Soma Chattopadhyay
Scientist -E
Department of Biotechnology
Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square
India
Biography
Academic Qualifications Ph.D. (2003): Molecular Virology of Human Rotaviruses, University of Calcutta (NICED, Kolkata). M.Sc. (1997): Zoology: University of Calcutta. B.Sc. (1995): Zoology, University of Calcutta. Academic positions Scientist E: Since July 2017, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar-751023, India Scientist D: July 2013 to June 2017, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar-751023, India Scientist C: Oct. 2007 to June, 2013, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar-751023, India Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2003 – 2007, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA. Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR) 2001-2003. Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR), National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, 2001. Junior Research Fellowship (DBT), National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, 1998-2001. Membership of Scientific Societies: Life member, Society of Biological Chemists (India). Life member, Indian Virological Society Life member, Proteomics society of India
Research Interest
Molecular Virology: Viral replication, Virus-Cell interactions, Pathogenesis of Viral infection, Regulation of Viral Infection
Publications
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Saswat T, Kumar A, Kumar S, Mamidi P, Muduli S, Debata NK, Pal NS, Pratheek BM, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S. High rates of co-infection of Dengue and Chikungunya virus in Odisha and Maharashtra, India during 2013. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2015 Oct 31;35:134-41.
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Kumar S, Mamidi P, Kumar A, Basantray I, Bramha U, Dixit A, Maiti PK, Singh S, Suryawanshi AR, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S. Development of novel antibodies against non-structural proteins nsP1, nsP3 and nsP4 of chikungunya virus: potential use in basic research. Archives of virology. 2015 Nov 1;160(11):2749-61.
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Mishra P, Kumar A, Mamidi P, Kumar S, Basantray I, Saswat T, Das I, Nayak TK, Chattopadhyay S, Subudhi BB, Chattopadhyay S. Inhibition of chikungunya virus replication by 1-[(2-methylbenzimidazol-1-yl) methyl]-2-oxo-indolin-3-ylidene] amino] thiourea (mbzm-n-ibt). Scientific reports. 2016 Feb 4;6:20122.
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Nayak TK, Mamidi P, Kumar A, Singh LP, Sahoo SS, Chattopadhyay S, Chattopadhyay S. Regulation of Viral Replication, Apoptosis and Pro-Inflammatory Responses by 17-AAG during Chikungunya Virus Infection in Macrophages. Viruses. 2017 Jan 6;9(1):3.
