Dr. Manindra Nath Bera
Associate Professor
Department: Department of ChemistryPhone Number: 9163829881
Institutional E-Mail: mbera2009@klyuniv.ac.in
Web URL: www.klyuniv.ac.in
Educational Qualifications:
Education:
B. Sc (Hons) – Ashutosh College, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, 1998
M. Sc – University of Calcutta, Calcutta, 2000
Ph. D – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kharagpur, 2006
Professional Experience:
● Postdoctoral Research Associate (2005 – 2006) – Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
● Postdoctoral Research Associate (2006 – 2008) – Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA
● Lecturer (2008 – 2009) – Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS)-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, AP, INDIA
● Assistant Professor (2009 – 2021)– Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, INDIA
● Associate Professor (2021 – Present) – Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, INDIA
● Recipient of National Scholarship, 1995
● Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, INDIA
1. Prof. Allen Oliver, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
2. Prof. Julia Kłak, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, POLAND
3. Prof. Swadhin K Mandal, Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER, Kolkata, INDIA
4. Prof. J. N. Behera, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar, INDIA
5. Dr. Supratim Mandal, Department of Microbiology, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, INDIA
6. Dr. Asmita Samadder, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, INDIA
AREA OF RESEARCH INTERESTS:
● Dimetallic Systems of 3d Transition Elements: Structural and Functional Mimics of Metallohydrolases
● Multinuclear Metal Complexes/Metal Clusters: Property Evaluation and Reactivity Studies
● Sugar-Metal Ion Interactions in Aqueous Medium: Analytical and Biological Aspects
● Bio-catalysis: Investigating Aldose-Ketose Isomerization Reactions
● Transition Metal Complex Catalyzed Organic Transformations
DETAILS OF EXTRA MULAR RESEARCH FUNDING:
1. Title of the Project: “A Rational Approach towards the Substrate……………………Mimicking Xylose/Glucose Isomerase (XGI)”
Funding Agency: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, INDIA
Duration: 2010-2013 (Completed)
Total Cost of the Project: Rs.19,93,200/-
2. Title of the Project: “New Dinuclear 3d Transition Metal Complexes…………………………Aldose-Ketose Interconversion Reactions”
Funding Agency: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, INDIA
Duration: 2013-2017 (Completed)
Total Cost of the Project: Rs.16,55,000/-
3. Title of the Project: “Transition Metal-Based New Dinuclear Complexes……………………..Sugar-Binding Events and Mechanistic Aspects”
Funding Agency: The Department of Science, Technology & Biotechnology (DSTBT), West Bengal, INDIA
Duration: 2020-Present (Ongoing).
Total Cost of the Project: 4,80,000/-
Number of Years of Teaching Experience: 15 Years (2008 – Present)
Primary Teaching Area: Analytical Chemistry
Courses Currently Teaching: Bio-analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis, Forensic Analysis, Enzyme Catalysis, Toxicological Chemistry, Spectroscopic Analysis, Kinetic Methods of Analysis, Thermal Methods of Analysis
● Section-In-Charge of Analytical Chemistry Section, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani
● In-Charge of UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani
● Member of the Ongoing DST-FIST Program, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani
● Member of the Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) Hub, University of Kalyani
List of Selected Publications:
● Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of a Series of Zinc(II) Complexes of Anthracene-Affixed Multifunctional Organic Assembly as Potential Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agents against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. A. Majumder, C. Sarkar, I. Das, S. Sk, S. Bandyopadhyay, S. Mandal, M. Bera*, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 22781-22804 (Impact Factor: 9.5)
● Structures and Properties of a Series of High-Spin [CoII2] Complexes Supported by Ancillary Benzoate, Ortho-Hydroxybenzoate, and Para-Hydroxybenzoate Ligands. S. Sk, S. Biswas, N. Dutta, A. Das, N. Suryadevara, G. Vijaykumar, P. Bhunia, M. Ruben, S. Mandal, M. Bera*, Crystal Growth & Design, 2023, 23, 5925-5940 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Exceptionally Water-Soluble [CuII2] Complexes for Investigating Monosaccharide-Metal Ion Interactions. S. Sk, T. Sarkar, A. Majumder, C. Sarkar, M, Bera*, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023, 1294, 136343 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Exploring a new family of designer copper(II) complexes of anthracene-appended polyfunctional organic assembly displaying potential anticancer activity via cytochrome c mediated mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. S. Sk, A. Majumder, P. Sow, A. Samadder, M. Bera*, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2023, 243, 112182 (Impact Factor: 3.9)
● Synthesis, structure, thermal and magnetic properties of new tetranuclear copper(II) complex supported by multidentate ligand and glutarate functionality. C. Sarkar, S. Sk, A. Majumder, S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, M. Bera*, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023, 1277, 134855 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Ancillary-Ligand-Assisted Variation in Nuclearities Leading to the Formation of Di-, Tri-, and Tetranuclear Copper(II) Complexes with Multifaceted Carboxylate Coordination Chemistry. A. Majumder, S. Sk, A. Das, G. Vijaykumar, M. K. Sahoo, J. N. Behera, M. Bera*, ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 39985-39997 (Impact Factor: 4.1)
● Poly lactide-co-glycolide encapsulated nano-curcumin promoting antagonistic interactions between HSP 90 and XRCC1 proteins to prevent cypermethrin-induced toxicity: An in silico predicted in vitro and in vivo approach. P. Sow, S. Dey, R. Dey, A. Majumder, S. Nandi, M. Bera*, A. Samadder, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022, 220, 112905 (Impact Factor: 5.8)
● Cu(II), Mn(II) and Zn(II) complexes of anthracene-affixed carboxylate-rich tridentate ligand: synthesis, structure, spectroscopic investigation and their DNA binding profile. A. Majumder, S. Haldar, N. Dutta, A. Das, M. Bera*, ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7, e202104319 (Impact Factor: 2.1)
● A family of [Zn6] complexes from the carboxylate-bridge supported assembly of [Zn2] building units: synthetic, structural, spectroscopic, and systematic biological studies. A. Majumder, N. Dutta, S. Dey, P. Sow, A. Samadder, G. Vijaykumar, K. Rangan, M. Bera*, Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 17608-17626 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
● Exploring new water soluble bridged dicopper(II) assemblies: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic characterization, properties, and their interactions with D-glucosamine. A. Majumder, N. Dutta, A. Das, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2021, 208, 115417 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Synthesis, structure and properties of a novel self-assembled tetranuclear copper(II) complex derived from carboxylate-based multidentate ligand. N. Dutta, S. Haldar, A. Majumder, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2020, 121, 108208 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Aromatic dicarboxylate incorporated new di- and tetranuclear cobalt(II) complexes: Synthetic and structural aspects, and evaluation of properties and catalytic activity. A. Majumder, N. Dutta, S. Haldar, A. Das, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2020, 510, 119752 (Impact Factor: 2.8)
● Synthetic, structural, spectral and DNA binding aspects of copper(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) dimers of new carboxylate-based tripodal ligand. N. Dutta, A. Majumder, A. Das, A. Chatterjee, M. Tarafder, B. Datta, M. Bera*, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2020, 1206, 127708 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Synthesis, structure and properties of new heterometallic octanuclear Li2Na2Cu4 and decanuclear Li2Zn8 complexes. S. Haldar, N. Dutta, G. Vijaykumar, A. Das, L. Carrella, A. Oliver, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2019, 172, 58-66 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Carboxylate bridge controlled formation of tetra- and pentanuclear nickel(II) complexes: synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopy and magnetic properties. N. Dutta, G. C. Giri, S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, C. D. Stewart, L. Carrella, G. T. Musie, M. Bera*, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4, 10260-10269 (Impact Factor: 2.1)
● Phosphatase-like activity of tetranuclear iron(III) and zinc(II) complexes. N. Dutta, S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, S. Paul, A. P. Chattopadhyay, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57, 10802-10820 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
● Structure and properties of a novel staircase-like decanuclear [CuII10] cluster supported by carbonate and carboxylate bridges. S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, G. T. Musie, M. Bera*, New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42, 1276-1286 (Impact Factor: 3.3)
● Inorganic phosphate and arsenate within new tetranuclear copper and zinc complexes: syntheses, crystal structures, magnetic, electrochemical and thermal studies. S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, S. Batha, G. T. Musie, M. Bera*, ACS Omega, 2017, 2, 1535-1549 (Impact Factor: 4.1)
● Investigating the coordination-cum-binding events of biologically relevant monosaccharides with new mononuclear iron(III) and zinc(II) complexes in aqueous solution. G. C. Giri, S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, M. Bera*, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 2847-2857 (Impact Factor: 2.1)
● New cyclic tetranuclear copper(II) complexes containing quadrilateral cores: synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and their interactions with DNA in aqueous solution. G. C. Giri, S. Haldar, A. K. Ghosh, P. Chowdhury, L. Carrella, U. Ghosh, M. Bera*, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2017, 1142, 175-184 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Linking of PO43- and HAsO42- anions with a dinuclear [ZnII2] complex: formation and stabilization of novel decanuclear metallomacrocyclic [ZnII10] and tetranuclear [ZnII4] clusters. S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, A. K. Ghosh, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2017, 121, 130-141 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Dinuclear and tetranuclear complexes of copper coordinated by an anthracene-based new μ-bis(tridentate) ligand: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and magnetic properties. S. Haldar, A. Patra, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2016, 117, 542-551 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Hydrolytically active tetranuclear [NiII2]2 complexes: synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and phosphoester hydrolysis. G. C. Giri, A. Patra, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, M. Bera*, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 99270-99283 (Impact Factor: 3.9)
● Synthesis, structure, spectral characterization and DNA binding affinity of new water soluble trinuclear copper(II) complexes with partial cubane Cu3O4 cores. G. C. Giri, S. Haldar, L. Carrella, A. B. Panda, G. T. Musie, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2015, 99, 7-16 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● New symmetrical dinucleating ligand based assembly of bridged dicopper(II) and dizinc(II) centers: synthesis, structure, spectroscopy, magnetic properties and glycoside hydrolysis. A. Patra, S. Haldar, G. Vijaykumar, L. Carrella, A. K. Ghosh, M. Bera*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2015, 436, 195-204 (Impact factor: 2.8).
● Exploring the catalytic activity of new water soluble dinuclear copper(II) complexes towards the glycoside hydrolysis. S. Haldar, A. Patra, M. Bera*, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 62851-62861 (Impact Factor: 3.9).
● Water soluble heteronuclear [NaCuII6] metallomacrocyclic sandwich complexes: synthesis, structure, properties and in vitro biological studies. A. Patra, S. K. Saha, T. K. Sen, L. Carrella, G. T. Musie, A. R. Khuda-Bukhsh, M. Bera*, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 5217-5232 (Impact Factor: 2.3)
● Bis(µ-alkoxo) bridged dinuclear CuII2 and ZnII2 complexes of an isoindol functionality based new ligand: synthesis, structure, spectral characterization, magnetic properties, and catechol oxidase activity. A. Patra, G. C. Giri, T. K. Sen, L. Carrella, S. K. Mandal, M. Bera*, Polyhedron, 2014, 67, 495-504 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Spectroscopic investigation of new water soluble MnII2 and MgII2 complexes for the substrate binding models of xylose/glucose isomerases. A. Patra, M. Bera*, Carbohydrate Research, 2014, 384, 87-98 (Impact Factor: 3.1)
● Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic characterization and protein binding affinity of new water soluble hetero- and homometallic tetranuclear [CuII2ZnII2] and [CuII4] clusters. A. Patra, T. K. Sen, A. Ghorai, G. T Musie, S. K. Mandal, U. Ghosh, M. Bera*, Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 2880-2890 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
● Diversity of carboxylate binding in a new tetranuclear zinc cluster: correlation between spectroscopic investigations and carboxylate binding modes. A. Patra, T. K. Sen, R. Bhattacharyya, S. K. Mandal, M. Bera*, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 1774-1777 (Impact Factor: 3.9)
● New dinuclear cobalt(II) and zinc(II) complexes of a carboxylate rich dinucleating ligand: synthesis, structure, spectroscopic characterization and their interactions with sugars. M. Bera, A. B. S. Curtiss, G. T. Musie*, D. R. Powell, Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51, 12093-12101 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
● New dinuclear copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes for the investigation of sugar-metal ion interactions. M. Bera, A. Patra, Carbohydrate Research, 2011, 346, 2075-2083 (Impact Factor: 3.1)
● Study of potential binding of biologically important sugars with a dinuclear cobalt(II) complex. M. Bera*, A. Patra, Carbohydrate Research, 2011, 346, 733-738 (Impact Factor: 3.1)
● Synthesis and characterizations of new mono- and heptazinc complexes with unusual amide coordination modes. M. Bera, G. T. Musie*, D. R. Powell, Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 48, 4625-4627 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
● Synthesis and characterization of a new mono- and hexanuclear μ6-sulphato zinc(II) complexes of a symmetric dinucleating ligand. A. B. S. Curtiss, M. Bera, D. R. Powell, G. T. Musie*, Dalton Transactions, 2008, 2717-2724 (Impact Factor: 4.0)
● Zinc(II) mediated cyclization and complexation of an unsymmetrical dicarboxyamine ligand: Synthesis, spectral and crystal structures characterizations. M. Bera, G. T. Musie*, D. R. Powell, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2008, 11, 293-299 (Impact Factor: 3.8)
● Structure and properties of a new double-stranded tetranuclear [CuII2]2 helicate. M. Bera, G. Aromi, W. T. Wong, D. Ray*, Chemical Communications, 2006, 6, 671-673 (Impact Factor: 4.9)
● Atmospheric CO2 fixation leads to a unique η2:HCO3- bridged [CuII2] complex and coordination induced ligand hydrolysis to a [CuII1] complex. P. K. Nanda, M. Bera, G. Aromi, D. Ray*, Polyhedron, 2006, 25, 2791-2799 (Impact Factor: 2.6)
● Iron(III) induced 2-phenyl imidazolidine ring hydrolysis of a new binucleating schiff base ligand. X-ray structure of the mononuclear FeIII(NNO)2 end product. M. Bera, U. Mukhopadhyay, D. Ray*, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2005, 358, 437-443 (Impact Factor: 2.8)
● µ-η1:η1-N, N-imidazolidine bridged new dicopper(II/II) complexes of a dinucleating mu-bis(tetradentate) Schiff base ligand: synthesis, structural characterization, 1H NMR spectroscopy and magnetic coupling. M. Bera, W. T. Wong, G. Aromi, D. Ray*, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2005, 12, 2526-2535 (Impact Factor: 2.3)
● A novel mu4-oxo bridged copper tetrahedron derived by self-assembly: First example of double helical bis(tridentate) coordination of a hexadentate amine phenol ligand. M. Bera, W. T. Wong, G. Aromi, J. Ribas, D. Ray*, Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 43, 4787-4789 (Impact Factor: 4.6)
Selected Invited Lectures:
● Delivered an Invited Lecture in One Day National Symposium in Chemical Sciences Organized by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)- Kolkata Chapter & School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, IACS-Kolkata on 4th June, 2022.
● Delivered an Invited Lecture in the 58th Annual Convention of Chemists, 2021 & International Conference on “Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS-2021)” Organized by the Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata during December 21-24, 2021.
● Delivered an Invited Lecture in the International Seminar on “Recent Trends in Chemistry & Chemical Biology” Organized by the Department of Chemistry & IQAC of Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata on September, 12, 2021.
● Life Member of Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, INDIA
● Life Member of Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore, INDIA
Research Supervision
● Supervision of Ph. D Students
1. Dr. Ayan Patra (Ph. D Awarded in 2015)
2. Dr. Gopal Chandra Giri (Ph. D Awarded in 2017)
3. Dr. Shobhraj Haldar (Ph. D Awarded in 2019)
4. Dr. Nityananda Dutta (Ph. D Awarded in 2022)
5. Mr. Avishek Majumder (Working as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) with CSIR/UGC Individual Research Fellowship)
6. Mr. Sujan Sk (Working as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) with UGC-Maulana Azad National Research Fellowship)
7. Mr. Chandan Sarkar (Working as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) with University Research Scholarship)
8. Mr. Tapan Sarkar (Working as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) with CSIR/UGC Individual Research Fellowship)
● Research Citations
Total Publications: 61
Total Citations: 809
h-index: 18
i10-index: 29
● Reviewer of National and International Journals
1. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2. Inorganic Chemistry
3. Dalton Transactions
4. New Journal of Chemistry
5. Crystal Engineering & Communications
6. Carbohydrate Research
7. Journal of Molecular Structure
8. Inorganica Chimica Acta
9. Polyhedron
10. Inorganic Chemistry Communications
11. Journal of Indian Chemical Society
12. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
13. Journal of Catalysis
14. Molecular Catalysis