Santasabuj Das
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| Born | 23 June 1968 West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies on human Salmonella infections |
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Santasabuj Das is an Indian medical doctor, molecular immunologist, bioinformatician and a scientist at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases,
Fulbright scholar and a life member of the Probiotic Association of India, the Society of Biological Chemists, India and the Indian Science Congress Association. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development
, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2011.
Biography
Born in the Indian state of
National Center for Biological Sciences from 1998 and in 2000, he moved to the US to work as a post doctoral fellow at the Kimmel Cancer Center of the Thomas Jefferson University. In 2002, he joined the Molecular Oncology Research Institute of the Tufts Medical Center as a post-doctoral research associate where he stayed until 2004. On his return to India, he joined the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata as a grade C scientist in 2005 and holds the positions of a grade E scientist and assistant director.[3] He has also been serving as a senior scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research since 2013.[4]
Professional profile
Das' research focus is on the various types of infections caused by
Salmonella Typhi and vaccine development against the pathogen.[2] He holds two international and one national patent for the processes he has developed. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles[note 1] and through chapters contributed to books published by others.[5] He is the coordinator for the Biomedical Informatics Centre of the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases and is a life member of the Society of Biological Chemists, India, the Indian Science Congress Association[6] and the Probiotic Association of India.[7]
Awards and honors
The
Fulbright scholarship in 2012.[3] The West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology elected him as a fellow in 2016.[2]
Selected bibliography
Chapters
- Gunjan Arora; Andaleeb Sajid; Vipin Chandra Kalia (21 March 2017). Drug Resistance in Bacteria, Fungi, Malaria, and Cancer. Springer. pp. 577–. ISBN 978-3-319-48683-3.
Articles
- Thakur, Bhupesh Kumar; Dasgupta, Nirmalya; Ta, Atri; Das, Santasabuj (8 July 2016). "Physiological TLR5 expression in the intestine is regulated by differential DNA binding of Sp1/Sp3 through simultaneous Sp1 dephosphorylation and Sp3 phosphorylation by two different PKC isoforms". Nucleic Acids Research. 44 (12): 5658–5672. PMID 27060138.
- Theeya, Nagaraja; Ta, Atri; Das, Sayan; Mandal, Rahul S.; Chakrabarti, Oishee; Chakrabarti, Saikat; Ghosh, Amar N.; Das, Santasabuj (1 February 2015). "An Inducible and Secreted Eukaryote-Like Serine/Threonine Kinase of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Promotes Intracellular Survival and Pathogenesis". Infection and Immunity. 83 (2): 522–533. PMID 25404028.
- Ghosh, Shubhamoy; Chakraborty, Krishnendu; Nagaraja, Theeya; Basak, Surajit; Koley, Hemanta; Dutta, Shanta; Mitra, Utpala; Das, Santasabuj (22 February 2011). "An adhesion protein of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is required for pathogenesis and potential target for vaccine development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (8): 3348–3353. PMID 21300870.
See also
- TLR5
- Eukaryote
Notes
- ^ Please see Selected bibliography section
References
- ^ "Santasabuj Das - Scientist E". Biowebspin : The Bio-Dashboard for the Largest Biotech, Pharma & Medtech Network. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "NICED : Scientist : Dr. Santasabuj Das". www.niced.org.in. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Santasabuj Das - Fulbright Scholar Program". www.cies.org. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "ICMR scientist". Indian Council of Medical Research. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ISBN 978-3-319-48683-3.
- ^ "Indian Science Congress - life members". www.sciencecongress.nic.in. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Santasabuj Das - life member". www.probioticindia.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development" (PDF). Department of Biotechnology. 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
External links
- "Santasabuj Das _ Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "dblp: Santasabuj Das". dblp.org. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Shodhganga@INFLIBNET: Das:Santasabuj". shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.