Dr. Shyamasree Ghosh

Scientific Officer (E)
School of Biological Sciences
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)

 

Date of Birth:18/03/1978

Educational Qualification:

  • B.Sc. (H) Zoology from Presidency College, Calcutta University in 1998: 1st class (National Scholar in Graduation)

  • M.Sc. Biotechnology from Calcutta University in 2000: 1st Class 2nd in University

  • Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), CSIR, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 2005

  • Qualified CSIR-UGC N.E.T.

  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Examination

  • M.Sc. Ecology and Environment, SMU, First Class

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education from IGNOU

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics: Infitech Global, Bangalore

Projects/Training:

  • Project in the Post Graduate level in National Institute of Immunology (NII) and Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Limited (BCPL).

Awards/ Recognitions:

  • National Scholar in Graduation, 1998

  • NET Life-Sciences, UGC, 1999

  • GATE Life-Sciences 2000 qualified, 92.36 percentile

Research Interests:

Disease Biology of Cancer, Study of Acute phase proteins, Study of markers in disease, Forensic entomology, Science of Environment.

Teaching in NISER:

  • Biology 1st and 2nd sem labs, 2010-2013

  • Microbiology Summer Classes, 2012

  • Biotechniques for PhD Course work, 2011

Administrative Responsibilities:

  • Holder of Imprest Account, SBS, NISER 2010-2013

  • Member Library Physical Verification Committee, 2010-2013

  • Member Safety Committee, SBS, NISER 2010-ongoing

  • Member, Physical Stock Verification of assets, NISER 2012

  • Member, Purchase Committee, SBS, NISER 2010 ongoing

Publication Details:

  • Shyamasree Ghosh, Waliza Ansar Indoor Air Pollution: Impact of health and stem cells, Journal of Stem cells, accepted 2014 (in press).

  • Pradhan, Nitika; Pratheek, B.M.; Garai, Antara; Kumar Jha, Ashutosh; Meena, Vikram; Ghosh, Shyamasree; Singh, Sujay; Kumari, Shikha; Chandrashekar, Tavarekere; Goswami, Chandan; Chattopadhyay, Subhasis; Kar, Sanjib; Maiti, Prasanta Induction of apoptosis by Fe(salen)Cl through caspase-dependent pathway specifically in tumor cells Cell Biology International Accepted 2014.

  • Shyamasree Ghosh, Soham Saha, Abhinav Sur Polymeric Nanoparticles: Application in Cancer Management Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials, Taylor & Francis 2014.

  • Walisa Ansar, Shyamasree Ghosh, Monoclonal antibodies a tool in clinical research, Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2013:4, 9-21.

  • Walisa Ansar, Shyamasree Ghosh, C-reactive protein and the biology of disease, Immunol Res. 2013 May;56(1):131-42.

  • Soham Saha, Shyamasree Ghosh Tinospora cordifolia: One plant, many roles Ancient Science of Life, 2012, 31(4), 151-159.

  • Sunil Shetty and Shyamasree Ghosh, Effect of Heavy metals on germination of seeds, J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2013 Jul;4(2):272-275.

  • Shyamasree Ghosh, Sanjima Pal, Smita Prusty and Girish KVS Curcumin and Cancer: Recent Developments, Journal of research in Biology (2012) 3: 251-272.

  • Disease-associated glycosylated molecular variants of human C-reactive protein activate complement-mediated hemolysis of erythrocytes in tuberculosis and Indian visceral leishmaniasis. Ansar W, Mukhopadhyay S, Habib SK, Basu S, Saha B, Sen AK, Mandal CN, Mandal C. Glycoconj J. 2009 Dec;26(9):1151-69.

  • O-acetylation of sialic acids is required for the survival of lymphoblasts in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Mukherjee K, Mallick A, Pal S, Mandal C, Bhattacharya DK, Mandal C. Glycoconj J. 2007 Jan;24(1):17-24.

  • 9-O-acetylated sialoglycoproteins: novel molecules in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Pal S, Sinha D, Mallick A, Chatterjee M, Mandal C and Mandal C(F.N.A.Sc.) National Academy Science Letters (Vol. 29, No. 1 & 2, 2006) 17-24.

  • Interferon gamma promotes survival of lymphoblasts overexpressing 9-O-acetylated sialoglycoconjugates in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Mallick A, Pal S, Vlasak R, Bhattacharya DK, Mandal C J Cell Biochem. 2005 May 1; 95(1):206-16.

  • Increased interferon gamma production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to stimulation of overexpressed disease-specific 9-O-acetylated sialoglycoconjugates in children suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Pal S, Das B, Bhattacharya DK, Mandal C. Br J Haematol. 2005 Jan; 128(1):35-41.

  • Altered erythrocyte membrane characteristics during anemia in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Bhattacharya DK, Mandal C. Ann Hematol. 2005 Feb; 84(2):76-84. Epub 2004 Aug 25.

  • Differential expression of 9-O-acetylated sialoglycoconjugates on leukemic blasts: a potential tool for long-term monitoring of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pal S, Ghosh S, Bandyopadhyay S, Mandal C, Bandhyopadhyay S, Kumar Bhattacharya D, Mandal C. Int J Cancer. 2004 Aug 20; 111(2):270-7.

  • Purification and characterization of 9-O-acetylated sialoglycoproteins from leukemic cells and their potential as immunological tool for monitoring childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Pal S, Ghosh S, Mandal C, Kohla G, Brossmer R, Isecke R, Merling A, Schauer R, Schwartz-Albiez R, Bhattacharya DK, Mandal C. Glycobiology. 2004 Oct; 14(10):859-70.

Reviewer/Editor/Editorial Board member:

  • Peer-reviewer of Dove Medical Press journals since March 2012.

  • Peer reviewer for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Elsevier, since 2013.

  • Editorial Board Member for Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine since 2012.