Dr. Samit Kumar Nandi
FELLOW, ELECTED 2018
Born in Goghat, Hooghly, West Bengal on 2 January 1967. B. V. Sc. & A.H. 1991 and M.V. Sc. 1993, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya; Ph. D. 2006, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences; Post Doc 2012, Washington State University, USA.
Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, W.B. University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 2015 to date.
Lecturer, 2000-06; Lecturer (Senior Scale), 2006-09; Reader, 2009-12; Associate Professor, 2012-15, Head, 2011-13 and 2018-21, Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, W.B. University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences, 2021 (Animal and Fisheries Sciences), DBT Tata Innovation Fellowship; DBT Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization award, 2013; DBT National Bioscience Award for Career Development, 2008; CSIR Technology Award, 2010; ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 2007; SAB Excellence in Animal Biotechnology, 2012; CSIR-CGCRI Diamond Jubilee Award 2010-2011; FSE Science Excellence Award 2015; IBRF National Teaching Excellence Award 2016; WBUAFS Best Teacher Award 2017 & 2018; Indo-US Forum Travel Support Award 2011; Late Dr. P. S. Khankhoje Gold Medal 2015-16 from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola; SAB Award for "Excellence in Animal Biotechnology, 2012
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry, Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery, Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research; Society of Applied Biotechnology, India; Member: National Academy of Sciences (NASI), Allahabad; National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, New Delhi
Research Areas: Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, Biomaterials in bone, cartilage, and wound healing Drug delivery
Address: Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Science, 37, Kshudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata 700037, W.B.; Radhakunja Apartment, 4C, 53/45, R.N. Guha Road, Golpark, Kolkata 700028, W.B.; [Tel: Off. (033) 25569234; Res. (033) 25793769; Cell: 9433111065; Fax: (033) 25571986; Email: samitnandi1967@gmail.com]
