Bandyopadhyay Lab

About Prof (Dr.) Bandyopadhyay

Prof. (Dr.) Jaya Bandyopadhyay is a Professor of the Department of Biotechnology at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in West Bengal. With nearly 20 years of teaching experience, she has been associated with the department since its establishment in 2002. Her research interests include Cell Biology & Molecular Development, Nanoscience, Precision Medicine in Cancer, Neurotoxicology, and related subjects. She obtained her Ph.D. in 1995 from Visva Bharati University and pursued post-doctoral training in South Korea for over five years. She has also worked as a Visiting Scholar in Korean institutions and as a CSIR Senior Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. Prof. Bandyopadhyay has supervised many students and has numerous publications and book chapters to her credit. In addition to her academic contributions, she has actively served in various administrative roles within the university.

Education & Professional Experience

Position and Employment (Starting with the most recent employment)

Sl. No. Position held Duration

1.	Professor	June 2020 – Present
2.	Associate Professor	August 2013 – June 2020
3.	Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)	August 2009 – August 2013
4.	Senior Lecturer / Assistant Professor	August 2005 – August 2009
5.	Lecturer	October 04, 2002 – August 2005

Awards / Honors

1. Awarded the Shiksha Ratna 2022 for distinguished service for the cause of education conferred by the Government of West Bengal.

2. Awarded the Brain Pool Project-2007 funded by The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and worked as a Visiting Scholar for 1 year (April, 2007~ March, 2008) in Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea and and Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.

3. Awarded Travel Grant by DST (Govt. of India) to attend the 1st International Conference on Model Hosts, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Sep 05-Sep 10, 2010.

Present Research Activities

Will be updated soon.

Research Collaborators (National)

Dr. Saikat Chakrabarti, Senior Principal Scientist & Deputy Head, Structural Biology & Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata.

Prof. (Dr.) Debashis De (Professor, CSE Department, MAKAUT,WB).

Dr. Soumalee Basu, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Prof. (Dr.) Angsuman Sarkar, Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engg, Kalyani Govt. Engg. College, Kalyani.

Prof. Pintu Sen, Scientific Officer H, Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700 064, India.

Dr Dambarudhar Mohanta, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Assam.

Prof. Tarun Kanti Bhattacharya, Dept of Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg., Advanced Technology Development Centre, Prof-in-charge, Advanced VLSI Laboratory National MEMS Design Centre, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.

Dr. Samir Chandra Das, System Manager, Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CRNN), University of Calcutta, JD-2, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700098, West Bengal, India.

Dr. Partha Pratim Parui, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India.

Research Collaborators (International)

Prof. Joohong Ahnn, Department of Life Science, Hanyang University with Department of Biotechnology, MAKAUT, W.B.

Post-Doctoral Fellow (Former)

Dr. Susmita Roy (DST N-PDF): Broad area of research: Immunomodulatory roles of candidate genes in Down syndrome patients giving special emphasis to T cell activation.

Senior Research Assistant (Former)

Mr. Sudhanshu Mishra, M.Tech (Project Name: Investigation of the activity of graphene and its derivatives towards the biological systems with special relevance to C. elegans.).

Membership in Scientific Bodies

1. Life Member of the Society for Biological Chemists (India).

2. Former Member of the Genetics Society of America.

Invited Talk (Foreign)

Invited Talk / Key note Address / Chairing Sessions (selected) (National)

Caenorhabditis elegans, an emerging animal model for biosensing studies. Invited talk at the CCSN2018: 7th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Sensor Network, held at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on 27th – 28th October, 2018; Session: “Biotechnology and Image Sensing”.

Chaired the session at The Second Indian C. elegans meeting, 2018 at NII, New Delhi during 23rd – 26th February, 2018 on Neuronal Trafficking and Protein Aggregation.

C. elegans and Biogerontology: A Genetic Dissection to the Mechanism of Aging. Invited Resource person for Refresher Course in Life Sciences (thrust area: Challenges and options in Life Science Research in the developing world today) for college and university teachers during Dec. 23, 2016 – Jan.13, 2017.

Analysing C. elegans behaviour as a parameter for treated water quality Testing: Invited talk at the Advanced Workshop on Microbial Technology for Clean Environment. Jointly Organized by COEETM, MAKAUT, WB and Tripura University, 18th to 21st September, 2017.

Chaired the session at The First Indian C. elegans meeting, 2016 at the 40th Mahabaleshwar Seminar during 30th January – 02nd February, 2016 on Molecules to Circuitry.

Scope of Biotechnology in Food Processing and Food Safety: Recent Advances and the West Bengal Scenario. Invited talk at the Seminar on PROMOTION OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN WEST BENGAL; Focus on Planning, New Technologies, Marketing Strategies; Sponsored by ICC & Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Government of West Bengal; 17th October 2012, Royal Bengal Room, City Center 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata

Oxidative stress alters gene expression in human neuroblastoma cells. 2010. Invited talk at the 17th State Science & Technology Congress, Kolkata, March 4-5, Abstract BT19,Page 386.

Invited speaker in a Workshop on Bioinformatics at Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia (20-21 March, 2007) at the Department of Computer Science & Informatics, HIT, WB.

Papers presented at Conferences by Research Scholars

Extramural Research Grants

Sl. No.	Title	Agency	Period	Grant / Amount (Rs. in lakhs)
1	Investigation of the activity of graphene and its derivatives towards the biological systems with special relevance to C. elegans.(As PI)	Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal	2019-2022	22.66
2	A Functional Study On Peptidyl Prolyl Cis/Trans Isomerase Pin1 Homologue In Caenorhabditis elegans.(As PI)	CSIR	2011-2014	19.5
3	Molecular Mechanism of Thyroid hormone-induced Oxidative stress and Hypoxia in neuroblastomas: Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes by cDNA Array Analysis(As PI)	UGC-Major	2012-2015	10.938
4	Isolation, biological properties and explorations of lectin–quantum dot nano conjugates as novel fluorescent marker for identification of cancer cells. (As Co-PI)	CSIR	2010-2014	23.416
5	Anti-amyloidogenic effects of some antioxidant phytochemicals present in common traditional plant: Implications for the prevention and therapeutics of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). (As Co-PI)	Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of West Bengal	2011- 2014	12.38
6	Identification of novel BACE-1 inhibitors by simulating BACE1-flavonoid interaction to identify new pharmacophore model followed by virtual screening in 3-D ligand database – a de novo drug design approach.(As Co-PI)	Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India	2012-2015	23.81
7	In vitro studies of some Homeopathic drugs medicines on the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells.(As Co-PI)	Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)	2012-2015	26.06