Dr. Kaushik Sanyal

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ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751 023
Odisha, India

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ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751 023
Odisha, India

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8942958001

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sanyal.k@icmr.gov.in

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Educational Qualifications:

1. Graduation: B.Sc. in Zoology (Honours) from Berhampore K. N. College, under University of Kalyani, West Bengal in 2009
2. Post-graduation: M.Sc. in Zoology from University of Kalyani, West Bengal in 2011
3. PhD in Zoology from The University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2017
4. Post-graduate Diploma in Public Health Entomology from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan in 2022

About Profile:

Research Interests:

Public Health Entomology, Taxonomy (Molecular & Morphological), Vector Borne Disease Epidemiology, Insecticide Susceptibility, Xenomonitoring, Vector Incrimination, GIS Vector mapping, Climate Change, Kala-azar Elimination Programme, Malaria Elimination Programme, Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis.

Public Health Activities:

1. Efficiently performed the role & responsibilities of an Entomologist for West Bengal State (2017-2024)
2. Focal person for Kala-azar Elimination Programme of West Bengal State (2019-2024)
3. Actively participated in Malaria Elimination Programme of West Bengal State (2020-2024)
4. Actively participated in Planning & Monitoring of VBDs of West Bengal State (2019-2024)
5. Acted as a trainer in the Orientation training on Medical Entomology & Control of Vector Borne Diseases for the post-graduate students of Community Medicine (2019-2023)
6. Experienced in Kala-azar Management Information System (KAMIS), Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP-VBD), Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) data analysis & it’s management (2018-2024)

Research Experience:

1. Junior Research Fellow, in Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Cell, West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of West Bengal in the “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sericulture Development” project sponsored by Central Silk Board, Govt. of India and coordinated by North Eastern Space Application Centre, Department of Space, Govt. of India. (January 2012 – July 2012)
2. Project Assistant, under DST-PURSE Programme, under supervision of Dr. Niladri Hazra, Associate Professor, Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan. (July 2012 – April 2014)
3. Project Assistant, under SERB (DST) Project, Govt. of India entitled “Biodiversity and biogeographical patterns of non-bitting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in streams of the Sikkim of Himalaya Hotspot” under supervision of Dr. Niladri Hazra, Associate Professor, Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan. (April 2014 – July 2017)
4. District Entomologist, under Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal, posted at Murshidabad District CMOH Office, West Bengal. (July 2017 – June 2019)
5. State Entomologist (NVBDCP), under West Bengal Health & Family Welfare (Public Health) Department, Govt. of West Bengal, posted at Swasthya Bhawan, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal. (June 2019 – January 2024)

Membership:

1. The Zoological Association, The University of Burdwan, Life-time Member.
2. The Indian Science Congress Association, Life-time Member.
3. Indian Society for Malaria and Other Communicable Disease (ISMOCD), Life-time Member.
4. Society of Medical Arthropodology (S.O.M.A.), Life-time Member.

Honors & Awards:

1. Awarded 1^st Position for the Best Poster Presentation at the National Seminar on Vector Biology and Control with Innovative Approaches in Prevention and Control of Dengue organized jointly by Absolute Human Care Foundation, India and Surendranath College, Kolkata, Wes Bengal, India on 12^th December, 2023.
2. National Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2017, DST-SERB, Government of India.
3. National E-Governance Award (Silver Award) under the category of “Innovative use of GIS Technology in e-Governance”, 2015, Government of India.
4. Awarded 3^rd Position for the Best Poster Presentation at the National Conference on Challenges in Biodiversity and Resource Management organized by University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India on 26^th - 27^th February, 2013.
5. West Bengal Government Merit-cum-Means Scholarship, 2009-2011, University of Kalyani.

Training & Workshop:

1. Several National & International Level Meeting on Kala-azar Elimination Programme (KAEP), Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (ELF), Malaria Elimination Programme (MEP), Cross-border Malaria Elimination attended and represented the State of West Bengal as a State Entomologist (NVBDCP) from 2019-2024.
2. International Level Online Course on “GIS in Malaria Vector Surveillance”, organized jointly by the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) and the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University from 1^st – 5^th August, 2022 on virtual mode.
3. National Level Training on “Vector Surveillance in Kala-azar Elimination Programme”, organized by WHO Country Office for India in collaboration with ICMR-RMRIMS, Patna and National Centre for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC), Govt. of Bihar & MoH&FW, Govt. of India from 18^th July – 19^th July, 2022 at Patna, Bihar, India.
4. International Level Training on “The APMEN - 3rd International Malaria Vector Surveillance for Elimination (MVSE) Course”, organized by Department of Zoology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan and supported by Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) from 3^rd – 15^th July, 2022 at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
5. State Level Online Training on “Short term Course in Remote Sensing and GIS”, organized by Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal from 7^th – 20^th April, 2022 on virtual mode.
6. National Level Training on “Malaria & other Vector Borne Diseases Entomology”, organized by National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) in collaboration with Centre for Health Research and Innovation (CHRI) from 28^th March – 1^st April, 2022 at NCVBDC HQ, New Delhi, India.
7. National Level Online Training Workshop on “Vector Borne Diseases: Surveillance, Biology & its Control”, organized by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with Centre for Medical Entomology and Vector Management (CME & VM) from 14^th – 18^th February, 2022 on virtual mode.
8. State Level Hands on Training on “Entomology & Integrated Programme updates of Vector Borne Diseases”, organized by Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (STM) and supported by World Health Organization (WHO), India and NVBDCP & IDSP Unit, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal from 8^th – 11^th June, 2019 at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
9. Workshop on “Advances in Biotechnology and its Applications in Conservation Biology” organised by Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences, Dehra Dun; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun and Northern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun, India on 16^th - 17^th October, 2014.
10. Hands-on Training on “DNA Barcoding and its Applications” organized by Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences, Dehra Dun; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun and Northern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun, India on 13^th - 15^th October, 2014.
11. Training Programme organized in connection with the National Conference on Challenges in Biodiversity and Resources Management, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India on 26^th - 27^th February, 2013.

Project Undertaken:

1. A research study has been undertaken under NHM on “Leishmaniasis: Study about vector bionomics and efficacy of IRS in bringing down the vector density, West Bengal” as a Co-PI, Department of H&FW, Swasthya Bhawan, Govt. of West Bengal, 2021-2023.

Publications:

1. Banerjee, K. Sanyal, P.K. Srivastava, K. Baruah, S. Bhaduri, S. Niyogi and D. Maji (2021). Predominance of Aedes albopictus over Aedes aegypti and abundance of large outdoor breeding sites: Reset priorities of dengue vector control strategies in West Bengal. WHO Dengue Bulletin. Volume 42: 152-164. ISSN 0250-8362.
2. Hazra, S. Brahma and K. Sanyal (2016). New species of Rheotanytarsus Thienemann and Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) from Darjeeling–Sikkim Himalaya, India, with Revised Keys to the Adult Males and Pupae of the Species of the Oriental Region. Psyche. Volume 2016 (Article ID 5924521): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5924521.
3. Hazra, K. Sanyal and S. Brahma (2016). New records of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.). Volume 52: 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00379271.016.1149439.
4. Sanyal and N. Hazra (2016). A New Species of the Genus Procladius Skuse (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodiini) from India. Far Eastern Entomologist. Volume 319: 17–24.
5. Sanyal and N. Hazra (2015). Biodiversity and Conservation of Chironomidae (Diptera) in the Eastern Region of the Himalayan Hotspot. In: Biodiversity & Livelihood (Eds. Sanyal, Gupta & Manna), Proceedings of National Conference on Biodiversity, Kolkata. pp. 111-121.
6. Sanyal, A. Dey and N. Hazra (2014). Chironomids (Diptera) as Model Organisms: An Appraisal. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Challenges in Biodiversity and Resource Management, Kalyani. pp. 188-196.