He holds a BSc Honours MSc degrees in Zoology from the University of Burdwan West Bengal, India and Ph D Degree in Zoology from the University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India.He had postdoctoral training at the Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, Department of Gastroenterology Medical College of Wiscons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in the Department of Biological Sciences University of Wiscons in Milwaukee. He worked as a Research Specialist at the Center for Great Lakes studies at the University of Wiscons in Milwaukee, USA.