Monthly Colloquium
Hematopoiesis to leukemogenesis: Through the lens of histone epigenetics
Speaker: Dr. Debasree Dutta, Scientist EII, Regenerative Biology Division, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala
Title of talk: “Hematopoiesis to leukemogenesis: Through the lens of histone epigenetics“
Date and Time: 15th February, 2024 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 1002, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Functionality of Chaos
Speaker: Dr. Soumya De, Associate Professor, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur
Title of talk: “Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Functionality of Chaos“
Date and Time: 7th February, 2024 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 1002, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Clinical Next-Gneration Sequencing in Precision Oncology
Speaker: Dr. Sukanya Sengupta, Senior Director, Division of Knowledgebase Research & Development, VELSERA
Title of talk: “Clinical Next-Gneration Sequencing in Precision Oncology“
Date and Time: 20th December, 2023 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 1002, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Uncovering Ultra-rare Mitochondrial Disorders with Yeast Functional Genomics
Speaker: Dr. Alok Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta
Title of talk: “Uncovering Ultra-rare Mitochondrial Disorders with Yeast Functional Genomics“
Date and Time: 11th October, 2023 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 1002, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
GWAS to function: Indian story of type 2 diabetes
Speaker: Prof. Dwaipayan Bharadwaj, Systems Genomics Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Title of talk: “Protein conformation, dynamics and aggregation: from test tubes to human diseases“
Date and Time: 20th September, 2023 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 1001, 10th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Protein conformation, dynamics and aggregation: from test tubes to human diseases
Speaker: Dr. Krishnananda Chattopadhyay, Chief Scientist & Head, Structural Biology & Bioinformatics Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
Title of talk: “Protein conformation, dynamics and aggregation: from test tubes to human diseases“
Date and Time: 23rd August, 2023 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Central Circuits for Pain and Itch
Speaker: Dr. Arnab Barik, Assistant Professor & DBT-Welcome India Alliance Intermediate Fellow, Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute Science (IISc), Bangalore
Title of Talk: “Central Circuits for Pain and Itch“
Date and Time: 2nd February, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
The importance of cutting-edge epigenetics technology in CLL as a disease model and single-cell multiome in epigenetics research
Speaker: Dr. Rwik Sen, Field Application Scientist, Active Motif, Inc. California, USA
Title of Talk: "The importance of cutting-edge epigenetics technology in CLL as a disease model and single-cell multiome in epigenetics research"
Date and Time: 18th January, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Patenting Biotechnology Invention
Speaker: Dr Niharika Sahoo Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
Title of Talk: “Patenting Biotechnology Invention“
Date and Time: 21st December, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
High Grade Endometrial Cancer and Its Management- An Analysis of Molecular Data to Define Treatment
Speaker: Dr. Rahul Roychowdhury, Consultant, Gynaecological Oncologist, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Thakurpukur, Kolkata
Title of Talk: "High Grade Endometrial Cancer and Its Management- An Analysis of Molecular Data to Define Treatment"
Date and Time: 16th November, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Venue: Room No. 306, 3rd Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Molecular Controls of Trophoblast Cell-Lineage Commitment during Mammalian Development
Speaker: Prof. Soumen Paul, Director of Graduate Program, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Director, Center for Perinatal Research, Institute for Reproduction and Perinatal Research, University of Kansas Medical Center
Title of Talk: “Molecular Controls of Trophoblast Cell-Lineage Commitment during Mammalian Development“
Date and Time: 12th August, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Think Before You Kiss...
Speaker: Dr. Sourish Ghosh, Senior Scientist, Infectious Disease & Immunology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Division.
Title of Talk: “New Breeding Grounds Revealed for Stomach Viruses: Think Before you Kiss…“
Date and Time: 22nd July, 2022 at 4:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Room No. 502, 5th Floor, Tower 1, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University (2nd Campus), Newtown, Kolkata.
Drosophila as a model to study human neurodegenerative disease mechanisms
Speaker: Dr. Baskar Bakthavachalu, Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi
Title of Talk: “Drosophila as a model to study human neurodegenerative disease mechanisms“
Date and Time: 11th March, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
Unravelling the Molecular Mechanism of DNA Strand Annealing by Human RECQ1 Helicase
Speaker: Dr. Agneyo Ganguly, Assistant Professor, Department Of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur
Title of Talk: “Unravelling the Molecular Mechanism of DNA Strand Annealing by Human RECQ1 Helicase“
Date and Time: 22nd Dec, 2021 at 4:30 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
Galilean levers on the cell membrane: Piezo channels and their functions in human immune cells
Speaker: Dr. Dipyaman Ganguly, Principle Scientist, IICB-Translational Research Unit of Excellence
IICB-TRUE Kolkata.
Title of Talk: “Galilean levers on the cell membrane: Piezo channels and their functions in human immune cells"
Date and Time: 24th Nov, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
Mycobacterial pathogenesis: a tale of the opportune and beyond
Speaker: Dr. Somdeb Bose Dasgupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IIT- Kharagpur
Title of Talk: “Mycobacterial pathogenesis: a tale of the opportune and beyond “
Date and Time: 24th April, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
CRISPR-CROPS: Coming In A Big Way
Speaker: Dr. Kutubuddin Ali Molla, Scientist, Crop Improvement Division, National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack-Orissa
Title of Talk: “CRISPR-CROPS: Coming In A Big Way “
Date and Time: 20th March, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) mediated signalling and AD like pathology: Molecular Cross-talks Deciphered
Speaker: Prof. Debashis Mukhopadhyay, Professor, Biophysics & Structural Genomics Div., Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics – Kolkata.
Title of Talk: “Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) mediated signalling and AD like pathology: Molecular Cross-talks Deciphered “
Date and Time: 16th January, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
Intra-cellular trafficking in embryonic stem cells: to go or not to go
Speaker: Dr. Deepa Subramanyam, Principal Investigator, Welcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellow, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
Title of Talk: “Intracellular trafficking in embryonic stem cells: to go or not to go “
Date and Time: 19th December, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
RNA viruses and NF-kappaB signaling: friends or foe
Speaker: Dr. Soumen Basak, Staff Scientist VI, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
Title of Talk: “RNA viruses and NF-kappaB signaling: friends or foe “
Date and Time: 28th November, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University
In situ structural analysis of enveloped virus membrane proteins by cryo-electron tomography
Speaker: Dr. Moumita Dutta, NICED, Kolkata
Title of Talk: “In situ structural analysis of enveloped virus membrane proteins by cryo-electron tomography”
Date and Time: 17th October, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Platform: Google meet online platform
Organizer: School of Biotechnology, Presidency University