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Dr. Pranab Jyoti Das

Principal Scientist

Animal Genetics and Breeding

9402283632 / 361-2847195
drpranabjyotidas@gmail.com
Pranab.Das@icar.gov.in

Profile Overview:

  • Qualification:

    B.V.Sc., M.V.Sc., PhD

  • Date of Joining NRCP:

    -

  • About:

    Dr Das is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in managing various collaborative research projects. He has over 15 years of experience working with molecular biology, cytogenetic and functional genomics of animal. Dr Das has an additional background in Veterinary Medicine and in-depth knowledge in conducting animal studies. Dr Das has a well-equipped molecular biology laboratory at ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig. Currently, Dr Das is working on those regions of the mammalian genome which contain genes that confer infertility/subfertility in male.

Technologies Developed:

  1. Technology to diagnose Canine Parvovirus (CPV) DNA in dogs
  2. Technology to identify stallions’ subfertility
  3. Technology for sperm RNA isolation in stallion
  4. Technology for Camelid molecular cytogenetics
  5. Technology to identify Impaired Acrosome Reaction susceptibility marker for in Stallions
  6. Methodology to identify sex chromosome aneuploidy in domestic species and identify disorders of sex development in Domestic Animals
  7. Technology for manufacturing of garments from jute-yak blended fabric
  8. Technology for sex determination of yak
  9. Technology to identify male specific markers for yak
  10. Developed biomarker related to male fertility in Yak using miRNA
  11. Developed technology to isolate miRNA from yak sperm
  12. Developed an IT-based system technology to identify parasitic load in a faecal matter of pigs
  13. Technology for identification and traceability system in pig
  14. Development technology for non-invasive infrared thermal imaging system in pigs
  15. Technology for identification of meat animal species using FINS PCR
  16. Developed LAMP (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification) technique to identify pork and pork product
  17. Developed RAPD technique for detection of wild pork from domestic pork, beef, and chevon
  18. Development technology for breed specific mtDNA sequences for native pig of NE region
  19. Development online Piggery information system
  20. Development online real-time data management system for Pig stakeholders
  21. Technology for Decision Support System (DSS) for examining health status pigs

Technologies Commercialized:

Not Available

Publications:

  • Total no. of Research Paper: 50
  • Total no. of Books/Manual: 20
  • No. of patent /Trademark granted (G): 00
  • Copyright granted: 00
  • Policy Document: 05

Top 10 Research Publications:

  1. 1. Baily M.P., Avila F., Das P.J., Kutzler M.A., Raudsepp T. (2019). An Autosomal Translocation 73,XY,t(12;20)(q11;q11) in an Infertile Male Llama (Lama glama) With Teratozoospermia. Frontiers in Genetics. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00344
  2. 2. Janečka J.E., Davis B.W., Ghosh S., Paria N., Das P.J., Orlando L., Schubert M., Nielsen M.K., Stout T.A.E., Brashear W., Li G., Johnson C.D., Metz R.P., Zadjali A.M.A., Love C.C., Varner D.D., Bellott D.W., Murphy W.J., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2018). Horse Y chromosome assembly displays unique evolutionary features and putative stallion fertility genes. Nature Communication. 9(1):2945. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05290-6
  3. 3. Krishnan G., Paul V., Biswas T.K., Chouhan V.S., Das P.J., Sejian V. (2018). Adaptation strategies of yak to seasonally driven environmental temperatures in its natural habitat. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62 (8): 1497-1506. doi:10.1007/s00484-018
  4. 4. Ghosh S., Qu Z., Das P.J., Fang E., Juras R., Cothran E.G., McDonell S., Kenney D.G., Lear T.L., Adelson D.L., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2014). Copy number variation in the horse genome. PLoS Genetics. 10(10):e1004712. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen
  5. 5. Das P.J., Mishra D.K., Ghosh S., Avila F., Johnson G.A., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2013). Comparative organization and gene expression profiles of the porcine pseudoautosomal region. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 141: 26-36
  6. 6. Das P.J., McCarthy F., Vishnoi M., Kachroo P., Gresham C., Li G., Love C.C., Varner D.D., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2013). Stallion sperm transcriptome comprises functionally coherent coding and regulatory RNAs as revealed by microarray analysis and RNA-seq. PloS One. 8(12): e1003139
  7. 7. Raudsepp T., McCue M.E., Das P.J., Dobson L., Vishnoi M., Fritz K.L., Schaefer R., Rendahl A., Love C.C., Mickelson J.R., Varner D.D., Chowdhary B.P. (2012). Genome-Wide Association Study Implicates Testis-Sperm Specific FKBP6 as a Susceptibility Locus for Impaired Acrosome Reaction in Stallions. PLoS Genetics. 8(2): e56535
  8. 8. Das P.J., Lyle S., Beehan D., Chowdhary, B.P., Raudsepp, T. (2011). Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of Y isochromosome in a 63XO/64Xi(Yq) mosaic karyotype of an intersex horse. Disorders of Sex Development in Domestic Animals. Sexual Development, 6(1-3): 117-127
  9. 9. Das P.J., Paria N., Gustafson-Seabury A., Vishnoi M., Chaki S.P., Love C.C., Varner D.D., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2010). Total RNA isolation from stallion sperm and testis biopsies. Theriogenology. 74 (6): 1099-1106, 1106e1-2
  10. 10. Das P.J., Chowdhary B.P., Raudsepp T. (2009). Characterization of the bovine pseudoautosomal region (PAR) and comparison with sheep, goat and other mammalian PARs. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 126: 139–147

Awards:

  1. Breed Registration certificate award (Registration of Arunachali Yak-INDIA_YAK_2300_ ARUNACHALI_16001)
  2. Letter of Appreciation for contribution in Animal by ADNAT Silver Jubilee Convention, International Symposium on Biodiversity and Bio banking, IIT, Guwahati, 2018
  3. Reorganization Certificate from Indian association of Hill Farming (SFEIES-2017)
  4. Director’s appreciation letter for major achievements as principal investigator for the project entitled “E-Varaha: Information System for Safe Pork Production in North Eastern India” (2017-2019)
  5. Appreciation and reorganization letter from international Journal PLoS One and included expert reviewer panel of the journal, 2018
  6. Part of the research team to produce Worlds first test tube Yak Calf named “NORGYAl” (2013)
  7. Morris Animal Foundation Research Award, 2010
  8. CVM Postdoctoral Research Award, Texas A&M University, 2010

Membership of Societies:

  1. Member, Veterinary Council of India
  2. Member, Advisory panel in Conservation Review
  3. Member of the CVM PDF Association of the CVM, Texas A&M University, USA
  4. Member Texas A&M, USA Link Endowment boundary Team
  5. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  6. Member, Editorial Board - Gnome Publications