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Name: Dr Samir Kumar Sil
Date of Birth: 15-11-1964
Phone numbers: 03812325121 / 9862590290
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Fax: 03812374804
Academic Qualifications: Ph.D.
Present Designation: Associate Professor
Topics Taught: Molecular genetics, Biochemistry, Immunogenetics

Publications(year wise):

  1. Effect of Phosphamidon on the testis of common toad. Bufo melanostictus Ardhendu Bhaumik and Samir K Sil. J. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Monit. 6(2)143-147 1996.
  2. ‘Human specific insertion/deletion polymorphisms in Indian Populations and their possible evolutionary implications’ Partha P Majumder, Bidyut Roy, Sanat Banerjee Piali Guha Thakurta and Samir K Sil. European Journal of Human Genetics 7,435-446, 1999.
  3. 'Fundamental Genomic Unity of Ethnic Indians revealed by analysis of mitochondrial DNA’ Susanta Roychoudhury, Sangita Roy, Badal Dey, Madan Chakraborty, Monami roy, Bidyut Roy, A. Ramesh, N. Prabhakaran, M.V. Usharani, H. Viswanathan, Mitasree Mitra, Samir K Sil, and Partha P Majumder. Current science, 79 (9): 1182-1192, 2000.
  4. ‘Genomic structures and population histories of linguistically distinct tribal groups of India’ Susanta Roychoudhury, Sangita Roy, Analabha Basu, Rajat Banerjee, H. Viswanathan, M.V. Usharani, Samir K Sil, Mitasree Mitra and Partha P Majumder. Human Genetics 109:339-350. 2001.
  5. 'Sequence variationand haplotype structure of the ICAMI and TNF genes in 12 ethnic groups of India reveal patterns of importance in designing association studies'. Sangamitra Sengupta, Shabana Faeheen, Neelanjana Mukherjee, Badal Dey, Barun Mukhopadhaya, Samir K. Sil, N. Pravakaran, A. Ramesh, Deepa Edwin, M.V. Usharani, Mitashree Mitra, ChitraThakur Mahadik, Sunita Singh, Subhash C. Sehagal and Partha P. Majumder; Annals of Human Genetics, 68:567-574. 2004.
  6. Antibacterial activity of Oroxylum indicum- an indigenous medicinal plant of Tripura. Rupanjali Saha, Samir Kumar Sil, Bikash Ch. Mohanta and Biswanath Dinda.. In: Proc. Sem. Biodiversity, Dept. of Life Science, Tripura University, India: 135- 139, 2004
  7. Antibacterial activity of Parkia javanica – an indigenous medicinal plant of Tripura. Rupanjali Saha, Samir Kumar Sil, Bikas Mohanta and Biswanath Dinda. J. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Monit. Vol. 17(1): 15- 19, 2007.
  8. Antibacterial and phytochemical evaluation of Evolvulus nummularius, Mimosa pudica and Oroxylum indicum from India. Samir Kumar Sil, Rupanjali Saha, Biplab Ghosh, Bikash Mohanta and Biswanath Dinda. African J. Biomed. Res. Vol. 10: 83- 88, 2007.
  9. In vitro activity of Parkia javanica extract against Leishmania donovani parasite. Rupanjali Saha, Jayati Mookerjee Basu, Syamal Roy, Biswanath Dinda and Samir Kumar Sil. J. Appl. Biosci. Vol. 36 (1): 85 – 89, 2010.
  10. Growth inhibitory effect of Evolvulus nummularius extract on Leishmania donovani parasite. Rupanjali Saha, Biswanath Dinda and Samir Kumar Sil. J Ecobiol. 27(4) 335-340, 2010.
  11. Anti-proliferative activity of Evolvulus nummularius (l.) L., A medicinal plant of tripura, on doxorubicin resistant leukemia cells. Rupanjali Saha, Biswanath Dinda and Samir Kumar Sil. J. Appl. Biosci. 36(2):161-163, 2010.
  12. Assessment of Nutritional status of Rural tribal children in Tripura. Samir K. Sil,S. Roy Sarkar, S. Saha, S. Roy. Indian Pediatrics, 48, 448-449, 2011

Abstracts:

  1. Restriction endonuclease anlysis of DNA from different Human Isolates of Giardia lamblia . P.Das., A. Sil, S. Sil, and D.J. Chattopadhyay. 59th Annual general meeting , SBC(I), 27th –29th December, 1990.
  2. 'Prevalence of HBE in two major tribal populations of Tripura' Samir K. Sil. Annual meeting of Indian Society of Human genetics, 2000.
  3. Bioactive compounds from some Indian medicinal plants B. Dinda, S. k.Sil, R. Saha, U.C.De, B. Mohanta and H. K. Majumder National Symposium on Impact of chemistry on life and society October 1-3, 2004.
  4. Bioactive compounds from some Indian medicinal plants. B. Dinda, S. Sil, R. Saha, U. C. De, B. Mohanta and H.K. Majumder, In: Proc. National symposium on impact of chemistry on life and society, Tripura university, India: 74. . 2004.
  5. Anti-neoplastic activity of Parkia javanica, an indigenous medicinal plant of Tripura. Rupanjali Saha, Jayati Mookerjee Basu, Ananda Mookerjee, Bikas Mohanta, Soumitra Chaudhuri, Shyamal Ray, Sibsankar Roy , Biswanath Dinda and Samir Kumar Sil. In: Proc. Ninety fifth session of the Indian Science Congress, part II, section of medical sciences (including physiology). Visakhapatnam, India: 66- 67, 2008.

Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Refresher/Orientations etc. Participated:

  1. Production of Monoclonal antibodies against surface LPS of Halicobacter jejuni ; January - June ( 6 months) 1991; National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases. Calcutta.
  2. UGC sponsored 16th Academic Staff Orientation Programme Dec.20-Jan18,1996. Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta.
  3. Recent techniques in clinical cytogenetics and Molecular Human Genetics.Sept.16-Oct.3, 1996. ORGANIZED BY Dept of Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Sponsor : DBT, Govt. of India.
  4. Winter school on ‘Human Genetics: Concepts, Paradigms and Methods’. 10-30 Jan.1998, IICB, Calcutta, Sponsor: DBT , Govt. of India.
  5. 4th international symposium on genetics, health and Diseases, 1-4 December, 1998 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
  6. Interative Meet on Genomics Research in the New Millennium, 23-25 Feb. 2000 Centre for Biochemical Technology, Delhi.
  7. Refresher course in Genetics and Evoluton.10-22 Sept.2001 University of Mysore, Sponsor: Indian Academy of Science.
  8. Workshop-cum Training programme on Statistical Methods and Computer Programming 18 – 22 March, 2002, Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata
  9. REFRESHER COURSE IN LIFE SCIENCE, 12 Jan-01 Feb. 2003. OGANIZED BY School of life science, Siksha-Bhawan, VISVA-BHARATI, SANTINIKETAN. Sponsor: University Grants Commission.
  10. Workshop on Genetic Epidemiological Methods for Dissection of Complex Human Traits, June 2 – 11, 2003, organized by TCG-ISI center for population genomics, Kokata and University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, U.S.A.
  11. Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Enviromental resources. 10-11 January, 2004.
  12. National symposium on Impact of Chemistry and society October 1-3 , 2004.
  13. International conference on ‘promotion and development of Botanicals with International coordination: exploring quality, safety, efficacy and regulations. February 25-26,2005, Kolkata , India.
  14. 6th International Summer school on Immunology and Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Nov 16-19, 2009

Membership/Positions in Learned Academic Bodies/Organizations:

Member:American Physiological Society (APS)
Life Member:Indian Science Congress
Life member:Indian Society of Human Genetics
Lifemember:Physiological Society of India


Position:
Editorial Board Member : International journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical technology(IJBPT), ISSN 0976 4550


Governing body member, Tripura Institute of Paramedical Sciences

Research projects:

As PI

Title of the Project Sponsored By Amount Duration
Molecular studies of some genetic diseases in Tripura Department of Biotechnology ( DBT), Govt. of India. Rs. 6.0 lacs Two years (1998-2000)
Genomic mapping of some ethnic populations of Tripura Department of Biotechnology ( DBT), Govt. of India. Rs. 19.56 Lacs Three years ( 2005 – 2008)

As Co PI

‘Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus infection in Tripura’ (No. 5/8/7/19-2006-ECD-I) ICMR, New Delhi 70.00 2010-2013

Research Supervisions (Scholar's Name, Topic and Status):

Candidates name Title of the Thesis Status
Rupanjali Saha Studies on Bioactivities of Parkia javanica (Lamk.) Merr. And Evolvulus nummularius(L.)L.: Two medicinal Plants of Tripura Registered, Pre- public seminar
Pradip Bhawmik Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus in Tripura Registered

Honour/Award/Recognitions:

  1. First class third position in M.Sc. Exam., Calcutta University,1988
  2. CSIR/UGC JRF ( NET) fellowship award 1989
  3. Subha Mukherjee Oration award in XX Annual conference of Physiological society of India, 14th Dec, 2008
  4. DST/FIST Visiting Teacher Fellowship Award(Govt. of India), 2009
  5. ICMR Young BioMedical Scientist Overseas Fellowship Award, 2010 (Visited Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA)

Other Information (if any):

Organizing Secretary:
  1. XX Annual conference of Physiologiacal society of India14th Dec., 2008
  2. Workshop on introductory Statistical Analysis of Biological data 23-27 Feb, 2009
 

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