TANIMA SAHA

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Phone Number: +91-9830186877
Institutional E-Mail: sahatanima@klyuniv.ac.in
Web URL: https://klyuniv.ac.in/professors/tanima-saha/
Educational Qualifications:

Education
Ph.D. (2003-2008): Alma mater: Laboratory of Dr. Mina Mukherjee, Drug Development/Diagnostics & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
M.Sc. (Botany) (2000-2002): 1st Class, Alma mater: Ballygunge Science College, University of Calcutta
B.Sc. (Botany Honours) (1997-2000): 1st Class, Alma mater: Bethune College, University of Calcutta
Post Doctoral Research
Alma mater:
Laboratory of Dr. Mina Mukherjee, Drug Development/Diagnostics & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India (2008-2009)
Laboratory of Prof. Peter G. Smith, Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Kansas University Medical Center, KS, USA (2009)

Research Area:

Research experience: Since 2003
Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Bioprocess Engineering, Protein Biochemistry
Details can be accessed with the following link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=03kVwK8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Teaching Experience:

Teaching experience: Since 2010
Career History
Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, since April 2012.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, for March-April 2012.
Guest Faculty in the Department of Microbiology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, for January 2010-March 2012.

List of Publications(Peer-Reviewed)

Details can be accessed with the following link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=03kVwK8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
However, following is the brief outline of the scholar-wise & my publications from my end:

Scholar 1: Rinku Debnath [Worked with WoS-B Fellowship, qualified ICAR-NET, also was URS]
1. Debnath, R., Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Saha, T. (2021). Enrichment of laccase production by Phomaherbarum isolate KU4 under solid‐state fermentation by optimizing RSM coefficients using genetic algorithm. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 73(4), 515-528.
2. Debnath, R., Mistry, P., Roy, P., Roy, B., & Saha, T. (2021). Partial purification and characterization of a thermophilic and alkali-stable laccase of Phoma herbarum isolate KU4 with dye-decolorization efficiency. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 51(9), 901-918.
3. Debnath, R., & Saha, T. (2020). An insight into the production strategies and applications of the ligninolytic enzyme laccase from bacteria and fungi. Biocatal. Agric. Biotechnol. 2020; 26: 101645.
4. Debnath, R., & Saha, T. (2019). Identification and characterization of an industrially important enzyme laccase from Fusarium sp. FW2PhC1. In Biotechnology and Biological Sciences (pp. 57-63). CRC Press.
5. Hazra Chowdhury, A., Debnath, R., Manirul Islam, S. K., & Saha, T. (2019). Impact of nanoparticle shape, size, and properties of silver nanocomposites and their applications. Sustainable Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites, 1067-1091.
6. Chowdhury, A. H., Salam, N., Debnath, R., Islam, S. M., & Saha, T. (2019). Design and fabrication of porous nanostructures and their applications. In Nanomaterials Synthesis (pp. 265-294). Elsevier.

Scholar 2: Priyabrata Roy [Earned ICMR-SRF]
1. Roy, P., Deb, D., Suganya, A., Roy, B., Pradeep, T., & Saha, T. (2023). Endangered indigenous rice varieties as a source of B vitamins for the undernourished population. Cereal Chemistry, 100(4), 887-894.
2. Roy, P., & Saha, T. (2022). Specialty Traditional Rice Landraces: Its Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Potentiality for Human Health. In Response of Field Crops to Abiotic Stress (pp. 251-268). CRC Press.
3. Roy, P., Deb, D., Pradeep, T., Talai-Mukhopadhyay, S., Sinha, A. K., & Saha, T. (2021). Comparative analyses of the nutraceutical potentialities of selected Indian traditional black rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces.
4. Debnath, R., Mistry, P., Roy, P., Roy, B., & Saha, T. (2021). Partial purification and characterization of a thermophilic and alkali-stable laccase of Phoma herbarum isolate KU4 with dye-decolorization efficiency. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 51(9), 901-918. 2021

Scholar 3: Amalesh Mondal [Qualified CSIR NET-LS]
1. Mondal, A., Paul, D., Dastidar, S. G., Saha, T., & Goswami, A. M. (2022). In silico analyses of Wnt1 nsSNPs reveal structurally destabilizing variants, altered interactions with Frizzled receptors and its deregulation in tumorigenesis. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14934.
2. Mondal, A., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2021). In silico prediction of the functional consequences of nsSNPs in human beta-catenin gene. Gene Reports, 23, 101066.

Scholar 4: Sanjib Das [Qualified GATE & SET]
1. Das, S., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2022). An insight into the role of protein kinases as virulent factors, regulating pathogenic attributes in Candida albicans. Microbial Pathogenesis, 164, 105418.
2. Das, S., Bhuyan, R., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2021). Kinome analyses of Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis enable novel kinases as therapeutic drug targets in candidiasis. Gene, 780, 145530.
3. Das, S., Bhuyan, R., Bagchi, A., & Saha, T. (2019). Network analysis of hyphae forming proteins in Candida albicans identifies important proteins responsible for pathovirulence in the organism. Heliyon, 5(6).
4. Debnath, R., Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Saha, T. (2021). Enrichment of laccase production by Phomaherbarum isolate KU4 under solid‐state fermentation by optimizing RSM coefficients using genetic algorithm. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 73(4), 515-528.

Tanima Saha
1. Roy, P., Deb, D., Suganya, A., Roy, B., Pradeep, T., & Saha, T. (2023). Endangered indigenous rice varieties as a source of B vitamins for the undernourished population. Cereal Chemistry, 100(4), 887-894.
2. Burke, A. D., Burns, J. W., Chakraborty, S., Saha, T., Ray, A., & Borsch, D. M. (2022). Evaluation of cancer awareness, cancer education, and prevention intervention techniques among university-level students in the United States and India. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 11(1), 187.
3. Roy, P., & Saha, T. (2022). Specialty Traditional Rice Landraces: Its Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Potentiality for Human Health. In Response of Field Crops to Abiotic Stress (pp. 251-268). CRC Press.
4. Chakrabarti, M., & Saha, T. (2022). Identification of human microRNAs targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa genes by an in silico hybridization method. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 34, 101110.
5. Mondal, A., Paul, D., Dastidar, S. G., Saha, T., & Goswami, A. M. (2022). In silico analyses of Wnt1 nsSNPs reveal structurally destabilizing variants, altered interactions with Frizzled receptors and its deregulation in tumorigenesis. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14934.
6. Das, S., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2022). An insight into the role of protein kinases as virulent factors, regulating pathogenic attributes in Candida albicans. Microbial Pathogenesis, 164, 105418.
7. Debnath, R., Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., & Saha, T. (2021). Enrichment of laccase production by Phoma herbarum isolate KU4 under solid‐state fermentation by optimizing RSM coefficients using genetic algorithm. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 73(4), 515-528.
8. Roy, P., Deb, D., Pradeep, T., Talai-Mukhopadhyay, S., Sinha, A. K., & Saha, T. (2021). Comparative analyses of the nutraceutical potentialities of selected Indian traditional black rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces.
9. Mondal, A., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2021). In silico prediction of the functional consequences of nsSNPs in human beta-catenin gene. Gene Reports, 23, 101066.
10. Das, S., Bhuyan, R., Goswami, A. M., & Saha, T. (2021). Kinome analyses of Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis enable novel kinases as therapeutic drug targets in candidiasis. Gene, 780, 145530.
11. Debnath, R., Mistry, P., Roy, P., Roy, B., & Saha, T. (2021). Partial purification and characterization of a thermophilic and alkali-stable laccase of Phomaherbarum isolate KU4 with dye-decolorization efficiency. Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 51(9), 901-918.
12. Debnath, R., & Saha, T. (2020). An insight into the production strategies and applications of the ligninolytic enzyme laccase from bacteria and fungi. Biocatal Agric Biotechnol. 2020; 26: 101645.
13. Debnath, R., & Saha, T. (2019). Identification and characterization of an industrially important enzyme laccase from Fusarium sp. FW2PhC1. In Biotechnology and Biological Sciences (pp. 57-63). CRC Press.
14. Das, S., Bhuyan, R., Bagchi, A., & Saha, T. (2019). Network analysis of hyphae forming proteins in Candida albicans identifies important proteins responsible for pathovirulence in the organism. Heliyon, 5(6).
15. Hazra Chowdhury, A., Debnath, R., Manirul Islam, S. K., & Saha, T. (2019). Impact of nanoparticle shape, size, and properties of silver nanocomposites and their applications. Sustainable Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites, 1067-1091.
16. Chowdhury, A. H., Salam, N., Debnath, R., Islam, S. M., & Saha, T. (2019). Design and fabrication of porous nanostructures and their applications. In Nanomaterials Synthesis (pp. 265-294). Elsevier.
17. Saha, T., Sasmal, S., Alam, S., & Das, N. (2014). Tamarind kernel powder: a novel agro-residue for the production of cellobiose dehydrogenase under submerged fermentation by Termitomyces clypeatus. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 62(15), 3438-3445.
18. Saha, T., Ghosh, D., Mukherjee, S., Bose, S., & Mukherjee, M. (2008). Cellobiose dehydrogenase production by the mycelial culture of the mushroom Termitomyces clypeatus. Process Biochemistry, 43(6), 634-641.
19. Saha, T. (2008). Studies on Cellobiose Dehydrogenase of Termitomycesclypeatus (Doctoral dissertation, Jadavpur University).
20. Saha, T., Chakraborty, T. K., Saha, R., Das, N., & Mukherjee, M. (2005). Interference of laccase in determination of cellobiose dehydrogenase activity of Pleurotus ostreatus (Florida) using dichlorophenol indophenol as the electron acceptor. Journal of Basic Microbiology: An International Journal on Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics, Morphology, and Ecology of Microorganisms, 45(2), 142-146.

Books Published / Book Chapters

Details can be accessed with the following link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=03kVwK8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-160X
SCOPUS ID https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8374388400
Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=03kVwK8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Notable Activities

In addition to academic and research activities, I am involved with virtual social outreach programs through my YouTube channel (YouTube handle: @JustTanima_Barbie, link: https://www.youtube.com/@JustTanima_Barbie) that includes various topics on Cancer Biology and Mental Health.

Current Openings
TS lab is open for interns and post-doctoral fellows throughout the year. Candidates interested to pursue research in Cancer Biology & Bioinformatics are encouraged to apply through emails. Interested candidates having their own fellowships (CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR JRFs or with INSPIRE fellowships) are requested to contact for doctoral research.