Dr. Priyankar Sanphui

Assistant Professor (Stage II)

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D

priyo.zoo@sreechaitanyacollege.ac.in

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Area of Specialization: Neurobiology & Cell Biology

    Area of Research and Interest: Neurobiology, Cell Biology, Ethology, Biodiversity & Conservation Biology.

Academic Qualification

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

Work Experience

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

Awards

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)

Projects

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

Publication

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

Courses

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

Seminar Attedance

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

Subjects

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

Extra Curricular

Sl. No. Activities
1 Trekking & Hiking
2 Painting