1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow: (June 2018-Present)
Project investigator: Dr. Sherry Shiying AW, IMCB, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Proteos, Singapore
Current project: To study the neuronal circuitry and molecular mechanism/s associated with movement disorders in Drosophila
2. Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.): (Sept. 2010 - Aug. 2016)
Degree awarded on: June, 2017
Thesis Guide: Prof. Jagat Kumar Roy, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Title of thesis: “Studies on the role of Dicer-1 and bantam miRNA in brain development in Drosophila”
Publications:
Banerjee A and Roy JK. (2017) Dicer-1 regulates proliferative potential of Drosophila larval neural stem cells through bantam miRNA based downregulation of the G1/S inhibitor Dacapo. Dev Biol. 423: 57-65 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.01.011)
Banerjee A and Roy JK. (2017) Study of bantam miRNA expression in brain tumour resulted due to loss of polarity modules in Drosophila melanogaster. J Genet. 96:365 (DOI: 10.1007/s12041-017-0782-y)
Banerjee A and Roy JK (2018). bantam miRNA regulates actin dynamics through actin modulator Enabled. Invert. Neurosci. 18, 7 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-018-0212-8
Conference Paper:
Banerjee A and Roy JK (2016) Dicer‐1 regulates proliferative potential of Drosophila larval neural stem cells through bantam miRNA dependent downregulation of the G1/S inhibitor Dacapo. Mol. Biol. Cell 27; 1515 (P2383) (ASCB Conference Poster).
3. Other Research Experience: (April-2016-November 2017)
Project investigator: Prof. Madhu G Tapadia. Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Worked as a Senior Research Fellow in Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi, India, investigating effects of Ayurvedic
Rasayanas on the innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
Masters: (July2008- May 2010)
Zoology (Special paper: Molecular and Human genetics), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Bachelors: (July 2005- May 2008)
Zoology (Hons.), Burdwan Raj College, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship [CSIR, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India] - 2010
Qualified for Senior Research Fellowship [CSIR, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India] - 2012
Qualified for Senior Research Fellowship [SERB, Science and Engineering Research Board, India] – 2016
Qualified for an International travel grant for participating in ASCB annual meeting [DBT/CTEP, India] -2016
