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'''Souvik Maiti''' (born in 1971) is an Indian chemist known for his studies in the fields of Biophysical Chemistry and Chemical Biology focusing on nucleic acids, DNA and RNA.<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=496 | title=Brief Profile of the Awardee | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=2016 | access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He works at the [[Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology]]. He is also visiting scientist at National Chemical Laboratory Pune. He graduated with a Bachelor (1993) and Master (1995) degree in Chemistry from [[Jadavpur University]], Kolkata. He completed his doctoral research in 1999 in the field of Polymer Chemistry from CSIR-[[Indian Institute of Chemical Technology]], Hyderabad. He is known for his studies on biophysical aspect of quadruplexes, locked nucleic acids. He is also known for his work on silencing microRNAs by small molecules. His group has invented nucleic acid based enzyme as silencers for microRNA, known as antagomirzymes.[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19229913/ Antagomirzymes: oligonucleotide enzymes that specifically silence microRNA function]<ref name="Antagomirzymes: oligonucleotide enzymes that specifically silence microRNA function">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19229913/</ref> He is recipient of CSIR, NASI-Scopus, CDRI, AVRA Young Scientist Awards and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Chemistry, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award]]s in 2014.,<ref>{{cite web|title=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 10 scientists |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-awards-for-10-scientists/article6450071.ece |publisher=BusinessLine |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. P.S.Ahuja Announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014 |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=110063 |publisher=Dr. P.S.Ahuja Announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014 |date=26 September 2014|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/WriteReadData/LatestUpdates/201409260153504671808ssb_awardees2014.pdf | title=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science & Technology 2014 List of recipients | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | access-date=29 October 2018 }}</ref> [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]] of the [[Department of Biotechnology]] in 2015.<ref name="N-BIOS awardees 2015">{{cite web | url=http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/bioscience-award.pdf | title=N-BIOS awardees 2015 | publisher=Department of Biotechnology | date=2016 | access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> in Biology, as well as Swarnajayanti Fellowships in Biological Sciences. He is fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore and Indian National Academy of Science, Delhi.
Along with his colleague, Dr Debojyoti Chakraborty, he has co-invented a rapid test for COVID-19, FnCas9 Editor-Linked Uniform Detection Assay, FELUDA.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/low-cost-feluda-test-to-detect-virus-in-an-hour-likely-in-4-weeks/story-q1Q8ATDRNnwEGuRbhWVI2O.html</ref><ref>https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-test-result-in-minutes-feluda-indias-first-paper-strip-test-check-details/1949771/</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/change-in-icmr-rules-stalls-covid-19-test-kits-from-government-labs/article31900038.ece</ref><ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-19-outbreak-csir-develops-low-cost-paper-based-30-minute-testing-kit-feluda/videoshow/75585647.cms</ref> [[Feluda]] is a popular fictional detective created by the late Satyajit Ray. [[Tata Sons]] has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for the ‘licensing of knowhow’ of FELUDA for scale-up production and mass testing for COVID-19.<ref>https://theprint.in/science/tata-sons-to-help-make-feluda-csirs-satyajit-ray-inspired-covid-paper-test-kit/416390/</ref><ref>https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/isw/Tata-Sons-to-Scale-up-Covid-19-Testing-Kit-Feluda.html</ref><ref>https://www.themachinemaker.com/innovation/covid19-test-kit-feluda-dr-debojyoti-chakraborty</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/made-in-india-paper-based-strip-for-rapid-mass-testing/articleshow/75566159.cms</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://igib.res.in/?q=SouvikMaiti Souvik Maiti's Home Profile]

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