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TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF GLORY AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BY KNOWLEDGE

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Contents Message from PRINCIPAL Editorial board Historical article News Update Knowledge based Article Disease Related Breaking

News Upcoming Events Drugs Update Campus News Students Section Editors Note Archive

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL

"It can happen. It does happen. But it can't happen if you quit." Lauren Dane.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank the last years editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year.

Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academic excellence and continuous improvement.

I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners are supported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learning and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeting the needs of all students.

It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order to achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and look forward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead.

The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is looking forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken in this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachers are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.

The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positive challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holistic needs of our students.

I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination.

Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us on this path.

My best wishes to all.

Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA EDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE The Shakers and Medicinal Herbs: First U.S. industry in medicinal herbs was carried on by the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers. Begun about 1820, and commercially important by 1830, the medicinal herb industry grew, hit its peak in the 1860's, then waned at the close of the century. The Shakers gathered or cultivated some 200 varieties; dried, chopped, and pressed them into "bricks"; wrapped, labeled, and sold them to pharmacists and physicians world-wide. Tons of solid and fluid extracts also were produced. The Shaker label was recognized for reliability and quality for more than a century.

NEWS UPDATE Highly processed foods linked to addictive

eating: (20th February,2015) A new study confirms what has long been suspected: highly processed foods like chocolate, pizza and French fries are among the most addictive.

Immune cells: Learning from experience: (20th February,2015) Immunologists have shown that our immune cells can learn on the job. Even better, some cells remember what they have learned, and can apply it in response to future challenges. The research focused on T-helper cells, a type of T cell that helps other immune cells by releasing messenger substances or cytokines.


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Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle: (20th February,2015) A targeted approach that overrides muscles' intrinsic energy efficiency and allows muscle to burn more energy, even during low to moderate exercise, has been developed by scientists. The new findings might provide the basis of a therapy that could help people get a head start on losing weight by helping to overcome the body's natural resistance to weight loss.

Diabetes drug could protect against low blood sugar: (20th February,2015) DPP-4 inhibitors are a group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes that lower high blood sugar levels by stimulating insulin production in the body. Researchers have now discovered that DPP-4 inhibitors are also effective against low blood sugar levels. The study was carried out on mice.

Powerful dengue neutralizing antibody found: (20th February,2015) A super-potent antibody that requires a minute amount to neutralize the dengue virus has been identified by researchers. The study showed how a newly identified antibody 5J7, is highly effective in killing dengue virus whereby only 10-9 g of antibody is needed to stop the infection of dengue serotype 3 virus. This new finding gives hope for the development of effective dengue treatments.

Gene that pushes normal pancreas cells to change shape identified: (20th February,2015) A molecule that pushes normal pancreatic cells to transform their shape, laying the groundwork for development of pancreatic cancer -- one of the most difficult tumors to treat -- has been identified by researchers.


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Differing GP approach to sick notes between mental, physical illness: (20th February,2015) A study which has for the first time investigated in 'real time' how GPs approach the negotiation of sick notes, has found doctors taking a differing stance with patients who have mental health problems compared with those who present with physical illness.

Mammography screening: Patient pamphlets do not affect willingness to participate: (20th February,2015) Researchers report on a study in which they determined how well the prospective subjects understood the information presented in leaflets about mammography screening and whether this information influenced their willingness to undergo screening.

Bacterial Memories: Host influences bacterial metabolism: (20th February,2015) Bacteria are masters in adapting to their environment. This adaptability contributes to the bacteria's survival inside their host. Researchers have now demonstrated that the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes adapts its metabolism specifically to the host genotype. The bacterial metabolic fingerprint correlated with the susceptibility of the infected mouse strain.

New study could lead way for better assessment of treatment options for men with prostate cancer: (20th February,2015) Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for men with prostate cancer regardless of the aggressiveness of the tumor, risk to the patient and overall patient prognosis, researchers have found. These findings lay the groundwork for improved treatment assessment by physicians and to better inform men fighting the disease. For detail mail to editor


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KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE Epigenome of more than 100 tissue and cell

types mapped Much like mapping the human genome laid the foundations for understanding the genetic basis of human health, new maps of the human epigenome may further unravel the complex links between DNA and disease. The epigenome is part of the machinery that helps direct how genes are turned off and on in different types of cells. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund's Roadmap Epigenomics Program have mapped the epigenomes of more than 100 types of cells and tissues, providing new insight into which parts of the genome are used to make a particular type of cell. The data, available to the biomedical research community, can be found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information website. "This represents a major advance in the ongoing effort to understand how the 3 billion letters of an individual's DNA instruction book are able to instruct vastly different molecular activities, depending on the cellular context," said NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "This outpouring of data-rich publications, produced by a remarkable team of creative scientists, provides powerful momentum for the rapidly growing field of epigenomics." Researchers from the NIH Common Fund's Roadmap Epigenomics Program published a description of the epigenome maps in the journal Nature. More than 20 additional papers, published in Nature and Nature-associated journals, show how these maps can be used to study human biology. "What the Roadmap Epigenomics Program has delivered is a way to look at the human genome in its living, breathing nature from cell type to cell type," said Manolis Kellis, Ph.D., professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, and senior author of the paper.


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Understanding epigenomics Almost all human cells have identical genomes that contain instructions on how to make the many different cells and tissues in the body. During the development of different types of cells, regulatory proteins turn genes on and off and, in doing so, establish a layer of chemical signatures that make up the epigenome of each cell. In the Roadmap Epigenomics Program, researchers compared these epigenomic signatures and established their differences across a variety of cell types. The resulting information can help us understand how changes to the genome and epigenome can lead to conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, asthma, and fetal growth abnormalities. The value of epigenomic data Researchers can now take data from different cell types and directly compare them. "Today, sequencing the human genome can be done rapidly and cheaply, but interpreting the genome remains a challenge," said Bing Ren, Ph.D., professor of cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and co-author of the Nature paper and several of the associated papers. "These 111 reference epigenome maps are essentially a vocabulary book that helps us decipher each DNA segment in distinct cell and tissue types. These maps are like snapshots of the human genome in action." "This is the most comprehensive catalog of epigenomic data from primary human cells and tissues to date," said Lisa Helbling Chadwick, Ph.D., project team leader and a program director at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of NIH. "This coordinated effort, along with uniform data processing, makes it much easier for researchers to make direct comparisons across the entire data set." "Researchers from the 88 projects supported by the program, including those from this recent series of papers, have propelled the development of new epigenomic technologies," said John Satterlee, Ph.D., co-coordinator of the Roadmap Epigenomics Program, and program director at the National Institute on Drug


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Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH. Satterlee added that the work of this program has served as a foundation for continued exploration of the human epigenome through the International Human Epigenome Consortium. "With this increased understanding of the full epigenome, and the datasets available to the entire scientific community, the NIH Common Fund is striving to catalyze future research, to aid the understanding of how epigenomics plays a role in human diseases, with the expectation that further studies will identify early indications of disease and targets for therapeutics," said James Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., director of NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives that oversees the NIH Common Fund. NIDA, NIEHS, and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders are co-administrators of the NIH Common Fund's Epigenomics Program.

Jeenatara Begum Assistant Professor

GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia: (16th February, 2015) Between 5 and 7 February 2015, the IHR National Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SAU) notified WHO of 5 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Cases are listed by date of reporting, with the most recent case listed first.Read more


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UPCOMING EVENTS On 19th to 22nd February, 2015 the International Conference on

Nanotechnology (ICNT 2015) will be held at Haldia, West Bengal, India.

On 25th to 28th February, 2015 the 21st ISCBC Conference on Current Drug Discovery Trends & Development will be held at CDRI Lucknow

On 27th to 28th February, 2015 the 4th Annual Conference & Exhibition of SPER will be held at DIT University, Deharadoon.

DRUGS UPDATES Eisai Receives Approval for Antiepileptic Drug Banzel

(rufinamide) As Adjunctive Treatment For Pediatric Patients: (16th February, 2015) Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. has received approval of an additional pediatric indication for Eisais antiepileptic drug (AED) Banzel (rufinamide) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Through this approval, Banzel, which had been approved for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in children four years older and adults, is now additionally approved for the same indication in pediatric patients from one to less than four years of age in the United States. Read more

CAMPUS NEWS The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME is going

to organize by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Training & Placement Cell, GNIPST in collaboration with Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA), Bengal Branch from 21st February to 11th April, 2015 at GNIPST Auditorium.


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The students of GNIPST participated in the 4th Sardar Jodh SinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20th February, 2015.

On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme Reminiscence Reloaded 2015.

The 2nd Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 28th and 29th January,2015 in College campus ground.

Congratulations to all the winner of Annual Sports of GNIPST, 2015.

100 meter flat race (Girls): Priya Roy Nirmita Gupta Joyoti Ghosh

100 meter flat race (Boys): Arijit Mitra Thakur Deep Chakraborty Arindam Ganguly Three legged race (Girls):

Nayana Sinha Anjali Mondal Saheli Mukherjee Arjita Biswas Aindrila Bhowmick Archita Basu

200 meter flat race (Girls): Priya Roy Nirmita Gupta Anjali Mondal Long Jump (Boys): Dipankar Kamila Arindam Ganguly Rohan Datta Skipping (Girls): Saheli Mukherjee Indira Saha Jayita Roy Shotput (Girls): Chandrika Saha Priya Roy Sneha Paul Shotput (Boys): Arijit Mitra Thakur Arindam Ganguly Rohan Datta Musical Chair (Staff): Mr. Abir Koley Ms. Priyanka Ray Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar Discuss Throw(Girls): Priya Roy Arjita Biswas Varsha Shrivastava 50 meter female flat race (staff): Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Ms. Priyanka Ray Ms. Anuranjita

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100 meter male flat race (staff): Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar Mr. Mrinal Datta Mr. Ranjit

Ghosh Walking race female (staff): Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Ms. Anuranjita Kundu Ms. Sumana Roy Balance race female (staff): Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Dr. Sriparna KunduSen Ms. Priyanka Ray Tug of war (Female staff): Ms. Priyanka Ray Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Ms. Prathama SenGupta Dr. Sriparna KunduSen Ms. Sumana Roy Tug of war (Male staff): Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar Mr. Abir Koley Sk. Ziaur Rahman Mr. Ranjit Ghosh Mr. Koushik Dhar Balance race (Girls): Indira Saha Aindrila Bhowmick Pamolita Paul Long Jump (Girls): Aindrila Bhowmick Nirmita Gupta Krishnakali Basu 200 meter flat race (Boys): Dipankar Kamila Arijit Mitra Thakur


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Kaustav Sakar Sack race (Girls): Aindrila Bhowmick Nirmita Gupta Sayani Banerjee Sack race (Boys): Rohan Datta Souvik Debnath Sayantan Das Relay race (Boys): Dipankar Kamila Arijit Mitra Thakur Soumyajit Sinha Sneham Sen Relay race (Girls): Joyoti Ghosh Aindrila Bhowmick Anjali Mondal Poulami Sarkar Go for Goal (Boys): Abhijit Kumar Mondal Arkajyoti Hazra Abhinandan Mondal Tug of war (Boys): Dipu Roy Vishal Singh Sk Minhaz Uddin Ahmed Ritobroto Paul Rohan Dutta Tug of war (Girls): Krishnakali Basu Indira Saha Chandrika Saha Maitryee Banerjee Kajal Nagpal


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The male faculties and staffs of GNIPST participated in the 4th Sardar Jodh Singh Trophy organised by NIT on 15th January, 2015.

An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim for B.Pharm, B.Sc. and M.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. Dipanjan Mandal, Mr. Samrat Bose and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya from 5th January to 12th January, 2015.

GNIPST commemorated the Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on Monday, 12th January, 2015 & served Oldages and Orphanages.

On 22nd December 2014 the students of B.Pharm 2nd year and B.Sc 2nd year visited the laboratory of Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith under the supervision of Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum, Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya.

Some of the teachers of GNIPST attended the 4th International Conference of World Science Congress at Jadavpur University on 16th December to 18th December 2014.

Congratulation to Tamalika Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of GNIPST, who got 3rd prize for the poster presentation in the National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November, 2014.

On 29th November and 30th November many of the faculty members and students of GNIPST presented their posters in the National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November, 2014.

Congratulation to Dr. Swati Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of GNIPST, who got 1st prize for the best oral presentation in the India Biodiversity Meet, 2014 at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India from 21st -23rd November, 2014.


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The teachers and students of GNIPST attended the National workshop on Redefining the Role of Pharmacist in Health Care System which was held in Dr. H. L. Roy Auditorium, Jadavpur Universirty Kolkata-700032 on 16th November 2014, organised by Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Bengal Branch, Kolkata

Congratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2nd year, who got 1st prize for the poster presentation in the National seminar on Control of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr. B.C.Roy College of Pharmacy & AHS in association with IPA Bengal Branch.

On 14th and 15th November 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2nd year students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Kolkata under the supervision of Mr. Jaydip Roy, Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar, Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum, Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.

A Debate on Unity was held on 14th November 2014 and the joint winner was Sreejit Roy , Bsc 2nd year and Pratik Nandi ,Bsc first year (Chairperson of debate: Dr Lopamudra Datta and Ms. Priyanka Ray).

On 14th November, 2014 a Quiz competition was held on World Diabetes Day and the winner was Pratik Nandi and Sreyosi Dey, Bsc first year. Runner up Anirban Roy and Ankur Mondal B.Pharm third year (Quiz Master: Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya)

A Seminar was held on 14th November 2014 World Diabetes Day on Angiogenesis and Role of Amino Acids by Dr Debatosh Datta, Research scientist.

GNIPST commemorated the 126th Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on Tuesday, 11th November 2014.


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On 7th November 2014 the students of GNIPST participated in the Run for Unity as a mark of tribute to the efforts of the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Congratulation to the winner of Cricket Tournament-B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 Runner up team-B.Sc and BHM, 2014

Congratulation to the highest run scorer of Cricket Tournament-Tanmoy Das Biswas, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the highest wicket taker of Cricket Tournament-Subhodip Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Boys)- Sk. Abdul Salam, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014 1st Runner up-Subhayan Dutta, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2nd year, 2014 2nd Runner up-Nirupan Gupta, B.Pharm 1st year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Girls)- Aishwarya Datta, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014 1st Runner up-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 2nd Runner up-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Boys)- Basab Brata Dey, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2nd year, 2014 1st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1st year, 2014 2nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Girls)- Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 1st Runner up-Varsa Srivastav, B.Sc(Bioptechnology Department) 1st year, 2014 2nd Runner up- Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

The GNIPST Cricket Tournament, Carom Tournament and Chess Tournament was held on 21st and 22nd October, 2014.

The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja was held on 20th October, 2014


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An exhibition on Photography and Painting was held on 20th October, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Football Tournament-B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 Runner up team-B.Pharm final year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Table Tennis Tournament-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 1st Runner up-Aindrila Bhowmick, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014 2nd Runner up-Sayani Banerjee, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014

The GNIPST Football Tournament (for male students) and Table Tennis tournament (for female students) was held on 25th and 26th September, 2014.

On 5th September, 2014 the students of GNIPST have arranged a wonderful Teachers Day Programme. On behalf of all the teachers of GNIPST I would like to thank our beloved students.

The Freshers welcome programme was held on 14th August, 2014. Welcome 1st year students.

We congratulate the following M.Pharm. final year students who have made their positions in different pharmaceutical companies. Anirban Banerjee (Emami Ltd.) Mahender Roy (Stadmed private Ltd.)

We congratulate the following B.Pharm. final year students for their success. Samadrita Mukherjee (Abbott India Ltd.) Suman Sarkar (Tata Medical Centre-Apollo Pharmacy) Shrewashee Mukherjee (Fresenius Kabi-Parenteral Nutrition) Avishek Naskar (Glaxo SmithKline-Marketing) Bappaditya Manik (USV Limited) Sarbani Das (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing) Ankita Roy (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)


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Rahul Mitra (B M Pharmaceuticals-Production)

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2014. We congratulate them all. Utsha Sinha Satarupa Bhattacharya Sandipan Sarkar Purbali Chakraborty

Reminiscence, 2014(GNIPST Reunion) was held in College campus on 2nd February,2014.

1st Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 3rd February,2014 in College campus ground.

An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim for B.Pharm and B.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. Asis Bala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.

B.Pharm 3rd year won the GNIPST Football Champions trophy, 2013. B.Pharm 3rd year won the final match 1-0 against B.Pharm 2nd year. Deep Chakraborty was the only scorer of the final.

STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Which cricketer holds the record for hittingthe most number of sixes in a calendar

year in test cricket?

Answer of Previous Issues Questions: A) Kunal Basu


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Identify the person

Answer of Previous Issues Image: Dilip Shanghvi,founder of Sun pharma

Send your thoughts/Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other contributions for Students Section& answers of this Section at [email protected]

EDITORS NOTE

It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 4th issue of 42th Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation and technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for the questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You


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are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.

ARCHIVE The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been

conducted at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program started witha nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of NaturalProducts, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript forpublication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hourlong discussion among more than thirty participants on differentaspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participantsapplied for membership on that very day.

GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT forconducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm)in PHARMACOLOGY. The approved number of seat is 18.

The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to120.

AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under ResearchPromotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13toGNIPST as per the details below:a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of PharmaceuticalScience & Technology.

b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta.c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only

d. Approved duration: 3 yearse. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential

medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice, hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing bioactive molecules in these plants.


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Activity Clubs of GNIPST: Name of Club Member Faculty SPORTS Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara Begum SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE MODELLING

Mr. Samrat Bose

ECO Ms. Sumana Roy SOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis Bala PHOTOGRAPHY Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya CULTURAL Ms. Priyanka Ray DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya


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Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating: (20th February,2015)A new study confirms what has long been suspected: highly processed foods like chocolate, pizza and French fries are among the most addictive. Immune cells: Learning from experience: (20th February,2015)Immunologists have shown that our immune cells can learn on the job. Even better, some cells remember what they have learned, and can apply it in response to future challenges. The research focused on T-helper cells, a type of T cell that helps other ... Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle: (20th February,2015)A targeted approach that overrides muscles' intrinsic energy efficiency and allows muscle to burn more energy, even during low to moderate exercise, has been developed by scientists. The new findings might provide the basis of a therapy that could hel... Diabetes drug could protect against low blood sugar: (20th February,2015)DPP-4 inhibitors are a group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes that lower high blood sugar levels by stimulating insulin production in the body. Researchers have now discovered that DPP-4 inhibitors are also effective against low blood sugar leve... Powerful dengue neutralizing antibody found: (20th February,2015)A super-potent antibody that requires a minute amount to neutralize the dengue virus has been identified by researchers. The study showed how a newly identified antibody 5J7, is highly effective in killing dengue virus whereby only 10-9 g of antibody ... Gene that pushes normal pancreas cells to change shape identified: (20th February,2015)A molecule that pushes normal pancreatic cells to transform their shape, laying the groundwork for development of pancreatic cancer -- one of the most difficult tumors to treat -- has been identified by researchers. Differing GP approach to sick notes between mental, physical illness: (20th February,2015)A study which has for the first time investigated in 'real time' how GPs approach the negotiation of sick notes, has found doctors taking a differing stance with patients who have mental health problems compared with those who present with physical il... Mammography screening: Patient pamphlets do not affect willingness to participate: (20th February,2015)Researchers report on a study in which they determined how well the prospective subjects understood the information presented in leaflets about mammography screening and whether this information influenced their willingness to undergo screening. Bacterial Memories: Host influences bacterial metabolism: (20th February,2015)Bacteria are masters in adapting to their environment. This adaptability contributes to the bacteria's survival inside their host. Researchers have now demonstrated that the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes adapts its metabolism specifically ... New study could lead way for better assessment of treatment options for men with prostate cancer: (20th February,2015)Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for men with prostate cancer regardless of the aggressiveness of the tumor, risk to the patient and overall patient prognosis, researchers have found. These findings lay the groundwork for improved treatm... KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLEEpigenome of more than 100 tissue and cell types mapped Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia: (16th February, 2015)Read more Eisai Receives Approval for Antiepileptic Drug Banzel (rufinamide) As Adjunctive Treatment For Pediatric Patients: (16th February, 2015)Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. has received approval of an additional pediatric indication for Eisais antiepileptic drug (AED) Banzel (rufinamide) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Through this approval,...Read more CAMPUS NEWS On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme Reminiscence Reloaded 2015. The 2nd Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 28th and 29th January,2015 in College campus ground.Arijit Mitra Thakur Arindam Ganguly Rohan DattaWalking race female (staff):Ms. Anuranjita KunduMs. Prathama SenGuptaMr. Koushik DharDipankar KamilaRohan DattaPoulami SarkarMaitryee BanerjeeKajal Nagpal Some of the teachers of GNIPST attended the 4th International Conference of World Science Congress at Jadavpur University on 16th December to 18th December 2014. On 29th November and 30th November many of the faculty members and students of GNIPST presented their posters in the National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November, 2014. Congratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2nd year, who got 1st prize for the poster presentation in the National seminar on Control of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr. B.C.Roy College of Pharmacy & AHS in association with ... On 14th and 15th November 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2nd year students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Kolkata under the supervision of Mr. Jaydip Roy, Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar, Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Beg...Runner up team-B.Sc and BHM, 20141st Runner up-Subhayan Dutta, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2nd year, 20142nd Runner up-Nirupan Gupta, B.Pharm 1st year, 20141st Runner up-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 20142nd Runner up-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 20141st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1st year, 20142nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rd year, 20141st Runner up-Varsa Srivastav, B.Sc(Bioptechnology Department) 1st year, 20142nd Runner up- Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 The GNIPST Cricket Tournament, Carom Tournament and Chess Tournament was held on 21st and 22nd October, 2014. The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja was held on 20th October, 2014 An exhibition on Photography and Painting was held on 20th October, 2014Runner up team-B.Pharm final year, 20141st Runner up-Aindrila Bhowmick, B.Pharm 2nd year, 20142nd Runner up-Sayani Banerjee, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014 The GNIPST Football Tournament (for male students) and Table Tennis tournament (for female students) was held on 25th and 26th September, 2014. On 5th September, 2014 the students of GNIPST have arranged a wonderful Teachers Day Programme. On behalf of all the teachers of GNIPST I would like to thank our beloved students. The Freshers welcome programme was held on 14th August, 2014. Welcome 1st year students. We congratulate the following M.Pharm. final year students who have made their positions in different pharmaceutical companies.Anirban Banerjee (Emami Ltd.)Mahender Roy (Stadmed private Ltd.) We congratulate the following B.Pharm. final year students for their success.Samadrita Mukherjee (Abbott India Ltd.)Suman Sarkar (Tata Medical Centre-Apollo Pharmacy)Shrewashee Mukherjee (Fresenius Kabi-Parenteral Nutrition)Avishek Naskar (Glaxo SmithKline-Marketing)Bappaditya Manik (USV Limited)Sarbani Das (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)Ankita Roy (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)Rahul Mitra (B M Pharmaceuticals-Production) The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2014. We congratulate them all.Utsha SinhaSatarupa BhattacharyaSandipan SarkarPurbali Chakraborty Reminiscence, 2014(GNIPST Reunion) was held in College campus on 2nd February,2014. 1st Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 3rd February,2014 in College campus ground. An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim for B.Pharm and B.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. Asis Bala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury. B.Pharm 3rd year won the GNIPST Football Champions trophy, 2013. B.Pharm 3rd year won the final match 1-0 against B.Pharm 2nd year. Deep Chakraborty was the only scorer of the final. STUDENTS SECTION

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