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SPS is organising a seminar by Ishan Barman

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School of Physical Sciences

 

Title: Spectroscopic Fingerprinting of the Cancer Cell and its Microenvironment

Speaker: Ishan Barman (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)

Date: January 9, 2018 (Tuesday)

Time: 16:00 hrs  (4:00 pm)

Venue: Seminar Room, First Floor, School of Physical Sciences (SPS), JNU

Abstract: Molecular analysis of biomarkers has become a central theme in modern disease diagnosis,prognosis and therapy response monitoring. By combining optical spectroscopy,imaging and chemometrics, our research is directed towards developing novel approaches in which structural and molecular data converge to provide integrated insight from the molecular to tissue levels. Using breast cancer as the paradigm, I will focus on our determination of differential molecular markers in tissue and in disease using vibrational spectroscopy. These spectral markers provide routes to recognition of cell types within tissues as well as objective cancer detection and grading that exceeds human capabilities. Importantly,integration of these spectroscopic sensor probes with biopsy needles has enabled us to perform real time monitoring of local histology, pathology and necrosis. Engineering nanostructured probes for ultrasensitive detection of specific molecular species, a second module of our research captures the complex changes in tissue that can predict disease progression in an individual. I will discuss how the molecular specificity and multiplexing capability of nanoprobes are leveraged for translating molecular markers into serum assays for accurate disease screening and for tumor delineation in vivo.

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

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.