Workshops & Conferences

Oral/ Poster Presentation

• Invited talk. Metabolic Health Benefits of Tea: The most economically important plant of the Eastern Himalayan Region of India. International Conference on Mountain Ecosystems: Biodiversity and Adaptations Under Climate Change Scenario. Graphic Era University. 22-24 March, 2023.

• Invited talk. Green tea extract remodels gut microbiota to ameliorate metabolic perturbations induced by long-term artificial endotoxemia. International Symposium on “Microbiomes in the Environment, Space and Human Health (31st October-2nd November 2022) IITM.

• Invited speaker. Webinar on: The role of gut microbiota in human health & disease (August 29, 2021) North Bengal St. Xavier's College.

• Invited panelist. New Job 101 job search strategies, networking, and interview tips for aspiring professionals. (June 08, 2021). American Society of Nutrition.

• Priyankar Dey. Deciphering intestinal 3-Ms (i.e., microbiota, metabolome & metabolism) in relation to chronic metabolic diseases. (Dec 02, 2019). Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal. Invited talk.

• Priyankar Dey. Intestinal-level bioactivities of green tea to prevent obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. (Oct 18, 2019). The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Nutrition Program Seminar series. USA.

• Priyankar Dey, Bryan D. Olmstead, Geoffrey Y. Sasaki, Katie L. Stock, Yael Vodovotz, Zhongtang Yu, Richard S. Bruno. (2019) Epigallocatechin gallate but not catechin limits diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis equivalent to green tea extract regardless of different anti-obesity benefits. NUTRITION-2019. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

• Priyankar Dey. (2019). How micronutrients affect 3-Ms (metabolism, microbiota, metabolome) to maintain intestinal immunometabolic homeostasis and prevent chronic metabolic diseases. The Ohio State University, USA. Invited talk.

• Priyankar Dey. (2019). The crosstalk between gut microbiota and intestinal immunometabolic homeostasis in chronic metabolic diseases. Department of Biotechnology, University of North Bengal. Invited talk.

• Priyankar Dey. (2019). The crosstalk between catechins and 3-Ms (metabolism, microbiota, metabolome) in relation to intestinal immunometabolic homeostasis and chronic metabolic diseases. Infectious disease institute at The Ohio State University. Invited talk at seminar series.

• Priyankar Dey. (2019). Green tea prevents obesity by alleviating gut dysbiosis in association with improved intestinal barrier function that limits endotoxin translocation. EHE Research Forum at The Ohio State University.

• Priyankar Dey. (2018). Does it take guts to prevent NASH by green tea? Croitoru lab at Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Canada). Invited ePresentation.

• Priyankar Dey. (2018). Does it take guts to prevent NASH by green tea? Porat-Shliom Lab at National Cancer Institute (NIH, Bethesda, USA). Invited talk.

• Priyankar Dey, Geoffrey Y. Sasaki, Ping Wei, Lingling Wang, Jinhui Li, Dana McTigue, Zhongtang Yu, Richard S. Bruno. (2018). Green tea prevents gut dysbiosis and improves intestinal barrier function to limit gut-derived endotoxin translocation to attenuate adipose TLR4/NFκB inflammation in obese mice. Annual Russ Klein Nutrition Research Symposium, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA). Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Geoffrey Y. Sasaki, Lingling Wang, Jinhui Li, Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai, Zhongtang Yu, Richard S. Bruno. (2017). Green tea extract improves microbiota composition and intestinal barrier function to prevent dietary fat-induced obesity by limiting gut-derived endotoxin translocation and adipose TLR4/NFκB inflammation. Diet and Optimum Health Conference, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR, USA). Oral and Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2015). Amelioration of haloalkane xenobiotic induced hepatic injury by the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activities of Nerium indicum Mill. IMMUNOCON (Patna, India) Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. Immunomodulatory activity of a chemically characterized fraction of areal tuber of Dioscorea alata L. (2015). Congress of the Federations of Immunological Societies of Asia Oceania. (Singapore). Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2015). Inflammopharmacological investigations and chemical characterization of areal tuber of Dioscorea alata L. Conference on Applied Zoology in Sustainable Development: An Update, University of North Bengal (Siliguri, India). Oral.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2014). Immunomodulatory activity of Nerium indicum through anti-inflammatory activity and modulation of Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in murine splenic lymphocytes. International Symposium on Genetic Analysis: Translational and Developmental, Burdwan University (Burdwan, India). Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2013). Modulation of TH1 and TH2 cytokine expression in murine spleenocytes by Nerium indicum Mill. leaves. National Conference on New Frontiers in Medicinal Plant Research, University of Sikkim (Gangtok, India). Oral.

• Priyankar Dey. (2013). An inconvenient truth: Perils of global warming. Research Scholar’s Training Program, “Quantitative social science research and econometric methods”. University of North Bengal (Siliguri, India). Oral.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2013). Study of immunostimulatory and free-radical scavenging activity of an ethnopharmacological herb, Nerium indicum Mill. National seminar on Micro and Macro Resources In Biomolecular Technology, University of North Bengal (Siliguri, India). Poster.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2013). Study of immunostimulatory and free-radical scavenging activity of an ethnopharmacological herb, Nerium indicum Mill. National symposium on Man, Animal and Environment Interaction In The Perspective Of Modern Research, University of North Bengal (Siliguri, India). Oral.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2012). Assessment of immunostimulatory and antioxidant activity of Dioscorea alata available in North-Eastern region of India. National seminar on Recent Advances In Life Science Application, ABN Seal College (Coochbehar, India). Oral.

• Priyankar Dey, Tapas Kumar Chaudhuri. (2012) Assessment of the immunomodulatory activity of Dioscorea alata. Congress of the Federations of Immunological Societies of Asia Oceania, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi, India). Poster. 

Workshops and Training Programs

• Hands-on workshop on SPSS Statistical analysis at Research Methodology Center, College of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University on 15/10/2016

• Workshop on Chromatography: Hands-on training on HPTLC, HPLC, GC, GC-MS and GC-SPME at Department Of Botany, University of Calcutta on 05/01/2016 to 08/01/2016.

• UGC-Networking Resource Centre Twelfth Teacher/Researcher Training Workshop on “Molecular Virology”Dept. of Microbiology, Indian Institute of Science on 20.03.2015 to 31.03.2015.​

• FIMSA 2015 PreConference Flow Cytometry Workshop at Biopolis, Singapore on 29.06.2015 to 30.06.2016. Theory and Hands-on Flow Cytometry workshop.

• Workshop on 'Spectroscopy of emerging materials Bioinformatics' at Bioinformatics facility, University of North Bengal on 29.03.2014 and 30.03.2014. Basics of Bioinformatics and its application.

• “Chromatography” – the catapult for unraveling the facts of Nature at Department Of Botany, University of Calcutta on 26.12.2013 to 27.12.2013. Hands-on training programme on HPTLC, HPLC, GC, GC-MS.

• XXIX National Training Programme in Electron Microscopy at Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Science on 17.10.2013 to 31.10.2012. Laboratory training on the specimen preparation, imaging and analysis techniques related to SEM, TEM and Immuno Electron Microscopy (IEM).

• Workshop on 'PCR based typing of HLA and Human polyoma virus JC' at XXI annual conference of Indian Association of Pathologists and microbiologists at North Bengal Medical College and University of North Bengal on 06.09.2013. Theory and Demonstration of DNA extraction from pathological samples, different PCR based techniques, ELISA, Cell Culture methods.

• UGC sponsored research scholar’s training program at UGC Academic Staff College, University of North Bengal on 24.07.2013 to 02.08.2013. Research methodologies.

• Lecture workshop on 'Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Knowledge Era' by National research Development Corporation (New Delhi) at University of North Bengal on 12.02.2013. Lecture workshop on Intellectual Property Rights.

• Workshop on 'Modern Trends in Chemistry and Chemistry Education' at Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal22.11.2012 to 23.11.2012. Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop.

• Workshop on  'Downstream processing' by Millipore India Pvt. Ltd. at IISc, Bangalore. 02.10.2008.