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Dr. Debashree Das
Assistant Professor
M.Sc. Ph.D: Life Science (Neuroscience), Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), DRDO, Leh-Ladakh, India, Postdoc - Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Neuronal circuit dysfunctions leading to affective disorders in psychiatric comorbidities like depression, anxiety, addiction, posttraumatic stress disorder, and autism spectrum disorders
Sept 2025 - Present: Assistant Professor (Regular), Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Oct 2024 - Sept 2025: Assistant Professor (ad-hoc), Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
2022 –2024: Research Associate – Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Boston, USA
2021 – 2022: Visiting Scholar – Blue Marble Space Institute of Science (BMSIS)
2021: Research Fellow at Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology
2014 – 2021: Ph.D., DIHAR, DRDO
2013 – 2014: Research Fellow at NIT, Rourkela, Odisha
2009 – 2011: M.Sc. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT), Rourkela, Odisha
2006 – 2009: B.Sc. OUAT, Odisha
2002 - 2004 : Higher Secondary Examination (+2), OUAT, Odisha
2002: AISSE, CBSE, Maharishi Vidya Mandir (MVM), Odisha.
2022 –2024: Research Associate – Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Boston,
2021 – 2022: Visiting Scholar – Blue Marble space Institute of Science, Working on a project reanalyzing RNA seq data of thermophile microbes isolated from the Puga hot springs of Ladakh
2021: 2021: Research Fellow at Amity Centre of Excellence in Astrobiology, January 2021 – July 2021, Working on an ISRO Project concerning India’s first biological flight experiments to test the effects of microgravity, ESEP 2021 Project Lead
2016 - 2019: Senior Research Fellow at DIHAR, DRDO
2014 – 2016: Junior Research Fellow at DIHAR, DRDO, Working on projects related to the cognitive deficits induced on exposure to high altitude hypoxic conditions. Projects entailed animal experiments on simulated high altitude conditions with hypoxic chambers and evaluation of the molecular mechanisms leading to cognitive impairment in both in vitro and in vivo systems.
2013 – 2014: Research Fellow at NIT, Rkl. Project - “Integrating Polymorphisms and NGS in dissecting complex networks of miRNA- mediated regulation in neurodegenerative diseases” The project involved both bioinformatics work regarding ncRNA binding site prediction, promoter prediction, SNPs identification and wet lab validation using PCR, qPCR in cell culture models.
2010 – 2011: M.Sc. dissertation at NIT, Rkl, Project - “p53 and its isoforms in cancer epigenetics”, undertaken as part of M.Sc dissertation, Research involved evaluating the expression profile of p53 isoforms in cancer , leading to such deregulations.
May 2010: Summer Trainings at RGCB, Thiruvanatapuram, Indian Academy of Science (INSA) "Summer Research Fellowship‟ program, Project - “Augmenting pro-apoptotic activity of BAD in sensitizing Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL over-expressing cells to drugs2”. The training involved core molecular biology techniques like western blotting, PCR, mammalian cell culture, FACS, etc.
| S. No. | Authors | Title of Article | Journal/Conference Details | Journal/Conference | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rana AK, Bhatt B, Gusain C, Biswal Suryanarayan, Debashree Das, Kumar M. | How metabolism orchestrates immune response in healthy and diseased brain | American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00331.2024 | Journal | 2025 |
| 2 | Simranjit Kaur, Tania Acharjee , Debashree Das, Monika Bhatia, Sushman Sharma,Ashish Patel and Dinesh Bhatia | Switching on Smart Care: The Ascendancy ofWireless Technologies in Continuous HealthSurveillance | Smart Wearable Technology, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5412-8868 | Journal | 2025 |
| 3 | Debashree Das, Suryanarayan Biswal | Electrical signaling in growth dynamics of microbial biofilms | Microbial Biofilms: Role Human Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-19252-4.00011-0 | Book Chapter | 2024 |
| 4 | Pandey S, Macey M, Debashree Das, Mohanty A, Tiwari S, Jose J V, Sharma S, | Astrobiology as a Driver to Connect India’s Public, Scientists, and Space Missions | New Space India, doi.org/10.1089/space.2021.0041 | Journal | 2021 |
| 5 | Das Debashree., Biswal S, Bhardwaj P., Hota SK, Chaurasia OP. | Methanolic root extract of Codonopsis clematidea prevents hypoxia induced procoagulant state by inhibition of GPIb receptor regulated Lyn kinase activation | Phytomedicine, doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152903 | Journal | 2019 |
| 6 | Das Debashree., Biswal S, Barhwal K., Hota SK, Chaurasia OP | Kaempferol improves learning and memory in hypoxic rat by up- regulating TrkB expression in CA3 neurons of the hippocampus | Neuroscience, doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience. 2018.09.018 | Journal | 2018 |
| 7 | Biswal S, Barhwal KK, Das Debashree, Dhingra R, Dhingra N, Nag TC, Hota SK | Salidroside mediated stabilization of Bcl -x(L) prevents mitophagy in CA3 hippocampal neurons during hypoxia | Neurobiology of Disease, doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2018.04.019 | Journal | 2018 |
| 8 | Biswal S, Das Debashree, Nag T., Barhwal K., Hota SK., Kumar B | Epigenetic regulation of SNAP25 prevents progressive glutamate excitotoxicty in hypoxic CA3 neurons | Molecular Neurobiology, doi: 10.1007/s12035-016-0156-0 | Journal | 2017 |
| 9 | Dey S, Rani P, Mishra V, Debashree Das., Biswal Suryanarayan | Type 2 Diabetes and Altitude: Neurological Risks and Management. | Neurobiology of Type 2 Diabetes, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780443328480 | Book Chapter | 2025 |
| 10 | Upadhyay H, Das P, Sanskriti1, Biswal Suryanarayan, Debashree Das., | Futuristic therapies in pipeline for the betterment of Neurodegenerative Disorders | Role of Gut Microbiome in Neurodegenerative Disorders, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780443299322 | Book Chapter | 2025 |
| 11 | Rather B, Sharma P, K Girish, Debashree Das., Biswal Suryanarayan | Ongoing clinical trials on use of Brain organoids for neurodevelopmental disorders | Fundamentals of Brain Organoids for Neurological Diseases, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780443298981 | Book Chapter | 2025 |
2025: Rana AK, Bhatt B, Gusain C, Biswal Suryanarayan, Debashree Das, Kumar M. Neuroimmunometabolism: How metabolism orchestrates immune response in healthy and diseased brain. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00331.2024
2024: Debashree Das, Suryanarayan Biswal, Electrical signaling in growth dynamics of microbial biofilms, Microbial Biofilms: Role Human Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-19252-4.00011-0
2021: Pandey S, Macey M, Debashree Das, Mohanty A, Tiwari S, Jose J V, Sharma S, Astrobiology as a Driver to Connect India’s Public, Scientists, and Space Missions, New Space India, doi.org/10.1089/space.2021.0041, Impact Factor – 0.86
2019: Das Debashree., Biswal S, Bhardwaj P., Hota SK, Chaurasia OP., Methanolic root extract of Codonopsis clematidea prevents hypoxia induced procoagulant state by inhibition of GPIb receptor regulated Lyn kinase activation, Phytomedicine,doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152903, Impact Factor-3.61
2018: Das Debashree., Biswal S, Barhwal K., Hota SK, Chaurasia OP., Kaempferol improves learning and memory in hypoxic rat by up- regulating TrkB expression in CA3 neurons of the hippocampus, Neuroscience, doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience. 2018.09.018, Impact Factor – 3.38
2018: Biswal S, Barhwal KK, Das Debashree, Dhingra R, Dhingra N, Nag TC, Hota SK. Salidroside mediated stabilization of Bcl -x(L) prevents mitophagy in CA3 hippocampal neurons during hypoxia. Neurobiology of Disease, doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2018.04.019, Impact Factor-5.22
2017: Biswal S, Das Debashree, Nag T., Barhwal K., Hota SK., Kumar B. Epigenetic regulation of SNAP25 prevents progressive glutamate excitotoxicty in hypoxic CA3 neurons. Molecular Neurobiology, doi: 10.1007/s12035-016-0156-0. Impact Factor-6.19
Attended
Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration, Universities Space Research Association | USRA Virtual – 2021
XXXV Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and International conference onTranslational Neurosciences and its Application in Protection of Mental Health, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India, 2017
National Symposium on „Challenges in Clinical Neuroscience: from bench to bedside‟, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, India, 2017.
IBRO-APRC School of Neuroscience on „Epigenetic Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression‟ at Banaras Hindu University, 2017
Keystone Symposia Conference on Mitochondrial Biology at Kyoto, 2018 (Abstract accepted)
Keystone Symposia Conference on Windows on the Brain: Formation and Function of Synapses and Circuits and their Disruption in Disease, January, 2019, Taos, New Mexico (Abstract accepted)
XXXV Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences and International conference on Translational Neurosciences and its Application in Protection of Mental Health, Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India, 2017
XXXIII Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurosciences "Neuroscience Research from Mechanisms to Applications", Punjab University, Chandigarh, 2015
ICNS 2013 International Conference on Neuroscience “Brain Plasticity and Neurological Disorders” at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 2013
InCOFIBS-2010, International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Science, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, Oct 2010
DMTB-2009, Workshop on Application of Data Mining Techniques in Bioinformatics, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, 2009
National Seminar on "Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal Plants", Department of Botany and Biotechnology, B.J.B. Autonomous College, Odisha, 2007
