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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 thelast year’s 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 academicexcellence and continuous improvement.

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

It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order toachieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and lookforward 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 lookingforward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken inthis direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachersare committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and playthe role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.

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

I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of theopportunities 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 onthis path.

My best wishes to all.

Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTAEDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUMASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

Gustav KirchoffThere are a lot of great names in the world of science and one of themost notable ones is Gustav Robert Kirchoff. This German physicisthas made massive contributions to the fundamental understanding of

black-body radiation emitted by heated objects, spectroscopy, andelectrical circuits. He also worked with other famous names inscience and came up with other profound breakthroughs andtheories. Indeed, he is a man who made great leaps and bounds in theworld of physics and chemistry and there are things worth findingout about this scientist.

His Early Life

Gustav Kirchoff was born in Konigsberg, East Prussia where hisfather, Friedrich Kirchoff, worked as a law councilor. FriedrichKirchoff had a very strong sense of duty to the state of Prussia and Johanna Henriette Wittke was his wife. The Kirchoff familybelonged to an intellectual community of Konigsberg that wasflourishing and being the most promising of his parents’ children,Gustav was raised with the mindset that serving the state was reallythe only open course for him. In the state of Prussia, University staffand professors were considered civil servants and so his parents

believed that it was the best place for him since it was where hecould put his brains to work to serve his state.

Gustav Kirchoff excelled in school and given his academic aptitude,his career flowed naturally. He went to school in Konigsberg at theAlbertus University of Konigsberg. It was founded by the first dukeof Prussia, Albert back in 1544. Jacobi and Franz Neumann set up a


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mathematics-physics seminar as a joint project in Konigsberg. In thisseminar, Jacobi and Neumann used to teach their students differentresearch methods. The seminar started in 1833 and Kirchoff attendedit from 1843 to 1846. It was very unfortunate that Jacobi fell ill duringthe year 1843 and so it turned out to be Neumann who had had thebigger influence on Kirchoff.

At that time, Neumann was interested in mathematical physics mostof all and it was at the same time that Kirchhoff began his studies atKonigsberg. Neumann was then working on electrical inductions.Neumann had, in fact, just submitted the first of two major papers hewrote on the subject of electrical induction. This happened in theyear 1845 while Kirchoff was his student. At the University ofKonigsberg, Kirchoff was taught by Friedrich Jules Richelot.His Work

During the time he was studying under Neumann, he made the firstof many outstanding research contributions that were related toelectrical current. In 1845, he announced Kirchoff’s laws and theyallowed the calculation of currents, voltages and resistances inelectrical circuits that had multiple loops. This further extended

German mathematician Georg Ohm’s work.A couple of years later, Gustav Kirchoff’s work would lead torecognize this error and prod him to come up with a better andkeener understanding of how the theory of electrostatics and electriccurrents could be and should be combined.

He graduated from university in the year 1847 and made the move toBerlin. The conditions were rather poor in the GermanConfederation at that time and it proved to be a difficult time.Emotions and tensions from the citizens were running high andtrouble always seemed to be around the corner. Crop failures andhigh rates of unemployment also led to disturbances and discontentwithin the people. Trouble was also sparked when news came outthat Louis-Philippe had been overthrown by an 1848 uprising inParis. Not only was there revolution in several German states but


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people also took up arms in Berlin. The monarchy was in troublewith the socialists and the republicans. Fortunately, Kirchoff was ina privileged position and was unaffected by the events of the state sohe pressed on with his chosen career. Bunsen moved to take ateaching spot in Breslau and this was where he met Robert Bunsenwho also became his lifelong friend. Bunsen moved to teach at theUniversity of Heidelberg in 1852 and he made it a point to makearrangements for Kirchoff to move to Heidelberg to teach as well.

Aside from working with electricity and currents, he also mademajor discoveries in the field of chemistry. In the year 1869, GustavKirchoff and Robert Bunsen (developer of the Bunsen burner withhelp from his assistant) discovered cesium and rubidium. With theuse of a spectroscope they had invented together, they managed tospot these two alkali metals that the world had no previousknowledge of. Their discoveries marked the beginning of a new era,that is, they introduced a new way to look for new elements. Theyfound that the first 50 elements found – not counting the onesknown since ancient eras – were released by electrolysis or productsof chemical reactions.

Personal and Later Life

Gustav Kirchoff got married to one Clara Richelot who was thedaughter of Friedrich Jules Richelot, his mathematics professor inKonigsberg. Together, he and Clara had two daughters and threesons but Clara died in 1869 and he was left to raise his children. Thiswas made all the more challenging since he had a disability thatforced him to use crutches or a wheelchair most of the time. In 1872,he got married to Luise Brommel who hailed from Heidelberg.

He had numerous offers from other universities but he was quitehappy and contented with Heidelberg so he turned down all offers.However, his health continued to fail him and he realized that theexperimental side of the subject that he so loved was becomingimpossible for him to accomplish. In 1875, he made the move toBerlin where he became chair of mathematical physics. The spot


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allowed him to teach and do research without having to carry outany experiments. After he took the position in Berlin, he came outwith his best known treatise which is the Vorlesungen übermathematische Physik.

He died in 1887 and his final resting place could now be found in St.Matthaus Kirchoff Cemetary in Berlin. His grave is just a few metersaway from those of the Brothers Grimm.

NEWS UPDATE

7 th April: World Health Day 2016: Beatdiabetes:The World Health Day is celebrated by the people all across theworld every year on 7th of April under the leadership of WorldHealth Organization to draw the mass people attention towardsthe importance of global health. World Health Assembly was heldfirst time in the year 1948 in Geneva by the WHO where it wasdecided to celebrate the World Health Day annually on 7 th of

April. It was first celebrated worldwide in the year 1950 as theWorld Health Day. Varieties of events related to the particulartheme are organized on the international and national level by theWHO.

Protective effect of genetically modified cordblood on spinal cord injury in rats: (08 th April,2016)Researchers genetically modified cord blood which managed toincrease tissue sparing and numbers of regenerated axons, reduceglial scar formation and promote behavioral recovery whentransplanted immediately after a rat contusion spinal cord injury.


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Body Dysmorphic Disorder symptoms improve,relapse preventable with sustained medication:(08 th April, 2016)People with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) fare better and areless likely to relapse when treated with medication on a long-termbasis, according to researchers. Six-step hand-washing technique found mosteffective for reducing bacteria: (08 th April,2016)The six-step hand-hygiene technique recommended by the World

Health Organization is superior to a three-step method suggestedby the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) inreducing bacteria on healthcare workers' hands, new evidenceshows. Many ICU patients trade critical illness for newillness, ICU-acquired weakness: (08 th April,2016)

Some patients who suffer from muscle weakness six months afterICU discharge demonstrate persistent muscle wasting, even whenthe biologic functions that commonly cause muscles to atrophyhave returned to normal, a new study has found. World Trade Center firefighters needing sinussurgery had more intense, longer exposure tocaustic dust and have higher eosinophil levels:

(08th

April, 2016)Firefighters who responded in the first two days of the WorldTrade Center disaster and those who worked at the site for sixmonths or longer are more likely to need sinus surgery thanfirefighters whose exposure to the site's caustic dust was lessintense or shorter term, according to new research.


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Viruses work together to attack their hosts:(08 th April, 2016)Viruses work in groups to attack host cells more effectively,

report scientists. The results of this study also show that naturalselection “facilitates the teamwork of viruses in relation to theirposition in the same cell."

Maternal obesity, diabetes in pregnancy resultin early overgrowth of baby in the womb: (07 th April, 2016)The babies of obese women who develop gestational diabetes arefive times as likely to be excessively large by six months ofpregnancy, according to new research. The study, which showsthat excessive fetal growth begins weeks before at-risk women arescreened for gestational diabetes, suggests that current screeningprograms may take place too late during pregnancy to preventlasting health impacts on the offspring.

It pays to work collaboratively with low and

middle income countries, says internationalblueprint for action: (07 th April, 2016)Rich nations 'must abandon colonial narratives' and workalongside low and middle income countries to boost access to safeand affordable surgery for the world's poor, concludes aninternational blueprint for action. Most patients likely to see reductions in pain

and disability after bariatric surgery: (07th

April, 2016)In the three years following bariatric surgery, the majority ofpatients experienced an improvement in pain and walking ability,as well as a lessening of the degree to which back or leg pain


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interfered with work, according an analysis of a multi-site clinicalstudy. New role identified for scars at the site of

injured spinal cord: (07th

April, 2016)For decades, it was thought that scar-forming cells calledastrocytes were responsible for blocking neuronal regrowthacross the level of spinal cord injury, but recent findings challengethis idea. According to a new mouse study, astrocyte scars mayactually be required for repair and regrowth following spinal cordinjury.For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE Cyclodextrin dissolves away cholesterol crystals

Cardiovascular disease from atherosclerosis is one of the mostcommon causes of death worldwide. Inflammation plays a crucialrole in atherosclerosis and cholesterol crystals are considered to beearly triggers in the development of the disease.

An international team has now found that cyclodextrin dissolvescholesterol crystals and reduces atherosclerotic plaques. This is apromising therapeutic approach for treating atherosclerosis. Theirfind was published in Science Translational Medicine.Cyclodextrin works by reprogramming macrophages so that they donot cause such a strong inflammatory response in blood vessels thatcontain cholesterol crystals. The cyclodextrin also dissolvescholesterol crystals so that the cholesterol can be excreted from the

body in urine. The result is prevention of plaque formation and evenatherosclerotic plaque reduction in mice. Furthermore, whenresearchers used cyclodextrin to treat biopsies of plaques fromhuman carotid arteries, they found similar results.


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The study points to cholesterol crystals as a target for treatment ofatherosclerosis, meaning that using cyclodextrin to dissolve thecrystals could affect how the disease is treated.The original idea for the test of cyclodextrin came from ChrisHempel, an American mother whose twin daughters are affected by arare illness called Niemann-Pick Type C disease, in whichcholesterol accumulates in the body. The children are being treatedwith cyclodextrin with promising results.Hempel read about previous research on cholesterol crystalsconducted by senior researcher Eicke Latz from the UniversityHospital Bonn and his colleagues from the Center of MolecularInflammation Research (CEMIR) at the Norwegian University ofScience and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. She contacted Dr.Latz to suggest that they test cyclodextrin as a possible treatment foratherosclerosis.

Jeenatara BegumAssistant Professor

GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Yellow Fever – Kenya: (06 th April, 2016)Between 15 and 18 March 2016, the National IHR Focal Point ofKenya notified WHO of 2 imported cases of yellow fever (YF).Both cases are male Kenyan nationals, in their early 30s, working inLuanda, Angola. Both travelled while symptomatic and none werevaccinated against yellow fever prior to traveling to Angola.The first case developed symptoms on 8 March in Luanda and

travelled to Kenya on 12 March. At his arrival, he was hospitalizedin a private clinic in Nairobi and was later referred to anotherhealth care facility. The patient died after experiencing multi-organfailure.The second case presented symptoms on 1 March in Luanda, andflew back to Kenya on 7 March. He went to his home town


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(Namanga) on the Kenyan-Tanzanian Border. He returned toNairobi to seek treatment on 11 March where he was hospitalised.The patient was treated and has since recovered and beendischarged.Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) andenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were performed onsamples of both cases by the Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI). RT-PCR was negative for the two cases; however,samples from both cases tested positive for anti-YF IgM antibody.Plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) is currently beingconducted.Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS 12th International Conference of the Asian Clinical OncologySociety at New Delhi, India will be held on 8th to 10th April, 2016. DST sponsored National Conference on Recent Advancements inElectronics, Computers and Bioinformatics (NCRAECB-2016) atVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India will be held on 22nd to 23rd April, 2016.

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb) aBiosimilar to Remicade: (05 th April, 2016)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Inflectra(infliximab-dyyb) for multiple indications. Inflectra isadministered by intravenous infusion. This is the second

biosimilar approved by the FDA. Read more


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CAMPUS NEWS IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship 2016:Congratulations to Rudradip Das, student of B.Pharm 3 rd year hasbeen awarded IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship2016. Accreditation by NAAC:SL.NO.

NAME OF THEINSTITUTE

STATE CGPA GRADE

01 Guru NanakInstitute ofPharmaceuticalScience AndTechnology,Kolkata-700114

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JOBS 2016:Dr. Lal Path Lab:On 22nd March 2016 Dr. Lal Path Lab conducted interview atGNIPST.The name of selected students for the post of Sales Trainee are:1. Atri Pain Majumder2. Chandrika Saha3. Maitreyee Banerjee4. Md. Nadeem Shah5. Nilotpal Gorai6. Smaranjeet Banik7. Sreejita Roy GPAT 2016 Result:

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2016. We congratulate them all.Aishika DattaMainak ChatterjeeIndira SahaPriyanka De


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Aheli MukherjeeSoumya GuhaDebanjana DasDebalina DattaEvana PatraHimadrija Chatterjee IRIS 2016: GNIPST organized colllege fest ‘IRIS 2016’ from 11th to 13th March,2016.Result of different events:Intracollege Quiz competition:

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: Arani Roy and Dipayan Nath2nd : Bhaskar Singha and Pratik NandiIntracollege Painting competition:1st: Swagata Paul2nd : Aviraj Pathak3rd : Dippyoman GuhaGroup Dance Competition:Karma GroupIntercollege Solo Dance Competition:1st : Monodipa Ghosh2nd : Aditya Paul (NIT)Antaksari Competition:1st: Sunanda and Aparupa2nd : Meghna and Joyita3rd : Arpita and Pami

Intercollege Solo Singing Competition:1st: Arpita Sarkar2nd : Arvind Raj (Sudhir Chandra College)3rd : Priyam Mondal (Supreme College)Intercollege Band Competition:


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1st: D Errors2nd : Mukti3rd : GNIPST band

Fashion:Best Male: Md. Nadeem ShahBest Female: SwetaBest Couple: Md. Nadeem Shah and Susmita Kar Blood donation Camp 2016: On 4th March 2016 Social Service club and Alumni Associationof GNIPST organized a Blood donation camp in association withAssociation of voluntary Blood Donars, West Bengal. Reminiscence & 1 st Alumni meet 2016:On 28th February 2016 GNIPST organized the Reunion programme“Reminiscence & 1 st 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 itsacademic credibility and infrastructure on Friday. Saraswati Puja 2016:On 13th February 2016 the students of GNIPST celebratedSaraswati 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 4 th 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:


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1st: Nirmita Gupta2nd : Joyati Ghosh3rd : Moutan Roy

Long 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 Bhoumik

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: Moutan RoyBalance race for Girls:1st: Indira Saha2nd : Nirmita Gupta3rd : Aindrila BhoumikRelay Race for Girls:Aindrila Bhoumik

Manpreet GhaiAnjali Mondal Joyati GhoshSkipping for Girls:1st: Aindrila Bhoumik2nd : Anjali Mondal


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3rd : Manpreet Ghai200 meter Flat Race for Girls:1st: Anjali Mondal

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: 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 Chowdhury

Discuss throw for Boys:1st: Bishal Kr. Singh2nd : Raj Kumar3rd : Arijit Mitra ThakurShotput for Boys:1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur


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2nd : 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, DebolinaRoy. On 29th January to 30th January 2016 GNIPST organized the cricketmatch. On 27th January and 28th January 2016 GNIPST organized theAnnual Sports programme. From 19th January, 2016 to 28th January, 2016 B.Pharm final yearstudents had their Industrial Tour in Gangtok, Sikkim and Pelling.They visited Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Sikkim under thesupervision of Ms. Jeenatara Begum, Mr. Samrat Bose and Mr.Dipanjan Mondal. On 12th January, 2016 the students and teachers of GNIPSTcelebrated youth day on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary ofSwami Vivekananda. A competition on Innovative and Scientific Modelling will be heldin Tech-Fest 2016. Only B.Pharm students are eligible forparticipation. Last date for topic submission is 11th January, 2016and last date for Model submission is 20 th January, 2016. Postersare also invited on different subjects. Last date for soft copy of theposters submission is 11th January, 2016. A Bulletin committee will be formed and all the committeemembers are requested to attend the Bulletin Committee Meetingon 4th January, 2016. On 23rd December 2015, a meeting was held in GNIPST for Bulletincommittee formation and Tech-Fest 2016.


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Dr. Asis Bala got 1st prize in the Oral presentation conducted bySFE in Jadavpur. Recived a Grant in aid from Department of Science &

Technology, Govt of WestBengal under the Scheme of ScientificProject Research & Science Popularization Programme during thefinancial year 2015-16 to GNIPST as per details belowGrantee Institution : Guru Nanak institute of PharmaceuticalScience & TechnologyPrincipal Investigator: Dr Swati ChakrabortyTitle of the Project : Identification of heavy metal chromium Cr(VI) & Nickel (Ni) tollerence bacteria to develop microbialbiosensors and role on secondary metabolite of medicinal plantBacopa monnieri(L) in metal contaminated soil of East KolkataWetland.Grant in Aid: Eighteen lakh Ninety Eight Thousand & One Junior Research fellow for three years of duration Some teachers and students of GNIPST attended the seminar SFE2015. Report of National Seminar on “Current Innovation inBiotechnology for Human Welfare”:1.Name of the Institute : Guru Nanak institute of PharmceuticalScience & Technology2. Sanctioning Authority : West Bengal State Council of Science& Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Governmentof West Bengal for conducting Seminar for National Science Day.

3. Seminar Topic : “Current Innovation in Biotechnology forHuman Welfare”.4.Amount Sanctioned: 30,000/-5. Purpose of Utilisation: Celebration of National Science Day (7th

November 2015) One day National Seminar on “CurrentInnovation in Biotechnology for Human Welfare”.


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Eminent Speakers from Indian Stastical Institute, Viswa-BharatiUniversity, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vidyalaya, National Instituteof Occupational Health ,Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute,Directorate of Drug Control(WB) etc. were invited for thepresentation in scientific lecture sessions.There was scientific poster presentation competition among thestudents of different colleges of WestBengal. Total number of sixty three posters were selected for presentation and best threeposters were awarded .

I. First prize winners Poulami Majumdaer, Indrajit Karmakar,Suchandra Majumder, Pallab kanti halder from JadavpurUniversity, 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” ,

III. Third prize winners are jointly from Arindam Ganguly, AparupaBhattacharya, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science &Technology, “Microbial fuel cell” and Apurba Mukherjee , SutapaMukherjee, Madhumita Roy, Chittaranjan National CancerInstitute , “The common Indian spice curcumin act as an enhancerof antitumor agent in Leukemia”.Around 580 delegates from different academic and reserchinstitutes attended the day long seminar Swarangam:On 9th November, 2015 GNIPST organized the post puja and preKalipuja 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 theoccasion of Science day 2015 on the theme of “Science for NationBuilding”. Sponsored by West Bengal State Council of Science &


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Technology, Catalysed & Supported by National Council forScience, Technology & communication, DST, New Delhi. Winners of Intracollege Football Tournament:Congratulations to B.Pharm final year for their victory inIntracollege Football Tournament. Intracollege Football Tournament:On 9th October and 10th October, 2015 GNIPST has organized theIntracollege Football Tournament. EN BIOLET:On 5th and 6th October, 2015 seminar was held on EN-BIOLET byStone India Ltd. INDOOR BATTLE 2015On 24th September, 2015 GNIPST organised the Indoor games(Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess for both Boys and Girls) IndoorBattle 2015.Congratulations to all winners and participants.The Winners are: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)


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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 2015WINNER: The students of GNIPST stood first in the FASHION SHOW competition of Sagar Dutta Medical College Fest:Congratulation to the participants-Souvik Ganguly (B.H.M 2nd year)Riya Taran (B.Pharm 4th year)Moktar Hossain (B.Pharm 4 th 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:


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Sayantan Goswami (B.Pharm 4th year):winnerArpita (B.Sc) :2nd runner up CARNIVAL OF CANVASS: On 4th September the Students of GNIPST celebrated the freshersparty 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 werewelcomed in the Freshers Welcome Programme ‘ESPERANZA’.

HOMAGE TO FORMER PRESIDENT DR A P J ABDULKALAM: On 31st July, 2015 all the students and teachers of GNIPST paidtheir homage for our former president Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:GNIPST has been certified by the Alumni Association under theWest 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. FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME: The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME wasorganized by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Training& Placement Cell, GNIPST in collaboration with Indian PharmacyGraduates’ Association (IPGA), Bengal Branch from 21st Februaryto 11th April, 2015 at GNIPST Auditorium.

On 21st

February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme of GNIPST was inaugurated by Sri Soumen Mukhopadhyay, DeputyDirector, 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.


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On 28th February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy DrugController, Mr. Sujoy Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager,Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning &Development, Cipla delivered their valuable lectures in the 2nd dayFINISHING 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 valuablelectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAININGPROGRAMME 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 TRAININGPROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 28th March, 2015 Dr. Gautam Chaterjee, an Alumni of JadavpurUniversity and presently associated with NIPER delivered hisvaluable lectures in the 5th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAININGPROGRAMME of GNIPST.On 11th April, 2015 the closing ceremony of theFINISHINGSCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was held in GNIPSTAuditorium. JOBS:All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are herebyinformed that an interview will be conducted on 23 rd May, 2015 byStandard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK for post: Production, QA, QC.All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are herebyinformed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales andmarketing job.Details given below:

Date: 27.03.2015Time: 09:45 amVenue : GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Unit No. 208,2nd Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town,Rajarhat, 24 Pgs (N). Kolkata-700156.


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THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group.Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. ScBiotechnology 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 (11students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd.on 10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17students have gone through to the final round of this pooledcampus drive and short listed for final selection.

STUDENTS’ SECTIONWHO CAN ANSWER FIRS T ????

Which day is celebrated as International literacy day?

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Send your thoughts/Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any othercontr ibutions for Students’ Section answ ersof this Section at [email protected]

EDITOR’S NOTEIt is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3 rd issue of 54th Volumeof GNIPST BULLETIN . All the followers of GNIPST BULLETINare able to avail the bulletin through facebook account ‘GNIPST


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bulletin’ I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members andreaders who are giving their valuable comments, encouragementsand supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta , Director

of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Specialthanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidarand Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation andtechnical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for thequestionnaires of the student section. An important part of theimprovement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. Youare invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind ofcontribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.

ARCHIVEACHIEVEMENT: Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final yearwho have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT,Kharagpur.

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

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

On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunionprogramme“Reminiscence Reloaded 2015”.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 different


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aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participantsapplied for membership on that very day.AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research

Promotion 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 years

e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potentialmedicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengalwith respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancingbioactive molecules in these plants.

Activity Clubs of GNIPST:Name of Club Member Faculty

SPORTS Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidarLITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara BegumSCIENCE AND INNOVATIVEMODELLING

Mr. Samrat Bose

ECO Ms. Sumana RoySOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis BalaPHOTOGRAPHY Ms. Sanchari BhattacharyaCULTURAL Ms. Priyanka RayDEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya


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