Soumik Basu

Soumik Basu's work experience includes:

- Currently working as a Strain/Enzyme engineering Scientist at Epoch Biodesign since July 2022.

- Previously worked as an Assistant Manager at Ipca Laboratories Limited from April 2021 to July 2022.

- Worked as a Lab Manager, Operations and Quality Assurance at HLL LIFECARE LIMITED from December 2020 to April 2021.

- Served as a ROYAL SOCIETY NEWTON INTERNATIONAL FELLOW at the University of Oxford from March 2018 to February 2020. During this time, they worked independently on a project related to the characterization and experimental validation of anti-microbial proteins found in the Serratia genome.

- Worked as a PhD RESEARCH FELLOW at Bose Institute from November 2010 to April 2017. Their research focused on bacterial biodegradation mechanisms of various compounds, including nitroaromatic and phenylalkanoic acid compounds. Soumik also gained expertise in the biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and phthalic acid compounds.

Soumik Basu has a diverse education history. Soumik pursued a Postdoctoral Research degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Bose Institute, Kolkata, specializing in Environmental microbiology, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, and Analytical chemistry from 2010 to 2017. Before their doctoral studies, Soumik completed their Master of Science (M.Sc) in Microbiology from Acharya Prafulla Chandra College from 2008 to 2010. Soumik also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Microbiology (H) from Kalyani Mahavidyalaya, which they completed from 2005 to 2008. Additionally, they completed their 10th and 12th grades from Kanchrapara Harnett High School, though the specific years are not provided.

In terms of additional certifications, Soumik Basu obtained a certification in Quality Management Systems & Internal Audit in Medical Laboratories as per ISO 15189:2012 from Medical Education & Learning Point (MELAP) in December 2020.