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{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = Santasabuj Das<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|6|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[West Bengal]], India<br />
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| residence = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India<br />
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]<br />
| fields = {{ublist | [[Immunology]] | [[Bioinformatics]] }}<br />
| workplaces = {{ublist | [[National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases]] }}<br />
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[University of Calcutta]] | [[Indian Institute of Chemical Biology]] | [[Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences]] |[[Thomas Jefferson University]] | [[Tufts Medical Center]] }}<br />
| known_for = Studies on human [[Salmonella]] infections<br />
| awards = {{ublist| 2011&nbsp;[[National Bioscience Award for Career Development|N-BIOS Prize]] }}<br />
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'''Santasabuj Das''' is an Indian medical doctor, molecular immunologist, bioinformatician and a scientist at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, [[Kolkata]]. He is known for his studies on the [[pathogenesis]] of various types of infections caused by [[Salmonella]] in humans and is an elected fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. He is a former [[Fulbright scholar]] and a life member of the Probiotic Association of India, the Society of Biological Chemists, India and the [[Indian Science Congress Association]]. The [[Department of Biotechnology]] of the Government of India awarded him the [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]], one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2011.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:The Calcutta University by Francis Frith.jpg|thumb|Calcutta University - a [[Francis Frith]] image]]<br />
Born in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], Santasabuj Das did his medical studies at the [[University of Calcutta]] from where he earned an MBBS in 1990 and an MD in 1996.<ref name="Santasabuj Das - Scientist E">{{Cite web |url=http://www.biowebspin.com/members/santasabuj-das/ |title=Santasabuj Das - Scientist E |date=2018-01-28 |website=Biowebspin : The Bio-Dashboard for the Largest Biotech, Pharma & Medtech Network |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> He started his career as a research associate at the division of cellular immunology of the [[Indian Institute of Chemical Biology]] but moved to complete his residency at the [[Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences]].<ref name="NICED : Scientist : Dr. Santasabuj Das">{{Cite web |url=http://www.niced.org.in/scientists/NICEDScientists/SantasabujDas.htm |title=NICED : Scientist : Dr. Santasabuj Das |date=2018-01-28 |website=www.niced.org.in |language=en |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> Subsequently, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at the [[National Center for Biological Sciences]] from 1998 and in 2000, he moved to the US to work as a post doctoral fellow at the Kimmel Cancer Center of the [[Thomas Jefferson University]]. In 2002, he joined the Molecular Oncology Research Institute of the [[Tufts Medical Center]] as a post-doctoral research associate where he stayed until 2004. On his return to India, he joined the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, [[Kolkata]] as a grade C scientist in 2005 and holds the positions of a grade E scientist and assistant director.<ref name="Santasabuj Das - Fulbright Scholar Program">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cies.org/grantee/santasabuj-das |title=Santasabuj Das - Fulbright Scholar Program |date=2018-01-28 |website=www.cies.org |language=en |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> He has also been serving as a senior scientist of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] since 2013.<ref name="ICMR scientist">{{Cite web |url=http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrsql/biodata.asp?expno=00011772 |title=ICMR scientist |date=2018-01-28 |website=Indian Council of Medical Research |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref><br />
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== Professional profile ==<br />
Das' research focus is on the various types of infections caused by [[Salmonella]] in humans and he has done studies in the fields of [[pathogenesis]] of [[Salmonella Typhi]] and vaccine development against the pathogen.<ref name="NICED : Scientist : Dr. Santasabuj Das" /> He holds two international and one national patent for the processes he has developed. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles{{Refn|group=note|Please see ''Selected bibliography'' section}} and through chapters contributed to books published by others.<ref name="AroraSajid2017">{{cite book|author1=Gunjan Arora|author2=Andaleeb Sajid|author3=Vipin Chandra Kalia|title=Drug Resistance in Bacteria, Fungi, Malaria, and Cancer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9ByDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA577|date=21 March 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-48683-3|pages=577–}}</ref> He is the coordinator for the Biomedical Informatics Centre of the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases and is a life member of the Society of Biological Chemists, India, the [[Indian Science Congress Association]]<ref name="Indian Science Congress - life members">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/life_members.php |title=Indian Science Congress - life members |website=www.sciencecongress.nic.in |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref> and the Probiotic Association of India.<ref name="Dr. Santasabuj Das - life member">{{Cite web |url=http://www.probioticindia.com/life-members/104-dr-santasabuj-das |title=Dr. Santasabuj Das - life member |website=www.probioticindia.com |language=en-gb |access-date=2018-01-28}}</ref><br />
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== Awards and honors ==<br />
The [[Department of Biotechnology]] (DBT) of the Government of India awarded him the [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]], one of the highest Indian science awards in 2011.<ref name="Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development">{{Cite web |url=http://dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/list_of_bioscience_awardees.pdf |title=Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development |date=2016 |publisher=Department of Biotechnology |access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> The [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs]] (ECA) of the United States Department of State selected him for the [[Fulbright scholarship]] in 2012.<ref name="Santasabuj Das - Fulbright Scholar Program" /> The West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology elected him as a fellow in 2016.<ref name="NICED : Scientist : Dr. Santasabuj Das" /><br />
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== Selected bibliography ==<br />
=== Chapters ===<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Gunjan Arora|author2=Andaleeb Sajid|author3=Vipin Chandra Kalia|title=Drug Resistance in Bacteria, Fungi, Malaria, and Cancer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9ByDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA577|date=21 March 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-48683-3|pages=577–}}<br />
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=== Articles ===<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Thakur |first=Bhupesh Kumar |last2=Dasgupta |first2=Nirmalya |last3=Ta |first3=Atri |last4=Das |first4=Santasabuj |date=2016-07-08 |title=Physiological TLR5 expression in the intestine is regulated by differential DNA binding of Sp1/Sp3 through simultaneous Sp1 dephosphorylation and Sp3 phosphorylation by two different PKC isoforms |url= |journal=Nucleic Acids Research |language=en |volume=44 |issue=12 |pages=5658–5672 |doi=10.1093/nar/gkw189 |pmid=27060138 |issn=0305-1048|pmc=4937308 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Theeya |first=Nagaraja |last2=Ta |first2=Atri |last3=Das |first3=Sayan |last4=Mandal |first4=Rahul S. |last5=Chakrabarti |first5=Oishee |last6=Chakrabarti |first6=Saikat |last7=Ghosh |first7=Amar N. |last8=Das |first8=Santasabuj |date=2015-02-01 |title=An Inducible and Secreted Eukaryote-Like Serine/Threonine Kinase of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Promotes Intracellular Survival and Pathogenesis |journal=Infection and Immunity |language=en |volume=83 |issue=2 |pages=522–533 |doi=10.1128/iai.02521-14 |issn=0019-9567 |pmid=25404028|pmc=4294231 }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Ghosh |first=Shubhamoy |last2=Chakraborty |first2=Krishnendu |last3=Nagaraja |first3=Theeya |last4=Basak |first4=Surajit |last5=Koley |first5=Hemanta |last6=Dutta |first6=Shanta |last7=Mitra |first7=Utpala |last8=Das |first8=Santasabuj |date=2011-02-22 |title=An adhesion protein of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is required for pathogenesis and potential target for vaccine development |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=108 |issue=8 |pages=3348–3353 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1016180108|pmid=21300870 |pmc=3044360 }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[TLR5]]<br />
* [[Eukaryote]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Santasabuj_Das |title=Santasabuj Das _ Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |website=ResearchGate |language=en |access-date=2018-01-28}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=http://dblp.org/pers/hd/d/Das:Santasabuj |title=dblp: Santasabuj Das |date=2018-01-28 |website=dblp.org |language=en |access-date=2018-01-28}}<br />
* {{Cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/browse?type=author&value=Das%252C+Santasabuj&value_lang= |title=Shodhganga@INFLIBNET: Das:Santasabuj |date=2018-01-28 |website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |access-date=2018-01-28}}<br />
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