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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
Contents Message from PRINCIPAL Editorial board Historical
article News Update Knowledge based Article Disease Related
Breaking
News Upcoming Events Drugs Update Campus News Students Section
Editors Note Archive
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GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
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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 the last 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 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
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EDITORIAL BOARD
CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA EDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUM
ASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL
HISTORICAL ARTICLE Antibacterials in the Middle Ages: Mentioning
that one of the exhibits contained Gerard's Herball, Sir Howard
pointed out that among the illustrations was the wallflower. "If
you take any part of the wallflower, its stem, seed, or leaves, and
grind them up, the liquid in which they have been drowned is a very
powerful antibacterial. It is much more powerful than carbolic, and
was certainly used in the Middle Ages, and possibly earlier, as a
poultice to apply to various inflamed parts. There is some
connexion between the herbalist and the type of pharmacy now being
done." The old-fashioned meaning of the word pharmacy had greatly
degenerated, in the United States to the local drug store, which
was just another place for breakfast, and in England to the
chemist's shop, where a large part of the pharmacist's time was
devoted to the selling of beauty preparations. However, doctors
still had to give prescriptions, and patients still swallowed
medicine. Dr. E. ASHWORTH UNDERWOOD, director of the Wellcome
Historical Medical Museum, in thanking Sir Howard Florey, said that
in presenting the exhibition they had interpreted the word pharmacy
in liberal terms, and consequently a number of exhibits would be
seen which were connected with other sciences and with other arts.
He did not wish it to be thought, however, that the exhibition
dealt only with the artistic point of view. Within the limited
space available they had tried to include the great classics which
had influenced therapeutics.
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NEWS UPDATE National Epilepsy Day 21st June, 2015
Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition. About one in
every 100 people has epilepsy. A single seizure does not
necessarily mean you have epilepsy. Epilepsy can affect anyone at
any age. 75% of people with epilepsy have had their first seizure
before the age of 20.
Major regional variation in use of clotbuster drug tPA reveals
opportunities to improve care & prevent disability: 26th June,
2015 It looks like a crazy quilt spread over the continent. But a
new map of emergency stroke care in America shows just how much of
a patchwork system we still have for delivering the most effective
stroke treatment. And thousands of people a year may end up
unnecessarily disabled as a result.
Daily bathing of pediatric patients with antiseptic cuts
bloodstream infections by 59 percent: 26th June, 2015 Daily bathing
of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent
chlorhexidine gluconate reduced central line-associated bloodstream
infections by 59 percent and saved approximately $300,000 in one
hospital over a six-month period, according to a new study.
Pet care can help improve adolescents' Type 1 diabetes
management, pediatricians find: 26th June, 2015 Pediatric diabetes
researchers found that incorporating routine pet care into a
child's diabetes self-care plan can significantly improve
monitoring of the disease, resulting in lower blood glucose
levels.
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Targeted drug delivery method could potentially slow progression
of polycystic kidney disease: 25th June, 2015 For the 12 million
people worldwide who suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD),
an inherited disorder with no known cure, a new treatment option
may be on the horizon. A targeted drug delivery method has been
developed that could potentially slow the progression of polycystic
kidney disease.
Molecule protects body from dangerous overreaction to viral
attack: 26th June, 2015 The flu virus can be lethal. But what is
often just as dangerous is the body's own reaction to the invader.
The immune counterattack can end up harming the body's own tissues,
causing deadly damage. Now, a researcher has, for the first time,
uncovered new details about how this response plays out. And he has
identified a 'decoy' molecule that can rein in this runaway
inflammatory response.
Light fixture kills bacteria safely, continuously: 26th June,
2015 A new light fixture uses Continuous Environmental Disinfection
technology to continuously kill harmful bacteria linked to hospital
acquired infections (HAIs). The technology behind the Indigo-Clean
inactivates a wide range of micro-organisms that are known causes
of HAIs, including MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus), C.difficile and VRE (Vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus).
Action spectrum of sun skin damage documented: 26th June, 2015
Scientists have documented for the first time the DNA damage that
can occur to skin across the full range of ultraviolet radiation
from the sun providing an invaluable tool for sun-protection and
the manufacturers of sunscreen.
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Inactivity reduces people's muscle strength: 26th June, 2015 It
only takes two weeks of not using their legs for young people to
lose a third of their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a
person who is 40-50 years their senior, new research shows.
Braking mechanism identified for cell growth pathway linked to
several cancers: 26th June, 2015 A self-regulating loop in the
Hippo pathway, a signaling channel garnering increased attention
from cancer researchers due to its role in controlling organ size,
cell proliferation and cell death, has been identified by
researchers.
RNASEH1 mutations impair mtDNA replication, cause adult-onset
mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: 26th June, 2015 Next Generation
Sequencing (NGS) technology offers an incredible opportunity for
the rapid and relatively low-cost characterization of individual
genomes, giving us a chance to make a substantial leap ahead in the
molecular dissection of all mitochondrial disorders in humans. For
detail mail to editor
KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE Key protein may affect risk of
stroke
Studies on mice reveal that a special protein in the brain's
tiniest blood vessels may affect the risk of stroke. Peter
Carlsson, professor in genetics at the University of Gothenburg,
and his research team are publishing new research findings in the
journalDevelopmental Cell about how the blood-brain barrier
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develops and what makes the capillaries in the brain different
from small blood vessels in other organs. The brain's smallest
blood vessels differ from those in other organs in that the
capillary walls are much more compact. The nerve cells in the brain
get the nutrients they need by molecules actively being transported
from the blood, instead of passively leaking out from the blood
vessels. This blood-brain barrier is vital, because it enables
strict control over the substances with which the brain's nerve
cells come into contact. It has a protective function that if it
fails, increases the risk of stroke and other complications.
Special cell type essential to development The smallest blood
vessels, the capillaries, have a type of cell called pericytes.
These are essential to the development of the blood-brain barrier.
Pericytes are also found in other organs, and researchers have
previously been unable to find out what gives the brain's pericytes
this unique ability. The Gothenburg research team has found that
the brain's pericytes contain a protein, FoxF2, which is not
present in the pericytes of other organs, and which coordinates the
changes that make the blood vessels compact. FoxF2 is needed in
order for the blood-brain barrier to form during fetal development.
"Mice that have too little or too much FoxF2 develop various types
of defects in the brain's blood vessels," explains Peter Carlsson,
professor at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Chemistry
and Molecular Biology. One gene may play a critical role In humans,
researchers have noted that major changes in a region of chromosome
6 have been associated with an increased risk of stroke, but it has
not been known which of the genes in the area are responsible for
this risk. "The FoxF2 gene is an extremely interesting candidate,
as it is located right in the middle of this region, and research
is under way now in collaboration with clinical geneticists to
investigate
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the extent to which variations in the FoxF2 gene affect people's
risk of suffering a stroke," says Peter Carlsson.
Jeenatara Begum Assistant Professor
GNIPST
DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Middle East respiratory syndrome
coronavirus
(MERS-CoV) United Arab Emirates: (26th June, 2015) On 21 June
2015, the National IHR Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates
notified WHO of 2 additional cases of Middle East respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS 61st IPSF World Congress sponsored by Indian
Pharmaceutical
Association (IPA) at Marriott Hotel, Hyderabad, India is going
to on 30th July to 9th August, 2015.
For further details please visit www.ipsf2015.org
DRUGS UPDATES FDA Approves Antiplatelet Agent Kengreal
(cangrelor) as Adjunct to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention:
(22nd June, 2015) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today
approved Kengreal (cangrelor), an intravenous antiplatelet drug
that prevents formation of harmful blood clots in the coronary
arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. It is
approved for adult patients undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention
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(PCI), a procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed coronary
artery to improve blood flow to the heart muscle.
Read more
CAMPUS NEWSFAREWELL PROGRAMME:
On 15th May 2015 GNIPST clebrated the farewell programme Sesh
Chithi for the final year students of M.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Pharm, B.Sc
and BHM.
JIS SAMMAN 2015 On 11th May, 2015 GNIPST attended the JIS SAMMAN
2015.
JIS SAMMAN Awards: Best College (Non Engineering):
GNIPST Best Principal:
Dr (Prof.) Avijit Sengupta Best HOD:
Mr. Jaydip Ray Best Faculty:
Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar (Pharmacy)Dr. Swati Chakraborty
(Life Sciences)
Best faculty since inception:Mr. Jaydip Ray
Best Office Staff:Ms. Jaya Banerjee
Best technical Assistant:Mr. Somnath Majhi
College Blue:Avik Paul
Highest DGPA of 2014:B.Pharm:
Purbali Chakraborty (4th year) Diksha Kumari (3rd year)
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Aishika Dutta (2nd year) Sampita Paul (1st year) M.Pharm: Aritra
Mukherjee (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) Mounomukhar Bhattacharya
(Pharmacology) B.Sc (Biotechnology): Papiya Saha (3rd year)
Shomasree Das (2nd year) Ayanita Basak (1st year) B.Sc
(Microbiology): Bonhisikha Chatterjee (3rd year) Riaz Hossain (2nd
year) Soumi Chowdhury (1st year) BHM: Bishal Roy (3rd year)
Shreyabhanja Chowdhury (2nd year) Recitation:
Udita Majumder Debate:
Srijita Roy Poushali Ganguly Quiz:
Arani ray Dipayan Nath Band:
Syantan Ghoswami Anurag Ghosh Atanu Mondal Arka Khamaru
Ritobroto Paul Abhirup Dasgupta
Fashion: Md. Nadeem Shah Koustav Sarkar
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Shaksar Saha Avirup Dasgupta Ranit Kundu Namrata Ganguly
Shreyasee Mitra Chandrika Saha Debopriya Chatterjee Riya Taran
Innovative Modeling: Ankit Chowdhury Kartik Koley Mudasar Manna
Dipan Chaterjee Abhishek Singh Kaustav Pal Manojit Dutta SPIRIT JIS
2015
On 03th to 05th April, 2015 JIS organised SPIRIT JIS 2015. GPAT
2015 Result:
The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified,
GPAT-2015. We congratulate them all. Diksha Kumari Rupanjay
Bhattacharya Avik Paul Xtasy 2015: GNIPST is going to organize the
Tech Fest Xtasy 2015 from 30th March, 2015 to 1st April, 2015.
FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME: The FINISHING SCHOOL
TRAINING PROGRAMME is going to organize by the Entrepreneurship
Development Cell and Training & Placement Cell, GNIPST in
collaboration with Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA),
Bengal Branch from 21st February to 11th April, 2015 at GNIPST
Auditorium.
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On 21st
February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme ofGNIPST
was inaugurated by Sri Soumen Mukhopadhyay, Deputy Director, Drug
Control Office, Goutam Kr. Sen, President, IPGA, Mr. Subroto Saha,
Asst. Directorate, Drug Control Office, Mr. Ranendra Chakraborty,
Sales Manager and Associate Director Dr. Reddys Laboratory. On 28th
February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy Drug Controller, Mr. Sujoy
Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager, Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit
Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning & Development, Cipla delivered
their valuable lectures in the 2nd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 14th March, 2015 Mr. Milindra Bhattacharya,
Senior Manager, QA & QC, Emami Ltd. and Mr. Joydev Bhoumik,
Manager, Operation, Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited delivered their
valuable lectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 21st March, 2015 Mr. Tridib Neogi,
Associate Vice-President (Quality Assurance), Albert David Ltd.
delivered his valuable lectures in the 4th FINISHING SCHOOL
TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 28th March, 2015 Dr. Gautam
Chaterjee, an Alumni of Jadavpur University and presently
associated with NIPER delivered his valuable lectures in the 5th
FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST. On 11th April, 2015
the closing ceremony of the FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME was
held in GNIPST Auditorium. JOBS:
All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby
informed that an interview will be conducted on 23rd May, 2015 by
Standard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. GSK for post: Production, QA, QC. All
the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby
informed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales and
marketing job. Details given below:
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Date: 27.03.2015Time: 09:45 amVenue : GSK Consumer Healthcare
Limited, Unit No. 208,
2nd Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town, Rajarhat, 24 Pgs
(N). Kolkata-700156.
THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group.
Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. Sc
Biotechnology have been selected. Ipsita Mondal (M. Sc
Biotechnology)Debriti Paul (M. Sc Biotechnology)Debopriya
Chatterjee {B. Sc (H) Biotechnology}
The final year students of B.Pharm (31 students) and B.Sc (11
students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd. on
10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17 students
have gone through to the final round of this pooled campus drive
and short listed for final selection.
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 24th and 25th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio
Mathwasdelivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST.
The students of GNIPST participated in the 4th Sardar
JodhSinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20th February, 2015. On 8th
February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the ReunionprogrammeReminiscence
Reloaded 2015.
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STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????
The name of which country wascreated as a portmanteau of the
names of the two states that unified to create the country
Tanganyika
and Zanzibar?
Answer of Previous Issues Questions: A) Giant panda
Identify the person
Answer of Previous Issues Image: Colin Trevorrow
Send your thoughts/Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other
contributions for Students Section& answers of this Section at
[email protected] NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3rd issue of 46th
Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN are
able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST
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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 and Mr. Soumya
Bhattacharya 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 The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has
been
conducted at GNIPST on 15th June, 2012. The program started
witha nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of
NaturalProducts, 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.
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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
Bengal with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism,
Jaundice, hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for
enhancing bioactive molecules in these plants.
Activity Clubs of GNIPST: Name of Club Member Faculty SPORTS Mr.
Debabrata GhoshDastidar LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara Begum
SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE MODELLING
Mr. Samrat Bose
ECO Ms. Sumana Roy SOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis Bala PHOTOGRAPHY Ms.
Sanchari Bhattacharya CULTURAL Ms. Priyanka Ray DEBATE AND
EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
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National Epilepsy Day 21st June, 2015 Major regional variation
in use of clotbuster drug tPA reveals opportunities to improve care
& prevent disability: 26th June, 2015It looks like a crazy
quilt spread over the continent. But a new map of emergency stroke
care in America shows just how much of a patchwork system we still
have for delivering the most effective stroke treatment. And
thousands of people a year may end... Daily bathing of pediatric
patients with antiseptic cuts bloodstream infections by 59 percent:
26th June, 2015Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable
cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate reduced central
line-associated bloodstream infections by 59 percent and saved
approximately $300,000 in one hospital over a six-month period,
acco... Pet care can help improve adolescents' Type 1 diabetes
management, pediatricians find: 26th June, 2015Pediatric diabetes
researchers found that incorporating routine pet care into a
child's diabetes self-care plan can significantly improve
monitoring of the disease, resulting in lower blood glucose levels.
Targeted drug delivery method could potentially slow progression of
polycystic kidney disease: 25th June, 2015For the 12 million people
worldwide who suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an
inherited disorder with no known cure, a new treatment option may
be on the horizon. A targeted drug delivery method has been
developed that could potentially slow... Molecule protects body
from dangerous overreaction to viral attack: 26th June, 2015The flu
virus can be lethal. But what is often just as dangerous is the
body's own reaction to the invader. The immune counterattack can
end up harming the body's own tissues, causing deadly damage. Now,
a researcher has, for the first time, uncovered... Light fixture
kills bacteria safely, continuously: 26th June, 2015A new light
fixture uses Continuous Environmental Disinfection technology to
continuously kill harmful bacteria linked to hospital acquired
infections (HAIs). The technology behind the Indigo-Clean
inactivates a wide range of micro-organisms that are... Action
spectrum of sun skin damage documented: 26th June, 2015 Inactivity
reduces people's muscle strength: 26th June, 2015It only takes two
weeks of not using their legs for young people to lose a third of
their muscular strength, leaving them on par with a person who is
40-50 years their senior, new research shows. Braking mechanism
identified for cell growth pathway linked to several cancers: 26th
June, 2015 RNASEH1 mutations impair mtDNA replication, cause
adult-onset mitochondrial encephalomyopathy: 26th June, 2015For
detail mail to editor
KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLEKey protein may affect risk of stroke
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) United Arab
Emirates: (26th June, 2015)On 21 June 2015, the National IHR Focal
Point of the United Arab Emirates notified WHO of 2 additional
cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
infection.Read more FDA Approves Antiplatelet Agent Kengreal
(cangrelor) as Adjunct to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: (22nd
June, 2015) CAMPUS NEWS STUDENTS SECTION