I’M ARNAB CHAKRABORTY
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BIO
My Story
As someone curious about the mathematical and scientific aspects of life, I decided to pursue dual majors in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences. After a brief stint as a Java developer, I joined Indian Institute of Science Education and Research as a graduate student to pursue my Ph.D. in Biological Sciences. I am currently working in the Kamat Lab.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
2013-2018
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PILANI
B.E.(Hons) Chemical Engineering
M.Sc.(Hons) Biological Sciences
2018-2019
CAPGEMINI
Associate Consultant - Worked as a Java Full stack developer in a project for the Dutch bank ABN AMRO. (Oracle Certified Java SE 8 programmer)
2019-Present day
INDIAN INSTUTUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Ph.D. candidate at the Kamat Lab, IISER Pune
MY PROJECTS
A technical portfolio...
SANKARA NETHRALAYA (MAY 2015-JUL 2015)
Dr. Angayarkanni Narayanasamy
Created an insulin resistance cell model in CHO-K1 cell lines which
were further used in amino acid uptake studies in type 2 diabetes.
NIBMG KALYANI (DEC 2016-JAN 2017)
Dr. Sreedhar Chinnaswamy
Got first-hand experience in creating recombinant clones to be used
for Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation.
NII DELHI (JUNE 2017-DEC 2017)
Dr. Amulya K Panda
Masters' thesis titled ‘Purification of Recombinant Pathogenesis-Related Protein 5 from Bacterial Inclusion Bodies’ was completed. It involved optimizing isolation, solubilization, refolding and purification methods from scratch for this particular protein.
BITS PILANI (JAN 2018-MAY 2018)
Dr. Suresh Gupta
Thesis titled 'Bio-mitigation of Carbon Dioxide into valuable products using substrates from natural sources' was completed for fulfilment of my bachelors' degree in Chemical Engineering
IISER PUNE (2019...)
Dr. Siddhesh Kamat
Mapping Pathways of Lysophosphatidylserine in Mammalian Physiology
List of Publications
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Chakraborty, Arnab, and Siddhesh S. Kamat. "Lysophosphatidylserine: A Signaling Lipid with Implications in Human Diseases." Chemical Reviews 124, no. 9 (2024): 5470-5504.
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Chakraborty, Arnab, Prajwal Punnamraju, Theja Sajeevan, Arshdeep Kaur, Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam, and Siddhesh Kamat. " Identification of ABHD6 as a lysophosphatidylserine lipase in the mammalian liver and kidneys." bioRxiv (2024): 2024-06.
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Chakraborty, Arnab, Devarajan, Archit, Kundan Kumar, Rohith C S, Mallur Srivatsan Madhusudhan, Girish Ratnaparkhi, Siddhesh Kamat" Bioinformatics analysis identifies sequence determinants of enzymatic activity for the PHARC associated lipase ABHD12." - Under review
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Singhvi, Priyank, Juhi Verma, Neha Panwar, Tabiya Qayoom Wani, Akansha Singh, Md Qudratullah, Arnab Chakraborty, Ankit Saneja, Debi P. Sarkar, and Amulya K. Panda. "Molecular attributes associated with refolding of inclusion body proteins using the freeze–thaw method." Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): 618559.
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Sen, Devashish, Babukrishna Maniyadath, Shreyam Chowdhury, Arshdeep Kaur, Subhash Khatri, Arnab Chakraborty, Neelay Mehendale et al. "Metabolic regulation of CTCF expression and chromatin association dictates starvation response in mice and flies." Iscience 26, no. 7 (2023).
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Talwadekar, Manasi, Subhash Khatri, Chinthapalli Balaji, Arnab Chakraborty, Nandini-Pal Basak, Siddhesh S. Kamat, and Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam. "Metabolic transitions regulate global protein fatty acylation." Journal of Biological Chemistry 300, no. 1 (2024).
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Shambhavi, Sakshi, Sudipta Mondal, Arnab Chakraborty, Nikita Shukla, Bapin Kumar Panda, Santhosh Kumar, Priyadarshan Kinatukara, Biswajit Pal, Siddhesh S. Kamat, and Rajan Sankaranarayanan. "Emergence of Dip2-mediated Specific DAG-based PKC Signalling Axis in Eukaryotes." bioRxiv (2024): 2024-10.
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Jog, Eeshrita, Ashwin Kumar Jainarayanan, Alessandro La Ferlita, Arnab Chakraborty, Afiya Dalwai, Showket Yahya, Anusha Shivashankar et al. "Inhibiting de novo lipogenesis identifies a therapeutic vulnerability in therapy-resistant colorectal cancer." Redox Biology (2024): 103458.
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Kapoor, Yogita, Himani Khurana, Arnab Chakraborty, Debatri Dutta, Anshu Priya, Archana Singh, Siddhesh Kamat, Neeraj Dhar, Thomas Pucadyil, and Vinay Nandicoori. "Wag31, a membrane tether, is crucial for lipid homeostasis in mycobacteria." bioRxiv (2024): 2024-10.
MY HOBBIES
Some non-academic interests that I pursue...
SPORTS
I was a member of the BITS Pilani Squash team during my time there, having led the team to a gold medal and a silver medal at the BITS Open Sports Meet (BOSM) 2016 and 2017
I've been a member of the IISER Pune Badminton team since I joined the institute and my love for the sport is growing as I play it more and more... Recently I won a gold and bronze medal in mixed doubles and mens doubles in the Inter Institute Sports Meet (IISM) 2024
Apart from these sports, I also play table tennis, volleyball, basketball, and football at a moderate skill level.
GAMING (E-SPORTS)
I'm a semi-professional Age of Empires II Player and have been in the top 150 players of the world and am ranked #2 in India. Since starting my Ph.D., I've invested less time in improving my ELO (Player ranking index), but I still play when I can maintaining my previous skill level.
I have also ranked top 10 in the world in colonist.io, an online platform mimicking the board game 'Settlers of Catan'
MISCELLANEOUS
Most recently, I've taken an interest in the world of fitness, with a focus on the scientific justification for improving one's health. In my spare time, I read about nutrition and health - My video guide for health for beginners: 7 Weight Loss Tips for the Average Indian during lockdown - YouTube
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM IGNITE AWARD
2012
For my modification of the currently
used cycle rickshaw, for which I also have a published patent(1281/KOL/2012)
CSIR NET FELLOWSHIP
June 2018
For excellence in the qualification
exam (rank 54), I was awarded the CSIR NET fellowship in 2018 for the duration of my upcoming Ph.D.
KVPY FELLOWSHIP
SBÂ - 2013
For excellence in the qualification exam
and interviews, I was awarded this fellowship to further facilitate me in pursuing a career in sciences.
SPORTS MEDALS
2013-2019
For my performances in squash, pool and badminton, I've won medals in many college-level tournaments at:
IIT Roorkee
BITS Pilani
LNMIIT Jaipur
IISER Pune
SQUASH
My go-to sport
AGE OF EMPIRES
My gaming setup
FAMILY
The roots to my tree of life