Faculty Profile

Name
Dr. Sankar Chandra Basu
Designation
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department
Microbiology
Email
nemo8130@gmail.com, sankarchandra.basu@asutoshcollege.in
Biography

I am a computational biologist exploring biological puzzles at different scales. Primarily trained in (protein) structural bioinformatics and computational biophysics, my current research interests mostly hover around protein folding, design, dynamics, protein interactions, intrinsic disorder, and disorder-to-order transitions in proteins; lately also been extended to membrane proteins and membrane interactions. I am primarily a curiosity-driven researcher deeply believing in trial-and-error and empirical observations. I often rely on linear algebra, graph theory, artificial intelligence, biophysical and statistical methods to approach and address a given scientific problem computationally. My interests further expand to the regime of tinkering peptides and other small molecules with a view to aid bio-therapeutics. I also have deep interests in graph theory, non-linear dynamics, and molecular evolution. You can find more about me on my homepage: https://www.scinetmol.in
Academic Interest
  • Protein Science (A-to-Z)
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Bioenergetics
  • Bioinformatics & Biostatistics
  • Graph Theory & Linear Algebra (Biological Applications)
  • Biotherapeutics
  • Nanomedicines 
  • Interdisciplinary Science
VIDWAN Profile

Educational Qualification(In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)

Qualification (In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)College / UniversitySubject (s) / Topic (s)
Ph.D.Thesis carried out at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India; Degree awarded by University of Calcutta (Department of Biochemistry), Kolkata, IndiaBiochemistry (Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics)
NET-JRFJoint UGC-CSIRLife Science
Post GraduationDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IndiaBiochemistry
GATEJoint IISc / IIT-KGPLife Science
GraduationBidhan Nagar College (then affiliated with) University of Calcutta, Kolkata, IndiaMicrobiology (Hons.), Chemistry & Mathematics (Pass course); Compulsories: English, Bengali & Environmental Science

Academic/Teaching Experience & responsibilities (In chronological order from latest to oldest)

PostOrganization / College / UniversityExperience (In Years and Months)
Post Doctoral Fellow (Research) Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution (FfAME), Gainesville, FL, USA5 Months
Visiting Post Doctoral Researcher Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden1 Year 7 Months
DST-SERB National Post Doctoral Fellow (NPDF, Research & Teaching)University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India10 Months
DST-SERB National Post Doctoral Fellow (NPDF, Research & Teaching)University of Delhi, Delhi, India11 Months
Post Doctoral Researcher Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA6 Months
Post Doctoral Researcher (Research & Teaching)Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, Belgium 7 Months
Assistant Professor (substantive), MicrobiologyAsutosh College (affiliated with University of Calcutta), Kolkata, India3 Years 9 Months (ongoing, current)

International Academic Exposure, if any

Scholarly Achievements : Publications in recognized professional and / or academic journals

DateWork typeTitle/ChapterJournal / Book TitleYearAuthorURLDoiVolumePage No.EditorPublisherISBN no.
2019-08-14ArticleGraph Coloring: A Novel Heuristic Based on Trailing Path, Perspective and Applications in Structured Networks. Soft Computing2023Abhirup Bandyopadhyay, Amit Kumar Dhar, Sankar Basu* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-019-04278-824603-625Raffaele CerulliSpringer Nature1432-7643
2020-06-21ArticleCriticality in the conformational phase transition among self-similar groups in intrinsically disordered proteins: Probed by salt-bridge dynamicsBBA Proteins and Proteomics2020Abhirup Bandyopadhyay, Sankar Basu* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.1404741868(10)140474Steve MatthewsElsevier1570-9639
2021-05-31ArticlePlausible Blockers of Spike RBD in SARS-CoV2 – Molecular Design and Underlying Interaction Dynamics from High-Level Structural DescriptorsJournal of Molecular Modeling2021Sankar Basu*, Devlina Chakravarty, Pampa Saha, Dhananjay Bhattacharyya, Hirak Kumar Patra VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-021-04779-027(6)191Peter BondSpringer Nature0948-5023
2021-09-26EditorialEditorial for the “Special Issue on ‘Coronavirus: Vaccines and Other Therapeutics’ (2020-21)”Vaccine2021Sankar Basu* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines91010839(10)1083 MDPI2076-393X
2021-12-02ArticleBRANEart: identify stability strength and weakness regions in membrane proteins Frontiers in Bioinformatics2021Sankar Basu, Simon S. Assaf, Fabian Teheux, Marianne Rooman*, Fabrizio Pucci* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fbinf.2021.7428431742843Igor N. BerezovskyFrontiers2673-7647
2022-02-16ArticleCapturing a crucial disorder-to-order transition at the heart of the coronavirus molecular pathology – triggered by highly persistent, interchangeable salt-bridgesVaccine2022Sourav Roy, Prithwi Ghosh, Abhirup Bandyapadhyay, Sankar Basu* VIEW10.3390/vaccines1002030110301Siddappa N. ByrareddyMDPI1422-0067
2022-01-28ArticleCan the Jigsaw Puzzle Model of Protein Folding Re-assemble a Hydrophobic Core?Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics2022Gargi Biswas, Semanti Ghosh*, Sankar Basu, Dhananjay Bhattacharyya, Alok Kumar Datta, Rahul Banerjee* VIEW10.1002/prot.2632190(7)1390-1412Nikolay DokholyanWiley1097-0134
2023-02-06EditorialEditorial: From the Hydrophobic Core to the Globular-Disorder Interface: New Challenges and Insights into Protein DesignFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences (section: Structural Biology)2023Sankar Basu* VIEW10.3389/fmolb.2023.1151676 103389 Frontiers2296-889X
2023-04-12Book ChapterOn the Origin Debate and Plausible Future Endeavors of COVID-19In S. Bhattacharya, S. Mukhopadhyay & A. Kundu (Eds.). Virus: Impacts (pp. 25-41). Kolkata. 2023Debdatta Nandy, Bijit Chatterjee, Sankar Basu* VIEW  25-41S. Bhattacharya, S. Mukhopadhyay & A. KunduResearch Committee and Publication Cell, Asutosh College, Kolkata, India978-81-956797-5-1
2023-06-05ArticlePhosphorylcholine and KR12-containing Corneal Implants in HSV-1 infected Rabbit CorneasPharmaceutics2023Kamal Malhotra, Oleksiy Buznyk, Mohammad Mirazul Islam, Elle Edin, Sankar Basu, Marc Groleau, Delali Shana Dégué, Per Fagerholm, Adrien Fois, Sylvie Lesage, Jaganmohan R. Jangamreddy, Egidijus Šimoliunas, Aneta Liszka, LiQD Cornea Consortium, Hirak K. Patra*, May Griffith* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics1506165815(6)1658Francisco Javier Otero-EspinarMDPI1999-4923
2023-07-10ArticleEnCPdock: a web-interface for direct conjoint comparative analyses of complementarity and binding energetics in inter-protein associationsJournal of Molecular Modeling2023Gargi Biswas, Debasish Mukherjee, Nalok Dutta, Prithwi Ghosh, Sankar Basu* VIEWhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-023-05626-029239W. Andrzej SokalskiSpringer Nature0948-5023