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.irins.org/profile/172147
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)

Awards and Honours (National/International)

2005: CSIR-NET-SRF
2003: CSIR-NET-JRF
2003: GATE-IITM

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.
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Scholar 1: Rinku Debnath [Worked with WoS-B Fellowship, qualified ICAR-NET, also was URS] Awarded
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.
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Scholar 2: Priyabrata Roy [Earned ICMR-SRF] Awarded
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
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Scholar 3: Amalesh Mondal [Qualified CSIR NET-LS] Awarded
1. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
2. 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.
3. 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.
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Scholar 4: Sanjib Das [Qualified GATE & SET] Awarded
1. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. 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.
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Scholar 5: Paromita Saha Mondal [Qualified NET-LS, also the URS]
1. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
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Scholar 6: Deepanjan Chattopadhyay [SVM fellow]
1. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
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Scholar 7: Tanushree Mondal [UGC-NET-JRF]
1. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
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Tanima Saha
1. Roy, M., Paul, C., Pal, N., Saha, T., Das, D. (2025) Pharmacological and Therapeutic Inventory of Fungi in Cancer Therapy – A Comprehensive Review. AIMS Molecular Science, 12(1), 67-98
2. Mondal, T., Chattopadhyay, D., Saha Mondal, P., Das, S., Mondal, A., Das, A., Samanta, S., Saha, T. (2025) Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 299, 140196, 1 – 14
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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).
17 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Saha, T. (2008). Studies on Cellobiose Dehydrogenase of Termitomycesclypeatus (Doctoral dissertation, Jadavpur University).
22. 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

Invited Lecture / Session Chaired

1. Delivered invited lectures on hands-on workshop on Molecular Diagnostics from 6th January 2025 to 10th January 2025 at RISE Foundation IISER, IISER-Kolkata
2. Delivered invited lecture at “Gāṅgeya,” the Student Chapter of Eastern India, on the theme of “Learning Bridges: Algorithms and Experiments in Biophysics,” to celebrate International Biophysics Week on March 18, 2025, at IISER-Kolkata.

ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-160X
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Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=03kVwK8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
VIAF ID https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/172147
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.

Research Supervision

PhD
AWARDED
1. 2021: PhD: Studies on ligninolytic enzyme laccase, from an isolated fungus belonging to the genus Phoma
Rinku Debnath, University of Kalyani
2. 2022: PhD: Nutraceutical Analyses of Traditional Indica Rice Landraces
Priyabrata Roy, University of Kalyani
3. 2024: PhD: In silico characterization of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human canonical Wnt signaling pathway genes
AMALESH MONDAL, University of Kalyani
4. 2024: PhD: IDENTIFICATION OF IMPORTANT PATHOVIRULENT KINASE PROTEINS IN CANDIDA ALBICANS TO DEVELOP NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
Sanjib Das, KALYANI UNIVERSITY
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ONGOING
1. Paromita Saha Mondal: On Apoptosis
2. Deepanjan Chattopadhyay: On Lung Cancer
3. Tanushree Mondal: On Colon Cancer
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DISSERTATION:
Completed
1. Nupur Pal: Integrated degree (B. Tech. + M. Tech.), Biotechnology, Techno India University, West Bengal [May 14, 2024 – June 10, 2024]: Voluntary
2. Utshadeb Gayen: M. Sc., Biochemistry, Calcutta University, West Bengal [June 23, 2024 – August 23, 2024]: Part of the course
3. Debasmita Chatterjee: B. Sc., Forensic Science, Lovely Professional University, Punjab [July 1, 2024 – September 1, 2024]: Voluntary, Remote
4. Rajarshi Chattopadhyay: M. Sc., Interdisciplinary Science, JNCASR, Bengaluru [July 1, 2024 – September 1, 2024]: Voluntary, Remote
5. Ankush Nandi: B. Tech., Biotechnology, NIT-Durgapur, West Bengal [December 05, 2024 – December 20, 2024]: Voluntary
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Ongoing
1. Pritam Bera: M. Sc., Biotechnology, Burdwan University, West Bengal: [ February 10, 2025 – Present]: Voluntary
2. Aniket Hazra: M. Sc., Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Kalyani University, West Bengal: [March 11, 2025 – Present]: Voluntary

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.