GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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1 GNIPST BULLETIN th October, 2017 Volume No.: 70 Issue No.: 03 Vision To reach the pinnacle of glory as a centre of excellence in the field of pharmaceutical and biological sciences by knowledge based learning and practice Mission To impart high quality pharmaceutical science, technology and management education to the budding professionals and provide the ambience needed for developing requisite skills to make a mark of excellence in Education, Research, Business, Industry and achieve highest personal standards. Contents Message from PRINCIPAL Editorial board Historical article News Update Knowledge based Article Disease Related Breaking News Upcoming Events Drugs Update Campus News Student s Section Editor s Note Archive GNIPST Photo Gallery For your comments/contribution OR For Back-Issues, mailto:gnipstbulletin@gmail.com GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Website: 1

2 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 the last year s 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 academic excellence and continuous improvement. I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners are supported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learning and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeting the needs of all students. It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order to achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and look forward 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 looking forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken in this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachers are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students. The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positive challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holistic needs of our students. I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of the opportunities 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 on this path. My best wishes to all. Dr. A. Sengupta 2

3 EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF EDITOR EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA MR.DIPANJAN MANDAL MS.MOUMITA CHOWDHURY HISTORICAL ARTICLE Jacob Berzelius Jacob Berzelius was one of the founders of modern chemistry. He was the first person to measure accurate atomic weights for the elements, which helped to confirm Dalton s Atomic Theory and was the basis of Mendeleev s periodic table. He discovered three chemical elements: cerium, thorium, and selenium, and devised the modern method by which one or two letters are used to symbolize the elements. He identified and named the phenomenon of catalysis, and described how chemical bonds can form by electrostatic attraction nowadays called ionic bonding. Beginnings: Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born on August 20, 1779 in the parish of Väversunda, in Sweden s East Gotland province. His mother was Elizabeth Dorothea Sjösteen and his father was Samuel Berzelius, a high school teacher. Jacob s parents both came from church pastors families. Jacob s father died when Jacob was four years old. Two years later, his mother married a pastor by the name of Anders Eckmarck, who taught Jacob about the natural world and how to read and write. 3

4 Sadly, Jacob s mother died when he was nine years old, leaving Anders to look after Jacob and seven other children. In 1791, when Jacob was 12, his stepfather remarried. Jacob moved to live with his uncle Magnus Sjösteen. Sjösteen s wife was an alcoholic, struggling to raise her own seven children. Jacob kept out of her way as much as possible, spending time outside the house. In spring 1793, when Jacob was 13, he started at the Cathedral School in Linköping, where he tutored wealthy pupils to get money to pay his boarding fees. He paid little attention to the school s requirements of learning about the Church, devoting his time to the outdoors, where he enjoyed hunting, and became an enthusiastic insect collector. Contributions and Achievements: In 1808, Berzelius discovered that lactic acid, previously discovered in milk, is also present in muscle tissue. Later he discovered lactic acid exists as two optical isomers. Berzelius s achievement in determining the atomic weights of the elements was a remarkable tour de force. To achieve it, he had synthesized, then purified, then analyzed over two thousand chemical compounds often carrying out several repeats at each stage to ensure accuracy. In fact, the task was so formidable that in 1818 Berzelius had a nervous breakdown. His doctor advised him to travel and forget all about his work. Berzelius spent a year in Paris, but spent most of his time there on chemistry. Nevertheless, he made a full recovery. 4

5 Berzelius discovered thorium in 1815, and, working with Johan Gahn, discovered selenium in Johan Arfwedson discovered lithium in 1817 while working in Berzelius s laboratory. In 1824, Berzelius produced the first silicon of sufficient purity to determine its properties. Berzelius s work with batteries led him to believe chemical bonds were made when a positively charged ion attracted a negatively charged ion through electrostatic attraction. Today we call this type of chemical bond an ionic bond. Berzelius received numerous awards and was made a member of Sweden s nobility by King Karl in He avoided the social life of the nobility, preferring to talk shop with other scientists. Some Personal Details and the End: Berzelius married Elisabeth Poppius in He was 56 and she, the daughter of a government minister, was 24. They had no children. He suffered ill-health in his later years, including gout, which confined him to a wheelchair. He was also plagued by a faltering memory. Some of his health issues probably resulted from a lifetime of working with chemicals. Berzelius worked in a time when chemicals were usually first identified by their taste, and the air in laboratories was often filled with toxic vapors. Jöns Jacob Berzelius died, age 68, on August 7, 1848 in Stockholm, where he was buried in the Solna cemetery. He was survived by his wife Elisabeth. 5

6 NEWS UPDATE Engineers develop a programmable 'camouflaging' material inspired by octopus skin: (12 th October, 2017) Engineers have invented stretchable surfaces with programmable 3-D texture morphing, a synthetic 'camouflaging skin' inspired by studying and modeling the real thing in octopus and cuttlefish. Higher dose of vitamin D increases bone density in premature babies, study finds: (13 th October, 2017) If the standard supplementation of 400 IUs of vitamin D is increased to 800 IUs daily there are reductions in the number of premature and preterm babies with extremely low bone density, new research has found. Usutu virus is back: Not only in blackbirds but also in humans:( 13th October, 2017) Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it caused a severe bird die-off, mainly of blackbirds. The virus was active in the eastern part of Austria until 2005, killing many blackbirds, but also other songbirds. During 10 subsequent years no Usutu virus associated bird mortality was observed in Austria -- contrary to neighboring Hungary. Last year Usutu virus was identified again in two 6

7 blackbirds -- and in 2017 already in sixteen songbirds. In another study Usutu virus was demonstrated in seven human blood donations from eastern Austria, suggesting that human infections seem to be more frequent than previously thought. Possible new treatment pathway for severe allergic asthma:( 12th October, 2017) Research demonstrates that blocking the action of two proinflammatory molecules significantly reduces symptoms of allergic asthma in mice, which could lead to development of a new treatment for people with a severe form of the condition. New mechanism detected in Alzheimer's disease:( 13th October, 2017) Researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer's disease. In the brain tissue of Alzheimer's patients, the RNAs that encode synaptic proteins are degraded more rapidly than in healthy brain cells, the researchers found. Their findings indicate that inadequate levels of a protein known as RBFOX1 may be a factor in the faulty connections that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. State laws requiring autism coverage by private insurers led to increases in autism care:( 11th October, 2017) The enactment of state laws mandating coverage of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was followed by sizable increases in 7

8 insurer-covered ASD care and associated spending, a new study has found. Like it or not: Broccoli may be good for the gut:( 12th October, 2017) For the broccoli haters of the world, researchers may have more bad news: the vegetable may also help promote a healthy gut. Cause of cancer form in the liver identified:( 12th October, 2017) Researchers have identified the two genes whose mutation cause a serious cancer form found in the liver. The result sets concrete goals for future treatment of the otherwise incurable disease. Climate change may accelerate infectious disease outbreaks, say researchers :( 12th October, 2017) Aside from inflicting devastating natural disasters on often vulnerable communities, climate change can also spur outbreaks of infectious diseases like Zika, malaria and dengue fever, according to a new study. For detail mail to editor 8

9 KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE HISTORY OF TOXICOLOGY Man undertook his first experiment in toxicology in a search of an acceptable diet when he moved out of the habitat in which he evolved. In Roman and Greek times poisons, generally of plant origin, were used for murder and suicide. William Withering described digitalis toxicity in 1785, and about 1790 Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy, carried out toxicological studies on himself and his healthy friends with therapeutic agents of his time, including cinchona, aconite, belladonna, ipecacuaha and mercury. In World War I a variety of poisonous chemicals were used in the battlefields of Northern France. This was the stimulus for much work on mechanisms of toxicity as well as medical counter measures to poisoning. In fact, war or the prospect of war played a great part in the development of toxicology as of many other sciences. Much of the basic work on organophosphates was stimulated by the discovery of these compounds in Germany in the 1930s. Occupational toxicology originated in the 19 th century as a product of the industrial revolution, with early descriptions, of 9

10 occupational diseases induced by chemicals, such as cancer of the scrotum in chimney sweeps. Regulatory toxicology had its origins in the development of the chemicals and pharmaceutical industries in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Toxicology has only come of age as a science in the last 30 years as concern for consumer and worker health and for the environment increased. The growth of the science has been fuelled by a succession of disasters such as Seveso, Bhopal and that of thalidomide, which have thrown up lacunae in knowledge of the toxic effects of substances, as well as the inadequacy of testing procedures. One of the earliest such disasters was the deaths of 107 people from poisoning by an elixir of sulphanilamide containing the solvent diethylene glycol in 1937 in the USA: this led to legislation forbidding the marketing of new drugs until cleared for safety by the US FDA. Regulations have been elaborated at national, continental (EC and OECD) and international levels (WHO/FAO) for each major type of chemical, including human and veterinary drugs, pesticides food additives and industrial chemicals. Clinical toxicology, the treatment of acute poisoning, was originally carried out by general physicians in general hospitals; in this respect it was an old branch of toxicology; indeed amyl nitrite, one of the earliest antidotes (for cyanide), was described in the 10

11 1880s. Chelation therapy for heavy metal poisoning was discovered during a search for a method of treatment for organic arsenical poisoning during World War II, while oximes for organophosphate poisoning were developed during the cold war in the 1950s and 1960s. Dipanjan Mandal Assistant Professor GNIPST DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Vietnam reports downward trend in dengue cases:( 12 th October, 2017) As of Oct. 5, there were 143,254 cases of dengue reported in Viet Nam including 30 deaths.week to week (38 to 39), health officials have seen a 25.9% reduction in cases. In Hanoi alone this year, 32,000 dengue cases and 7 deaths have been reported. In the past 50 years, the incidence of dengue worldwide has increased 30- fold, largely as a consequence of the growth of cities and increased travel.dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. This disease used to be called break-bone fever because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking. Read more 11

12 UPCOMING EVENTS: Workshop on handling and care of laboratory animals organized by national brain research centre,gurugram will be held on th October, th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) to be held at Chitkara University 22nd - 24th Dec DRUGS UPDATES FDA Approves Lyrica CR (pregabalin) Extended-Release Tablets for Neuropathic Pain Conditions: (12 th October, 2017) Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lyrica CR (pregabalin) extended-release tablets CV as once-daily therapy for the management of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (pdpn) and the management of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Lyrica CR did not receive approval for the management of fibromyalgia. Read more CAMPUS NEWS National Elocution Competition 2017: National elocution competition 2017 (Institutional preliminary round) was held at GNIPST seminar hall organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association. 12

13 Congratulation to winner Sakshar saha,1 st runners up Tilottoma Bhattacharya and Aditya deb Ghosh and 2 nd runners up Deep Rohan Chatterjee. National seminar 2017: National seminar on Conservation Of Biodiversity And Sustainable Use Of Biological Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1 st September, 2017 at GNIPST auditorium. POSTER PRESENTATION COMPETITION: Congratulation to Rashmita Biswas for holding 1 st position, Nilanjan Ray for 2 nd position and Moumita Mitra for 3 rd position in scientific poster competition in National seminar on Conservation Of Biodiversity And Sustainable Use Of Biological 13

14 Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1 st September, VISWAKARMA PUJA CELEBRATION: GNIPST organized VISWAKARMA PUJA on 17 th September at GNIPST campus Teacher s Day Celebration: On 4 th September GNIPST celebrated teacher s day at GNIPST auditorium. Freshers welcome programme: On 5th September GNIPST organized the Freshers welcome programme CRESCITA 2k17 at GNIPST auditorium. WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY JIS GROUP: Pre workshop assessment techniques by Dr Nicholas Philips and Ms Mara Simmons was held on 7 th September at GNIPST conference room. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD AT SCIENCE CITY: Congratulation to Ms. Tamalika Chakrabarty who have got 1 st prize in poster presentation in International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development held at Science City,Kolkata,2017. WORLD PHARMACIST DAY (25 th September,2017): As designated by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Council several years ago at the FIP Congress in Istanbul, 25 September marks the annual World Pharmacists Day. FIP encourages the world's pharmacists to use this day to organise 14

15 activities that promote and advocate for the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world. From research to health care: Your pharmacist is at your service is the theme of this year s World Pharmacists Day. This theme was chosen to reflect the numerous contributions the pharmacy profession makes to health. From research and development of medicines, to educating future pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, and providing direct care, we do all this in the service of our patients and communities, said FIP President Dr Carmen Peña. FIP has produced resources for this year s campaign in the six official United Nations languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. FIP is inviting pharmacists to support World Pharmacists Day by creating profile pictures for their social media accounts using the official FIP Twibbon or a specially designed Your pharmacist is at your service placard. Official 2017 logo: English Spanish ASTERICA WINNERS: Congratulations to the students who won the fashion show competition in College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital. Abhishek Singh Tanushree Chatterjee Srija Sur Supratim Das Arnab Ghosh Sneha Bag 15

16 Somnath Diyan Susmita Kar Navdeep Ghai Poulami Das INDUCTION PROGRAMME AT GNIPST: An Induction Programme for the newly admitted students was organized at GNIPST on 25 th August, GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: Congratulations to SNEHAM SEN, RITAM CHOWDHURY and SOUMYADEEP BHATTACHARYA-selected for the position of Medical Business Associate at GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. REVIENS: GNIPST bidded goodbye to the final year students by the farewell programme REVIENS. Best of luck to the final year students for their future life. COGNIZANT: Congratulations to 27 number of students who got job in Cognizant. Sl Name of student Sl Name of student No. No. 1 AINDRILA BHOWMICK 15 SHASHWATA GHOSH 2 SHARMISTHA DAS 16 SAMHITA KUMAR 3 MOZAMMEL HAQUE 17 DIPTARCO SINGHA 4 BANTI SINGH 18 ABHISHEK GUPTA 5 ABHIRUP SAHA 19 SUBHAJIT MANNA 6 ARUNAVA 20 SAYANI BANERJEE CHAKRABORTY 7 PAYEL BHATTACHARJEE 21 SAURAV 16

17 CHAKRABORTY 8 SAYANI BANERJEE 22 DEBARATI BHATTACHARYA 9 APARUPA SINHA 23 RITAM CHOUDHURY 10 AISHWARYA DATTA 24 SOUMIK DEY 11 ARIJIT PRAMANIK 25 SOUMAVA BHATTACHARYA 12 RANIT PAUL 26 SNEHAM SEN 13 PRITI KUNDU 27 MANDIRA GHORAI 14 SOUMYADEEP BHATTACHARYA NESTLE INDIA LTD: Congratulations to SHANTANEEL INDU, SAYANTAN DATTA and SUBHADIP CHAKRABORTY-selected for the position of Nutrition Officer Trainee at NESTLE INDIA LTD. Placement Record 2017: SL NO COMPANY NAME NUMBER OF STUDENT APPEARED/APPLIED NUMBER OF STUDENT SELECTED JOB PROFILE 1 NESTLE INDIA LTD Nutrition Officer Trainee 2 SUNKNOWLEDGE PVT. LTD Officer 3 COGNIZANT Officer 4 GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: Medical Business Associate 17

18 IRIS 2017 competition results: Painting: 1st: Sanchita Adhikary 2nd: Abhiraj Pathak 3rd: Swagata Paul Photography: 1st: Arnab Sarkar 2nd: Amit Kumar 3rd: Aditya DebGhosh Antakshari: 1st: Biswadip Chakraborty Divyashree Biswas 2nd: Debargha Dutta Neha Das 3rd: Sourav Guha Tamal Khan Dumb Charade: Champion: Himadri Poddar Gourab Samajdar Ritushree Bag Short film: Dwidha by Ankur Sen, Aditya DebGhosh, Arnab Chakraborty, Sreyoshi Dey, Ankita Aditya, Ranit Kundu, Nirupan Gupta. Games: COC: Champion Team (God Father): Abhirup Dey, arijit Pramanik, Kuntal Nadi, Arghya Roy, Aaman Roy, Arunava Chakraborty, Nayan Karmakar, abhiraj Pathak, Tamal Khan, Arijit Mitra Thakur. Need for speed: (NFS) 1st: Soham Roy 2nd: Anurag Baidya 3rd: Shantoneel Indu Fifa-XI: 18

19 1st: Sayantan Datta 2nd: sounak Paul Solo singing: 1st: Ritobroto Paul 2nd: Arpita Sarkar Solo Dance: 1st: Monodeepa Ghosh 2nd: Dipshikha Kar 3rd: Srestha Sengupta Group Dance: Champion Team: Aimless: Susmita Kar Srija Sur Sayani Sarkar Ankur Sen Supratim Das Sayantan Das Somnath Diyan NIRF of GNIPST: GNIPST received NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking amongst Top 75 Pharmacy Institutions in India and the best Pharmacy Institution in West Bengal by MHRD, Govt. of India. IRIS 2017: GNIPST is going to organize the cultural fest IRIS 2017 on 5th and 6th April, ICMR Sponsored National Seminar at Orisa: Congratulations to Ranit Kundu who have got first prize in oral presentation in ICMR sponsored National Seminar at Orissa. Intra college cricket tournament 2017: On 21st and 22nd February 2017 GNIPST organized Intra college cricket tournament. Congratulations to the winner: 19

20 B.Pharm 2nd year Man of the match: Soham Ray Highest wicket Taker: Shovon Ghosh Highest run scorer: Saikat Bera Sardar Jodh Singh Trophy 2017: On 17th February 2017 GNIPST participated in Sardar Jodh Singn Trophy 2017 and played the cricket match against Asansol Engineering College and GNIT. Annual Sports Meet 2017: On 14th and 15th February 2017 GNIPST organized Annual Sports Meet Congratulations to the following winner: Flat Race 100 m for Boys: 1st: Suman Ghosh 2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 3rd: Arnab Ghosh Flat Race 100 m for Girls: 1st: Moutan Roy 2nd: Manpreet Kaur 3rd: Kriti Prasad Flat Race 200 m for Boys: 1st: Suman Ghosh 2nd: Arnab Ghosh 3rd: Abhiraj Pathak Flat Race 200 m for Girls: 1st: Anjali Mondal 2nd: Moutan Roy 3rd: Kriti Prasad 3 Legged Race: 1st: Aindrila Bhowmick Anjali Mondal 20

21 2nd: Poulami Sarkar Pamolita Paul 3rd: Renu Sha Sayani Das Long Jump for Boys: 1st: Abu Sufian 2nd: Saikat Bera 3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur Long Jump for Girls: 1st: Sayani Das 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Anjali Mondal Skipping for Girls: 1st: Moutan Roy 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Anjali Mondal Shot put for Boys: 1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur 2nd: Bishal Kr. Singh 3rd: Abu Sufian Shot put for Girls: 1st: Koyel Ghosh 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Pamolita Paul Discuss throw for Boys: 1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur 2nd: Monojit Dutta 3rd: Bishal Kr. Singh Discuss throw for Girls: 1st: Nasrina Mondal 2nd: Aparupa Sinha 3rd: Kriti Prasad Sack Race 50 m for Boys: 1st: Sneham Sen 2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 21

22 3rd: Maruf Billa Akunji Sack Race 50 m for Girls: 1st: Kriti Prasad 2nd: Nasrina Mondal 3rd: Moutan Roy Relay Race (4x100 m) for Boys: Winner: Sneham Sen Abhiraj Pathak Arijit Mitra Thakur Suman Ghosh Relay Race (4x100 m) for Girls: Winner: Kriti Prasad Sayani Das Nasima Mondal Sunanda Konar Go for Goal for Boys: 1st: Abhiraj Pathak 2nd: Arnab Ghosh 3rd: Subhankar Malakar Balance Race 100 m for Girls: 1st: Aindrila Bhowmick 2nd: Pamolita Paul 3rd: Moutan Roy Tug of War (Boys): Winner: Arnab Mondal Arnab Chakrabarty Asif Iqbal Ankit Chowdhury Arnab Sarkar Tug of War (Girls): Winner: Aparupa Sinha Priya Bardhan Roy Poulami Sarkar Pamolita Paul Moutan Roy 22

23 Flat Race for /male Staff: 1st: Dr. Subhendu Bandyopadhyay 2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar 3rd: Dipanjan Mondal Hit the Stamp for Male Staff: 1st: Dipanjan Mondal 2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar 3rd: Dr. Asis Bala Hit the Stamp for Female Staff: 1st: Anuranjita Kundu 2nd: Prapti Chakraborty 3rd: Rakhi Balance Race for Female Staff: 1st: Moumita Chowdhury 2nd: Priyanka Ray 3rd: Jeenatara Begum Hari Bhanga for Female Staff: 1st: Sumana Roy 2nd: Priyanka Ray 3rd: Rakhi Tug of War (Female Staff): Winner: Dr. Sumana Chatterjee Dr. Sriparna Kundu Sen Sumana Roy Jeenatara Begum Moumita Chowdhury Jaya Banerjee Satabdi Sunknowledge Pvt. Ltd.: Congratulations to the students who got the job of Sonknowledge Pvt. Ltd. 1. Aishwarya Datta 2. Debjani Saha 3. Sayani Banerjee 4. Priya Dey 23

24 5. Anurag T K Baidya 6. Diptarco Singha 7. Soumyadeep Bhattachrya 8. Soumava Bhattacharya 9. Aniruddha Bhar 10. Dibyojyoti Chatterjee QUIZ organized by GNIDSR: Congratulations to Pratik Nandi and Bhaskar, who have acquired 2nd position in quiz competition organized by GNIDSR. Reminiscence 2017: On 12th February, 2017 GNIPST celebrated Reunion programme. GPAT 2017: The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT We congratulate them all. Rudradip Das Tanmoy Saha Arpita Ghosal Sampita Pal Soham Chatterjee Sajjaman Halder Swati Abat Anjali Mondal Tanaya Palit Anurag T K Baidya Rajdeep Saha Sayani Banerjee Abhishek Gupta Soumik Dey M.Pharm: Shakshar Saha Rajshekhar Roy Sanu Praharaj Cognizant: 24

25 Congratulations to the students who got the job of Cognizant. Shayeri Nandi Alinda Guha Roy Annesha Dutt Madhurima Saha Aindrila Guha Shankha Saha Ranit Kundu Sanu Praharaj Sweta Majumder NBA Accreditation: NBA has accreditated GNIPST. Debate competition: On 19th November, 2016 our student Pratik Nandy and Dippoman Guha was participated in All India University debate Competition organized by Calcutta Debate Circle. International seminar 2016: International seminar on Global Advancement in Pharmaceutical research and startup organized by GNIPST in collaboration with IPGA was held on 22nd October, 2016 at GNIPST auditorium. NBA visit: The experts of National Board of Accreditation or NBA will be going to visit GNIPST on 24th September and 25th September, World Photography Day celebration: On 19th August 2016 GNIPST celebrated World Photography Day at Dakhineswar. Farewell 2016: On 25 th May 2016 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programme for the final year students. Best of luck to all final year students for their future life. 25

26 ALUMNI MEMBERS 2016: Congratulations to new Alumni Members of GNIPST. Accreditation by NAAC: SL. NAME OF THE NO. INSTITUTE 01 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science And Technology, Kolkata STATE West Bengal CGPA(out GRADE of scale 4) 2.70 B STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST???? Identify the Biologist Answer of Previous Issue s Image: RICHARD F HECK Send your thoughts/ Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other contributions for Students Section& answers of this Section at gnipstbulletin@gmail.com 26

27 EDITOR S NOTE It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3 rd issue of 70 th Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms Jeenatara Begum for their kind co-operation and technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for the questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue. ARCHIVE ACHIEVEMENT: Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final year who have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti 2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT, Kharagpur. OTHERS: On 24 th and 25 th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST. The students of GNIPST participated in the 4 th Sardar Jodh SinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20 th February,

28 On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme Reminiscence Reloaded The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conducted at GNIPST on 15 th June, The program started with a nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour long discussion among more than thirty participants on different aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants applied for membership on that very day. AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year to GNIPST as per the details below: a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology. b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta. c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:rs. 16,25000/- only d. Approved duration: 3 years e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice, hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing bioactive molecules in these plants. 28

29 Activity Clubs of GNIPST: Name of Club Member Faculty CULTURAL Ms. Priyanka Ray DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya ECO Ms. Sumana Roy LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara Begum PHOTOGRAPHY Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya and Mr. Abir Koley SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE Mr. Samrat Bose MODELLING SOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis Bala SPORTS Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar 29