Meet The Group Leaders
Soumitra Paul, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
University of Calcutta
Email: psoumitra@ymail.com
Education
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Ph.D. in Botany (2007-2013)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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M.Sc. in Botany (2003-2005)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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B.Sc. in Botany Honours (2000-2003)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Previous publication
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Gayen D, Ghosh S, Paul S, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K. 2016. Metabolic regulation of carotenoid-enriched golden rice line. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1622
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Paul S, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K. 2016. Analysis of high iron rice line reveals new miRNAs that targets iron transporters in roots. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 5811-5824
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Gayen D, Paul S, Sarkar SN, Datta K, Datta SK. 2016. Comparative nutritional compositions and proteomics analysis of transgenic Xa21 rice seeds compared to conventional rice. Food Chemistry 203: 301-307
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Paul S, Datta SK, Datta K. 2015. miRNA regulation of nutrient homeostasis plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 5:588
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Paul S, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K. 2015. Dissecting root proteome of transgenic rice cultivars unravels metabolic alteration and accumulation of novel stress-responsive proteins under drought stress. Plant Science 234: 133-143
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Paul S, Ali N, Datta SK, Datta K. 2014. Development of iron enriched high yielding indica rice cultivar by introgression of high iron trait from transgenic iron biofortified rice. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 69: 203 -208.
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Gayen D, Ali N, Ganguly M, Paul S, Datta K, Datta SK. 2014. RNAi mediated silencing of lipoxigenase gene to maintain rice nutritional quality and viability during storage. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 118: 229-243.
Paul S, Ali N, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K. 2013. Loading and bioavailability of iron in cereal grains. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 113: 363-373.
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Ali N, Paul S, Gayen D, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K. 2013. Development of low phytate rice by RNAi mediated seed-specific silencing of inositol 1,3,4,5,6-penta kis phosphate 2-kinase gene (IPK1). PLoS One 8 (7): 12.
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Ali N, Paul S, Gayen D, Sarkar SN, Datta SK, Datta K. 2013. RNAi mediated down regulation of myo-1nositol 3 phosphate synthase to generate low phytate rice. Rice 6: 12.
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Paul S, Ali N, Gayen D, Datta SK, Datta K. 2012. Molecular breeding of Osfer2 gene to increase iron nutrition in rice. GM Crops & Food 3: 310-316.
Riddhi Datta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Botany, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government College
Email: riddhi.bot@gmail.com
Education
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Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (AcSIR, 2011-2016)
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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M.Sc. in Botany (2009-2011)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Gold Medallist
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B.Sc. in Botany (Honours, 2006-2009)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Gold Medallist
Awards
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Young Botanist Award, The Indian Botanical Society (2021)
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Associate Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST)
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Women Excellence Award, Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India (2020)
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Indian Society of Plant Physiology Young Scientists Award (2018)
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INSA Medal for Young Scientists (2017)
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Prof. S N Banerjee Memorial Gold Medal, Indian Mycological Society (2011)
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Professor H. L. Chakraborty Memorial Award, Botanical Society of Bengal (2011)
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Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders (2009-2010), University Grant Commission
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Swati Bose Memorial Scholarship, University of Calcutta (2009)
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Professor J. Sen Memorial Medal, Botanical Society of Bengal (2009)
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Dr. P. Chatterjee Memorial Award, Botanical Society of Bengal (2009)
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J. C. Nag Memorial Medal, Presidency College, Kolkata (2009)
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Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee Memorial Prize, Presidency College, Kolkata (2009)
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Aparajita Chattopadhyay Memorial Prize, Presidency College, Kolkata (2008)
Previous Publications
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Datta R, Kumar D, Chattopadhyay S (2018) Membrane proteome profiling of Mentha arvensis leaves in response to Alternaria alternata infection identifies crucial candidates for defense response. Plant Signaling & Behavior 13: e1178423
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Datta R*, Chattopadhyay S (2018) Glutathione as a crucial modulator of phytohormone signaling during pathogen defense in plants. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 84: 581-597
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Kumar D, Hazra S, Datta R, Chattopadhyay S (2016) Transcriptome analysis of Arabidopsis mutants suggests a crosstalk between ABA, ethylene and GSH against combined cold and osmotic stress. Scientific Reports 6: 36867
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Bhattacharyya D, Hazra S, Banerjee A, Datta R, Kumar D, Chakraborti S, Chattopadhyay S (2016) Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of CAD isoforms specific for podophyllotoxin biosynthesis from Podophyllum hexandrum. Plant Molecular Biology 92: 1-23
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Datta R, Kumar D, Sultana A, Hazra S, Bhattacharyya D, Chattopadhyay S (2015) Glutathione regulates ACC synthase transcription via WRKY33 and ACC oxidase by modulating mRNA stability to induce ethylene synthesis during stress. Plant Physiology 169: 2963-2981
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Datta R, Chattopadhyay S (2015) Changes in the proteome of pad2-1, a glutathione depleted Arabidopsis mutant, during Pseudomonas syringae infection. Journal of Proteomics 126: 82–93
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Sarkar Y, Das S, Datta R, Chattopadhyay S, Ray A, Parui PP (2015) Exploitation of a new Schiff-base ligand for boric acid fluorescent sensing in aqueous medium with bio-imaging studies in a living plant system. RSC Advances 5: 51875–51882
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Kumar D, Datta R, Hazra S, Sultana A, Mukhopadhyay R, Chattopadhyay S (2015) Transcriptomic profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana mutant pad2.1 in response to combined cold and osmotic stress. Plos One 10: e0122690
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Sinha R, Kumar D, Datta R, Hazra S, Bhattacharyya D, Mazumdar AB, Mukhopadhyay R, Sultana A, Chattopadhyay S (2014) Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to glutathione unravels its role in plant defense. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 120: 975–988
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Kumar D, Datta R, Sinha R, Ghosh A, Chattopadhyay S (2014) Proteomic profiling of γ-ECS overexpressed transgenic Nicotiana in response to drought stress. Plant Signaling & Behavior 9: e29246
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Ghanta S, Datta R, Bhattacharyya D, Sinha R, Kumar D, Hazra S, Mazumdar AB, Chattopadhyay S (2014) Multistep involvement of glutathione with salicylic acid and ethylene to combat environmental stress. Journal of Plant Physiology 171: 940–950
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Bhattacharyya D, Sinha R, Hazra S, Datta R, Chattopadhyay S (2013) De novo transcriptome analysis using 454 pyrosequencing of the Himalayan Mayapple, Podophyllum hexandrum. BMC Genomics 14: 748
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Datta R, Sinha R, Chattopadhyay S (2013) Changes in leaf proteome profile of Arabidopsis thaliana in response to salicylic acid. Journal of Biosciences 38: 317–328
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Sinha R, Bhattacharyya D, Majumdar AB, Datta R, Hazra S, Chattopadhyay S (2013) Leaf proteome profiling of transgenic mint infected with Alternaria alternata. Journal of Proteomics 93: 117–132
Meet The Team Members
Salman Sahid
Senior Research Fellow, DST-PURSE
M.Sc. in Botany (University of Calcutta)
Email: salmansahid1991@gmail.com
Salman joined the group in 2017 and is actively involved in exploring the role of lectin protein, Osr40c1, in drought stress tolerance in rice.
Chandan Roy
Senior Research Fellow, UGC
M.Sc. in Botany (University of Calcutta)
Email: suchandan.roy35@gmail.com
Chandan joined in 2017 and his research interest focuses on dissecting the role of lectin protein, Osr40g3, in salinity stress tolerance in rice.
Dibyendu Shee
Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-funded project
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (University of Calcutta)
Email: dibyendushee01@gmail.com
Dibyendu joined in 2018 and is exploring the miRNA-mediated regulation of iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
Ranjana Shee
Junior Research Fellow, SERB-funded project
M.Sc. in Microbiology (St. Xavier's College)
Email: ranjana.shee22@gmail.com
Ranjana joined in 2018 and she is currently studying the glutathione-mediated regulation of iron and phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
Tanushree Saha
Junior Research Fellow, CSIR
M.Tech. (IIT-Kharagpur), M.Sc. in Botany (University of Kalyani)
Email: sahatanushree93@gmail.com
Tanushree is working on genome editing in grass pea for nutritional improvement.
Jadav Debgupta
Junior Research Fellow, SERB-funded project
M.Sc. in Botany (University of North Bengal)
Email: debgupta.knj@gmail.com
Yadav has just joined the group.
Ankita Sarkar
Ankita has just joined our group.
Position vacant!
Highly motivated candidates for research are encouraged to contact us.
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