Biopolymer-Based Composites

Prof. Sougata Jana is currently working in the Department of Pharmaceutics, at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India. He attained his M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) from Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha, India. He has been engaged in research for 9 years and teaching for 8 years. He gained the GATE examination in 2005 and then later went on to receive a ‘Gold Medal’ from West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), Kolkata for standing first at UG level. The IPA Bengal branch, Kolkata, India conferred upon him the ‘M.N Dev Memorial award’ for securing the highest marks in the state of West Bengal in 2005. He was also awarded the ‘Best Poster Presentation Award’ at the 21st West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress-2014, Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has published 24 research papers in national and international peer reviewed journals. He has edited one book- ‘ADVANCE Pharmaceutical Analytical Technique’ under Pharmamedix India Publication Pvt. Ltd. and five book chapters. He is an active reviewer for various international journals including those by Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor and Francis, and Dove Press etc. He is also a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI).

He has guided 20 Master’s Thesis, and one doctoral thesis. He has published over 50 research and review papers in the field of drug delivery science and technology. He has attended and organized seminars and presented papers at national and international seminars. He is an active reviewer of various international journals. He is a member of various professional bodies including IPA, APTI, and ICS.

Prof. Subrata Jana obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, India. His doctoral work was based on the design and synthesis of abiotic receptors for the recognition of biologically active neutral molecules and ions along with development synthetic methodologies. After that he moved to the University of Victoria, Canada, to work with Dr Fraser Hof on supramolecular and medicinal chemistry as a post-doctoral fellow, where he worked on the synthesis of different receptors targeting N-methylated protein residue along with anions. He then moved on to work with Dr Kenneth J Woycechowsky at University of Utah, USA, on protein engineering and enzyme catalysis as a post-doctoral research associate. He studied enzyme activity when it is encapsulated inside the capsid which is a nano carrier and an excellent delivery vehicle for important biological substrate including drug molecules. Presently, he is working as an associate professor at VEC, Sarguja University, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India and his current research focuses on design and synthesis of artificial receptors for the recognition of anions, cations and N-methylated protein residue. So far he has published ~40 research paper in peer reviewed international journals and more than 10 chapters in different edited books published by internationally-renowned publishers.