GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL

GNIPST BULLETIN 2017 10-11-2017 10 th November, 2017 Volume No.: 71 Issue No.: 03 Vision To reach the pinnacle of glory as a centre of excellence in the field of pharmaceutical and biological sciences by knowledge based learning and practice Mission To impart high quality pharmaceutical science, technology and management education to the budding professionals and provide the ambience needed for developing requisite skills to make a mark of excellence in Education, Research, Business, Industry and achieve highest personal standards. Contents Message from PRINCIPAL Editorial board Historical article News Update Knowledge based Article Disease Related Breaking News Upcoming Events Drugs Update Campus News Student s Section Editor s Note Archive GNIPST Photo Gallery For your comments/contribution OR For Back-Issues, mailto:gnipstbulletin@gmail.com GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Website: http://gnipst.ac.in 1

MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL "It can happen. It does happen. But it can't happen if you quit." Lauren Dane. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle It gives me immense pleasure to pen a few words for our e-bulletin. At the onset I would like to thank the last year s editors and congratulate the newly selected editors for the current year. Our first consideration is always in the best interest of the students. Our goal is to promote academic excellence and continuous improvement. I believe that excellence in education is aided by creating a learning environment in which all learners are supported in maximizing their potential and talents. Education needs to focus on personalized learning and instruction, while promoting an education system that is impartial, universally accessible, and meeting the needs of all students. It is of paramount importance that our learners have sufficient motivation and encouragement in order to achieve their aims. We are all very proud of you, our students, and your accomplishments and look forward to watching as you put your mark on the profession in the years ahead. The call of the time is to progress, not merely to move ahead. Our progressive Management is looking forward and wants our Institute to flourish as a Post Graduate Institute of Excellence. Steps are taken in this direction and fruits of these efforts will be received by our students in the near future. Our Teachers are committed and dedicated for the development of the institution by imparting their knowledge and play the role of facilitator as well as role model to our students. The Pharmacy profession is thriving with a multitude of possibilities, opportunities and positive challenges. At Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, our focus is on holistic needs of our students. I am confident that the students of GNIPST will recognize all the possibilities, take full advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges with purpose and determination. Excellence in Education is not a final destination, it is a continuous walk. I welcome you to join us on this path. My best wishes to all. Dr. A. Sengupta 2

EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF EDITOR EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA MR.DIPANJAN MANDAL MS.MOUMITA CHOWDHURY HISTORICAL ARTICLE Edmund Halley The field of astronomy is filled with many notable names and one of them is Edmund Halley. Halley was an Englishman who was a geophysicist, mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Great Britain after John Flamsteed and is best known for having computed the orbit of the famous Halley s Comet (named after him). He was a man of many accomplishments, designed several inventions and was an intrepid discoverer. Early Life: Edmund Halley was born in England on November 8, 1656. He was the son of Edmond Halley Sr. who was a very successful soapmaker in London. His family was originally from Derbyshire. As a young child, Edmund was interested in math and began his education at St Paul s School, London. In 1673, he enrolled at Oxford Queen s College. During his undergraduate years he spent a great deal of his time publishing papers on sunspots and the Solar System. Contributions and Achievements: In 1675, Halley became the assistant for John Flamsteed who was first Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory. One of Halley s many tasks was to assign numbers to stars using Flamsteed s 3

number system for identification and cataloguing purposes. A year later, he travelled to the volcanic tropical island Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He brought with him a large sextant and some telescopic sights so he could set up an observatory and study and catalogue the stars in the Southern Hemisphere. It was during his stay in St. Helena that he carefully observed the transit of Mercury across the sky. He realized that Venus, moving in the same way, could then be used to calculate the size of the Solar System. Halley returned to England in 1678 and a year later he went to Danzig at the request of the Royal Society to help resolve a dispute between Robert Hooke and Johannes Hevelius. As Hevelius did not utilize a telescope in his observations, Robert Hooke questioned his findings. Halley stayed with Hevelius to observe his findings and verify his conclusions. That same year in 1679, Halley published Cataogue Stellarum Australium, a catalogue of the Southern Hemisphere stars which he observed while in St. Helena. His publication was so extensive that it included 341 stars that could be viewed only in the Southern Hemisphere. Flamsteed gave him the title The Southern Tycho in reference to the well-known sixteenth century astronomer,tycho Brahe. Halley also attained his Master s Degree from Oxford and was elected as a Royal Society Fellow aged 22. He married Mary Tooke in 1682 and they had three children together. In 1686, Halley s second work was published; a paper with charts on monsoons and trade winds also derived from his Helenian expedition. He concluded that solar heating was behind 4

atmospheric motions and he established that there was a close relationship between sea level height and barometric pressure. His useful charts helped define the emerging field of information visualization. Halley conducted many lunar observations which took up most of his time. Aside from his lunar studies, he also became interested with problems relating to gravity. One issue in particular that concerned him was finding a proof for the laws of planetary motion. In 1684, he travelled to Cambridge to talk the issue over with Sir Isaac Newton, only to find out that Newton had already managed to solve the problem, stating that the planets orbits would be elliptical. Halley naturally wanted to see the calculations Newton used but Newton wasn t able to locate them. Newton then wrote a short treatise entitled On the Motion of Bodies in an Orbit in 1684 which explained his calculations. This work was later expanded on by Newton, becoming the famous work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687 which Halley helped to publish Halley s first orbit calculations were of the Kirch Comet making use of John Flamsteed s observations in 1680 and 1681. The comet had first been discovered by Göttfried Kirch on 14 November 1680. Halley calculated the orbit of the Kirch Comet in 1682 however his calculations weren t completely accurate. In 1691, Edmund Halley invented a diving bell which he and his colleagues tested extensively. It used leather tubes and lead-lined barrels to supply fresh air underwater. Halley was known as one of the earliest cases for middle ear trauma since he would stay underwater for periods that lasted up to 4 hours. The same year that he designed an early working model of a magnetic compass. 5

In 1693, he published an article on life annuities, including a report on age at death, heralding the beginning of actuarial science. Later Life and Comet Predictions In 1698, he was given permission to take command of the sailing ship Paramourand travel to the South Atlantic Ocean to find out more about the laws that govern the variation of the compass. The first expedition was cut short due to unrest among the crew and a second expedition began in 1699. His magnetic charts of Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean were published in General Chart of the Variation of the Compass in 1701. In 1704, Halley finally became Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford, after missing out on this prestigious appointment earlier in his career. He published Synopsis Astronomia Cometicae (A Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets) in 1705. This work detailed the parabolic orbits of 24 comets that had been observed from 1337 to 1698. It also stated that the comet sightings of 1531, 1607, and 1682 were of the same comet, which orbits the sun every 75-76 years and he correctly predicted it would return in 1758. When the comet did return it became known as Halley s Comet. He devised a method of observing the transit of Venus across the sun which would next be observed in 1761 and 1769. These observations would then be used to make an accurate calculation of the distance from the Earth from the sun. Halley became Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720. 6

His death He died on January 14, 1742 aged 86 and sadly, did not live to see the return of the comet that was named in his honor. Halley s Comet will next appear in the night sky in the year 2062. NEWS UPDATE Twin study finds genetics affects where children look, shaping mental development:(9 th November, 2017) A study that tracked the eye movement of twins has found that genetics plays a strong role in how people attend to their environment. Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago:(9 th November, 2017) A new study identifies nearly 500 minuscule finger and toe bones as belonging to 45-million-year-old tiny primates. Many of the fossils are so small they rival the diminutive size of a mustard seed. Representing nine different taxonomic families of primates and as many as 25 species, the specimens from China include numerous fossils attributed to Eosimias, the very first anthropoid known to date, and three fossils attributed to a new and more advanced anthropoid. 7

A giant, prehistoric otter's surprisingly powerful bite:( 9 th November, 2017) A massive, wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its time, according to a new analysis of the animal's jaws. When scientists used computers to simulate how biting would strain S. melilutra's jaws, they concluded that the animal had much firmer jaw bones than expected, giving it a surprisingly strong bite. Traditional Amazonian drug linked to improved sense of wellbeing, study suggests:( 9 th November, 2017) A psychedelic drug traditionally used in South America improves people's general sense of wellbeing and may offer a treatment for alcoholism and depression, new research suggests. New DNA antenatal screening for Down's syndrome shown to be a 'transformational advance':(8 th November, 2017) Medical scientists have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to incorporate DNA analysis into antenatal screening for three serious chromosome disorders, including Down's syndrome, in a way that is far more accurate than existing methods, and safer and less stressful for mothers. 8

Study reveals how a very low calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes:(9 th November, 2017) A research team has uncovered how a very low calorie diet can rapidly reverse type 2 diabetes in animal models. If confirmed in people, the insight provides potential new drug targets for treating this common chronic disease, said the researchers. LEDs light the way for better drug therapies:( 9 th November, 2017) A revolutionary new technique to create radioactive molecules has the potential to bring new medicines to patients much faster than before -- using light. While the previous approach took months, the new photocatalytic process replaces hydrogen with tritium in just hours. Fruit fly brains inform search engines of the future:(9 th November, 2017) The way fruit flies identify similarities between odors offers a new approach for search algorithms. Ice sheets as large as Greenland's melted fast in a warming climate:( 9 th November, 2017) New research shows that climate warming reduced the mass of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet by half in as little as 500 years, indicating the Greenland Ice Sheet could have a similar fate. 9

For detail mail to editor KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE SAFETY OF ANDROGENS IN WOMEN The various studies that have investigated the administration of androgens in women have found that androgen replacement therapy is well tolerated and devoid of serious side effects. All may result in unwanted mild androgenic effects, such as acne and hirsutism, if supraphysiologic T (testosterone) concentrations are reached, but are rarely associated with more serious virilization. Acne has been found in 3% 8% of patients with oral preparations of EE(endogenous estrogen) plus MT (male testosterone) compared to 0% 7% in women receiving EE alone. An increase in acne was not found with IM or SC E2 plus T in comparison to the estrogen only control, or with transdermal T vs. Placebo.The reported hirsutism rates with oral EE plus MT varied from 4.2% to 6%, which is not significantly different from patients receiving EE alone. Of interest, in a group of 100 women who had no facial hair at baseline, 14% developed facial hair with 0.625 mg of EE plus 1.25 mg of MT and 22% developed facial hair with 1.25 mg of EE plus 2.5 mg of MT at 12 months, most of which was reported as light or medium growth. In comparison, both the highdose and low-dose 10

estrogen-only control groups had a 20% increase in facial hair growth. The hirsutism rates for IM or SC T administration, which results in supraphysiologic T levels, have been reported to vary between 0% and 20%, but has not been systematically compared to parental or SC estrogen-only therapy. No difference in hirsutism incidence rates between transdermal placebo or T have been reported.due to the first pass effect on the liver after absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, oral androgen preparations generally exhibit a greater degree of lowering of SHBG and, therefore, greater increase in the free androgen levels than do parental or transdermal androgens. This liver effect also leads to a reduction of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, which is usually not found with androgens given in replacement doses by a nonoral route. Fortunately, many of the adverse reactions listed in the product labels of the various androgen preparations and in the literature concerning androgen therapy for male hypogonadism, such as hepatic dysfunction, polycythemia, sleep apnea, and breast stimulation have not been found in women receiving replacement therapy. Mr. Dipanjan Mandal Assistant Professor GNIPST 11

DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS Legionnaires disease outbreak grows linked to Lisbon hospital:( 10 th November, 2017) In a follow-up on the Legionnaires disease outbreak at the São Francisco Xavier Hospital in Lisbon, the General Directorate of Health (DGS) is now reporting the number of people affected by the Legionella outbreak is up to 41 people as of Thursday. Two fatalities have been reported to date and five people are still being treated in intensive care. Seven out of 10 people affected by the outbreak (29) are over the age of 70. Portuguese Health Minister, Adalberto Campos Fernandes said the source of the infection is the Lisbon hospital itself. Portugal has seen the third largest outbreak of Legionnaires disease back in November 2014 in the town of Vila Franca de Xira, about 35 kilometers north of Lisbon, which infected 403 and killed 14. A 2001 outbreak in Spain, which affected 450 is considered the largest. Read more UPCOMING EVENTS: National Seminar On Clinical Research In Recent Pharmaceutical Sciences Will Be Held On 22 nd November,2017 At Jadavpur University. 69th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC) to be held at Chitkara University 22nd - 24th Dec. 2017 12

DRUGS UPDATES FDA Approves Auryxia (ferric Citrate) Tablets as a Treatment for People with Iron Deficiency Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease, Not on Dialysis:(7 th November, 2017) Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KERX), a company focused on bringing innovative medicines to people with kidney disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Auryxia for an additional indication. The approval is for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), not on dialysis. Auryxia was originally approved in September 2014 for the control of serum phosphorus levels in people with chronic kidney disease who require dialysis. Read more CAMPUS NEWS MAKAUT Football Tournament 2017: Congratulation to GNIPST football team for becoming CHAMPION of MAKAUT Intercollege Football Tournament,2017, Zone-3 was held on 4-6 th November at JISCE play ground. 13

University medal winner, 2017: Heartiest congratulations to all the UNIVERSITY MEDAL WINNERS,2017 of GNIPST. MSc Biotechnology Department. 1. Susmita Dutta (Reg No: 153131810014) University Gold Medal winner (9.66) 2. Md Riaz Hossain (Reg No:153131810003) University Gold Medal Winner (9.66) 3. Abhishek Sadhu (Reg no:153131810001) University Bronze Medal winner (9.57) MSc Genetics Department. 1.Payel chakraborty (Reg No: 153131810016) University Gold Medal winner (9.54) 2. Soyeta debnath (Reg no:153131810018) University Bronze Medal winner (9.49) B.Sc Biotechnology Department. 1. Shikha Jain (Reg No: 143132410030) University Gold Medal winner 8.87) B.Sc Microbiology Department. 1.Tomali Bhattacharjee (Reg No: 143132410072) University Gold Medal winner (8.67) M. Pharm. 1. Ms. Moumita Basak (reg no. 151862310007) Gold Medal Winner (9.52) 2. Ms. Annesha Dutt (reg no. 1518623100016) Silver Medal Winner (9.45) National Elocution Competition 2017: National elocution competition 2017 (state level) was held on 27 th October, 2017 organized by Indian Pharmaceutical Association education division. Congratulation to winner Sakshar saha, who will represent West Bengal in National semi final round in Vizag. Seminar on clinical research 2017: A seminar on Clinical Research Industry- Opportunities,Demand And Challenges was held on 1 st 14

November,organized by GNIPST in collaboration with Syncorp Clincare Technologies PVT. LTD at GNIPST auditorium. Intra college football tournament 2017: On 14 th and 16th October 2017 GNIPST organized Intra college football tournament. Congratulations to the winner: B.Pharm 3 rd year Man of the match: Mainak paul (B.Pharm 1 st year) Post-Puja Celebration 2017: On 18 th October GNIPST celebrated the Post-Puja programme ALINGON 2k17 at GNIPST auditorium. Pre diwali Celebration at oldage and orphanage home 2017: GNIPST celebrated Pre-Diwali at Bholananda Bridhdhashram ( Barrackpore), Happy Home (Dumdum) and Pratyush ( Barasat) on 18 th October,2017. National seminar 2017: National seminar on Conservation Of Biodiversity And Sustainable Use Of Biological Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1 st September, 2017 at GNIPST auditorium. POSTER PRESENTATION COMPETITION: Congratulation to Rashmita Biswas for holding 1 st position, Nilanjan Ray for 2 nd position and Moumita Mitra for 3 rd position in scientific poster competition in National seminar on Conservation Of Biodiversity And Sustainable Use Of Biological Resources sponsored by Bengal Biodiversity Board,Govt of 15

West Bengal, organized by GNIPST was held on 1 st September, 2017. VISWAKARMA PUJA CELEBRATION: GNIPST organized VISWAKARMA PUJA on 17 th September at GNIPST campus Teacher s Day Celebration: On 4 th September GNIPST celebrated teacher s day at GNIPST auditorium. Freshers welcome programme: On 5th September GNIPST organized the Freshers welcome programme CRESCITA 2k17 at GNIPST auditorium. WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY JIS GROUP: Pre workshop assessment techniques by Dr Nicholas Philips and Ms Mara Simmons was held on 7 th September at GNIPST conference room. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD AT SCIENCE CITY: Congratulation to Ms. Tamalika Chakrabarty who have got 1 st prize in poster presentation in International Conference on Drug Discovery and Development held at Science City,Kolkata,2017. ASTERICA WINNERS: Congratulations to the students who won the fashion show competition in College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital. Abhishek Singh Tanushree Chatterjee Srija Sur 16

Supratim Das Arnab Ghosh Sneha Bag Somnath Diyan Susmita Kar Navdeep Ghai Poulami Das INDUCTION PROGRAMME AT GNIPST: An Induction Programme for the newly admitted students was organized at GNIPST on 25 th August, 2017. GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: Congratulations to SNEHAM SEN, RITAM CHOWDHURY and SOUMYADEEP BHATTACHARYA-selected for the position of Medical Business Associate at GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. REVIENS: GNIPST bidded goodbye to the final year students by the farewell programme REVIENS. Best of luck to the final year students for their future life. COGNIZANT: Congratulations to 27 number of students who got job in Cognizant. Sl Name of student Sl Name of student No. No. 1 AINDRILA BHOWMICK 15 SHASHWATA GHOSH 2 SHARMISTHA DAS 16 SAMHITA KUMAR 17

3 MOZAMMEL HAQUE 17 DIPTARCO SINGHA 4 BANTI SINGH 18 ABHISHEK GUPTA 5 ABHIRUP SAHA 19 SUBHAJIT MANNA 6 ARUNAVA 20 SAYANI BANERJEE CHAKRABORTY 7 PAYEL BHATTACHARJEE 21 SAURAV CHAKRABORTY 8 SAYANI BANERJEE 22 DEBARATI BHATTACHARYA 9 APARUPA SINHA 23 RITAM CHOUDHURY 10 AISHWARYA DATTA 24 SOUMIK DEY 11 ARIJIT PRAMANIK 25 SOUMAVA BHATTACHARYA 12 RANIT PAUL 26 SNEHAM SEN 13 PRITI KUNDU 27 MANDIRA GHORAI 14 SOUMYADEEP BHATTACHARYA NESTLE INDIA LTD: Congratulations to SHANTANEEL INDU, SAYANTAN DATTA and SUBHADIP CHAKRABORTY-selected for the position of Nutrition Officer Trainee at NESTLE INDIA LTD. Placement Record 2017: SL NO COMPANY NAME NUMBER OF STUDENT APPEARED/APPLIED NUMBER OF STUDENT SELECTED JOB PROFILE 1 NESTLE INDIA LTD 46 03 Nutrition Officer Trainee 2 SUNKNOWLEDGE PVT. LTD. 10 10 Officer 18

3 COGNIZANT 42 27 Officer 4 GLAXO SMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD: 40 03 Medical Business Associate IRIS 2017 competition results: Painting: 1st: Sanchita Adhikary 2nd: Abhiraj Pathak 3rd: Swagata Paul Photography: 1st: Arnab Sarkar 2nd: Amit Kumar 3rd: Aditya DebGhosh Antakshari: 1st: Biswadip Chakraborty Divyashree Biswas 2nd: Debargha Dutta Neha Das 3rd: Sourav Guha Tamal Khan Dumb Charade: Champion: Himadri Poddar Gourab Samajdar Ritushree Bag Short film: Dwidha by Ankur Sen, Aditya DebGhosh, Arnab Chakraborty, Sreyoshi Dey, Ankita Aditya, Ranit Kundu, Nirupan Gupta. Games: COC: Champion Team (God Father): 19

Abhirup Dey, arijit Pramanik, Kuntal Nadi, Arghya Roy, Aaman Roy, Arunava Chakraborty, Nayan Karmakar, abhiraj Pathak, Tamal Khan, Arijit Mitra Thakur. Need for speed: (NFS) 1st: Soham Roy 2nd: Anurag Baidya 3rd: Shantoneel Indu Fifa-XI: 1st: Sayantan Datta 2nd: sounak Paul Solo singing: 1st: Ritobroto Paul 2nd: Arpita Sarkar Solo Dance: 1st: Monodeepa Ghosh 2nd: Dipshikha Kar 3rd: Srestha Sengupta Group Dance: Champion Team: Aimless: Susmita Kar Srija Sur Sayani Sarkar Ankur Sen Supratim Das Sayantan Das Somnath Diyan NIRF of GNIPST: GNIPST received NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking amongst Top 75 Pharmacy Institutions in India and the best Pharmacy Institution in West Bengal by MHRD, Govt. of India. IRIS 2017: 20

GNIPST is going to organize the cultural fest IRIS 2017 on 5th and 6th April, 2017. ICMR Sponsored National Seminar at Orisa: Congratulations to Ranit Kundu who have got first prize in oral presentation in ICMR sponsored National Seminar at Orissa. Intra college cricket tournament 2017: On 21st and 22nd February 2017 GNIPST organized Intra college cricket tournament. Congratulations to the winner: B.Pharm 2nd year Man of the match: Soham Ray Highest wicket Taker: Shovon Ghosh Highest run scorer: Saikat Bera Sardar Jodh Singh Trophy 2017: On 17th February 2017 GNIPST participated in Sardar Jodh Singn Trophy 2017 and played the cricket match against Asansol Engineering College and GNIT. Annual Sports Meet 2017: On 14th and 15th February 2017 GNIPST organized Annual Sports Meet 2017. Congratulations to the following winner: Flat Race 100 m for Boys: 1st: Suman Ghosh 2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 3rd: Arnab Ghosh Flat Race 100 m for Girls: 1st: Moutan Roy 2nd: Manpreet Kaur 3rd: Kriti Prasad Flat Race 200 m for Boys: 1st: Suman Ghosh 21

2nd: Arnab Ghosh 3rd: Abhiraj Pathak Flat Race 200 m for Girls: 1st: Anjali Mondal 2nd: Moutan Roy 3rd: Kriti Prasad 3 Legged Race: 1st: Aindrila Bhowmick Anjali Mondal 2nd: Poulami Sarkar Pamolita Paul 3rd: Renu Sha Sayani Das Long Jump for Boys: 1st: Abu Sufian 2nd: Saikat Bera 3rd: Arijit Mitra Thakur Long Jump for Girls: 1st: Sayani Das 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Anjali Mondal Skipping for Girls: 1st: Moutan Roy 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Anjali Mondal Shot put for Boys: 1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur 2nd: Bishal Kr. Singh 3rd: Abu Sufian Shot put for Girls: 1st: Koyel Ghosh 2nd: Aindrila Bhowmick 3rd: Pamolita Paul Discuss throw for Boys: 1st: Arijit Mitra Thakur 22

2nd: Monojit Dutta 3rd: Bishal Kr. Singh Discuss throw for Girls: 1st: Nasrina Mondal 2nd: Aparupa Sinha 3rd: Kriti Prasad Sack Race 50 m for Boys: 1st: Sneham Sen 2nd: Arijit Mitra Thakur 3rd: Maruf Billa Akunji Sack Race 50 m for Girls: 1st: Kriti Prasad 2nd: Nasrina Mondal 3rd: Moutan Roy Relay Race (4x100 m) for Boys: Winner: Sneham Sen Abhiraj Pathak Arijit Mitra Thakur Suman Ghosh Relay Race (4x100 m) for Girls: Winner: Kriti Prasad Sayani Das Nasima Mondal Sunanda Konar Go for Goal for Boys: 1st: Abhiraj Pathak 2nd: Arnab Ghosh 3rd: Subhankar Malakar Balance Race 100 m for Girls: 1st: Aindrila Bhowmick 2nd: Pamolita Paul 3rd: Moutan Roy Tug of War (Boys): Winner: Arnab Mondal Arnab Chakrabarty 23

Asif Iqbal Ankit Chowdhury Arnab Sarkar Tug of War (Girls): Winner: Aparupa Sinha Priya Bardhan Roy Poulami Sarkar Pamolita Paul Moutan Roy Flat Race for /male Staff: 1st: Dr. Subhendu Bandyopadhyay 2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar 3rd: Dipanjan Mondal Hit the Stamp for Male Staff: 1st: Dipanjan Mondal 2nd: Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar 3rd: Dr. Asis Bala Hit the Stamp for Female Staff: 1st: Anuranjita Kundu 2nd: Prapti Chakraborty 3rd: Rakhi Balance Race for Female Staff: 1st: Moumita Chowdhury 2nd: Priyanka Ray 3rd: Jeenatara Begum Hari Bhanga for Female Staff: 1st: Sumana Roy 2nd: Priyanka Ray 3rd: Rakhi Tug of War (Female Staff): Winner: Dr. Sumana Chatterjee Dr. Sriparna Kundu Sen Sumana Roy Jeenatara Begum Moumita Chowdhury 24

Jaya Banerjee Satabdi Sunknowledge Pvt. Ltd.: Congratulations to the students who got the job of Sonknowledge Pvt. Ltd. 1. Aishwarya Datta 2. Debjani Saha 3. Sayani Banerjee 4. Priya Dey 5. Anurag T K Baidya 6. Diptarco Singha 7. Soumyadeep Bhattachrya 8. Soumava Bhattacharya 9. Aniruddha Bhar 10. Dibyojyoti Chatterjee QUIZ organized by GNIDSR: Congratulations to Pratik Nandi and Bhaskar, who have acquired 2nd position in quiz competition organized by GNIDSR. Reminiscence 2017: On 12th February, 2017 GNIPST celebrated Reunion programme. GPAT 2017: The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT-2017. We congratulate them all. Rudradip Das Tanmoy Saha Arpita Ghosal Sampita Pal Soham Chatterjee Sajjaman Halder Swati Abat Anjali Mondal Tanaya Palit Anurag T K Baidya 25

Rajdeep Saha Sayani Banerjee Abhishek Gupta Soumik Dey M.Pharm: Shakshar Saha Rajshekhar Roy Sanu Praharaj Cognizant: Congratulations to the students who got the job of Cognizant. Shayeri Nandi Alinda Guha Roy Annesha Dutt Madhurima Saha Aindrila Guha Shankha Saha Ranit Kundu Sanu Praharaj Sweta Majumder NBA Accreditation: NBA has accreditated GNIPST. Debate competition: On 19th November, 2016 our student Pratik Nandy and Dippoman Guha was participated in All India University debate Competition organized by Calcutta Debate Circle. International seminar 2016: International seminar on Global Advancement in Pharmaceutical research and startup organized by GNIPST in collaboration with IPGA was held on 22nd October, 2016 at GNIPST auditorium. NBA visit: 26

The experts of National Board of Accreditation or NBA will be going to visit GNIPST on 24th September and 25th September, 2016. World Photography Day celebration: On 19th August 2016 GNIPST celebrated World Photography Day at Dakhineswar. Farewell 2016: On 25 th May 2016 GNIPST celebrated the farewell programme for the final year students. Best of luck to all final year students for their future life. ALUMNI MEMBERS 2016: Congratulations to new Alumni Members of GNIPST. Accreditation by NAAC: SL. NAME OF THE NO. INSTITUTE 01 Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science And Technology, Kolkata-700114 STATE West Bengal CGPA(out GRADE of scale 4) 2.70 B STUDENTS SECTION WHO CAN ANSWER FIRST???? Identify the scientist 27

Answer of Previous Issue s Image: LEOPOLD RUZICKA Send your thoughts/ Quiz/Puzzles/games/write-ups or any other contributions for Students Section& answers of this Section at gnipstbulletin@gmail.com EDITOR S NOTE It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3 rd issue of 71 th Volume of GNIPST BULLETIN. All the followers of GNIPST BULLETIN are able to avail the bulletin through facebook account GNIPST bulletin I am very much thankful to all the GNIPST members and readers who are giving their valuable comments, encouragements and supports. I am also thankful to Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Director of GNIPST for his valuable advice and encouragement. Special thanks to Dr. Prerona Saha, Mr. Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya and Ms Jeenatara Begum for their kind co-operation and technical supports. Thank you Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya for the questionnaires of the student section. An important part of the improvement of the bulletin is the contribution of the readers. You are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any 28

kind of contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue. ARCHIVE ACHIEVEMENT: Congratulations to Anurag Chanda, student of B.Pharm final year who have got the 1st prize in poster presentation event in Prakriti 2015 at Department of Agricultural and Food engineering, IIT, Kharagpur. OTHERS: On 24 th and 25 th February, 2015 Swamiji of Gourio Math was delivered some motivational lectuers in GNIPST. The students of GNIPST participated in the 4 th Sardar Jodh SinghTrophy organised by NIT on 20 th February, 2015. On 8th February, 2015 Gnipst celebrated the Reunion programme Reminiscence Reloaded 2015. The general body meeting of APTI, Bengal Branch has been conducted at GNIPST on 15 th June, 2012. The program started with a nice presentation by Dr. Pulok Kr. Mukherjee, School of Natural Products, JU on the skill to write a good manuscript for publication in impact journals. It was followed by nearly two hour long discussion among more than thirty participants on different aspects of pharmacy education. Five nonmember participants applied for membership on that very day. AICTE has sanctioned a release of grant under Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) during the financial year 2012-13to GNIPST as per the details below: a. Beneficiary Institution: Guru Nanak Institution of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology. b. Principal Investigator: Dr. LopamudraDutta. 29

c. Grant-in-aid sanctioned:rs. 16,25000/- only d. Approved duration: 3 years e. Title of the project: Screening and identification of potential medicinal plant of Purulia & Bankura districts of West Bengal with respect to diseases such as diabetes, rheumatism, Jaundice, hypertension and developing biotechnological tools for enhancing bioactive molecules in these plants. Activity Clubs of GNIPST: Name of Club Member Faculty CULTURAL Ms. Priyanka Ray DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya ECO Ms. Sumana Roy LITERARY AND PAINTING Ms. Jeenatara Begum PHOTOGRAPHY Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya and Mr. Abir Koley SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE Mr. Samrat Bose MODELLING SOCIAL SERVICES Dr. Asis Bala SPORTS Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar 30