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Degree	Year	University
Ph.D. 2002 Biophysical Chemistry, Jadavpur University (CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology) M.Sc 1995 Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Special), Jadavpur University B.Sc 1993 Chemistry (Honours), Jadavpur University

Name Of The Institution Position Held Period Jadavpur University Associate Professor 2016 to Till Date Jadavpur University Assistant Professor 2008 to 2016 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, WB. Lecturer 2006 to 2008 Raghunathpur College, Purulia, WB. Lecturer 2003 to 2006

Biophysical Chemistry/Physical Chemistry Carcinogen - Nucleic acid interactions Studies on the non-covalent binding of ligands to duplex and triplex DNA and RNA DNA and RNA structure and polymorphism Photochemistry and photobiology of alkaloids Enzyme activity and the effect of transcription inhibitor Small molecule-protein interaction

Under Graduate Science and Engineering Level: Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Gaseous State, The Liquid state, Kinetic Theory of Gas, Phase Equilibria, Quantum Chemistry, Statistical Mechanics, Electrochemistry. Post Graduate Science and Engineering Level: Statistical Thermodynamics, Advanced Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry.

My research interests include drug design, studies on the non-covalent interaction of small molecules to DNA, RNA; to understand the molecular specificity, photochemistry and photobiology of alkaloids and related molecules; DNA and RNA polymorphism; thermodynamics of small molecule- macromolecule interaction; Enzyme kinetics and Inhibition of Enzyme catalyzed reactions by small molecules.

Title of the paper Journal of publication Year Role Vol Number-Page Name In-depth investigation of the binding of flavonoid taxifolin with bovine hemoglobin at physiological pH: Spectroscopic and molecular docking studies Spectrochim. Acta Part A. 2020 Chowdhury, S.; Bhuiya, S.; Haque, L.; Das, S. 225-117513 Expulsion of a potent cancer-cell photosensitizer from its micelle-bound state using β-cyclodextrin: A tenable model for efficient drug release Spectrochim. Acta Part A. 2020 Ganguly, A.; Das, S. 224-117411 Metal Ion Sensing Ability and Photophysical Properties of 4-Hydroxy-3-nitroso-2H-chromen-2-one: Interaction Studies with Calf-Thymus DNA. J. Lumin. 2019 Roy, D.; Haque, L.; Das, S.; Chakraborty, A.; Ghosh, R. 206-474-485 Dissipation of Pyrene-based Phenylboronic Acid-anchored Vesicular Self-assemblies: A Motif for Neurotransmitter Recognition Chemistry Select 2019 Mandal, D.; Das, S. 4-1220-1226 Glucose triggered dissolution of phenylboronic acid functionalized cholesterol based niosomal self-assembly for tuneable drug release New J. Chem. 2019 Mandal, D.; Das, S. 43-7855-7865 More

Name Of The Scholar Title Of The Thesis Co-Superviser Status Year Ankur Bikash Pradhan Complete 2019 Lucy Haque 2019 Sutanwi Bhuiya Ongoing Susmita Chowdhury Ongoing Nilanjan Chakraborty Ongoing

Title Secretary, DNA Society of India Life Member, Indian Biophysical Society Life Member, Indian Photo Biology Society