Malay Das

About

Dr. Malay Das did his Graduation and Post-Graduation studies in the Department of Botany, University of Kalyani in the years 1994 and 1999. He subsequently completed his Ph. D. studies from Bose Institute, Kolkata and was awarded the degree from Jadavpur University in 2005. He embarked his postdoctoral research training at the US-Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, Oregon, USA (2005-2008). He then worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Virginia Tech University, USA (2008-2009) followed by obtaining the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich, Germany. He then joined the Department of Biological Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata as an Assistant Professor (stage 1) in 2013, where he is currently working as an Assistant Professor (stage 3). He has been actively involved in research and teaching on diverse aspects of plant developmental biology, physiology, lingo-cellulose and stress biology. He has been serving as Associate Editors in many journals of International repute such as BMC Genomics, Frontiers in Plant Science and Advances in Bamboo Science. He is also an elected member of the Plant Tissue Culture Association of India (PTCA-I).

Employment

• Presidency University Assistant Professor (Stage III)
  2022 - Present
• Presidency University Assistant Professor (Stage II)
  2017 - 2022
• Presidency University Kolkata Assistant Professor (Stage I)
  2013 - 2017
• Helmholtz Zentrum, München Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow
  2009 - 2012
• Virginia Tech University Postdoctoral Fellow
  2008 - 2009
• US-Environmental Protection Agency National Research Council Associate
  2005 - 2008

Education

• Bose Institute - Centenary Campus Ph.D.
  2000 - 2005
• University of Kalyani M. Sc. in Botany
  1997 - 1999
• University of Kalyani B. Sc. in Botany
  1994 - 1997

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (33)

• Genome sequencing, de novo assembly and annotation of the commercially important bamboo, Bambusa tulda Roxb
  Scientific Data 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-026-06679-5
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• Genome sequencing, de novo assembly and annotation of the commercially important bamboo, Bambusa tulda Roxb
  2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.19.665512
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• Identification, expression analyses of APETALA1 gene homologs in Bambusa tulda and heterologous validation of BtMADS14 in Arabidopsis thaliana
  Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-025-01569-3
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• Mycorrhization in trees: ecology, physiology, emerging technologies and beyond
  Plant Biology 2024 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13613
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• Editorial: Recent advances in tree genetics and genomics: where we stand and where to go?
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1338728
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• Genetics Behind Sexual Incompatibility in Plants: How Much We Know and What More to Uncover?
  Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00344-023-11005-z
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• Integrated application of morphological, anatomical, biochemical and physico-chemical methods to identify superior, lignocellulosic grass feedstocks for bioenergy purposes
  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113738
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• Role of metabolites in flower development and discovery of compounds controlling flowering time
  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.09.002
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• Bamboo and rattan - nature-based solutions for sustainable development
  The Innovation 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100337
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• Sustainable uses of bamboo by indigenous people with special emphasis on North-East India
  INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND NATURE INSIGHTS FOR SOCIAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY 2022
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