Department of Hematogenetics

Name: Dr. Malay Biswanath Mukherjee

Designation : Scientist D

Degree : PhD

E_mail : drmalaybm@yahoo.com,

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Subjects University Year
M.Sc. Anthropology University of Pune 1982
Ph. D Applied Biology University of Mumbai 1996

Fellowships

Trained in Molecular Genetics at INSERM-U120, Hopital Robert Debre, Paris, France for a period of eight months under Indo-French collaborative project entitled "Molecular genetics of major hemoglobinopathis in India" sponsored by Indo-French centre for Promotion of Advanced Research, New Delhi.

Awards Prizes

1. Awarded " Dr B.C.Mehta Diamond Jubilee Endowment " prize for the best article in the original article section of the Indian Journal of Hematology & Blood Transfusion, entitled " Hemoglobin S quantitation in sickle cell heterozygotes among a tribal group of Valsad and scheduled caste population of Nagpur” in the year 1994.

2. Awarded BGRC best paper prize for the young scientist in 37th Annual conference of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion at Chandigarh in November 96. The title of the paper was " Molecular genetics of sickle cell anemia with diverse clinical expression in the two population groups in western India ".

Fields of interest: Epidemiology, Population Genetics and Molecular Genetics

Publications:

Chapters in Books/Monographs: 6

International Journals: 20

National Journala: 28

International Abstracts: 5

National Abstracts: 14

Research Teacher: Recognized teacher and research guide for MSc and PhD in Applied Biology by the University of Mumbai . Presently guiding two research students for MSc degree and one for PhD degree.

Recognized research guide for PhD in Genetics/Molecular Biology under Faculty of Medicine by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.

Dissertation guide for MSc Biotechnology students from university of Mumbai.


Latest 10 Publications:

  1. S D’silva, V Borse, R B Colah, K Ghosh, M B Mukherjee. Association of (GT) n repeats promoter polymorphism of heme oxygenase-1(HMOX-1) gene with serum bilirubin levels in healthy Indian adults. Genet Test Mol Biomark 2011;15:215-218.

  2. D K Patel, S Patel, R S Mashon, P M Dash, M B Mukherjee. Diverse phenotypic expression of sickle cell hemoglobin C disease in an Indian family. Ann Hematol 2011;90:357-358.

  3. R Chalvam, R B Colah, D Mohanty, K Ghosh, M B Mukherjee. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the X chromosome linked glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) locus in India. Ann Hum Biol 2011; 38:106 - 109.

  4. M B Mukherjee , A H Nadkarni, A C Gorakshakar, K Ghosh, D Mohanty, R B Colah. Clinical, hematological and molecular variability of sickle cell - b thalassemia in western India. Ind J Hum Genet 2010;16:154-158.

  5. K Y Italia, F Jijina, D Jain, R Merchant, A H Nadkarni, M Mukherjee, K Ghosh, R B Colah . The effect of UGT1A1 promoter polymorphism on bilirubin response to hydroxyurea therapy in hemoglobinopathies . Clin Biochem 2010;43:1329 - 1332.

  6. M B Mukherjee , V Tripathy, R B Colah, P K Solanki, K Ghosh, B M Reddy, D Mohanty. Microsatellite Diversity among the Primitive tribes of India. Ind J Hum Genet 2009;15:114-120.

  7. R Chalvam, R B Colah, D Mohanty, K Ghosh, M B Mukherjee. Molecular heterogeneity of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among the tribals in Western India. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2009;43:156–157.

  8. D. Mohanty, M.B.Mukherjee, R.B. Colah, M. Wadia, K. Ghosh, G.P. Chottray, Jain, Y. Italia, K. Ashokan, R. Kaul, D.K. Shukla, V. Muthuswamy . Iron Deficiency Anemia in Sickle Cell Disorders in India. Ind J Med Res 2008;127:371-374 .

  9. M.B.Mukherjee. Laboratory diagnosis for sickle cell syndrome. J Commu Med 2008;1 :11–14.

  10. R. Chalvam , P. S. Kedar, R. B. Colah, K. Ghosh, M. B. Mukherjee. A novel R198H mutation in the Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gene in the tribal groups of the Nilgiris in Southern India. J Hum Genet 2008;53:181 – 184.