National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Areas of Interest
  • Epigenetics and Cancer genomics

Samir Kumar Patra Professor

Life Science

samirp@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2683

52

PUBLICATIONS

21

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Samir Kumar Patra

Professor

Life Science

Room Number:

Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (Kalyani University)

Total Publications: 52

S. Rath, M. Deb, D. Sengupta, V. Kari, S. Kar, S. Parbin, N. Pradhan, and S. K. Patra,"Silencing of ZRF1 impedes survival of estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 cells and potentiates the effect of curcumin", Tumor Biology, vol.37, pp.12535-12546, Springer, June 2016, 10.1007/s13277-016-5114-y       Article

M. Deb, D. Sengupta, S. Kar, S. Rath, S. Roy, G. Das, and S. K. Patra,"Epigenetic drift towards histone modifications regulates CAV1 gene expression in colon cancer", Gene, vol.581, no.1, pp.75-84, Elsevier, April 2016, 10.1016/j.gene.2016.01.029       Article

S. Parbin, A. Shilpi, S. Kar, N. Pradhan, D. Sengupta, M. Deb, S. Rath, and S. K. Patra,"Insights into the molecular interactions of thymoquinone with histone deacetylase: Evaluation of the therapeutic intervention potential against breast cancer", Molecular BioSystems, vol.12, no.1, pp.48-58, Royal Society of Chemistry, January 2016, 10.1039/c5mb00412h       Article

S. Parbin, S. Kar, A. Shilpi, D. Sengupta, M. Deb, S. K. Rath, and S. K. Patra,"Histone deacetylases: a saga of perturbed acetylation homeostasis in cancer", Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, vol.62, no.1, pp.11-33, SAGE, December 2014, 10.1369/0022155413506582       Article

N. Pradhan, S. Parbin, C. Kausar, S. Kar, S. Mawatwal, L. Das, M. Deb, D. Sengupta, R. Dhiman, and S. K. Patra,"Paederia foetida induces anticancer activity by modulating chromatin modification enzymes and altering pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in human prostate cancer cells", Food and Chemical Toxicology, vol.130, pp.161-173, Elsevier, August 2019, 10.1016/j.fct.2019.05.016       Article

Workshop On Epigenetic Techniques As Tools For Cancer Research Life Science (Workshop)

  • BM251 : Medical Biochemistry {Theory}
  • LS100 : Biology {Theory}
  • LS1001 : Biology {Theory}
  • LS401 : Biochemistry {Theory}
  • LS402 : Biochemistry {Theory}
  • LS404 : Molecular Biology and Biotechnology {Theory}
  • LS408 : Molecular Biology {Theory}
  • LS4103 : Biochemistry {Theory}
  • LS4104 : Molecular Biology {Theory}
  • LS422 : Cell Signalling {Theory}
  • LS440 : Physical Sciences and Instrumentation {Theory}
  • LS511 : Genetics {Theory}
  • LS512 : Developmental Biology {Theory}
  • LS531 : Epigenetics {Theory}
  • LS6005 : Epigenetics {Theory}
  • LS606 : Epigenetics {Theory}
  • LS4191 : Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • LS471 : Biochemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • LS472 : Biochemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • LS474 : Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • LS476 : Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • LS572 : Enzymology Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [20]
Mechanism of Tumor Inhibitory Potential of Abrus Agglutinin in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Niharika Sinha
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Apr 2017
Co-Supervisor
Roles of KDM5A and MLLs in Modulating Cellular Processes with Respect to Reversible H3K4me3 Status
R Kirtana
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  Apr 2024
Supervisor
Deciphering the Epigenetic Mechanism of Gene Regulation and Evaluation of Medicinal Plant Products in Modulation of Chromatin Modifications in Cancer
Nibedita Pradhan
Enrolled: Nov 2012
Graduated :  Aug 2019
Supervisor
Regulation of chromatin modifier genes by microRNA vis-à-vis regulation of microRNA by DNA methylation and histone modifications in human cancer
Dipta Sengupta
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Dec 2016
Supervisor
Investigation of Epigenetic Regulation of Tumor Suppressor Genes by Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases and Lipid Raft Signaling in Human Cancers
Sabnam Parbin
Enrolled: Apr 2012
Graduated :  Dec 2017
Supervisor
Investigation of the Epigenetic Regulators and Signaling Pathways influencing Pluripotency Inducing Transcription Factors mediated Tumorigenesis
Swayamsiddha Kar
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Jan 2017
Supervisor
Bioremediation Potential of Biofilm forming Lead Resistant and Naphthalene utilizing Marine Bacteria
Supriya Kumari
Enrolled: May 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2018
Co-Supervisor
CANCER BIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS
Moonmoon Deb
Enrolled: Dec 2009
Graduated :  Jun 2015
Supervisor
Unraveling The Intricate Molecular Mechanism Between Apoptosis and Autophagy During Cellular Stress
Subhadip Mukhopadhyay
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Nov 2016
Co-Supervisor
Profiling of DNA Methylation and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism For Diagnosis, Prognosis and Targeting DNA Methyltransferase For Therapeutic Intervention of Breast Cancer
Arunima Shilpi
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Nov 2016
Supervisor
Biotherapeutic Amelioration of Enteric Infection and Colon Cancer using Specific Probiotics and Prebiotics
Eldin M. J
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Sep 2023
Co-Supervisor
EPIGENETICS
Ankan Roy
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Epigenetics and molecular biology
Soumen Manna
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Molecular Biology, Genetics, Epigenetics and Bioinformatics
Niharika
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
CANCER BIOLOGY
Tirthankar Baral
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Epigenetics & Cancer genomics
Subhajit Chakraborty
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Cell and molecular biology, Cancer biology, Epigenetics, Protein biochemistry
Jagdish Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
CANCER BIOLOGY, EPIGENETICS,APOPTOSIS AND AUTOPHAGY IN CANCER
Piyasa Nandi
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Molecular biology, Epigenetics, Immunology, Cancer biology
Prahallad Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
EPIGENETICS and CANCER
Bhagyashree Pradhan
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Cancer and Stem Cell biology
Manisha Dash
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member- IACS, ISCA, IACR, SBC,