Dr. Pritha  Bhattacharjee
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Dr. Pritha Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor
University of Calcutta, India


Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Molecular Genetics from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India

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Biography

Dr. Pritha Bhattacharjee holds a position of Assistant Professor at Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, India. She has obtained Post Doctorate Fellow in Molecular Genetics from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, India. Previously she was appointed as Senior Research Associate at CSIR-IICB (Indian Inst of Chemical Biology). Dr. Pritha received honors includes Qualified CSIR-NET JRF (2002), SRF (2004), PhD Awarded, and Awarded CSIR-Research Associate. She is member of editorial board in Journal of Medical Genetics and Genomics and Journal of Cancer Research and Experimental Oncology. She is also serving as member of All India Congress of Cytology and Genetics, Indian Society of Human Genetics, Indian Science Congress Association, India, The Society of Biological Chemists, India, and Environmental Mutagen Society of India. She also supervised number of PhD and M.Phil scholars. She also attended number of conferences, seminars and training courses. She has published 1 book chapter and 22 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author. She has completed 2 research projects.

Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Toxicology
62%
Molecular Genetics
90%
Environmental Health
75%
Zoology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Bhattacharjee, P. and S. Paul, 2016. Risk of occupational exposure to asbestos, silicon and arsenic on pulmonary disorders: Understanding the genetic-epigenetic interplay and future prospects. Environ. Res., 147: 425-434.
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  2. Chatterjee, D., P. Bhattacharjee, T.J. Sau, J.K. Das and N. Sarma et al., 2015. Arsenic exposure through drinking water leads to senescence and alteration of telomere length in humans: A case-control study in west Bengal, India. Mol. Carcinog., 54: 800-809.
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  3. Paul, S., P. Bhattacharjee, P.K. Mishra, D. Chatterjee and A. Biswas et al., 2013. Human urothelial micronucleus assay to assess genotoxic recovery by reduction of arsenic in drinking water: A cohort study in west Bengal, India. Biometals, 26: 855-862.
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  4. Paul, S., N. Das, P. Bhattacharjee, M. Banerjee and J.K. Das et al., 2013. Arsenic-induced toxicity and carcinogenicity: A two-wave cross-sectional study in arsenicosis individuals in west Bengal, India. J. Exposure Sci. Environ. Epidemiol., 23: 156-162.
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  5. Bhattacharjee, P., S. Paul, M. Banerjee, D. Patra and P. Banerjee et al., 2013. Functional compensation of glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) null by another GST superfamily member, GSTM2. Sci. Rep., 10.1038/srep02704.
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  6. Bhattacharjee, P., N. Das, D. Chatterjee, A. Banerjee and J.K. Das et al., 2013. Association of NALP2 polymorphism with arsenic induced skin lesions and other health effects. Mutat. Res. Genet. Toxicol. Environ. Mutagen., 755: 1-5.
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  7. Bhattacharjee, P., M. Banerjee and A.K. Giri, 2013. Role of genomic instability in arsenic-induced carcinogenicity: A review. Environ. Int., 53: 29-40.
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  8. Bhattacharjee, P., D. Chatterjee, K.K. Singh and A.K. Giri, 2013. Systems biology approaches to evaluate arsenic toxicity and carcinogenicity: An overview. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health, 216: 574-586.
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  9. Banerjee, M., N. Banerjee, P. Bhattacharjee, D. Mondal and P.R. Lythgoe et al., 2013. High arsenic in rice is associated with elevated genotoxic effects in humans. Sci. Rep., Vol. 3. 10.1038/srep02195.
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  10. Biswas, A., T. Sadhukhan, K. Bose, P. Ghosh and A.K. Giri et al., 2012. Role of glutathione S-transferase T1, M1 and P1 polymorphisms in Indian Parkinson's disease patients. Parkinsonism Related Disorders, 18: 664-665.
  11. Kundu, M., P. Ghosh, S. Mitra, J.K. Das and T.J. Sau et al., 2011. Precancerous and non-cancer disease endpoints of chronic arsenic exposure: The level of chromosomal damage and XRCC3 T241M polymorphism. Mutat. Res. Fundam. Mol. Mech. Mutagen., 706: 7-12.
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  12. Banerjee, M., N. Banerjee, P. Ghosh, J.K. Das and S. Basu et al., 2010. Evaluation of the serum catalase and myeloperoxidase activities in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals and concomitant cytogenetic damage. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 249: 47-54.
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  13. Ghosh, P., M. Banerjee, A.K. Giri and K. Ray, 2008. Toxicogenomics of arsenic: Classical ideas and recent advances. Mutat. Res. Rev. Mutat. Res., 659: 293-301.
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  14. Ghosh, P., A. Basu, K.K. Singh and A.K. Giri, 2008. Evaluation of cell types for assessment of cytogenetic damage in arsenic exposed population. Mol. Cancer, Vol. 7. 10.1186/1476-4598-7-45.
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  15. De Chaudhuri, S., P. Ghosh, N. Sarma, P. Majumdar and T.J. Sau et al., 2008. Genetic variants associated with arsenic susceptibility: study of purine nucleoside phosphorylase, arsenic (+ 3) methyltransferase, and glutathione S-transferase omega genes. Environ. Health Perspect., 116: 501-505.
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  16. Biswas, R., P. Ghosh, N. Banerjee, J.K. Das and T. Sau et al., 2008. Analysis of T-cell proliferation and cytokine secretion in the individuals exposed to arsenic. Hum. Exp. Toxicol., 27: 381-386.
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  17. Ghosh, P., M. Banerjee, S. De Chaudhuri, R. Chowdhury and J.K. Das et al., 2007. Comparison of health effects between individuals with and without skin lesions in the population exposed to arsenic through drinking water in west Bengal, India. J. Exposure Sci. Environ. Epidemiol., 17: 215-223.
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  18. Ghosh, P., M. Banerjee, S. De Chaudhuri, J.K. Das, N. Sarma, A. Basu and A.K. Giri, 2007. Increased chromosome aberration frequencies in the Bowen's patients compared to non-cancerous skin lesions individuals exposed to arsenic. Mutat. Res. Genet. Toxicol. Environ. Mutagen., 632: 104-110.
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  19. Gosh, P., A. Basu, J. Mahata, S. Basu and M. Sengupta et al., 2006. Cytogenetic damage and genetic variants in the individuals susceptible to arsenic-induced cancer through drinking water. Int. J. Cancer, 118: 2470--2478.
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  20. Mahata, J., P. Ghosh, J.N. Sarkar, K. Ray, A.T. Natarajan and A.K. Giri, 2004. Effect of sodium arsenite on peripheral lymphocytes in vitro: Individual susceptibility among a population exposed to arsenic through the drinking water. Mutagen., 19: 223-229.
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  21. Mahata, J., M. Chaki, P. Ghosh, L.K. Das and K. Baidya et al., 2004. Chromosomal aberrations in arsenic-exposed human populations: A review with special reference to a comprehensive study in west Bengal, India. Cytogenet. Genome Res., 104: 359-364.
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  22. Basu, A., P. Ghosh, J.K. Das, A. Banerjee, K. Ray and A.K. Giri, 2004. Micronuclei as biomarkers of carcinogen exposure in populations exposed to arsenic through drinking water in west Bengal, India: A comparative study in three cell types. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., 13: 820-827.
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