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RESEARCH / 

RESEARCH THEMES

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Structural Biology

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  • Identification of binding partner of orphan immune receptor/ligand
  • Structrure-function relationship of cell adhesion molecules (cadherin, nectin etc)
  • Structural studies of transcription factor regulation
  • Design of split inteins with minimal cross reactivity with other split inteins
  • Design of highly specific proteases with minimal undesired cleavage at cryptic sites

Neurobiology

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  • Role of Ube3a in autism and Angelman syndrome
  • Screening pharmacological inducers/activators of Ube3a and HSF-1
  • Epigenetic regulation of learning and long-term memory formation
  • Moleular basis of memory extinction
  • Chromatin based mechanisms involved in Alzheimer's Disease
  • Trans-generational inheritance of acquired characters

Immunology

  • Effect of nutrients on Th cell development
  • Role of sex steroid hormones in Th cell development
  • Build a network of inflammatory diseases whereby IL-9 play key role

Virology

  • Studying virus replication machinery
  • Virus mediated hijacking of host factors
  • Regulation of protein function through post-translational modification

Disease Biology

Allergy
Alzheimer's Disease
Angelman Syndrome
Asthma
Autism
Autoimmune disorders
COVID-19
Influenza
Japanese Encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Tumorigenesis


Drugs and therapeutics development

  • Screening pharmacological inducers/activators of Ube3a and HSF-1 for therapy of neurodegenerative as well as learning disorders

PHONE

Office: +91-322-284550
Head: +91-322-284574​

ADDRESS

School of Bioscience
1st and 2nd floor, Life Science Building
Diamond Jubilee Complex
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur​​
West Bengal, India. PIN: 721302

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  • Home
  • Research
    • Research Themes
    • Research Facilities
  • Faculty
    • NIHAR RANJAN JANA
    • Abhijit Das
    • Arindam Mondal
    • Dibyendu Samanta
    • Ritobrata Goswami
    • Soumya De
  • COURSES
  • Students
  • Academics
  • Events
  • Gallery