Rudra Prasad Saha

• Ph.D. (Science), Bose Institute, Kolkata (Jadavpur University)
• M.Sc. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, University of Calcutta
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany, University of Calcutta

• Virus-host interaction
• Metal homeostasis in prokaryotes and metalloregulation of transcription
• Development of phage-based gene therapy system
• New generation antibiotic development
• Protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions

• RISHII Project Contributor, Erasmus & European Union Funded, 2020-2023
• Bentham Science Ambassador, 2019-2021
• DST-SERB Early Career Grant (Grant No. ECR/2016/001598), 2017-2020
• NVIDIA GPU Grant Winner, 2017-2018
• Sir Nilratan Sircar Award, for outstanding research at Bose Institute, Kolkata, 2006
• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) NET Fellowship (JRF + Lectureship), Human Resource Development Group, Govt. of India, 2001-2006

• Professor & Dean, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2021 – cont.
• Professor & Officiating Dean, School of Smart Agriculture, Adamas University, India, 2021 – cont.
• Professor & Associate Dean, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2020-2021
• Associate Professor & Associate Dean, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2019-2020
• Associate Professor & Head of the department, Department of Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2017-2020
• Assistant Professor & Department in charge, Department of Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2015-2017
• Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Techno India University, India, 2014-2015
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2011-2014
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biology, San Diego State University, California, USA, 2007-2010
• Research Associate, Bose Institute, Kolkata, 2006-2007
• Senior Research Fellow, Bose Institute, Kolkata, 2003-2006
• Junior Research Fellow, Bose Institute, Kolkata, 2001-2003

• Number of research papers published in International refereed journals: 22
• Number of book chapters: 1

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Selected Publication (s):

1. Saikat Samanta, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Abinit Saha, Manoj Kumar Singh, Arpita Das, Manojit Bhattacharya, Rudra P. Saha*, Sang-Soo Lee, and Chiranjib Chakraborty. The bacteriophage mu lysis system–A new mechanism of host lysis? BIOCELL(2021), 45(5): 1175-1186. [*Corresponding author] doi: 10.32604/biocell.2021.015537
2. Sanmitra Ghosh, Abinit Saha, and Rudra P. Saha*. Genome Structure and Genetic Diversity in the Ebola Virus. Current Opinion in Pharmacology (2021), 60: 83-90. [*Corresponding author] doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2021.06.010
3. Chiranjib Chakraborty, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Manojit Bhattacharya, Rudra P. Saha, Sanmitra Ghosh, Soham Biswas, Saikat Samanta, Garima Sharma, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, and Sang-Soo Lee. SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses: Mapping of protease recognition sites, antigenic variation of spike protein and their grouping through molecular phylogenetics. Infection, Genetics and Evolution (2021), 89: 104729. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104729
4. Chiranjib Chakraborty, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Manojit Bhattacharya, Garima Sharma, Rudra P. Saha, and Sang-Soo Lee. Ongoing Clinical Trials of Vaccines to Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic. Immune Network (2021), 21(1): e5. doi: 10.4110/in.2021.21.e5
5. Rudra P Saha*, Manoj K Singh, Saikat Samanta, Swarnav Bhakta, Snehasish Mandal, Manojit Bhattacharya, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Sang-Soo Lee*, and Chiranjib Chakraborty*. Repurposing drugs, ongoing vaccine and new therapeutic development initiatives against COVID-19. Frontiers in Pharmacology (2020), 11: 1258. [*Joint corresponding authors] doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.01258
6. Chatterjee and Manojit Bhattacharya, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Prasanta Patra, Pratik Ghosh, Garima Sharma, Bidhan Chandra Patra, Rudra P Saha, Sang-Soo Lee, and Chiranjib Chakraborty. A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate: In silico cloning and validation. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked(2020), 20: 100394. doi: 10.1016/j.imu.2020.100394
7. Rima Roy, Saikat Samanta, Surajit Patra, Nav Kumar Mahato and Rudra P. Saha*. In silico identification and characterization of sensory motifs in the transcriptional regulators of the ArsR-SmtB family. Metallomics (2018), 10(10): 1476-1500. [*Corresponding author] doi: 10.1039/C8MT00082D
8. Rudra P. Saha*, Saikat Samanta, Surajit Patra, Diganta Sarkar, Abinit Saha, and Manoj Kumar Singh. Metal homeostasis in bacteria: the role of ArsR–SmtB family of transcriptional repressors in combating varying metal concentrations in the environment. Biometals (2017), 30(4): 459-503. [*Corresponding author] doi: 10.1007/s10534-017-0020-3
9. Wonyoung Choi*, Rudra P. Saha*, Sooin Jang, and Rasika M. Harshey. Controlling DNA degradation from a distance: a new role for the Mu transposition enhancer. Molecular Microbiology (2014), 94(3): 595-608. [*Equal contribution] doi: 10.1111/mmi.12781
10. Rudra P. Saha*, Zheng Lou*, Luke Meng, and Rasika M. Harshey. Transposable prophage Mu is organized as a stable chromosomal domain of E. coli. PLOS Genetics, (2013), 9(11): e1003902. [*Equal contribution] doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003902

1. “Resources for Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions in India (RISHII)”, Contributor, Erasmus & European Union, 2020-2023
2. “Metal homeostasis in bacteria: A comprehensive study understanding the role of ArsR-SmtB family of transcriptional repressors in combating varying metal concentrations in the environment”, DST-SERB ECR Grant (Grant No. ECR/2016/001598), 2017-2020, INR 34,95,360/-
3. “NVIDIA GPU Grant 2017”, NVIDIA, India, 2017-2018, INR 1,25,000/-

• Doctoral Thesis Supervisor: 2 (Under progress)
• Post Graduate Thesis Advisor: 7 (Awarded)

• Reviewer of iScience (Cell Press), Computers in Biology and Medicine (Elsevier), Heliyon (Cell Press), Frontiers Immunology (Frontiers), etc.
• Member, Academic council, Adamas University, India, 2016 – cont.
• Vice Chairman, Faculty Council, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2018 – cont.
• Chairman, University Anti-Ragging Cell, Adamas University, India, 2018 – cont.
• Chairman, University Anti-Discrimination Cell for SC/ST, Adamas University, India, 2019 – cont.
• Member, University Research Committee, Adamas University, India, 2019 – cont.
• President, Institution’s Innovation Council, Adamas University, India, 2021 – cont.
• Chairman, Departmental Student Grievance Redressal Committee, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University, India, 2020 – cont.
• Convenor, International Conference on ‘BioNext 2021: Frontiers in Modern Biology’, 22-24 April 2021
• Technical Committee Convener, International Conference on ‘Current Trends in Higher Education (ICCTHE 2019)’, Adamas University, India, 21-22 January 2019
• Organizing Secretary, International Conference on ‘Biotechnology: The Paradigm Shift in Health & Agriculture’, Adamas University, Kolkata, 9th April 2018
• Biography included in ‘Asia Pacific Who’s Who’, Volume 16, Rifacimento International, New Delhi
• Member, Ph.D. Committee, Adamas University, India, 2016 – cont.
• Session Judge (Biology), Student Research Symposium (SRS, 2009-2010), San Diego State University, USA
• Life Member – The Indian Science Congress Association (since 2015)
• Life Member – Indian Biophysical Society (since 2015)