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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.

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

Sertrner First of the Alkaloid Chemists:Swedish pharmacist Scheele paved the way for isolating organicplant acids; but it remained for a young German apothecary,Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertrner, to give the world opium'schief narcotic principle, morphine; and to recognize and prove theimportance of a new class of organic substances: alkaloids. His firstannouncements challenged, Sertrner in 1816 conducted a newseries of bold, startling experiments in his apothecary shop inEinbeck, including a series of physiologic tests on himself andthree young friends. Recognition and fame followed. Relocating inan apothecary shop in Hameln, Sertrner continued organicchemical experimentation and discovery throughout his life.NEWS UPDATE

FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat

obesity: (29th January, 2015)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the MaestroRechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight losstreatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brainand the stomach that controls feelings of hunger and fullness.

In a role reversal, RNAs proofread themselves:

(29th January, 2015)Building a protein is a lot like a game of telephone: information ispassed along from one messenger to another, creating the potentialfor errors. Enzymatic machines proofread at each step, andscientists have uncovered a new quality control mechanism alongthis path. But in a remarkable role reversal, the proofreading isn't


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done by an enzyme. Instead, one of the messengers itself has abuilt-in mechanism to prevent errors.

First-ever view of protein structure may lead to

better anxiety drugs: (29th

January, 2015)When new medicines are invented, the drug may hit the intendedtarget and nullify the symptoms, but nailing a bull's eye -- one that

produces zero side effects -- can be quite elusive. New research

has, for the first time, revealed the crystal structure of a key

protein, TSPO, which is associated with several forms of anxiety

disorders.

Key element in circadian clock speed discovered:(29th January, 2015)In a discovery that may lead to new treatments for sleep disorders,

jet lag and other health problems tied to circadian rhythms,

researchers have identified a determinant of the circadian clock's

period.

Texting may be more suitable than apps in

treatment of mental illness: (29th

January,2015)Texting may be a more suitable treatment aid for those with

mental illness than mobile applications.This is the key finding of a

new study led by researchers from Clemson University in

collaboration with researchers from Indiana University and the

Centerstone Research Institute. The study was published in the

journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing.


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Genetically engineered antibody-based molecules

show enhanced hiv-fighting abilities: (29th

January, 2015)Capitalizing on a new insight into HIV's strategy for evadingantibodies -- proteins produced by the immune system to identify

and wipe out invading objects such as viruses -- researchers have

developed antibody-based molecules that are more than 100 times

better than our bodies' own defenses at binding to and

neutralizing HIV, when tested in vitro. The work suggests a novel

approach that could be used to engineer more effective HIV-

fighting drugs.Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2

diabetes, experts argue: (29th January, 2015)Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly thosecontaining fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates. Clinical expertschallenge current dietary guidelines that allow up to 25 percent oftotal daily calories as added sugars, and propose drastic reductionsin the amount of added sugar, and especially added fructose,people consume.

Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD:

(29th January, 2015)A new study provides strong evidence, using data from animalmodels and humans, that exposure to a common householdpesticide may be a risk factor for ADHD.

Parkinson's gene linked to lung cancer: (29thJanuary, 2015)A gene that is associated with lung cancer has been identified byresearchers. Through whole exome sequencing, they identified alink between a mutation in PARK2, a gene associated with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and familial lung cancer.


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Among gut microbes, strains, not just species,

matter: (29th January, 2015)Sophisticated genomic techniques now allow scientists to estimate

the strains, not just the species, in samples of the human gut'smicrobe collection. Differences in the strains of microorganismspresent might account for the variable influence the gut's microbecommunity has on human health and disease. Understanding theeffects of various strain combinations on such functions asmetabolism, immunity and drug reactions might suggest ways tomanipulate the gut microbiome to improve health.

For detail mail toeditor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLELeprosy

Leprosy also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is achronic infectioncaused by thebacteriaMycobacterium leprae and Mycobacteriumlepromatosis. Initially, infections are without symptoms andtypically remain this way for 5 to as long as 20 years. Symptomsthat develop includegranulomasof thenerves,respiratory tract,skin, and eyes. This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain and

thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries. Weaknessand poor eyesight may also be present.The two main types of disease are based on the number of bacteriapresent: paucibacillary and multibacillary. The two types aredifferentiated by the number ofpoorly pigmented, numb skinpatches present, with paucibacillary having five or fewer andmultibacillary having more than five. The diagnosis is confirmed byfindingacid-fast bacilli in a biopsy of the skin or via detecting the

DNA bypolymerase chain reaction. It occurs more commonlyamongthose living in poverty and is believed to be transmitted byrespiratory droplets. It is not very contagious.Leprosy is curable with treatment. Treatment for paucibacillaryleprosy is with the medicationsdapsoneandrifampicin for 6months. Treatment for multibacillary leprosy consists


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ofrifampicin,dapsone, and clofaziminefor 12 months. Thesetreatments are provided for free by theWorld HealthOrganization. A number of other antibiotics may also beused. Globally in 2012, the number of chronic cases of leprosy was

189,000 and the number of new cases was 230,000. The number ofchronic cases has decreased from some 5.2 million in the1980s. Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with Indiaaccounting for more than half. In the past 20 years, 16 millionpeople worldwide have been cured of leprosy. About 200 cases arereported per year in the United States.Leprosy has affected humanity for thousands of years. The diseasetakes its name from theLatin word lepra, which means "scaly",

while the term "Hansen's disease" is named after thephysicianGerhard Armauer Hansen. Separating people inlepercoloniesstill occurs in countries likeIndia, with more than athousand; China,with around hundreds; and in Africa. However,most colonies have closed. Leprosy has been associated withsocialstigmafor much of history, which remains a barrier to self-reporting and early treatment.World Leprosy Day was started in1954 to draw awareness to those affected by leprosy.Signs and Symptoms:Leprosy is primarily agranulomatous disease of theperipheralnerves andmucosa of theupper respiratory tract; skin lesions arethe primary external sign. Left untreated, leprosy can beprogressive, causing permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs,and eyes. Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts tofall off, although they can become numb or diseased as a result ofsecondary infections; these occur as a result of the body's defensesbeing compromised by the primary disease. Secondary infections,

in turn,can result in tissue loss causing fingers and toes to becomeshortened and deformed, as cartilage is absorbed into the body.


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Cause:M leprae

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M. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy: As anacid-fastbacterium, M. lepraeappears red when aZiehl-Neelsen stainisused.M. lepraeand M. lepromatosisare the causative agents of leprosy. M.lepromatosisis a relatively newly identified mycobacterium isolatedfrom a fatal case of diffuse lepromatous leprosy in 2008.An intracellular, acid-fastbacterium,M. lepraeisaerobicand rod-shaped, and is surrounded by the waxycell membranecoatingcharacteristic of theMycobacteriumgenus.Due to extensive loss ofgenes necessary for independent growth, M.lepraeand M. lepromatosisareobligate pathogens, andunculturable inthe laboratory, a factor that leads to difficulty in definitivelyidentifying the organism under a strict interpretation ofKoch'spostulates.The use of nonculture-based techniques suchasmolecular geneticshas allowed for alternative establishment ofcausation.While the causative organisms have to date been impossible toculture in vitro, it has been possible to grow them in animals.

Naturally occurring infection also has been reported in nonhumanprimates, including the Africanchimpanzee,sooty mangabey,andcynomolgus macaque, as well as inarmadillosandred squirrels.Genetics

Several genes have been associated with a susceptibility to leprosy.Around 95% of people are believed to be naturallyimmune. Research suggests a defect in cell-mediated immunitycauses susceptibility to leprosy. The region ofDNAresponsible for

this variability is also involved inParkinson's disease,giving rise tocurrent speculationthat the two disorders may be linked in someway at thebiochemical level.Prevention:Medications can decrease the risk of those living with people withleprosy from acquiring the disease and likely those with whom


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people with leprosy come into contact outside thehome. However, concerns are known of resistance, cost, anddisclosure of a person's infection status when doing follow-up ofcontacts, thus the WHO recommends that people who live in the

same household be examined for leprosy and only be treated ifsymptoms are present. TheBacillus CalmetteGurin(BCG)vaccine offers a variable amount of protection againstleprosy in addition totuberculosis.It appears to be 26 to 41%effective (based on controlled trials) and about 60% effective basedon observational studies with two doses possibly working betterthan one. Development of a more effective vaccine is ongoing as of2011.

Treatment:A number ofleprostatic agentsare available for treatment. Forpaucibacillary (PB or tuberculoid) cases, treatment withdailydapsoneand monthlyrifampicin for six months isrecommended. While for multibacillary (MB or lepromatous)cases, treatment with daily dapsone andclofaziminealong withmonthly rifampicin for twelve months is recommended.Multidrug therapy (MDT) remains highly effective, and people areno longer infectious after the first monthly dose. It is safe and easy

to use under field conditions due to its presentation in calendarblister packs.Relapserates remain low, and noresistanceto thecombined drugs is seen.

Jeenatara BegumAssistant Professor

GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)virus China: (27thJanuary, 2015)On 23 January 2015, the Department of Health, Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region notified WHO of 1 additional laboratory-


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confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9)virus.Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

On 2nd to 3rd February, 2015 the International Conference onNanomaterial and translational Research will be held at BBAU,

Lucknow, India.

On 2nd to 4th February, 2015 Ramanbhai Foundation 7thInternational Symposium on Current Trends in Pharmaceutical

Sciences Advances in New Drug Discovery & Development will

be held at Ahmedabad, India.

On 4th to 6th February, 2015 the 3rd International Conference onNanoscience and Nanotechnology-ICONN 2015 will be held at

SRM University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

On 14th February the National Seminar on Future aspect &challenges in Pharmaceutical Technologies will be held at

Shambhunath Institute of Pharmacy, Jhalwa, Allahabad, India.

On 14th February, 2015 the 2nd National Conference on RecentChallenges in Pharmacy Education, Research & Management

will be held at Mehr Chand Polytechnic College, Pharmacy

Department, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

On 17th to 18thFebruary, 2015 the National Conference on Impactof Molecular Biology on Drug Discovery and Development:

Promises & Challenges Partly Funded by Department of

Biotechnology, Government of India; in Central University of

Rajasthan, Kishangarh Distt. Ajmer in Pharmacy Education,

Research & Management will be held at Mehr Chand

Polytechnic College, Pharmacy Department, Jalandhar, Punjab,

India.


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On 19th to 22nd February, 2015 the International Conference onNanotechnology (ICNT 2015) will be held at Haldia, West Bengal,

India.

On 25th

to 28th

February, 2015 the 21st

ISCBC Conference onCurrent Drug Discovery Trends & Development will be held at

CDRI Lucknow

On 27th to 28th February, 2015 the 4th Annual Conference &Exhibition of SPER will be held at DIT University, Deharadoon.

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat)for HIV-1 Infection in Adults: (29th January,

2015)Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced that theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Evotaz(atazanavir 300 mg and cobicistat 150 mg) tablets in combinationwith other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1infection in adults. Evotaz is coformulated to be one pill, once-daily, combining the protease inhibitor atazanavir, which ismarketed as Reyataz (atazanavir 200 mg/300 mg) capsules, andcobicistat, a pharmacokinetic enhancer marketed by GileadSciences, Inc. Todays approval offers patients living with HIV aninnovative treatment option that delivers proven suppression(HIV-1 RNA


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CAMPUS NEWS

The 2nd Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 28th and 29thJanuary,2015 in College campus ground.

Congratulations to all the winner of Annual Sports of GNIPST,2015.100 meter flat race (Girls):Priya Roy Nirmita Gupta Joyoti Ghosh100 meter flat race (Boys):Arijit Mitra Thakur Deep Chakraborty Arindam GangulyThree legged race (Girls):Nayana Sinha Anjali Mondal Saheli Mukherjee

Arjita Biswas Aindrila Bhowmick Archita Basu200 meter flat race (Girls):Priya Roy Nirmita Gupta Anjali MondalLong Jump (Boys):Dipankar Kamila Arindam Ganguly Rohan DattaSkipping (Girls):Saheli Mukherjee Indira Saha Jayita RoyShotput (Girls):Chandrika Saha Priya Roy Sneha Paul

Shotput (Boys):Arijit Mitra Thakur Arindam Ganguly Rohan DattaMusical Chair (Staff):Mr. Abir Koley Ms. Priyanka Ray Mr. Debabrata GhoshdastidarDiscuss Throw(Girls):Priya Roy Arjita Biswas Varsha Shrivastava50 meter female flat race (staff):Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Ms. Priyanka Ray Ms. Anuranjita

Kundu100 meter male flat race (staff):Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar Mr. Mrinal Datta Mr. Ranjit

GhoshWalking race female (staff):Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya


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Ms. Anuranjita KunduMs. Sumana RoyBalance race female (staff):Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya

Dr. Sriparna KunduSenMs. Priyanka RayTug of war (Female staff):Ms. Priyanka RayMs. Aparupa BhattacharyaMs. Prathama SenGuptaDr. Sriparna KunduSenMs. Sumana Roy

Tug of war (Male staff):Mr. Debabrata GhoshdastidarMr. Abir KoleySk. Ziaur RahmanMr. Ranjit GhoshMr. Koushik DharBalance race (Girls):Indira SahaAindrila Bhowmick

Pamolita PaulLong Jump (Girls):Aindrila BhowmickNirmita GuptaKrishnakali Basu200 meter flat race (Boys):Dipankar KamilaArijit Mitra Thakur

Kaustav SakarSack race (Girls):Aindrila BhowmickNirmita GuptaSayani BanerjeeSack race (Boys):


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Rohan DattaSouvik DebnathSayantan DasRelay race (Boys):

Dipankar KamilaArijit Mitra ThakurSoumyajit SinhaSneham SenRelay race (Girls):Joyoti GhoshAindrila BhowmickAnjali Mondal

Poulami SarkarGo for Goal (Boys):Abhijit Kumar MondalArkajyoti HazraAbhinandan MondalTug of war (Boys):Dipu RoyVishal SinghSk Minhaz Uddin Ahmed

Ritobroto PaulRohan DuttaTug of war (Girls):Krishnakali BasuIndira SahaChandrika SahaMaitryee BanerjeeKajal Nagpal

The male faculties and staffs of GNIPST participated in the 4thSardar Jodh Singh Trophy organised by NIT on 15thJanuary, 2015.

An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkimfor B.Pharm, B.Sc. and M.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr.Dipanjan Mandal, Mr. Samrat Bose and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharyafrom 5thJanuary to 12thJanuary, 2015.


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GNIPST commemorated the Birth Anniversary of SwamiVivekananda on Monday, 12thJanuary, 2015 & served Oldages andOrphanages.

On 22ndDecember 2014 the students of B.Pharm 2ndyear and B.Sc2nd year visited the laboratory of Vivekananda Institute of

Biotechnology, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith under the

supervision of Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum, Mr. Soumya

Bhattacharya and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya.

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 Nationalworkshop 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, KolkataCongratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2ndyear, who

got 1stprize for the poster presentation in the National seminar on

Control of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr.


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

Bengal Branch.

On 14thand 15thNovember 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2nd

year students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical WorksLimited, 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.

Congratulation to the winner of Cricket Tournament-B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014

Runner up team-B.Sc and BHM, 2014Congratulation 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


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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 1styear, 2014

Congratulation 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, 2014

1st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1st

year, 20142nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rdyear, 2014

Congratulation 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 ChessTournament was held on 21stand 22nd October, 2014.

The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja washeld on 20thOctober, 2014

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

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

Runner 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


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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 awonderful Teachers Day Programme. On behalf of all the teachers

of 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)

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

Utsha Sinha

Satarupa Bhattacharya

Sandipan Sarkar

Purbali Chakraborty

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


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1st Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 3rd February,2014 inCollege campus ground.

An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim

for B.Pharm and B.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. AsisBala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.

STUDENTS SECTION

WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST????

Stradle technique, Fosbury flop,

Western roll are the different techniqueof which track & field event?

Answer of Previous Issues Questions

A) HUGH TOYE

Identify the sportsperson

Answer of Previous Issues Image

NETAJI BHAWAN, KOLKATA

Send your thoughts/

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

contributions for Students Section answ ers

of this Section at

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EDITORS NOTE

It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 1stissue of 42

thVolume

of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN

are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPSTbulletin 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 Bhattacharyafor 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 15thJune, 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

long discussion among more than thirty participants on different

aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants

applied 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)

inPHAR MACOL OGY

The approved number of seat is 18.

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

120.


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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 PharmaceuticalScience & 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.


Documents

GNIPST Bulletin 42.1