Positions and Experience

  Assistant Professor                                                                                                                                01/2020 - Present
   Department of Biotechnology
   Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
 
Senior Research Associate                                                                                                                  10/2018– 11/2019
   Bionutrition Core Laboratory, The Ohio State University
   Emphasis: Vitamin E stereoisomer, Method development, Intestinal health
 
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Nutritional Biochemistry                                                        8/2016–09/2018
   Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
   Emphasis: Gut microbiota, intestinal health and metabolome
 
Senior Research Fellow (project), Indian Council of Medical Research                  2/2014 – 10/2015
   Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal
   Emphasis: Frequency and distribution of TLR and KIR genes
 
Senior Research Fellow (project), Department of Biotechnology                               6/2013 – 2/2014
   Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal
   Emphasis: Phytometabolic fingerprinting and immunopharmacology
 
Junior Research Fellow (project), Department of Biotechnology                                6/2011 – 6/2013
   Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal
   Emphasis: Phytometabolism and immunopharmacology 

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​​Visiting scholar

Department of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata
Intermittent (January 2011 to February 2012)
Natural product research.

​Visiting scholar

Chemical Signal and Lipidomics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta
Intermittent  (August 2014 – February 2016)
Bioanalytical techniques​

Projects worked on...

• Bioavailability of alpha-tocopherol stereoisomers. The Ohio State University. Industry (Abbott) project 
• Effects of dairy products on postprandial hyperglycemia in prediabetic adults. The Ohio State University. Funding: US National Dairy Council 
• Structure-function relationship of green tea catechins to mitigate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The Ohio State University. Funding: OSU Center for Plant Sciences 
• Gamma-tocopherol to prevent ischemia stroke injury in obese mice. The Ohio State University. Funding: OSU Discovery Themes 
• Antiinflammatory bioactivities of green tea catechins along the gut-liver axis in obese models of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The Ohio State University. Funding: USDA-NEFA (2014-67017-21761) 
• Purification and characterization of bioactive natural antioxidant, immunomodulator and anticancer products from Dioscorea alata L., of North Eastern region of India. University of North Bengal. Funding: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GOVT of India (BT/09/NE/TBP/2010. 17.02.2011) 
• Study of the frequency and distribution of TOLL like receptor (TLR) gens and killer cell immunoglobulin like receptor (KIR) in Gurkha and Rajbanshi population of sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal. University of North Bengal. Funding: India Council of Medical Research, GOVT of India (54/2/2012-BMS)
• Aroma chemistry of Indian spices. University of North Bengal. Funding: Internal
• Phytometabolomic screening of Indian rare medicinal plants. University of North Bengal. Funding: Internal

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Judging  Responsibilities 

• ​Judge (poster session), Sci-Fest 2020, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (26/02/2020)

• Judge (Sigma Xi Sponsored Awards), Ohio Academy of Science State Science Day (5/2019)
• Judge (Poster session), Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium, The Ohio State University (4/2019)
• Abstract reviewer for American Society for Nutrition (02/2019)
• Judge (Poster Session), Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University (3/2019)
• Project evaluator, HackOHI/O 2018! The Ohio State University (10/2018)
• Judge, Ohio Academy of Science State Science Day (5/2018)
• Judge (Poster Session), Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium, The Ohio State University (4/2018)
• Judge (Poster Session), Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University (3/2018)
• Judge (Poster Session), Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University (3/2018)
• Judge (Abstract selection), Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University (1/2018)
• Judge (Poster Session), HackOHI/O 2017! The Ohio State University (10/2017)
• Reviewer, Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Ohio State University (9/2017)
• Judge (Sigma Xi Sponsored Awards), Ohio Academy of Science State Science Day (5/2017)
• Judge (Poster Session), Materials Week, The Ohio State University (5/2017)
• Judge (Poster Session), Undergraduate Research Student Forum, The Ohio State University (9/2016)

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