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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 ARTICLEStephanie Kwolek (1923 2014)

Stephanie Kwolek was an organic chemist, best known for inventing Kevlar in 1965. Kevlar is an immensely strong plastic, which was first used as a replacement for steel reinforcing strips in racing car tires and has gone on to be used in a large number of applications where high strength is required without high weight. Stephanie Louise Kwolek was born in 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Her father died when she was only 10 years old, but he passed on his interest in science, particularly natural science to his daughter.

Aged 23, Kwolek graduated with a degree in chemistry from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College of Carnegie Mellon University. She was quickly recruited to work as a chemist at Dupont Chemicals in Buffalo, NY. Four years later, she moved to Wilmington, Delaware where she spent the remainder of her career with DuPont.

After nine years of research work, Kwolek made her major breakthrough, discovering Kevlar. Her pathway to discovery began a year earlier, when she began looking for a new, lightweight plastic to be used in car tires. The idea was that lighter tires would allow vehicles to enjoy better fuel economy.

Not only did Kevlar find use in tires, its combination of lightness and strength has seen it used in a large variety of protective clothing applications, such as bulletproof vests, which have saved the lives of countless police officers and other people.


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Speaking about her discovery, Stephanie Kwolek, I dont think theres anything like saving someones life to bring you satisfaction and happiness.

Stephanie Kwolek died on June 18, 2014, at the age of 90.

Awards

Stephanie Louise Kwolek was awarded the National Medal of Technology; the Perkin Medal, which is seen as the highest award in American industrial chemistry; the Chemical Pioneer Award of the American Institute of Chemists; and the Howard N. Potts Medal for Engineering. In 1994, she was admitted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Kevlar and its Uses

Today, Kevlar is used in a great number of different ways, including armor, gloves, tires, yacht sails, shoes, ropes and tennis racquet strings.

Kevlar is an example of a type of chemicals called polymers. Polymers are long molecules, which are made by joining smaller molecules together into a chain.

The chemicals on the left are reacted together to form a larger molecule on the right. The larger molecule is Kevlar. The chain within the square brackets is called the repeat unit. The chain can be grown to different lengths, with more or fewer repeat units in the chain depending on the precise reaction conditions. Different reaction conditions allow the manufacture of Kevlar to be fine-tuned depending on its desired end use, resulting in a variety of different Kevlar grades that can be purchased.

In precise chemical terms, 1,4-phenylene-diamine reacts with terephthaloyl chloride in a condensation polymerization producing Kevlar and eliminating hydrogen chloride.

The raw Kevlar polymer is then spun to produce very strong, stiff fibers. When this was first done, Kwolek was astonished when she


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discovered, that weight-for-weight, the polymer she had made was five times stronger than steel.

NEWS UPDATE 'Big data' helps to discover key factors driving

blood cell specification: (25th February, 2016) New research has identified key factors that drive blood cell development by recapitulating this process in a culture dish. Cells with the ability to give rise to blood are normally specified in the early embryo over a number of developmental stages and eventually form blood stem cells that are maintained for life and generate trillions of blood cells every day.

Unveiling the maturation mechanism of germline genome guardians: (25th February, 2016)

A research group has identified a Pac-Man-like enzyme called 'Trimmer' involved in the generation of a class of small RNAs, which protect the genome of germ cells from unwanted genetic rewriting.

Engineering music to sound better with cochlear implants: (25th February, 2016)

Scientists are trying to reengineer and simplify music to be more enjoyable for listeners with cochlear implants.

Annual plastic surgery statistics reflect the changing face of plastic surgery: (25th February, 2016)

The annual plastic surgery procedural statistics show that in 2015 there were 15.9 million surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States -- up 2 percent from 2014.


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Proofreading molecules tug on RNA to ensure protein production accuracy: (25th February, 2016)

Scientists have discovered how two enzymes play a critical role in ensuring quality control during splicing. In a new study, they found these molecules most likely apply physical tension to RNA to keep wrong sites from being cut. This action not only prevents splicing errors, it also enables the selection of alternative splicing sites.

Combination therapy may be better than radiotherapy alone to treat aggressive brain cancer: (26th February, 2016) Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to live on. Now, researchers have tested a strategy that combines radiotherapy with a drug that shuts down the ability of tumor to mend themselves.

Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer: (26th February, 2016) Researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Determining the structures of nanocrystalline pharmaceuticals by electron diffraction: (26th February, 2016) Reliable information about the structure of pharmaceutical compounds is important for patient safety, for the development of related drugs and for patenting purposes. However, working out the structures of pharmaceuticals can be tough.


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Drug discovery paradigm targets Tau protein aggregation linked to the Alzheimer's disease: (26th February, 2016) New research demonstrates novel drug discovery paradigm to target the aggregation of the Tau protein linked to the onset of Alzheimer's and other related neurodegenerative diseases. For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE Immune cell 'switch' discovery raises hopes in

cancer fight A team led by Dr Nick Huntington, from the institute's Molecular Immunology division, has found for the first time how the 'switch' that turns on these natural killer cells works.

The team found that the switch, a protein called ID2, works by allowing natural killer cells to become responsive to growth factors in the blood.

Dr Huntington said a growth factor called IL-15 keeps natural killer cells active and alive -- if it is taken away these cells die.

"This is an exciting discovery because previous research has shown that these natural killer cells are really potent in killing tumours: breast and colon cancer and melanoma cells," Dr Huntington said.

"We knew this switch -- or master regulator -- was essential for the natural killer cell development but we had no idea how this worked."

Dr Huntington said the research allowed scientists to think of new strategies to regulate the activity of natural killer cells by targeting the switch and could lead to new treatments.

"If we can give an advantage to natural killer cells by boosting their activity or numbers or survival in the body then we can try to win that fight against cancer," he said.


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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and illness in Australia.

Natural killer cells, a type of white blood cell prevalent in the body, deliver lethal toxic granules into cells that have become cancerous or infected, causing them to explode.

Dr Huntington said the switch that controls them could also be manipulated to fight viral infections or to help patients whose immune systems have not developed properly because their bodies lack natural killer cells.

"We've basically identified how natural killer cells are born and how they're maintained in our body," Dr Huntington said. "Now we know how to best keep them fit and healthy to keep us healthy," he said.

"The real paradigm shift is that we can now make natural killer cells appear even when this switch is missing, purely by supplying more growth factor to the specific environment -- we can push cells to become natural killer cells. It's a really novel biological discovery."

Dr Huntington said the findings, made with Dr Sebastian Carotta and Dr Gabrielle Belz and to be published in the January edition of the leading Immunology journal Immunity, marked the first time scientists could overcome immune deficiencies in cells that are missing the switch by 'tricking' the cells into becoming natural killer cells using growth factor.

Conversely, the natural killer cell switch could potentially be turned off in instances in which these cells proved damaging, such as when they prompt the rejection of donor stem cells in bone marrow transplants or produce signals that result in the potentially fatal toxic shock syndrome.

The current research was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, The Menzies Foundation and the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Scheme.

Jeenatara Begum Assistant Professor GNIPST


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DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Dengue Fever Uruguay: (25th February, 2016) On 13 February 2016, the National IHR Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Uruguay notified PAHO/WHO a case of dengue. The case is a 31-year-old female from Montevideo who developed fever and joint pain on 5 February. On 9 February, she sought medical attention and, on the same day, her samples were collected for laboratory testing. The samples tested positive for dengue by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The patient remained hospitalized for two days and, at discharge, was in good health conditions. The patient has no history of travel outside of Uruguay. Patients samples have been sent to a regional reference laboratory for confirmation. Results of entomological investigations are currently not available.

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UPCOMING EVENTS National seminar on Reformulating potential active molecule:

Future aspect and challenges at Shambhunath Institute of Pharmacy, Allahabad will be held on 26th to 27th February 2016. International conference on pharmaceutical, medical and

environmental health sciences (ICPharME-2016) organized by Institute for Global Research Forum (IGR Forum) Vizag, Andhra Pradesh will be held on 6th March, 2016. 5th Annual Pharma Intellectual Property Right at Mumbai, India

will be held on 9th to 11th March, 2016. 12th International Conference of the Asian Clinical Oncology

Society at New Delhi, India will be held on 8th to 10th April, 2016.


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DRUGS UPDATES Pfizer Announces FDA Approval of Xeljanz XR

(tofacitinib citrate), the First and Only Once-Daily Oral JAK Inhibitor Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis: (24th February, 2016) Pfizer Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib citrate) extended-release 11 mg tablets for the once-daily treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate (MTX). Xeljanz XR is the first and only once-daily oral RA treatment in its class, known as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

Read more CAMPUS NEWS Blood donation Camp 2016:

On 4th March 2016 GNIPST is going to organize a Blood donation programme.

Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016: On 28th February 2016 GNIPST is going to organize the Reunion programme Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC): A NAAC peer team completed a three-day inspection (17th February to 19th February, 2016) of GNIPST to evaluate its academic credibility and infrastructure on Friday.


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Saraswati Puja 2016: On 13th February 2016 the students of GNIPST celebrated Saraswati Puja at GNIPST campus.

GNIPST Cricket 2016 result: Winner: B.Pharm 4th year Runners: B.Pharm 2nd year Man of the match, best wicket taker, best batsman: B.Pharm 4th year student Gourab Dey

GNIPST Sports 2016 result: Relay Race for Boys: 1st: Maruf Billa, Somenath Dian, Subhajit Majumdar, Abu Sufia 100 meter Flat Race for Girls: 1st: Nirmita Gupta 2nd: Joyati Ghosh 3rd: Moutan Roy Long Jump for Girls: 1st: Aindrila Bhoumik 2nd: Manpreet Ghai 3rd: Anjali Mondal Shotput for Girls: 1st: Koyal Ghosh 2nd: Nirmita Gupta 3rd: Sneha Pal Discuss for Girls: 1st: Manpreet Ghai 2nd: Nirmita Gupta 3rd: Sneha Pal Sack race for Girls: 1st: Nirmita Gupta 2nd: Aindrila Bhoumik


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3rd: Moutan Roy Balance race for Girls: 1st: Indira Saha 2nd: Nirmita Gupta 3rd: Aindrila Bhoumik Relay Race for Girls: Aindrila Bhoumik Manpreet Ghai Anjali Mondal Joyati Ghosh Skipping for Girls: 1st: Aindrila Bhoumik 2nd: Anjali Mondal 3rd: Manpreet Ghai 200 meter Flat Race for Girls: 1st: Anjali Mondal 2nd: Moutan Roy 3rd: Nirmita Gupta Sack race for Boys: 1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee 2nd: Abu Sufian 3rd: Sufian Sk. 100 meter Race for Boys: 1st: Abu Sufian 2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee 3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 200 meter Flat Race for Boys: 1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee 2nd: Subrajit Mazumder 3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur Long Jump for Boys:


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1st: Abu Sufian 2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee 3rd: Dipankar Kamila Go for Goal for Boys: 1st: Rohan Dutta 2nd: Souvik Ganguly 3rd: Ankit Chowdhury Discuss throw for Boys: 1st: Bishal Kr. Singh 2nd: Raj Kumar 3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur Shotput for Boys: 1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur 2nd: Bishal Kr. Singh Tug of War for Boys: Dipu Roy, Doyal Hui, Ankit Dey, Rohan Dutta, Bishal Kumar Singh. Tug of War for Girls: Indira Saha, Joyati Ghosh, Sneha Pal, Manpreet Ghai, Debolina Roy.

On 29th January to 30th January 2016 GNIPST organized the cricket match.

On 27th January and 28th January 2016 GNIPST organized the Annual Sports programme.

From 19th January, 2016 to 28th January, 2016 B.Pharm final year students had their Industrial Tour in Gangtok, Sikkim and Pelling. They visited Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Sikkim under the supervision of Ms. Jeenatara Begum, Mr. Samrat Bose and Mr. Dipanjan Mondal.


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On 12th January, 2016 the students and teachers of GNIPST celebrated youth day on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

A competition on Innovative and Scientific Modelling will be held in Tech-Fest 2016. Only B.Pharm students are eligible for participation. Last date for topic submission is 11th January, 2016 and last date for Model submission is 20th January, 2016. Posters are also invited on different subjects. Last date for soft copy of the posters submission is 11th January, 2016.

A Bulletin committee will be formed and all the committee members are requested to attend the Bulletin Committee Meeting on 4th January, 2016.

On 23rd December 2015, a meeting was held in GNIPST for Bulletin committee formation and Tech-Fest 2016.

Dr. Asis Bala got 1st prize in the Oral presentation conducted by SFE in Jadavpur.

Recived a Grant in aid from Department of Science & Technology, Govt of WestBengal under the Scheme of Scientific Project Research & Science Popularization Programme during the financial year 2015-16 to GNIPST as per details below Grantee Institution: Guru Nanak institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Principal Investigator: Dr Swati Chakraborty Title of the Project: Identification of heavy metal chromium Cr (VI) & Nickel (Ni) tollerence bacteria to develop microbial biosensors and role on secondary metabolite of medicinal plant Bacopa monnieri(L) in metal contaminated soil of East Kolkata Wetland. Grant in Aid: Eighteen lakh Ninety Eight Thousand & One Junior Research fellow for three years of duration


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Some teachers and students of GNIPST attended the seminar SFE 2015.

Report of National Seminar on Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare: 1. Name of the Institute: Guru Nanak institute of Pharmceutical Science & Technology 2. Sanctioning Authority: West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of West Bengal for conducting Seminar for National Science Day. 3. Seminar Topic : Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare. 4.Amount Sanctioned: 30,000/- 5. Purpose of Utilisation: Celebration of National Science Day (7th November 2015) One day National Seminar on Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare.

Eminent Speakers from Indian Stastical Institute, Viswa-Bharati University, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya, National Institute of Occupational Health ,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Directorate of Drug Control(WB) etc. were invited for the presentation in scientific lecture sessions.

There was scientific poster presentation competition among the students of different colleges of WestBengal. Total number of sixty three posters were selected for presentation and best three posters were awarded .

I. First prize winners Poulami Majumdaer, Indrajit Karmakar, Suchandra Majumder, Pallab kanti halder from Jadavpur University, Department of Pharmaceutical Science on Evaluation of invitro antidiabetic activity of methanol extract of Curcuma caesia rhizome,

II. Second Prize winners Susmita Dutta, Swati Chakraborty , Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Optimization of biofilm poduction from Pseudomonas sp. and application in antimicrobial and bacteriocin producing activity ,


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III. Third prize winners are jointly from Arindam Ganguly, Aparupa Bhattacharya, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Microbial fuel cell and Apurba Mukherjee , Sutapa Mukherjee, Madhumita Roy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute , The common Indian spice curcumin act as an enhancer of antitumor agent in Leukemia.

Around 580 delegates from different academic and reserch institutes attended the day long seminar

Swarangam: On 9th November, 2015 GNIPST organized the post puja and pre Kalipuja celebration programme Swarangam. National Science Day 2015:

On 7th November 2015, GNIPST organized a National Seminar on Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare, on the occasion of Science day 2015 on the theme of Science for Nation Building. Sponsored by West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology, Catalysed & Supported by National Council for Science, Technology & communication, DST, New Delhi.

Winners of Intracollege Football Tournament: Congratulations to B.Pharm final year for their victory in Intracollege Football Tournament.

Intracollege Football Tournament: On 9th October and 10th October, 2015 GNIPST has organized the Intracollege Football Tournament.

EN BIOLET: On 5th and 6th October, 2015 seminar was held on EN-BIOLET by Stone India Ltd. INDOOR BATTLE 2015

On 24th September, 2015 GNIPST organised the Indoor games (Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess for both Boys and Girls) Indoor Battle 2015. Congratulations to all winners and participants. The Winners are:


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Table Tennis (for Boys): 1st: Soumen Dhara (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmacology]) 2nd: Ratul Banduri (B.Pharm, 3rd year) 3rd: Sneham Sen (B.Pharm, 3rd year) Table Tennis (for Girls): 1st: Sweta Saha (B.Sc [BT], 3rd year) 2nd: Moutan Roy (B.Pharm, 2nd year)

Carrom (for Boys): 1st: Sk. Sajjat Ali (B.Pharm, 4th year) and Sk. Abdul Aslam (B.Pharm, 3rd year) 2nd: Sourabh Saha (B.Pharm, 4th year) and Rajib Singha Roy (B.Pharm, 4th year) 3rd: Arnab Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmaceutics]) and Achinta Banerjee (M.Pharm, 2nd year [Pharmaceutics]) Carrom (for Girls): 1st: Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4th year) and Rituparna Das (B.Pharm 4th year) 2nd: Rinita DasBhowmik (B.H.M, 1st year) and Tania Datta (B.H.M, 1st year) 3rd: Sushmita Sen (D.Pharm, 2nd year) and Keya Das (D.Pharm, 2nd year) Chess (for Boys): 1st: Sayantan Dutta (B.Pharm, 3rd year) 2nd: Tanmoy Das Biswas (B.Pharm 4th year) 3rd: Sourabh Saha (B.Pharm 4th year) Chess (for Girls): 1st: Rituparna Das (B.Pharm 4th year) 2nd: Suchetana Dutta (B.Pharm 4th year) 3rd: Krishnakali Basu (B.Pharm 4th year) SAGAR DUTTA MEDICAL COLLEGE FEST-ASTERICA 2015

WINNER: The students of GNIPST stood first in the FASHION SHOW competition of Sagar Dutta Medical College Fest: Congratulation to the participants-


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Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2nd year) Riya Taran (B.Pharm 4th year) Moktar Hossain (B.Pharm 4th year) Chandrika Saha (B.Pharm 4th year) Swaranjeet Banik (B.Pharm 4th year) Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rd year) Ranit Kundu (M.Pharm 1st year) Susmita Kar (B.Pharm 2nd year) Md. Nadeem Shah (B.Pharm 4th year) Sreyashee Mitra (B.Pharm 4th year) Sunanda (M.Pharm 1st year) Best Male Model of ASTERICA 2k15: Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2nd year) Best Female Model of ASTERICA 2k15: Sampita Pal (B.Pharm 3rd year) Anchor: Sreejita Roy (B.Sc ) Solo Singing competition: Sayantan Goswami (B.Pharm 4th year):winner Arpita (B.Sc) :2nd runner up

CARNIVAL OF CANVASS: On 4th September the Students of GNIPST celebrated the freshers party for Masters degree students. On 4th September the students of GNIPST celebrated Teachers Day. ESPERANZA:

On 21st August, 2015 the 1st year students of GNIPST were welcomed in the Freshers Welcome Programme ESPERANZA.

HOMAGE TO FORMER PRESIDENT DR A P J ABDUL KALAM: On 31st July, 2015 all the students and teachers of GNIPST paid their homage for our former president Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.


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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: GNIPST has been certified by the Alumni Association under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. FAREWELL PROGRAMME:

On 15th May 2015 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programme Sesh Chithi for the final year students of M.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Pharm, B.Sc and BHM. JIS SAMMAN 2015

On 11th May, 2015 GNIPST attended the JIS SAMMAN 2015. JIS SAMMAN Awards: Best College (Non Engineering):

GNIPST Best Principal:

Dr (Prof.) Avijit Sengupta Best HOD:

Mr. Jaydip Ray Best Faculty:

Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar (Pharmacy) Dr. Swati Chakraborty (Life Sciences)

Best faculty since inception: Mr. Jaydip Ray

Best Office Staff: Ms. Jaya Banerjee

Best technical Assistant: Mr. Somnath Majhi

College Blue: Avik Paul

Highest DGPA of 2014: B.Pharm: Purbali Chakraborty (4th year) Diksha Kumari (3rd year) Aishika Dutta (2nd year) Sampita Paul (1st year) M.Pharm:


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Aritra Mukherjee (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) Mounomukhar Bhattacharya (Pharmacology)

B.Sc (Biotechnology): Papiya Saha (3rd year) Shomasree Das (2nd year) Ayanita Basak (1st year) B.Sc (Microbiology): Bonhisikha Chatterjee (3rd year) Riaz Hossain (2nd year) Soumi Chowdhury (1st year) BHM: Bishal Roy (3rd year) Shreyabhanja Chowdhury (2nd year) Recitation:

Udita Majumder Debate:

Srijita Roy Poushali Ganguly Quiz:

Arani Ray Dipayan Nath Band:

Syantan Ghoswami Anurag Ghosh Atanu Mondal Arka Khamaru Ritobroto Paul Abhirup Dasgupta

Fashion: Md. Nadeem Shah Koustav Sarkar Shaksar Saha Avirup Dasgupta


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Ranit Kundu Namrata Ganguly Shreyasee Mitra Chandrika Saha Debopriya Chatterjee Riya Taran

Innovative Modeling: Ankit Chowdhury Kartik Koley Mudasar Manna Dipan Chaterjee Abhishek Singh Kaustav Pal Manojit Dutta SPIRIT JIS 2015

On 03th to 05th April, 2015 JIS organised SPIRIT JIS 2015. GPAT 2015 Result:

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2015. We congratulate them all. Diksha Kumari Rupanjay Bhattacharya Avik Paul Xtasy 2015:

GNIPST is going to organize the Tech Fest Xtasy 2015 from 30th March, 2015 to 1st April, 2015.

FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME: The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was organized 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. On 21

st February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme of

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Director, Drug Control Office, Goutam Kr. Sen, President, IPGA, Mr. Subroto Saha, Asst. Directorate, Drug Control Office, Mr. Ranendra Chakraborty, Sales Manager and Associate Director Dr. Reddys Laboratory. On 28th February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy Drug Controller, Mr. Sujoy Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager, Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning & Development, Cipla delivered their valuable lectures in the 2nd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 14th March, 2015 Mr. Milindra Bhattacharya, Senior Manager, QA & QC, Emami Ltd. and Mr. Joydev Bhoumik, Manager, Operation, Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited delivered their valuable lectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 21st March, 2015 Mr. Tridib Neogi, Associate Vice-President (Quality Assurance), Albert David Ltd. delivered his valuable lectures in the 4th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 28th March, 2015 Dr. Gautam Chaterjee, an Alumni of Jadavpur University and presently associated with NIPER delivered his valuable lectures in the 5th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 11th April, 2015 the closing ceremony of the FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was held in GNIPST Auditorium. JOBS:

All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby informed that an interview will be conducted on 23rd May, 2015 by Standard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK for post: Production, QA, QC. All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby informed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales and marketing job. Details given below:

Date: 27.03.2015 Time: 09:45 am


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Venue : GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Unit No. 208, 2nd Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town, Rajarhat, 24 Pgs (N). Kolkata-700156.

THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group. Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. Sc Biotechnology have been selected. Ipsita Mondal (M. Sc Biotechnology) Debriti Paul (M. Sc Biotechnology) Debopriya Chatterjee {B. Sc (H) Biotechnology}

The final year students of B.Pharm (31 students) and B.Sc (11 students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd. on 10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17 students have gone through to the final round of this pooled campus drive and short listed for final selection.

ACHIEVEMENT: Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final year

who have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti 2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT, Kharagpur.

OTHERS: On 24th and 25th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST. 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 programmeReminiscence Reloaded 2015.

STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Sangai festival is the cultural festival of which Indian state?


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It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 2nd issue of 53th 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 are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.


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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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Stephanie Kwolek(1923 2014)AwardsKevlar and its Uses

'Big data' helps to discover key factors driving blood cell specification: (25th February, 2016)New research has identified key factors that drive blood cell development by recapitulating this process in a culture dish. Cells with the ability to give rise to blood are normally specified in the early embryo over a number of developmental stages a... Unveiling the maturation mechanism of germline genome guardians: (25th February, 2016)A research group has identified a Pac-Man-like enzyme called 'Trimmer' involved in the generation of a class of small RNAs, which protect the genome of germ cells from unwanted genetic rewriting. Engineering music to sound better with cochlear implants: (25th February, 2016)Scientists are trying to reengineer and simplify music to be more enjoyable for listeners with cochlear implants. Annual plastic surgery statistics reflect the changing face of plastic surgery: (25th February, 2016)The annual plastic surgery procedural statistics show that in 2015 there were 15.9 million surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States -- up 2 percent from 2014. Proofreading molecules tug on RNA to ensure protein production accuracy: (25th February, 2016)Scientists have discovered how two enzymes play a critical role in ensuring quality control during splicing. In a new study, they found these molecules most likely apply physical tension to RNA to keep wrong sites from being cut. This action not only ... Combination therapy may be better than radiotherapy alone to treat aggressive brain cancer: (26th February, 2016)Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to live on. Now, researchers have tested a strategy that combines radiotherapy with a drug that shuts down the ability of tumor to mend themselves. Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer: (26th February, 2016)Researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Determining the structures of nanocrystalline pharmaceuticals by electron diffraction: (26th February, 2016)Reliable information about the structure of pharmaceutical compounds is important for patient safety, for the development of related drugs and for patenting purposes. However, working out the structures of pharmaceuticals can be tough. Drug discovery paradigm targets Tau protein aggregation linked to the Alzheimer's disease: (26th February, 2016)New research demonstrates novel drug discovery paradigm to target the aggregation of the Tau protein linked to the onset of Alzheimer's and other related neurodegenerative diseases.For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLEImmune cell 'switch' discovery raises hopes in cancer fight Dengue Fever Uruguay: (25th February, 2016)Read more Pfizer Announces FDA Approval of Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib citrate), the First and Only Once-Daily Oral JAK Inhibitor Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis: (24th February, 2016)Pfizer Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib citrate) extended-release 11 mg tablets for the once-daily treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients who have had a... CAMPUS NEWS Blood donation Camp 2016:On 4th March 2016 GNIPST is going to organize a Blood donation programme. Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016:On 28th February 2016 GNIPST is going to organize the Reunion programme Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC):A NAAC peer team completed a three-day inspection (17th February to 19th February, 2016) of GNIPST to evaluate its academic credibility and infrastructure on Friday. Saraswati Puja 2016:On 13th February 2016 the students of GNIPST celebrated Saraswati Puja at GNIPST campus. GNIPST Cricket 2016 result:Winner: B.Pharm 4th yearRunners: B.Pharm 2nd yearMan of the match, best wicket taker, best batsman: B.Pharm 4th year student Gourab Dey GNIPST Sports 2016 result:Relay Race for Boys:1st: Maruf Billa, Somenath Dian, Subhajit Majumdar, Abu Sufia100 meter Flat Race for Girls:1st: Nirmita Gupta2nd: Joyati Ghosh3rd: Moutan RoyLong Jump for Girls:1st: Aindrila Bhoumik2nd: Manpreet Ghai3rd: Anjali MondalShotput for Girls:1st: Koyal Ghosh2nd: Nirmita Gupta3rd: Sneha PalDiscuss for Girls:1st: Manpreet Ghai2nd: Nirmita Gupta3rd: Sneha PalSack race for Girls:1st: Nirmita Gupta2nd: Aindrila Bhoumik3rd: Moutan RoyBalance race for Girls:1st: Indira Saha2nd: Nirmita Gupta3rd: Aindrila BhoumikRelay Race for Girls:Aindrila BhoumikManpreet GhaiAnjali MondalJoyati GhoshSkipping for Girls:1st: Aindrila Bhoumik2nd: Anjali Mondal3rd: Manpreet Ghai200 meter Flat Race for Girls:1st: Anjali Mondal2nd: Moutan Roy3rd: Nirmita GuptaSack race for Boys:1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee2nd: Abu Sufian3rd: Sufian Sk.100 meter Race for Boys:1st: Abu Sufian2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur200 meter Flat Race for Boys:1st: Maruf Billa Akunjee2nd: Subrajit Mazumder3rd: Arijit Mitra ThakurLong Jump for Boys:1st: Abu Sufian2nd: Maruf Billa Akunjee3rd: Dipankar KamilaGo for Goal for Boys:1st: Rohan Dutta2nd: Souvik Ganguly3rd: Ankit ChowdhuryDiscuss throw for Boys:1st: Bishal Kr. Singh2nd: Raj Kumar3rd: Arijit Mitra ThakurShotput for Boys:1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur2nd: Bishal Kr. SinghTug of War for Boys:Dipu Roy, Doyal Hui, Ankit Dey, Rohan Dutta, Bishal Kumar Singh.Tug of War for Girls:Indira Saha, Joyati Ghosh, Sneha Pal, Manpreet Ghai, Debolina Roy. On 29th January to 30th January 2016 GNIPST organized the cricket match. On 27th January and 28th January 2016 GNIPST organized the Annual Sports programme. From 19th January, 2016 to 28th January, 2016 B.Pharm final year students had their Industrial Tour in Gangtok, Sikkim and Pelling. They visited Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Sikkim under the supervision of Ms. Jeenatara Begum, Mr. Samrat Bose and Mr. Dip... On 12th January, 2016 the students and teachers of GNIPST celebrated youth day on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. A competition on Innovative and Scientific Modelling will be held in Tech-Fest 2016. Only B.Pharm students are eligible for participation. Last date for topic submission is 11th January, 2016 and last date for Model submission is 20th January, 2016.... A Bulletin committee will be formed and all the committee members are requested to attend the Bulletin Committee Meeting on 4th January, 2016. On 23rd December 2015, a meeting was held in GNIPST for Bulletin committee formation and Tech-Fest 2016. Dr. Asis Bala got 1st prize in the Oral presentation conducted by SFE in Jadavpur. Some teachers and students of GNIPST attended the seminar SFE 2015. Report of National Seminar on Current Innovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare: STUDENTS SECTION

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