National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Cell and Molecular Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Structure-function of proteins, Protein Biochemistry, Structural biology, Protein misfolding and aggregation, Protein Engineering

Nandini Sarkar Associate Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

sarkarn@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2293

41

PUBLICATIONS

3

SPONSORED PROJECTS

5

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nandini Sarkar

Associate Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

Room Number: BM-215

Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2011

Ph.D.
Studies on effect of small molecules on protein folding, misfolding and amyloidogenesis
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Teaching Experience
  • Biotechnology,  NIT Rourkela,   29 Aug 2011 - Present

Evaluating anti-amyloid genic propensity of surface functionalized carbon dots. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Stability, mutagenesis and functional studies on Fibroblas Growth Factor Homologous Factors (RGYI) DBT
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of amyloid based hydrogels for biomedical applications CSIR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 41

A. Mitra and N. Sarkar,"Sequence and structure-based peptides as potent amyloid inhibitors: A review", Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, Elsevier 2020, 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108614       Article

M. T. Prabhu and N. Sarkar,"Inhibitory effects of carbon quantum dots towards hen egg white lysozyme amyloidogenesis through formation of a stable protein complex", Biophysical Chemistry, Elsevier 2022, 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106714       Article

S. P, K. Kundal, and N. Sarkar,"Human Serum Albumin aggregation and its modulation using nanoparticles: A review", Protein and Peptide Letters, Bentham Science, November 2021, 10.2174/0929866528666211125104600       Article

A. Mitra and N. Sarkar,"The role of intra and inter-molecular disulfide bonds in modulating amyloidogenesis: A review", Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol.716, no.109113, Elsevier, December 2021, 10.1016/j.abb.2021.109113       Article

A. Das, M. T. Prabhu, and N. Sarkar,"Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro DPPH radical scavenging assay study of PEG-capped carbon nanoparticles derived from Butea monosperma flower extract", Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol.13, no.015002, IOP Science, February 2022, 10.1088/2043-6262/ac5498       Article

National Bioengineering Conference (NBC) 2023 : Bioengineering in Healthcare, Environment and Agriculture Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)

  • BM2007 : Biochemistry {Theory}
  • BM2101 : Cell and Molecular Biology {Theory}
  • BM2315 : Biochemistry and Microbiology {Theory}
  • BM241 : Biotechnology in Human Health {Theory}
  • BM251 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM254 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM342 : Industrial Microbiology {Theory}
  • BM351 : Genetic Engineering {Theory}
  • BM403 : Medical Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM441 : Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM442 : Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM443 : Introduction to Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM444 : Introduction to Molecular Medicine {Theory}
  • BM444 : Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM461 : Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM6402 : Advanced Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM643 : Advanced Protien Engineering {Theory}
  • BM650 : Industrial Microbiology {Theory}
  • BM653 : Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM654 : Advanced Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM2703 : Biochemistry and Microbiology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM274 : Analytical Biotechnology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM274 : Bioheat and Mass Transfer Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM282 : Microbiology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM372 : Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM381 : Industrial Microbiology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM382 : Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM4709 : Enzymology and Protein Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM472 : Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM6471 : Advanced Cell and Molecular Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM671 : Advanced Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM672 : Advanced Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM673 : Cell and Protein Processing Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [5]
Studies on the Effects of Surface Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots towards Hen Egg White Lysozyme Amyloidogenesis
Macherla Pochaiah Taraka Prabhu
Enrolled: Aug 2017
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Mutagenesis, Structure, Stability and in silico Studies on Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 2
Vidyalatha Kolli
Enrolled: Mar 2014
Graduated :  Jun 2021
Supervisor
Rationally Designed Peptides as Inhibitors of Hen Egg-White Lysozyme Amyloid Formation
Amit Mitra
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Effect of Organic - Inorganic Coreshell Nanoparticles on the Modulation and Detection of Model Amyloids
Debashmita Chakraborty
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Nanobiotechnology
Rashmi Pratap Singh
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Editorial Board Member, Protein and Peptide Letters, Bentham Science Publications,   2016
  • Received Young Scientist Program Award for 21st International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and 12th Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology held in China,   2009
  • Awarded International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) full travel fellowship to attend the 21st IUBMB and 12th Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology held in China,   2009
  • Received B.S Narasinga Rao Best Poster presentation Award during 77th Annual Meeting of Society of Biological Chemists held in Chennai,   2008
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2007 in Life Sciences with a percentile of 98.39 and All India Rank of 175,   2007
Memberships / Fellowships
  • NABS,   2018
  • ISCB,   2018
  • BRSI,   2018
  • SBCI,   2009