Raja Biswas
Assoc. Professor
Nanosciences
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
India
Biography
Dr. Biswas joined Amrita in June 2009. He has completed his Ph D and post doctoral work in the field of Microbial Genetics and Infectious Diseases from the Department of Microbial Genetics, University of Tuebingen, Germany. He is the recipient of Ramalingaswami fellowship, Rapid Grant for Young Scientists from Department of Biotechnology in 2009 and Fast track grant for young scientists from Department of science and technology in 2010. He has to his credit nearly 16 publications in reputed journals like Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Infection & Immunity and Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dr. Biswas's research is focused on understanding more about the mechanism of infectious diseases specifically in understanding the complex network of host - microbe interactions, pathogenic mechanisms to escape the surveillance of host immune system and mechanisms for drug resistance.
Research Interest
Nanosciences
Publications
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S. Vijayrajratnam, Pushkaran, A. Choorakott, Balakrishnan, A., Dr. Anil Kumar V., Dr. Raja Biswas, and Dr. Gopi Mohan C., “Understanding the molecular differential recognition of muramyl peptide ligands by LRR domains of human NOD receptorsâ€, Biochem J, vol. 474, no. 16, pp. 2691-2711, 2017.
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P. Rajitha, Dr. Raja Biswas, Dr. Sabitha M., and Dr. Jayakumar Rangasamy, “Methotrexate in the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: Mechanistic insights, current issues and novel delivery approaches.â€, Curr Pharm Des, 2017.
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A. Mohandas, Krishnan, A. G., Dr. Raja Biswas, Dr. Deepthy Menon, and Dr. Manitha B. Nair, “Antibacterial and cytocompatible nanotextured Ti surface incorporating silver via single step hydrothermal processingâ€, Materials Science and Engineering C, vol. 75, pp. 115-124, 2017.
