Affiliation : Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences (SBS), National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
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Dr. Subhasis Chattopadhyay is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar, an Off-campus Centre (OCC) of Homi Bhabha National Institute, An Autonomous Institute under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt of India He has obtained his B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Zoology, Calcutta University, India. He has received his Ph.D. degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, working in the field of Immunology from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), India in 2003. His doctoral research was focused on the analysis of T cell and Macrophage response in experimental visceral leishmaniasis. Dr. Chattopadhyay received his post-doctoral training from the Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA from 2002 to 2006 and Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA 2006 to 2008. During this tenure Dr. Chattopadhyay worked on the immuno-biology of T cells, especially studying the regulatory T cells (Tregs) in human cancer immunology and then an immuno-suppressive experimental murine model of ocular immune privilege along with delineating various aspects of cell mediated immunity (CMI). Dr. Chattopadhyay joined as a Senior Scientist in Imgenex India, in 2008 and continued working there around one year. Later, he joined NISER Bhubaneswar in 2009. His current work is focused on understanding the fundamental consequences of cellular immune responses associated with altered physiological processes related to infection immunity, tumor immunity inflammation, and immune-regulatory responses in various cases of altered host cell functions and phenotypes. His lab is currently working on the immunological aspects to decipher the cellular pathways, strategies associated with altered host cell responses during viral infection (e.g. Chikungunya virus- CHIKV infection), cancer immunity, inflammation, experimental immunosuppression, and immune-regulatory processes involving Toll like receptor, Transient receptor channel, and other responses associated to CMI. Dr. Chattopadhyay is serving as a potential reviewer in various international biomedical journals. He is a Life member for various National Societies like Society of Biological Chemist India (SBCI), Indian Society of Cell Biology, Indian Immunology Society, Indian Virological Society (IVS), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). He is a recipient of Sudev Bhusan Ghosh Young Scientist Award given by The Zoological Society, Kolkata. He received many extramural research grants from DBT, CSIR, DST-SERB and others. He received the “Rapid Grant for Young Investigators” award by DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, India. He is serving as an Editorial committee member of some esteemed peer reviewed journals like Frontiers in Immunology, and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. In addition to contributing actively in Immunology research with more than 50 publications in various scientific journals, Dr. Chattopadhyay is passionate in table tennis sport, art and cultural activities.
