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Amal Chandra Mondal

Amal Chandra Mondal
Amal Chandra Mondal
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Life Sciences
Room No
211 & 215 (2nd Floor)
Off. Phone
011-2670-4505
Residence
9717520310
Email
acmondal[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, amal_mondal[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://sites.google.com/view/acmondal
Personal files
ACMondal_CV.pdf
Qualifications

Ph.D. (Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute & Jadavpur University, Kolkata)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease & Depression.

Experience

2002-2005 Postdoctoral research at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA.     
2005-2015 Asst. Professor in Human Physiology, RPM College, Uttarpara (W.B.)
2015-2019 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi-67.
2019-Present Professor, School of Life Sciences, JNU, New Delhi-67.

Awards & Honours

  • ERPL funded project on "Assessment of therapeutic role of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC).... 6-OHDA and Paraquat rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD)" 2024--2025

  • DBT funded project on "Calcium-permeable ion channels as therapeutic targets to manage neuropathic pain" 2023--2026

  • DBT funded project on "A Study on Enriched Bacopa monnieri active component delivery targeting Glioblastoma and associated Neurocognitive Dysfunction" 2023--2026

  • DBT funded project on … To Investigate Anti-Amyloidogenic properties of Anti-histamine drugs on alpha syn………….involved in Parkinson’s disease. 2021--2024

  • DBT funded project on Effect of naturally occurring as well as synthetic cyclic molecules on inhibition of beta amyloid aggregation in vivo and in vitro. 2017--2020

  • DBT funded project on "Arresting Pre-fibrillar Aggregates of Alzheimer’s Amyloid by Synthetic Antibodies" 2013-2016

  • LSRB-DRDO funded project on "Role of MAP Kinase in behavioral model of depression: Effect of chronic antidepressant treatment" 2012-2015

  • SERB-DST project on "Role of neurotrophins in stress and depression" 2010-2013

  • Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology-2022

  • Prof. A. K. Mukherjee Memorial Oration Award from PSI in 2021

  • Dr. A. Namasivayam Award by IABMS, 2016

  • International Travel Grant from UGC to attend conference, 2011 & 2013

  • Dr. K. Anji Reddy Prize by 23rd Annual conference of PSI & Doctors Reddy, 2011

  • Young Scientist Award by Indian Science Congress Association, 2000.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

University of Naples Fedrico II, Italy

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

(PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mondal+AC.&sort=date&size=20)

  1. Subba R, Fasciolo G, Petito A, Geremia E, Tomajoli MTM, & Mondal AC*, Napolitano G. Venditti P. Chlorogenic acid alleviates the detrimental effects of concurrent hyperglycemia and chronic stress on brain homeostasis by modulating antioxidative defense in adult zebrafish. Antioxidants 2025 Nov, 14, 1386, https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox14121386). JIF- 7.3

  2. Sahu MR, Ahmad MH, & Mondal AC* MST1 selective inhibitor Xmu-mp-1 ameliorates neuropathological changes in a rat model of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease by modulating Hippo-Wnt signaling crosstalk. Apoptosis 2024 May 17. doi:10.1007/s10495-024-01975-0. JIF- 7.2

  3. Sushma, Sahu MR, Murugan NA, & Mondal AC*. Amelioration of Amyloid-β Induced Alzheimer’s Disease by Bacopa monnieri through Modulation of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and GSK-3β/Wnt/ β-Catenin Signaling. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2023 Dec 24: e2300245, doi: 10.1002/mnfr.202300245). JIF- 5.20

  4. Rani L, Ghosh B, Ahmad MH, & Mondal AC*. Potential neuroprotective effects of Vanillin against MPP+/MPTP-induced dysregulation of dopaminergic regulatory mechanisms in SH-SY5Y cells and a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease (Molecular Neurobiology 5 May, 2023, doi.org/ 10.1007/s12035-023-03358-z). IF- 5.68

  5. Ahmad MH, Fatima M, Ali M, Rizvi MA, Mondal AC*. Naringenin alleviates paraquat-induced dopaminergic neuronal loss in SH-SY5Y cells and a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Neuropharmacology, 2021, 201, 108831 Oct 13. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm. 2021.108831. IF-5.27

  6. Paul A, Kumar S, Kalita S, Kalita S, Sarkar D, Bhunia A, Bandyopadhyay A, Mondal AC*, Mondal B. An explicitly designed paratope of Amyloid-β prevents neuronal apoptosis in vitro and hippocampal damage in rat brain. Chemical Science, 2021, 12 (8):2853-2862. Edge article. IF-9.96

  7. Srivastav S, Anand BG, Fatima M, Prajapati KP, Yadav SS, Kar K, Mondal AC*. Piperine coated gold nanoparticles alleviate paraquat-induced neurotoxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020;11(22):3772-3785. IF-5.78

  8. Fatima M, Srivastav S, Ahmad MH, Mondal AC*. ¬Effects of chronic unpredictable mild stress induced prenatal stress on neurodevelopment of neonates: Role of GSK-3β. Scientific Reports 2019 Feb 4, 9 (1):1305 (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38085-2). IF-5.13

  9. Srivastav S, Fatima M, Mondal AC*. Bacopa monnieri attenuates paraquat induced toxicity in Drosophila by inhibiting apoptosis through redox stabilization and improved mitochondrial function. Neurochemistry International 2018, 121: 98-107. IF-4.29

  10. Ahmad MH, Fatima M, Hossain M, Mondal AC*. Evaluation of naproxen-induced oxidative stress, hepatotoxicity and in-vivo genotoxicity in male Wistar rats. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2018 Dec; 8(6):400-406. IF-8.80

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

  1. Ahmad MH, Rizvi MA, Ali M & Mondal AC*. Neurobiology of Depression in Parkinson’s disease: Insights into Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment Strategies. Ageing Research Reviews (85) 2023. (doi.10.1016/j.arr.2022.101840). IF- 13.02

  2. Ahmad MH, Ghosh B, Rizvi MA, Fatima M, Ali M, Kaur L, Mondal AC*.  Neural crest cells development and neuroblastoma progression: Role of Wnt signaling. Journal of Cellular Physiology 11 Dec, 2022 doi:10.1002/jcp.30931. PMID: 36502519. IF- 6.51

  3. XXXX Sandeep, Ahmad MH, Rani L, Mondal AC*. Convergent molecular pathways in type 2 diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s disease: Insights into mechanisms and pathological consequences. (Molecular Neurobiology 2022, May 16, doi: 10.1007/s12035-022-02867-7). IF- 5.59

  4. Sahu MR, Rani L, Subba R & Mondal AC*. Impact of cellular senescence on the brain aging: A focus on neurodegenerative diseases. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2022 Apr 14:111675. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2022.111675. IF- 5.49

  5. Sahu MR & Mondal AC*. The emerging role of Hippo signaling in neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroscience Research 2020; 98(5): 796-814. IF-4.43

  6. Rani L & Mondal AC*. Emerging concepts of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease progression: Pathogenic and Therapeutic Implications. Mitochondrion 2020; 50: 25-34. IF-4.53

  7. Srivastav S., Fatima M, Mondal AC*. Important medicinal herbs in Parkinson’s disease pharmacotherapy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2017, 92: 856-863 IF-7.41

Patents (if any)

Nil