GNIPST BULLETIN 2015

27-03-2015

27th March, 2015

Volume No.: 43 Issue No.: 04

Vision

TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF GLORY AS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE

FIELD OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BY KNOWLEDGE
BASED LEARNING AND PRACTICE

Contents

Message from PRINCIPAL

Editorial board
Historical article
News Update
Knowledge based Article
Disease Related Breaking
News
Upcoming Events
Drugs Update
Campus News
Students Section
Editors Note
Archive

GNIPST Photo Gallery

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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL

"It can happen. It does happen.

But it can't happen if you quit." Lauren Dane.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank the
last years editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year.
Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academic
excellence and continuous improvement.
I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners are
supported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learning
and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeting
the needs of all students.
It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order to
achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and look
forward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead.
The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is looking
forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken in
this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachers
are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play
the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students.
The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positive
challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holistic
needs of our students.
I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of the
opportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination.
Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us on
this path.
My best wishes to all.
Dr. A. Sengupta

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EDITORIAL BOARD
CHIEF EDITOR
EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA

MS. JEENATARA BEGUM
MR. DIPANJAN MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

A Revolution in Pharmaceutical Education:

When Dr. Albert B. Prescott launched the pharmacy course at the

University of Michigan in 1868, critical attention was aroused
because he abandoned the traditional requirement of
pregraduation apprenticeship. At the 1871 convention of the
American Pharmaceutical Association, he was denied credentials
and ostracized. However, the Michigan course pioneered other
major changes: laboratory pharmacy, a definite curriculum that
included basic sciences, and a program that demanded students'
full-time attention. During the next thirty years, Dr. Prescott had
the satisfaction of seeing his once revolutionary innovations
generally adopted by pharmaceutical faculties.

NEWS UPDATE

Long-standing mystery in
solved: (27th March, 2015)

membrane

traffic

In 2013, James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman, and Thomas C.

Sdhof won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their
discoveries of molecular machineries for vesicle trafficking, a major
transport system in cells for maintaining cellular processes.
SNARE proteins are known as the minimal machinery for
membrane fusion. Scientists now report that NSF/?-SNAP
disassemble a single SNARE complex using various singlemolecule biophysical methods that allow them to monitor and
manipulate individual protein complexes.

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More than one-third of Division I college

athletes may have low vitamin D levels: (27th
March, 2015)

A new study found that more than one-third of elite, Division I

college athletes may have low levels of vitamin D, which is critical
in helping the body to absorb calcium needed to maintain bone
mass, and to minimize musculoskeletal pain and injury risk.

How body's good fat tissue communicates with

brain: (27th March, 2015)

Brown fat tissue, the bodys good fat, communicates with the
brain through sensory nerves, possibly sharing information that is
important for fighting human obesity, such as how much fat we
have and how much fat weve lost, according to researchers.

Bio-marker set forms the basis for new blood

test to detect colorectal cancer: (27th March,
2015)

Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer

globally and the second most common cause of cancer deaths. The
chance of a cure is high if the cancer is detected early enough, but
early detection is not a given. Researchers have identified biomarkers that can be incorporated in a new diagnostic test. This
should make it possible to detect colorectal cancer in an early stage
using a simple blood test, they say.

Big data allows computer engineers to find

genetic clues in humans: (27th March, 2015)

Computer scientists tackled some big data about an important

protein and discovered its connection in human history as well as
clues about its role in complex neurological diseases.

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MRI based on a sugar molecule can tell

cancerous from noncancerous cells: (27th March,
2015)

Imaging tests like mammograms or CT scans can detect tumors,

but figuring out whether a growth is or isn't cancer usually
requires a biopsy to study cells directly. Now results of a study
suggest that MRI could one day make biopsies more effective or
even replace them altogether by noninvasively detecting telltale
sugar molecules shed by the outer membranes of cancerous cells.

First fully-implantable micropacemaker designed

for fetal use: (26th March, 2015)
The first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a
fetus with complete heart block has been designed by researchers.
The investigators anticipate the first human use of the device in
the near future.

A possible novel therapy for a rare but

potentially fatal blood disorder: (26th March,
2015)
A transgenic mouse model is a proof-of-concept that platelet blood
cells that are loaded with the enzyme ADAMTS13 can be an
effective treatment in murine models of thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura.

Genetic mutation helps explain why, in rare

cases, flu can kill: (26th March, 2015)
A small number of children who catch the influenza virus fall so ill
they end up in the hospital even while their family and friends
recover easily. New research helps explain why: a rare genetic
mutation that prevents the production of a critical protein,
interferon, that is needed to fight off the virus.

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Antibiotic effectiveness imperiled as use in

livestock expected to increase: (26th March,
2015)

Antibiotic consumption in livestock worldwide could rise by 67

percent between 2010 and 2030, and possibly endanger the
effectiveness of antimicrobials in humans, researchers warn.

Longevity: Role of genes is greater with living to

older ages: (26th March, 2015)

Genes appear to play a stronger role in longevity in people living to

extreme older ages, according to a study of siblings.

To survive, a parasite mixes and matches its

disguises, study suggests: (26th March, 2015)

Researchers found an unexpected diversity of protein coats within

populations of Trypanosoma brucei, challenging the conventional
understanding of the dynamics that allow the parasite to persist.
Orchestrated costume changes make it possible for certain nasty
microbes to outsmart the immune system, which would otherwise
recognize them by the telltale proteins they wear, the researchers
explain.
For detail mail to editor

KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Taste of Raspberries, Taste of Death

The 1937 Elixir Sulfanilamide Incident

By the 1930s it was widely recognized that the Food and Drugs Act
of 1906 was obsolete, but bitter disagreement arose as to what
should replace it. By 1937 most of the arguments had been resolved
but Congressional action was stalled. Then came a shocking
development, the deaths of more than 100 people after using a drug
that was clearly unsafe. The incident hastened final enactment in
1938 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Dr. Calhoun's patients was killed by Elixir Sulfanilamide. During

September and October 1937 this drug was responsible for the
deaths of more than 100 people in 15 states, as far east as Virginia
and as far west as California. The drug and the deaths led to the
passage of the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which increased
FDA's
authority
to
regulate
drugs.
Sulfanilamide, a drug used to treat streptococcal infections, had
been shown to have dramatic curative effects and had been used
safely for some time in tablet and powder form. In June 1937,
however, a salesman for the S.E. Massengill Co., in Bristol, Tenn.,
reported a demand in the southern states for the drug in liquid
form. The company's chief chemist and pharmacist, Harold Cole
Watkins, experimented and found that sulfanilamide would
dissolve in diethylene glycol. The company control lab tested the
mixture for flavor, appearance, and fragrance and found it
satisfactory. Immediately, the company compounded a quantity of
the elixir and sent the shipments, 633 of them all over the country.
The new formulation had not been tested for toxicity. At the time
the food and drugs law did not require that safety studies be done
on new drugs. Selling toxic drugs was, undoubtedly, bad for
business and could damage a firm's reputation, but it was not
illegal.
Because no pharmacological studies had been done on the new
sulfanilamide preparation, Watkins failed to note one
characteristic of the solution. Diethylene glycol, a chemical
normally used as an anti-freeze, is a deadly poison.
The first shipments were sent out in early September. On October
11, the American Medical Association (AMA) received reports from
physicians in Tulsa, Okla., that an unfamiliar sulfanilamide
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compound was responsible for a number of deaths. The AMA

asked for samples of the drug and then wired the Massengill Co.,
requesting the composition of the compound. The AMA laboratory
isolated diethylene glycol as the toxic ingredient and immediately
issued a warning, through newspapers and radio, that Elixir
Sulfanilamide
was
toxic
and
deadly.
A New York physician learned of the deaths on the 14th and
promptly notified Food and Drug Administration headquarters. An
inspector from the agency's Kansas City Station confirmed that
eight children and one adult had died and that all had taken a
product labeled "Elixir Sulfanilamide, the S.E. Massengill Co.,
Manufacturing
Pharmacists,
Bristol,
Tenn.-Va."
Inspectors were immediately dispatched to the firm's headquarters
in Bristol and to branch offices in Kansas City, New York, and San
Francisco. They found that the firm had already learned of the
poisonous effects of the liquid sulfanilamide and had sent
telegrams to more than 1,000 salesmen, druggists, and doctors.
However, the telegrams merely requested the return of the product
and failed to indicate the urgency of the situation or say that the
drug was lethal. At FDA's insistence, the firm sent out a second
wave of messages, worded more strongly: "Imperative you take up
immediately all elixir sulfanilamide dispensed. Product may be
dangerous to life. Return all stocks, our expense."
FDA then set out to make sure that the drug was retrieved.
Practically the entire field force of 239 FDA inspectors and
chemists was assigned to the task. State and local health officials
joined the search. Newspapers and radio stations continued to
issue
warnings.
The staff began by checking the company's shipping records and
the distribution lists in the four distributing houses and in a
number of wholesale and retail drugstores. Thousands of order
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slips were examined one by one. In one establishment alone,

20,000
sales
slips
were
checked.
FDA employees tracked down the firm's 200 salesmen and
questioned them about the dispersion of shipments and physician
samples. Finding the salesmen was the first problem. In one typical
case, a salesman was reported to be in a hotel in Washington, D.C.
He was not there but forwarding addresses had been left for him in
Jackson, Mich., and in Baltimore. These turned out to be for
another man with the same name. Four days of searching finally
found the man in University Park, MD. Once the salesmen were
found, there was still the problem of getting the distribution
information. One man in Texas, for instance, revealed the
necessary information only after being jailed by state authorities.
In many cases, locating the purchasers of the elixir required some
real detective work. In some drugstores, the elixir had been sold
without prescriptions to purchasers whose names the druggist
didn't know. In other cases, doctors had incomplete records--or
none at all--of the names and addresses of patients for whom they
had prescribed. In East St. Louis, Illinois, for instance, 49
prescriptions were filled and the only identification on some was
such notations as "Betty Jane, 9 months old," or "Mrs. Jackson (no
address)."
Even when the purchaser was finally located, the inspectors
frequently needed to do some ingenious questioning to determine
what happened to the purchased elixir. One East St. Louis woman
told an inspector she had destroyed the drug. The inspector
persisted in his questions however. What did she mean "destroy"?
Had she poured it down the sink? Had she buried it? No, the
woman said, she had thrown the bottle out the window into an
alley. The inspector found the bottle still unbroken, still
containing enough elixir to kill any child intrigued enough to
swallow
its
sweet,
raspberry-flavoured
contents.
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Many doctors and pharmacists did everything in their power to

recover the elixir. One physician postponed his wedding to help an
FDA chemist search for a 3-year-old boy whose family had moved
into mountain country after obtaining a prescription.
Other physicians apparently were reluctant to admit that they had
prescribed the drug, perhaps fearing they would be held
accountable for its consequences. One inspector, checking out a
Georgia drugstore, was told that a shipment of 1 gallon of elixir
had been returned to the manufacturer after only 6 ounces had
been dispensed. The patient who had taken the 6 ounces had
suffered no ill effects, the druggist reported, and the inspector
confirmed that this was true. But the inspector assigned to Bristol
reported that 12 ounces was actually missing from the returned
gallon, so the inspector in Georgia did some more questioning
around town and tuned his ears to the local gossip. He learned that
two other people had also bought the elixir. Both had died.
Similarly, a South Carolina doctor told an inspector that he had
dispensed the medicine to only five people and none had died. But
when the inspector began asking questions around town, someone
told him of the death of a lumber mill employee. The inspector
recognized the symptoms as those characteristic of Elixir
Sulfanilamide poisoning. Through the mill superintendent, he
located the employee's sister. Yes, she said, her brother had gone to
the doctor and had been given some red medicine before he died.
She told the inspector that, in accordance with custom, all
medicines and sickroom utensils had been placed on the grave,
about one and a half miles back in the fields. Accompanied by
family and friends, the dead man's sister and the inspector walked
to the wooded knoll. On the single mound of fresh earth were
several bottles, dishes, spoons, and a 4-ounce bottle containing
about 1 ounce of Elixir of Sulfanilamide. It bore the weathered but
legible prescription label of the doctor. In fact, the inspector
learned, four of the doctor's patients had died after taking the
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elixir.
Victims of Elixir Sulfanilamide poisoning--many of them children
being treated for sore throats--were ill about 7 to 21 days. All
exhibited similar symptoms, characteristic of kidney failure:
stoppage of urine, severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, stupor,
and convulsions. They suffered intense and unrelenting pain. At
the time there was no known antidote or treatment for diethylene
glycol
poisoning.
A few simple tests on experimental animals would have
demonstrated the lethal properties of the elixir. Even a review of
the current existing scientific literature would have shown that
other studies--such as those reported in several medical journals-had indicated that diethylene glycol was toxic and could cause
kidney damage or failure. But in 1937 the law did not prohibit the
sale of dangerous, untested, or poisonous drugs. Dr. Samual Evans
Massengill, the firm's owner, said: "My chemists and I deeply
regret the fatal results, but there was no error in the manufacture
of the product. We have been supplying a legitimate professional
demand and not once could have foreseen the unlooked-for results.
I do not feel that there was any responsibility on our part." The
firm's chemist apparently did not share this feeling; Harold
Watkins committed suicide after learning of the effects of his
latest
concoction.
Through the dogged persistence of federal, state, and local health
agencies and the effects of the AMA and the news media, most of
the elixir was recovered. Of 240 gallons manufactured and
distributed, 234 gallons and 1 pint was retrieved; the remainder
was consumed and caused the deaths of the victims.
Twenty-five seizures were made under federal law. The charge was
misbranding. "Elixir," FDA said, implied the product was an
alcoholic solution whereas it was, in fact, a diethylene glycol
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solution and contained no alcohol. If the product had been called a

"solution" instead of an "elixir," no charge of violating the law could
have been made. FDA would have had no legal authority to ensure
the recovery of the drug and many more people probably would
have
died.
FDA Commissioner Walter Campbell, who was then pressing for
better federal regulation of drugs, pointed out how the inadequacy
of the law had contributed to the disaster. "It is unfortunate that
under the terms of our present inadequate Federal law, the Food
and Drug Administration is obliged to proceed against this
product on a technical and trivial charge of misbranding.
The Elixir Sulfanilamide incident emphasizes how essential it is to
public welfare that the distribution of highly potent drugs should
be controlled by an adequate Federal Food and Drug law. We
should not lose sight of the fact that we had many deaths and cases
of blindness resulting from the use of another new drug,
dinitrophenol, which was recklessly placed upon the market some
years ago. Deaths and blindness from this drug are continuing
today. We also should remember the deaths resulting from damage
to the liver that have occurred from Cinchophen poisoning, a drug
often recommended in such painful conditions as rheumatism. We
also have unfortunate poisoning, acute and chronic, resulting from
thyroid and radium preparations improperly administered to the
public.
"These unfortunate occurrences may be expected to continue
because new and relatively untried drug preparations are being
manufactured almost daily at the whim of the individual
manufacturer, and the damage to public health cannot accurately
be estimated. The only remedy for such a situation is the
enactment by Congress of an adequate and comprehensive
national Food and Drugs Act which will require that all medicines
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use.

..."

As it turned out, the Elixir experience did more than hasten

enactment of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The
New Drug section, added to prevent such tragedies, gave the
United States a new system of drug control which provided
superior protection while stimulating medical research and
progress. And 25 years later, it saved the Nation from an even
greater drug tragedy--a thalidomide disaster--like that in Germany
and England. Here again, history repeated itself. A pending bill, the
Drug Amendments of 1962, was finally enacted.
Anurag Chanda
B.Pharm, 4th year
GNIPST

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia: (26th March, 2015)

Between 11 and 22 March 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 15 additional cases
of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
infection, including 3 deaths. Cases are listed by date of reporting,
with the most recent case listed first.
Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

Master class Opthalmic Oncology Conference 2015 is going to held

on 28th to 29th March, 2015 in Mumbai, India.

APTI sponsored National seminar on Emerging Trends in
Pharmaceutical Education and Research is going to held on 1st
April, 2015 at Hindu college of Pharmacy, Sonepat, Haryana.
The National Conference on Recent Advancement in Herbal
Medicine and Herbal Drug Technology is going to held on 3rd and
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4th April, 2015 at Laureate Institute of Pharmacy, Kathog, Teh,

Dehra, Dist Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Eylea (aflibercept) for Diabetic

Retinopathy in Patients with Diabetic Macular
Edema: (25th March, 2015)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the
approved use for Eylea (aflibercept) injection to treat diabetic
retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema.
Read more

CAMPUS NEWS
GPAT 2015 Result:
The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT2015. We congratulate them all.
Diksha Kumari
Rupanjay Bhattacharya
Avik Paul

Xtasy 2015:
GNIPST is going to organize the Tech Fest Xtasy 2015 from 30th
March, 2015 to 1st April, 2015.

FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME is going to
organize by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Training
& Placement Cell, GNIPST in collaboration with Indian Pharmacy
Graduates Association (IPGA), Bengal Branch from 21st February
to 11th April, 2015 at GNIPST Auditorium.
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On 21st February, 2015 the Finishing School Training Programme of

GNIPST was inaugurated by Sri Soumen Mukhopadhyay, Deputy
Director, Drug Control Office, Goutam Kr. Sen, President, IPGA,
Mr. Subroto Saha, Asst. Directorate, Drug Control Office, Mr.
Ranendra Chakraborty, Sales Manager and Associate Director Dr.
Reddys Laboratory.
On 28th February, 2015 Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy Drug
Controller, Mr. Sujoy Chakraborty, divisional Therapy Manager,
Cipla and Mr. Vikranjit Biswas, Senior Manager, Learning &
Development, Cipla delivered their valuable lectures in the 2nd day
FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 14th March, 2015 Mr. Milindra Bhattacharya, Senior Manager,
QA & QC, Emami Ltd. and Mr. Joydev Bhoumik, Manager,
Operation, Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited delivered their valuable
lectures in the 3rd day FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST.
On 21st March, 2015 Mr. Tridib Neogi, Associate Vice-President
(Quality Assurance), Albert David Ltd. delivered his valuable
lectures in the 4th FINISHING SCHOOL TRAINING
PROGRAMME of GNIPST.

JOBS:

All the students of Final Year B. Pharm and M. Pharm are hereby
informed that an interview will be conducted by GSK for sales and
marketing job.
Details given below:
Date
: 27.03.2015
Time
: 09:45 am
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Venue : GSK Consumer Healthcare Limited, Unit No. 208,

2nd Floor, Ecospace Campus B (3 B), New Town,
Rajarhat, 24 Pgs (N). Kolkata-700156.
THYROCARE provisionally selected 15 students from JIS Group.
Amongst these, 3 students of B. Sc (H) Biotechnology and M. Sc
Biotechnology have been selected.
Ipsita Mondal (M. Sc Biotechnology)
Debriti Paul (M. Sc Biotechnology)
Debopriya Chatterjee {B. Sc (H) Biotechnology}
The final year students of B.Pharm (31 students) and B.Sc (11
students) attended the pooled campus drive of Abbott India Ltd.
on 10th March, 2015 at Jadavpur University. Among them 17
students have gone through to the final round of this pooled
campus drive and short listed for final selection.

ACHIEVEMENT:

Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final year

who have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti
2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT,
Kharagpur.

OTHERS:
On 24th and 25th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was
delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST.
th

The students of GNIPST participated in the 4 Sardar Jodh Singh

Trophy organised by NIT on 20th February, 2015.

On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme
Reminiscence Reloaded 2015.
The 2nd Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 28th and 29th
January,2015 in College campus ground.
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Congratulations to all the winner of Annual Sports of GNIPST,

2015.
100 meter flat race (Girls):
Priya Roy
Nirmita Gupta
Joyoti Ghosh
100 meter flat race (Boys):
Arijit Mitra Thakur
Deep Chakraborty Arindam Ganguly
Three legged race (Girls):
Nayana Sinha
Anjali Mondal
Saheli Mukherjee
Arjita Biswas
Aindrila Bhowmick Archita Basu
200 meter flat race (Girls):
Priya Roy
Nirmita Gupta
Anjali Mondal
Long Jump (Boys):
Dipankar Kamila
Arindam Ganguly
Rohan Datta
Skipping (Girls):
Saheli Mukherjee
Indira Saha
Jayita Roy
Shotput (Girls):
Chandrika Saha
Priya Roy
Sneha Paul
Shotput (Boys):
Arijit Mitra Thakur
Arindam Ganguly Rohan Datta
Musical Chair (Staff):
Mr. Abir Koley Ms. Priyanka Ray Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar
Discuss Throw(Girls):
Priya Roy
Arjita Biswas
Varsha Shrivastava
50 meter female flat race (staff):
Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya Ms. Priyanka Ray Ms. Anuranjita
Kundu
100 meter male flat race (staff):
Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar Mr. Mrinal Datta
Walking race female (staff):
Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya
Ms. Anuranjita Kundu
Ms. Sumana Roy

Mr. Ranjit
Ghosh

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Balance race female (staff):

Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya
Dr. Sriparna KunduSen
Ms. Priyanka Ray
Tug of war (Female staff):
Ms. Priyanka Ray
Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya
Ms. Prathama SenGupta
Dr. Sriparna KunduSen
Ms. Sumana Roy
Tug of war (Male staff):
Mr. Debabrata Ghoshdastidar
Mr. Abir Koley
Sk. Ziaur Rahman
Mr. Ranjit Ghosh
Mr. Koushik Dhar
Balance race (Girls):
Indira Saha
Aindrila Bhowmick
Pamolita Paul
Long Jump (Girls):
Aindrila Bhowmick
Nirmita Gupta
Krishnakali Basu
200 meter flat race (Boys):
Dipankar Kamila
Arijit Mitra Thakur
Kaustav Sakar
Sack race (Girls):
Aindrila Bhowmick
Nirmita Gupta
Sayani Banerjee
Sack race (Boys):
Rohan Datta
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Souvik Debnath
Sayantan Das
Relay race (Boys):
Dipankar Kamila
Arijit Mitra Thakur
Soumyajit Sinha
Sneham Sen
Relay race (Girls):
Joyoti Ghosh
Aindrila Bhowmick
Anjali Mondal
Poulami Sarkar
Go for Goal (Boys):
Abhijit Kumar Mondal
Arkajyoti Hazra
Abhinandan Mondal
Tug of war (Boys):
Dipu Roy
Vishal Singh
Sk Minhaz Uddin Ahmed
Ritobroto Paul
Rohan Dutta
Tug of war (Girls):
Krishnakali Basu
Indira Saha
Chandrika Saha
Maitryee Banerjee
Kajal Nagpal
The male faculties and staffs of GNIPST participated in the 4th
th
Sardar Jodh Singh Trophy organised by NIT on 15 January, 2015.
An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim
for B.Pharm, B.Sc. and M.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr.
Dipanjan Mandal, Mr. Samrat Bose and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya
th
th
from 5 January to 12 January, 2015.
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GNIPST commemorated the Birth Anniversary of Swami

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Vivekananda on Monday, 12 January, 2015 & served Oldages and

Orphanages.

STUDENTS SECTION
WHO CAN ANS WER FIRS T????
Sir Andrew Witty is the CEO of which
company?
Answer of Previous Issues Questions:
A) R. Ashwin

Identify the person

Answer of Previous Issues Image:

Roger Binni

Congratulation to ARIJIT PRAMANIK who have

given the correct answer- Ravichandan Ashwin is
the arjuna awardee in cricket in 2014.

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EDITORS NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 4th issue of 43th Volume
of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN
are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST
bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and
readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements
and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director
of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special
thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar
and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for their kind co-operation and
technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for the
questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the
improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You
are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of
contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.
ARCHIVE
On 22nd December 2014 the students of B.Pharm 2nd year and B.Sc
2nd year visited the laboratory of Vivekananda Institute of
Biotechnology, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith under the
supervision of Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum, Mr. Soumya
Bhattacharya and Ms. Aparupa Bhattacharya.
Some of the teachers of GNIPST attended the 4th International
Conference of World Science Congress at Jadavpur University on
16th December to 18th December 2014.
Congratulation to Tamalika Chakraborty, Assistant Professor
of GNIPST, who got 3rd prize for the poster presentation in the
National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research,
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Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,

2014.
On 29th November and 30th November many of the faculty
members and students of GNIPST presented their posters in the
National Seminar on Opportunity in Medicinal Plant Research,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India from 29th -30th November,
2014.
Congratulation to Dr. Swati Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of
GNIPST, who got 1st prize for the best oral presentation in the
India Biodiversity Meet, 2014 at Indian Statistical Institute,
Kolkata, India from 21st -23rd November, 2014.
The teachers and students of GNIPST attended the National
workshop on Redefining the Role of Pharmacist in Health Care
System which was held in Dr. H. L. Roy Auditorium, Jadavpur
Universirty Kolkata-700032 on 16th November 2014, organised by
Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Bengal Branch, Kolkata
Congratulation to Rupam Saha, student of M.Pharm 2nd year, who
got 1st prize for the poster presentation in the National seminar on
Control of Viral Menace using Delivery Design organised by Dr.
B.C.Roy College of Pharmacy & AHS in association with IPA
Bengal Branch.
On 14th and 15th November 2014 the Industrial visit of B.Pharm 2nd
year students was conducted in East India Pharmaceutical Works
Limited, Kolkata under the supervision of Mr. Jaydip Roy, Mr.
Debabrata Ghoshdastidar, Mr. Samrat Bose, Ms Jeentara Begum,
Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.
A Debate on Unity was held on 14th November 2014 and the joint
winner was Sreejit Roy , Bsc 2nd year and Pratik Nandi ,Bsc first
year (Chairperson of debate: Dr Lopamudra Datta and Ms.
Priyanka Ray).
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On 14th November, 2014 a Quiz competition was held on World

Diabetes Day and the winner was Pratik Nandi and Sreyosi Dey,
Bsc first year.
Runner up Anirban Roy and Ankur Mondal B.Pharm third year
(Quiz Master: Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya)
A Seminar was held on 14th November 2014 World Diabetes Day
on Angiogenesis and Role of Amino Acids by Dr Debatosh Datta,
Research scientist.
GNIPST commemorated the 126th Birth Anniversary of Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad on Tuesday, 11th November 2014.
On 7th November 2014 the students of GNIPST participated in
the Run for Unity as a mark of tribute to the efforts of the
country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Congratulation to the winner of Cricket Tournament-B.Pharm
3rd year, 2014
Runner up team-B.Sc and BHM, 2014
Congratulation to the highest run scorer of Cricket TournamentTanmoy Das Biswas, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
Congratulation to the highest wicket taker of Cricket
Tournament-Subhodip Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Boys)Sk. Abdul Salam, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014
1st Runner up-Subhayan Dutta, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department)
2nd year, 2014
2nd Runner up-Nirupan Gupta, B.Pharm 1st year, 2014
Congratulation to the winner of Carom Tournament (Girls)Aishwarya Datta, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014
1st Runner up-Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
2nd Runner up-Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Boys)Basab Brata Dey, M.Sc (Biotechnology Department) 2nd year, 2014
1st Runner up-Ankit Chowdhury, B.Pharm 1st year, 2014
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2nd Runner up-Smaranjeet Banik, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014

Congratulation to the winner of Chess Tournament (Girls)Rituparna Das, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
1st Runner up-Varsa Srivastav, B.Sc(Bioptechnology Department)
1st year, 2014
2nd Runner up- Krishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
The GNIPST Cricket Tournament, Carom Tournament and Chess
Tournament was held on 21st and 22nd October, 2014.
The Cultural Programme on Bijoya Dashami and Kali Puja was
held on 20th October, 2014
An exhibition on Photography and Painting was held on 20th
October, 2014
Congratulation to the winner of Football Tournament-B.Pharm
3rd year, 2014
Runner up team-B.Pharm final year, 2014
Congratulation to the winner of Table Tennis TournamentKrishnakali Basu, B.Pharm 3rd year, 2014
1st Runner up-Aindrila Bhowmick, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014
2nd Runner up-Sayani Banerjee, B.Pharm 2nd year, 2014
The GNIPST Football Tournament (for male students) and Table
Tennis tournament (for female students) was held on 25th and
26th September, 2014.
On 5th September, 2014 the students of GNIPST have arranged a
wonderful Teachers Day Programme. On behalf of all the teachers
of GNIPST I would like to thank our beloved students.
The Freshers welcome programme was held on 14th August, 2014.
Welcome 1st year students.
We congratulate the following M.Pharm. final year students who
have made their positions in different pharmaceutical companies.
Anirban Banerjee (Emami Ltd.)
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Mahender Roy (Stadmed private Ltd.)

We congratulate the following B.Pharm. final year students for
their success.
Samadrita Mukherjee (Abbott India Ltd.)
Suman Sarkar (Tata Medical Centre-Apollo Pharmacy)
Shrewashee Mukherjee (Fresenius Kabi-Parenteral Nutrition)
Avishek Naskar (Glaxo SmithKline-Marketing)
Bappaditya Manik (USV Limited)
Sarbani Das (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)
Ankita Roy (Nutri Synapzz-Marketing)
Rahul Mitra (B M Pharmaceuticals-Production)
The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT2014. We congratulate them all.
Utsha Sinha
Satarupa Bhattacharya
Sandipan Sarkar
Purbali Chakraborty
Reminiscence, 2014(GNIPST Reunion) was held in College
campus on 2nd February,2014.
1st Annual Sports of GNIPST was held on 3rd February,2014 in
College campus ground.
An industrial tour and biodiversity tour was conducted in Sikkim
for B.Pharm and B.Sc. students under the supervision of Mr. Asis
Bala, Ms. Jeentara Begum and Ms. Moumita Chowdhury.
B.Pharm 3rd year won the GNIPST Football Champions trophy,
2013. B.Pharm 3rd year won the final match 1-0 against B.Pharm 2nd
year. Deep Chakraborty was the only scorer of the final.

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AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research

Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13to
GNIPST as per the details below:
a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical
Science & Technology.
b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta.
c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:Rs. 16,25000/- only
d. Approved duration: 3 years
e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential
medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal
with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice,
hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing
bioactive molecules in these plants.

Activity Clubs of GNIPST:

Name of Club
SPORTS
LITERARY AND PAINTING
SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE
MODELLING
ECO
SOCIAL SERVICES
PHOTOGRAPHY
CULTURAL
DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE

Member Faculty
Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar
Ms. Jeenatara Begum
Mr. Samrat Bose
Ms. Sumana Roy
Dr. Asis Bala
Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya
Ms. Priyanka Ray
Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya

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