Dhruba Chand Halder College
Dhruba Chand Halder College

Dr. Rupa Acharya

Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Specialization : Mycology and Plant Pathology
Designation : Assistant Professor
Dr. Rupa Acharya's Profile

Name: Dr. Rupa Acharya
Designation: Assistant Professor
Specialization: Mycology and Plant Pathology
M.Sc.: University of Calcutta, 1992
Ph.D: Jadavpur University, 2002
Mobile number: 9831179103
Contact: rupaacharya69@yahoo.co.in
Present Position
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Dhruba Chand Halder College (2010 – Present)
Teaching Experience
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Professional Activities
  • In College:
    • Member of Hostel Sub Committee
    • Member of Routine Subcommittee
    • Member of NSS Subcommittee
  • Outside College:

A) Organized Awareness Programme on:
i) “Stress Management for Betterment of Life Students” – Speaker: Dr. Subhrungshu Aditya on 18/5/2018 at Dhruba Chand Halder College
ii) “Food Habit and Cancer” – Speaker: Dr. Sankar Nath on 3rd December, 2014 at Dhruba Chand Halder College

Seminar/Conference/Workshop Attended
Name of the Seminar/Conference/Symposia/Workshop Name of the Sponsoring Agency Place and Date
National Level Seminar on “Bioresource and Human Welfare” Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata 20-21st January, 2011
State Level Seminar on “Mental Health and Physical Fitness: A Key to Peaceful Life” Dhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat 26th January, 2011
National Seminar on Proteomics in Plant Science Centre of Advanced Study, Dept of Botany, Calcutta University 9th March, 2012
Cryptogams: The Key Contributor to Ecosystem (Poster Presentation: Disease Calendar: An Important Tool to Restore Ecosystem) Phycology Laboratory, Dept of Botany, CAS 7th December, 2012
Integration of MAPs on Rural Development and Prosperity, 2013 (Poster Presentation: Disease Calendar of Medicinal Plants: A Cost-Effective Tool for Proper Disease Management) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India and ICAR at Anand Agriculture University 22nd – 23rd January, 2013
International Symposium on the Role of Fungi and Microbes in the 21st Century – A Global Scenario Indian Mycological Society, Kolkata 20-22nd February, 2014
Unit Modification and Clustering: A Target Towards Sustainability of Low-Income Group Rural People of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal DCHC, Dept of Economics  
Green Audit: An Important Impetus of Plant Science in the Present Day Scenario Bidhan Nagar Govt. College, Dept of Botany 6th August, 2016
Two Simple Additional Measures to Make Plant Sciences More Attractive to the Aspirants Bidhan Nagar Govt. College, Dept of Botany 6th August, 2016
Green Survey: A Prime Approach Towards Environmental Sustainability Viswabhatari University, Dept of Botany 16th March, 2017
Biocultivation: Turning Back to Past Raidighi College 27th March, 2018
Short Term Course

Soft Skill Development and Conflict Management at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan from 27th April, 2016 – 4th May, 2016

Delivered Talk On
  • “Food Security and GM Crop” at Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith on 11th December, 2013
  • “Food Health and Mind” at Dhruba Chand Halder College on 26th November, 2014
Membership of Academic Societies
  • Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association
  • Life Member of Indian Mycological Society
  • Life Member of Botanical Society of Bengal
Research Experience

Research Project Carried Out:

Title of the Project Name of the Funding Agency Duration Remarks
Survey, Identification, and Data Bank Preparation of Fungal Diseases of Medicinal Plants of Coastal West Bengal UGC, Ref. No. F. PSW-033/11-12 9 (ERO) dt. 8/8/2011 8th August, 2011 – 7th August, 2013 Completed Successfully
Publications

Paper:

  • Nitric oxide functions as a signal in induced systemic resistance, Acharya, K., Chandra, S., Chakraborty, N., and Acharya, R., Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection: 44:14, 1335-1342, 2011
  • Signaling role of nitric oxide in the induction of Plant Defence by exogenous application of abiotic inducers. Acharya, K., Chakraborty, N., Dutta A. K., Sarkar, S., and Acharya, R., Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection: 44:15, 1501-1511, 2011
  • First Report of Fusarium semitectum Berkeley and Ravanel as a Foliar Pathogen of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. In India. Proceedings in International Symposium on Role of Fungi and Microbes in the 21st Century Global Scenario on 20-22nd Feb, 2014

Abstract:

  • Disease Calendar: An Important Tool to Restore Ecosystem. Acharya, R. In National Seminar on ‘Cryptogams – The Key Contributors to Ecosystem’. Organized by Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, CAS, University of Calcutta, 7th December, 2012
  • Disease Calendar of Medicinal Plants: A Cost-Effective Tool for Proper Disease Management. Acharya, R., National Conference on Integration of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Rural Development and Prosperity. Organized by Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India, Anand, Gujarat on 22-23 January, 2013
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