Category Archives: Cancer Biology

Biomarkers for Breast Cancer using Proteomics and Metabolomics

Scientists at NCCS are identifying potential biomarkers for breast cancer subtypes using multipronged proteomic and metabolomic approaches. They are analyzing various protein and metabolite changes that occur in the diseased state by comparing tissue, serum and urine samples from breast cancer patients to that of samples collected from normal subjects. Continue reading

Novel Triterpenoid AECHL-1 for Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

In a quest to find therapeutic molecules having high specificity for cancerous cells and fewer side effects than existing chemotherapeutic agents, scientists at NCCS have identified and isolated a novel triterpenoid AECHL-1. This molecule is currently being developed as a chemotherapeutic agent for breast cancer. Continue reading

Self-propagating Glioblastoma Model in a Petri-dish

Scientists at NCCS have developed a novel tumor cell co-culture protocol and system for understanding the role of glioma stem cells (GSC) in mediating tumor functions in Glioblastoma (GBM). GBM is a highly invasive malignant tumor with high incidence of therapy resistance and tumor relapse after surgery. This relapse is due to repopulation of tumor by GSCs and is characterized by existence of GSCs in close proximity with endothelial cells (EC). In order to study the GSC-EC interactions, this innovative self-propagating GSC-EC co-culture system was developed as a highly replicating in-vitro model of GBM. Continue reading

Platform for Identifying Heterogeneity of Cancer Cells

Cancer cells remaining undetected in the body following treatment regimens can cause recurrence. Recent studies suggest that this debilitating issue could be a result of heterogeneous characteristics of cancer cells; thus residual cells are likely to be drug resistant and/or not targeted by the initial treatment. Scientists at NCCS believe that identifying the heterogeneity of the cancer cells and providing a targeted therapy specific for different cell fractions can resolve this issue. Continue reading

Novel Cancer Drug Screening Platform

Scientists at NCCS have developed a novel platform for screening of potential anti-tumor agents, compounds and extracts, based on 3-dimensional Multi-Cellular Spheroids derived from tumor cells and prostate apoptosis response (PAR)-4 indicator that is linked to cell death. Continue reading

An Overview of NCCS Capabilities

Capability Area NCCS Scientists/ Consultants
Cancer Biology Dr. Sharmila Bapat, Dr. Padma Shastry, Dr. Anjali Shiras, Dr. Mohan Wani, Dr. Gopal Kundu, Dr. Samit Chattopadhyay, Dr. Manoj Kumar Bhat, Dr. Sandhya Sitaswad, Dr. Girdhari Lal, Dr. Srikanth Rapole, Dr. Manas Santra
Cell Biology Dr. Shekhar Mande, Dr. Mohan Wani, Dr. Debashis Mitra, Dr. Prakash Deshpande, Dr. Jomon Joseph,  Dr. Bhaskar Saha, Dr. Milind Patole, Dr. Arvind Sahu, Dr. M. V. Krishnasastry, Dr. Vasudevan Seshadri, Dr. Radha Chauhan, Dr. Janesh Kumar, Dr. Girdhari Lal, Dr. Shailza Singh, Dr. Deepa Subramanyam
Genetics Dr. Sharmila Bapat, Dr. Anjali Shiras, Dr. Samit Chattopadhyay, Dr. Jomon Joseph, Dr. Vasudevan Seshadri, Dr. Manas Santra, Dr. Vidisha Tripathi
Immunology  Dr. Mohan Wani, Dr. Bhaskar Saha, Dr. Arvind Sahu, Dr. Girdhari Lal, Dr. Shailza Singh
Metabolic Diseases Dr. Manoj Kumar Bhat, Dr. Sandhya Sitaswad
Microbial Biology Dr. Milind Patole, Dr. Yogesh Shouche, Dr. Shailza Singh
Neuroscience Dr. Amitabha Majumdar, Dr. Janesh Kumar
Stem Cells Dr. Vaijayanti Kale, Dr. Lalita Limaye, Dr. Anjali Shiras, Dr. Nibedita Lenka, Dr. Deepa Subramanyam