▪ Ph.D.: (June 2018 – June 2023) Department of Microbiology, The University of Burdwan,
West Bengal, India.
▪ Ph.D. Supervisor: Dr. Pradipta Saha, Associate Professor, and Head, Department of
Microbiology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
▪ Ph.D. thesis title: Exploration of p-nitrophenol degrading aquatic bacteria from selected
water bodies of West Bengal
▪ Master of Science: Botany (2016), Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan,
W.B, India, with CGPA 8.71. Rank 3rd
▪ Bachelor of Science: Botany (Honours) (2014), Burdwan Raj College, affiliated to the
University of Burdwan. 74%. Rank 6th
▪ Higher Secondary (10+2) in 2010, W.B.C.H.S.E, Burdwan C.M.S High School, Burdwan,
WB, India.
▪ Secondary School Examination in 2008, W.B.B.S.E, Jotsadi High School, Burdwan, WB,
India.
Qualified CSIR NET-JRF, held in Dec 2017 (conducted jointly by the CSIR & UGC,
New Delhi).
Qualified CSIR NET-LS, held in Dec 2016 (conducted jointly by the CSIR & UGC, New
Delhi).
Qualified CSIR NET-LS, held in June 2017 (conducted jointly by the CSIR & UGC, New
Delhi).
Qualified Graduate aptitude test (GATE 2017) conducted by Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), India
Qualified WBSET-2017.

• Ph.D.- Microbiology
• M.Sc.- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

• Microbial degradation of xenobiotic compounds
• Microbial diversity.
• Bacterial Chemotaxis
• Computer Aided Drug Designing

▪ Microbial degradation of xenobiotic compounds
▪ Microbial diversity.
▪ Bacterial Chemotaxis
▪ Computer Aided Drug Designing

• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. “Chemotactic response of p-nitrophenol
degrading Pseudomonas asiatica strain PNPG3 through phenotypic & genome
sequence based in silico studies” 3 Biotech (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-
023-03809-3 . (IF 2.893).

• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. “P-Nitrophenol decolorization and draft genome
sequence of Pseudomonas sp. strain PNPG3: A preliminary study report’’. Journal of
Environmental Biology. (2023). (IF 0.7). http://doi.org/10.22438/jeb/44/4/MRN-5061
• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. “Functional, and phylogenetic analysis of
maleylacetate reductase of Pseudomonas sp. strain PNPG3: An in-silico approach’’.
Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences (2022): 1331 – 1343. (IF
0.46). http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(6).1331.1343
• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. "Evidence of p-nitrophenol Biodegradation and
Study of Genomic Attributes from a Newly Isolated Aquatic Bacterium Pseudomonas
asiatica Strain PNPG3." Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal
(2022): 1-18. (IF 2.96). https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2022.2159321
• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. “Microbial biodegradation of nitrophenols and
their derivatives: A Review”. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural
Sciences (2022): 743-766. (IF 0.46). http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(4).743.766
• Alam, Sk Aftabul, and Pradipta Saha. "Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by a member
of the genus Brachybacterium, isolated from the river Ganges." 3 Biotech 12.9 (2022):
1-10. (IF 2.893). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03263-7

• Sk Aftabul Alam and Pradipta Saha (2020). “Isolation, Characterization and Chemotaxis of p-nitrophenol degrading bacteria from waterbody of West Bengal”. Present and Future strategies to combat emerging and reemerging contagious disease, organized by Department of Microbiology, The University of August 16-18, 2020.
• Sk Aftabul Alam and Pradipta Saha (2019). “Isolation and Characterization of a nitroaromatic compound degrading bacterial strain isolated from a waterbody of Burdwan: A preliminary Report”. Book published by 4^th regional science and Technology congress (Western Region), 2019, west Bengal. (Presentation). December 9-10,
• Sk Aftabul Alam and Pradipta Saha (2019). “Isolation of nitroaromatic degrading bacteria from Ganges and waterbody of Burdwan: A preliminary Report”. Book published by 2^nd International Conference on Frontiers in Biological, Environment and Medical Sciences. (Presentation). March 7-9, 2019.

Ph.D. Thesis (2018-2023)- on Exploration of p-nitrophenol degrading aquatic bacteria from selected water
bodies of West Bengal
• Microbial population study, Microbial genomics study.
• Genomic DNA extraction, and sequencing.
• Study of Biodegradation of xenobiotics, chemotaxis.
• Agarose gel electrophoresis, PCR amplification.
• Chromatographic separation techniques.
• Spectroscopies, Microscopies.
• Bioinformatics-based genome and proteome analysis.
• Bioinformatics tool knowledge- PyRx, Discovery Studio 2021 client, UCSF chimera, MEGA11.

• • One-week online ‘Faculty Development Programme on Educational Video Creation (E-
  Content Development)’ Organized by Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Arts, Commerce

  and Science College, Saoli Dist- Chandrapur (M.S.). (12.06.2020- 18.06.2020)
  • HPLC MASS TECHNOLOGY organized by HPLC Mass Faculty, Department of
  Applied Chemistry, karuna Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil
  Nadu, India. (01.07.2020- 04.07.2020).
  • ‘Training Program on competency Development in High-end Research Equipments’ in
  Biotechnology organised by Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of
  Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302. (25.04.2023-01.05.2023).
  • An Academics Toolkit: 40+ AI tools for Teaching and Research organised by
  Assumption College, Kottayam, Kerala, India-686001. (19.08.2023-26.08.2023)

Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by CSIR (2018, July - 2019, August). (File no.
09/025(0263)/2019)