Dr. Priyankar Sanphui
Assistant Professor (Stage II)
B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D
Assistant Professor (Stage II)
B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D
| Degree | Year | Subject | University/Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc | 2007 | Zoology Honours | University of Calcutta |
| M.Sc | 2009 | Zoology | University of Calcutta |
| Ph.D. | 2016 | Biochemistry (Neurobiology) | CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata & University of Calcutta |
| Sl. No. | Positions Held | Name of the Institute | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | Sree Chaitanya College, Habra | 28.02.2017 | Till date |
| 2 | Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S) | Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling | 28.02.2015 | 27.02.2017 |
| 3 | CSIR-Research Associate | Laboratory of Neuro Degenerative Diseases, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata | 01.01.2015 | 27.02.2015 |
| 4 | CSIR-Senior Research Fellow | Laboratory of Neuro Degenerative Diseases, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2014 |
| 5 | CSIR-Junior Research Fellow | Laboratory of Neuro Degenerative Diseases, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata | 01.01.2010 | 31.12.2011 |
| Sl. No. | Name of Award | Awarding Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best presenter award in Animal Taxonomy summit 2024 | Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India | 2024 |
| 2 | Best Oral presenter Award in International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biosciences and Chemical Technology-2022 | School of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishnodevi University, Katra in collaboration with IIT Jammu & CSIR-IIIM | 2022 |
| 3 | Best Oral presenter Award in Zoology Category in 27th West Bengal State Science Congress | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | 2020 |
| 4 | Best Oral presenter award in ZOOLOGY Category in West Bengal Regional Science Congress (Southern Region) | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | 2019 |
| 5 | Best Oral presenter award in Medical Science Category in 25th West Bengal State Science Congress | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | 2018 |
| 6 | Best Oral presenter award in Medical Science Category in West Bengal Regional Science Congress (Southern Region) | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal in collaboration with University of Kalyani, West Bengal | 2017 |
| 7 | Best Oral presenter award in UGC sponsored national seminar on Biodiversity: Exploration, Exploitation, Conservation and Management - Vision and Mission | PG Department of Zoology, Barasat Government College in collaboration with The Zoological Society, Kolkata and West Bengal Biodiversity Board | 2016 |
| 8 | Best Oral presenter in Neurocon 2015 | ICAR Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr. B.C. Roy Hospital, Haldia, IPGMER, Kolkata & IICB, Kolkata | 2015 |
| 9 | Best Oral presentation award in Neuroupdate 2014 | Calcutta Medical College, University of Calcutta & Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata | 2014 |
| 10 | Best Presentation award in the Physiology Conference 2014, held at the University of Hong Kong from 12-14th June 2014 | University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 2014 |
| 11 | International travel award to attend the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Advanced School of Neuroscience, held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China | International Brain Research Organization, Paris, France | 2014 |
| 12 | International travel award to Kobe, Japan, to deliver an oral presentation in the 11th Biennial Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry | Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry & Japanese Society for Neurochemistry | 2012 |
| 13 | CSIR- Senior Research Fellowship | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India | 2012 |
| 14 | CSIR- Junior Research Fellowship | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India | 2009 (June 2009 NET) |
| 15 | UGC-Lecturership | University Grant Commission, Government of India | 2008 (Dec 2008 NET) |
| Sl. No. | Title | Cost in Lakh | Start Date | End Date | Role as PI/Co-PI | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A study on Phytochemical profiling and evaluation of antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of Dichroa febrifuga from Darjeeling Himalayas | 0.5 | 13.10.2020 | PI | R&D cell, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra |
| Sl. No. | Author(s) | Title | Name of Journal | Volume | Page | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priyankar Sanphui*, Altamas Kabir (*corresponding author) | A Study on the Current Status of Butterfly Diversity of North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal with Reference to the Nectar Plants Found in the Region | Records Zoological Survey of India | 124 (iS) | 691-714 | 2024 |
| 2 | Deep Ghosh, Priyankar Sanphui* (*corresponding author) | Study of nesting behaviour and parental care of Asian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India | Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) | 23 (3) | 53-59 | 2023 |
| 3 | Rupam Mandal, Priyankar Sanphui* (*corresponding author) | Study of Phytochemistry, Antibacterial and Anticancer Property of Aqueous and Acetone Extracts of Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. from Darjeeling Himalayas | Environment and Ecology | 41 (1A) | 210-216 | 2023 |
| 4 | Priyankar Sanphui*, Altamas Kabir, Gourav Saha (*corresponding author) | Ophiofaunal diversity of Bongaon Subdivision of West Bengal, India, with a note of possible threats to the Snake population of the area | Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) | 19 (1) | 62-69 | 2021 |
| 5 | Priyankar Sanphui, Anoy Kumar Das, Subhas Chandra Biswas | Forkhead Box O3a requires BAF57, a subunit of chromatin remodeler SWI/SNF complex for induction of p53 up‐regulated modulator of apoptosis (Puma) in a model of Parkinson’s disease | Journal of Neurochemistry | 154 (5) | 547-561 | 2020 |
| 6 | Subhas Chandra Biswas, Priyankar Sanphui, Nandini Chatterjee, Stav Kemeny, Lloyd A. Greene | Cdc25A phosphatase: a key cell cycle protein that regulates neuron death in disease and development | Cell Death and Disease | 8 | e2692 | 2017 |
| 7 | Nandini Chatterjee*, Priyankar Sanphui*, Stav Kemeny, Lloyd A. Greene, Subhas C. Biswas (*JOINT FIRST AUTHOR) | Role and regulation of Cdc25A phosphatase in neuron death induced by NGF deprivation or β-amyloid | Cell Death Discovery | 2 | 16083 | 2016 |
| 8 | Rumana Akhter, Priyankar Sanphui, Hrishita Das, Pampa Saha, Subhas Chandra Biswas | The regulation of p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis by JNK/c-Jun pathway in β-amyloid induced neuron death | Journal of Neurochemistry | 134 | 1091–1103 | 2015 |
| 9 | Rumana Akhter, Priyankar Sanphui, Subhas Chandra Biswas | The essential role of p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and its regulation by FoxO3A transcription factor in β-amyloid | The Journal of Biological Chemistry | 289 | 10812-10822 | 2014 |
| 10 | P. Sanphui, S.C. Biswas | FoxO3a is activated and executes neuron death via Bim in response to β-amyloid | Cell Death and Disease | 4 | e625 | 2013 |
| 11 | Priyankar Sanphui, Sumit Kumar Pramanik, Nandini Chatterjee, Ponnusamy Moorthi, Biswadip Banerji, Subhas Chandra Biswas | Efficacy of Cyclin Dependent Kinase 4 Inhibitors as Potent Neuroprotective Agents against Insults Relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease | PLOS ONE | 8 (11) | e78842 | 2013 |
| 12 | Biswadip Banerji, Sumit Kumar Pramanik, Priyankar Sanphui, Sameer Nikhar, Subhas C. Biswas | Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Studies of Novel Triazolo-Benzoxazepine as New Anticancer Agents | Chemical Biology & Drug Designing | 82 | 401-409 | 2013 |
| Sl. No | Name of Course | Awarding Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation Course | UGC-HRDC Mizoram University | 2019 |
| 2 | Refresher Course in Life Sciences | UGC-HRDC Kerala University | 2020 |
| 3 | Refresher Course in Environmental Sciences and Disaster Management | MMTTC- Ranchi University | 2024 |
| Sl. No. | Author(s) | Title of the Paper Presented | Title of the Conference/ Seminar | Organized by | Level | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priyankar Sanphui | A Study on the Current Status of Butterfly Diversity of North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal with Reference to the Nectar Plants Found in the Region | Animal Taxonomy summit 2024 | Zoological Survey of India, MoEFCC, Govt. of India | National | 2024 |
| 2 | Priyankar Sanphui | Unrevealing the potential role of Artificial Intelligence in Parkinson's and Disease: from Disease Diagnosis to Treatment | National Seminar on contribution of Remote sensing –Geographic Information system (RS-GIS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on opening new research sphere in Biological Sciences | Asutosh College, Kolkata & Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah. | National | 2024 |
| 3 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Activation of FoxO-miR21-Cdc25A axis in neurodegeneration relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease and neuroprotection by novel Cdc25A inhibitors | 5th West Bengal Regional Science Congress 2023 | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2023 |
| 4 | Priyankar Sanphui | Diversity and ethological study of butterfly species found in Sree Chaitanya College campus, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal | International seminar on Innovation, Expansion, Impact and Challenges in Chemical and Biological Sciences | Surendranath College | International | 2023 |
| 5 | Priyankar Sanphui & Subhas C. Biswas | Role and regulation of Cdc25a phosphatase in Neurodegeneration relevant to Alzheimer’s Disease | International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biosciences and Chemical Technology 2022 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir | International | 2022 |
| 6 | Priyankar Sanphui | Novel small molecule inhibitors of Cdc25A protect neuronal cells in neurodegenerative disease models. | XL annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences held in NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya | Indian Academy of Neurosciences & North Eastern Hill University | National | 2022 |
| 7 | Priyankar Sanphui | Diversity and ethological study of butterfly in Sree Chaitanya College, Habra | National Seminar on Only One Earth: Our One Environment | Netaji Subhas Open University | National | 2022 |
| 8 | Priyankar Sanphui, Altamas Kabir, Gourav Saha | Snake diversity of Bongaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, with a note of possible threats and our rescue operations | DSTBT, Govt of West Bengal Sponsored National Seminar on Biodiversity: Assessment, Issues, Ethics and Management-Global Scenario | East Calcutta Girls College in collaboration with West Bengal Biodiversity Board | National | 2022 |
| 9 | Priyankar Sanphui | Diversity, threats, and conservation initiative of snake species of Bongaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal | Biodiversity & Sustainable Development | R. P. Gogate College of Arts & Science and R. V. Joglekar College of Commerce, Ratnagiri, in collaboration with Ratnagiri Sub Center, University of Mumbai & Environmental Society, Ratnagiri | National | 2020 |
| 10 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Cell cycle Regulatory protein Cdc25A is activated and regulated by FoxO in experimental models of Alzheimer’s Disease | 27th West Bengal State Science Congress 2020 | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2020 |
| 11 | Priyankar Sanphui | Transcription factor FoxO3a is activated in neurodegeneration relevant to Parkinson’s Disease | International conference on Applied Biology & first annual convention of Society of Biologists | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir | International | 2019 |
| 12 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Cell cycle Regulatory protein Cdc25A is activated and regulated by FoxO in experimental models of Alzheimer’s disease | 4th West Bengal Regional Science Congress 2019 | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2019 |
| 13 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Role of FoxO in Alzheimer’s Disease | 26th West Bengal Regional Science Congress | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2018 |
| 14 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Role of FoxO in neurodegenerative Diseases | 25th West Bengal State Science Congress | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2018 |
| 15 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | Role of FoxO in neurodegenerative Diseases | West Bengal Regional Science Congress | Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal | State level | 2017 |
| 16 | Priyankar Sanphui, Subhabrata Dey, Dipsmita Mukherjee and Sumana Saha | Affirming Length of Body or Part/s and Weight Thereof as a Determinant of Capture Area of Spider Web | UGC sponsored national seminar on Biodiversity: Exploration, Exploitation, Conservation and Management - Vision and Mission | Barasat Government College, The Zoological Society, Kolkata and West Bengal Biodiversity Board | National | 2016 |
| 17 | Priyankar Sanphui, Pallabi Bhattacharyya & Subhas C Biswas | Transcription factor FoxO3a regulates Fas Ligand via microRNA 21 in a cellular model of Parkinson’s disease | International symposium on translational neuroscience and XXXIV annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences held in NBRC, Haryana | Indian Academy of Neurosciences & National Brain Research Center | International | 2016 |
| 18 | Priyankar Sanphui, Nandini Chatterjee, Sumit K Pramanik and Subhas C. Biswas | Cell cycle regulatory protein Cdc25A is activated and regulated by FoxO via miR21 in experimental models of Alzheimer’s disease | Neurocon2015 | ICAR Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr. B.C. Roy Hospital, Haldia, IPGMER, Kolkata & IICB, Kolkata | International | 2015 |
| 19 | Priyankar Sanphui, Nandini Chatterjee and Subhas C. Biswas | Cell-cycle regulatory protein Cdc25A as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s Disease | Neuroupdate 2014 | Calcutta Medical College, University of Calcutta & CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | International | 2014 |
| 20 | Priyankar Sanphui, Nandini Chatterjee, Subhas Chandra Biswas | Regulation of Cell Division Cycle 25A (Cdc25A) phosphatase by FoxO3a via miR21 in Alzheimer’s disease-related neurodegeneration | International symposium on translational Neurosciences and XXXII annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences held in NIMHNS, Bangalore | Indian Academy of Neurosciences & National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Science, Bengaluru, India | International | 2014 |
| 21 | Priyankar Sanphui, Raghavendra Singh, K. P. Mohanakumar, Subhas Chandra Biswas | FoxO3a is activated and induces pro-apoptotic gene, Puma in presence of chromatin remodeler BAF57 in models of Parkinson’s disease | Physiology Conference 2014 | University of Hongkong, Hongkong | International | 2014 |
| 22 | Priyankar Sanphui, Sumit Kumar Pramanik, Ponnusamy Moorthi, Biswadip Banerji, Subhas Chandra Biswas | Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (Cdk4) inhibitors are neuroprotective in cellular models of Alzheimer’s disease | XXX annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and International symposium on translational neuroscience: Unravelling mysteries of brain in health and disease held in GNDU, Amritsar | Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | International | 2012 |
| 23 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | FoxO3a promotes Neurodegeneration via Bim in Cellular model of Alzheimer’s Disease | 11th Biennial meeting of Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry & 55th Annual meeting of Japanese Society for Neurochemistry held in Kobe, Japan | Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry & Japanese Society for Neurochemistry | International | 2012 |
| 24 | Priyankar Sanphui and Subhas C. Biswas | FoxO3a, a transcription factor, is activated and is required for neuron death in cellular models of Alzheimer’s disease | Neurosciences 2011 (SfN Annual meeting) | Society for Neurosciences, Washington DC, USA | International | 2011 |
| Sl. No. | Paper Title | Paper Code | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non Chordates | ZOODSC101, ZOODSC303 | I & III |
| 2 | Chordates | ZOODSC202 | II |
| 3 | Cell Biology | ZOODSC406 | IV |
| 4 | Biochemistry | ZOODSC407 | IV |
| 5 | Ecology | ZOODSC405 | IV |
| 6 | Genetics & Mol Bio | ZOODSC508, ZOODSC509 | V |
| 7 | Animal Behaviour & Chronobiology | ZOODSC510 | V |
| 8 | Taxonomy | ZOODSC612 | VI |
| 9 | Developmental Biology | ZOODSC613 | VI |
| 10 | Evolutionary Biology | ZOODSC614 | VI |
| 11 | Immunology | ZOODSC615 | VI |
| 12 | Biodiversity & Conservation | ZOODSC717 | VII |
| 13 | Research Methodology | ZOODSC818 | VIII |
| 14 | Cancer Biology | ZOODSC819 | VIII |
| Sl. No. | Activities |
|---|---|
| 1 | Trekking & Hiking |
| 2 | Painting |