Faculty Directory
Avipsha Sarkar
Academic Information
Ph.D, VIT, Vellore, 2019
Research Areas
Research Interests
Virus mediated immunomodulation and therapeutics in silico, in vitro, in vivo
Courses Taught
Biology for Engineers
Positions Held
Associate Professor
Publications
1. Sarkar, A. and Sen, S., 2019. 3D structure prediction of VAPC1 and identification of dual natural inhibitors for VPAC1 and EGFR. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, 51(2), pp.89-102.
2. Sarkar, A. and Sen, S., 2020. A comparative analysis of the molecular interaction techniques for in silico drug design. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 26(1), pp.209-223.
3. Barick, K.C., Gawali, S.L., Sarkar, A., Kunwar, A., Priyadarsini, K.I. and Hassan, P.A., 2016. Pluronic stabilized Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles for intracellular delivery of curcumin. RSC Advances, 6(101), pp.98674-98681.
4. Mitra, S., Sarkar, A. and Sen, S., 2017. Removal of chromium from industrial effluents using nanotechnology: a review. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2(1), p.11.
5. Sarkar, A., Roy, A., Maity, M., Nayak, D. and Das, S., 2023. Ultradiluted Eupatorium perfoliatum alleviates DENV-induced fibrosis by regulation of TGFβ1, MMP-9 and interferons. Future Virology, 18(12), pp.767-782.
6. Sarkar, A., Roy, A., Ghorai, T., Bhowmick, B., Maity, M., Chandra, P., Nayak, D., Kaushik, S. and Das, S., 2025. Eupatorium perfoliatum Counteracts TNF-α Mediated Pathogenesis in Chikungunya Virus Infection. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, pp.1-24.
7. Ghorai, T., Sarkar, A., Roy, A., Bhowmick, B., Nayak, D. and Das, S., 2024. Role of auto-antibodies in the mechanisms of dengue pathogenesis and its progression: A comprehensive review. Archives of Microbiology, 206(5), p.214.
8. Bhowmick, B., Roy, A., Sarkar, A., Ghorai, T., Nayak, D. and Das, S., 2024. Implication of iron overload in COVID-19 pathogenesis and long COVID: a mechanistic review. Future Virology, 19(14-15), pp.525-538.
9. Roy, A., Sarkar, A., Nayak, D. and Das, S., 2023. Ultradiluted SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein mitigates hyperinflammation in lung via ferritin and MMP-9 regulation in BALB/c mice. Virus Research, 329, p.199091.
10. Fakola, E.G., Sarkar, A., Uttarkar, A., Bhattacharya, S., Choudhury, S., Ghosh, S., Niranjan, V., Das, S. and Goswami, P., 2025. Integrating the knowledge of traditional medicine to identify potential anti-viral drug against Human Norovirus (HNV); a molecular docking, simulation and network pharmacology analysis. In Silico Research in Biomedicine, p.100090.