Srikanta Goswami

Biography

Year Degree University 2006 Ph.D Jadavpur University (Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata) 1999 M.Sc University of Calcutta 1997 B.Sc Presidency College (University of Calcutta) Professional Appointments Assistant Researcher, Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA (2007-2011) Professional Memberships The RNA Society, USA Indian Society for Human Genetics (ISHG) Society for Biological Chemists, India (SBC-India) Indian Society for Gastroenterology (ISG) Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR) Calcutta Consortium for Human Genetics (CCHuGE) Awards/Honors Year Award 2005 Travel fellowship from CSIR, Govt. of India to attend 10th Annual Meeting of The RNA Society, USA, held at Banff, Alberta, Canada. 2000-2005 Research fellowship from CSIR, Govt. of India. 1997 National Scholarship for obtaining First Class in B.Sc. Invited/Special lectures Year Institute/meeting, Title of the talk 2012 (Dec) 38th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Human Genetics held at Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, India; “non-coding RNAs and RNA Binding Proteins: Implications of their Individual and Mutual roles in Carcinogenesis” 2011 (Sept) Indian Association for Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata, India; “non-coding RNAs and RNA Binding Proteins: Implications of their Individual and Mutual roles in Carcinogenesis”

Research Interest

Investigating the involvement of Hedgehog signaling pathway in Lung Cancer . Regulation of microRNA expression in Colorectal cancer. Exploring the role of the RNA-binding protein (CRDBP) in melanoma/skin biology. Exploring the cross-talk between Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways. Understanding the mechanism of degradation/stabilization of ß-TrCP mRNA.