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Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
स्वास्थ्य अनुसंधान विभाग, स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार
WHO Collaborating Centre For Research and Training On Diarrhoeal Diseases

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Dr. Agniva Majumdar

Dr. Agniva Majumdar

Graduated from Medical College, Kolkata, under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS), in March 2011. Completed post-graduation (MD Microbiology) from Department of Microbiology, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, under Berhampur University, Odisha, in July 2017. Specialization in Medical Microbiology with experience in all its fields - bacteriology, virology, serology, mycology, and parasitology along with their recent advances. Three years of undergraduate teaching experience during post-graduation (Jul 2014 - Jul 2017). Two years and eight months of research experience at Regional Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), ICMR-NICED, under the DHR/ICMR scheme entitled "Establishment of a Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities" as Research Scientist - I (Medical) (Aug 2017 - Sep 2018) and Research Scientist - II (Medical) (Sep 2018 - Apr 2020) before joining ICMR-NICED as Scientist - C.

General Information
Name Dr. Agniva Majumdar
Designation Scientist D(Medical)
Date of joining ICMR 20 April 2020
Date of joining present post 20 April 2020
Discipline Clinical Microbiology
Division Regional Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL)
Email : agniva05@outlook.com, agniva.m@icmr.gov.in
Academic Qualification:  
Graduation MBBS, The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, 2011
Post Graduation MD Microbiology, Berhampur University, 2017

Profile

Professional Experience

Key person of the Regional Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) with responsibility for management and supervision of its daily activities. Starting with diagnosis of only four viruses at the time of joining, the laboratory currently boasts of serological and molecular diagnostic capability of thirty viruses, their subtypes and other agents of public health importance. Responsible for the laboratory to receive NABL accreditation on June 2018. Involved in surveillance on Zika, Dengue, Influenza, Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis. Organised and acted as the resource person for different training workshops during this period. Acted as the nodal person in preparing the bacteriology division achieve WHO pre-qualification of diagnostics for testing of Vibrio cholerae antigens in June 2019. Has been in the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning coordinating its diagnostics, training, quality control, kit validation, biorepository, and multicentre collaborative research activities.

Research Interests

Research interest revolves round the concept of One Health and looking into the interplay of its various components - focussing primarily on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and other health threats. Aspires to finding solutions to common health problems through translational research.

Fellowship or Award Received

  1. First Prize in Scientific Paper titled : 'A Study on Microbial Profile of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in HIV Seropositive Cases' at 10th Annual Conference, Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (Odisha Chapter), conducted by AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar (2016)
  2. Pan Memorial Award for Anatomy Dissection, Medical College, Kolkata (2006)
  3. Basak Memorial Award for Anatomy Dissection, Medical College, Kolkata (2006)
  4. National Talent Search Examination Scholar, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi (2003)
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Memberships

  1. Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM) - Life Member
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Projects

  1. Serological Assessment for COVID-19 among Healthcare workers and Vaccine Preparedness (SACH-VP) - JHU
  2. An event-driven, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, immunogenicity and lot-to-lot consistency of BBV152, a whole-virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in adults ≥ 18 years of age - BBIL/ICMR
  3. Establishment of a network of ICMR-COVID-19 biorepositories in India - ICMR
  4. Impact of improved diagnostic tools, practices, training and communication on acute fever case management and antibiotic prescriptions for children and adolescents presenting at outpatient facilities in the Community Clinics of ICMR-NICED, India - FIND
  5. Congenital Rubella Syndrome Surveillance in India - UNDP
  6. Establishment of a Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities (VRDL) - DHR/ICMR
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Publications

2025

  1. Ganguly S, Chakraborty D, Debnath F, Biswas S, Bhatta M, Majumdar A, Deb AK. Effectiveness of dolutegravir based antiretroviral treatment in preventing vertical transmission of HIV in West Bengal, India: A retrospective cohort study. Int J STD AIDS. 2025 Aug 1:9564624251361183. Pubmed
  2. Roy S, Majumdar A, Nandy S, Pal J, Veeraraghavan B, Walia K, Dutta S. First report of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant clinical isolate of Salmonella Bareilly ST203 harbouring plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase CMY6 from India: Genome characteristics and transmissibility. Infect Genet Evol. 2025 Jun;130:105736.  Pubmed
  3. Bhatta M, Tumkur Venkatesh B, Ghosh U, Aridoss S, Biswas S, Banerjee P, Ghosh P, Khan P, Royal A, Das N, Majumdar A, Chakraborty D, Debnath F, Deb AK, Ray P, Bagepally BS, Saikia L, Goswami P, Prasad TN, Medhi GK, Bhattacharjya C, Dutta S, Adhikary R. Sexually transmitted infections among key populations in India: systematic review with spatiotemporal distribution. Arch Clin Biomed Res. 2025 Apr 15;9(2):135155.  Pubmed
  4. Majumdar A, Potdar V, Vipat V, Pawar S, Jadhav S, Choudhary ML, Gaikwad S, Keng S, Tare D, Chatterjee A, Goswami S, Hazra S, Bhardwaj SD, Vijay N, Mukhopadhyay L, Dutta S, Gupta N. Identification & genetic & virological characterisation of a human case of avian influenza A (H9N2) virus from Eastern India. Indian J Med Res. 2025 Mar;161(3):257-266. Pubmed
  5. Gurung S, Chatterjee A, Yonzan R, Majumdar A, Chhophel TP, Tewari E, Sharma DK, Banu H, Sarkar MC, Dutta S. Epidemiology and Genotyping of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children <5 Years in Sikkim, North East India. J Glob Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 24;17(1):24-28.  Pubmed

2024

  1. Bhatta M, Majumdar A, Ghosh P, Banerjee S, Chakraborty D, Biswas S, et al. Accumulation of Biological and Behavioral Data of Female Sex Workers Using Respondent-Driven Sampling Around the World: Systematic Review. Epidemiol Soc Heal Rev. 2024 Dec 19;6(2):87105. 
  2. Debnath F, De RG, Chakraborty D, Majumdar A, Mukhopadhyay S, Sarkar MD, Singh T, Patra SK, Saha S, Rehman J, Roy D, Chakrabarti A, Basu S, Mukhopadhyay AK, Mondal A, Soren S, Datta K, Pain S, Mondal SB, Mondal P, Walia K, Maji D, Deb AK, Dutta S. Antimicrobial stewardship implementation in primary and secondary tier hospitals in India: interim findings from a need assessment study using mixed method design. Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 14;14(1):28068.  Pubmed
  3. Chakraborty D, Debnath F, Giri S, Saha S, Pyne S, Chakraverty R, Majumdar A, Deb AK, Bhatia R, Dutta S. Contribution of veterinary sector to antimicrobial resistance in One Health compendium: an insight from available Indian evidence. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Aug 27;11:1411160. Pubmed
  4. Chatterjee A, Bhattacharjee U, Gupta R, Debnath A, Majumdar A, Saha R, Chawla-Sarkar M, Chakrabarti AK, Dutta S. Genomic Expedition: Deciphering Human Adenovirus Strains from the 2023 Outbreak in West Bengal, India: Insights into Viral Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology. Viruses. 2024 Jan 21;16(1):159.    Pubmed
  5. Chakraborty D, Debnath F, Majumdar A, Chakrabarti A, Sharma M, Walia K, Deb AK, Dutta S. Diagnostic validation study of rapid urinary tract infection diagnosis kit at peripheral health facilities of West Bengal, India. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 2;14(1):297.  Pubmed

2023

  1. Chakrabarti R, Agasty D, Majumdar A, Talukdar R, Bhatta M, Biswas S, Dutta S. Syndemic effect of COVID-19 outbreak on HIV care delivery around the globe: A systematic review using narrative synthesis. Health Promot Perspect. 2023 Dec 16;13(4):243-253.   Pubmed
  2. Saha R, Majumdar A, Chaudhuri RD, Chatterjee A, Lo M, Dutta S, Chawla-Sarkar M. Molecular epidemiology of circulating human adenoviruses among acute respiratory infection patients seeking healthcare facilities in West Bengal, India. Virology. 2023 Nov;588:109912. Pubmed
  3. Potdar V, Vijay N, Mukhopadhyay L, Aggarwal N, Bhardwaj SD, Choudhary ML, Gupta N, Kaur H, Narayan J, Kumar P, Singh H, Abdulkader RS, Murhekar M, Mishra M, Thangavel S, Nagamani K, Dhodapkar R, Fomda BA, Varshney U, Majumdar A, Dutta S, Vijayachari P, Turuk J, Majumdar T, Sahoo GC, Pandey K, Bhargava A, Negi SS, Khatri PK, Kalawat U, Biswas D, Khandelwal N, Borkakoty B, Manjushree S, Singh MP, Iravane J, Kaveri K, Shantala GB, Brijwal M, Choudhary A, Dar L, Malhotra B, Jain A; ILI-SARI Surveillance Team. Pan-India influenza-like illness (ILI) and Severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance: epidemiological, clinical and genomic analysis. Front Public Health. 2023 Oct 20;11:1218292.   Pubmed
  4. Jana PK, Majumdar A, Dutta S. Predicting Future Pandemics and Formulating Prevention Strategies: The Role of ChatGPT. Cureus. 2023 Sep 7;15(9):e44825.   Pubmed
  5. Gunasekaran PK, Shanmugasundaram D, Santhanam S, Verma S, Singh K, Dwibedi B, Awasthi S, Singh H, Sangappa M, Mondal N, Sreenivasan P, Saradakutty G, Malik S, Jain M, Viswanathan R, Sapkal G, Tripathi S, Patel B, Jain MK, Naganur SH, Baranwal A, Rohit MK, Deora S, Sharma A, Anantharaj A, Pillai LS, Kumar A, Ramasamy S, Rajendran PP, Singh MP, Ratho RK, Nag V, Gadepalli R, Mishra B, Som TK, Jain A, Devara SM, Vannavada SR, Munivenkatappa A, Abraham AM, Dhodapkar R, Ali S, Biswas D, Pratkeye D, Bavdekar A, Prakash J, Ray J, Murhekar M; for CRS Surveillance Group. Profile of cardiac lesions among laboratory confirmed congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) infants: a nationwide sentinel surveillance, India, 2016-22. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2023 Aug 24;16:100268.  Pubmed
  6. Majumdar A, Saha R, Chatterjee A, Gupta R, Chaudhuri RD, Chakrabarti AK, Chawla-Sarkar M, Dutta S. Upsurge in hospitalization of pediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infections in Kolkata and surrounding districts caused by recombinant human respiratory adenovirus type B 7/3. J Med Virol. 2023 Jul;95(7):e28897.  Pubmed
  7. Bhatta M, Majumdar A, Sahoo S, Dutta S. A protocol for systematic review on global diversity of human immunodeficiency virus-1 subtypes. J Kathmandu Med Coll. 2023 Jul 1;12(3):179183. 
  8. Bhatta M, Majumdar A, Banerjee S, Ghosh P, Biswas S, Dutta S. Accumulation of Biological and Behavioral Data of Female Sex Workers Using Respondent-Driven Sampling: Protocol for a Systematic Review. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jun 19;12:e43722.   Pubmed
  9. Shanmugasundaram D, Verma S, Singh K, Dwibedi B, Awasthi S, Mahantesh S, Singh H, Santhanam S, Mondal N, S G, Sreenivasan P, Malik S, Jain M, Viswanathan R, Tripathi S, Patel B, Sapkal G, Sabarinathan R, Singh MP, Ratho RK, Nag V, Gadepalli R, Som TK, Mishra B, Jain A, Ashok M, Madhuri DS, Rani VS, Abraham AM, John D, Dhodapkar R, Syed Ali A, Biswas D, Pratyeke D, Bavdekar A, Prakash J, Singh V, Prasad N, Ray J, Majumdar A, Dutta S, Gupta N, Murhekar M; CRS Surveillance Group; Sharma A, Ghosh A, Alexander A, Baranwal A, Anantharaj A, Bethou A, Shekhawat DS, Kiruthika G, Ram J, Gupta M, Gowda M, Rohit MK, Dash N, Sankhyan N, Kaushal N, Shivanna NH, Kasturi N, Kumar PP, Gupta PC, Gunasekaran PK, Singh P, Kumar P, Munjal SK, Agarwal S, Manasa S, Shukla S, Nehra U, Verghese VP, Vyas V, Gupta V. Congenital rubella syndrome surveillance in India, 2016-21: Analysis of five years surveillance data. Heliyon. 2023 May 9;9(5):e15965.   Pubmed
  10. Chakraborty D, Majumdar A, Debnath F, Naskar S, Dutta S. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-care delivery system for other diseases and antimicrobial resistance threat in India. Indian J Public Health. 2023 Apr-Jun;67(2):328-330.  Pubmed
  11. Ganguly S, Chakraborty D, Banerjee S, Debnath F, Biswas S, Majumdar A, Dutta S. Vertical Transmission Rate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Exposed Twin Pregnancies and Associated Factors in West Bengal, India: a Retrospective Cohort Study. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2023 Mar 24;76(2):145-150.  Pubmed
  12. Bhatta M, Majumdar A, Ghosh U, Ghosh P, Banerji P, Aridoss S, Royal A, Biswas S, Venkatesh BT, Adhikary R, Dutta S. Sexually transmitted infections among key populations in India: A protocol for systematic review. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 13;18(3):e0279048.  Pubmed
  13. Jana PK, Patoda S, Roy PK, Ghosh B, Kar S, Debnath A, Mukherjee S, Chatterjee A, Majumdar A, Dutta S. Information on Recent Monkeypox Outbreak: Systematic Search and Content Analysis of YouTube Videos. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2023 Feb 28;1(1):40-51. Pubmed
  14. Banerjee A, Mazumder A, Roy J, Das J, Majumdar A, Chatterjee A, Biswas NK, Chawla Sarkar M, Das S, Dutta S, Maitra A. Emergence of a unique SARS-CoV-2 Delta sub-cluster harboring a constellation of co-appearing non-Spike mutations. J Med Virol. 2023 Jan;95(1):e28413. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28413 PMID: 36541745; PMCID: PMC9878222.

2022

  1. Debnath F, Chakraborty D, Giri S, Saha S, Pyne S, Chakraverty R, Majumdar A, Deb AK, Diwan V, Bhatia R, Dutta S. Existing Policies/Guidelines on the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance in India: An Insight into the Key Facets through Review and SWOT Analysis. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 29;7(11):336.  Pubmed
  2. Majumdar A, Gupta R, Chatterjee A, Banu H, Biswas M, Gupta R, Mukherjee S, Sadhukhan P, Dutta S. A retrospective analysis of serological & molecular testing data on dengue fever in Kolkata & adjacent districts during 2016-2019. Indian J Med Res. 2022 Oct-Nov;156(4&5):608-614. Pubmed
  3. Sarkar A, Sanyal S, Majumdar A, Tewari DN, Bhattacharjee U, Pal J, Chakrabarti AK, Dutta S. Development of lab score system for predicting COVID-19 patient severity: A retrospective analysis. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 9;17(9):e0273006.  Pubmed
  4. Ganguly S, Chakraborty D, Debnath F, Biswas S, Majumdar A, Saha MK, Dutta S. Epidemiological drivers of mother to child HIV transmission in West Bengal, India: A retrospective cohort study. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 Apr;33(5):472-478.   Pubmed

2021

  1. Ella R, Reddy S, Blackwelder W, Potdar V, Yadav P, Sarangi V, Aileni VK, Kanungo S, Rai S, Reddy P, Verma S, Singh C, Redkar S, Mohapatra S, Pandey A, Ranganadin P, Gumashta R, Multani M, Mohammad S, Bhatt P, Kumari L, Sapkal G, Gupta N, Abraham P, Panda S, Prasad S, Bhargava B, Ella K, Vadrevu KM; COVAXIN Study Group. Efficacy, safety, and lot-to-lot immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152): interim results of a randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2021 Dec 11;398(10317):2173-2184.  Pubmed

2020

  1. Mitra S, Nayak MK, Majumdar A, Sinha A, Chatterjee S, Deb A, Chawla-Sarkar M, Dutta S. Development and evaluation of a multiplex conventional reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of common viral pathogens causing acute gastroenteritis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;97(4):115061. Pubmed
  2. Maitra A, Sarkar MC, Raheja H, Biswas NK, Chakraborti S, Singh AK, Ghosh S, Sarkar S, Patra S, Mondal RK, Ghosh T, Chatterjee A, Banu H, Majumdar A, Chinnaswamy S, Srinivasan N, Dutta S, Das S. Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in Eastern India: Possible implications for the ongoing outbreak in India and impact on viral structure and host susceptibility. J Biosci. 2020;45(1):76. Pubmed
  3. Saha P, Biswas M, Gupta R, Majumdar A, Mitra S, Banerjee A, Mukherjee A, Dutta S, Chawla-Sarkar M. Molecular characterization of Influenza A pandemic H1N1 viruses circulating in eastern India during 2017-19: Antigenic diversity in comparison to the vaccine strains. Infect Genet Evol. 2020 Jul;81:104270.  Pubmed

2016

  1. Tripathy S, Panda P, Rath S, Majumdar A. HIV Infection and AIDS: Basic Understandings. AIDS: Where the Pendulum Swings; June 2016, 5-15.

Book Chapter:

  1. Majumdar A, Jana PK. Emerging viral diseases. In: Viral Infections and Antiviral Therapies. Elsevier; 2023. p. 2537.