NIST UNIVERSITY
Institute Park, Berhampur, Odisha-761008, India

Abinash Dutta

Dr. Abinash Dutta

Assistant Professor

Department of Biotechnology (SCHOOL OF SCIENCE)

abinash.dutta@nist.edu
9439051171
ATR - 214

Education

PhD in Biotechnology
Utkal University, Odisha, India
Master of Science in Biotechnology
North Orissa University (Current Name: Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University), Odisha, India
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
North Orissa University (Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University), Odisha, India
Post Doc in Biotechnology
Institute of Life Sciences

Work Experience

Research Associate
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
12/01/2021 - 02/02/2024
Post Doctoral Fellow
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
04/01/2021 - 11/03/2021
Senior Research Fellow in SERB project
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
09/12/2019 - 09/02/2020
Research Associate
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
06/05/2024 - 09/03/2024
Project Scientist-II
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
09/04/2024
Assistant Professor
NIST University
10/01/2024

Research Interests

  • Redox Biology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics, Host-Pathogen Interaction

Publications

  1. Dutta, A., Sahu, S.R., Utkalaja, B.G., Parida, S.S., Patel, S. Kumari, P. and Acharya, N., 2025. Characterization of dual DNA polymerase knockout strains of Candida albicans with live whole-cell. npj Vaccines, 10(1), p.237.
  2. Sahu, S.R., Dutta, A., Peroumal, D., Kumari, P., Utkalaja, B.G., Patel, S. and Acharya, N., 2024. Immunogenicity and efficacy of CNA25 as a potential live-attenuated vaccine against hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. EMBO Molecular Medicines, 16:1254-1283
  3. Bose, S., Sahu, S.R., Dutta, A. and Acharya, N., 2024. A chemically-induced attenuated strain of Candida albicans generates robust protective immune response and prevents systemic candidiasis development. eLife, 13:RP93760.
  4. Utkalja, B.G., Patel, S., Sahu, S.R., Dutta, A. and Acharya, N., 2024. Critical roles of Dpb3-Dpb4 sub-complex of DNA polymerase epsilon in DNA replication, genome stability, and pathogenesis of Candida albicans. mBio, 15:e01227-24.
  5. Sahu, S.R., Thakur, S., Peroumal, D., Utkalaja, B.G., Dutta, A., Kumari, P., Subhadarsini, I. and Acharya, N., 2023. 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide induces immune cells death to onset early immunosuppression during oral squamous cell carcinoma development. Frontiers in Immunology, 14:1274519.
  6. Kumari, P., Sahu, S.R., Dutta,A., Utkalaja, B. and Acharya, N. (2023) RAD51-WSS1 dependent genetic pathways are essential for DNA-Protein crosslink repair and pathogenesis in Candida albicans. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299 (6):104728
  7. Sahu, S.R., Bose, S., Singh, M., Kumari, P., Dutta, A., Utkalaja, B., Patel, S.K. and Acharya, N. (2022) Vaccines against Candidiasis: Status, Challenges and Emerging opportunity. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 1221
  8. Dutta, A., Dandapat, J. and Mohanty, N. (2019) First report on transferrin in the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta, with a putative role in antioxidant defense: Insights from proteomic analysis and immune detection. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B. 233: 23-34.
  9. Bunker, S., Dutta, A., Pradhan, J., Dandapat, J. and Chainy, G.B.N. (2019) Curcumin restores hepatic epigenetic changes in propylthiouracil (PTU) Induced hypothyroid male rats: A study on DNMTs, MBDs, GADD45a, C/EBP-β and PCNA. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 123: 169-180.
  10. Parida, S., Majhi, S., Suresh, V., Behera, S.S., Das, D. and Dutta, A.,2019. Immunohistochemistry based approach to study cross reactivity of certain commercially available antibodies with mammary tumor cell proteins of dog. Octa Journal of Biosciences. 7(2):44-48.
  11. Dutta, A., Dandapat, J. and Mohanty, N. (2018) Foliar supplementation of ascorbic acid and glycine boost the growth performance and antioxidant protection in the larvae of tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 6(6):136-142.
  12. Sahu, A., Dutta, A., Ray, D.K., Pradhan, J. and Dandapat, J. (2018) Host plant-derived allelochemicals and metal components are associated with oxidative predominance and antioxidant plasticity in the larval tissues of silkworm, Antheraea mylitta: Further evidence of joint effects hypothesis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B. 223:39-49.
  13. Sahoo, A., Dutta, A., Samanta, L. and Dandapat, J. (2018) Low H2O2 and enhanced oxidative resistance in the diapause-destined pupa of silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera:Saturniidae) suggest their possible involvement in dormancy and lifespan extension. BMC Zoology. 3:1.
  14. Sheikh,L., Dutta,A., Chandra,R. and Nayar,S.(2015) Effect of ferrofluids on microbes. International Journal of New Technologies in Science and Engineering. 2(3), 109-117. ISSN 2349-0780.
  15. PATENT: Dandapat, J., Dutta, A. and Mohanty, N. (2023) a technique for detection of transferrin in silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (G10N 33/68)
  16. BOOK: Biotechnological Advances for Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Nanotechnology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Life Sciences Edited by: Jyoti Ranjan Rout, Rout George Kerry and Abinash Dutta ISBN: 9781771889995; Published By: Apple Academic Press