GNIPST BULLETIN 2017 24 th November, 2017 Volume No.: 72 Issue No.: 01 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: http://gnipst.ac.in 1
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
EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF EDITOR EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA MR.DIPANJAN MANDAL MS.MOUMITA CHOWDHURY HISTORICAL ARTICLE Nettie Stevens Nettie Stevens discovered that an organism s sex is determined by its chromosomes now known as the XY sex-determination system: females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX); males have two different sex chromosomes (XY). The discovery was also the first time that a link was demonstrated between a physical characteristic (sex) and differences in chromosomes. Beginnings: Nettie Maria Stevens was born on July 7, 1861 in Cavendish, Vermont, USA. Her father was Ephraim Stevens, a carpenter. Her mother was Julia Adams, who died when Nettie was just two years old. In 1865 her father married Ellen Thompson. The Stevens family, consisting of father, step-mother, Nettie and her younger sister Emma, then relocated to Westford, Massachusetts. Nettie attended public elementary schools in Westford, where her remarkable academic ability was noticed by her teachers. Her father s business prospered in Westford and Nettie attended Westford Academy, a private school. She enrolled there in 1872, 3
aged 11, and graduated in 1880, aged 18. Nettie s younger sister Emma also attended Westford Academy, and she too proved to be an exceptionally talented student. Emma went on to become a high school teacher. Westford Academy taught its students a rather traditional classical curriculum emphasizing Latin, Greek, English, and mathematics. Contributions and Achievements: Discovery of New Species While she was working for her master s degree, Stevens discovered two new species of single-celled organisms: Licnophora macfarlandi and Boveria subcylindrica; she also documented their life cycles. Chromosomes Determine the Sex of Offspring In 1866 Gregor Mendel had established the rules of heredity the rules governing how parental traits pass to offspring. Nobody noticed the huge significance of his work until it was rediscovered in about 1900. By 1900 it was already well-known to cytologists that an offspring inherits equal numbers of chromosomes from each of its parents they had seen this under their microscopes. Nobody, however, had been able to prove a link between Mendel s rules and the role of chromosomes. Establishing what part, if any, chromosomes played in heredity had become a very hot topic. Furthermore, nobody knew how the sex of an offspring was determined. There were different theories, including a theory that 4
chromosomes determined sex. Most scientists, however, believed sex was decided by external factors, such as temperature and nutrition, acting on a fertilized egg. They did not believe that sex was decided by chromosomes at the instant of fertilization. In 1903 Stevens applied for funding from the Carnegie Institute of Washington saying: I am especially interested in the histological side of the problems in heredity connected with Mendel s Law, and I know that there is need of a great deal of painstaking work along that line. She received a $1,000 grant for the 1904-1905 year to investigate problems relating to sex determination. She won a further $1,000 in 1905 the Ellen Richards Prize for the best scientific paper written by a woman for A Study of the Germ Cells of Aphis rosae and Aphis oenotherae. Stevens actually wrote this paper in December 1904, at which time she was still uncertain about the source of sex determination. In her papers Stevens showed that an organism s sex is determined by specific chromosomes today we would say that males have XY and females XX sex chromosomes. In doing so she also provided the first evidence that a physical characteristic in this case the sex of an individual is linked to differences in chromosomes. Edmund Beecher Wilson of Columbia University, America s first cell biologist, independently made the same discovery as Stevens, also in 1905. 5
Some Personal Details and the End: In 1905 Stevens became an associate in experimental morphology at Bryn Mawr College. In 1912 a research professorship was created for her, but she died before she could begin working in her new role. Nettie Maria Stevens died aged 50 of breast cancer on May 4, 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland. She never married and had no children. She was remembered by her students as a rather shy, unassuming teacher. She was remembered by other members of the faculty at Bryn Mawr as a talented researcher working in a difficult field who had achieved a worldwide reputation among biologists. She was always on hand to help willingly with teaching or any other college related work. Nettie Stevens was laid to rest in the cemetery at Westfield, Massachusetts beside the graves of her father and step-mother. Her sister Emma s ashes were also placed there in 1945. NEWS UPDATE New species can develop in as little as two generations, Galapagos study finds:(24 th November, 2017) A study of Darwin's finches, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has revealed direct genetic evidence that new species can arise in just two generations. 6
Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain:(24 th November, 2017) The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives our species its identity. However, all regions of the human brain have molecular signatures very similar to those of our primate relatives, yet some regions contain distinctly human patterns of gene activity that mark the brain's evolution and may contribute to our cognitive abilities, a new study has found. Avatar therapy may help to reduce auditory hallucinations for people with schizophrenia:( 24 th November, 2017) An experimental therapy which involves a face-to-face discussion between a person with schizophrenia and an avatar representing their auditory hallucination may help reduce symptoms, when provided alongside usual treatment, according to a study. How badly do you want something? Babies can tell:( 24 th November, 2017) Babies as young as 10 months can assess how much someone values a particular goal by observing how hard they are willing to work to achieve it, according to a new study. This ability requires integrating information about both the costs of obtaining a goal and the benefit gained by the person seeking it, suggesting that babies acquire very early an intuition about how people make decisions. 7
Antibiotics resistance: Researchers succeed to block genes of resistance:(22 nd November, 2017) Scientists have design better molecules that make it harder for plasmids to move between bacteria. Smart people have better connected brains:(22 nd November, 2017) Differences in intelligence have so far mostly been attributed to differences in specific brain regions. However, are smart people's brains also wired differently to those of less intelligent persons? A new study supports this assumption. In intelligent persons, certain brain regions are more strongly involved in the flow of information between brain regions, while other brain regions are less engaged. Frictional heat powers hydrothermal activity on Enceladus:( 22 nd November, 2017) A computer simulation shows how icy moon heats water in a porous rock core. This study also offers among others an answer to the long-standing question of where the energy that can support water in liquid form on a small, cryovulcanic moon far from the sun comes from. Radiographs of Dolly's skeleton show no signs of abnormal osteoarthritis:(23 rd November, 2017) Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, report experts. 8
Rise in oxygen levels links to ancient explosion of life, researchers find:( 20 th November, 2017) Scientists have found that oxygen levels appear to increase by roughly 80 percent at about the same time as a three-fold increase in biodiversity during the Ordovician Period, between 445 and 485 million years ago. For detail mail to editor KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE Role of flavonoids in cancer therapy The use of these agents for cancer prevention is driven by epidemiology supporting the idea that regional diets and consumption of specific dietary component such as soya isoflavones are associated with lower risk for cancer. Epidemiological and preclinical evidence suggests that polyphenolic phytochemicals posses cancer chemopreventive properties due to their antioxidant activity. Flavonoids are thought to wield their anticancer properties by directly or indirectly counterbalancing the superoxide free radicals produced from our diet or other environmental factors. Although patients with established cancer have already sustained DNA damage in order to mutate from benign to malignant cells, avoiding 9
further DNA insult may avoid further mutation of indolent malignant or premalignant cells into more aggressive phenotypes. The high intake of foods and beverages rich in flavonoids has been associated with decreased risk of neoplasm. Dietary flavonoids inhibit the proliferation of various cancer cells and tumor growth in animal models. Epidemiologic data suggested that flavonoids consumption may protect against cancer induction in several human tissues. Chemoprevention has the potential to be a major component of cervical, colon, lung, prostate and bladder cancer control. Several of polyphenolic compounds regulate the genes that are critical for the control of proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis pathway in cancer cells. Recently it has been reported that flavonoids sensitized cancer cells to apoptosis induced by anticancer agents in vitro, for example the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family members. Mr. Dipanjan Mandal Assistant Professor GNIPST 10
DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Yellow fever in São Paulo State prompts vaccination campaign:( 24 th November, 2017) Between July and mid-october 2017, a total of 71 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in São Paulo State, Brazil. Of these, two were confirmed, six are under investigation, and 63 were ruled out. The two confirmed cases (one of which was fatal) were reported from Itatiba from 17 September through 7 October 2017. Read more UPCOMING EVENTS: 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) to be held at Chitkara University 22nd - 24th Dec. 2017 Golden Jubilee Concluding Celebrations & Annual Conference Of Indian Pharmacological Society (IPSCON) to be held at NMIMS on 15 th -17 th February. DRUGS UPDATES FDA Approves Juluca (dolutegravir and rilpivirine) for the Maintenance Treatment of Virologically Suppressed HIV-1 Infection:(21 st November, 2017) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Juluca, the first complete treatment regimen 11
containing only two drugs to treat certain adults with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) instead of three or more drugs included in standard HIV treatment. Juluca is a fixed-dose tablet containing two previously approved drugs (dolutegravir and rilpivirine) to treat adults with HIV-1 infections whose virus is currently suppressed on a stable regimen for at least six months, with no history of treatment failure and no known substitutions associated with resistance to the individual components of Juluca. Limiting the number of drugs in any HIV treatment regimen can help reduce toxicity for patients, said Debra Birnkrant, M.D., director of the Division of Antiviral Products in the FDA s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Read more CAMPUS NEWS NATIONAL SEMINAR, 2017: National Seminar was organised by Clinical Research Centre, Jadavpur University, IPGA Bengal branch in collaboration with Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology at Triguna Sen Auditorium, Jadavpur University on 22nd November, 2017. Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director cum Principal of GNIPST presided over the National Seminar. Ms.Priyanka Ray of GNIPST conducted the inaugural session. 12
Dr. Sumana Chatterjee, Dr. Lopamudra Datta, Dr. Prerona Saha and Dr. Sriparna KunduSen of GNIPST acted as chairpersons of the four scientific sessions. Mr Debabrata GhoshDastidar of GNIPST evaluated the poster session with other dignitaries. Congratulation to Mr Nilayan Guha of M.Pharm who was awarded the 2nd Runner-up prize and Mr. Sourav Saha awarded the 1st Runner-up Prize for the poster session. 13
CAMPUS PLACEMENT,2017 : CIPLA has conducted Campus recruitment drive on 23 rd of November, 2017 at Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Sodepur, Kolkata. It s a moment of happiness and pride that CIPLA has selected total four number of final year B. Pharm students as Therapy Manager for CIPLA Main Division. Congratulation to Mr.AnkurSen, Mr. Aditya Deb Ghosh,Mr.Amit Kumar and Mohona Bhattercharjee. 14
INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH GNIPST ALUMNIMEMBERS,2017: An interactive session was held on 24 th November at GNIPST auditorium with GNIPST alumni members and present final year students on career counseling. WORLD DIABETES DAY CELEBRATION: GNIPST celebrated WORLD DIABETES DAY on 14 th November at GNIPST auditorium Children Day Celebration: GNIPST celebrated children day on 14 th November at GNIPST campus. MAKAUT Football Tournament 2017: Congratulation to GNIPST football team for becoming CHAMPION of MAKAUT Intercollege Football Tournament,2017, Zone-3 was held on 4-6 th November at JISCE play ground. 15
University medal winner, 2017: Heartiest congratulations to all the UNIVERSITY MEDAL WINNERS,2017 of GNIPST. MSc Biotechnology Department. 1. Susmita Dutta (Reg No: 153131810014) University Gold Medal winner (9.66) 2. Md Riaz Hossain (Reg No:153131810003) University Gold Medal Winner (9.66) 3. Abhishek Sadhu (Reg no:153131810001) University Bronze Medal winner (9.57) MSc Genetics Department. 1.Payel chakraborty (Reg No: 153131810016) University Gold Medal winner (9.54) 2. Soyeta debnath (Reg no:153131810018) University Bronze Medal winner (9.49) B.Sc Biotechnology Department. 1. Shikha Jain (Reg No: 143132410030) University Gold Medal winner 8.87) B.Sc Microbiology Department. 1.Tomali Bhattacharjee (Reg No: 143132410072) University Gold Medal winner (8.67) M. Pharm. 1. Ms. Moumita Basak (reg no. 151862310007) Gold Medal Winner (9.52) 2. Ms. Annesha Dutt (reg no. 1518623100016) Silver Medal Winner (9.45) National Elocution Competition 2017: National elocution competition 2017 (state level) was held on 27 th October, 2017 organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association education division. Congratulation to winner Sakshar saha, who will represent West Bengal in National semi final round in Vizag. Seminar on clinical research 2017: A seminar on Clinical Research Industry- Opportunities,Demand And Challenges was held on 1 st 16
November,organized by GNIPST in collaboration with Syncorp Clincare Technologies PVT. LTD at GNIPST auditorium. Intra college football tournament 2017: On 14 th and 16th October 2017 GNIPST organized Intra college football tournament. Congratulations to the winner: B.Pharm 3 rd year Man of the match: Mainak paul (B.Pharm 1 st year) Post-Puja Celebration 2017: On 18 th October GNIPST celebrated the Post-Puja programme ALINGON 2k17 at GNIPST auditorium. Pre diwali Celebration at oldage and orphanage home 2017: GNIPST celebrated Pre-Diwali at Bholananda Bridhdhashram ( Barrackpore), Happy Home (Dumdum) and Pratyush ( Barasat) on 18 th October,2017. 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 Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of 17
West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1 st September, 2017. 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. 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 18
Supratim Das Arnab Ghosh Sneha Bag 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, 2017. 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 19
5 ABHIRUP SAHA 19 SUBHAJIT MANNA 6 ARUNAVA 20 SAYANI BANERJEE CHAKRABORTY 7 PAYEL BHATTACHARJEE 21 SAURAV 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 46 03 Nutrition Officer Trainee 2 SUNKNOWLEDGE PVT. LTD. 10 10 Officer 3 COGNIZANT 42 27 Officer 4 GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: 40 03 Medical Business Associate 20
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 21
Fifa-XI: 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, 2017. 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. 22
Congratulations to the winner: 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 2017. 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 23
Anjali Mondal 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 24
2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 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 25
Moutan Roy 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 26
4. Priya Dey 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-2017. 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 27
Cognizant: 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, 2016. World Photography Day celebration: On 19th August 2016 GNIPST celebrated World Photography Day at Dakhineswar. 28
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. ALUMNI MEMBERS 2016: Congratulations to new Alumni Members of GNIPST. Accreditation by NAAC: SL. NAME OF THE STATE CGPA(out NO. INSTITUTE 01 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science And Technology, Kolkata-700114 West Bengal GRADE of scale 4) 2.70 B STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST???? Identify the physicist Answer of Previous Issue s Image: FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: PANDIT HARIPRASAD CHORASIA, USTAD ALLARAKHA KHAN,PANDIT SHIVKUMAR SHARMA 29
Send your thoughts/ Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other contributions for Students Section& answers of this Section at gnipstbulletin@gmail.com EDITOR S NOTE It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 1 st issue of 72 nd 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. 30
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, 2015. On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme Reminiscence Reloaded 2015. The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conducted at GNIPST on 15 th June, 2012. 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 2012-13to 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. 31
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 32