Dr. Asis Bala

Dr. ASIS BALA, M.Pharm.(Pharmacology), Ph.D.

Scopus h index: 17

Citations: 900 as on 12.10.2023

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-2331

Associate Editor,

European Journal of Medical Research 

by Springer Nature - BMC (Impact Factor 4.2)

 

Associate Editorial Board Member

Endocrine Metabolic & Autoimmune Disorders- Drug Target     

(JCR 2021 Impact Factor 2.387) Published by Bentham Science

- Official Journal of Association of Medical Endocrinologist- Italy

http://www.eurekaselect.com/journal/59/editorial-board

Review Editor

Frontiers in Pharmacology (JCR 2021 Impact Factor 5.988)

Section: Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery 

Major Research Interest:

  • Endocrine; Metabolic and Autoimmune Disease.
  • Free Radical Biology and Cellular Inflammation.
  • Cancer Biology, Cancer Immune-pharmacology
  • Molecular Pharmacology & Immunopharmacology.
  • DMPK & Toxicological Studies

ACADEMIC:

  • B.Pharm. Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal India- 2008
  • M.Pharm. (Pharmacology)-Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal India -2010
  • Ph.D. (Pharmacy). Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal India -2014
  • Post Doc. University of the Free State, WHO-NRF Bilateral Project -2017

EMPLOYMENT

  • Associate Professor-I; Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Vigyan Path, Guwahati, PIN- 781035 Assam, India (Oct 2022 onwards)
  • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research- Hajipur (Dept. of Pharmaceutical, Govt. of India) Bihar, India.
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow; Department of Pharmacology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
  • Division of Pharmacology, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, (An Autonomous Institute by UGC) Kolkata, India. (Availed Sabbatical leave for Post-Doctoral Research) 

AWARDS/ RECOGNITION/ACHIEVEMENT: 

  • March 2024 : Awarded - "Edward Moore Kennedy Memorial Award” for the presentation as an invited speaker and based on the research credentials on Cancer at the 8th World Cancer Congress 2024 at the JNU Convention Centre in New Delhi. 
  • August 2023: Nominated and Selected as Associate Editor- European Journal of Medical Research (Section Oncology) Impact factor 4.2- Springer Nature- BMC
  • March 2023: Received Bentham Outstanding Reviewer Award 2023.
  • June 2022: Received “JIS SAMMAN” as Faculty with “Highest number of Publications”; Awarded by JIS Group Kolkata.
  • February 2021: Received “JIS SAMMAN” as Faculty with “Best Research Credential”; Awarded by JIS Group Kolkata.
  • June 2021: Doctoral Committee Member at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal Dept. of Biomedical Engineering.
  • May 2020: Selected as Associate Editorial Board Member, Endocrine Metabolic & Autoimmune Disorders, (JCR 2021 Impact Factor 387), Published by Bentham Science Publication- Official Journal of Association of Medical Endocrinologists- Italy.
  • Jan 2019- Nov 2019: Served as Academic Coordinator (Pharmacology and Toxicology); National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), (Department of Pharmaceutical Govt. of India).
  • June 2018: Received “Outstanding Contribution for Reviewer Award” from Elsevier, Journal of Ethnopharmacology (Impact Factor: 5.195).
  • 2018- onwards: Selected and qualified as CPCSEA (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India) nominee of the Institutional Animal Ethical Committee
  • Jan 2018: Received the University of the Free State- Travel Grant to attend ISE- SFEC 2018, At the University of Dhaka, Dhaka Bangladesh, and January 13-15
  • October 2017: Received Travel Grant to Attend India-South Africa Collaborative Meet 2017, Hotel Southern , Durban, South Africa.
  • August 2017: Received “Outstanding Contribution for Reviewer Award” from Elsevier, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Impact Factor: 8.025).
  • September 2017: Received Bursaries to attend DST-RSA Science IKS Exhibition Nelspruit, Mpumalanga South Africa, September 26-29.
  • 2017 onwards: Member of the South African Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.
  • 2016 onwards: Life Member of the Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association. 
  • 2016: Organized International Seminar at Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology as Organizing Secretary in collaboration with the Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association.
  • 2015: Organized West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology sponsored and DST Govt. of India supported one-day “National Seminar- National Science Day” at Guru Nanak Institute of Science and Technology as Organizing Secretary. 
  • December 2015: Received “Dr. A.K. Nag Chaudhury Memorial Award” From Society for Ethnopharmacology -India, in 2nd National convention organized by SNPS Jadavpur University Kolkata.
  • 2014-2015: Experienced as “Officer in Charge” of the University Semester Examination of West Bengal University of Technology presently MAKAUT at GNIPST.
  • 2015 - onwards: Selected as Editorial Board Member of the Journal” Advanced in Modern Oncology Research” by “PiscoMed Publishing”
  • Dec 2012: Received Travel Grant” and Bursaries to attend the ISE 2012, Organized by the International Society of Ethnopharmacology, at Science City Kolkata, India
  • 2011- Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) Awarded Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
  • 2010- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), Kolkata (BRNS-DAE Funded Project).
  • 2008: Qualified GATE (Pharmaceutical Science)

HIGHLIGHTS: -  https://www.eurekaselect.com/ebook_volume/3707

PUBLICATIONS:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-2331

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2024 (IASST)

  1. Madhubala D, Mahato R, Khan MR, Bala A, Mukherjee AK. Neurotrophin peptidomimetics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Drug Discov Today. 2024 Sep 2:104156. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104156. (2023 Impact Factor: 6.5). (Co- author).
  2. Piyali Devroy, Suraj Kumar Chatterjee, Rahul Singh, Satyabrata Mohapatra, Sagnik Haldar, Ashis K. Mukherjee, Asis Bala, Candy leaf - Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni attenuated LPS-induced protein kinase C phosphorylation in mouse macrophages cells: Target search by network pharmacology and validation using ex vivo and in vivo assays,Food Bioscience, Volume 61, 2024,104809,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104809. (2023 Impact Factor: 4.8). (Corresponding author).
  3. Kumkar PS, Chakraborty R, Upadhyay AM, Das JM, Bala A. Preliminary study on cytotoxicity of selegiline on different cancer cell lines: exploration of the induction of ROS-independent apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Med Oncol. 2024 Jul 20;41(8):204. doi: 10.1007/s12032-024-02451-0. 2023 Impact Factor: 2.8). (Corresponding author).
  4. Mooko T, Bisiwe FB, Mondleki E, Morobadi MD, Chikobvu P, Nyaga MM, Bala A, Goedhals D, Mofokeng TRP, Kemp G, Ndlovu KCZ. Steady-state pharmacokinetics of lamivudine in end-stage kidney failure persons with detectable and undetectable HIV-1 RNA in peritoneal dialysis effluent. Eur J Med Res. 2024 Jul 18;29(1):374. doi: 10.1186/s40001-024-01972-8. 2023 Impact Factor: 2.8). (Co- author).
  5. Bala A. Regulatory role of peroxynitrite in advanced glycation end products mediated diabetic cardiovascular complications. World J Diabetes 2024; 15(3): 572-574 [DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i3.572] (2022 Impact Factor: 4.2). (Sole Author).
  6. Gayen S, Jana S, Das Gupta B, Ghosh A, Kar A, Bala A, Mukherjee PK, Haldar PK. Exploration of anti-diabetic activity and metabolite profiling of Bruguiera cylindrica (l.) Bl.-in vivo anti-diabetic activity, exploration of molecular mechanism, and network pharmacological analysis. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2024 Mar 28:rgae030. doi: 10.1093/jpp/rgae030. (2022 Impact Factor: 3.3). (Co- Author).
  7. Abdullah S.,  Chakraborty R.,  Kumkar P.S., Debnath B.,  Bala A. Molecular Pathogenesis, Organ Metastasis, and Targeted Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology. 2024. DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.2024051317. (2022 Impact Factor: 2.4). (Corresponding Author).
  8. Pramanik S, Bala A, Pradhan A. Zebrafish in understanding molecular pathophysiology, disease modeling, and developing effective treatments for Rett syndrome. J Gene Med. 2024 Feb;26(2):e3677. doi: 10.1002/jgm.3677. (2022 Impact Factor: 3.5). (Co- Author).
  9. Patra A*, Bala A*, Khan MR, Mukherjee AK. A Correlation Study to Comprehend the SAR-COV-2 Viral Load, Antiviral Antibody Titer, and Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms Post-infection Amongst the Vaccinated Population in Kamrup District of Assam, Northeast India. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Jan 12. doi: 10.2174/0118715303281124231213110004. (2022 Impact Factor: 1.9). (Joint First Author).

2022- 2023 (IASST)

  1. Changkakoti L, Das JM, Borah R, Rajabalaya R, David SR, Balaraman AK, Pramanik S, Haldar PK, Bala A. Protein Kinase C (PKC)-mediated TGF-β Regulation in Diabetic Neuropathy: Emphasis on Neuro-inflammation and Allodynia. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2023 Nov 6. doi: 10.2174/0118715303262824231024104849. (2022 Impact Factor: 1.9). (Corresponding author).
  2. Bala A. Importance of protein kinase C (PKC) in phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in endocrine control. Endocrine. 2023 Oct 21. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03576-4. (2022 Impact Factor: 3.7). (Sole author). 
  3. Sur D, Mondal C, Balaraman AK, Haldar PK, Maji HS, Bala A. Attenuation of COX-2 enzyme by modulating H2O2-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway by monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI): a further study on the reprofiling of MAOI in acute inflammation. Inflammopharmacology. 2023 Feb 24. doi: 10.1007/s10787-023-01165-5. (2022 Impact Factor: 5.8). (Corresponding author).
  4. Jana S, Gayen S, Dasgupta B, Singha S, Mondal J, Kar A, Nepal A, Ghosh S, Rajabalaya R, David SR, Balaraman AK, Bala A, Mukherjee PK, Haldar PK. Investigation on anti-diabetic efficacy of a Cucurbitaceae food plant from the North-East region of India: Exploring the molecular mechanism through modulation of oxidative stress and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2023 Sep 7. doi: 10.2174/1871530323666230907115818 (2022 Impact Factor: 1.9). (Co author).
  5. Bala Asis.  A need for clinical trial: re-purposing the MAO-I for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DOI : 10.1007/s10787-023-01310-0. 2023.  (2022 Impact Factor: 5.8). (Sole author). 
  6. Maitra S, Bhattacharya D, Paul S, Ghosh Chowdhury P, Mandal D, Haldar PK, Kumar Balaraman A, Bala A. Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1) in relation to PANoptosis: Immune Pharmacological Targets for Management of Breast Adenocarcinoma. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2023 Feb 13. doi: 10.2174/1871530323666230213121803. (2021 Impact Factor: 2.387). (Corresponding author).
  7. Sarkar P, Banu S, Bhattacharya S,Bala A, Sur D. Pathophysiology Associated with Diabetes-induced Tauopathy and Development of Alzheimer's Disease. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2023;19(5): e130522204763. doi: 10.2174/1573399818666220513142030. (2022 Impact Factor: 3.3).(Co-Author)
  8. Patra S, Bala A, Sharma N, Haldar PK. Developmental Toxicity Assessment of Drymaria Cordata(Linn.) Willd using Zebrafish Embryo. Curr Drug Saf. 2023;18(2):214-223. doi: 10.2174/1574886317666220514153858. (2022 Impact Factor: 1.5).(Co-Author)
  9. Sur D, Dutta A, Mondal C, Banerjee A, Haldar PK, Maji HS, Bala A. Repurposing monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis possibly through modulating reactive oxidative stress mediated inflammatory cytokines.. Inflammopharmacology. 2022Apr;30(2):453-463. (2021 Impact Factor: 5.098). (Corresponding author).

Solely Edited Book:

Diabetes and Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Signaling Pathways - 2024

Bentham Book Publication : https://www.eurekaselect.com/ebook_volume/3707

Book Chapter:

  • Jana, S. Bala A., et al. (2024). Production of Biopharmaceuticals on Genetically Modified Organisms. In: Bose, S., Shukla, A.C., Baig, M.R., Banerjee, S. (eds) Concepts in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Drug Development . Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1148-2_6
  • Susmita Patra, Ratul Chakraborty, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa, Asis Bala ;Interplay between Diabetes and Breast Cancer: A Brief Report, Diabetes and Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Signaling Pathways (2024) 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815256024124010005
  • Ratul Chakraborty, Debanjana Das, Ayan Goswami, Rajan Rajabalaya, Sheba R. David, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, S. Hemalatha, Asis Bala ;Insulin and Hypoxia in Breast Cancer Cell Invasion and Migration, Diabetes and Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Signaling Pathways (2024) 1: 48. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815256024124010007
  • Sandipan Jana, Suraj Kumar Chatterjee, Asis Bala*, Pallab Kanti Haldar*;Genetic Similarity between Type 2 Diabetes and Breast Cancer: A Brief Report, Diabetes and Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Signaling Pathways (2024) 1: 66. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815256024124010008
  • Piyali Devroy, Ratul Chakraborty, Sanjib Bhattacharya, Asis Bala ;Recent Advances in Medicinal Plant Research in the Concomitant Management of Diabetes and Breast Cancer, Diabetes and Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Signaling Pathways (2024) 1: 180. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815256024124010013
  • Jitu Mani Das, Asis Bala, Jnanendra Upadhyay, Rajiv Borah, “Role of nanotechnology in crop management” In Nanotechnology for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Management in Crop Plants, Elsevier, 2023. ISBN: 9780443185007. https://shop.elsevier.com/books/nanotechnology-for-abiotic-stress-tolerance-and-management-in-crop-plants/pudake/978-0-443-18500-7
  • Asis Bala, Motlalepula Gilbert Matsabisa, Pallab Kanti Haldar, Subir Biswas And Ashis Kumar Mukherjee. Superoxide (O2-): A Biological Prodigy for Developing and Curing Disease. The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Health and Disease. NOVA Science Publications, 2024. Edited by Kuladip Jana. https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-role-of-reactive-oxygen-species-in-health-and-disease/

2021- 2022 & Beyond

  1. Matsabisa MG, Bala A, Tripathy S, Digashu MM, Rautenbach F, Dassarma B, Erhabor JO, Braga FC, Mukherjee PK, Tang M, Kang Y. Study on South African Indigenous Teas-Antioxidant Potential, Nutritional Content, and Hypoxia-Induced Cyclooxygenase Inhibition on U87 MG Cell Line. Molecules. 2022 May 30;27(11):3505. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113505. (2021 Impact Factor: 927). (Co- author).
  2. Bala A, Sengupta A, Matsabisa MG, Chabalala HP COVID-19: Pathophysiology; Mechanism of Transmission and Possible Molecular Drug Target for Management.. Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2020 Aug 30. doi: 10.2174/1874467213999200831104324. (2021 Impact Factor = 3.855). (First and corresponding author).
  3. Mooko T, Bala A, Tripathy S, Kumar CS, Mahadevappa CP, Chaudhary SK, Matsabisa MG Cannabis Sativa L. Flower and Bud Extracts inhibited In vitro Cholinesterases and b-Secretase Enzymes Activities: Possible Mechanisms of Cannabis use in Alzheimer Disease.. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2021 Feb 22. doi: 10.2174/1871530321666210222124349. (2021 Impact Factor = 2.387). (Co- author).
  4. Bala A, Panditharadyula Role of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (NRF-2) Mediated Antioxidant Response on the Synergistic Antitumor Effect of L-Arginine and 5-Fluro Uracil (5FU) in Breast Adenocarcinoma. Curr Pharm Des. 2019;25(14):1643-1652. (2021 Impact Factor = 3.31). (First and corresponding author).
  5. Bala Asis, Matsabisa Possible importance of Cannabis sativa L. in regulation of insulin and IL-6R/MAO-A in cancer cell progression and migration of breast cancer patients with diabetes. SA Journal of Science 2018;114(7/8), http://dx.doi. org/10.17159/sajs.2018/a0279. (2021 Impact Factor: 2.134). (First author).
  6. Bala Asis, Mondal , Haldar PK., Khandelwal B. Oxidative stress in inflammatory cells of patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Efficacy of Dietary Antioxidants. Inflammopharmacol. 2017. 25(6):595-607. (2021 Impact Factor: 5.093). (First and corresponding author).
  7. Bala Asis, Rademan Sunelle, Ndiyhuwo Khorommbi Kevin, Maharaj Ninesh, Matsabisa Motlalepula UPLC-MS analysis of Cannabis sativa L usingtetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) as marker compounds: Inhibition of breast cancer cell survival and progression. Natural Product Communications. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X19872907 (2021 Impact Factor: 1.496). (First author).
  8. Bala Asis. Mukherjee PK. Braga FC. Matsabisa MG. Comparative inhibition of MCF-7 breast cancer cells growth, invasion and angiogenesis by Cannabis sativa sourced from sixteen different geographic locations. SA J Botany, Volume 119, November 2018, Pages 154-162. (2021 Impact Factor: 3.111). (First author).
  9. Bala Asis. Chetia P, Dolai N, Khandelwal B, Haldar Cat’s whiskers flavonoid attenuated oxidative DNA damage in macrophages cells: Its Importance in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Inflammopharmacol. 2014; 22(1):55-61. (2021 Impact Factor: 5.093). (First and corresponding author).
  10. Kundu S., Bala Asis, Ghosh P., Mitra A., Sarkar A., Bauri , Ghosh A., Chattopadhyay S., Chatterjee M., Attenuation of oxidative stress by Allylpyrocatechol in synovial cellular infi ltrate of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Free Radical Research, 2011. 45(5): 518-526. (2021 Impact Factor: 4.354). (Co- author).
  11. Bala Asis, Haldar PK., Kar B., and Naskar S., and Mazumder UK., Carbon tetrachloride: A hepatotoxin causes oxidative stress in murine peritoneal macrophage and peripheral blood lymphocyte Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol. 2012. 34:135–142. (2021 Impact Factor: 3.712). (First and corresponding author).
  12. Chakraborty M, Bala Asis, Bhattacharya S, Haldar Pharmacog. Hypoglycemic effect of ethyl acetate fraction of methanol extract from Campylandra aurantiaca rhizome on high fat diet and low dose streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats. Pharmacog. Mag. 2018; 14(59): 539-545. (2021 Impact Factor: 0.948). (Co- author).
  13. N Dolai, I Karmakar, RB Suresh Kumar, Bala Asis, UK Mazumder, Antitumor potential of Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A. DC. Leaf extract against Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma cell. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2012. 50 (5), (2021 Impact Factor: 0.944). (Co- author).
  14. Dolai N, Karmakar I, Suresh Kumar RB, Kar B, Bala Asis, Haldar PK. Evaluation of antitumor activity and in vivo antioxidant status of Anthocephalus cadamba on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma treated mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012; 1;142(3):865-70. (2021 Impact Factor: 195). (Co- author).
  15. Bala Asis, Kar B., Karmakar I., Kumar RBS., Haldar PK., Antioxidant activity of Cat’s whiskers flavonoid on some reactive oxygen and nitrogen species generating inflammatory cells is mediated by scavenging of free radical, Chin J Natural Medicine. 2012. 10(5): 321-327. (2021 Impact Factor: 3.00). (First and corresponding author).
  16. Naskar S, Mazumder UK, Pramanik G, Gupta M, Kumar RB, Bala Asis, Islam. Evaluation of antihyperglycemic activity of Cocos nucifera on streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011; 8;138(3):769-73. (2021 Impact Factor: 5.195). (Co- author).
  17. Bala Asis, Kar , Haldar PK., Mazumder UK., Bera S., Evaluation of anticancer activity of Cleome gynandra on Ehrlichs' Ascites Carcinoma treated mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacol. 2010. 129: 131-134. 2011. (2021 Impact Factor: 5.195). (First and corresponding author).
  18. Haldar PK., Bhattcharya S., Bala Asis, Kar B., Mazumder UK.,Dewanjee S. Chemopreventive role of Indigofera aspalathoides against 20- methylcholanthrene-induced carcinogenesis in Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 2010. 92: (9); 1749-1763. (2021 Impact Factor: 1.565).(Co-author).
  19. PK Haldar, B Kar, Bala Asis, S Bhattacharya, UK Antitumor activity of Sansevieria roxburghiana rhizome against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice. Pharmaceutical Biology. 2010. 48 (12), 1337-1343. (2021 Impact Factor: 3.889). (Co- author).
  20. Bala, A., Haldar, P.K., Kar, B., (...), Gupta, M., Mazumder, U.K. Antioxidant activity of the fractions of Cleome gynandra promotes antitumor activity in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma. Asian Journal of Chemistry 23(11), 5055-5060. (First and corresponding author).
  21. Das, S., Bala, A., Bhowmik, M., Ghosh, L.K. Attenuation of reactive nitrogen species by different flavonoids enriched fractions of Schima Wallichii. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2012. 2(2),S632-S636. (2021 Impact Factor: 1.514).  (Co- author).
  22. Kar, B., Kumar, R.B.S., Karmakar, I., Dolai N., Bala A., Mazumder, U.K., Hadar, P.K. Antioxidant and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of Mimusops elengi leaves. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2012. 2(2), S976- (2021 Impact Factor: 1.514). (Co- author).
  23. Dolai, N., Karmakar, I., Kumar, R.B.S., (...), Bala, A., Haldar, P.K. Free radical scavenging activity of Castanopsis indica in mediating hepatoprotective activity of carbon tetrachloride intoxicated Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2(1), pp. S243-S251. (2021 Impact Factor: 1.514). (Co- author).

 Book Chapter Publication    

  • Isolation and HPLC characterization of the flavonoid fractions from Cleome gynandra and comparative antioxidant Bala Asis, Karmakar I., Haldar PK., In: Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants- Ethnomedicine and Theraputic validation, Edited by Dr. J.N. Govil, Studium Press USA Vol. No. 32, Ch. 10, Page 225-240. 2012. (First and corresponding author).
  • Debjeet Sur, Pallab Kanti Haldar, Himangshu Sekhar Maji, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, Lopamudra Roy, Asis Bala ;Role of GSK-3 in the Regulation of Insulin Release and Glucose Metabolism, Free Radical Biology of Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders (2022) 1: 42. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815049220122010006.
  • Debanjana Das, Sumit Kumar, Asis Bala, Chaitali Mondal ;Regulatory Role of Immune Cell-mediated Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Free Radical Biology of Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders (2022) 1: 113. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815049220122010009.

Book Publication (Sole Editor)

Free Radical Biology of Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders; Editor Asis Bala; In Press Bentham Publishers 2022. https://benthambooks.com/book/9789815049220

Patent (Published & FILED)

  • Filed a Patent to Intellectual Property India -Govt. of India (Application Number: 2016310632499) The Indian Patent Office Journal 13/2018 Dated 30/03/2018 (Filed & Published). (Inventor: Dr. Asis Bala)

  • Filed a Patent to Intellectual Property India -Govt. of India Hydrophobically modified water soluble derivative of chitosan as potential hemostatic agent. Filed: Docket No 8116 Intellectual Property India 2020. (As co-inventor)

BT/PR35708/NNT/28/1725/2020

Title: Development of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoclays for topical delivery of RNAi for sustained protection of economically important plants against pest attack

CoPI- Dr. Asis Bala, PI- Dr. Rajiv Borah

Funded by - DBT GOVT OF INDIA; 32 Lakh

 

IASST/R&D/ICP/IHP-23/2023-24/1338-1347

Title: Application of Cold Atmospheric Plasma on Skin Melanoma Cancer: Exploring the mechanism of cell death

PI: Dr. ASIS BALA;  CoPI: Prof. A.K. Mukherjee & Dr. S. Biswas

Funded by - IN HOUSE PROJECT –FUND DST Govt. of India; 11 Lakhs

 

IASST/R&D/LSD/IHP-03/2024-2025/693-700

Title: Cytotoxicity and Anticancer Efficacy of MAO-I Selegiline on Tumour Cell Growth, Death and Invasion.

PI: Dr. ASIS BALA;  CoPI: Prof. A.K. Mukherjee

Funded by - IN HOUSE PROJECT –FUND DST Govt. of India; 6 Lakhs

 

IASST/R&D/LSD/IHP-03/2024-2025/677-684

Title: Exploration of Medicinal Plants from Northeast India targeting Protein Kinase C (PKC) mediated TGF-β Regulation in Diabetic Complications- emphasis on Neuro-inflammation and Allodynia

PI: Dr. ASIS BALA;  CoPI: Prof. J.C. Borah

Funded by - IN HOUSE PROJECT –FUND DST Govt. of India; 6 Lakhs

PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY RESEARCH LAB.

Supervisor: Dr. Asis Bala, Associate Professor- I, Division of Life Science, IASST

Post Doctoral Fellow:

  • Dr. Dorothy Das [I-PDF] 

JRF /PhD Research Fellow:

  • Ms. Punam Talukdar - [IJRF]
  • Ms. Liza Changkakoti -[IJRF-PhD Enrolled in AcSIR]
  • Ms. Piyali Devroy -[IJRF-PhD Enrolled in AcSIR]
  • Mr. Ratul Chakraborty --[CSIR UGC NET JRF -PhD Enrolled in AcSIR]
  • Mr. Jitu Mani Das -[JRF- DBT Project]- Completed 2024

Project Dissertation & Summer Internship:

  • Ms. Upashana Pathgiri - [NIPS] -Ongoing [2024]
  • Ms. Sparshita Dey - [GNIPST-MAKAUT WB] -Ongoing [2024]
  • Ms. Dhritismita Das - [Guwahati University] -Ongoing [2024]
  • Ms. Kiran Biswas - [Dibrugarh University] -Ongoing [2024]
  • Mr. Aravind Sai Bharathy K. –[Anna University]- Completed [2024]
  • MD. Asif J –[Anna University]- Completed [2024]
  • Mr. Suraj Kumar Chatterjee –[Techno India University]- Completed [2023]
  • Ms. Pratiksha S. Kumkar –[NIPER-Guwahati]- Completed [2023-24]
  • Mr. Abhishek M. Upadhaya –[Parul University]- Completed [2023]
  • Mr. Surya S. –[Anna University]- Completed [2023]

Interested Students having a basic Master's Degree (MSc, M.Pharm.,M.S., M.Tech.) in any branches of Life Sciences (Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Zoology, Biochemistry etc) may contact me and send CV and cover letter via email -[asisbala[at]iasst[dot]gov[dot]in]