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Qualifications
University of Calcutta, India – Ph.D., 1995, Chemistry
University of Calcutta, India – M.Sc., 1988, Inorganic Chemistry
University of Calcutta, India – B.Sc., 1984, Chemistry (Honors)
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Experience
Professional Experience:
• February 2010 – Present: Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida
• August 2008- February 2010: Assistant professor, Amity Institute of Biotech, Amity University, Noida
• August 2006 – July 2008 – Senior lecturer, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida
• August 2004 – July 2006—Lecturer,Amity Institute of Biotechnology,Amity University, Noida
Post-doctoral Research Experience:
•September 2003- July 2004-- Research Associate in a DBT funded project at IIT Delhi, Department of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering.
•September 2001 – Aug 2002-- Post Doctoral Research Associate and adjunct faculty, Department of Medicinal chemistry, University of Utah, Salt lake
city, USA
•January1999-August2001---Post Doctoral Research Associate ;Department of Genetics, Yale University, USA,
•April1997–August1998-- Postdoctoral Research Fellow (JSPS sponsored)Department of Industrial chemistry ; Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba,
Japan.
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Current Courses Taught
1. B.Sc. + M.Sc. - Biotech (Dual)/M.Sc/M.Tech---Advanced Animal Biotechnology BIOT714
2. B.Tech (BI)/ BT/BT 3C/ B.Sc+M.Sc(Dual)/B.Tech+M.Tech (Dual)-----Chemical Biology GCMB211
3. Chemistry in UG courses
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Research Interests
1. Biochemical and Biophysical characterization of recombinant proteins. Those characterization methods include UV-VIS spectroscopy, conformational parameters, stability against pH, temp, salt concentration etc.
2. Protein folding/unfolding and aggregation study.
3. Animal cell culture study for optimization of therapeutic protein preparation.
4. RNA structure-function study related to the HIV/HCV genome
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Teaching Interests
Advances animal Biotechnology, chemical Biology and other than these interested in protein folding/unfolding study, protein aggregation,
Structural Biology, Molecular Biophysics.
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Publications
13
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Projects
2
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Professional Affiliations
Membership:
1. International: Member of chemistry and Biology
Athens Institute for Education and Research,Greece ( ANTINER,GREECE)
(http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Academic-Members.htm)
2. National:
Association of Microbiologists of India (Life Member)
3. Reviewer of Advisory Board of Journal (International and national)
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Professional Activities
• Teaching to the UG and PG students of Amity Institute of Biotechnology,
• Supervision of PhD students,
• Supervision of M.Tech thesis, B.Tech (dissertation) thesis,
• Writing research grant applications for government funding,
• Reviewing national and international research papers,
• Collaboration research work with University of Japan and Amity University
Member of Board of studies, Amity Institute of Biotechnology
Coordinator of Chemistry, AIB
Member of IQAC,AIB
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Other Achievements
Awarded:
•Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) sponsored Postdoctoral Fellowship, (Chiba Institute of Technology, JAPAN) 1997-1998.
• NIH funded postdoctoral fellowship (Yale University and Salt Lake City, USA), 1999- 2002
Visiting Researcher (Collaboration Work with Amity University)
2007 10th June-11th July Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Japan
2008 1st April-30th June National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
2010 5th June-1st July National Institute of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
2014 14th-28th March Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Japan
2015 14th Feb- 28th Feb Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Japan
Invited Lectures (International Level)
1. “Mini – Gro EL assisted in vivo and in vitro folding of large natural substrate protein”
Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan, 17th February, 2015
2. “Biophysical characterisation of Recombinant Zebra Fish DHFR by unfolding and refolding studies”.Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan, 26th
March, 2014
3. “A large scale membrane protein(MCA2) production based on an insect cell culture” National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Okazaki,
Japan, 16th June, 2008.
4. “Production and characterization of Tissue plasminogen activator from human Kidney cell line” Tsukuba University, Ibaraki, Japan, 03-07-2007.
5 . “Study on the conformational change of the dimerization initiation site from HIV-1 genomic RNA”. Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan,
25th June, 2007
Ph.D Supervision: One degree awarded
Patent : 3 complete filed
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Contact Information
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)
Sector 125, Noida,UP