Research Activities by the Teacher:

i) Mrs. M Sinha Chakraborty:
1)   Sinha M, Manna P and Sil PC. (2009) Induction of necrosis in cadmium-induced hepatic oxidative stress and its prevention by the prophylactic properties of taurine. J Trace Elements Med Biol. 23(4):300-313
2)   Das J, Ghosh J, Manna P, Sinha M, Sil PC. (2009) Taurine protects rat testes against NaAsO2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis via mitochondrial dependent and independent pathways. Toxicol Lett. 187(3):201-210.
3)   Manna P, SInha M and Sil PC. (2009) Protective role of arjunolic acid in response to streptozotocin-induced type-I diabetes via the mitochondrial dependent and independent pathways. Toxicology. 257 (1-2):53-63.
4)   Manna P, Sinha M and Sil PC. (2009) Taurine plays a beneficial role against cadmium-induced oxidative renal dysfunction. Amino Acids 36(3):417-428.
5)   Das J, Ghosh J, Manna P, Sinha M and Sil PC. (2009) Arsenic induced oxidative cerebral disorders: protection by taurine. Drug Chem Toxicol. 32(2):93-102

ii) Mrs. Ankhee Banerjee (Roy)

1. Worked on term paper title “Cystic Fibrosis: The disease & it’s therapy” along with Nilanjana Mukherjee, M.Sc Biochemistry-IV Semester (April’2010-July’2010).

Attended National Seminar cum Exposition on” Modern Microscope & their Applications” in Science Instrumentation Centre, Burdwan University, April 08-09, 2010.

Research Article

1) Degradation of Trichloroethylene by Bacillus sp.: Isolation Strategy, Strain Characteristics, and Cell Immobilization. Dey, Kaushik; Roy, Pranab Current Microbiology An International Journal, 2009; 59 (3)

The Biodegradation of chloroform by the Immobilized cells of Bacillus sp. 2479 in Ca-alginate beads" Dey, Kaushik; Roy, Pranab . Biotechnology letter (accepted)

Degradation of Phenol by Bacillus sp.: Isolation Strategy, Strain Characteristics Dey, Kaushik; Roy, Pranab, Sanyal Sanghamitra, Chatterjee Mousumi ( being written)

Review

Microbial degradation of trichloroethylene. Dey, Kaushik; Roy, Pranab
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Patent
Trichloroethylene degradation by genetically modified Bacillus 2479 (filed)

Term paper
Application of PCR in modern biotechnology
Role of  transgenic plant in modern science

Project

• Phenol biodegradation by bacteria sp(ongoing research work)
• Isolation Strategy, Strain Characteristics, and Cell Immobilization bacterial species for malachite green degradation (ongoing research work)

iv) Sanghamitra Sanyal

Term paper

1. Role of Leptin in Obesity
2. Artificial sweeteners : Miraculin

Project

1. Phenol biodegradation by bacteria sp(ongoing research work)

Publication

Degradation of Phenol by Bacillus sp.: Isolation Strategy, Strain Characteristics Dey, Kaushik; Roy, Pranab, Sanyal Sanghamitra, Chatterjee Mousumi (being written)

v) Prof. Sribir Sen

Publication
Research work
Sen,Sribir and others: Domestic water purification : UGC and DST,West Bengal ,Symposium paper,2010
Sen Sribir ,Novel avenue to encounter with drug resistant pathogen, Nature Proc. 2010
Sen Sribir et al, Novel avenue , Nature Pro. 2010

Guided various project undergraduate and post graduate

1. Use of bacteriophage  to fight against diseases
2. Use of microwave and cell telephone and hazards,
3. Detergent and its use
4. Revisiting complement fixation
5. Immuno stimulants : use of lectin
6. Nitrogen fertilizer from living cells

Guided term paper

1. Biochemistry of vitamin D

Application to DBT for finantial support
Molecular cloning and expression of carboxylases

vi) Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya
(1) Bhattacharya P, Ganeshan T, Nandi S, Srivastava A, Singh P, Rehan M, Rashkush R, Subbarao N, Lynn A. Analysis of oligomeric proteins during unfolding by pH and temperature. J Mol Model. 2009 Sep;15(9):1013-25. Epub 2009 Feb 11.PMID: 19205760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
(2)  Bhattacharya P, Bamezai RK. Biophysical studies with parallel stranded oligoduplex..Gene. 2009 Feb 15;431(1-2):13-7. Epub 2008 Sep 18.PMID: 18848977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Guided Term papers:

• Modification of insulin for therapeutic purpose
• Application of polymerase chain reactions in forensic science
• (3) Application of enzymes in RDT
• RNAi
• Protein Engineering on isocitrate dehydrogenase

Application to DBT  and  DST for financial support : (Revised formats to be submitted in a week)

• P. Bhattacharya, S. Sen , K. Dey, S.M. Sanyal, H. Banerjee, A. Banerjee.  Nucleic acid-binding proteins(e.g. polymerases or transcriptionfactors or flavonoids)—analysis of  binding structure  by instruments and molecular biology analysis.
•  P. Bhattacharya, S. Sen , K. Dey, S.M. Sanyal, H. Banerjee, A. Banerjee. Structure of  binding analysis of  DNA/RNA oligonucleotides in presence of  intercalating dye compounds using instruments. 

vi) Mr. Arindam Dey and Mr. Bidhan Mishra.  Guided Under-graduate projects like:

• Callus induction and caulogenesis from in-vitro germinated Tulsi plant.
• Callus induction and Somatic embryogenesis from in-vitro germinated Mustard plant.
• Callus induction and caulogenesis from in-vitro germinated Methi plant (ongoing)
• Callus induction and caulogenesis from in-vitro germinated Spinach plant (ongoing)
• Callus induction and rhizogenesis from in-vitro germinated Tulsi plant (ongoing)
• Callus induction and Somatic embryogenesis from in-vitro germinated Wheat plant. (ongoing)