Dr Amitabh Biswas Website

Assistant Professor

Division of Forensic Science

School of Basic and Applied Science

Galgotias University, G Noida, UP

RESEARCH AREA OF INTEREST:

Molecular Genetics, Functional Genomics, Forensics Biology and Genetics, Forensic Science investigations.

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS:

• Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi, 2012-2015.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi, 2010-2012.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D, Molecular Anthropology - University of Delhi

Area of Focus: Molecular Genetics

Dissertation title: Molecular Genetic Basis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

M.Sc. Forensic Science- Guru Gobind Singh IndraPrastha University, LNJN National Inst. of Criminology and Forensic Science

 (Ist Division with Distinction)

B.Sc. (H) Chemistry University of Delhi, Zakir Husain College

(Ist Division with Distinction)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

UGC-NET & JRF in Forensic Sciences (Dec. 2008; June, 2009): A National Level Examination for eligibility of lectureship in Indian Universities.

My Publications

1. Biswas A, Das S, Seth S, BhargavaB, Maulik SK, Rao VR. Role of Modifying Genes on the Severity of Rare Mutation of MYH7 Gene in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. J Clin Exp Cardiolog 2012, 3:12 (225).

2. Biswas A, Rao VR, Seth S, Maulik SK. Next generation sequencing in cardiomyopathy:towards personalized genomics and medicine. Mol Biol Rep 2014, 41; 4881-88.

3. Singh PK, Singh RK, Biswas A, Rao V R. High rate of suicide attempt and associated psychological traits in an isolated tribal population of North-East India. J Affective Disorders 2013,151: 673–678.

4. Biswas A, Das S, Kapoor M, Seth S, Rao V R. A clinical and genetic study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: EPOCH-H study. Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences 2015; 1(2):143.

5. Das S, Biswas A, Kapoor M, Seth S, Rao V R. A clinical and genetic study of dilated Cardiomyopathy: EPOCH-D study. Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences 2015; 1(1):30.

Conference Publications:

• Das S, Biswas A, Kapoor M, Seth S, Bhargava B, Rao V R. A novel donor site mutation in LMNA gene leading to severe form of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a proband of a family from Bihar, India Molecular Cytogenetics 2014; 7(Suppl 1):P35.

• Kapoor M, Das S, Biswas A, Seth S, Bhargava B, Rao V R. Clinical Characterization of Idiopathic Restrictive Cardiomyopathy having rare variant (E949K) in b-cardiac myosin heavy chain gene. Molecular Cytogenetics 2014; 7(Suppl 1):P35.

RESEARCH PRESENTATION & POSTERS AND HONORS:

• Invited Lecture in National Seminar on Topic “Anthropology and Health” on 28^th Jan, 2016 in the Department of Anthropology, Univerisity of Delhi

• Awarded Best Oral Presentation entitled “Whole Exome sequencing identifies novel gene P2RX7 for the familial hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy” in Cardiovascular Research  Convergence 2 held at AIIMS on 17^th Jan, 2015

• Presented poster titled “Evaluation of Genetic and Life Style Risk Factors in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy” in Interanational Society of Heart Research held at Jawaharlal Nehru University from 14^th-15^th March, 2015.

• Awarded Best Oral Presentation titled ‘Functional Validation of the Novel Mutation in MYH7 in a North India Family’ at the International Conference on Cardiomyopathy Research. 2^nd March, 2013. Chandigarh, IND.

• Presented poster titled “Clinical expression of novel MYH7 (C>G at codon 926) mutation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”,  in the 34th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics: Genomics and Community Health & International Symposium on Developmental and Complex Disorders,  held at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,  9th to 11th December 2012.

• Oral Presentation titled “Clinical profile of Cardiomyopathy patients in North India” in National Seminar on “Contemporary Issues in Human Biology in the 21^st Century”, held at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 31st to 1^st April 2012.

• Presented Poster titled “5bp TNNT2 Gene  Deletion polymorphism in Indian Population” in an International Conference titled “Cardiovascular Research Convergence” at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 17^th to 18^th February 2012.

• Awarded Best Poster Presentation competition at the International Conference on Cardiomyopathy Research. 2 March, 2013. Chandigarh, India.

• Presented poster titled “Rare MYH7 Mutation and Disease Severity in A North Indian Family” held at the Ashoka Hotel, Jan 2011, Delhi.