| Name of the Faculty | Dr Sandhya Singh |
| Designation and Department | Associate Professor, Physiology |
| Academic qualification | "• Ph.D. (Cancer Biology) — University of Heidelberg, Germany (2011) • Advance PG Diploma (Bioinformatics) — University of Pune, India (2002) • M.Sc. (Biotechnology) — Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India (2001) • B.Sc. (Bioscience) — Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India (1999) " |
| Specialization | Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology, and Bioinformatics with an interdisciplinary focus on human health and disease mechanisms |
| Total work experience | 23+ years (2002–Present) — Research & Academia (includes pre-PhD research roles, PhD research training, postdoctoral fellowship, and faculty/leadership roles) |
| Details of best five publications | "1. Taneja N; Chauhan A; Mehra V; Singh S. The multifaceted role of HJURP in cancer: Implications for tumorigenesis and therapeutic targeting. Gene (2025). (PMID: 40902691) 2. Taneja N; Chauhan A; Kulshreshtha R; Singh S. HIF-1 mediated metabolic reprogramming in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications. Life Sciences (2024) 352:122890. 3. Banik A; Sharma R; Chauhan A; Singh S. Cutting the umbilical cord: Cancer stem cell-targeted therapeutics. Life Sciences (2022) 299:120502. 4. Chauhan A; Islam AU; Prakash H; Singh S. Phytochemicals targeting NF-κB signaling: Potential anti-cancer interventions. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis (2022) 12(3):394–405. 5. Prakash H; Nadella V; Singh S; Schmitz-Winnenthal H. CD14/TLR4 priming potentially recalibrates and exerts anti-tumor efficacy in tumor associated macrophages in a mouse model of pancreatic carcinoma. Scientific Reports (2016) 6:31490. " |
| Overall research summary | "My research integrates molecular biology, stem cell biology, and bioinformatics to understand disease mechanisms and identify clinically relevant biomarkers. A major focus is translational disease biology, including cancer, with emphasis on cancer stem cells and therapy response. I study metabolic and inflammatory signaling networks that drive disease progression and treatment resistance. My lab combines in silico analyses with in vitro functional models and molecular validation. The goal is to translate mechanistic insights into actionable diagnostics and therapeutic strategies. " |
| Awards and honours (if any) | "DBT Scholarship Awardee (Govt. of India) for Advance Diploma in Bioinformatics, University of Pune (2001–2002). Qualified ICMR–JRF (2001). Qualified CSIR–UGC NET (2004)." |
| Name of the Faculty | Dr Sudeshna Mukherjee |
| Designation and Department | Co-ordinator and Assistant Professor-III, Department of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Amity Institute of Health Allied Sciences |
| Academic qualification | "B. Sc. (Physiology): University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India M. Sc. in Human Physiology (Specialization: Biochemistry): University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India Ph. D. : Thesis title: “Concerted Modulation Of Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory And Anti-Tumor Signalling Pathways In Cancer: Evaluation Of The Role Of Certain Dietary Polyphenols,”: University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India" |
| Specialization | System Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell signalling |
| Total work experience | >13 years |
| Details of best five publications | "1. Mukherjee S, Gupta P, Ghosh S, Choudhury S, Das A, Ahir M, Adhikary A, Chattopadhyay S. Targeted tumor killing by pomegranate polyphenols: Pro-oxidant role of a classical antioxidant. J Nutr Biochem. 2023 May;115:109283. (Impact factor: 5.6) (ISSN Number: 0898-6568) 2. Mukherjee S, Ghosh S, Choudhury S, Gupta P, Adhikary A, Chattopadhyay S, Pomegranate polyphenols attenuate inflammation and hepatic damage in tumor bearing mice: Crucial role of NF-κB and Nrf2/GSH axis. J Nutr Biochem. 2021;97:108812. (Impact factor: 5.6) (ISSN Number: 0898-6568) 3. Ahir M, Bhattacharya S, Karmakar S, Mukhopadhyay A, Mukherjee S, Ghosh S, Chattopadhyay S, Patra P, Adhikary A. Tailored-CuO-Nanowire decorated with Folic acid mediated coupling of the mitochondrial ROS-generation and miR425-PTEN axis in furnishing potent anti-cancer activity in human triple negative breast carcinoma cells. Biomat. 2016; 76:115-32. (Impact factor: 12) (ISSN Number: 0142-9612) 4. Mukherjee S, Ghosh S, Das DK, Chakraborty P, Choudhury S, Gupta P, Adhikary A, Dey S, Chattopadhyay S. Gold-conjugated green tea nanoparticles for enhanced anti-tumor activities and hepatoprotection - synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation. J Nutr Biochem. 2015; 26:1283-97. (Impact factor: 5.6) (ISSN Number: 0955-2863) 5. Mukherjee S, Ghosh S, Choudhury S, Adhikary A, Manna K, Dey S, Sa G, Das T, Chattopadhyay S. Pomegranate reverses methotrexate-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in hepatocytes by modulating Nrf2-NF-κB pathways. J Nutr Biochem. 2013; 24:2040-50. (Impact factor: 5.6) (ISSN Number: 0955-2863)" |
| Overall research summary | "Article: 16 h-index: 14 Google scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fMeoRXUAAAAJ&hl=en Life Member: Indian National Science Congress, The Physiological Society of India, Society for Nitric oxide and Allied Radicals Orcid ID: 0000-0001-5349-4882" |
| Awards and honours (if any) | "Awarded National Postdocutoral Fellowship by DST-SERB in 2017 Certificate of Merit and Prasanta Kumar Ghosh Fellowship for the year 2007 from University of Calcutta for Securing Highest Marks in B.Sc (H) from C.U. amongst the admitted students in 2007" |
| Name of the Faculty | Dr. Satyajit Tripathy |
| Designation and Department | Dr. Satyajit Tripathy Assistant Professor; Amity Institute of Health Allied Sciences |
| Academic qualification | M. Sc., Ph. D., Postdoc |
| Specialization | M. Sc., Ph. D., Postdoc |
| Total work experience | >12 Years |
| Details of best five publications | Synthesis, characterization of chi- tosan-tripolyphosphate conjugated chloroquine nanoparticle and its in vivo anti-malarial efficacy against rodent parasite: A dose and duration dependent approach. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 434 (1-2); 292-305 A prospective strategy to restore the tissue damage in malaria infection: Approach with chitosan-trypolyphosphate conjugated nanochloroquine in Swiss mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 737: 11-21. Effects of silver nanoparticle from Dicoma anomala Sond. root extract on MCF-7 cancer cell line and NF54 parasite strain: An in vitro study. Biological Trace Element Research. 195(1):82-94. A review on possible modes of actions of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine: Repurposing against SAR-COV-2 (COVID 19) pandemic. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 22:106028. . Genomic characterization of Plasmodium falciparum genes associated with anti-folate drug resistance and treatment outcomes in eastern India: a molecular surveillance study from 2008-2017. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, section Parasite and Host. 12 – 2022; 865814 |
| Overall research summary | "Publication Citations: 2645 h-index:28 i10-index:48 Scopus ID: 7202752919" |
| Awards and honours (if any) | Recognized for emerging as 1ST RUNNER-UP ORAL presenter at the recent Virtual ACP2021. Virtual 7th All Africa Congress on Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Nairobi, Kennya, On 15th to 17th September 2021 Travel grant from International Society for Ethnopharmacology for Ethnopharmacology 2022 in Taiwan, venue: Chinese Medical University ‘Medal of Merit’: for outstanding research presentation entitled “Employment of old options to control novel corona virus: Pros and Cons” during the UNESCO/UNITWIN NETWORK WEB SEMINAR-2020 Award of Excellence in Research 2025 Indo-Asian Claude Bernard Best Teacher & Researcher Award 2025 Young Scientist Award 2025 Best Educationist Award UFS travel grant to attend international society of Ethno pharmacology and Society for Ethno pharmacology, India Conference – 2018 (ISE-SFE 2018). Organized by University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. On 12th -15th January 2018 |
| Name of the Faculty | Dr. BARSHA DASSARMA |
| Designation and Department | Assistant Professor |
| Academic qualification | M.Sc, Ph.D, Post-Doc. |
| Specialization | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Total work experience | >12 yrs |
| Details of best five publications | "· Dassarma B, Mahapatra SK, Nandi DK, Gangopadhyay S, Samanta S. Protective role of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and hydroxytoluene (BHT) against oxidative stress-induced inflammatory response in carbon tetrachloride-induced acute hepatorenal toxicity. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 2025 Apr 24:1-8. • Dassarma B, Tripathy S. Non-coding RNA signatures in breast and pancreatic cancer: From molecular drivers to diagnostic tools. Curr Genet Med Rep. 2025;13:15. • Matsabisa MG, Bala A, Tripathy S, Digashu MM, Rautenbach F, Dassarma B, Erhabor JO, Braga FC, Mukherjee PK, Tang M, Kang Y. Study on South African Indigenous Teas—Antioxidant Potential, Nutritional Content, and Hypoxia-Induced Cyclooxygenase Inhibition on U87 MG Cell Line. Molecules. 2022 May 30;27(11):3505. • Dassarma B, Tripathy S, Chabalala M, Matsabisa MG. Challenges in Establishing Vaccine Induced Herd Immunity through Age Specific Community Vaccinations. Aging and disease. 2022;13(1): 29-37. • Dassarma B#, Nandi DK, Gangopadhyay S, Samanta S. Hepatoprotective effect of food preservatives (butylated hydroxyanisole, butyla huted hydroxytoluene) on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rat. Toxicology reports. 2018;1;5:31-7. [# denoting corresponding author]. • Tripathy S, Dassarma B, Roy S, Chabalala H, Matsabisa MG. A review on possible modes of actions of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine: Repurposing against SAR-COV-2 (COVID 19) pandemic. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2020;56:106028." |
| Overall research summary | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K4iR-RsAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Awards and honours (if any) | "• Received Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology (Govt of India) under WOS- B, SoRF- KIRAN- IM mode in the year 2015-16, Project No: DST/Disha/SoRFIM/003/2015/01, Sanctioned No. NASI/SoRF-I/2015- 16/03. • Awarded Fellowship from Department of Science and Technology (Govt of India) under WOS- B, SoRF- KIRAN- IM mode in the year 2013-14, Project No: DST/Disha/SoRFIP/056/2013. • Received “Prof. Sacchidananda Banerjee Memorial Research Prize, 2017” (Young Scientists Award, 2017) from “The Physiological Society of India”. • Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship from University of the Free State, South Africa. • Awarded ‘MEDAL OF MERIT’ from the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network for Poster Entitled “Employment of Old Options to Control Novel Corona Virus: Pros and Cons” During The UNESCO/UNITWIN Network web seminar- 2020, from 6-7th august 2020. • Awarded Travel Grant and Hospitality Grant by DST, Govt OF India for Training Program Only For DST Women Scientists on “Proteomics Approaches FOR Women Scientist in Life Sciences” in on March 2-6, 2017. " |
