"Why is cholera vaccine not used in India?" delivered on January
13, 2014, at the Third Meeting
of the Initiative against Diarrheal and Enteric diseases in Asia (IDEA). January 14-17, 2014. Taal Vista
Hotel, Tagaytay City, Philippines.
"Introduction of oral cholera vaccine in India – Issues, challenges and
opportunities" delivered
on September 26, 2012, at the Second Meeting of the Initiative against Diarrheal and Enteric diseases
in Asia (IDEA). September 26-29, 2012. Meliã Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
"Ending the COVID-19 pandemic – Challenges & prospects" National Science Day Keynote Lecture delivered on February 28, 2023. Organized by the Department of Bioscience, Jhargram Raj College (Girls’ Wing), Jhargram, West Bengal, India.
"Snake, snakebite and its management" Special Invited Lecture delivered on February 28, 2023. Organized by the Department of Bioscience, Jhargram Raj College (Girls’ Wing), Jhargram, West Bengal, India.
"COVID-19 vaccines vs variants: Who will win the battle?" Invited Scientific Lecture delivered on December 6, 2022. Organized by the Department of Physiology and IQAC, Harimohan Ghose College, Kolkata, India.
"COVID-19 pandemic: The endgame" Keynote Lecture delivered on December 5, 2022. International Conference on "Dual Missions of Research and Teaching: A Holistic View of Higher Education". Organized by Research Cell and IQAC, Serampore College, Serampore, West Bengal, India.
"COVID-19 pandemic: When will it end?" Plenary Lecture delivered on November 18, 2022. Organized by the Department of Physiology, Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
"When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?" delivered on March 14, 2022. Organized by the Department of Physiology, Berhampore Girls’ College, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
"Emerging viral diseases: The Indian scenario" delivered on January 7, 2022. Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
"Snake, snakebite and its management" delivered on July 7, 2018:
"Dr. Murali Mohan Biswas Memorial Lecture". Awarded by the Institute of Science, Education and Culture
(ISEC), Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata, India.
"Zika virus: Is it a threat to India?" delivered on March 23,
2018, at the Tenth Science Communicators’
Meet. Theme: "Vector Borne Diseases in the 21st Century – Role of Science Communicators". Organized
jointly
by the Indian Science News Association (ISNA) and
Vigyan Prasar, DST, Government of India, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
"Aids for the visually impaired – Prospects, gaps, and
challenges" delivered on February 28,
2017, on National Science Day: "Science & Technology for Persons with Disability". Organized by the
Indian Science Congress Association (Delhi Chapter), Hansraj College and Non-Collegiate Women’s
Education
Board, Hansraj College, New Delhi, India.
"What is Japanese encephalitis?" delivered on January 31, 2016,
at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations
of Physiology Honours Teaching in City College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
"Cancer biology" delivered on February 28, 2013, at the
Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar
University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
"Human genome project" delivered on February 27, 2013, at the
Department of Human Physiology,
Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
"Stress due to arboviral infections – Strategies for
alleviation" delivered on December 22,
2011, at the 23rd Annual National Conference of the Physiological Society of India "Physicon
2011", Department
of Physiology, NRI Medical College and General Hospital, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
"Recombinant vaccines for Japanese encephalitis – Novel molecular
strategies" Lead Lecture delivered
on September 22, 2011, at the International Conference on Molecules to Systems Physiology: 100 Years
Journey (ICMSP100), Centenary Celebration of the Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta,
Kolkata,
India.
"Immunology: The basics" delivered on August 18, 2011, at
Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
"Venomous snakes of India" delivered on March 23, 2011, at
Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
"Snake, snakebite, and its management" delivered on January 19,
2010, at
Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
"Virology: The basics" delivered on October 29, 2009, at
Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
"Viruses and human disease" delivered on February 20, 2009, at
Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
"Recommendations for Japanese encephalitis vaccine" delivered on
December 6, 2008, at the All
India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
"Molecular strategies to develop toxin specific antivenom"
delivered on February 11, 2002, at
the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, India.