Dr. Amirul Mallick
Current Position: Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences (2014-to date)
Ph.D (Biotechnology): Research area: Molecular Immunology, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India (2003-2008)
MVSc/DVM (Microbiology and Immunology): CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, UP, India (2001-2003)
BVSc and AH (Veterinary Medicine): West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India (1996-2001)
Post doctoral research: Molecular Targeting and Biotherapeutics Lab, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada (2010-2014)
Post doctoral research: Dept of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, ON, Canada (2008-2010)
Awards and Honors
Recipient of "21st International Vaccine Institute (IVI) (Seoul, S. Korea) Course Fellow" award 2022:
ICMR-DHR International Fellowship (2020 and 2022):
National Nomminee-Committee for Control And Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) (Govt. of India)(2018-):
SERB Early Career Research Award (2016):
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship (CBCF)(2012):
International Travel Award from ICI and Canadian Society for Immunology(CSI)(2010):
Senior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific and Ind. Res.(CSIR), New Delhi (2006):
Post Graduate merit scholarship from CSA University of Agrl. and Technol, Kapnur (2001):
National Merit Scholarship from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (1996):
Funded Projects (Completed/ongoing)
(Ongoing) Multimodal Photocatalytic Therapy Based on NIR-Active Perovskite-Peptide Nanocomposites for Hard-To-Treat Lung Biofilm Infection. STARS MHRD, Govt of India (2023-2026)
(Ongoing) Bioengineering Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles (BEVs) as a multifunctional oral delivery platform for biomedical applications. SERB-CRG, Govt of India (2023-2026)
(Ongoing) Developing a multi-compartment mathematical model for understanding the immune-senescence in adults. SERB TARE Program (2023-2026)
(Ongoing) Assessing the immuno-therapeutic potential of type III interferons-IFNs (IFN-lambda) against Type A Influenza virus infections in chicken and murine model. Dept. of Biotechnology (2021-2024)
(Ongoing) Campylobacter jejuni Outer Membrane Vesicles: Role in Host-Pathogen Interaction and vaccine perspectives in chicken and murine model. Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (2021-2024)
(Completed) Assessing anti-viral potential of nano-particle treated Plywood and Laminated products. Century Plyboard (I) Ltd, Kolkata (2021-2024)
(Ongoing) Reproductive Toxicity Study of a test compound by splenic lymphocyte sub-population analysis (Krish Biotech Research Pvt Ltd, Kalyani, Nadia, India) (20222023)
(Completed) Anti-viral efficacy of a paper-based biocidal disinfectant coating.Indian Tobacco Corporation Ltd (ITC) India (2020-2021):
(Completed) Studying the mechanism of host adaptation by Campylobacter jejuni and developing strategies to control enteric commensalism in chicken. Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (2018-21)
(Completed) Strategy for developing a safe and effective control measure against Avian Influenza in chicken: live vector-based mucosal vaccine approach. DST SERB, Govt. of India (2016-2019)
