Biography

Dr. Somiranjan Ghosh is currently working as Associate & Research Coordinator in Department of Biology, Howard University, USA. He has completed his Ph.D. in Biology from University of Calcutta, India. He is having 15 years work experience. Previously he was appointed as Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow at National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, and Research Associate at University of Calcutta, India. He has published 22 research articles in journals as well as 33 abstracts and presentations as author/co-author. He also completed 12 research projects. He is professional member of The Indian Science Congress Association, American Society of Microbiology, Sigma XI, American Association of Advancement of Science, and Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences. He is serving as reviewer and guest reviewer for number of journals. He was received faculty Author Award from Howard University for 9 consecutive years.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Environment

62%

Epidemiology

90%

Toxicology

75%

Marine Science

55%

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Selected Publications

Ghosh, S., P.S. Mitra, C.A. Loffredo, T. Trnovec and L. Murinova et al., 2015. Transcriptional profiling and biological pathway analysis of human equivalence PCB exposure in vitro: Indicator of disease and disorder development in humans. Environ. Res., 138: 202-216.
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Ghosh, S., L. Murinova, T. Trnovec, C.A. Loffredo, K. Washington, P.S. Mitra and S.K. Dutta, 2014. Biomarkers linking PCB exposure and obesity. Curr. Pharmaceut. Biotechnol., 15: 1058-1068.
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Ghosh, S., T. Trnovec, L. Palkovicova, E.P. Hoffman, K. Washington and S.K. Dutta, 2013. Status of LEPR gene in PCB-exposed population: A quick look. Int. J. Hum. Genet., 13: 27-32.
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Mitra, P.S., S. Ghosh, S. Zang, D. Sonneborn and I. Hertz-Picciotto et al., 2012. Analysis of the toxicogenomic effects of exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Slovakian girls: Correlations between gene expression and disease risk. Environ. Int., 39: 188-199.
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Dutta, S.K., P.S. Mitra, S. Ghosh, S. Zang and D. Sonneborn et al., 2012. Differential gene expression and a functional analysis of PCB-exposed children: Understanding disease and disorder development. Environ. Int., 40: 143-154.
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Ghosh, S., S. Zang, P.S. Mitra, S. Ghimbovschi, E.P. Hoffman and S.K. Dutta, 2011. Global gene expression and Ingenuity biological functions analysis on PCBs 153 and 138 induced human PBMC in vitro reveals differential mode(s) of action in developing toxicities. Environ. Int., 37: 838-857.
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Ghosh, S., S. De, Y. Chen, D.C. Sutton, F.O. Ayorinde and S.K. Dutta, 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB-153) and (PCB-77) absorption in human liver (HepG2) and kidney (HK2) cells in vitro: PCB levels and cell death. Environ. Int., 36: 893-900.
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De, S., S. Ghosh, R. Chatterjee, Y.Q. Chen and L. Moses et al., 2010. PCB congener specific oxidative stress response by microarray analysis using human liver cell line. Environ. Int., 36: 907-917.
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Dutta, S.K., S. Ghosh, S. De and E.P. Hoffman, 2008. CYP1A1 and MT1K are congener specific biomarker genes for liver diseases induced by PCBs. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol., 25: 218-221.
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Ghosh, S., S. De and S.K. Dutta, 2007. Altered protein expressions in chronic PCB-153-induced human liver (HepG2) cells. Int. J. Toxicol., 26: 203-212.
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De, S., S. Ghosh and S.K. Dutta, 2006. Congener specific polychlorinated biphenyl metabolism by human intestinal microbe Clostridium species: Comparison with human liver cell line-HepG2. Indian J. Microbiol., 46: 199-199.
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Chen, Y.Q., S. De, S. Ghosh and S.K. Dutta, 2006. Congener-specific polychlorinated biphenyl-induced cell death in human kidney cells in vitro: Potential role of caspase. Int. J. Toxicol., 25: 341-347.
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Ghosh, S., A.K. Hazra, S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, 2005. Ecological monitoring for ascertaining the bio-safety of liver lipids from some Indian marine puffer fishes. Fish. Sci., 71: 29-37.
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Ghosh, S., A.K. Hazra, S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, 2004. The seasonal toxicological profile of four puffer fish species collected along Bengal coast, India. Indian J. Mar. Sci., 33: 276-280.
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Dasmahapatra, G.P., P. Didolkar, M.C. Alley, S. Ghosh, E.A. Sausville and K.K. Roy, 2004. In vitro combination treatment with perifosine and UCN-01 demonstrates synergism against prostate (PC-3) and lung (A549) epithelial adenocarcinoma cell lines. Clin. Cancer Res., 10: 5242-5252.
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Ghosh, S., A.K. Hazra, S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, 2003. The multifaceted health benefits of fish oil. Sci. Cult., 69: 326-330.