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Bijoy Krishna Girls' College, Howrah

Estd : 1st August 1947. Affilliated to University of Calcutta

NCTE approved NAAC B++ (3rd Cycle) accredited College with CPE status

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Code of Conduct Faculty facts of Dr Papiya Ghosh

  1. Name:- Dr.Papiya Ghosh

  2. Highest Degree:- PhD

  3. Designation:- Assistant Professor

  4. Experience:--

      1. UG:- 13years

  5. Teaching Interest:- Cytology/Genetics/Molecular Biology.

  6. Research Interest:-

Cancer Biology :

  • Medicinal plants and their pharmacokinetics

  • Development of Chemotherapeutic agent

Human Genetics

  • Identification of genetic, epigenetic and habitual risk factors of Trisomy 21 & chromosomal nondisjunction

  • Genetic & epigenetic risk factors of male infertility.

Drosophila Genetics

  • Effects of common toxicants on the genetic regulations of developmentally relevant genes in organ primordial, i.e, imaginal disc in Drosophila.


 

  1. No of Publications:- 16 ( 11 in Journal , 5 book/ book chapter)

  2. Top 5 Publications:-

  1. Genetic Etiology of Chromosome 21 Nondisjunction and Down syndrome Birth: Aberrant Recombination and Beyond..Ghosh S, Ghosh P J Down Syndr Chr Abnorm . 2016;19(1):11-8. doi: 10.1159/000439245 , ISSN: 1662-4246 (Print)

  2. Maternal Telomere Length and Risk of Down Syndrome: Epidemiological Impact on Smokeless Chewing Tobacco and Oral Contraceptive on Segregation of Chromosome 21Ray A, Hong CS, Feingold E, Ghosh P, Ghosh P, Bhaumik P, Dey S, Ghosh S. (2016. Public Health Genomics19(1):11-8. doi: 10.1159/000439245

  3. Epidemiology of Down syndrome: new insight into the multidimensional interactions among genetic and environmental risk factors in the oocyte American Journal of Epidemiology.174:1009-10016 Epub 2011 Sep 27. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr240Online ISSN 1476-6256 - Print ISSN 0002-9262.

  4. Cytotoxic and apoptogenic effect of tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) root extract (TRE) and two of its steroidal saponins TS1 and TS2 on human leukemic cell lines K562 and U937 and on cells of CML and ALL patients”, Papiya Ghosh, Shila E. Besra, Gayatri Tripathi, Smita Mitra, Joseph R. Vedasiromoni, Leukemia Research, 2006, 30: 459-468

  5. Book published in sole authorship : A Review of Cancer therapy with Tea Root Extract;Lambert Academic Publishing (International) ISBN 978-620-2-51513-9.Link : https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/a-review-on-cancer-therapy-with-tea-root-extract/isbn/978-620-2-51513-9

  1. Rewards & Achievements:-


 

  • Received Soroshibala Chaudhury Memorial Scholarship by University of Calcutta for Achieving 1st rank in the University in Bachelor Degree Examination in the year 1997.

  • Received CUSCAA ( Calcutta University Science College Alumni Association) for Achieving 1st rank in the University in Bachelor Degree Examination in the year 1997.

  • Awarded Gold Medal from the University of Calcutta for being 1st class 1st in MSc Zoology ,CU

  • CSIR fellowship award in the year 1999.

  • Best Research paper presentation award in 17th West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress,2010.


 

  1. E-mail id (optional):- zoo.bkgc@gmail.com