Pallab Bhattacharya

Biography

"Experience July 2016 - Present: Present Assistant Professor, NIPER-A. India Fenruary 2016 - Jun 2016: Senior Scientist, Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, India Jun 2012 - January 2016: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami,, Florida, USA. January 2009 – May 2012: Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology(BHU),Varanasi, India. January 2007 – December 2009: Junior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology(BHU),Varanasi, India. August 2006 – January 2007: Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology(BHU),Varanasi, India. Honors and Awards DST-SERB Fast Track Young Scientist Grant (2016-2019) ISN-CAEN Return Home Grant (2016-2017) Young Investigator Award, Society for Personalized Nano-Medicine, USA. MBL Fellowship for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Massachusetts, USA. Top 10% Abstract American Heart Association(AHA), USA D.S Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Young Neurologist Award, European Neurological Society Visiting Trainee Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Visiting Trainee Fellow, University of Oxford, UK Visiting Trainee Fellow, National University of Singapore(NUS) World Federation of Neurology International Junior Travel Award IBRO International Travel Award IIT(BHU) Achievement Award (2011,2012) TECHNEX 2011 (IIT-BHU) Modex award for most outstanding project IIT-GATE Extramural Grant reviewer, DST, Govt. of India Membership American Heart Association, USA Society for Neurochemistry, India (Life membership) International Society for Neurochemistry(ISN),USA The Society for Personalized Nano-Medicine,USA International Society for Stem Cell Research Consultancy Consultant and Coordinator for the Human Stem Cell Clinical Trial at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine by Aldagen, USA Consultant and Coordinator for the Human Stem Cell Clinical Trial at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine by Covidien, USA"

Research Interest

Dr. Bhattacharya investigates the safety and efficacy of intra-arterial stem cell delivery in small and large animal model of ischemic stroke and its related mechanisms of neuroprotection. He has a vast experience in small and large animal surgical skills with a specialization in intra-arterial (intra-carotid) stem cell delivery in ischemic stroke. His research interest also lies with the regulatory RNA mediated mesenchymal stem cell engineering and nanoparticle based targeted drug delivery to the brain. During his doctoral studies at IIT(BHU), Varanasi he explored the underlying mechanism fordown-regulation of Aquaporin-4(AQP4) water channelby NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).Presently, he is working in collaboration with Nobel Laureate Prof.Andrew Schally on the aspect of neuroendocrine regulation in ischemic stroke. He has international collaborative research projects with Harvard Medical School, USA and Miller School of Medicine, USA in the field of stroke that includes ischemic stroke induced optic neuropathy and strategies of mitochondrial protection by stem cell therapy. Dr. Bhattacharya has more than 35 research publications that includes original research articles, reviews and book chapters. He has delivered several invited research talks and presented research finding in more than 50 scientific conferences both national and international. He has also served as IBRO teaching faculty for IBRO Neuroscience School. He has numerous travel awards from different government funding agencies in his credit. He also serves as the editorial board member of many international journals and invited reviewer of more than 30 international journals including Nature group.