INVITED SEMINARS

2026:

1. Identification and characterization of a novel heavy-metal tolerant Microbacterium species capable of xenobiotics degradation. Mitra M, 39th Annual Conference of the Southern section of AOAC (ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL COLLABORATION) International, April 1st, Atlanta (Invited speaker)

2025:

1. Development of a Cost-Effective Minimal Growth Medium for Screening Bacterial Vitamin B Auxotrophs Capable of Xenobiotic Biodegradation, Mitra M, 38th Annual Conference  of the Southern section of AOAC (ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICALCOLLABORATION) International, April 2nd, Atlanta (Invited speaker)

2024:

1. Evaluation of novel bacteria for lignin and plastic upcycling. DOE’s ORISE VFP-Research track summer fellowship seminar at the Oak Ridge National Lab, Room 189, Environmental Sciences, Building 1505, Synthetic Biology group, 10th July  (VFP program seminar)

2. Identification and characterization of a new Microbacterium species from a contaminated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii TAP-agar plate. Invited speaker to deliver a special lecture on microbial genomics at the B.K. Birla College, Kalyan, Mumbai, India, 20th February (Invited speaker; virtual, Microsoft Teams).

2022: 

1. Whole genome sequencing of a novel bacterial strain isolated from a contaminated green-micro algal culture plate provides insight into its metabolome involved in heavy metal tolerance and xenobiotic biodegradation. Invited Speaker at the International Conference on Plants and Microbes: Health and Food, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India, 29th December. (Zoom, Invited speaker)

2. Identification and characterizations of two novel strains of bacteria that produce commercially important carotenoids and have potential to be used for bioremediation. Invited Speaker at  event National Science Day, Department of Botany, Centurion  University of Technology and Management (Bolangir Campus), Odisha, India, February 28th 2022,  (webinar). (Zoom, Invited speaker)

2021:    

1. Isolation and characterization of three novel bacterial strains from contaminated TAP (Tris Acetate Phosphate) media plates of the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Invited speaker at the 19th P. Chatterjee Memorial lecture at the Phycology Webinar 2021, organized by Probir Chatterjee Research Foundation and Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India, 28th January. (Zoom, Invited speaker)

2019: 

1. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (a pond scum/green yeast): A “Rock Star” Green Biology Teaching Tool. TenTalks, Innovations in Pedagogy, Tanner Health System School of Nursing Building, UWG, May 14th. (Invited speaker)

2018: 

1. Chlamy (“Green yeast”), a ROCK STAR Biology Teaching Tool. Wolf Science Café, Red Rock Room, Hudson Mills, Carrollton, GA, September 10th.(Invited speaker)

2016:

Importance of Undergraduate Research to students’ future careers. UWG Honors College class for freshman: XIDS 2002-What do you Really Know about The Honors College? Importance of undergraduate research in future career of STEM students.  UWG Biology Department, September 19th. (Invited speaker)

2015:

1. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis and photosynthetic pigment metabolism in the model green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii., The Centenary Lecture Series on “Emerging Trends in Plant Sciences” at the Department of Botany, Ashutosh College, Kolkata, India, December 22nd.(Invited speaker)

2. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis and photosynthetic pigment metabolism in the model green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. University of West Alabama, Department of Environmental Sciences and Biology, Livingston, AL, 29th October.(Invited speaker)

3. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis and photosynthetic pigment metabolism in the model green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. University of South Carolina, Department of Biology & Geology, Aiken, SC, March 20th.(Invited speaker)

2013: 

1. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis under different light irradiances in the model green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. COSM Dean’s seminar, UWG, 1st November.(Invited speaker)

2012: 

1. Employing functional genomics to study the regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolism in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Department of Plant Physiology, Humboldt University, Germany, 18th May.(Invited speaker)

2009: 

1. Approaches, Barriers and Supports in Biological Science Research. Doctoral panel on Research methods and approaches. Department of Education at University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA; October 3rd.(Invited speaker)

2. TLA1, a novel gene involved in the regulation of the chlorophyll antenna size in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Louisiana State University, LA, Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, 19th February.(Invited speaker)

2004: 

1. Carbonic anhydrase and carbonic anhydrase like genes and their roles in carbon dioxide concentrating mechanisms (CCM). Plant Biology Department, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India, 20th October, 2004.(Invited speaker)

2. Carbonic anhydrase and carbonic anhydrase like genes and their roles in carbon dioxide concentrating mechanisms (CCM). Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemical limited, Hydrogen research Unit, Hyderabad, India, 14th October.(Invited speaker)

3. Genes for the regulation of chlorophyll antenna size in photosynthetic organisms & its application in photosynthetic hydrogen production. Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemical limited, Hydrogen Research Unit, Hyderabad, India, 13th October.(Invited speaker)