Sukanta S Bhattacharya
Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences · JIS University, Kolkata
Biography
My research and academic interest are to investigate the potential of microbial systems in the human body (microbiome) in the modulation of health and disease states, as well as in the environment for biotransformation and detoxication. I seek to understand how the exposure to different toxicants impacts the microbiome and human health (using human cohorts and mice models) as well as the mechanism and components of the microbiomes impacted by a health condition. My research efforts (as PI in mentor mentee projects) have been funded by Pilot project grants from NIH and NIEHS, USA for exploring the modulatory role of human microbiome in health and disease (especially Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma) in individuals exposed to the xenobiotic compounds (such as Cigarette smoke extract, Carbon nanotubes etc.) using both human samples and animal models. Design of experiments for the optimization of enzymatic and microbial processes is another core area of my expertise.
Education
• Postdoctoral Researcher (Microbial Biotechnology, Toxicology & Cancer Biology) September 2021- August 2023, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA • Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Microbial Biotechnology, Enzymology & Toxicology) January 2012-January 2017, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA • Doctor of Philosophy (Microbial Biotechnology), August 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India • Master of Science in Biotechnology (Applied Microbiology spl.), May, 2004 School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. (First Class) • Bachelor of Science in Biosciences...
Recent Scopus Publications
- Oral Microbiota Dysbiosis in Firefighters and the Potential Contributing Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Based on a Case-Control Study
- Oro-Respiratory Dysbiosis and Its Modulatory Effect on Lung Mucosal Toxicity during Exposure or Co-Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Cigarette Smoke
- Differential modulation of lung aquaporins among other pathophysiological markers in acute (Cl2 gas) and chronic (carbon nanoparticles, cigarette smoke) respiratory toxicity mouse models
- Crosstalk between gut microbiota and lung inflammation in murine toxicity models of respiratory exposure or co-exposure to carbon nanotube particles and cigarette smoke extract
- Modeling and simulation of colonization of water-based metalworking fluid by Mycobacterium immunogenum
Grants / Consultancy
1. CEG-NIS P30-ES006096 Sukanta S. Bhattacharya, Ph.D (PI) 05/21/2016-02/28/17 Murine Model to investigate the role of oral microbiome in PAH Exposure linked Head and Neck Cancer:...
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4749-5296
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2XBuUyQAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24398428800