1. Ananya Bagchi
Senior research fellow
IIT Kharagpur
Wb,India
Email id-bagchiananya13@gmail.com
Phone number-09836277421
Working as a senior research scholar in Agricultural Biotechnology in
Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur over past 3 years
Research Area
∑ Study of plant secondary metabolites for developing new drugs for several
human diseases
∑ Plant phytochemical analysis
∑ Pharmaceutical analysis
∑ Enzymology
∑ Quality assurance and quality control for novel drug development
∑ Neuroscience, on special emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinsonism
Research experience:
The main objective of my PhD research work is to develop a new drug for alzheimer’s
disease by analysing the key therapeutics of plant secondary metabolites specially by the
polyphenols of tea.
The main objectives of the project are:
∑ To analyse the polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity in fresh tea leaves grown
in organic and inorganic nutrient management practices. To evaluate the tea
polyphenol content their identification and quantification by the combination of
high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with high-resolution time-of-flight
mass spectrometry (MS)
∑ To evaluate the Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory property in organically and
inorganically grown tea by UV-visible spectrophotometer
∑ To compare behavioural assessment and biochemical analysis of Colchicine induced
rat model of alzheimer’s disease before and after oral administration of tea extract
having maximum polyphenol content

2. ∑ To analyse the behavioural changes of the early onset of alzheimers disease patients
in hospital after oral administration treatment of tea containing maximum polyphenol
∑ Development of polyphenol capsules for inhibition of dementia
Projects done
∑ Pursuing PhD in IIT Kharagpur’s Agricultural and Food Engineering Department in
Agricultural Biotechnology. The title of the PhD research project is ‘Therapeutic
effect of tea grown in different nutrient management practices in Alzheimer’s
diseases’
∑ M.Tech project was done in IIT Kharagpur’s Agricultural and Food Engineering
Department in agricultural biotechnology. The title of the project was ‘Therapeutic
effect of Withania somnifera added tea on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease’.
o Tea and Withania somnifera sample analysis in High performance liquid
chromatography,gas chromatography of volatile compounds, mass
spectrophotometric analysis of 250 samples of tea leaves were done in this
project.
o Gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy study were done for
identifications of tea secondary metabolites, terpenes, polyphenols, volatile
compounds like linoleic acid and linolenic acid.Extensive study of liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method were done for analysis of
polyphenolic compounds in liquid samples of, green tea,black tea,Withania
somnifera leaf extract
∑ Worked as a Research assistant in Centres for International projects Trust,Delhi from
may 2013 to november 2013 in USAID Project.
o The objective of the project was to increase in crop production and promotion
of GW11 wheat variety in Gujrat in collaboration with Earth Institute
Columbia,USA.
o Crop Modelling for various crops were done in DSSAT crop modelling
software during this project
∑ M.Sc project was done in IIT Kharagpur’s Biotechnology Department. The title of the
project was ‘Clonning and Expression of Encystations specific gene of Entamoeba
histolytica in bacterial system’.
o PCR analysis,SDS-PAGE, Gel electrophoresis study,plasmid isolation, several
enzymatic analysis ,bacterial transformation weredone by own for 200
samples in this project
Academic details
Name of the
degree
University/college
name
Subject Grades/%of
marks
Year of
passing
PhD IIT Kharagpur Biotechnology Pursuing
M.Tech IIT Kharagpur Agricultural
Biotechnology
9.14 2013

3. Academic Achievements:
∑ Was in the top 1% of all the students participating in GATE examination of 2011
which is the one of the most prestigious engineering examination of
India.Percentile:98.5
∑ Department rank 3 in M.Tech in IIT Kharagpur
∑ Stood First in Eureka (Research work presentation) in Kshitij 2013,
organized by IIT Kharagpur ( Asia’s largest Techno-management fest)
∑ Received best oral presenter award in pharmaceutical sciences in 5th International
Science Congress (ISC-2015) 8th
-9th December 2015,Organized by International
Science Congress Association, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Publications and conferences:
International journal paper:
1. ‘Organic Farming Practice for Quality Improvement of Tea and Its Anti Parkinsonism
Effect on Health Defense’,Ananya Bagchi*, Bijoy Chandra Ghosh, Dilip Kumar
Swain and Nairanjana Bera, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian
Institute of Technology Kharagpur,India,Journal of Physical Chemistry and
Biophysics 2015,vol- 5:2
2. ‘Tea Polyphenolics and their effect on neurodegenerative disorders-A review’.Ananya
Bagchi1* Dillip Kumar Swain2
Nairanjana Bera2
Analava Mitra2
.Accepted in Journal
of Medicinal and organic chemistry
3. ‘Antioxidant property and Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity by Tea Polyphenolics
Grown in different Agricultural Practices’, Ananya Bagchi
1
, Dillip Kumar Swain1
, Analava
Mitra
1
and Nairanjana Bera; Research Journal of Recent Sciences ,Vol. 5(ISC-2015), 1-5
(2016)
4. ‘Protective Effect of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) the Major Tea Polyphenolic,
Against Intracerebroventricularly Colchicine Induced Oxidative Damage Production in Brain
and Cognitive Dysfunction in Mice’, Ananya Bagchi1
, Dillip Kumar Swain1
, Analava
Mitra1
,Journal of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinsonism, 6, 4, 2016, IF-1.75
International conferences:
∑ 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance & Clinical
Trials,October 27-29, 2014.Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad,
India.Oral presentation,title:Neuroprotective effect of Withania somnifera root
extract incorporated organic tea in Parkinsonism
∑ 3rd Indian Biodiversity Meet 2015, an International conference in the Agricultural
and Ecological Research Unit in Indian Statistical Institute in collaboration with
Biomathematical Society of India. 3rd Annual International Conference entitled
“India Biodiversity Meet – 2015 (IBM 2015)” Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

4. November 16-18, 2015.Oral presentation, title was: Comparative study on tea
quality and its antioxidant property grown through organic and conventional
management practices in plain land of IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal
∑ 5th International Science Congress (ISC-2015) 8th
-9th December 2015,Organized
by International Science Congress Association Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, Nepal, received best oral presenter award for pharmaceutical
sciences
∑ Plant biology (8th-13th) July 2016 Organized by American society of plant
biology. Held in Austin, Texas, USA. Poster presentation, title of the poster was
‘Comparative study of antioxidant property and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory
activity by different tea major polyphenols grown in different agricultural
practices’
Positions of responsibility
Nature of responsibility Individual role Achievement
Social work,core team
member of breakthrough
science society(BSS),IIT
Kharagpur chapter
Membership in charge
2015-present
∑ As a part of team,
organize regular
session of group
discussion on several
scientific and social
issues
∑ As a part of team
successfully organized
Popular Science
Seminar on _"Chemical
Ecology of Plants'
Survival" by Prof.
Adinpunya Mitra,
Agricultural and food
Engneering,Department
,IIT Kharagpur
∑ As a part of team
successfully organized
seminar on "Science in
Ancient India: Myth
and Reality" by Prof.
Soumitra Banerjee
∑ Active volunteer for the
flood relief drive
organized by BSS,
which helped flood
victims around
Ghatal,West
Bengal,India
∑ Successfully increased

5. the number of members
with the help of other
team mates.
Hall council member of
Rani Laksmibai hall of
Residence,IIT Kharagpur
Library secretory (2015-
present)
∑ Organized Hostel
Valedictory Function
and Freshers’ Welcome
∑ Pioneered the concept
of proper utilization of
Library facilities within
the hostel.