Shamee Bhattacharjee PhD

Assistant Professor ,

Department of Zoology,
West Bengal State University,
Berunanpukuria, Malikapur,
Barasat, 24 Pgs (N), Kolkata- 700 126
West Bengal, INDIA
E-mail: shamee1405@yahoo.co.in, shamee1405@gmail.com

Research Interest :

I have been working in the field of Cancer Chemoprevention. In future, primarily want to pursue research in the area of chemoprevention and toxicology. Interested in:

1. Identifying the therapeutic potential of various dietary agents/herbs along with elucidation of the possible biochemical and molecular pathways of action of the agents against toxicity induced by various toxic agents including carcinogens.
2. Investigating the ecotoxicological impacts of pecticides, heavy metals and other environmental toxicants on the aquatic ecosystem.

Academic Qualification :

1. Ph.D.- Department of Cancer Chemoprevention Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata (Degree obtained from Jadavpur University), 2007
2. M.Sc. (Zoology) - University of Calcutta, 2002. [Rank Holder in PG exam-2002]
3. B.Sc. (Zoology) - University of Calcutta, 2000

Performance in competitive exam

• Qualified CSIR-UGC NET, GATE (92.44 percentile) and SLET

Fellowships-

1. National Scholarship Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. 2000
2. Junior Research Fellowship, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute Kolkata, India.
3. Junior Research Fellowship, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

Positions

Patents & Publications-

1. 1. Sengupta, A., Ghosh, S., Bhattacharjee, S. and Das, S. (2004) Indian food ingredients and cancer prevention – an experimental evaluation of anticarcinogenic effects of garlic in rat colon. Asian Pacific J. Cancer Prevention, 5: 124-130.
2. 2. Sengupta, A., Bhattacharjee, S. and Ghosh, S. (2004) Modulatory influence of Biochanin A on cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in azoxymethane induced colonic aberrant crypts. International J. Cancer Prevention, 1(2): 113-121.
3. 3. Sengupta A., Ghosh S., Bhattachrajee S. (2004) Allium Vegetables in Cancer Prevention: An Overview. Asian Pacific J. cancer Prevention, 5: 237-245.
4. 4. Sengupta A., Ghosh S., Bhattachrajee S. (2005) Dietary Cardamom Inhibits the formation of Azoxymetahne induced Aberrant crypt foci and reduces COX-2 and iNOS expression in the colon. Asian Pacific J. cancer Prevention, 6: 118-122.
5. 5. Sengupta, A., Ghosh, S., Das, R. K., Bhattacharjee, S., Bhattacharya, S., (2006) Chemopreventive potential of diallylsulfide, lycopene and theaflavin during chemically induced colon carcinogenesis in rat colon through modulation of cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase pathways, Eur. J. Cancer Prev., 15, 301-305.
6. Bhattacharjee S., Das I., Rana T., Sengupta A. (2006). Dietary Cinnamon (Cinnmomum zeylancium) can inhibit the formation of colonic Aberrant Crypt Foci during experimentally induced colon carcinogenesis in Swiss Albino mice. International J. Cancer Prevention, Vol 2:4, 301-308.
7. Rana T, Sengupta A Das I, Bhattacharjee S. (2007). Chemopreventive Efficacy of Aqueous Suspension of Cumin on 7,12-Dimethyl Benz[a] Anthracene Induced Croton Oil Promoted Skin Carcinogenesis. International J. Cancer Prevention, Vol 3:1/2, 57-68.
8. Bhattacharjee S., Das I., Rana T., Sengupta A (2007).Inhibition of Lipid peroxidation and enhancement of GST activity by cardamom and cinnamon during chemically induced colon carcinogenesis in Swiss albino mice. Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev, 8, 24-26.
9. Bhattacharjee S, Sengupta A (2009) Spices In Cancer Prevention: An Overview. The Internet Journal of Nutrition and Wellness. Volume 7 Number 1.

Book Chapter:

• Sengupta A and Bhattacharjee S (2009). Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and Its Active Constituent, I,8-cineole, in: Aggarwal B and Kunnumakkara A (Eds), Molecular Targets and therapeutic uses of spices :Modern Uses for Ancient Medicine, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, pp 65-85.

Abstracts published in National/ International Seminars:

• Modulatory influence of Biochanin A on Azoxymethane induced colonic Aberrant Crypts in Swiss Albino Mice. Shamee Bhattacharjee, Samit Ghosh, Archana Sengupta. 23rd Annual Convention of the Indian Association for Cancer Recearch. Special Symposium on Anti-Cancer Drug Development. ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, January 2004.

Workshop Attended:

• DBT Sponsored Short-Term Training Course on "PCR BASED ADVANCED DNA FINGERPRINTING" at ASSAM UNIVERSITY, April 21- May 05,2010

Sanctioned Projects:

• Title of the Project: : An Investigation into the Agrochemical-induced toxicity in native fishes of the North24 Parganas district of West Bengal associated with agricultural run-off events.


• Funding Agency : Department of Science and Technology under FAST TRACK Scheme for Young Scientists