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                                     ... webpage of  Dr. Debasis Manna


M. Sc. Project Students
B.Tech.(CST) Project Students
PhD Students (Current)

 Group Activities
Name 
Year
Project Title
Sheelbhadra Chatterjee
2017
Toward the Synthesis of Suqaramide based Lipid as Artificial Ion Transporter and Drug Delivery System using Thiourea Linkage
Kartick Chandra Majhi
2017
Synthesis of Thiourea Derivatives of 1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-Diamine as Potent Anionophore
Swagatam Barman
2017
The Expression and purification of  human Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and its' inhibition study
Dipankar Bain
2014
"Membrane Interaction and PKC-C1 Domain Binding Studies of Kojic Acid Esters"
Ria Mukherjee
2014
"Spectroscopic Investigation of the Interaction between Serum Albumin and Alkyl Cinnamates"
Sourav Mondal
2014
"Effects of Hydroxymethyl group on DAG Responsive C1 Domain binding of PKC"
Rajat Subhra Giri
2014
"Synthesis of 1H-Indazoles through Oxime-Phosphonium ion Intermediate"
Sujan Mondal
2013
"Synthesis of Hydroxyphenyl Ester Analogue as Activator for the C1 Domain of PKC"
Subhankar Panda
2013
"Biophysical studies of Hybrid Anionic Phospholipids Targeted to the C1 Domain of PKC"
Nitai Patra
2012
"Synthesis of a novel DAT phospholipids probes"
Narayan Sinha
2012
"Effects of Ortho-Substituent Groups of Protocatechualdehyde Derivatives on Binding to the C1 Domain of Novel PKC"
Jashobanta Sahoo
2011
"Synthesis of trans-Cinnamic Acid Ester Analogues"
Basudeb Baidya
2011
"DNA binding and cleavage activity of mononuclear Cu(II) complexes"
Chandra Jana
2011
"Synthesis of Hydroxymethyl-Phenyl and Hydroxyphenyl Ester Analogues"
Rakesh Mukherjee
2010
"Synthesis of a Novel Tetraol Based Lipid"
S. No.  
Name 
Year 
  Institute
4.
Mr. V. K. Jaiswal
2013
IIT Guwahati
3.
Mr. N. Harikishan
2013
IIT Guwahati
2.
Mr. G. V. Goutham
2012
IIT Guwahati
1.
Ms. Anshika Jindal
2012
IIT Guwahati
Former Group Members / Visitors


Post-Doctoral Researchers (Alumni)

Dr. Shitaljit Sharma
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher at Oregon State University
Dr. Sreeparna Das  
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher at IISER Bhopal
Dr. Mavani Kape
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur
Dr. Md. Intekhab Alam
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher at IISC Bangalore
Post-Doctoral Researchers (Current)
Dr. Adarash Kumar Shukla

Academics:
Ph.D., Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India
M.Sc., Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India
B.Sc., Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India

Joined the Group: October, 2025

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters

Soumajit Saha

Academics:
M.Sc., Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST),Shibpur , India
B.Sc., University of Calcutta, India

Joined the Group: July, 2025

Research Area: Synthetic ion transporters
Ritama Mukherjee

Academics:
M.Sc., Adamas university, India
B.Sc., Adamas university, India

Joined the Group: July, 2025

Research Area:
Development of modified biopolymers with antibacterial activities
Yousuf SK

Academics:
M.Sc., Aliah University, India
B.Sc., Aliah University, India

Joined the Group: July, 2025

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters
Pritam Kumar Mohanta

Academics:
M.Sc., Ravenshaw University, India
B.Sc., Centurion University of Technology and Management, India

Joined the Group: January, 2025

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters
Joydip Pal

Academics:
M.Sc., Central University of south Bihar, India
B.Sc., Kharagpur College, India

Joined the Group: July, 2024

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters


Suravi Chauhan

Academics:
M.Sc., Cotton University, Guwahati, India
B.Sc., Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, India

Joined the Group: January, 2024

Research Area:
Antibacterial activities of biopolymers and synthetic ion transporters

Rahul Kumar

Academics:
Integrated M.Sc., National Institute of Technology, PATNA

Joined the Group: July, 2023

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters

Mrinal Kanti Kar

Academics:
M.Sc., University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
B.Sc., Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, West Bengal, India

Joined the Group: July, 2022

Research Area:
Synthetic ion transporters
Rama Karn

Academics:
M.Tech., Manav Rachna International Institute of ResearchandStudies (MRIIRS), Faridabad, Haryana, India
B.Tech., Noida Institute of Engineering andTechnology (NIET), Delhi, India

Joined the Group: July, 2022

Research Area:
Antibacterial activities of biopolymers
Priyanka Mazumder

Academics:
M.TECH., Biotechnology, KIIT School of Biotechnology, Bhubaneswar, India
B.TECH., Biotechnology, KIIT School of Biotechnology, Bhubaneswar, India

Joined the Group: July, 2019

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sachin Kumar

Research Area:
Ion transporters and antiviral activities
PhD Students (Alumni)


Niku Moni Das
Title of the Thesis:Development of Inhibitors for Immunosuppressive Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Enzyme 1
Current Position:
Biswa Mohan Prusty
Title of the Thesis:Development of Stimuli-Responsive Suprasomes for Therapeutics, Temporal Catalysis, and Communication
Current Position:
Soumya Srimayee
Title of the Thesis:Development of synthetic ionophores for therapeutics and molecular communication
Current Position:
Dr. Gunanka Hazarika
Title of the Thesis: Design and Development of Advanced Porous Organic Polymeric Adsorbents for the Efficient and Selective Removal and Recovery of Phosphate and Arsenate from Water
Current Position:
Dr. Sribash Das
Title of the Thesis: Design and development of synthetic anion transporters: Towards therapeutic prospects
Current Position:Post Doctoral Researcher at IISER Bhopal, India
Dr. Anjali Patel
Title of the Thesis: "Development of novel sulfonium-containing drug carriers with inherent antimicrobial activities to combat drug resistance"
Current Position:
Dr. Oindrila Biswas
Title of the Thesis: "Employment of Synthetic Ion Transporters to Disrupt Ionic Homeostasis across the Lipid Bilayers"
Current Position:
Dr. Subhasis Dey
Title of the Thesis: "Development of Unnatural Lipid  for the Delivery of DNA and Drug Molecules"
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Prof. Nicolas Winssinger's Group at University of Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Nasim Akhtar
Title of the Thesis: "Development of Synthetic Anionophores with   Potential Prospects in Therapeutic Applications"
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Prof. Robin McCarley's Group at Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Nirmalya Pradhan
Title of the Thesis: "Development of Immunosuppressive Indolea -mine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 Inhibitors for Chemo-Immunotherapeutic Advancement"
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Prof. Christian Hilty's Group at Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. Abhishek Saha
Title of the Thesis: "Development of Synthetic Organic-Carriers for Drug Molecules and Chloride Ion"
Current Position: Assistant Professor, BITS-Pilani, India
Dr. Subhankar Panda
Title of the Thesis: "Synthsis of N-Heterocylces as Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) Inhibitors"
Current Position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Prof. Courtney  C. Aldrich's Group at University of Minnesota, USA.
Dr. Ashalata Roy
Title of the Thesis: "Activity Studies of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 Enzyme"
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Roorkee College of Engineering, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Dr. Saurav Paul
Title of the Thesis: "Design and Synthesis of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 Inhibitors"
Current Position:
Dr. Rituparna Borah
Title of the Thesis: "C1 domain: Investigation of DAG/Phorbol ester binding properties and development of ligands"
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Biswanath College, Guwahati University
Dr. Sukhamoy Gorai
Title of the Thesis: "Membrane Binding Mechanism of Phosphoinositide Interacting Domains and Development of Their Inhibitors"
Current Position: Research associate, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Dr. Narsimha Mamidi
Title of the Thesis: "Design and Synthesis of Esters as Protein Kinase C (PKC)-C1 domain regulators"
Award: 2nd Prize for "2014 Lilly Outstanding Thesis Awards".
Current Position: Scientist at WiscNano, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA