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Heartiest Congratulations to Dr. Sourav Sarkar for joining as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Bose Institute, Unified Academic Campus w.e.f. 06.08.2026.
A warm welcome to our Institute!
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Bose Institute participated in the 12th Indian Science, Technology Exhibition 2026, held at Patuli, Kolkata during 5–8 August. A number of school, college and university students along with their parents and guardians visited our stall and interacted with the participants from our institute. Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

Happy to share a recent publication from the research group of Prof. Debaraj Mukherjee, Department of Chemical Sciences, Bose Institute. Congratulations to the team!

Featured in Organic Letters (ACS)
“Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of C-6-Esterified Sugar Acceptors from Acetals/Ketals Using Esters as Acyl Donors”

A solid-acid catalyzed protocol cleaves 4,6-O-benzylidene acetals and installs a C-6 primary ester in one step, using esters as solvent and acyl donor — avoiding hazardous reagents. It delivers orthogonally protected building blocks for oligosaccharide and blood-group antigen synthesis (Fig1).

Published in Organic Letters (American Chemical Society). DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c02284

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Observation of 80th Independence Day at Bose Institute, Darjeeling Campus on August 15, 2026.
Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

Observation of 80th Independence Day at Bose Institute, Madhyamgram Experimental Farm on August 15, 2026.

Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

On August 15, 2026, Bose Institute, Unified Academic Campus observed the 80th Independence Day of India with pride and patriotism.
The hoisting of National flag was followed by a cultural event and Prize Distribution ceremony of the Annual Sports held in this year.

Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

Special Lecture titled "Developmental Metabolism and the patterning of the Mammalian Pre-implantation Embryo."
Speaker: Dr. Utpal Banerjee
Date: 21.08.2026
Venue: Lecture Hall 2, Unified Academic Campus, Bose Institute
Time: 03:30pm
Abstract:
Besides its other important functions, metabolism in general, and mitochondrial pathways in particular, directly drive developmental processes. We have studied this phenomenon in Drosophila, (which we will not have time to present in this presentation), but also, from our detailed developmental and metabolomic analysis of the very first steps of preimplantation development of the mammalian embryo. Increasingly, other groups have determined that similar strategies operate in stem and cancer cell development, which demonstrate that entire metabolic pathways, and not just a few isolated or mis-expressed metabolites can be implicated in a similar manner. We conclude that metabolism is not merely a bystander that allows for the survival of the cell, but is also an active driver of the developmental process.
The developing early embryo is under varying levels of reductive and mitochondrial stress during its brief but critical phase of its life span, until its implantation and access to nutrients through the maternal blood stream. Until that stage though, most processes essential for its development are under strict metabolic control. This includes nutrient choice, epigenetic changes, zygotic genome activation, plasticity in development, localization of metabolic enzymes and stress management. We will touch upon the mechanisms that the embryo employs in achieving some of these unique developmental functions.

All are welcome!
Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India