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I am a postdoctoral researcher in the area of neuroscience (and biophysics) at Vienna University of Technology, interested in the nanoscopic organization of molecules that modulate mood using single-molecule microscopy methods. In my doctoral thesis, I have investigated mechanisms that lead to massive brain cell death in Alzheimer’s disease. I have co-authored 14 peer-reviewed scientific publications from my grad school alone at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. I have expertise in advance microscopy and spectroscopy techniques which include single-molecule and multiphoton microscopy, non-linear optics, label-free imaging of neurotransmitters, ratiometric imaging, FCS and confocal microscopy. Over the last decade, I have used rat primary cultures and HiPSC derived neurons to address various intriguing questions of neuroscience. I also have 3 years of experience with animal models of stress and depression including handling of rats/mice, administering ECT, perfusion techniques, brain sectioning and various behavioral paradigms for anxiety, stress, and memory. I am highly proficient in science writing and communication and highly motivated for science popularization and public outreach. I co-founded Scilens global (www.scilens-global.com), an organization to promote science and reason in our daily lives. I am the EURAXESS Science Slam India 2014 winner, an event organized by the European Union. I write for Research media at IISc. I also maintain a science blog- www.artha-meaning-of-life.weebly.com and have written extensively in the past for ASET, TIFR- http://www.tifr.res.in/~aset/. I serve as editor and scientific consultant for various organizations including Isetf, Kolabtree, Mogoedit, John Wiley, and sons to name a few. I possess strong leadership (former president of TIFR Student’s Society), organization and interpersonal skills, exemplary communication skills and ability to work with international teams under strict deadlines. Show less Show less of Anand Kant’s summary

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ STEM
• ☆ Molecular Imaging
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ English Language
• ☆ LGBTQ & Sexuality Studies
• ☆ Higher Education
• ☆ Distance Education
• ☆ Alzheimer's Disease
• ☆ Depression
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Psychoactive Drugs
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Researcher

New York University - Abu Dhabi

October 2019 - Present

Science writer

Research Media Centre

February 2016 - Present

Postdoctoral Research fellow

Vienna University of Technology

January 2016 - Present

Vienna University of Technology

August 2016 - July 2019

Editor

Mogoedit China

March 2016 - December 2016

Science Advisor

Wiley John and Sons

February 2016 - December 2016

Mentor

CUBE

April 2014 - December 2016

Education

Ph.D.

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

- Present

PhD

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India

April 2010 - December 2015

Master of Science

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India

June 2007 - November 2010

Post BSc

Dr B.R Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), Delhi University, India

June 2006 - May 2007

Bachelor of Science

St Stephen's College, Delhi University, India

June 2003 - May 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). A simulation study on the influence of energy migration and relative interaction strengths of homo- and hetero-FRET on the net FRET efficiency . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

Rout, J., Swain, B.C., Sakshi, Biswas, S., Das, A.K., Tripathy, U.(2020). A simulation study on the influence of energy migration and relative interaction strengths of homo- and hetero-FRET on the net FRET efficiency . Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 226.

(2019). Probing third-order nonlinearity in serotonin: A Z-scan study . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

Anand Kant Das, Abdul Malek, Kallol Bera, Shrutidhara Biswas, Govindaraj Perumal, Mukesh Doble, Tiju Thomas, Edamana Prasad(2019). Development of a Next-Generation Fluorescent Turn-On Sensor to Simultaneously Detect and Detoxify Mercury in Living Samples . Analytical Chemistry. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Anand Kant Das, Barun Kumar Maity, Simli Dey, Ullhas Kaarthi Moorthi, Amandeep Kaur, Arpan Dey, Dayana Surendran, Rucha Pandit, Mamata Kallianpur, Bappaditya Chandra, et al.(2019). Ordered and Disordered Segments of Amyloid-$\upbeta$ Drive Sequential Steps of the Toxic Pathway . {ACS} Chemical Neuroscience. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Anand Kant Das, Oliver Kudlacek, Florian Baumgart, Kathrin Jaentsch, Thomas Stockner, Harald H. Sitte, Gerhard J Schütz(2019). Dopamine transporter forms stable dimers in the live cell plasma membrane in a phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate independent manner . Journal of Biological Chemistry. p. jbc.RA118.006178. American Society for Biochemistry {\&} Molecular Biology ({ASBMB})

Das, A.K., Kudlacek, O., Baumgart, F., Jaentsch, K., Stockner, T., Sitte, H.H., Schütz, G.J.(2019). Dopamine transporter forms stable dimers in the live cell plasma membrane in a phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate independent manner . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294. (14). p. 5632-5642.

Maity, B.K., Das, A.K., Dey, S., Moorthi, U.K., Kaur, A., Dey, A., Surendran, D., Pandit, R., Kallianpur, M., Chandra, B., et al.(2019). Ordered and Disordered Segments of Amyloid-β Drive Sequential Steps of the Toxic Pathway . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 10. (5). p. 2498-2509.

Malek, A., Bera, K., Biswas, S., Perumal, G., Das, A.K., Doble, M., Thomas, T., Prasad, E.(2019). Development of a Next-Generation Fluorescent Turn-On Sensor to Simultaneously Detect and Detoxify Mercury in Living Samples . Analytical Chemistry. 91. (5). p. 3533-3538.

Sakshi, Swain, B.C., Das, A.K., Tripathy, U.(2019). Probing third-order nonlinearity in serotonin: A Z-scan study . Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 223.

Bera, K., Das, A.K., Rakshit, A., Sarkar, B., Rawat, A., Maity, B.K., Maiti, S.(2018). Fluorogenic Detection of Monoamine Neurotransmitters in Live Cells . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9. (3). p. 469-474.

(2017). Fluorogenic detection of monoamine neurotransmitters in live cells . ACS Chemical Neuroscience.

(2017). Label-free ratiometric serotonin imaging in live cells . ACS Chemical Neuroscience.

(2017). Curcumin Dictates Divergent Fates for the Central Salt Bridges in Amyloid-β40 and Amyloid-β42 . Biophysical Journal.

Chandra, B., Mithu, V.S., Bhowmik, D., Das, A.K., Sahoo, B., Maiti, S., Madhu, P.K., Chandra, B., Mithu, V.S., Bhowmik, D., et al.(2017). Curcumin Dictates Divergent Fates for the Central Salt Bridges in Amyloid-β<inf>40</inf> and Amyloid-β<inf>42</inf> . Biophysical Journal. 112. (8). p. 1597-1608.

Das, A.K., Maity, B.K., Surendran, D., Tripathy, U., Maiti, S.(2017). Label-Free Ratiometric Imaging of Serotonin in Live Cells . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 8. (11). p. 2369-2373.

Das, A.K., Rawat, A., Bhowmik, D., Pandit, R., Huster, D., Maiti, S.(2015). An Early Folding Contact between Phe19 and Leu34 is Critical for Amyloid-β Oligomer Toxicity . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 6. (8). p. 1290-1295.

Das, A.K., Pandit, R., Maiti, S.(2015). Effect of amyloids on the vesicular machinery: Implications for somatic neurotransmission . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 370. (1672). p. 1-9.

Das, Anand K., Rawat, Anoop, Bhowmik, Debanjan, Pandit, Rucha, Huster, Daniel, Maiti, Sudipta(2015). An Early Folding Contact between Phe19 and Leu34 is Critical for Amyloid-beta Oligomer Toxicity . Acs Chemical Neuroscience. 6. (8). p. 1290-1295.

Bhowmik, Debanjan, Das, Anand Kant, Maiti, Sudipta(2015). Rapid, Cell-Free Assay for Membrane-Active Forms of Amyloid-beta . Langmuir. 31. (14). p. 4049-4053.

Das, Anand Kant, Pandit, Rucha, Maiti, Sudipta(2015). Effect of amyloids on the vesicular machinery: implications for somatic neurotransmission . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 370. (1672).

Bhowmik, D., Das, A.K., Maiti, S.(2015). Rapid, cell-free assay for membrane-active forms of amyloid-β . Langmuir. 31. (14). p. 4049-4053.

Sarkar, B., Banerjee, A., Das, A.K., Nag, S., Kaushalya, S.K., Tripathy, U., Shameem, M., Shukla, S., Maiti, S.(2014). Label-Free dopamine imaging in live rat brain slices . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 5. (5). p. 329-334.

Bera, K., Das, A.K., Nag, M., Basak, S.(2014). Development of a rhodamine-rhodanine-based fluorescent mercury sensor and its use to monitor real-time uptake and distribution of inorganic mercury in live zebrafish larvae . Analytical Chemistry. 86. (5). p. 2740-2746.

Mithu, V.S., Sarkar, B., Bhowmik, D., Das, A.K., Chandrakesan, M., Maiti, S., Madhu, P.K.(2014). Curcumin alters the salt bridge-containing turn region in amyloid β(1-42) aggregates . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (16). p. 11122-11131.

Bera, Kallol, Das, Anand Kant, Nag, Moupnya, Basak, Soumen(2014). Development of a Rhodamine-Rhodanine-Based Fluorescent Mercury Sensor and Its Use to Monitor Real-Time Uptake and Distribution of Inorganic Mercury in Live Zebrafish Larvae . Analytical Chemistry. 86. (5). p. 2740-2746.

Sarkar, Bidyut, Banerjee, Arkarup, Das, Anand Kant, Nag, Suman, Kaushalya, Sanjeev Kumar, Tripathy, Umakanta, Shameem, Mohammad, Shukla, Shubha, Maiti, Sudipta(2014). Label-Free Dopamine Imaging in Live Rat Brain Slices . Acs Chemical Neuroscience. 5. (5). p. 329-334.

Mithu, Venus Singh, Sarkar, Bidyut, Bhowmik, Debanjan, Das, Anand Kant, Chandrakesan, Muralidharan, Maiti, Sudipta, Madhu, Perunthiruthy K.(2014). Curcumin Alters the Salt Bridge-containing Turn Region in Amyloid beta (1-42) Aggregates . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (16). p. 11122-11131.

Sarkar, B., Das, A.K., Maiti, S.(2013). Thermodynamically stable amyloid-β monomers have much lower membrane affinity than the small oligomers . Frontiers in Physiology. 4 APR.

Sarkar, Bidyut, Das, Anand K., Maiti, Sudipta(2013). Thermodynamically stable amyloid-beta monomers have much lower membrane affinity than the small oligomers . Frontiers in Physiology. 4.

Abhyankar, Rajiv, Sahoo, Bankanidhi, Singh, Niraj K., Meijer, Linda M., Sarkar, Bidyut, Das, Anand K., Nag, Suman, Chandrakesan, Muralidharan, Bhowmik, Debanjan, Dandekar, Sucheta, et al.(2012). Amyloid diagnostics: Probing protein aggregation and conformation with ultrasensitive fluorescence detection . Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes For Biomedical Applications Iv. 8233.

Sarkar, B., Das, A.K., Arumugam, S., Kaushalya, S.K., Bandyopadhyay, A., Balaji, J., Maiti, S.(2012). The dynamics of somatic exocytosis in monoaminergic neurons . Frontiers in Physiology. 3 NOV.

Sarkar, Bidyut, Das, Anand Kant, Arumugam, Senthil, Kaushalya, Sanjeev Kumar, Bandyopadhyay, Arkarup, Balaji, Jayaprakash, Maiti, Sudipta(2012). The dynamics of somatic exocytosis in monoaminergic neurons . Frontiers in Physiology. 3.

BOOK CHAPTER

Biswas, S., Gavra, V.B., Das, A.K., Tripathy, U.(2019). Biophotonics in disease diagnosis and therapy . Biomedical Engineering and its Applications in Healthcare. p. 65-86.

(2017). Determining oligomerization of membrane proteins by single molecule methods . Membrane organization and dynamics.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Abhyankar, R., Sahoo, B., Singh, N.K., Meijer, L.M., Sarkar, B., Das, A.K., Nag, S., Chandrakesan, M., Bhowmik, D., Dandekar, S., et al.(2012). Amyloid diagnostics: Probing protein aggregation and conformation with ultrasensitive fluorescence detection . Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 8233.