Profile
Amit Datta is a lecturer at USTC’s Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, joining the university in 2023 He has a strong background in genetic and molecular research with expertise in genetic polymorphisms epigenetics and molecular mechanisms underlying diseases such as cardiovascular disease autism spectrum disorder and systemic lupus erythematosus Before USTC Amit worked as a Laboratory Research Officer on an NIH-funded project in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and as a Research Assistant at the Functional Genomics and Proteomics Laboratory University of Chittagong

During the COVID-19 pandemic Amit led a COVID-19 testing laboratory team for over two years training volunteers in molecular detection methods and biosafety protocols His research interests also extend to molecular cloning and transgenic plant development

Amit’s research has been published in respected journals including Scientific Reports Toxicology Reports and Molecular Immunology and he has presented extensively at national and international conferences His work has been recognized through the University of Chittagong MPhil Research Fellowship and the National Science and Technology Fellowship for MS research

Education

• MPhil in Genetic Engineering University of Chittagong

• MS in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology University of Chittagong

• BSc (Hons) in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology University of Chittagong

Programs Affiliated

• BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

• MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research Interests

• Epigenetic and genetic variations in disease predisposition

• Immunogenetics

• Transgenic plant development

Courses Taught

• Metabolism IA

• Molecular Biology I

• Basic Immunology

• Cell Biology I

• Genetic Engineering I

Selected Publications
1 Al-Forkan M Wali FB Khaleda L Alam MJ Chowdhury RH Datta A et al (2021) Association of arsenic-induced cardiovascular disease susceptibility with genetic polymorphisms Scientific Reports 11(1) 1-16
2 Datta A Alam MJ Khaleda L Al-Forkan M (2021) Protective effects of Corchorus olitorius and Butea monosperma against arsenic-induced aberrant methylation and mitochondrial DNA damage in Wistar rat model Toxicology Reports 8 30-37
3 Khaleda L Priya IA Apu MAR Datta A Muhuri BR Al Forkan M (2021) Role of non-coding variants of NLGN-3 and 4x genes in autism spectrum disorder in Bangladesh Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin 47(3) 250-259
4 Khaleda L Rudra B Shawon II Alam MJ Datta A Al-Forkan M (2019) Genotyping of virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Chittagong Bangladesh Chittagong University Journal of Biological Sciences 9(1&2) 39-48
5 Al Forkan M Chowdhury MOH Chowdhury RH Wali FB Datta A et al (2022) Effect of arsenic exposure on hTERT gene expression and telomere length in cardiovascular disease susceptibility Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin 48(1) 56-63
6 Datta A Mazumder M Hasan H Chowdhury AS Hasan M