M.Sc. in Physiology from University of Calcutta, Presidiency College
 

Current research Interest: Exploring genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair, antioxidant and detoxifying genes that increases succeptibility to panmasala / gutkha induced Oral submucous Fibrosis.

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Important Publications:

• Chaudhuri SR, Mukherjee S, Paul RR, Haldar A, Chaudhuri K (2013) CYP1AI and CYP2E1 gene polymorphisms may increase susceptibility to Oral Submucous Fibrosis among betel quid chewers of Eastern India. Gene 513: 268-271.
• Mukherjee S, Ray JG, Chaudhuri K (2012) Zinc and vitamin A as a low cost management of oral submucous fibrosis: comment on Chole RH et al. "Review of drug treatment of oral submucous fibrosis. Oral Oncol 2012; 48(5):393-398". Oral Oncol 48: e27-28.
• Mukherjee S, Bhowmik AD, Roychoudhury P, Mukhopadhyay K, Ray JG, et al. (2011) Association of XRCC1, XRCC3, and NAT2 polymorphisms with the risk of oral submucous fibrosis among eastern Indian population. J Oral Pathol Med 41: 292-302.
• Mukherjee S, Ray JG, Chaudhuri K (2011) Evaluation of DNA damage in oral precancerous and squamous cell carcinoma patients by single cell gel electrophoresis. Indian J Dent Res 22: 735-736.
• Dhariwal R, Mukherjee S, Mohanty SP, Chakraborty A, Ray JG, et al. (2010) Zinc and vitamin A can minimise the severity of oral submucous fibrosis. BMJ Case Rep 2010.

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Awards:​

• Received ‘Young Scientist Award’ from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at the 99th Indian Science Congress, in the New Biology (including Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) held at KIIT, Bhubaneshwar, Odhisa, 3-7th January 2012.
• Won the Best Poster Presentation award in seminar on “Emerging areas of researches in the field of biotechnology: Vision for 21st century” held at Jadavpur University, on 27th February 2010, organized by the Science Association of Bengal on ‘National Science Day Programme 2010’.