Namaskar & welcome to my webpage
About
I am interested in understanding the nature and behaviour of biological macromolecules, especially proteins and DNA. Though my initial training and background was in physics, I am fascinated by the beauty of the biological world and wish to gradually make a transition and switch fields.
Current Interests...
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Metal catalyzed oxidation of proteins.
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Understanding the behaviour of amyloids and intrinsic disordered proteins (IDP's)
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Macromolecular crowding & DNA compaction
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Single molecule biophysics; optical tweezers
Education
PhD, PMRF fellow, Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Mtech, Functional Materials & Devices, IIT Kharagpur
First in Merit, Institute Gold medallist
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MSc Physics, Jadavpur University
First Division
BSc Physics, Jadavpur University
First Division
Publications (journals)...
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D. Brahma, T. Sarkar, R. Kaushik, A. N. Sarangi and A. N. Gupta, Structural rearrangement of elastin under oxidative stress, Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, DOI: 10.1016/J.COLSURFB.2023.113663.
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Debdip Brahma, A. Narayan Sarangi, Rupal Kaushik and A. Nath Gupta, Oxidative stress induced conformational changes of human serum albumin, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024, 26, 8528–8538.
Publications (conferences)...
"Reactive Oxygen Species Dependent Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation of Elastin", Debdip Brahma, COMPFLU 2022, Kolkata (paper id: 413)
Achievements & Awards
Official Indian delegate in Japan East Asia Network for Exchange of Students & Youths (JENESYS) programme.
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Ranked in the top 1% of CBSE class 12 boards (AISSE).
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DST Inspire scholarship (BSc-MSc).
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Institute gold medalist for standing first in merit in MTech Functional Materials & Devices, Department of Physics, IIT Kharagpur.
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Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF), Department of Physics, IIT Kharagpur, Dec 2021.