Qualification Details

1. B. Sc. Hons. in Zoology
2. M. Sc. in Zoology
3. Ph. D from the Department of Environmental Studies, Visva-Bharati, India

Teaching Experience

• Durgapur Women’s College From 02.08.2017 to Till Date

Area of Interest in Teaching

• ZOOLOGY

Area of Research

• Zoology(Microbiology, Immunology)

Book Publications

• Patra, PK, Goswami, R. (2019). Fundamentals of Environmental Studies. Taurean Publications, New Delhi. ISBN- 9788194075684

Book Chapter Publication

1. Goswami, R., Padhy, P.K., Mazumder, S. (2017). Bacterial Arsenic Resistance Mechanisms: New Insights. In: Emerging Issues in Environmental Science: Concerns and Management. Padhy, P.K., Patra, P.K., Singh, U.K. (Editors.), New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-85503-77-1), pp. 187-193.
2. Sinha, D., Goswami, R., Bhui, I., Chakraborty, A.K., Banerjee, S.N., Balachandran, S., Chaudhury, S. (2016). Isolation and characterization of cellulolytic fungi from active anaerobic digester. In: Green Energy and Sustainable Environment. Chaudhury, S., Hazra, A.K., Balachandran, S. (Editors.), Akshar Prakashni, West Bengal (ISBN: 978-81-922916-6-6), pp. 28-35.
3. Chakraborty, A.K., Goswami R., Sinha, D., Balachandran, S., Chaudhury, S. (2014). Microbial activity and biochemical mechanisms inside an anaerobic digester: a review. In: Environica: Vol.1. Datta, J.D., Ghosh, A.R., Gupta, S. et al. (Editors), Levant Books, India and The University of Burdwan, India (ISBN: 978-93-84106-14-0), pp.- 85-92.
4. Mathew, A.K., Goswami, R., Banerjee, S.N., Chakraborty, A.K., Shome, A., Balachandran, S., Chaudhury, S. (2013). Comparison of biogas production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and salvinia (Salvinia cucullata). In: Book of Proceedings of IVth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. Ghosh, P.C. (Editor), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbay (ISBN: 978-81-928795-0-5), pp.- 1538-1543.
5. 5. Chakraborty, A.K., Goswami, R., Sinha, D. Banerjee, S.N., Balachandran, S. chaudhury, S. (2017). Biogas: viable green energy for the rural Indian population. In: Human Development and Sustainability- Challenges and Strategies. Sarkar, A.K., Ghosh, P.K. (Editors), Atlantic Publishers & Distributers (P) Ltd., India (ISBN: 978-81-269-2307-6), pp.- 360-372.

Journal Publication

1. Goswami, R., Majumdar, T., Dhar, J., Chattopadhyay, S., Bandyopadhyay S.K, Verbovetskaya, V., Sen, G.C., Barik, S., 2013. Viral degradasome hijacks host mitochondria to suppress innate immunity. Cell Research 23: 1025-1042. (Nature Publishing Group; Impact Factor: 44.1).
2. Goswami, R., Mukherjee, M., Chakraborty, A.K., Balachandran, S.., Sinha Babu. S.P., Chaudhury, S., 2016. Optimization of growth determinants of a potent cellulolytic bacterium isolated from lignocellulosic biomass for enhancing biogas production. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 18: 1565-1583. (Springer; Impact Factor: 4.3).
3. Goswami, R., Chattopadhyay, P., Shome A., Banerjee, S.N., Chakraborty, A.K., Mathew, A.K., Chaudhury, S., 2016. An overview of physico-chemical mechanisms of biogas production by microbial communities: a step towards sustainable waste management. 3 Biotech 6, DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0395-9 (Springer; Impact Factor: 3.1).
4. Goswami, R., Ghosh, D., Saha, D.R., Padhy, P.K., Mazumder, S., 2011. Effect of acute and chronic arsenic exposure on growth, structure and virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from fish. Microbial Pathogenesis 50: 63-69. (Elsevier; Impact Factor: 3.8).
5. Goswami, R., Mukherjee, S., Rana, V.S., Saha, D.R., Raman, R., Padhy, P.K., Mazumder, S., 2015. Isolation and characterization of arsenic-resistant bacteria from contaminated water-bodies in West Bengal, India. Geomicrobiology Journal 32: 17-26 (Taylor & Francis; Impact Factor: 2.5).
   6. Goswami, R., Mandal, S., Mandal, S., Padhy, P.K., Ray, S., Mazumder, S., 2014. Effect of temperature and arsenic on Aeromonas hydrophila growth, a modelling approach. Biologia 69: 825-833 (Springer; Impact Factor: 1.50).
6. Dhar, J., Rolando, C., Goswami, R., Zhu, J., Sarkar, S., Barik, S., 2015. 2′ -5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase-Like inhibits respiratory syncytial virus replication and is targeted by the viral nonstructural protein 1. Journal of Virology 89: 10115-10119 (American Society for Microbiology Press; Impact Factor: 5.4).
7. Mathew, A.K., Bhui, I., Banerjee, S.N., Goswami, R., Shome, A., Chakraborty, A.K., Balachandran, S., Chaudhury, S, 2015. Biogas production from locally available aquatic weeds of Santiniketan through anaerobic digestion. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 17: 1681-1688 (Springer; Impact Factor: 4.3).
8. Banerjee, C., Goswami, R., Verma, G., Datta, M., Mazumder, S., 2012. Aeromonas hydrophila induced head kidney macrophage apoptosis in Clarias batrachus involves the activation of calpain and is caspase-3 mediated. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 37: 323-333. (Elsevier; Impact Factor: 2.9).
9. Banerjee, C., Goswami, R., Datta, S., Rajagopal, R., Mazumder, S, 2011. Arsenic-induced alteration in intracellular calcium homeostasis induces head kidney macrophage apoptosis involving the activation of calpain-2 and ERK in Clarias batrachus. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 256: 44-51. (Banerjee, C. and Goswami, R. contributed equally in this work). (Elsevier; Impact Factor: 3.8).
10. Majumdar, T., Datta, S., Ghosh, D., Dutta, S., Chakraborty, A., Goswami, R., Mazumder, S., 2007. Role of Virulence plasmid of Aeromonas hydrophila in the pathogenesis of ulcerative disease syndrome in Clarias batrachus. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics 44: 401-406. (CSIR; Impact Factor: 1.476).
11. Bhattacharyya D., Goswami, R., Chaudhury, S., 2016. Composting ability and neurotransmitter enzyme activity of Eisenia fetida and Lampito mauritii exposed to fly ash (FA) amended lateritic soil. VERMECO 9 (1 & 2) (Bulletin of the Academic Forum for the Society for Earthworm Ecology & Environmental Research; ISSN: 0974:9152).