Dr. Sebanti Gupta

Dr. Gupta received her Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, in 2013. She worked under the direction of Dr. Surajit Bhattacharjya in the high field magnetic laboratory to understand the protein folding and dynamics and their functional implications. Her postdoctoral work in the same lab revealed the serine phosphorylation dependent regulation of integrin function. Later she joined the group of Dr. LiuChuan Fa, where she was exposed to solid-phase peptide synthesis and protein/peptide ligation techniques. Her final postdoctoral training was with Dr. Robert Tycko at the prestigious Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA. She established intein based protein ligation method for HIV-1 mature and immature capsid protein there. These specially labeled samples were used for solid-state NMR based characterization of the immature and mature capsid core and to determine the mechanism of action of the maturation inhibitors of HIV-1. Dr. Gupta holds certificates on ‘Research Ethics’ from NIH which is personalized for scientists.

In her present assignment at YRC, she is setting up a Structural Biophysics Laboratory to work on the bacterial and viral proteins and protein modifications aided towards the biomedical needs.

Experience

• Assistant Professor (Nov 2019- till date) – Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
• Visiting Fellow, Postdoctoral (Aug 2015 – Oct 2018) – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
• Research Fellow, Postdoctoral (March 2013 – March 2015) – School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Ave, Singapore
• Research Assistant (Nov 2007 – Aug 2008) – Department of Biophysics, Raja Bazar Science College, University of Calcutta, India

Awards/ Honors

• Visiting Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, USA (May 2015 – Oct 2018))
• NIH Travel Grant for poster presentation atthe 4thU.S.-Canada Winter School on Biomolecular Solid-State NMR, Stowe, VT, USA (Jan 2016)
• Research Fellowship, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (March 2013 – March 2015)
• Student Bursary from ‘Institute of Pasteur’ for poster presentation at the XXVth International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, Lyon, France. (Aug 2012)
• NTU Travel Grant for poster presentation at the XXVth International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, Lyon, France. (Aug 2012)
• Nanyang Technological University Research Scholarship, Singapore (Jan 2009 – Dec 2012, PhD program)
• Qualified in Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with the total score of [verbal 560 out of 800 and Quant’s 790 out of 800] conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) (year 2008)
• Merit Medal for academic excellence, Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta, India (Bachelor’s Program 2005)