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Dr. Saikat Mukherjee

Designation: Assistant Professor S-2

Specialization:

Contact: 8132821691, 8787490855

Email: mukherjee.saikat7 [AT] gmail.com, mukhsaikat[AT]manipuruniv.ac.in

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Name: Dr Saikat Mukherjee

Professional Affiliation: Assistant Professor S-2

Department of Biochemistry Manipur University, India

Contact Details: Mobile: 8787490855

Email: 1) mukherjee.saikat7[AT]gmail.com

2) mukhsaikat[AT]manipuruniv.ac.in

 

Details of Achievements

1) Served as Activity Task Force Leader, Marie Curie Alumni Association, Europe, 2022.

2) Discussion Leader in Scientific Session, Gordon Research Conference, Colby Sawyer College, New Hampshire, USA, 2015

3) Albert Renold Travel Fellowship from European Foundation for The Study of Diabetes (EFSD), Germany, 2013.

4) Best Poster Award in workshop on “Plant Organellar Signalling”, Croatia awarded by European Marie Curie Science Commission , FEBS, and Bayer Crop Science, Germany, 2011

5) Best Paper Award, National Conference on Algae and Algal Products, Chennai, India, 2011

6) Badri Prasad Gold Medal for Best Paper on National Conferences on Recent Trends in Plant Sciences, Aligarh, India, 2011.

7) Best Thesis Award, CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 2010

8) Nominated By Human Frontier Science Program Organization and selected by Nobel Laureates Council to attend Nobel Laureates Annual Meeting, 2010.

9) Long Term Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Award from Human Frontier Science Program Organization, 2009

10) Experienced Researcher Fellowship from Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, European Commission supported Project COSI, 2009

11) Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship to attend Gordon Research Conference, University of New England, Massachusetts, USA, 2009

12) Qualified in CSIR-National Eligibility Test, 2002

13) Qualified in GATE examination, 2002 with 98.82 percentile (All India Rank 41)

14) Summer Research Fellowship from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, 2002

15) Gold medallist for securing 1st Class 1st in Bachelor of Science in Calcutta University, 2001

Research Papers Published

 

  1. Talukdar PJ, Bharti K, Banerjee S, Basu S, Das SK, Paul RR, Pal M, Mishra MP, Mukherjee S, Lahiri P, Lahiri B. A comprehensive FTIR micro‑spectroscopic analysis and classification of precancerous human oral tissue aided by machine learning. Sens Diagn. 2024;3:1854‑1865. doi:10.1039/D4SD00122B

  2. Athokpam BS, Ranjan A, Banerjee S, Bhatt V, Mukherjee S. Active Block EX-CCII Based Electrical Circuit for Practical Impedance Data of OSCC. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. 2024. 120(1):1-8.

  3. Singh N, Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S. Possible roles of cyclic mutations in regulation of gut brain axis. Fronters of Psychology. 2021; (12): 7680

  4. Thokchom S, Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S. Antimicrobial activities of bacterial endophytes associated with Pakhangba leiton ( Euphorbia hirta), an ethomedicinal plant of Manipur. Flora and Fauna. 2025: 31(1): 49-52.

  5. Thokchom S, Ningthoujam DS, Banerjee S, Mukherjee S. Insights into the therapeutic potential of the medicinal plant Euphorbia hirta. Flora Fauna. 2023;29(2):225–229. doi:10.33451/florafauna.v29i2pp225‑229

  6. Thokchom S, Ningthoujam DS, Banerjee S, Mukherjee S. Mitochondrial antioxidants in normal oral epithelial and oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. Flora Fauna. 2024;30(1):172–176.

  7. Khunjamayum,R.,Tamreihao,K.,Asem,R.S.,Singh,Y.R.,Nongthombam,A.,Devi,K.M., Chanu, T. P., Devi, L. J., Mukherjee, S., &Ningthoujam, D. S. Fungal disease suppression growthpromotionpotentialofendophyticbacteriafromethnomedicinalplants.Archives of Microbiology,2022; 204(9), 539.

  8. Ngairangbam S, Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Nandini DB,Devi PA.Correlation of the activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase with micronuclei countsamong areca nut chewers of Manipuri population using exfoliative cytology:A preliminary study.Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2022; 18(4):984-989.

  9. Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S, Devi LJD, Singh ES, Tamreihao K, Khunjamyum R, Banerjee S, Mukhopadhyay D. In vitro degradation of β-amyloid fibrils by microbial keratinase. Alzheimer’s & Dementia (N.Y). 2019; 5:154-163.

  10. Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Nandini DB, Sanjeeta NG, Devi PA, Singhal P. Role of Epithelial Mesenchymal transition in orofacial development – An insight. Journal of Advanced Clinical and Research Insights. 2019; 6: 83-85.

  11. Tamreihao K, Mukherjee S, Khunjamayum R, Devi LJ, Asem RS, Ningthoujam DS. Feather degradation by keratinolytic bacteria and biofertilizing potential for sustainable agricultural production. Journal of Basic Mirobiology. 2019; 59(1):4-13.

  12. Tamreihao K, Devi LJ, Khunjamayum R, Mukherjee S, Asem RS, Ningthoujam DS. Biofertlizing potential of feather hydrolysate produced by indigenous keratinolytic Amycotaopsis sp. MBRL 40 for rice cultivation under field conditions. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2017; 10:317-320.

  13. Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Mitra S, Singhal P. Altered expression of mitochondrial antioxidants in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Oral Sciences. 2017; 59(3):439-446.

  14. Banerjee S, Singh NN, Sreedhar S, Mukherjee S. Analysis of the genotoxic effects of mobile phone radiation usng buccal micronucleus assay:a comparative evaluation. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2016; 10(3): ZC82-85.

  15. Home P, Mukherjee S, Adhya S. A mosaic of RNA binding and protein interaction motifs in a bifunctional mitochondrial tRNA import factor from Leishmania tropica. Nucleic Acids Research. 2008; 36(17):5552- 5561.

  16. Basu S, Mukherjee S, Adhya S. Proton-guided movements of tRNA within the Leishmania mitochondrial RNA import complex. Nucleic Acids Research. 2008; 36(5):1599-609.

  17. Mukherjee S, Mahata B, Mahato B, Adhya S. Targeted mRNA degradation by complex-mediated delivery of antisense RNAs to intracellular human mitochondria. Human Molecular Genetics. 2008; 17(9):1292-8.

  18. Mukherjee S, Basu S, Home P, Dhar G, Adhya S. EMBO Reports. Necessary and sufficient factors for the import of transfer RNA into the kinetoplast mitochondrion. 2007; 8(6):589-95.

  19. Mahata B, Mukherjee S, Mishra S, Bandyopadhyay A, Adhya S.Functional delivery of a cytosolic tRNAinto mutant mitochondria of human cells. Science. 2006; 314(5798):471-4.

  20. Mahata B, Bhattacharyya SN, Mukherjee S, Adhya S. Correction of translational defects in patient-derived mutant mitochondria by complex-mediated import of a cytoplasmic tRNA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005; 280(7):5141-4. (Accelerated Publication)

  21. Chatterjee S, Home P, Mukherjee S, Mahata B, Goswami S, Dhar G, Adhya S. An RNA-binding respiratory component mediates import of type II tRNAs into Leishmania mitochondria. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006; 281(35):25270-7.

  22. Shaheen K, Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S and Thokchom S. Isolation and Bioactivity Screening of Streptomyces spp associated with Curcuma caesia (Yaimu) from Manipur, India. Flora and Fauna. 2022; 28(2):177

  23. Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Mitra S, Singhal P. Comparative evaluation of mitochondrial antioxidants in Oral Potentially Malignant disorders. Kurume Med J. 2020;66(1):15-27.

  24. Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S, Devi LJD, SinghES, Tamreihao K, Khunjamyum R, Banerjee S, Mukhopadhyay D. In vitro degradation of β-amyloid fibrils by microbial keratinase. Alzheimer’s &Dementia (N.Y). 2019; 5:154-163.

  25. Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Nandini DB, Sanjeeta NG, Devi PA, Singhal P. Role of Epithelial Mesenchymal transition in orofacial development–An insight. Journal of Advanced Clinical and Research Insights. 2019; 6: 83-85.

  26. Tamreihao K, Mukherjee S, Khunjamayum R, Devi LJ, Asem RS, Ningthoujam DS. Feather degradation by keratinolytic bacteria and biofertilizing potential for sustainable agricultural production. Journal of Basic Mirobiology. 2019; 59(1):4-13.

  27. Tamreihao K, Devi LJ, Khunjamayum R, Mukherjee S, Asem RS, Ningthoujam DS. BiofertlizingpotentialoffeatherhydrolysateproducedbyindigenouskeratinolyticAmycotaopsissp. MBRL 40 for rice cultivation under field conditions. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2017; 10:317-320.

  28. Banerjee S, Mukherjee S, Mitra S,Singhal P.Altered expression of mitochondrial antioxidants in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Oral Sciences. 2017; 59(3):439-44

Book Chapters Contributed

1) Ningthoujam DS, Mukherjee S, Khunjamaum R, Devi LJ, Asem RS (2018).“Keratinaceous wastes and their valorization through keratinolytic microorganisms. IntechOpen. London. Chapter8.

2) Tamreihao K, Mukherjee S, Ningthoujam DS, Roy SS (2019). “Prospects of Actinobacteria from Underexplored Ecosystems as Anti–infective Agents against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” Current Perspectives On Anti Infective Agents. Vol 1. Bentham Science Publishers, Singapore, pp1-20.

3) Mukherjee S, Tamreihao K, Khunjamayum R, Khullakpam S, Singh ES, Ningthoujam DS, BanerjeeS(2019).Protozoan and Helminth Infections: Epidemiology and Anti InfectiveTherapy.Current Perspectives On Anti Infective Agents. Vol1. Bentham Science Publishers, Singapore, pp 21-43.

4) Ninghthoujam DS, Khwaraikpam N, Khullakpam S, Khunjamayum R, Thokchom S, MukherjeeS(2022).Neurodegenerative diseases: Pathogenesis, clinical profiles and therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. NOVA Science Publishers, USA, pp 35-50.

5) Mukherjee S, Singh W Sobhandra Singh, Banerjee S (2023) Computational and Theoretical techniques in Biochemistry. Bentham Science Publishers, Singapore, pp 21-30.

6) Keishing T, Devi LJD, Ningthoujam S, Mukherjee S (2018).Keratinaceous Wastes and Their Valorization through Keratinolytic Microorganisms. Intechopen, United Kingdom, pp 130-141.

Books Edited

Tamreihao K, Mukherjee S, Ningthoujam DS.Current Perspectives on Anti Infective Agents. Vol 1. Singapore : Bentham Science Publishers, 2019, p 1-260.

Project Details

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Name of Project

Funding Source

Role in the Project

1

Analysis of the prevalence of non-habitual Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in young adults and its association with Human Papilloma Virus in North East India with a special reference to Manipur

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi

Co- Principal Investigator

2

Behavioural Changes of Oral Mucosa in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) Progression: An Electrical Characterization

 

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi

Co- Principal Investigator

3

Unraveling the microbial symphony of the Arctic: Characterization and Biotechnological Applications of Endophytic Bacteria

National Center for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India

Co- Principal Investigator

Patents Obtained

Sl. No

Patent Name

Granting Agency

Patent no and sanction date

1

Hot Glue Gun Enabled System for Bordering and Sealing of Histological Hard Tissue

The Patent office, Govt of India

No: 440260-001

Date: 11/12/2024