Permanent Address: Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, C/O-Mr. Radhakanta Das, Padumbasan, Ward No. 16, P.O.-Tamluk, Pin-721636, Dist- Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Tel: +91-03228-267797
Present Address:
Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das
Research Associate
Department of Cancer Chemoprevention,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,
37, S.P.Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026, India.
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Date of Birth: 02/07/1974 (2nd day of July, 1974)
Father’s Name: Mr. Radhakanta Das
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
Curriculum Vitae
1991-1994 graduated in Zoology from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
1994-1996 postgraduated in Zoology, specialization in cytology and genetics in University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
1996-2002 doctoral research, under the supervision of Dr. A. R. Khuda Bukhsh, Professor of Zoology, Kalyani University. (as a Project Fellow in a University Grant Commision, India, sponsored Project from 01/04/1998 to 30/03/1999) Thesis: “Cytogenetic Studies in some teleostean fishes from India" Submission: 11/10/ 2002, Ph. D. Award: 01/09/2003.
2002-2004 as a Part-Time Faculty in Department of Zoology, Kanchrapara College, 24 Pgs (N), West Bengal, India. (10/12/2001 to 01/04/2004).
1999-2004 as a Part-Time Faculty in Department of Zoology, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, Puba Medinipur-721655 West Bengal, India. (01/04/1999 to31/03/2004).
2004-2007 Post Doctoral research Fellow (PDF), in EMR sponsored research project, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ayurveda Yoga Naturopathy Unani Siddha Homeopathy (AYUSH), Department of Indian systems of medicine & homoeopathy. Government of India. Project: “An investigation for testing efficacy and mecanism of action of certain potentized homeopathic drugs in combating artificially induced hepatocarcinoma in mice and rats”. Date of joining 01/04/2004-28/02/2007.
2007-present, Research Associate, (Post Doctoral research Fellow, PDF), Project: “Synthesis of organoselenium compound and its lipid peroxidation inhibitory effects in mice.” Department of Cancer Chemoprevention,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P.Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026, India.
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Statement of research specialization and interests:
I have broad research interests in the areas of:
i) Carcinogeneic study: Carcinogeneic study on mice, rats and human, Induction of hepatocarcinoma and skin papilloma in mice, ameliorative efficacy of chemo-preventive drugs (organo-selenium compounds), complementary and alternative medicines, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity assay, mammalian (Lymphocyte) cell culture, biochemical toxicology, immunological study, Apoptotic assay, Nitric Oxide synthatase, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, study, in vitro study with different kinds of cell line.
ii) Toxicological study on human: Arsenic toxicity, antinuclear antibody (ANA), ds-DNA, scl-70  fetoprotein, Creatinine, GGT, study of arsenic affected human population.
iii) fish cytogenetics: cytotaxonomy/karyosystematics, chromosome evolution (especially of freshwater & marine groups), unisexual fish groups, fish genetic conservation, chromosome banding in lower vertebrates, fish molecular cytogenetics, fish biology, fisheries, enzymatic assay, genotoxicity study, in vivo and in vitro chromosome preparation of fish.
Genotoxicity testing protocols (applied on mice, human, fish): Chromosome aberration study, Micronucleus testing, Sperm head anomaly study, comet assay.
Biochemical studies (of mice, human, fish): enzymes [Acid phosphatase (AcP), Alkaline phosphatase (AlkP), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), Reduced glutathione (GSH), Lipid peroxidation (LPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutatathione –s –transferase (GST) etc.
Chromosome banding study: NOR-, C-, G- and Fluorescent banding (CMA3) on fish chromosome.
Scanning Electron Microscopy study (fish chromosome, mice): a) The Nucleolus Organizer regions of fish chromosome study, by SEM. b) Use of SEM to study induced hepatocarcinogenesis in mice.
Statement of teaching interests: Teaching/Lectures on different topics of Zoology [for undergraduate students of colleges (Under Vidyasagar University and University of Kalyani, India), specially Cytology and genetics, molecular biology, invertebrate, vertebrate zoology, ecology, biostatistics, animal physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, parasitology, fishery, developmental biology and immunology].
Training and Certificate:
1. 2001-On Biochemical Techniques in Fisheries Research from Central institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Govt. of India, India (19/06/2001 to 25/06/2001) (Biochemical techniques in fisheries research: PCR & Fish DNA analysis, analysis of Nucleic Acids from fish by Gel Electrophoresis, Separation of fish proteins by SDS-PAGE & Detection of Antigenic Proteins by Western Blotting, Estimation of Histamine by HPLC).
2. 2001-On Scanning Electron Microscopy from, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India (09/04/2001 to 12/04/2001). (Techniques employed in Electron Microscopy, Biological Sample Preparations Techniques for SEM studies).
Instrument Handling: Simple light microscope, Fluorescence, Phase-contrast microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope, UV-Vis spectrophotometer and Atomic absorption spectrophtometer [(AAS) GBC, Avanta, Australia and Perkin Elmer, USA ], High-speed cooling centrifuge, ELISA reader (ELDEX 3), Electrophoretic instruments, Photographing digital instruments.
Computer: Working Experience in Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows XP, DTP and Presentation Packages: WordStar, MS-Office etc. Spreadsheet Packages: MS-Excel etc. Internet Applications, Photography (Specially in digital Photomicrography).
Animal handling: Maintenance of mice, rats, aquarium fishes (both fresh and marine water).
Research Communications
Papers/ Abstracts/Thesis Published/communicated:
Publications of complementary and alternative medicine on cancer of mice and human:
2007
Belon P Banerjee A, Roy-Karmakar S, Biswas SJ, Choudhury SC, Banerjee P, Das JK, Pathak S, Guha B, Paul S, Bhattacharjee N and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). Homeopathic remedy for arsenic toxicity? : Evidence-based findings from a randomized placebo controlled double blind human trial. Science of The Total Environment doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.06.001 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenv
Khuda-Bukhsh AR, Belon P, Biswas SJ, Roy-Karmakar S, Banerjee P, Banerjee A, Guha B, Das JK, Pathak S, Choudhury SC, Bhattacharjee N (2007).Is An Elevated Antinuclear Antibody Titer In Subjects Living In Two Groundwater Arsenic Contaminated Villages Indicative Of A Time-Dependent Effect Of Arsenic Exposure? Environmental Science: An Indian Journal 2(1):10-16. http://esaij.tsijournals.com/ESVol2Iss1.htm
Pathak S, Bhattacharjee N, Das JK, Choudhury SC, Roy-Karmakar S and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). Supportive evidences for anti-cancerous potential of an alternative medicine in hepatocarcinogenesis of mice. Res Com Med/Forschende Komplementärmedizin,14:148-156. DOI: 10.1159/000103280. http://www.karger.com/fok
2006
Belon P, Banerjee P, Chaki Choudhury S, Banerjee A, Biswas SJ, Roy Karmakar S, Pathak S, Guha B, Chatterjee S, Bhattacharjee N, Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2006) Can administration of potentized homeopathic remedy, Arsenicum Album, alter anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) titer in people living in high risk arsenic contaminated areas? : I. A correlation with certain hematological parameters. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 3(1)99–107doi:10.1093/ecam/nek013 [http://www3:oup.co.uk/jnls/list/ecam]
Pathak S, Das JK, Biswas SJ, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2006). Protective potentials of a potentized homeopathic drug, Lycopodium-30, in ameliorating azo dye induced hepatocarcinogenesis in mice. Molecular Cellular Biochemistry,285:121-131. DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-9065-7 [http://www.springeronline.com]
2005
Khuda-Bukhsh AR, Pathak S, Guha B, Roy-Karmakar S Das JK, Banerjee P, Biswas SJ, Mukherjee P, Bhattacharjee N, Choudhury SC, Banerjee A, Bhadra S, Mallick P, Chakraborti Mallick J, and Mondal B (2005). Can homeopathic arsenic remedy combat arsenic poisoning in human exposed to groundwater arsenic contamination? : a preliminary report on first human trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2(4):537–548, doi:10.1093/ecam/neh124 [http://www3:oup.co.uk/jnls/list/ecam]
Biswas SJ, Pathak S, Bhattacharjee N, Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2005). Efficacy of a potentized homeopathic drug, Carcinosin-200, fed alone and in combination with another drug, Chelidonium 200, in amelioration of p-DAB induced hepatocarcinogenesis in mice. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 11( 5): 839–85 [http://www.liebertpub.com].
Publications on Fish cytogenetics:
2007
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). Preponderance of GC-rich sites in silver stained nucleolus organizing regions as revealed from chromomycin A3 and scanning electron microscopic studies in Rita rita (Hamilton) and Mystus gulio (Hamilton) (Bagridae, Pisces). Genetics and Molecular Research 6 (2): 184-191[http://www.funpecrp.com.br/gmr/year2007/vol2-6/gmr0133_full_text.htm]
Guha B, Das JK, Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). Ameliorative effects of vitamin supplementation on ethyl methanesulphonate induced genotoxicity in a fish, Anabas testudineus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 68:63-70. (doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.06.001)[http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecoenv]
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). GC- rich heterochromatin in silver stained nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) fluoresces with Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) staining in three species of teleostean fishes (Pisces). Indian J. Exp. Biol. 45:413-418. [http://www.niscair.res.in/ScienceCommunication/ResearchJournals/rejour/ijeb/ijeb0.asp].
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2007). Characterization of silver stained nucleolar organizer regions (Ag-NORs) in five species of teleostean fishes (Pisces): GC- specific fluorochrome, Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) banding. Acta zoological sinica (communicated).
2006
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2006) Ag-NOR locations in two species of ornamental fish. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India 38(1):60-63
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2006) Evidence for preponderance of G-C rich sites in ribosomal RNA genes of Channa marulius (Channidae, pisces). J. Inland Fish. Soc. India 38(2):59-62
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2006). Heterogamety sex chromosome system in two, among four species of teleostean families: CMA3 and silver (Ag) stained SEM studies of Nucleolus organizer regions (NOR). Marine & Freshwater Research, (communicated) http://ospr.publish.csiro.au
2003
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2003). Karyotype, Ag-NOR, CMA3 and SEM studies in a fish (Mystus tengara, Bagridae) with indication of female heterogamety. Indian. Journal of Experimental Biology 41: 603-608. iNet: http://www.niscair.res.in/ScienceCommunication/sci.asp [Medline]
Das JK and Khuda-Bukhsh AR (2003) G-band karyotypes in two species of fishes, Puntius conchonius (Cyprinidae). and Pangusius hypophthalmus (Pangusidae) Environmental and Ecology 21(Spl. Pub.): 59-63.
2002
Das J K (2002). Cytogenetic studies in some teleostean fishes from India. Doctoral thesis. Univ. Kalyani, Kalyani, India.
2001
Das J K and Khuda-Bukhsh A R (2001). Ag-NOR locations in metaphase chromosomes of three species of larvivorous fishes. Perspective of Cytology and Genetics., (Eds Manna GK & Roy SC), AICCG Publ,10: 547-550 [http://www.fishbase.org]
