Research

A. Research disciplines of the faculty members

B. Awards and Achievements

· Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowshipto Dr. Dipak Manna by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India

· AMI-Young Scientist Award for the year 2019 to Dr. Avishek Banik by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI).

· Ramalingaswami Fellowship to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India

· Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowshipto Dr. Shubhra Majumder by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India

· Welcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Intermediate fellowship to Dr. Abhik Saha

· Ramanujan Fellowship to Dr. Abhik Saha by Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India

C. Recent funding

Departmental-

ü Approval for ‘Developing the multiple laboratory infrastructure of School of Biotechnology at the 2nd Campus of Presidency University by the Department of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal (sanctioned fund: ~3.82 Crore)

Individual-

ü Project entitled ‘Examining role of cytoplasmic capping in post-translational control of long non-coding RNAs’is sanctioned by Dept. of Science & Technology (DST-CRG), Govt. of India to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee(PI) and Dr. Shubhra Majumder (co-PI) (sanctioned fund: ~68 Lakh; 2020-2023)

ü Project entitled ‘Enhancement of calcium bioavailability in finger millet using CRISPR/Cas tool” is sanctioned by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Dept. of Science andTechnology (DST), Govt. of India to Dr. Jayanti Jodder (approved fund ~ 30 lakh; 2020-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘Unravelling HABP1-SRSF1 dynamics towards tumorigenic and angiogenic potential in HABP1 overexpressing murine granulosa cell line, KK-1: Implication towards granulosa cell tumorigenesis’ is approved by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India to Dr. Paramita Saha (yet to receive final sanction; 2020-2023)

ü Project entitled ‘Characterization of mechanistic function of the encystation-specific transcription factor ERM-BP in Entamoeba and identifying drugs against Entamoeba cyst’ is sanctioned by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT-RLS fellowship), Govt. of India to Dr. Dipak Manna (sanctioned fund: ~1.1 Crores; 2020-2025).

ü Project entitled ‘Mapping of Cd infested paddy fields of North 24 Parganas along with categorization of rice cultivars based on accumulation and nanoparticle mediated cadmium toxicity amelioration’ is sanctioned by Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal(WB-DSTBT) to Dr. Subhabrata Paul (Co-PI) (sanctioned fund: ~ 11.1 Lakh; 2020-2023)

ü Project entitled ‘Identification of Microbiome Signature and its Potential Impact on Epigenomic Changes Associatedwith the Development of Prostate Cancer in Eastern Indian Patients’ is sanctioned by Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal to Dr. Abhik Sahain association withInstitute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), Kolkata(2020-2021)

ü Project entitled ‘Evaluation of Phyllanthin induced modulation in micro RNA expressions regulating cell migration, invasion and death in cervical cancer cells’ is sanctioned by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India to Dr. Subhabrata Paul (PI) and Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee (Co-PI) (technically approved)

ü Project entitled ‘Identifying role ofmRNA CappingEnzyme inmitochondrial geneexpression regulation’ is sanctioned by Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee (sanctioned fund: ~19 Lakh; 2019-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘Role of Carbonic Anhydrases in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) induced B-cell lymphomagenesis’ is approved by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India to Dr. Abhik Saha (sanctioned fund: ~53 lakhs; 2019-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘Elucidation of molecular mechanisms regulating centrosome numbers to prevent tumorigenesis’is sanctioned by Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal to Dr. Shubhra Majumder (sanctioned fund: ~20 Lakh; 2019-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘RNAi-mediated disruption of Caffeoyl-CoA O-Methyltransferase (CCoAOMT) or Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (CAD) to down-regulate lignin contents in the shoots of Wild Sugarcane ( Saccharum spontaneum L.)’ is sanctioned by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India to Dr. M. Ganesan(sanctioned fund: ~ 48 Lakh; 2018-2021)

ü Project entitled ‘Molecular regulation of ciliogenesis and centriole assembly in mammalian cells’is sanctioned by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT-RLS fellowship), Govt. of India to Dr. Shubhra Majumder (sanctioned fund: ~1.1 Crores; 2017-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘Characterizing the function of cytoplasmic capping in cellular recovery from stress’is sanctioned by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT-RLS fellowship), Govt. of India to Dr. Chandrama Mukherjee (sanctioned fund: ~1.1 Crores; 2017-2022)

ü Project entitled ‘Understanding the regulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics by the immune adaptor protein SARM1 (Sterile alpha and TIR motif-containing 1) and its role in neurodegeneration’ is sanctioned by Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India to Dr. Piyali Mukherjee(sanctioned fund: ~ 59 Lakh; 2017-2020)

ü Project entitled ‘Understanding the Molecular Crosstalk between Unfolded Protein Response and EBV pathogenesis in developing B-cell lymphomas’ is sanctioned by Welcome Trust/DBT India Allianceto Dr. Abhik Saha(sanctioned fund: ~3.58 Crores; 2015-2020)