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TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF GLORY AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE

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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 tlast 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 academexcellence and continuous improvement.

I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners asupported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learni

and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeti

the needs of all students.

It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and loo

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 looki

forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken

this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teache

are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and pl

the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.

The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positi

challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holist

needs of our students.

I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of t

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

this path.

My best wishes to all.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTAEDITOR MS. JEENATARA BEGUM

ASSOCIATE EDITOR MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

Scheele Greatest of the Pharmacists-

Chemists:During his few short years, Carl Wilhelm Scheele gave to theworld discoveries that have brought its people incalculable

advantages. Yet he never forgot that he was, first of all, apharmacist. Encouraged by enlightened preceptors, all of hisdiscoveries were made in the Swedish pharmacists in which heworked, as apprentice, as clerk, and finally as owner, in Kping. Hebegan in a corner of the stock room of Unicorn Apothecary inGothenburg. With rare genius, he made thousands of experiments,discovered oxygen, chlorine, prussic acid, tartaric acid, tungsten,molybdenum, glycerin, nitroglycerin, and countless other organiccompounds that enter into today's daily life, industry, health, andcomfort.

NEWS UPDATE

New version of common antibiotic could eliminate

risk of hearing loss: (02ndJanuary, 2015)A commonly used antibiotic can be modified to eliminate the riskthat it will cause hearing loss, a study in mice has demonstrated.

The newly patented antibiotic, N1MS, cured urinary tract infectionin mice just as well as sisomcicin, but did not cause deafness, studyresults show. The study presents a promising new approach togenerating a new class of novel, nontoxic antibiotics, researcherssay.


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Not all obese people develop metabolic problems

linked to excess weight: (02ndJanuary, 2015)Obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes

in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke,according to new research. In addition, obese people who didn'thave these metabolic problems when the study began did notdevelop them even after they gained more weight.

HIV vaccines should avoid viral target cells,

primate model study suggests: (02nd January,

2015)

Vaccines designed to protect against HIV have backfired in clinicaltrials. Non-human primate model studies suggest an explanation:vaccination may increase the number of immune cells that serve asviral targets. In a nonhuman primate model of HIV transmission,higher levels of viral target cells in gateway mucosal tissues wereassociated with an increased risk of infection.

Predicting superbugs' countermoves to new

drugs: (02ndJanuary, 2015)

With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, even common infectionsthat were easily controlled for decades are proving trickier to treatwith standard antibiotics. New drugs are desperately needed, butso are ways to maximize the effective lifespan of these drugs. Toaccomplish that, researchers used software they developed topredict a constantly-evolving infectious bacterium's counter-moves to one of these new drugs ahead of time, before the drug iseven tested on patients.

More efficient, sensitive estrogen detectiondeveloped: (02ndJanuary, 2015)

A new method for detecting trace amounts of estrogen has beendeveloped by scientists, an advance that will help healthresearchers. The hormone estrogen plays an important role in the


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human body and has been linked to everything from tumor growthto neuron loss during Alzheimer's disease. But detecting very smallamounts of it in blood and other biological fluids can be difficultfor health researchers, especially in the limited amounts available

in laboratory experiments.Findings point to potential approach to treat

virus causing illness, possible paralysis: (01st

January, 2015)New research findings point toward a class of compounds thatcould be effective in combating infections caused by enterovirusD68, which has stricken children with serious respiratory

infections and might be associated with polio-like symptoms inthe United States and elsewhere.

Killing for DNA: A predatory device in the

cholera bacterium: (01stJanuary, 2015)Scientists have uncovered the unconventional way that the cholerabacterium stabs and kills other bacteria to steal their DNA, makingit potentially more virulent. Cholera is caused when the bacteriumVibrio cholerae infects the small intestine. The disease is

characterized by acute watery diarrhea resulting in severedehydration.

'Bad luck' of random mutations plays

predominant role in cancer, study shows: (01st

January, 2015)A statistical model has been created that measures the proportionof cancer incidence, across many tissue types, caused mainly by

random mutations that occur when stem cells divide. By thismeasure, two-thirds of adult cancer incidence across tissues can beexplained primarily by bad luck, when these random mutationsoccur in genes that can drive cancer growth, while the remainingthird are due to environmental factors and inherited genes.


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Fat isn't all bad: Skin adipocytes help protect

against infections: (01stJanuary, 2015)When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune

response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath. In a newpaper, researchers report the surprising discovery that fat cellsbelow the skin help protect us from bacteria.

Researchers target the cell's 'biological clock'

in promising new therapy to kill cancer cells:

(01stJanuary, 2015)Cell biologists have targeted telomeres with a small molecule

called 6-thiodG that takes advantage of the cell's 'biological clock'to kill cancer cells and shrink tumor growth.

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KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Pancreatic CancerPancreatic cancer arises whencells in thepancreas, a glandular

organ behind thestomach, begin to multiply out of control andform amass.Thesecancer cells have theability to invadeother partsof the body. One to two in every hundred cases of pancreaticcancer areneuroendocrine tumors,which arise from the hormone-producingneuroendocrine cellsof the pancreas. These are generallyless aggressive than pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Signs andsymptoms of the most common form of pancreatic cancer mayincludeyellow skin,abdominalorback pain,unexplained weightloss, light-coloredstools, dark urine and loss of appetite.

Pancreatic cancer rarely occurs before the age of 40, and more thanhalf of cases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma occur in those over 70.Types:The many types of pancreatic cancer can be divided into twogeneral groups.


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Exocrine:

The exocrine group is dominated by pancreatic adenocarcinoma(variations of this name may add "invasive" and "ductal"), which isby far the most common type, representing about 85% of all

pancreatic cancers, although the pancreatic ductalepitheliumfromwhich it arises represents less than 10% of the pancreas by cellvolume. This cancer arises in the ducts that carry certain hormonesandenzymesaway from the pancreas, and is covered in detail inother sections. The next most common,acinar cell carcinoma of thepancreas, arises in the cells that make these products, andrepresents 5% of exocrine pancreas cancers. Like the "functioning"endocrine cancers described below, it may cause over-production

of pancreatic products, in this case digestive enzymes, which mayproduce symptoms including skin rashes and jointpain.Cystadenocarcinoma represents 1% and has a betterprognosis than other types.Pancreatoblastomais a rare form, mostly occurring in childhood,and with a relatively good prognosis. Other exocrine cancersincludeadenosquamous carcinomas,signet ring cellcarcinomas,hepatoid carcinomas, colloidcarcinomas,undifferentiated carcinomas, and undifferentiatedcarcinomas with osteoclast-like giant cells.Solid pseudopapillarytumoris a rare low-gradeneoplasm that mainly affects youngerwomen, and generally has a very good prognosis.Neuroendocrine:

The small minority of tumors that arise from elsewhere in thepancreas are mainly pancreaticneuroendocrinetumors(PanNETs). Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a diversegroup ofbenign or malignanttumors that arise from the

body'sneuroendocrine cells,which are responsible for integratingthenervousand endocrine systems. NETs can occur in most organsof the body, including the pancreas, where the various malignanttypes are all considered to berare. PanNETs are grouped into"functioning" and "non-functioning" types, depending on theirhormonal characteristics. The functioning types secrete hormones


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such asinsulin,gastrin,andglucagon into the bloodstream, often inlarge quantities, giving rise to serious symptoms such aslow bloodsugar, but also favoring relatively early detection. The mostcommon functioning PanNETs areinsulinomas andgastrinomas,

named after the hormones they secrete. The non-functioning typesdo not secrete hormones in a sufficient quantity to give rise toovert clinical symptoms. For this reason, non-functioningPanNETs are often diagnosed only after the cancer has spread toother parts of the body.Signs and Symptoms:

Pain in the upper abdomen or back, often spreading from aroundthe stomach to the back. The location of the pain can indicate the

part of the pancreas where a tumor is located. The pain may beworse at night and may increase over time to become severe andunremitting. It may be slightly relieved by bending forward. In theUK, about half of new cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosedfollowing a visit to a hospital emergency department for pain orjaundice. In up to two-thirds of people abdominal pain is the mainsymptom, for 46% of the total accompanied by jaundice, with 13%having jaundice without pain.

Jaundice, a yellow tint to thewhites of the eyes or skin, with or

without pain, and possibly in combination with darkened urine.This results when a cancer of the head of the pancreas obstructsthecommon bile duct as it runs through the pancreas.

Unexplained weight loss, either fromloss of appetite, or loss ofexocrine function resulting in poor digestion.

The tumor may compress neighboring organs, disrupting digestiveprocesses and making it difficult for thestomachto empty, whichmay causenauseaand a feeling of fullness. The undigested fat leads

to foul-smelling,fatty feces that are difficult to flush away.

At least 50% of people with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

havediabetes at the time of diagnosis. While long-standingdiabetes is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer (seeRiskfactors), the cancer can itself cause diabetes, in which case recentonset of diabetes could be considered an early sign of the disease.


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People over 50 who develop diabetes have eight times the usualrisk of developing pancreatic adenocarcinoma within three years,after which the relative risk declines.Diagnosis:

Medical imaging techniques, such ascomputed tomography(CTscan) andendoscopic ultrasound(EUS) are used both to confirmthe diagnosis and to help decide whether the tumor can besurgically removed ("resectability"). Magnetic resonanceimagingandpositron emission tomographymay also beused, andmagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographymay beuseful in some cases. Abdominal ultrasound is less sensitive andwill miss small tumors, but can identify metastasis to the liver and

build-up of fluid in theperitoneal cavity(ascites). It may be usedfor a quick and cheap first examination before other techniques.A biopsy byfine needle aspiration, often guided by endoscopicultrasound, may be used where there is uncertainty over thediagnosis, but a histologic diagnosis is not usually required forremoval of the tumor by surgery to go ahead.Liver function testscan show a combination of results indicative ofbile duct obstruction (raisedconjugated bilirubin,-glutamyltranspeptidaseandalkaline phosphataselevels).CA19-9 is atumormarkerthat is frequently elevated in pancreatic cancer. However, itlackssensitivity and specificity, not least because 5% of peoplelack theLewis (a) antigenand cannot produce CA19-9. It has asensitivity of 80% and specificity of 73% in for detecting pancreaticadenocarcinoma, and is used for following known cases ratherthan diagnosis.Management:Surgery:

Surgery with the intention of a cure is only possible in around one-fifth (20%) of new cases. Although CT scans help, it can bedifficult to determine whether the tumor can be fully removed (its"resectability"), and it may only become apparent during surgerythat it is not possible to successfully remove the tumor withoutdamaging other vital tissues.


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Radiotherapy:The role ofradiotherapyafter potentially curative surgery has beencontroversial for many years, with a continuing tendency forclinicians in the US to be more ready to use adjuvant radiation

therapy than those in Europe. Manyclinical trialssince the 1980s,testing a variety of treatment regimes, have failed to settle thematter conclusively.Chemotherapy:In people not suitable for curative surgery, chemotherapy may beused to extend life or improveits quality. Gemcitabine wasapproved by the United StatesFood and Drug Administrationin1997, after aclinical trial reported improvements in quality of life

and a 5-week improvement inmedian survival duration in peoplewith advanced pancreatic cancer. This was the first chemotherapydrug approved by the FDA primarily for a nonsurvivalclinicaltrialendpoint.

Jeenatara BegumAssistant Professor

GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)

virus China: (30thDecember, 2014)On 27 December 2014, the Department of Health, Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region confirmed a human infection withavian influenza A(H7N9) virus.Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

The 102nd Indian Science Congress to be hosted by University ofMumbai, Mumbai from 3rdto 7thJanuary, 2015.

Conference on Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology will be atSathyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India on 7thand 8thJanuary,

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DRUGS UPDATES

Hospira Receives U.S. FDA Approval of

Proprietary Analgesic Dyloject (diclofenacsodium) Injection: (30thDecember, 2014)Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), the world's leading provider ofinjectable drugs and infusion technologies, and a global leader inbiosimilars, has received approval from the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) for Dyloject (diclofenac sodium) Injection,a proprietary nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)analgesic. Dyloject is indicated for use in adults for the

management of mild to moderate pain and for the management ofmoderate to severe pain alone or in combination with opioidanalgesics.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 18thDecember 2014.

Congratulation to Tamalika Chakraborty, Assistant Professor ofGNIPST, who got 3rd prize for the poster presentation in the

National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research,

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,

2014.

On 29th November and 30th November many of the facultymembers and students of GNIPST presented their posters in the

National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research,

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,

2014.

The teachers and students of GNIPST attended the National


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workshop on Redefining the Role of Pharmacist in Health Care

System which was held in Dr. H. L. Roy Auditorium, Jadavpur

Universirty Kolkata-700032 on 16th November 2014, organised by

Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Bengal Branch, Kolkata

Congratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2ndyear, whogot 1stprize for the poster presentation in the National seminar on

Control of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr.

B.C.Roy College of Pharmacy & AHS in association with IPA

Bengal Branch.

On 14thand 15thNovember 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2ndyear students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical Works

Limited, 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 14thNovember 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.

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 Dayon Angiogenesis and Role of Amino Acids by Dr Debatosh Datta,

Research scientist.GNIPST commemorated the 126th Birth Anniversary of Maulana

Abul Kalam Azad on Tuesday, 11th November 2014.

On 7thNovember 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.


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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 2ndyear, 20141st Runner up-Subhayan Dutta, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department)

2nd year, 2014

2nd Runner up-Nirupan Gupta, B.Pharm 1

st

year, 2014Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Girls)-

Aishwarya Datta, B.Pharm 2ndyear, 20141st Runner up-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014

2nd Runner up-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Boys)-Basab Brata Dey, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2ndyear, 20141st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1styear, 2014

2nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Girls)-

Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 20141st Runner up-Varsa Srivastav, B.Sc(Bioptechnology Department)

1styear, 2014

2nd Runner up- Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014

The GNIPST Cricket Tournament, Carom Tournament and Chess

Tournament was held on 21st

and 22nd

October, 2014.The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja was

held on 20thOctober, 2014

An exhibition on Photography and Painting was held on 20thOctober, 2014


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Congratulation to the winner of Football Tournament-B.Pharm3rd 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, 2014

2nd 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 and

26th September, 2014.

On 5th September, 2014 the students of GNIPST have arranged a

wonderful 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 14thAugust, 2014.Welcome 1styear 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.

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)


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The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2014. We congratulate them all.

Utsha Sinha

Satarupa BhattacharyaSandipan Sarkar

Purbali Chakraborty

Reminiscence, 2014(GNIPST Reunion) was held in Collegecampus on 2ndFebruary,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. Asis

Bala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.

B.Pharm 3rd year won the GNIPST Football Champions trophy,2013. B.Pharm 3rdyear won the final match 1-0 against B.Pharm 2nd

year. Deep Chakrabortywas the only scorer of the final.

STUDENTS SECTION

WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Othmar Zeidler first synthesized

which insecticide in 1874?

Answer of Previous Issues Questions

A) BioCryst Pharmaceuticals


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Identify the person

Answer of Previous Issues Image

Satya Nadella

Send your thoughts/

Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other

contributions for Students Section

answ ers of this Section at

[email protected]

EDITORS NOTE

Wish you a very Happy New Year 2015. It is a great pleasure for

me to publish the 1st

issue of 41th

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 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


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are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of

contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.

ARCHIVEGNIPST organized a garment distribution programme on 28th

September, 2013 at Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Adyapith,

Kolkata. On this remarkable event about hundred people have

received garments. More than hundred students and most of the

faculties participated on that day with lot of enthusiasm.

GNIPST celebrated World Heart Day (29th September) andPharmacists Day (25thSeptember)on 25thand 26thSeptember,

2013 in GNIPST Auditorium. A seminar on Violence against

woman and female foeticide was held on GNIPST Auditorium on

25th September organized by JABALA Action Research

Organization. On 26thSeptember an intra-college Oral and Poster

presentation competition related to World Pharmacists day and

Heart day was held in GNIPST. Ms. Purbali Chakraborty of

B.Pharm 4th year won the first prize in Oral Presentation. The

winner of Poster presentation was the group of Ms. Utsa Sinha,Mr. Koushik Saha and Mr. Niladri Banerjee(B.Pharm 4thyear). A

good number of students have participated in both the

competition with their valuable views.

Teachers daywas celebrated on 5thSeptember, 2013 by the

students of GNIPST in GNIPST Auditorium.

Azalea exotic flower ) , the fresher welcome programme for

newcomers 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 Sciences

in Higher Education organized by GNIPST held on 29th June,


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2013 at GNIPST auditorium. The programme was inaugurated by

Prof . Asit Guha, Director of JIS Group, Mr. U.S. Mukherjee, Dy

Director of JIS Group and Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director cum

Principal of GNIPST with lamp lighting. The programme started

with an opening song performed by the B.Pharm students of this

institute. The seminar consists of a series of lectures, video

presentations and poster session. On the pre lunch session 4

lectures were given by Dr. Lopamudra Dutta, Mr. Debabrata

Ghosh Dastidar, Ms. Swati Nandy and Ms. Tamalika Chakraborty

respectively. On their presentation the speakers enlighten the

recent development of Pharmacy, Genetics and Microbiology and

their correlation with Life Sciences. On the post lunch session, Ms.Saini Setua and Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharjee explained the recent

development and career opportunities in Biotechnology and

Hospital Management. The programme was concluded with

valedictory session and certificate distribution.

About 50 Higher secondary school teachers from different

schools of Kolkata and North& South 24 Parganas district of West

Bengal participated in this programme. A good interactive sessionbetween participants and speakers was observed in the seminar.

The seminar was a great success with the effort of faculties, staffs

and students of our Institute. It was a unique discussion platform

for school teachers and professional of the emerging and newer

branches of Life Science.

The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been

conducted at GNIPST on 15

th

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 for

publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour

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aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants

applied for membership on that very day.

GNIPST is now approved by AICTE and affiliated to WBUT for

conducting the two years post graduate course (M.Pharm)in P H A R M A C O L O G Y .The approved number of seat is 18.

The number of seats in B.Pharm. has been increased from 60 to

120.

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.


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