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Amal Chandra Mondal

Amal Chandra Mondal

Amal Chandra Mondal
Amal Chandra Mondal
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Life Sciences
Room No
211 & 215
Off. Phone
011-2670-4505
Residence
9717520310
Email
acmondal@mail.jnu.ac.in, amal_mondal@rediffmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/acmondal/cv.pdf
Qualifications

M.Sc., Ph.D. (Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute & Jadavpur University, Kolkata)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease & Depression.

Experience

2002-2005 Postdoctoral research at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA.     
2005-2015 Asst. Professor in Human Physiology, RPM College, Uttarpara (W.B.)
2015-2019 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi-67.
2019-Present Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi-67.

Awards & Honours

* DBT funded project on … To Investigate Anti-Amyloidogenic properties of Anti-histamine drugs on alpha syn…………. involved in Parkinson’s disease. DBT, 2021--2024
* DBT funded project on Effect of naturally occurring as well as synthetic cyclic molecules on inhibition of beta amyloid aggregation in vivo and in vitro. DBT, 2017--2020
* DBT funded project on “Arresting Pre-fibrillar Aggregates of Alzheimer’s Amyloid by Synthetic Antibodies” 2013-2016
* LSRB-DRDO funded project on ““Role of MAP Kinase in behavioral model of depression: Effect of chronic antidepressant treatment” 2012-2015
* SERB-DST funded project on “Role of neurotrophins in stress and depression” 2010-2013
* Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology-2022
* Prof. A. K. Mukherjee Memorial Oration Award from PSI in 2021
* Dr. A. Namasivayam Award by IABMS, 2016
* International Travel Grant from UGC to attend conference, 2011 & 2013
* Dr. K. Anji Reddy Prize by 23rd Annual conference of PSI & Doctors Reddy, 2011
* Young Scientist Award by Indian Science Congress Association, 2000.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Nil

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

(PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mondal+AC.&sort=date&size=20)

  1. Ahmad MH, Fatima M, Ali M, Rizvi MA, Mondal AC*. Naringenin alleviates paraquat-induced dopaminergic neuronal loss in SH-SY5Y cells and a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Neuropharmacology, 2021, 201, 108831 Oct 13. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm. 2021.108831.
  2. Paul A, Kumar S, Kalita S, Kalita S, Sarkar D, Bhunia A, Bandyopadhyay A, Mondal AC*, Mondal B. An explicitly designed paratope of Amyloid-β prevents neuronal apoptosis in vitro and hippocampal damage in rat brain. Chemical Science, 2021, 12 (8):2853-2862. Edge article
  3. Srivastav S, Anand BG, Fatima M, Prajapati KP, Yadav SS, Kar K, Mondal AC*. Piperine coated gold nanoparticles alleviate paraquat-induced neurotoxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020;11(22):3772-3785.
  4. Kumar S, Srivastav S, Fatima M, Giri RS, Mandal B, Mondal AC*. A Synthetic Pro-Drug Peptide Reverses Amyloid-β-Induced Toxicity in the Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2019, 69(2):499-512.
  5. Fatima M, Srivastav S, Ahmad MH, Mondal AC*. ¬Effects of chronic unpredictable mild stress induced prenatal stress on neurodevelopment of neonates: Role of GSK-3β. Scientific Reports 2019 Feb 4, 9 (1):1305 (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38085-2)
  6. Srivastav S, Fatima M, Mondal AC*. Bacopa monnieri attenuates paraquat induced toxicity in Drosophila by inhibiting apoptosis through redox stabilization and improved mitochondrial function. Neurochemistry International 2018, 121: 98-107.
  7. Kumar S, Paul A, Kalita S, Ghosh AK, Mandal B and Mondal AC*. Protective effects of β-sheet breaker α/β hybrid peptide against Amyloid β induced neuronal apoptosis in vitro. Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 2017, 89(6):888-900.
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

 Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. Ahmad MH, Rizvi MA, Ali M & Mondal AC*. Neurobiology of Depression in Parkinson’s disease: Insights into Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Strategies. Ageing Research Reviews (85) 2023. (doi.10.1016/j.arr.2022.101840). JIF- 11.78

2. Ahmad MH, Ghosh B, Rizvi MA, Fatima M, Ali M, Kaur L, Mondal AC*.  Neural crest cells development and neuroblastoma progression: Role of Wnt signaling. Journal of Cellular Physiology 11 Dec, 2022 doi:10.1002/jcp.30931. PMID: 36502519. JIF- 6.51

3. XXXX Sandeep, Ahmad MH, Rani L, Mondal AC*. Convergent molecular pathways in type 2 diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s disease: Insights into mechanisms and pathological consequences. (Molecular Neurobiology 2022, May 16, doi: 10.1007/s12035-022-02867-7). IF- 5.59

4. Sahu MR, Rani L, Subba R & Mondal AC*. Impact of cellular senescence on the brain aging: A focus on neurodegenerative diseases. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2022 Apr 14:111675. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2022.111675. IF- 5.49

5. Anand SK & Mondal AC*. Neuroanatomical distribution and functions of Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research 2020; 98(5): 754-763. IF-4.43

6. Sahu MR & Mondal AC*. The emerging role of Hippo signaling in neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroscience Research 2020; 98(5): 796-814. IF-4.43

7. Rani L & Mondal AC*. Emerging concepts of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease progression: Pathogenic and Therapeutic Implications. Mitochondrion 2020; 50: 25-34. IF-4.53

8. Sushma & Mondal AC*. Role of GPCR signaling and calcium dysregulation in Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 2019 Oct 23; 101, 103414. IF-4.62

9. Ahmad MH, Fatima M, Mondal AC*. Role of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and Insulin Signaling in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychobiology, 2019 Apr; 77(4):197-205. IF-12.32

10. Srivastav S., Fatima M, Mondal AC*. Important medicinal herbs in Parkinson’s disease pharmacotherapy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2017, 92: 856-863 JIF-7.41
Patents (if any)

Nil

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.