ABOUT Dr. BANERJEE

Dr.Tuhina Banerjee Ph. D
Adjunct Professor Discipline/Specialization:
Biochemistry, Biophysical chemistry, Molecular microbiology

Dr. Banerjee was born in Varanasi, India, and grew up in a small family with Parents and an elder sister. She completed her undergraduate (BS) and Master of Science (MS) degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. After qualifying all-India-based GATE and NET-CSIR exams, she got selected in the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) for pursuing doctoral degree in 2001. At IIT-B, she joined Professor Nand Kishore’s biophysical chemistry and biochemistry laboratory. Her doctoral research was focused on the “Protein–Solvent Interactions and Molten Globule Intermediates: A Biophysical Approach”. After defending her Ph. D. thesis in 2006, Dr. Banerjee immediately joined Dr. Andrew Feig’s lab at the department of chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington and then moved to Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, as a postdoctoral research associate. She then joined Dr. Ken Teter’s lab in the University of Central Florida in 2008. She is experienced in the determination of molecular interactions including protein-protein, RNA, DNA and other biological events responsible for various infectious diseases (Cholera, Crohn’s, Anthrax and others). In July, 2013, Dr. Banerjee joined department of chemistry, at the Pittsburg State University, in a Chemist position and responsible for research, instructions and laboratories.

Education Employment Profile Research Publications Teaching CV

Education

2001 - 2006    Ph.D. in Biophysical chemistry and Biochemistry from Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, India.
                        Thesis entitled “Protein–Solvent Interactions and Molten Globule Intermediates: A Biophysical Approach”.
                        Thesis Advisor: Prof. Nand Kishore, Department of Chemistry, IIT-Bombay, India.

1999 - 2001    M. Sc. Biochemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU),Varanasi, India.

1996- 1999     B. Sc. Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Employment Profile

2013 - Present    Chemist 1. Department of chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, USA.

2008 - 2013       Postdoctoral Research Associate. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.

2006 - 2007     Postdoctoral Research Associate.Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Teaching
1. Biochemistry
2. Analytical Biochemistry
3. Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
4. Principles of Biomolecular interactions and Recognition
5. Molecular Biophysics
6. Biochemistry Laboratory
7. Biophysics Laboratory
8. Intro Chem Lab
9. General Chem I and II Lab
10. Organic Chem I and II lab
11. Polymer Chem Lab
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