Dr. Koel Mukherjee

B. Tech, M. Tech (Bioinformatics), Ph.D. (Computational Biology)

Date of Joining: 18th September, 2009
  • Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology BIT Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand
  • 0651-2276223
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    7739252809

Research Areas

  • Enzyme technology and Informatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Drug Designing & delivery system,
  • MD simulation,
  • DNA-Protein interaction study
  • Nanobiotechnology

Work Experience

  • Teaching: 16 Years
  • Research: 15 Years
  • Industry: 10 Years
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Academic Profile

Award and Honours
Award and Honours

24

Total Award and Honours
Project
Project

8

Total Project

Leadership & Institutional Service

Teaching & Mentorship

Award and Honours

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Invited speaker in 9th International Conference on Ecotoxicology and Environmental sciences (ICEES 2025), 10-11th October 2025 organized by St. Xaviers College Kolkata.

Invited speaker in ChemBioSeasons 2025, Kalingrand, Russia, 14-18 April, 2025.

5 days Handson workshop on “Emerging Nanotechnology and its Applications” sponsored by IHFC-IIT Delhi and Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, BIT Mesra from 7-11th July, 2025.

Current Sponsored Projects

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  • Nanorobotic drug delivery system & Lab-On-Chip platform development. Budget 48 Lakhs. Sponsored by I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics, (IHFC) IIT Delhi, 2023-2026. (PI).
  • Institutional sponsored projects
  • Integrating System biology to bioprocess for the Industrial production of selected Polyols from agrowastes. Completed (2017-2018), UG/PG Grant BIT Mesra (50,000/-). (Co-PI).
  • Exploring the effects of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles on legume(s) under abiotic stress. Completed (2023-24), UG/PG Grant BIT Mesra (Nandini Singh, 30,000/-). (PI)

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

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  • A nanocatalyst-mediated process for improved pectinase production. Pragnya Biswas, Koel Mukherjee, Anushka Satpathy, Vinod Kumar Nigam. Application No. 202531100797. Filed 17.10.25, Indian Patent.

  • A multi-layer nanofiber scaffold for enhanced wound care and method thereof. Pragnya Sharan and Koel Mukherjee. Application No. 202531116917. Filed 25.11.25, Indian Patent.

  • A system for development of a bullet shaped nanofiber coated bio-robot for targeted drug delivery. Dr. Koena Mukherjee and Dr. Koel Mukherjee, South Africa Patent. Patent No. 2023/02064. (Granted, 31.5.23).

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  • Phytochemical-based nanofiber formulation and method of fabrication thereof. Shatabdi Basu and Dr. Koel Mukherjee. Indian Patent (Filled, 26.4.24). Application No. 202431031247.

  • ANNZYMIX: A machine learning-based system for predicting and optimizing pectinase enzyme activity. Ashish kumar, Dr. Koel Mukherjee, Anushka Satpathy, Dr. Vinod Kumar Nigam. Application No. 202531006309. Filed 25.1.25, Indian Patent.