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We are looking for prospective PhD students and postdocs to join the lab. Fresh MSc pass out from biochemistry, microbiology, zoology, biotechnology or related discipline with either NET or GATE (score > 600) may communicate with me for PhD positions. Also, students who completed their PHD and looking for postdoc positions and are willing to work at the interface of basic and translational research may also approach. Email: arin.cal@gmail.com

June 11, 2026: Heartiest congratulations to our Senior Research Fellow, Sayan Das, on receiving the prestigious ANRF Travel Grant to attend and present his research work at the ASV meeting in Minneapolis! This achievement is a wonderful recognition of his research efforts and dedication. We wish him a fruitful journey, an excellent presentation, and a rewarding experience at the conference.

April 17, 2026: We are proud to announce that Dr. Indrani Das Jana has been honored with the Best Oral Presentation Award at the VIROGLOBAL 2026 International Conference held at Manipal, Karnataka, India. This achievement reflects her dedication, scientific excellence, and valuable contribution to research. We extend our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for her continued success.

March 26, 2026: We are delighted to announce that at the National Conference on RNA Modification and Genome Regulation held at Presidency University, Kolkata, India, Soumik Dey received the Best Oral Presentation Award, while Aratrika De was honored with the Best Poster Award. Their outstanding achievements reflect scientific excellence, dedication, and innovation in research. We warmly congratulate them on this remarkable success and wish them continued accomplishments in their academic journey.

February 22, 2026: We are pleased to announce that Sayan Das received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Disease Biology: Mechanism to Medicine, held at IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India. We congratulate him on this remarkable achievement and wish him continued success in his research endeavors.

February 12, 2026: Heartiest Congratulations to Senior research scholar, Aratrika De for receiving the prestigious ASV Global Scholar Award. She will be travelling to Minneapolis to present her research work and represent our research community on an international platform. Wishing her a wonderful journey, a successful presentation, and continued success in all her future endeavours.

January 27,2026: We are pleased to share that our recent article, “Identification of novel thiazole derivatives as flaviviral protease inhibitors effective against Dengue (DENV2) and Japanese encephalitis viruses,” published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy has been featured in the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) collection on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

January 3, 2026: We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest research by Das Jana I, Dey S, Si M, Roy A, Mondal A, titled “Host Protein Kinase C⍺: The novel Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) specific scaffold regulating nuclear export of influenza virus ribonucleoprotein complexes” in PLOS Pathogens. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013841

July 17, 2025: We are delighted to share that Dr. Arindam Mondal (PI) and Aratrika De proudly showcased our research through poster presentations, while Sayan Das delivered an impactful talk at the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting 2025 held in Montréal, Canada. It was an exciting and memorable opportunity to represent our work on an international platform and engage with the global virology research community.

Congratulations to Mr. Sayan Das and Ms. Aratrika De for receiving the ASV Travel Award to attend the American Society of Virology Annual Metting 2025 held at Montreal, Canada.

February, 2025: We feel proud to announce the publication of our latest research by Sayan Das, Dr. Indrani Das Jana and Dr. Arindam Mondal, , titled “Identification of novel thiazole derivatives as flaviviral protease inhibitors effective against Dengue (DENV2) and Japanese encephalitis viruses,” published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 🔗 10.1128/aac.01651-24

February, 2025: We feel proud to announce the publication of our latest research by Dr. Sudip Nag, Saptarshi Banerjee and Dr. Arindam Mondal, , titled “CO-INFECTS: A highly affordable, portable, nucleic acid-based rapid detector for differential diagnostics of active respiratory co-Infections" published in the 'Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical' Journal. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2025.137516

November 28-30, 2024: We are pleased to announce that Soumik Dey has received the best poster award in National Symposium on "Molecular Basis of Life: Health, Disease and Diversity" conducted at the Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

March 27-30, 2024: We are delighted to announce that Dr. Sudip Nag has received the best poster award in International Conference on Frontiers in Disease Biology (BAW 2024) held in Kalimpong, India.

May 22-24, 2024: We are delighted to announce that Soumik Dey has received the best poster award in 12th RNA Group Meeting held in IIT Guwahati, India.