GNIPST Bulletin 40.3

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL

" It can happen. It does happen. But it can't happen if you quit ." Lauren Dane.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit . Aristotle

It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank thelast years editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year.

Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academicexcellence and continuous improvement.

I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners aresupported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learningand instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meetingthe needs of all students.

It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order toachieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and lookforward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead.

The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is lookingforward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken inthis direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachersare committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and playthe role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.

The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positivechallenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holisticneeds of our students.

I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of theopportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination.

Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us onthis path.

My best wishes to all.

Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTAEDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUMASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

The Marshall Apothecary:Christopher Marshall, an Irish immigrant, established hisapothecary shop in Philadelphia in 1729. During 96 years, thispioneer pharmaceutical enterprise became a leading retail store,nucleus of large-scale chemical manufacturing; a "practical"training school for pharmacists; an important supply depot duringthe Revolution; and finally, it was managed by granddaughterElizabeth, America's first woman pharmacist. Christopher earnedthe title of "The fighting Quaker" during the Revolution; his sons,Charles and Christopher, Jr., (shown as youths with their father,about 1754) earned individual fame and carried on his finetraditions. NEWS UPDATE

A clear, molecular view of how human colorvision evolved: (18 th December,2014) Many genetic mutations in visual pigments, spread over millions ofyears, were required for humans to evolve from a primitivemammal with a dim, shadowy view of the world into a greater apeable to see all the colors in a rainbow. Now, after more than twodecades of painstaking research, scientists have finished a detailed

and complete picture of the evolution of human color vision. Tooth loss linked to slowing mind, body: (18 th December,2014) The memory and walking speeds of adults who have lost all oftheir teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have someof their own teeth, finds new research. The association between


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total tooth loss and memory was explained after the results of astudy were fully adjusted for a wide range of factors, such associodemographic characteristics, existing health problems,physical health, health behaviors, such as smoking and drinking,depression, relevant biomarkers, and particularly socioeconomicstatus. However, after adjusting for all possible factors, peoplewithout teeth still walked slightly slower than those with teeth. People with blood groups A, B and AB at higherrisk of type 2 diabetes than group O: (18 th December,2014) A study of more than 80,000 women has uncovered different risks

of developing type 2 diabetes associated with different bloodgroups, with the biggest difference a 35 percent increased risk oftype 2 diabetes found in those with group B, Rhesus factor positiveblood compared with the universal donor group O, Rhesus factornegative. Less than half of UK prescriptions forantipsychotics issued for main licensed

conditions: (18th

December,2014)

Less than half of UK prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs arebeing issued to treat the serious mental illnesses for which they aremainly licensed, reveals research. Instead, they may often beprescribed 'off label' to older people with other conditions, such asanxiety and dementia, despite the greater risk of potentiallyserious side effects in this age group, the findings indicate. Most commonly prescribed glaucoma drug

reduces risk of vision loss by more than 50%over 2 years: (18 th December,2014)Medication to lower raised eye pressure has been used for decadesas the main treatment for OAG to delay progressive vision loss.But, until now, the extent to which the most frequently prescribedclass of pressure-lowering drugs (prostaglandin analogues) have a


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protective effect on vision was not known," explains the leadauthor of a new study. Our findings offer solid proof to patientsand practitioners that the visual deterioration caused by glaucomacan be reduced using this treatment. Doctor who survived Ebola received experimentaldrug treatment: (18 th December,2014)On 28 September, 2014, the 38-year old doctor, who was in chargeof an Ebola virus treatment unit in Lakka, Sierra Leone, developeda fever and diarrhea. He tested positive for the virus on the sameday. The doctor was airlifted to Frankfurt University Hospital onthe 5th day of his illness and admitted to a specialized isolationunit. Within 72 hours of admission he developed signs of vascularleakage and severe multi-organ failure, including the lungs,kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. He was placed on a ventilatorand on kidney dialysis, and was given antibiotics together with a3-day course of an experimental drug called FX06a fibrin-derived peptide that has been shown to reduce vascular leakageand its complications in mice with Dengue hemorrhagic shock. Older kidney donors with hypertension may have

good kidney health following donation: (18th

December,2014)Kidney donors with hypertension had slightly fewer nephrons (thekidneys filtering units) at the time of donation than similarly ageddonors with normal blood pressure; however, 6 months followingtheir surgery, hypertensive and non-hypertensive donors bothmaintained excellent blood pressure control and had similarlyrobust compensatory kidney responses.

Cell-associated HIV mucosal transmission: Theneglected pathway: (18 th December,2014)Scientists are challenging dogma about the transmission of thehuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Most research has


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focused on infection by free viral particles, while this group ofresearchers proposes that HIV is also transmitted by infected cells. RNA measurements may yield less insight about

gene expression than assumed: (18th

December,2014)The majority of RNA expression differences between individualshave no connection to the abundance of a corresponding protein,report scientists. The results point to a yet-unidentified generegulatory mechanism. Resistance to anti-viral drug may be more likely

in cystic fibrosis patients: (18th

December,2014)Following lung transplantation, resistance to the anti-viral drugganciclovir may be more likely in cystic fibrosis patients, scientistsreport. Ganciclovir is given to lung transplant patients to protectagainst a life-threatening virus that is common aftertransplantation, and reduces mortality due to the virus from 34percent to between 3 and 6 percent. But between 5 percent and 10percent of patients infected with the virus have strains that areresistant to the drug. Scientists identify new, beneficial function ofendogenous retroviruses in immune response:(18 th December,2014)Endogenous retroviruses play a critical role in the body's immunedefense against common bacterial and viral pathogens, researchershave found. Retroviruses are best known for causing contagiousscourges such as AIDS, or more sporadically, cancer.

Ibuprofen use leads to extended lifespan inseveral species, study shows: (18 th December,2014)A common over-the-counter drug that tackles pain and fever mayalso hold keys to a longer, healthier life, according to a Texas A&M


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AgriLife Research scientist. Regular doses of ibuprofen extendedthe lifespan of multiple species. How llamas' unusual antibodies might help in the

fight against HIV/AIDS: (18th

December,2014)Most vaccines work by inducing an immune responsecharacterized by neutralizing antibodies against the respectivepathogen. An effective HIV vaccine has remained elusive so far, butresearchers have continued to make progress, often employinginnovative methods. A new study reports that a combination ofantibodies from llamas can neutralize a wide range of circulatingHIV viruses.

Mutations need help from evolution to causecancer: (18 th December,2014)In addition to DNA damage, cancer depends on the slowdegradation of tissue that allows cancer cells to out-competehealthy cells, a new study shows. "We show that mutations,although necessary, cannot promote blood cancer developmentwithout an age-altered tissue microenvironment," the researcherswrite.

For detail mail to editor KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Mutations prevent programmed cell deathProgrammed cell-death (or PCD) is death of a cellin any form,

mediated by an intracellular program. PCD is carried out in aregulated process, which usually confers advantage during anorganism's life-cycle. For example, the differentiation of fingers and

toes in a developing human embryo occurs because cells betweenthe fingers apoptose; the result is that the digits are separate. PCDserves fundamental functions during both plantand metazoa (multicellular animals) tissuedevelopment. Apoptosis and autophagy are both forms of


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researchers discovered that the ubiquitin ligase FBXO25 marksthis protein with a signal molecule which triggers the disposalprocess.The scientists also showed that cells with mutated FBXO25displayed a much poorer response to chemotherapies, leaving thetumors in a much more stable condition. In a further finding, theresearchers discovered other mutations in the cancer cells underinvestigation. In some cases, the very protein that keeps the cellalive was defective, carrying a mutation that made it resistant todestruction.New therapies targeting ubiquitin ligase Once this new signal path had been discovered, the scientists

started working on a new therapy approach. They treated thecancer cells in such a way that they were able -- once again -- tocreate a functioning variant of the ubiquitin ligase. Instead ofmultiplying uncontrollably, the cells began destroying themselvesagain.

Jeenatara BegumAssistant Professor

GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus(MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia: (17 th December,2014)Between 20 November and 7 December 2014, the National IHRFocal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) notified WHOof 11 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndromecoronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 4 deaths.Read more


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UPCOMING EVENTS 47th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacology Society IPSCON2014 at Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati, India from 28th to30th December, 2014.

DRUGS UPDATES

Novartis Gains FDA Approval for Signifor LAR toTreat Patients with Acromegaly: (16 th December,

2014)Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has approved Signifor long-acting release (LAR)(pasireotide) for injectable suspension, for intramuscular use, forthe treatment of patients with acromegaly who have had aninadequate response to surgery and/or for whom surgery is not anoption. The approval of Signifor LAR, a next-generationsomatostatin analog (SSA), helps address a critical unmet needamong the acromegaly patient population. Signifor LAR has beenstudied and found effective in both medically naive patients withacromegaly who have had prior surgery or for whom surgery wasnot an option, as well as patients whose disease is not fullycontrolled on first generation SSAs. Read more

CAMPUS NEWS Some of the teachers of GNIPST attended the 4th InternationalConference of World Science Congress at Jadavpur University on 16th December to 18th December 2014. Congratulation to Tamalika Chakraborty, Assistant Professor ofGNIPST, who got 3rd prize for the poster presentation in theNational Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research,


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Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,2014. On 29th November and 30th November many of the faculty

members and students of GNIPST presented their posters in theNational Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,2014. The teachers and students of GNIPST attended the Nationalworkshop on Redefining the Role of Pharmacist in Health CareSystem which was held in Dr. H. L. Roy Auditorium, JadavpurUniversirty Kolkata-700032 on 16th November 2014, organised byIndian Pharmaceutical Association, Bengal Branch, Kolkata Congratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2 nd year, whogot 1st prize for the poster presentation in the National seminar onControl of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr.B.C.Roy College of Pharmacy & AHS in association with IPABengal Branch. On 14th and 15th November 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2nd year students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical WorksLimited, Kolkata under the supervision of Mr. Jaydip Roy, Mr.Debabrata Ghoshdastidar, Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum,Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury. A Debate on Unity was held on 14th November 2014 and the jointwinner was Sreejit Roy , Bsc 2nd year and Pratik Nandi ,Bsc firstyear (Chairperson of debate: Dr Lopamudra Datta and Ms.

Priyanka Ray). On 14th November, 2014 a Quiz competition was held on WorldDiabetes Day and the winner was Pratik Nandi and Sreyosi Dey,Bsc first year.


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Runner up Anirban Roy and Ankur Mondal B.Pharm third year(Quiz Master: Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya) A Seminar was held on 14th November 2014 World Diabetes Day

on Angiogenesis and Role of Amino Acids by Dr Debatosh Datta,Research scientist. GNIPST commemorated the 126th Birth Anniversary of MaulanaAbul Kalam Azad on Tuesday, 11th November 2014. On 7th November 2014 the students of GNIPST participated in theRun for Unity as a mark of tribute to the efforts of the country'sfirst Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Congratulation to the winner of Cricket Tournament-B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014Runner up team-B.Sc and BHM, 2014

Congratulation to the highest run scorer of Cricket Tournament-Tanmoy Das Biswas, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 Congratulation to the highest wicket taker of CricketTournament-Subhodip Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Boys)-Sk. Abdul Salam, B.Pharm 2nd year, 20141st Runner up-Subhayan Dutta, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department)2nd year, 20142nd Runner up-Nirupan Gupta, B.Pharm 1st year, 2014 Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Girls)-Aishwarya Datta, B.Pharm 2nd year, 20141st Runner up-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 20142nd Runner up-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Boys)-Basab Brata Dey, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2nd year, 20141st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1st year, 20142nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014 Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Girls)-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014


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1st Runner up-Varsa Srivastav, B.Sc(Bioptechnology Department)1st year, 20142nd Runner up- Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

The GNIPST Cricket Tournament, Carom Tournament and ChessTournament was held on 21st and 22nd October, 2014. The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja washeld on 20th October, 2014 An exhibition on Photography and Painting was held on 20 th October, 2014 Congratulation to the winner of Football Tournament-B.Pharm

3rd year, 2014Runner up team-B.Pharm final year, 2014 Congratulation to the winner of Table Tennis Tournament-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 20141st Runner up-Aindrila Bhowmick, B.Pharm 2nd year, 20142nd Runner up-Sayani Banerjee, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014 The GNIPST Football Tournament (for male students) and TableTennis tournament (for female students) was held on 25th and26th September, 2014. On 5th September, 2014 the students of GNIPST have arranged awonderful Teachers Day Programme. On behalf of all the teachersof GNIPST I would like to thank our beloved students. The Freshers welcome programme was held on 14th August, 2014.Welcome 1st year students. We congratulate the following M.Pharm. final year students whohave made their positions in different pharmaceutical companies.Anirban Banerjee (Emami Ltd.)Mahender Roy (Stadmed private Ltd.) We congratulate the following B.Pharm. final year students fortheir success.


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Samadrita Mukherjee (Abbott India Ltd.)Suman Sarkar (Tata Medical Centre-Apollo Pharmacy)Shrewashee Mukherjee (Fresenius Kabi-Parenteral Nutrition)

Avishek Naskar (Glaxo SmithKline-Marketing)Bappaditya Manik (USV Limited)Sarbani Das (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)Ankita Roy (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)Rahul Mitra (B M Pharmaceuticals-Production) The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2014. We congratulate them all.Utsha SinhaSatarupa BhattacharyaSandipan SarkarPurbali Chakraborty Reminiscence, 2014(GNIPST Reunion) was held in Collegecampus on 2nd February,2014. 1st Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 3rd February,2014 inCollege campus ground. An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkimfor B.Pharm and B.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. AsisBala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury. B.Pharm 3rd year won the GNIPST Football Champions trophy,2013. B.Pharm 3rd year won the final match 1-0 against B.Pharm 2nd year. Deep Chakraborty was the only scorer of the final.


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STUDENTS SECTIONWHO CAN ANSWER FIRS T ????

In 1899, Ladislas Deutsch named which substance as the hypothetical substanceshalfway between bacterial constituents

and antibodies?

Answer of Previous Issues QuestionsA) It was the day that Alfred Nobel died.

Identify the place

Answer of Previous Issues ImageRichard Ernst

Send your thoughts/Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any othercontr ibutions for Students Sectionansw ers of this Section at [email protected]

EDITORS NOTE

It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3 rd issue of 40 th Volumeof GNIPST BULLETIN . All the followers of GNIPST BULLETINare able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPSTbulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members andreaders who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements


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and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta , Directorof GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Specialthanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar

and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation andtechnical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for thequestionnaires of the student section. An important part of theimprovement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. Youare invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind ofcontribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.

ARCHIVE GNIPST organized a garment distribution programme on 28th September, 2013 at Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Adyapith,Kolkata. On this remarkable event about hundred people havereceived garments. More than hundred students and most of thefaculties participated on that day with lot of enthusiasm. GNIPST celebrated World Heart Day (29 th September) andPharmacists Day (25 th September) on 25th and 26th September,2013 in GNIPST Auditorium. A seminar on Violence againstwoman and female foeticide was held on GNIPST Auditorium on25th September organized by JABALA Action ResearchOrganization. On 26 th September an intra-college Oral and Posterpresentation competition related to World Pharmacists day andHeart day was held in GNIPST. Ms. Purbali Chakraborty ofB.Pharm 4th year won the first prize in Oral Presentation. Thewinner of Poster presentation was the group of Ms. Utsa Sinha,

Mr. Koushik Saha and Mr. Niladri Banerjee (B.Pharm 4th year). Agood number of students have participated in both thecompetition with their valuable views. Teachers day was celebrated on 5 th September, 2013 by thestudents of GNIPST in GNIPST Auditorium.


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Azalea exotic flower ) , the fresher welcome programme fornewcomers of GNIPST in the session 2013-14 was held on 8th August in GNIPST Auditorium.

One day seminar cum teachers development programme forschool teachers on the theme of Recent Trends of Life Sciencesin Higher Education organized by GNIPST held on 29th June,2013 at GNIPST auditorium. The programme was inaugurated byProf . Asit Guha, Director of JIS Group, Mr. U.S. Mukherjee, DyDirector of JIS Group and Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director cumPrincipal of GNIPST with lamp lighting. The programme startedwith an opening song performed by the B.Pharm students of thisinstitute. The seminar consists of a series of lectures, videopresentations and poster session. On the pre lunch session 4lectures were given by Dr. Lopamudra Dutta, Mr. DebabrataGhosh Dastidar, Ms. Swati Nandy and Ms. Tamalika Chakrabortyrespectively. On their presentation the speakers enlighten therecent development of Pharmacy, Genetics and Microbiology andtheir correlation with Life Sciences. On the post lunch session, Ms.Saini Setua and Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharjee explained the recentdevelopment and career opportunities in Biotechnology andHospital Management. The programme was concluded withvaledictory session and certificate distribution.

About 50 Higher secondary school teachers from differentschools of Kolkata and North& South 24 Parganas district of WestBengal participated in this programme. A good interactive session

between participants and speakers was observed in the seminar.The seminar was a great success with the effort of faculties, staffsand students of our Institute. It was a unique discussion platformfor school teachers and professional of the emerging and newerbranches of Life Science.


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The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has beenconducted at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program started witha nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural

Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript forpublication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hourlong discussion among more than thirty participants on differentaspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participantsapplied for membership on that very day.GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT forconducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm)in PHARMACOLOGY. The approved number of seat is 18.The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to120.AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under ResearchPromotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13toGNIPST as per the details below:a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of PharmaceuticalScience & Technology.

b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta.c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only

d. Approved duration:3 yearse. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential

medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengalwith respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancingbioactive molecules in these plants.


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