Subrata Adak Explained

Subrata Adak is an Indian biochemist and a senior scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology.^[1] An alumnus of Jadavpur University from where he secured a PhD, Adak is known for his studies on Leishmania, the causative pathogen of Leishmaniasis. His studies have been documented by way of a number of articles and ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 55 of them.^[2] Besides, he has published one monograph on Leishmania^[3] where he has also contributed chapters.^[4] The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2012.^[5]

Selected bibliography

Books

• Book: Subrata Adak. Leishmania. 15 January 2015. Caister Academic Press. 978-1-908230-53-9.

Articles

• Mukherjee . Supratim . Santara . Sumit Sen . Das . Shantanabha . Bose . Moumita . Roy . Jayasree . Adak . Subrata . 2012-10-12 . NAD(P)H Cytochrome b5 Oxidoreductase Deficiency in Leishmania major Results in Impaired Linoleate Synthesis Followed by Increased Oxidative Stress and Cell Death . Journal of Biological Chemistry . en . 287 . 42 . 34992–35003 . 10.1074/jbc.m112.389338 . 0021-9258 . 22923617. 3471740 . free .
• Pal . Swati . Dolai . Subhankar . Yadav . Rajesh K. . Adak . Subrata . 2010-06-23 . Ascorbate Peroxidase from Leishmania major Controls the Virulence of Infective Stage of Promastigotes by Regulating Oxidative Stress . PLOS ONE . en . 5 . 6 . e11271 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0011271 . 20585663 . 2890587 . 1932-6203. 2010PLoSO...511271P . free .
• Pal . Swati . Dolai . Subhankar . Yadav . Rajesh K. . Adak . Subrata . 2010-06-23 . Ascorbate Peroxidase from Leishmania major Controls the Virulence of Infective Stage of Promastigotes by Regulating Oxidative Stress . PLOS ONE . en . 5 . 6 . e11271 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0011271 . 20585663 . 2890587 . 1932-6203. 2010PLoSO...511271P . free .

External links

• Web site: Faculty of Science . 2018-02-01 . Jadavpur University . 2018-02-01.
• Subrata Adak Google Scholar Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subrata Adak on IICB . 2018-02-01 . iicb.res.in . en-US . 2018-02-01.
2. Web site: On ResearchGate . 2018-01-30 . 2018-01-30.
3. Book: Subrata Adak. Leishmania. 15 January 2015. Caister Academic Press. 978-1-908230-53-9.
4. Book: Subrata Adak. Leishmania. 15 January 2015. Caister Academic Press. 978-1-908230-53-9. 5–.
5. Web site: Awardees of National Bioscience Awards for Career Development . 2016 . Department of Biotechnology . 2017-11-20.