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Department of Chemistry and CSI/IBR , Center for Developmental Neuroscience
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Post-Doctoral Research (Neuroscience), University of Chicago.
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Ph.D. (Bio-organic Chemistry) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) Jadavpur University Calcutta, India
Area of Research
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
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Research Interests |
Dr.
Probal Banerjee's research team at the College of Staten Island (City
University of New York) is divided into two groups that study (i)
The role of the serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT 1A-R) in the survival and
maturation of brain neurons during development: its role in depression
and Schizophrenia; (ii) Designing news strategies of
eliminating brain tumor cells– (a) manipulating expression of ATPase II
and ATPase 1b to regulate phagocytosis, (b) using non-toxic food
components to target tumor cells.
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