Dr. Somesh Baranwal

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Dr. Somesh Baranwal
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Room 522, South Block, Academic Building Central University of Punjab, Main Campus VPO Ghudda Bathinda 151401
Dr. Somesh Baranwal

Head & Associate Professor (Ramalingaswami Fellow)
Department of Microbiology

School of Basic Sciences

India’s International Fellows

https://www.indiascienceandtechnology.gov.in/hi/india-international-fel…

Specialization: Cancer Biology and Infectious Disease biology

 

 

 

Qualification

Degree/ Certificate

University /Board

Year

Subject/ Specialization

Ph. D.

Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India (Thesis awarded from Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Title of the PhD Thesis: “Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria”

2004

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

M.Sc.

Dr. B R Ambedkar University, Agra

1997

Zoology
Experience
Teaching Experience

Position

Period
Head, Department of Microbiology  March 2023 to Present

Associate Professor, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India

October 2022 onward
Assistant Professor and Ramalingaswami Fellow, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India July 2015 - October 2022
 
Research Experience

Position

Period

Instructor (Faculty), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Massey Cancer Center              

June 4th  2012- June 30th 2015

Postdoctoral Associate University of Rochester, Rochester,NY, USA                           

July 2010- May 2012

Postdoctoral Researcher LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, USA 

Stanley S Scott Cancer Center   

May 2007- June 2010

Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Dental Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA               

Oct 2004- May 2007
Administrative Experience:
  1. Central University of Punjab,Bathinda Virtual Lab, Nodal officer (An Initiative of Ministry of Education Under the National Mission on Education through ICT)  https://www.vlab.co.in
  2. Member, Academic Council of Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
  3. Academic and Administrative Committee of Department of Microbiology, Chairperson 
  4. Chairperson, Board of Studies Department of Microbiology:
  5. Day Care Centre: Member (2018-August to 2021)

 

Research Area

Research Areas

  • Molecular and Cellular Biology of Gastrointestinal Cancer.
  • Host-pathogen interaction and resistance mechanisms of Enterobacteriaceae
  • Bacteriophage-mediated targeting of drug resistance enteric pathogen for human and veterinary applications
  • Application of Phage lytic enzyme for human application 

 

 

Research Grants/Projects
Research Thrust

Research Grants
  1. Role of Integrin binding protein, Kindlin in colon cancer progression (Department of Biotechnology) ₹ 8.8 million grant, including a fellowship from July 2015 to June 2020.
  1. Role of Nischarin in the regulation of intestinal apical epithelial junction Rs 49.20 Lakhs (36 Months)Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi India
  1. Identification and characterization of the functional significance of gastric cancer stem cells. Rupees 10 Lakhs 24 Month University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India
  1. Role of OmpU of Vibrio cholerae in the disruption of Intestinal Intestinal Junctional barrier Rupees 3 Lakhs (24 Months) Research Seed Money grant (RSM), Central University of Punjab (CUP), Bathinda

 
Professional Affiliation
  • Life Member of Indian Society of Cell Biology
  • Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association
  • Life Member of Indian Association for Cancer Research
  • Member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, 2009 to 2010
  • Associate member of American Association for Cancer Research, 2012 to 2018
  • Full membership of Sigma XI honor society, 2012 to 2018
Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships
  • Recipient of Faculty Research Award from Central University of Punjab, Bathinda on 10th Foundation Day under the category cumulative Impact Factor over 15 of research publications in the academic year (2017-18). 
  • Selected for the prestigious Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship of the Department of Biotechnology for the year 2013-2014.
  • Qualified Joint CSIR-NET for Lifetime Lectureship (two times) June 2001 and December 2001 conducted by a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) India.
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in March,1999 conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Percentile Score 98.09 with (All India Rank 25).
Research Collaboration

1. Department of Chemistry Central University of Punjab

2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University of Punjab

3. Prof. Mohan Gurjar MD, FRCC Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India (NIRF Ranking 5)

4. Prof Chinmoy Sahu, Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India (NIRF Ranking 5)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Research Paper

  1. Complete genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis phage fHSPT3  Tushar Midha, A Choudhary, Somesh Baranwal Microbiology Resource Announcements 13 (9), e00404-24
  2. In vitro and in vivo Investigations of Chromone Derivatives as Potential Multi-target Directed Ligands: Cognitive Amelioration Utilizing Scopolamine Induced Zebrafish Model” Kumar, Naveen; Jangid, Kailash; Kumar, Vishal; Yadav, Ravi; Mishra, Jayapriya; Upadhayay, Shubham; Kumar, Vinay; Devi, Bharti; Kumar, Vijay; Dwivedi, Ashish; Kumar, Puneet; Baranwal, Somesh; Bhatti, Jasvinder Singh; Kumar, Vinod May 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00007 ACS Chemical Neuroscience (IF- 4.1)
  3. Isolation, Genomic Characterization of Shigella prophage fPSFA that effectively infects multi-drug resistant Shigella isolates from the Indian Poultry Sector A Choudhary, T Midha, I Gulati, Baranwal Somesh* DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106538 Microbial Pathogenesis, 2024 188, 106538 (IF 3.8)
  4. Kindlin-2 regulates colonic cancer stem-like cells survival and self-renewal via Wnt/β-catenin mediated pathway Yadav, R.P., & Baranwal Somesh* (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110953 Cellular Signalling (IF- 4.8)
  5. Benzotriazole Substituted 2-Phenylquinazolines as Anticancer Agents: Synthesis, Screening, Antiproliferative, and Tubulin Polymerization Inhibition Activity. Dwivedi, A.R., Rawat, S. S., Kumar, V., Kumar, N., Kumar, V., Yadav, R.P., Baranwal, Somesh., Prasad, A., Kumar, V. (2023) DOI: 10.2174/1568009623666221028121906 Current Cancer Drug Targets. (IF- 3)
  6. Synthesis and Screening of Noval 4-N-Heterocyclic-2aryl-6,7,8-trimethoxyquinazolines and Antiproliferative and Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors. Dwivedi, A.R., Rawat, S. S., Kumar, V., Kumar, N., Anand, P., Yadav, R.P., Baranwal, Somesh., Prasad, A., Kumar, V. (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116976 Journal of Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. (IF- 3.5)

  7. Design, synthesis and evaluation of 4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole substituted pyrimidine derivatives as antiproliferative and tubulin polymerization inhibitors Ashish Ranjan Dwivedi,Vijay Kumar, Ravi Prakash Yadav,Naveen Kumar,Kailash Jangida,Piyush Anand, Deepak Kumar,Sharma Somesh Baranwal,Vinod Kumar; Journal of Molecular Structure Volume 1267, 5 November 2022, 133592 [IF 3.841]

  8. Microbiological evaluation of raw and pasteurized milk from Malwa region of Punjab, India. Sarita, Vamshi Krishna Manikonda, Pooja Gupta, Somesh Baranwal* (Manuscript accepted in Annals. Food Science and Technology, (ISSN: 2065-2828) ([IF-N/A]
  9. Ashish R Dwivedi; Vijay Kumar; Harmeet Kaur; Naveen Kumar; Ravi P Yadav; P Ramarao; Somesh Baranwal* and Vinod Kumar Anti-proliferative Potential of Triphenyl Substituted Pyrimidines Against MDA-MB-231, HCT-116 and HT-29 cancer cell lines, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2020 Oct 15;30(20):127468. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127468 [IF 2.42]
  10. Verma S, Pathania AS, Baranwal S, Kumar P. (2020) Synthesis and in silico studies of quinazolinone derivatives as PARP-1 inhibitors. Letters in Drug Design and Discovery, 2020, 17(12), DOI : 10.2174/1570180817999200719152959 [IF 1.17]
  11. Bhardwaj N, Choudhary D, Pathania A, Baranwal S, Kumar P, Synthesis and molecular docking studies of quinoline derivatives as HIV non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 44, 1-19 [IF 0.99].
  12. Gupta P, Yadav RP, Baranwal Somesh*. Commentary: MicroRNA-31 Reduces Inflammatory Signaling and Promotes Regeneration in Colon Epithelium, and Delivery of Mimics in Microspheres Reduces Colitis in Mice. Front Immunology 2019 Nov 26; 10:2649. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02649 (IF 6.429)
  13. Maziveyi M, Dong S, Baranwal Somesh, Mehrnezhad A, Rathinam R, Huckaba TM, Mercante DE, Park K, Alahari SK. Exosomes from Nischarin-Expressing Cells Reduce Breast Cancer Cell Motility and Tumor Growth Cancer Research 2019 May 1;79(9):2152-2166. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-0842 Epub 2019 Jan 11. (IF 9.125)
  14. Somesh Baranwal*, Shiv G. Rawat, and Pooja Gupta miR-301, pleiotropic microRNA in Regulation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and colitis-associated cancer Opinion article Frontiers in Immunology doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00522 (IF 6.429)
  15. Maziveyi M, Dong S, Baranwal Somesh, Alahari SK. Nischarin regulates focal adhesion and Invadopodia formation in breast cancer cells. Molecular Cancer. 2018 Feb 7; 17(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s12943-018-0764-6 (IF 6.204)
  16. Baranwal Somesh* Commentary: HNRNPLL, a newly identified colorectal cancer metastasis suppressor, modulates alternative splicing of CD44 during epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2017 Oct 16; 5:91. doi:10.3389/fcell.2017.00091 (IF 5.180)
  17. Patel NJ, Sharon C, Baranwal Somesh, Boothello RS, Desai UR, Patel BB. Heparan sulfate hexasaccharide selectively inhibits cancer stem cells self-renewal by activating p38 MAP kinase. Oncotarget. 2016 Dec 20; 7(51):84608-84622. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.12358. (IF 5.168)
  18. Baranwal Somesh Book Review Article: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Diseases Methods and Protocols Front Cell Infect Microbiology 2017; 7: 319. Published online 2017 Jul 14. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00319 (IF 4.200)
  19. Dong S, Baranwal Somesh, Garcia A, Serrano-Gomez SJ, Eastlack S, Iwakuma T, Mercante D, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Alahari SK. Nischarin inhibition alters energy metabolism by activating AMP- activated protein kinase. J Biological Chemistry 2017 Oct 13; 292(41):16833-16846. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.784256 (IF 4.125)
  20. Dongdong Wang, Nayden G. Naydenov, Alex Feygin, Somesh Baranwal, John F. Kuemmerle, Andrei Ivanov. Actin-depolymerizing factor and cofilin-1 have unique and overlapping functions in regulating intestinal epithelial junctions and mucosal inflammation American Journal of Pathology (IF 4.591)
  21. Susana Lechuga, Somesh Baranwal, Andrei I. Ivanov.   Actin interacting protein 1 controls assembly and permeability of intestinal epithelial apical junctions. Am J Physiol Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 2015 May 1; 308 (9):G745-56. (IF 3.72) 
  22. Chetna Sharon, Somesh Baranwal, Nirmita J. Patel, Daniel Rodriguez-Agudo, William M. Pandak, Adhip PN Majumdar, Geoffrey Krystal, Bhaumik B. Patel. 2015 Inhibition of Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor/AKT/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Axis Targets Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells by Attenuating Mevalonate-Isoprenoid Pathway in vitro and in vivo. Oncotarget. 2015 Jun 20;6(17):15332-47. (IF 6.63)
  23. Susana Lechuga* , Somesh Baranwal*, Chao Li , Nayden G. Naydenov, John F. Kuemmerle, Vera Dugina ,, Andrei I. Ivanov Loss of γ-cytoplasmic actin triggers myofibroblast transition of human epithelial Cell Mol Biol Cell. 2014 Oct 15; 25(20):3133-46            (IF 5.861)
  24. Jagrut Patel*, Somesh Baranwal*, Ian Love, Nirmita Patel, Steven Grossman, Bhaumik B. Patel. Inhibition of C-terminal Binding Protein attenuates Transcription Factor 4 signaling to selectively target Colon Cancer Stem Cells. Cell Cycle. 2014 Nov 15; 13(22):3506-18. (IF 5.006)
  25. Patel, N*, Karuturi, Rajesh, Al-Horani, Rami*, Somesh Baranwal, Patel, Jagrut; Desai, Umesh; Patel, Bhaumik. Synthetic, Non-Saccharide Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics Selectively Target Colon Cancer Stem Cells (*denotes equal contribution) ACS Chemical Biology 2014 Aug 15;9(8):1826-33. (IF 5.442)
  26. Nayden G. Naydenov*, Somesh Baranwal*, Shadab Khan, Alex Feygin, Pooja Gupta and Andrei I. Ivanov Novel mechanism of cytokine-induced disruption of epithelial barriers: janus kinase and protein kinase D dependent down regulation of junction protein expression Tissue Barriers. 2013 Oct 1;1(4):e25231 A Landes Bioscience Journal established in 2013 International Peer reviewed
  27. Prachi Jain, Somesh Baranwal, Amanda P. Struckhoff, Rebecca A. Worthylake, Suresh K Alahari LKB1 interacts with Nischarin to regulate breast tumor growth and metastasis. J Biol Chem. 2013 May 31; 288(22):15495-509 (IF 4.773)
  28. Michael J. Walters*, Angela C. Brown*, Thomas C. Edrington, Somesh Baranwal, Yurong Du, Edward T. Lally, and Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia Contact with Membrane Lipids Induces Changes in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin Secondary Structure. Molecular Oral Microbiology 2013 Oct; 28(5):342-53  (IF 2.641)
  29. Somesh Baranwal, Nayden G. Naydenov, Gianni Harris, Vera Dugina, Kathleen G. Morgan, Christine Chaponnier, Andrei I. Ivanov, Non-redundant roles of cytoplasmic beta- and gamma-actin isoforms in regulation of epithelial apical junctions Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Sep; 23(18):3542-53. (IF 5.861)
  30. Nayden G Naydenov, Bryan Brown, Gianni Harris, Michael R Dohn, Victor M Morales, Somesh Baranwal, Albert B Reynolds, Andrei I. Ivanov A membrane fusion protein alpha-SNAP is a novel regulator of epithelial apical junctions PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34320 (IF 4.11)
  31. Somesh Baranwal, Wang Y, Rathinam R, Lee J, Jin L, McGoey R, Pylayeva Y, Giancotti F, Blobe GC, Alahari SK. Molecular characterization of the tumor-suppressive function of Nischarin in breast cancer. J National Cancer Inst. 2011 Oct 19;103 (20): 1513-28 (IF 14.697)
  32. Yanfang W*, Shenouda S*, Somesh Baranwal*, Rathinam, R. Jain P., Hazari S, Dash S, Alahari SK. Integrins alpha-5 and alpha-6 regulate cell cycle by modulating the Chk1 and Rb/E2F pathways to affect breast cancer metastasis. Molecular Cancer. 2011 Jul 13; 10:84. (*Denotes equal contribution) (IF 5.40)
  33. Fong KP, Pacheco CM, Otis LL, Somesh Baranwal, Kieba IR, Harrison G, Hersh EV, Boesze-Battaglia K, Lally ET. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin requires lipid micro domains for target cell cytotoxicity. Cellular Microbiology 2006 Nov; 8(11): 1753-67. (IF 5.625).
  34. Somesh Baranwal, Dey K, Ramamurthy T, Nair GB, Kundu M. Role of active efflux in association with target gene mutations in fluoroquinolone resistance in clinical isolates of Vibrio cholerae. Antimicrobial Agents Chemotherapy 2002 Aug; 46(8): 2676-8 (IF 4.672).

Book Chapter

1. Nirmita Patel, Somesh Baranwal, and Bhaumik B. Patel. A Strategic Approach to Identification of Selective Inhibitors of Cancer Stem Cells Glycosaminoglycan, Chemistry and Biology Methods Mol. Biol. 2015;1229:529-41.

Review Article

  1. Structure, regulation, and host interaction of outer membrane protein U (OmpU) of Vibrio species HA Ganie, A Choudhary, Somesh Baranwal Microbial Pathogenesis Volume 162, January 2022, 105267 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105267 [IF 3.848]
  2. Somesh Baranwal, Alahari SK Rho GTPase Effector Functions in Tumor Cell Invasion and Metastasis. Current Drug Targets. 2011 Jul 1; 12(8):1194-201 (IF 3.061)
  3. Somesh Baranwal, Alahari SK. miRNA control of tumor cells invasion and metastasis. Int J Cancer. 2010 Mar 15; 126 (6): 1283-90. (IF 5.44)
  4. Somesh Baranwal, Alahari SK. Molecular mechanisms controlling E-cadherin expression in breast cancer. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2009 Jun 19; 384 (1):6 -11 (IF 2.595)
 
 

 

Research Guidance

Ph.D. 

Awarded:

1. Dr Ravi P Yadav (Present working as SRF in Hisar, HR)

    Ongoing:

    1. Aaina (UGC-SRF)
    2. Tushar Midha (CSIR-SRF)
    3. Anshu Singh (Foundation fellowship)
    4. Shivan Chinyoti (University fellowship)
    5. Vishakha

     

    M.Sc. dissertation

    2023-2025 (Ongoing)

    1. Simran (23mslsms17)

    2. Anuja Vinod (23mslsms20)

    3. Shai Shikha Rout (23mslsms48)

    4. Rikta Das (23mslsms33)

     

    2022-2024 (Completed)

    1. Abhishek Sharma (22mslsms16)

    2. Simran Sharma (22mslsms37)

    3. Krishna PB (22mslsms22)

    4. Udita Sarkar (22mslsms29)

    5. Navoneel Giri (22mslsms08)

    6. Nandini Gupta (22mslsms05)

    June 2024 Research Group
    Gastrointestinal Diseases Lab Research Group June, 2024

    2021-2023 (Completed)

    1. Satyarth Pandey (21mslsms05)

    2. Rashmi Deora (21mslsms12)

    3. Shreevar (21mslsms11)

    4. Mansi Goswami (21mslsms13)

    5. Subodh Pradhan  (21mslsms14)

    6. Vishaka (21mslsms21)

    7. Rint Johnson (21mslsms23)

    8. Rashi Khorbragade (21mslsms28)

    Gastrointestinal Diseases Research group, June 2023
    Gastrointestinal Disease Lab Research group, June 2023

    2020-2022 (Completed)

    1. Vyshnav PV (20mslsms12)

    2. Anuja Banra (20mslsms15)

    3.Girija Sankar (20mslsms05)

    4. Ishita Gulati (20mslsms07)

    2019-2021 (Completed)

    1. Gyana Ranjan Nayak

    2. Mubashira Shahid 

    3. Chahak Singhal (Joined PhD program in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi)

    2018-2020

    1. Ruchika Chaudhary (Assessment Developer- Biology, Trivium Education Services Private Limited) 

    2. Hilal A Ganie (PhD IISER, Pune)

    3. Kajal

    4. Paramita Pakhira

    2017-2019 (Completed)

    1. Moumita Ghosh (PhD scholar, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad),

    2. Anwesha Barman

    3. Abhishek Ramachandra Panigrahi (ICMR Senior Research Fellow, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda) 

    4. Cherish Prashar (Junior Research Fellow, National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi) 

    5. Dinesh Kumar Dhawan (PhD students, IIT, Guwahati)

    2016-2018 (Completed)

    1. Ekta Kashyap (Research Associate, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mumbai)

    2. Sarita (Evelyn learning system, New Delhi)

    3. Dimple Garg

    2015-2017

    1. Adarsh Shukla (Perusing Law from Himachal Pradesh University),

    2. Sunita Karki  

    3. Md Naiyaz Ahmad (JRF, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow),

    4. Manjeet Kaur

    Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended

    Conference Presentations

    1. Bacteriophage combination studies showing efficacy against multidrug-resistant Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Tushar Midha, Vishakha, and Somesh Baranwal  best poster presentation award at the International Conference on Translational Trends in Natural and Health Sciences organized by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, on 4-6 December 2024.
    2. Bacteriophage therapy for multidrug-resistant Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Tushar Midha, Vishakha, and Somesh Baranwal at the 65th Annual International Conference on Perspective of Microbes for Human Welfare organized by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) at the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India on 14-17 November 2024.
    3. Isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages fMTSA1 and fHBSA8 that effectively infects Shigella flexneri Anshu Singh, Aaina, Tushar Midha, Ishita Gulati, Simran Sharma, Krishna P.B, and  Somesh Baranwal at the 65th Annual International Conference on Perspective of Microbes for Human Welfare organized by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) at the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India on 14-17 November 2024.
    4. Isolation, characterization, and application of novel bacteriophage fBSPA4 against Salmonella enterica in dairy products. Aaina Choudhary, Tushar Midha, Anuja Banra, and Somesh Baranwal at the 65th Annual International Conference on Perspective of Microbes for Human Welfare organized by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) at the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India on 14-17 November 2024
    5. Exploring the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and its drivers among Helicobacter pylori in Asia. Navoneel Giri, Tushar Midha, and Somesh Baranwal at Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference 2024, organised by GARDP and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy on 6-7 February 2024.
    6. “Isolation and Characterization of a novel bacteriophage fDHCT2 that effectively infects Escherichia coli O157” Tushar Midha, Somesh Baranwal at the International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ICiDAR- 2023), 4th microsummit organized by Department of Microbiology in association with the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Tamil Nadu chapter, and co-sponsored by DST-SERB, DBT, CSIR, New Delhi, India at Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chennai on 28th – 29th July 2023.
    7. A study on the Innate Immune Response of Galleria mellonella infected with Shigella flexneri 24570. Satyarth Pandey, Tushar Midha, Tushar K. Dutta, and Somesh Baranwal at the International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ICiDAR- 2023), 4th microsummit organized by Department of Microbiology in association with the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Tamil Nadu chapter, and co-sponsored by DST-SERB, DBT, CSIR, New Delhi, India at Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chennai on 28-29 July 2023.
    8. Isolation, Characterization, and in-vitro efficacy of a novel bacteriophage fPSFA against drug-resistant Shigella species from Indian poultry. Aaina, Ishita Gulati, Tushar Midha, and Somesh Baranwal at 62 Annual International Conference on Microbes & Society: Current Trends & Future Prospects organized by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) at the University of Mysore on 21-23 September 2022.
    9. “Determination of antibiotic resistance pattern of Escherichia coli isolates from poultry farms in Kerala, India.” Vyshnav PV, Tushar Midha, Aaina, and Somesh Baranwal at Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference 2022, organised by GARDP and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy on 2-3 February 2022.
    10. “Screening of Multidrug-Resistant Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Poultry Farms in Kannur, Kerala India” Tushar Midha, Vyshnav PV, Aaina, and Somesh Baranwal at 62 Annual International Conference on Microbes & Society: Current Trends & Future Prospects organized by the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) at the University of Mysore in online mode on 21st – 23rd September 2022.
    11. 41st International Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR-2022) on “Combating Cancer: Biology to Therapy to Drug Resistance” along with an International Symposium on “Stem Cell and Cancer” held at Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine & Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida from 2nd to 5th March 2022.
    12. Virtual International Conference HEALTH 2021 on “CANCER BIOLOGY: Advances and Challenges” Organized by the Department of Zoology, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, Govt. of India) and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER Hyderabad, Govt. of India) from 11th to 13th November 2021. Best Poster Presentation Award winner.
    13. Kindlin 2 regulates CSC growth, and self- renewal in colon cancer stem cells (Oral Presentation) 11th Ramalingaswami conclave Oral Presentation December, 16th 2020.
    14. Somesh Baranwal, Role of Kindlin isoforms in colon cancer growth and Cancer stem cell phenotype 7th conclave department of Biotechnology, New Delhi 2018
    15. Naiyaz Ahmad, Shiv Govind Rawat and Somesh Baranwal: Antibiotic susceptibility analysis for Vibrio species in water bodies of Bathinda, Punjab MSDSA-2017, Lucknow India
    16. Somesh Baranwal, Sharon C. Patel NJ and Bhaumik B Patel. Inhibition of Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor-Akt-Mammalian target of rapamycin axis selectively attenuates CCS phenotype through regulation of β-catenin/TCF4 signaling via modulation of protein prenylation. VCU Massey Cancer Center Research Retreat May 22nd 2015 Richmond VA.
    17. Chetna Sharon, Somesh Baranwal, Bhaumik B Patel IGF-1R attenuates Cancer Stem cell growth through inhibition of Mevalonate Biosynthetic pathway by preferentially targeting isopentenyl diphosphate delta isomerase 1. VCU Massey Cancer Center Research Retreat May 22nd 2015 Richmond VA.
    18. Rio Boothello, Nirmita Patel, Chetna Sharon, Somesh Baranwal, Bhaumik B Patel. Non- anticoagulant heparin hexasaccharide selectively inhibit Cancer stem Cell. VCU Massey Cancer Center Research Retreat, May 22nd 2015 Richmond VA.
    19. Nirmita Patel, Nehru Sankaranarayanan, Balaji Nagarajan, Rio Boothello, Somesh Baranwal, Steven Grossman, Umesh R Desai, Bhaumik B. Patel. A unique non-saccharide mimic of heparin hexasaccharide selectively inhibits Cancer stem Cell growth via a novel p38MAPK-CtBP2-TCF4 axis. VCU Massey Cancer Center Research Retreat May 22nd 2015 Richmond VA
    20. Patel J*, Somesh Baranwal*, IM Love, NJ Patel, A Raqhibana, C Sharon, BB Patel C-Terminal Binding Protein is an important therapeutic target for Colorectal Cancer to Selectively aim at Cancer Stem Cells by regulating β-Catenin signaling., Gastroenterology 146 (5), S-516-S-517 2014
    21. Patel NJ*, R Karuturi*, RA Al-Horani*, Somesh Baranwal, J Patel, UR Desai, BB Patel Synthetic, non- saccharide glycosaminoglycan mimetics selectively target colon cancer stem cells Gastroenterology 146 (5), S-84-S-85 2014 Sharon Chetna, Somesh Baranwal, J Patel, NJ Patel, BB Patel. Inhibition of Insulin- Like Growth Factor Receptor Activity Attenuates Colon Cancer Stem Cells Growth and Self-Renewal by Targeting Mevlonate-Isoprenoid Metabolism, Gastroenterology 146 (5), S-692 2014
    22. Somesh Baranwal, Nayden G. Naydenov and Andrei I. Ivanov, “Non-redundant functions of cytosolic alpha and beta -actin isoforms in regulating epithelial apical junctions” Poster Presentation at Gordon Research Conference on Cell Contact & Adhesion – Cell Interactions and Tissue Organization in Health and Disease. June, 2011.
    23. Prachi Jain, Somesh Baranwal, Suresh K. Alahari. Tumor suppressor LKB1 cooperates with the integrin-binding protein Nischarin to inhibit breast cancer” in poster presentation in 102 Annual AACR Annual meeting Orlando, FL. USA April, 2011.
    24. Lianjin Jin, Somesh Baranwal, Yanfang Wang and Suresh K. Alahari. October, 2010 “MiR-23b promotes human breast cancer growth and metastasis by down-regulating Nischarin expression” poster presentation in Twenty fourth annual Graduate Research Day LSU Health Science Centre, New Orleans, LA. USA.
    25. April, 2010 Invited talk on “Molecular Characterization of Tumor Suppressive Function of Nischarin in Breast Cancer” at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Chicago, Illinois.
    26. February, 2010 Oral presentation on “Generation and preliminary characterization of Nischarin Integrin binding domain deleted knockout mice” in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology LSUHSC, New Orleans. LA USA.
    27. Somesh Baranwal, Y Wang, R. Rathinam and S. K. Alahari. November, 2009 Tumor suppressor function of Nischarin in Breast cancer in twenty third annual Graduate Research Day LSU Health Science Center. New Orleans, LA .USA.
    28. Dong S, Somesh Baranwal, M. Maziveyi, S. Alahari Nischarin-integrin interaction and downstream signaling regulate mouse mammary development and tumorigenesis Mol. Biol. Cell, December 15, 2013 vol. 24 # 888
    29. Somesh Baranwal, Walch A, Lakins J, Weaver VM and Alahari SK. Nischarin over expression inhibits metastasis by restoring epithelial markers in metastatic breast cancer cells Mol. Biol. Cell 19 (suppl), #. 1436/B655 (Abstract) 2008
    30. Wang, Y, Lavezzi, T, Walch Amelia, Milosavljevic T, Somesh Baranwal, S.K.   Alahari. December, 2007 “MicroRNA Profiling of Human Breast Cancer Cell Line MDA-MB-231 (sub-line 4175) and MCF10A. Mol. Biol. Cell 19 (suppl), #. 1436/B655
    31. April 2007, Invited talk “Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Leukotoxin /LFA-1 interaction” at the laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Aging Baltimore,

     

    Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised

    18 May 2023

    Indian Biological Data Center and its services

     

    Saurabh Raghuvanshi, Professor & Project Lead Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Milestone, Faridabad 

    		  

    25 May 2023

    Training on Virtual Lab platform

     

    Mr. Prateek Sharma and Mr. Chirag Dey (Field Engineer), IIT Delhi, New Delhi.

    		  

    22  November 2023

    World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW-2023) on “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together

     

    Dr. Kamalkant  AIIMS, Bathinda.

    S. Krishnamurti

    		  

    26  February 2024

    Webinar on how to start a startup - from idea to a company

    Dhirendra Sinha, Software Engineering Manager Google, Sunnyvale, CA

    		  

    Programme Organized

    1. International conference on Translational Trends in Natural and Health Sciences, being organized by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (December 4th to 6th 2024) as Treasurer.

     

    Peer Recognition

    Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Oncology; Adhoc Reviewer for Indian Journal of Microbiology, Indian Journal of Microbiology and Pathology, PLoS One, Molecular Cancer, Tissue Barrier, Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy, Gut, Tissue Barrier.

    Invited Talks/ Resource Person
    National Level
    1. Invited webinar "COVID-19 Immune Response and Vaccine Development" Tripura Central University dated 2020-09-22
    2. Awareness Raising and Networking Event invited Lecture "Isolation, Characterization, and, Poultry application of Lytic Phages" Horizon 2020 Green Deal Calls Co-Funded by the Department of Biotechnology International (within country) dated 2020-11-03
    Citations

    Google Scholar i10h-index: 24; Citations: 1821

    Scopus h-index: 19; Citations: 1289

    Total Impact Factor of Publications = 250 

    Other Significant Achievements

    1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=32wcaZUAAAAJ&hl=en

    2. https://www.linkedin.com/in/somesh-baranwal-ph-d-94497424