Hadida Yasmin

Associate Professor

BSc - Zoology (Honours.)- 1998, Malda College

MSc - Zoology (Specialization in Immunology & Cell Biology) -2001, University of North Bengal 

Ph.D. – University of North Bengal, Awarded 2007

Dr. Hadida Yasmin  has completed her Masters and PhD in Zoology with specialization in Cell Biology and Immunology from University of North Bengal, India. She began her teaching career as a lecturer in the Dept. of Microbiology, Siliguri College in 2004 and then in 2005, she joined Dept. of Zoology, University of North Bengal as a senior research fellow funded by ICMR and continued until 2008. For two years (2008-2010) she worked in a FERN, UK funded project on Climate Change as a research associate with NESPON, West Bengal. In 2010, joined as an Assistant Professor in Zoology at North Bengal St. Xavier’s college, Rajganj, where she taught undergraduate courses in Zoology and Microbiology. She was also the Vice Principal of NB. St. Xavier’s College. In 2016, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Zoology and then subsequently in 2019 as Associate Professor in the same department of Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (CBPBU) till 2026. Dr. Yasmin also served as Controller of Examinations (Acting) on additional charge for six months to initiate the CBCS course curriculum at the CBPBU. She has also acted as visiting faculty for teaching course modules in Immunology at Guwahati University and Raiganj University.

Research

Senior Research Fellowship: 2005-2008, NBU (Funded by ICMR, New Delhi)

Thesis title- Analysis of the Effects of Curcuma longa Linn on Lymphocytes and Malignant cells in Murine Model for Immunotherapy.

Her PhD work is to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of turmeric (ETE) on both murine lymphocytes and malignant cells (Ascitic Fibrosarcoma and Ehlrich Ascitic Carcinoma) for potential therapeutic approaches against malignancy compared to commercially available curcumin.

Post Doc: Research Associate: 2008-2010, NESPON, West Bengal (funded by FERN, UK)

Her postdoctoral work was to critically analyse the "Clean Development Project" submitted across the globe to UNFCCC for earning Certified Emission Reduction" 

Administrative experiences

Coordinator, Dept. of Zoology, NB St. Xavier's College- 2011 – 2013 (3 years)

Vice Principal, NB St. Xavier's College- 2013 to 2016 (3 years)

Head Dept. of Zoology, CBPBU- 2019-2021; 2023-2025 (4 years)

Controller of Examinations (Acting), CBPBU (6 months)

Visiting Scientist:

Dept. of Transplant Immunology AIIMS, New Delhi-2019 to 2020

Dept. of Life Sciences, Trieste University, Italy- 2022

Visiting Faculty:

Raiganj University (M Phil/ PhD course)

Guwahati University (MSc. course)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, North Bengal St. Xavier;s College, Rajganj, WB- 2010 to 2016

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, WB- - 2016 to 2019

Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology- – 2019 -2026

Associate Professor- Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata- 2026- continuing

Editorial Board Member as Review Editor of Molecular Innate Immunity (Special section) of Frontiers in Immunology Journal

Editor of Special Issue  “Pattern Recognition Receptors: Innate Immunity and Beyond” in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI

Editor of Special Issue, Innate and Adaptive Immunity of Normal and Adverse Pregnancy (Special section), of Molecular Innate Immunity of Frontiers in Immunology Journal.

PhD students:

Torisa Roy Degree awarded 2025 (PI)

·Priyanka Sharma Thesis pre-submission viva successfully defended. (PI)

Tamali Roy Thesis pre-submission viva successfully defended. (PI)

 Karabi Roy Pramanik PhD ongoing (PI)

·Uttam Barman PhD ongoing (Co-PI)

Supervised 13 MSc. dissertational work during her teaching career at CBPBU.

Life member of Indian Immunology Society 

Life member of Indian Science Congress

Life member of Chemical Biology Society, Kolkata

Member of All India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE)

Recent publications:

Syreeta DeCordova, Abhishek Shastri , Anthony G. Tsolaki, Yasmin H, Lukas Klein, Shiv K. Singh and Uday Kishore. 2020. Molecular Heterogeneity and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Glioblastoma. Front. Immunol. 11: 1402. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01402

Janez Ferluga J, Yasmin H, Al-Ahdal MN, Bhakta S, Kishore U.  (2020) Natural and Trained Innate Immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Immunobiology. 225(3):151951. doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2020.151951

Yasmin H* and Kishore U. 2020. Biological activities of SP-A and SP-D against extracellular and intracellular pathogens. In The collectin protein family and its multiple biological activities. Springer Nature, http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67048-1_5.

Yasmin H*, Saha S, Butt MT, Modi RK, George AJT, Kishore U. SARS-CoV-2: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Host Immune Response. Adv Exp Med Biol. Springer Nature .2021;1313:99-134. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-67452-6_6. PMID: 34661893.

Murugaiah V, Yasmin H, Pandit H, Ganguly K, Subedi R, Al-Mozaini M, Madan T, Kishore U. Innate Immune Response Against HIV-1. Adv Exp Med Biol. Springer Nature. 2021;1313:23-58. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-67452-6_3. PMID: 34661890. (*VM and HY are joint first authors) 

Yasmin, H.; Adhikary, A.; Al-Ahdal, M.N.; Roy, S.; Kishore, U. Host–Pathogen Interaction in Leishmaniasis: Immune Response and Vaccination Strategies. Immuno 2022, 2, 218–254. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/immuno2010015 

Yasmin H*, Bulla Roberta, Madan Taruna, Kishore U. Complement and Cancer Immunity. Handbook of Cancer and Immunology. 2022. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Handbook of Cancer and Immunology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80962-1_22-1

Agostinis C, Toffoli M, Balduit A, Mangogna A, Yasmin H, Ragazzon C, Pegoraro S, Campisciano G, Stabile G, Zito G, Kishore U, Comar M, Scrimin F, Bulla R, Ricci G. Anti-Spike Antibodies Present in the Milk of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinated Mothers Are Complement-Activating. Int J Mol Sci. 2023. 23;24(5):4395. doi: 10.3390/ijms24054395 

Roy Torisa, Mazumder T, Nag T, Kalita J, Yasmin H*. 2023. Efficacy of Ethnoherbal Medicines With Anti-inflammatory and Wound Healing Potentiality: A Case of West Bengal, India, In: Izah, S.C., Ogwu, M.C., Akram, M. (eds) Herbal Medicine Phytochemistry. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. ISBN-978-3-031-21973-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21973-3_62-1

Yasmin H, Chiara Agostinis, Miriam Toffoli, Tamali Roy, Silvia Pegoraro, Andrea Balduit, Gabriella Zito, Nicoletta Di Simone, Giuseppe Ricci, Taruna Madan, Uday Kishore, Roberta Bulla. Protective role of complement factor H against the development of preeclampsia. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024. 15:1351898. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1351898. 

Roy T, Mazumder T, Sharma P, Roy T, Nag TC. Bindu S, Dasgupta SC. Yasmin H*. Anti-inflammatory Property of Ethanolic Extract of Cleome spinosa Leaves in an In Vivo Model of Delayed-type Hypersensitivity. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 2024;15(3):306-315. doi:10.1177/0976500X241253645

Ramesh RPG, Yasmin H, Ponnachan P, Al-Ramadi B, Kishore U, Joseph AM. Phenotypic heterogeneity and tumor immune microenvironment directed therapeutic strategies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Front Immunol. 2025 31;16:1573522. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1573522 

Yasmin H, Ramesh RPG, Joseph AM, Kishore U. Fibroblast heterogeneity and its role in generating protective immunity in the secondary lymphoid organs. Front Immunol. 2025 3;16:1519789. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1519789 

Yasmin H, Roy T, Agostinis C, Rao A, Sharma P, Toffoli M, Balduit A, Pegoraro, Bindu S, Prasad R, Ricci G, Vatish M, Madan T, Bulla R, Kishore U*. Expression of Properdin, the positive regulator of the complement alternative pathway, at the feto-maternal interface in preeclampsia. Frontiers in Immunology. 2025. 16:1739327. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1739327

Roy T, Das A, Chatterjee N, Saha SS, Prasad R, Madan T, Yasmin H* and Kishore U*. Differential expression of complement Properdin and Factor H in the placentae and umbilical cords of mothers with Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Frontiers in Immunology. 2025. 16:1731251. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1731251