Research Topic: Understanding the metabolic control of Gene transcription in NAFLD
Expected to graduate: December 2025
MSc Dissertation Project Intern
IIT Roorkee
08.2019 - 12.2019
Department: Centre for Nanotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee
Research Topic: Synthesis of Red Onion peel derived carbon dots for bioimaging applications.
Project Based Trainee
CSIR-CCMB
07.2019 - 11.2019
Research Topic: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using Optineurin knock-out mice
Summer Training Programme Intern
CCMB
05.2018 - 07.2018
Research Topic: Study of chronic stress induced depression like phenotype in mice by social defeat paradigm and Cloning of mouse Sirtuin 2 gene into pAAV-IRES-hrGFP vector
Education
Ph.D. - Cellular And Molecular Biology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
09-2025
M.Sc. - Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
12.2019
B.Sc. - Microbiology (Hons)
Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta
12.2017
Higher Secondary -
Our Lady Queen of The Missions School (ISC)
12.2014
Secondary -
Our Lady Queen of The Missions School (ISC)
12.2010
Languages
English
Bangla
Hindi
Awards
Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) 2017, All India Rank 32 in Biotechnology (BT)
B.Sc. Microbiology (Honours), University Rank – 10
Principal's silver medal, Second-best all-round performance at college (2014-2017) at Lady Brabourne College
Ranjit Lal Roy Memorial prize, Best all-rounder in the department
Department of Microbiology prize, Standing first class second in the university examinations
Chemistry General subject prize, College examination (2016)
First prize in departmental quiz, Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne college (2015)
Second position in Poster Presentation Competition, Modern Trends in Microbiology, St Xavier's College, Kolkata, 09/20/16
Publications
Kaushal S, Bhattacharya D, Kumar S, Herr W, Dhanjal JK, Minocha S. Epigenetic modifications in the murine liver upon depletion of transcriptional coregulator host cell factor 1. BMC Genomics. 2025;26(1):654. Published 2025 Jul 11. doi:10.1186/s12864-025-11786-5, Equal First Author, Impact Factor: 3.7.
Tanwar, P., Bhattacharya, D., Dasari, A., Bijwe, M., Rana, R., Gupta, I., Minocha, S., 2024, Dynamic gene expression pattern in zebrafish gall bladder-an experimental study., International Journal of Surgery, 10, 1097, Equal First Author, Impact Factor: 12.5.
Bhattacharya, D., Kumar, V., Packirisamy, G., 2021, Biocompatible carbon nanodots from red onion peels for anti-oxidative and bioimaging applications., Materials Express, 11, 12, 1958-1965.
Workshops and Conferences
Poster Presentation and Track Hub talk, European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL) Congress 2024, Mico Milano Convention Center, 06/05/24 - 06/08/24
International Symposium on Mitochondria, Cell Death, and Human Diseases, 02/18/23 - 02/19/23, Convention Center, JNU, New Delhi, India
Characterization of Nanoparticles using Zetasizer: Hands-on Training, Department of Biotechnology and Centre of Excellence: Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee, 11/03/18
National Training Program in Electron Microscopy for Scientific Investigators, 11/27/18 - 12/07/18, Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi
Recent Trends in Microbiology, International level seminar, Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandira, 01/14/17
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