistry and Health , vol.46 , no.11 Springer , pp.477 , 2024
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Anwar Hossain, Md Al Zahid, Santonu Kumar Sanyal, Md Inja-Mamun Haque, Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, Shankar Chandra Mandal and Kozo Watanabe : Heterogeneous bacterial communities in gills and intestine of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and in water and sediments of aquaculture ponds in Bangladesh,
Aquaculture and Fisheries ELSEVIER , 2024
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S. M. Rafiqul Islam, Robel Ahmed, Farjana Sharmen, Md. Mobarok Hossain, Kallyan Chakma, Afroza Akter Tanni, Md. Ashikur Alim Akash, Mohammad Enayet Hossain, M. Shah Nawaz Chowdhury, AMAM Zonaed Siddiki, Anwar Hossain, Shankar C. Mandal, Keith A. Crall, Ali Rahnavard, SM Sharifuzzaman and Adnan Mannan : Genome sequence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infecting cultured black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in Bangladesh,
Microbiology Resource Announcements Am Soc Microbiol , pp.e01211-23 , 2024
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REZAUL HOQUE, MD. INJA-MAMUN HAQUE, MAHMUD HASAN, RANAJIT KUMAR, A.F.M. NAZMUS SALEHIN, RIPON KUMAR GHOSH, ZAKIUL ALAM and SHANKAR CHANDRA MANDAL : Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Aquaculture Production and Profitability in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Analysis,
Asian Fisheries Science , vol.36 , no.3 Asian Fisheries Society , pp.115--127 , 2023
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Md Zakaria, Santonu K Sanyal, Md Inja-Mamun Haque, Shankar Chandra Mandal, Kozo Watanabe and Anwar Hossain : Bacterial Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Associated with the Different Farming Systems of Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in Bangladesh,
Aquaculture Research (impact factor:2) , vol.2023 Hindawi , 2023
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Tanjina Akter Suma, Nushrat Alam, Sheikh Zahir Raihan, Md Al Zahid, Shankar Chandra Mandal, Fahrin Jahan Suchana, Ripa Kundu, Anwar Hossain and Md Abdul Muhit : Association of Antibacterial Susceptibility Profile with the Prevalence of Genes Encoding Efflux Proteins in the Bangladeshi Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus,
Antibiotics (impact factor:4.8) , vol.12 , no.2 MDPI , pp.305 , 2023
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Md Habibullah-Al-Mamun, Sanjida Akter Tanima, Bijoya Paul, Md Al Zahid, Md Kabir, Shamim Ahmed, Shankar Chandra Mandal, Anwar Hossain and others : Occurrence of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Residues in Farmed and Wild Fish in Bangladesh and Implications for Human Health,
Exposure and Health (impact factor:6.7) Springer , pp.1--13 , 2022
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MM Islam, A Hossain and SC Mandal : Impacts of Water Quality on Finfish and Shellfish Biodiversity in the River Meghna,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2022
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Shankar Chandra Mandal, Puja Boidya, Md. Inja-Mamun Haque, Anwar Hossain, Zubair Shams and Abdullah-AlMamun : The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish consumption and household food security in Dhaka city, Bangladesh,
Global Food Security (impact factor:8.9) , vol.29 , no.June , pp.100526 , 2021
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Shankar C. Mandal, Manfred Weidmann, Amaya Albalat, Emma Carrick, Bernat Morro and Simon MacKenzie : Polarised trout epithelial cells regulate transepithelial resistance, gene expression and the phosphoproteome in response to viral infection,
Frontiers in Immunology: Comparative Immunology (impact factor:7.3) , vol.11:1809 , pp.1-17 , 2020
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Bala, P., Mustafa, M.G. and Mandal, S.C. : Improved Growth and Nutritional Quality of Pangas Catfish, Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) by Enzyme Supplementation,
Aquaculture Studies , vol.20 , pp.133-142 , 2020
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Mandal, S.C., Kadir, S and Hossain, A : Effects of Salinity on the Growth, Survival and Proximate Composition of Pangas, Pangasius Hypophthalmus,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.48 , no.1 , pp.141-149 , 2020
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Sarder, H., T. Khan, M.L. Saha, N.J. Punom, S.C. Mandal and M.S. Rahman : Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from freshwater fishes,
Journal of Fisheries , vol.4(3) , pp.411-419 , 2016
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Hossain, M.J., A. Hossain, S.C. Mandal and M.S. Rahman : Impact of live tubificid worms on the growth and survival of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) reared in tanks,
Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. , vol.51(3) , pp.175-182. , 2016
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Kabir, M. A., Habib, M A., Hossain, A. and Manal, S. C. : Genetic diversity of olive barb (Systomus sarana, hamilton, 1822) from different locations of bangladesh,
Ribarstvo, Croatian Journal of Fisheries , vol.73 , no.1 , pp.6-12 , 2015
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Haque, M.M., A. Hossain, S.C. Mandal, M.S. Rahman and Z.H. Mahmud. : Prevalence, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fishes and shellfishes of coastal regions of Bangladesh.,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.121-129 , 2015
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Husain, M.A., A. Hossain, S.C. Mandal, M.A. Kabir and M.S. Rahman : Optimization of feeding frequency on the growth performance of thai pangas, Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878),
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, , vol.24 , no.1 , pp.83-90 , 2015
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Islam, M, D. A., Ahsan, S. C., Mandal and A. Hussain : Effects of Salinity Changes on Growth Performance and Survival of Rohu Fingerling, Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822),
Journal of Coastal Development , 2014
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Rohomania, T., M.L. Saha, A. Hossain, S.C. Mandal and M.S. Rahman : Microbial and proximate composition of fresh and salted hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.235-244 , 2014
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Kabir, M.A., M.S. Rahman, A. Hossain and S.C. Mandal : Proximate composition and microbial quality of three imported aquarium fish feeds in Bangladesh.,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.291-302 , 2014
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AI Pilot, KR Sumi, MR Sharkey, SC Mandal, Md Mokhlasur Rahman and MR Alam : Effect of different live feeds on the growth performance and flesh quality of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings,
International Journal of Life Sciences Biotechnology and Pharma Research , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.181-188 , 2014
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Salehin, A. N., S. C. Mandal and A. Hossain : Hematology of Air Breathing Mud Eel, Monopterus Cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) of Mymensingh and Kishoreganj Districts of Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.22 , no.2 , pp.127-134. , 2013
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Hasan, M., A. Hossain, S. C. Mandal and W. Haque : Effects of Transport Media and Duration on the Mortality and Physiological Responses in Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix Fingerlings,
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. , vol.22 , no.1 , pp.55-62. , 2012
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M Hasan, AFMA Rahman and SC Mandal : Fishing gears of northwest Bangladesh,
Journal of Science and Technology , vol.9-10 , pp.123-131 , 2012
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Mahmud, Z. H., A. C. Wright, S. C. Mandal, M. Hasan and M. H. Rashid, et. al : Genetic Characterization of Vibrio vulnificus Strains from Tilapia Aquaculture in Bangladesh,
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (impact factor:5) , vol.76 , no.14 ASM , 2010
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Hossain, A., S.C. Mandal, M.S. Rahman, M.M. Rahman and M. Hasan : Microbiological Quality of Processed Frozen Black Tiger Shrimps in Fish Processing Plant.,
World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences , vol.2 , no.2 , pp.124-128. , 2010
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Mandal, S. C., M. Hasan, M. S. Rahman, M. H. Manik, Z. H. Mahmud and M. S. Islam. : Coliform Bacteria in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis nilotiIcus of Shrimp-Gher, Pond and Fish Market.,
World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences , vol.1 , no.3 , pp.160-166 , 2009
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A Hossen, QTH Shubhra, SC Mandal, MZ Alam, MG Mustafa and D Saha : Effects of gamma radiation and freezing on the chemical and sensory changes in shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1978),
Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries Research , vol.13 , no.2 , pp.161-167 , 2009
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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MF Hossain, A Chowdhury, SC Mandal, A Hossain and MS Rahman "Screening of Probiotic Activities of Lactobacilli Strains Isolated from Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon)."
The 2nd AFSA conference on food safety and food security
2014
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MH Manik, SC Mandal, M Hasan, MS Rahman, ZH Mahmud and MS Islam "Prevalence and Characterization of Escherichia coli from Export Quality Frozen Fishes.."
International Conference on Microbiology
Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy of Science Journal, 2012
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SC Mandal, M Hasan, MH Manik, MS Rahman, A Hossain, ZH Mahmud and MS Islam "Survival of Vibrio cholerae O1 in trhe gut of climbing perch, silver carp and silver barb."
International conference on microbiology
, pp. 107-113. Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 2011
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Doctoral Bursaries from Charles Wallace Bangladesh trust | 2018 | United Kingdom | A small grant to support the PhD study |
| International | People’s Choice Award | 2018 | United Kingdom | 3MT thesis presentation, organized by University of Stirling |
| International | Gold Studentship from Primer Design | 2018 | United Kingdom | Selected as one of the best PhD projects in the UK |
| International | Santander Travel award | 2016 | United Kingdom | For attending a training at EMBL in Heidelberg Germany |
| International | Commonwealth Scholarship | 2015 | United Kingdom | For research in Aquaculture leading to the degree of PhD in the University of Stirling, UK. |
| Local | Dean's Award | 2008 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka for the excellent academic performance in BSc (Hon's) |
| Local | Graduate Scholarship by the University of Dhaka | 2007 | Bangladesh | For the excellent academic performance in BSc (Hon's) |
| Local | Graduate scholarship by University of Dhaka | 2002 | Bangladesh | For excellent academic performance in honors first year examination |
| National | Board Scholarship | 1998 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh for outstanding academic performance in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination |
| Local | Chitra Bhatrachariya Gold Medal | 1998 | Bangladesh | Awarded for excellent academic performance in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) |
| National | Junior Scholarship | 1995 | Bangladesh | Awarded for the excellent results in the Junior scholarship examination (Talent pull) |
Dr. Shankar Chandra Mandal
Professor
Department of Fisheries
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: shankar@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +880-2-9661925-7787