IITKGP

Koel Chaudhury

Professor

School of Medical Science and Technology

+91-3222-283572

koel@smst.iitkgp.ac.in

Responsibilities

  • Associate Dean, Students Affairs

Research Areas

  • Non-invasive biomarkers and sensors
  • Metabolomics
  • Nanomedicine
  • Women's health
  • Respiratory disorders
The Clinical Biomarkers Discovery Laboratory is actively involved in using the newly emerged field of metabolomics, which is capable of providing biological end-point markers of the cellular processes that occur as a result of disease. Metabolomics has rapidly evolved during the recent years and is complementary to different ‘omics’ technologies, such as transcriptomics and proteomics. We focus on the use of metabolomics for comprehensive identification of disease biomarkers and understanding of the pathogenic mechanism underlying complex human diseases. We have extensively used the metabolomics approach to investigate Women’s health with an emphasis on pregnancy-related complications. Early-stage biomarkers specific to Stage I and Stage II endometriosis have been successfully identified and validated. Design of a biochemical sensor based on these findings is underway. Biomarkers for gestational hypertension, recurrent miscarriage, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and female dormant genital tuberculosis are also being explored. Recently, our team has initiated work in the area of Respiratory health. We are using metabolomics for the identification of unique metabolic fingerprints in exhaled breath condensates and serum for differentiating the various endotypes/sub-types of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Dyregulated glucose and lipid metabolism intermediates and amino acid changes between the sub-types have been identified. We are also profiling other respiratory disorders including interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary hypertension and lung cancer with an aim to enhance the scope for novel point of care device development. 
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Principal Investigator

  • Establishing CC16 and neopterin levels in serum and urine of stone-mine workers to facilitate screening and early prediction of silicosis
  • National Centre for Technology in Family Welfare (NCTFW)

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Fabrication of a Wash-Free Electrochemical Lab-on- a-Chip for Point-of-Care Early Diagnostics: Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Protein Markers in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Ph. D. Students

Anindita Bhattacharya

Area of Research: Lung cancer pathogenesis

Apoorva Singh

Area of Research: Systems Biology

Arijit Pal

Area of Research: Biomedical Sensor development

Atul Kumar Ojha

Area of Research: Nanotechnology based biomedical application

Bishnupriya Saha

Area of Research: Women''s health

Da Doma Sherpa

Area of Research: Reproductive health

Imon Mitra

Area of Research: Women''s reproductive health

Pritha Biswas

Area of Research: Immunology

Priyanka Choudhury

Area of Research: Biomarkers

Sanjukta Dasgupta

Area of Research: Respiratory health

Sayak Roy Chowdhury

Area of Research: Nanomaterials application in Biotechnology

Souvik Biswas

Area of Research: Biosensors

Sumana Halder

Area of Research: Multimodal Imaging for precision dosimetry

Tanisha Das

Area of Research: Pain Research