Educational Background:
- B.Sc. and M. Sc. (Chemistry), Jadavpur University (2003-2008)
- Ph. D., Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata (2014)
Professional Background:
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Post-Doctoral Training: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA (2014 – 2016)
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Post-Doctoral Training: National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA (2016 – 2018)
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DST Inspire Faculty (November 2018-till date) :Department of Chemical, Biological & Macro-Molecular Sciences
, SNBNCBS
Research Interests:
Studying Biomolecular interactions using Single Molecule Detection (SMD) Approach
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Significant Recent Publications:
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D. Melters#, M. Pitman#, T. Rakshit#, E. Dimitriadis, M. Bui, G. Papoian, Y. Dalal, Intrinsic elasticity of nucleosomes is encoded by histone variants and calibrated by their binding partners , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911880116.(#equal contribution)
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T. Rakshit, S. Senapati, V. Parmer, B. Sahu, A. Maeda, P. S. -H. Park, Adaptations in rod outer egment disc membranes in response to environmental lighting conditions, BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 2017, 1864,1691-1702
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T. Rakshit, P. S. -H. Park, Impact of Reduced Rhodopsin Expression on the Structure of Rod Outer Segment Disc Membranes, Biochemistry, 2015, 54, 2885-2894
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T. Rakshit, S. Banerjee, S. Mishra, R. Mukhopadhyay, Nanoscale Mechano-Electronic Behavior of a Metalloprotein as a Variable of Metal Content, Langmuir, 2013, 29, 12511-12519
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T. Rakshit, R. Mukhopadhyay, Solid-State Electron Transport in Mn-, Co-, Holo- and Cu- Ferritins: Force-Induced Modulation is Inversely Linked to the Protein Conductivity, Journal of Colloid & Interface Science 2012, 388, 282-292
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T. Rakshit, R. Mukhopadhyay, Tuning Band Gap of Holoferritin by Metal Core Reconstitution with Cu, Co, and Mn, Langmuir 2011, 27(16), 9681-9686
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T. Rakshit, S. Banerjee, R. Mukhopadhyay, Near-metallic Behavior of Warm Holoferritin Molecules on Gold(111) Surface, Langmuir 2010, 26(20), 16005-16012
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