GNIPST BULLETIN 2016

02-12-2016

02nd December, 2016

Volume No.: 61 Issue No.: 03

Vision
To develop responsible citizens who would be professionally equipped to think globally and act
locally and become reformers of society to meet the challenges of future.
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
Students Section
Editors Note

Archive

GNIPST Photo Gallery

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GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Website: http://gnipst.ac.in

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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 years 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

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EDITORIAL BOARD
CHIEF EDITOR
EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

DR. ABHIJIT SENGUPTA

MS. JEENATARA BEGUM
MR.
DIPANJAN
MANDAL

HISTORICAL ARTICLE

Wolfgang Ernst Pauli

There are a lot of notable names in the field of quantum physics
and you better believe that all of the people who are involved in
that list are some of the best brains the world has ever
encountered. After all, to excel in quantum physics, you have to
have a deep love for science and a very analytic brain. One such
person who is well-known in the field of quantum physics is
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli. He is a theoretical physicist from Austria
and was one of the people who pioneered the study of quantum
physics. But his achievements do not stop there because in the year
1945, he was nominated by none other than Albert Einstein himself
and he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Indeed, he was a man of
many achievements and is one person that deserves to be lauded.
His life
This Nobel Prize winner was born in Vienna on April 25, 1900 and
his father was a chemist names Wolfgang Joseph Pauli and his
mother was Bertha Camilla Schutz. His middle name came from
his godfather who was the physicist Ernst Mach. One can almost
say that with this kind of company, he was destined for a great
career involving science. Paulis grandparents were from Prague
and were prominent Jewish families; his great grandfather was
Wolf Pascheles who just happened to be a great Jewish publisher.
His father, the chemist Wolfgang Pauli grew in in the Jewish
religion but converted to the Roman Catholic Church in the year
1899 a few months before he got married to Schutz. Ernst Pauli
himself was raised in the religion of his mothers religion though he
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and his family eventually left the church. In the end, he was
considered more of a deist and mystic.
Pauli went to the Doplinger-Gymnasium located in Vienna where
he graduated with honors. Two months after he graduated, he
came out with his first paper and it was on Einsteins theory of
general relativity which really isnt the easiest thing to understand
but he did a great enough job that his work was published. Later
on, he enrolled in Ludwig-Maximilians University located in
Munich and he received his Ph.D. while working for Arnold
Sommerfeld. His thesis was on the quantum theory of molecular
hydrogen that had been ionized.
Sommerfeld then asked Pauli to take up theory of relativity and
have it reviewed so it could be put in the Encyklopadie der
mathematischen Wissenschaften. Only two months after he
received his doctorate, he was able to complete the article which
was a whopping 237 pages. Not only was it published as a
monograph but it also received praise from the great Albert
Einstein. Up until today, his work is looked upon as a standard
reference of the subject.
But he wasnt done because Pauli also spend a year at the
Gottingen University and worked as assistant to Ma Born and in
the following year, he moved to Copenhagen to do work at the
institute of Theoretical Physics (this later became the Neils Bohr
Institute). From the year 1923 to the year 1928, he took on the role
of lecturer at the University of Hamburg and it was during this
time that Pauli became instrumental to the development of what is
to be known as modern theory of quantum physics. His greatest
contribution was to formulate the exclusion principle and come up
with the nonrelativistic spin theory.
In the year 1928, he was given the job of professor of Theoretical
Physics in Zurich and wouldnt you know it, he came up with a lot
of scientific advances. He was so well known that he even went to
Princeton and University of Michigan as a visiting professor. In the
year 1931 he was awarded the Lorentz medal.
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During the end of the 30s, shortly after he got divorced and after
his postulation of the neutrino, he suffered a serious breakdown
and this was how he met psychiatrist Carl Jung who was also
living in Zurich at the time. After Jung started interpreting Paulis
archetypal dreams, Pauli then became one of his very best students
but it wasnt long before Pauli started to put forward criticisms of
Jungs epistemology. You can check Jungs interpretations and
analyses of Paulis dreams by checking out Psychology and Alchemy.
Scientific Research
Ernst Pauli made a lot of contributions to the field of quantum
physics and though he seldom came up with papers for publishing,
a lot of his thoughts and ideas have been preserved in paper due to
the fact that he liked sending length letters to his peers. He was
very close to Werner Heisenberg and Neils Bohr.
In the year 1924, he proposed the quantum number which was also
known as the quantum degree of freedom that had two possible
values. He did this so he could finally solve whatever
inconsistencies there was with molecular spectra and the theory of
quantum physics which was developing at the time. He came up
with the Pauli Exclusion Principle and a lot of people agree that it
was his most important work.
His personality and personal life
When it came to Physics, he was a known perfectionist when it
came to his work and to the works of his colleagues. It was
because of this that the physics community gave him the title
conscience of physics. If ever he found a theory lacking, he was
quite brutal in his dismissal of the work and he wasnt shy to let
people know that their work was completely and utterly wrong.
He was also quite frank with his colleagues and while some found
him somewhat arrogant, he was still able to form friendships with
some of the most notable names of his time and this included Paul
Ehrenfest. However, there were those that he rubbed the wrong
way and Heisenberg was one of them. The rift between the two
was so great that Heisenberg did not even go to Paulis funeral
when he died on December 15, 1958.
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Though he managed to get married twice, he never had any kids

with either of his wives.

NEWS UPDATE

World Aids Day: (1st December)

World AIDS Day, designated on 1st December every year since

1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS
pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning
those who have died of the disease. Government and health
officials, non-governmental organizations and individuals around
the world observe the day, often with education on AIDS
prevention and control.

New tool uses UV light to control inflammation:

(02nd December, 2016)

Researchers have developed a chemical tool to control

inflammation that is activated by ultraviolet (UV) light.

Hearing deficits in schizophrenia tied to specific

brain receptor: (02nd December, 2016)
People with schizophrenia who have difficulty hearing subtle
changes in pitch may be helped with auditory training exercises
and a drug that targets NMDA receptors in the brain, report
researchers.

Preventing Zika from blood transfusions: (02nd

December, 2016)

As the Zika epidemic spreads to the United States, the potential

for contracting the disease via blood transfusion has emerged as a
serious concern. The problem of transfusion-related Zika virus
transmissionand recommended strategies to reduce that risk
are outlined in a new article.

Tablet-based tool helps epilepsy patients learn

self-management skills: (02nd December, 2016)
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Epilepsy patients who want to learn how to manage their own

unique symptoms can now get individualized information via
tablet computer through a new research project.

Turning off asthma attacks: (02nd December,

2016)

Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, researchers

report they have identified a critical cellular "off" switch for the
inflammatory immune response that contributes to lungconstricting asthma attacks. The switch, they say, is composed of
regulatory proteins that control an immune signaling pathway in
cells.

Researchers uncover more genetic links to brain

cancer cell growth: (02nd December, 2016)

Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer

cells and normal tissue cells an altered gene and a snippet of
noncoding genetic material could offer clues to tumor behavior
and potential new targets for therapy, scientists report.

Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney

stones: (02nd December, 2016)

For the two-thirds of kidney stone patients who need more than
just extra hydration to pass their stones, physicians are eager to
find non-surgical ways to help. Now, a new review of the medical
literature suggests alpha blockers may be useful in some cases.

New minimally invasive device to treat cancer

and other illnesses: (02nd December, 2016)

A new device that could revolutionize the delivery of medicine to

treat cancer as well as a host of other diseases and ailments has
been outlined in a new report.
For detail mail to editor

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KNOWLEDGE BASED ARTICLE

Food regulators seize adulterated milk products

for food safety violations

The U.S. Marshals Service seized more than 4 million pounds of

product produced by Valley Milk Products LLC (Valley Milk) of
Strasburg, Virginia. The company is owned by the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Inc. in Reston,
Virginia. The seized products include dry nonfat milk powder and
buttermilk powder packaged in 40- and 50-pound bags for further
manufacturing and are worth nearly $4 million.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed the complaint, on behalf of the
FDA, in the U.S. District Court for the Virginia Western District,
alleging that the seized products are adulterated under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
During an FDA inspection of Valley Milk from July September
2016, FDA investigators observed poor sanitary practices and
reviewed the companys records, which showed positive results
for Salmonella in the plants internal environmental and finished
product samples. FDA investigators observed residues on internal
parts of the processing equipment after it had been cleaned by the
company and water dripping from the ceiling onto food
manufacturing equipment. In addition, environmental swabs
collected during the inspection confirmed the presence
of Salmonella meleagridis on surfaces food came into contact with
after being pasteurized. Throughout the investigation, the FDA
worked closely with the Virginia Department of Health and
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
"The FDA urged Valley Milk to conduct a voluntary recall of the
implicated products," said Melinda K. Plaisier, the FDAs associate
commissioner for regulatory affairs. "The firm refused to recall and,
as a result, we have had to intervene and seize this adulterated
food to prevent it from reaching consumers who could be exposed
to Salmonella from these products."
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The FDA used a bacterial typing tool called whole genome

sequencing (WGS) to link the samples collected in the facility
over time. WGS technology can show the relationship among
isolates of bacterial pathogens found in the environment, a food
source or a person who became ill from consuming contaminated
food. The sampling results indicate that the Salmonella strains from
2016 are nearly identical to Salmonella strains found at the company
in 2010, 2011 and 2013. These findings of Salmonella meleagridis at the
company dating back several years demonstrate the existence of a
persistent strain of Salmonella at this facility.
Salmonella is a pathogenic bacterium that can contaminate foods
and which may result in gastroenteritis or other serious clinical
conditions, including septicemia, arterial infections, endocarditis
and septic arthritis. Most people recover from salmonellosis in four
to seven days without treatment but about one person in every
thousand with salmonellosis dies.
Valley Milk is currently not producing dry powdered milk
products. No illnesses linked to Valley Milk products have been
reported to date. Consumers can report problemswith FDAregulated products to their district office consumer complaint
coordinator.
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety,
effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines
and other biological products for human use, and medical devices.
The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our
nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products
that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco
products.
Jeenatara Begum
Assistant Professor
GNIPST

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DISEASE RELATED BREAKING NEWS

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(MERS-CoV) Saudi Arabia: (28th November,
2016)

Between 3 and 10 November 2016 the National IHR Focal Point of

Saudi Arabia reported six (6) additional cases of Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Two (2) deaths among previously
reported MERS cases were also reported.
Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

AICTE sponsored Quality Improvement Programme (Continuing

Pharmaceutical Education) on Recent Advances in

Pharmaceutical Sciences will be held on 5th December to 9th
December, 2016 at Dipsar, New Delhi.
68th IPC will be held on 16th December to 18th December, 2016 at
Andhra University Campus, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

DRUGS UPDATES

FDA Approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) to Reduce

Cardiovascular Death in Adults with Type 2
Diabetes: (02nd December, 2016)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new
indication for Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular death in adult patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
Read more

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CAMPUS NEWS
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:
The experts of National Board of Accreditation or NBA will be
going to visit GNIPST on 24th September and 25th September,
2016.
Freshers welcome programme:
On 12th September GNIPST organized the Freshers welcome
programme Kulrav 2k16.
GNIPST Football Match 2016:
On 31st August and 1st September GNIPST sports club organized a
football match. The winner of the football match was B.Pharm 3rd
year.
Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Research:
A Science Awareness Programme comprising of seminar on
Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Research was organized by
GNIPST in collaboration with National Academy of Science India
(NASI) on 30th august, 2016 from 2 pm to 4.30 pm at GNIPST
auditorium. Plantation programme was also organized by Eco club.
Dr. Hemanta Kumar Majumder, gave his valuable lecture on
Modern Biology & its Evolution and Dr. Pijush K Das delivered
his lecture on Site specific Drug Targeting Magic Bullet
approach.
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World Photography Day celebration:

On 19th August 2016 GNIPST celebrated World Photography Day
at Dakhineswar.
Friendly Football Match:
On 15th August 2016 GNIPST organised a friendly football match
with Alumni members.
Farewell 2016:
On 25th 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.

Placement Record 2016:

SL
NO

COMPANY NAME

NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF
STUDENT
STUDENT
APPEARED/APPLIED SELECTED
64
7

JOB
PROFILE

DR. LAL PATH LAB

APOLLO
PHARMACY

36

25

ABBOTT INDIA

74

03

HETERO DRUGS

18

Production,
QC and QA

ERIS LIFE SCIENCES

01

18 (Waiting
for final
interview)
01 (Joined)

JUPITER
PHARMACEUTICALS

05

01 (Joined)

Production,
QC and QA

GOVT PHARMACIST

4 (Joined)

Hospital
Pharmacist

Sales,
Marketing and
office assistant
Hospital and
retail chain
pharmacist
Sales and
Marketing

Sales and
Marketing

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ALCHEMIST EYE
HOSPITAL

21

10

OPTIVAL HEALTH
SOLUTIONS PVT.
LTD. (MEDPLUS)
NESTLE INDIA LTD

2 (Waiting for
final
interview)
21

08

02

11

LUPIN

01

01

12

GSK
PHARMACEUTICAL
LTD
OAK
PHARMACEUTICAL

05

02 (1 of them
already joined)

Sales and
Marketing

06

02 (Joined)

Sales and
Marketing

13

Hospital
Pharmacist
Community
Pharmacist
Nutrition
Officer
Trainee
Sales and
Marketing

IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship 2016:

Congratulations to Rudradip Das, student of B.Pharm 3rd year has

been awarded IPA Bengal Pharma & Healthcare trust scholarship
2016.
Accreditation by NAAC:
SL.
NAME
OF
STATE
CGPA(out
GRADE
NO.
THE
of scale 4)
INSTITUTE
01
Guru
Nanak
West
2.70
B
Institute
of
Bengal
Pharmaceutical
Science
And
Technology,
Kolkata-700114

GPAT 2016 Result:

The following B.Pharm. final year students have qualified, GPAT2016. We congratulate them all.
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Aishika Datta
Mainak Chatterjee
Indira Saha
Priyanka De
Aheli Mukherjee
Soumya Guha
Debanjana Das
Debalina Datta
Evana Patra
Himadrija Chatterjee
IRIS 2016:
GNIPST organized colllege fest IRIS 2016 from 11th to 13th March,
2016.
Result of different events:
Intracollege Quiz competition:
1st: Arani Roy and Dipayan Nath
2nd: Bhaskar Singha and Pratik Nandi
Intracollege Painting competition:
1st: Swagata Paul
2nd: Aviraj Pathak
3rd: Dippyoman Guha
Group Dance Competition:
Karma Group
Intercollege Solo Dance Competition:
1st : Monodipa Ghosh
2nd: Aditya Paul (NIT)
Antaksari Competition:
1st: Sunanda and Aparupa
2nd: Meghna and Joyita
3rd: Arpita and Pami
Intercollege Solo Singing Competition:
1st: Arpita Sarkar
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2nd: Arvind Raj (Sudhir Chandra College)

3rd: Priyam Mondal (Supreme College)
Intercollege Band Competition:
1st: D Errors
2nd: Mukti
3rd: GNIPST band
Fashion:
Best Male: Md. Nadeem Shah
Best Female: Sweta
Best Couple: Md. Nadeem Shah and Susmita Kar
Blood donation Camp 2016:
On 4th March 2016 Social Service club and Alumni Association
of GNIPST organized a Blood donation camp in association with
Association of voluntary Blood Donars, West Bengal.
Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016:
On 28th February 2016 GNIPST organized the Reunion programme
Reminiscence & 1st Alumni meet 2016.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC):
A NAAC peer team completed a three-day inspection (17th
February to 19th February, 2016) of GNIPST to evaluate its
academic credibility and infrastructure on Friday.
Saraswati Puja 2016:
On 13th February 2016 the students of GNIPST celebrated
Saraswati Puja at GNIPST campus.

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STUDENTS SECTION
WHO CAN ANS WER FIRS T????
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Answer of Previous Issues Image:

Haribans Rai Bachhan

Send

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EDITORS NOTE
It is a great pleasure for me to publish the 3rd issue of 61th 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
and Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya 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
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are invited to send in your write ups, notes, critiques or any kind of
contribution for the forthcoming special and regular issue.
ARCHIVE
OTHERS:
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.
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
CULTURAL
DEBATE AND EXTEMPORE
ECO
LITERARY AND PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY

Member Faculty
Ms. Priyanka Ray
Mr. Soumya Bhattacharya
Ms. Sumana Roy
Ms. Jeenatara Begum
Ms. Sanchari Bhattacharya and
Mr. Abir Koley
SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE Mr. Samrat Bose
MODELLING
SOCIAL SERVICES
Dr. Asis Bala
SPORTS
Mr. Debabrata GhoshDastidar
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