Sutapa Barua

Graduate Student

 

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, AZ, USA, Aug 2007-Present

MS, Chemical Engineering, Montana State University, MT, USA, 2007 

B.Sc. , Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2003

 

Office: Goldwater Center 604

E-mail: sutapa(dot)barua(at)asu(dot)edu

 

Address:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Ira A. Fulton School of  Engineering
Arizona  State University 
PO Box 876006
Tempe, AZ  85287-6006 

 

Phone: (480) 965-3313
Fax: (480) 965-0037  

 

Research Area 

My Ph.D. research in Dr. Rege’s group is at the interface of engineering and biomedical sciences and involves the use of nanotechnology, molecular engineering, and cellular biology for the development of novel multifunctional therapeutics for advanced cancer disease. Specifically, my research involves investigation of the role of the prostate cancer phenotype in the uptake and intracellular trafficking of quantum dot nanoparticles. We have observed that quantum dots are differentially processed inside prostate cancer cells depending on the expression of prognostic biomarkers on their surface. The results from this study have significant implications for nanoparticle-mediated cancer drug delivery and imaging.

 

Academic Awards and Honors 

·         Participant in Lindau meeting with 18 honorable Nobel Laureates in the 57th physiology/ medicine section in Lindau, Germany from July 1st to 6th, 2007 

·    2nd place in poster competition at the Intermountain Systems Biology Symposium at Utah State University, Logan, UT, June 5-7, 2007 

·     INRA (Inland Northwest Research Alliance) fellowship for 2005-2007 at Montana State University , Bozeman , MT

·     2nd place in the William R. Wiley Exposition of Graduate and Professional Studies in Engineering and Physical Sciences Division at Washington State University, 2005 for outstanding student research and presentation

·     Scholarship from Bangladesh Scholarship Council and the Nippon Foundation, Japan (1998 and 2000) in recognition of outstanding academic achievements

·    Dean List Award in Undergraduate Program at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka for achieving honors GPA (≥ 3.75)

 

Publications

·       Barua, S., and Rege, K. Cancer Cell Phenotype Dependent Differential Intracellular Trafficking of Unconjugated Quantum Dots. Small, Accepted for Publication, 2008.

·     Li, X., Barua, S., Rege, K., and Vogt, B. Tuning stability of mesoporous silica films under biologically relevant conditions through processing with supercritical CO2. Langmuir, Accepted on 12th August, 2008

Manuscripts in Preparation

·         Barua, S., Bullard, R.S., Banerjee, I., Yarmush M. L., and Rege, K. Lytic Peptide-Mediated Sensitization of TRAIL-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells to Death Receptor Agonists. In Revision, 2008.

·    Barua, S., Joshi, A., Matthews, D., Sharfstein, S. T., Cramer, S. M., Kane, R. S., and Rege, K. Parallel Synthesis and High-Throughput Screening of DNA-Binding Polymers for Non-Viral Gene Delivery. In Revision, 2008.

·    Barua, S., Cummings, D. E., and Peyton, B.M.  Microbial Diversity in MetalContaminated Coeur d’Alene River Sediment, In Progress

·    Barua, S., Moberly, J.G., Sani, R.K., and Peyton, B.M. Zinc Toxicity to Pseudomonas sp. from Coeur d’Alene River Sediment, In Progress  

·     Sengor, S. S., Barua, S., Gikas, P., Ginn, T. R., Peyton, B.M., Sani, R.K. The Influence of Heavy Metals to Microbial Growth and Lag, In Progress

 

Conference Paper

·    “Study and evaluation of alum based arsenic removal unit”, S. Barua, J. A. Suborna, A. K. M. A. Quader, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Paper no. 049, International Conference of Chemical Engineering 2003.

 

Presentations

·         Barua S., Moberly J. G., Sani R. K., Cummings D., and Peyton B. M., “Microbial Diversity and Zinc Toxicity to Pseudomonas sp. from Coeur d’Alene River Sediment”. Poster presented at Intermountain Systems Biology Symposium at Utah State University, Logan, UT from June 5-7, 2007. 2nd place winner in the poster competition.

·         Barua S., Moberly J. G., Sani R. K., Ginn T. R., Cummings D. E., Sengor S. S., Spycher N., and Peyton B. M., “Diversity of Microorganisms and Zinc Inhibition of Growth of Pseudomonas sp. LAB-06 from Lake Coeur d’Alene Sediment”. Poster presented at Environmental & Subsurface Science Symposium, Idaho , MT, 2006.

·         Barua S., Moberly J. G., Sani R. K. and Peyton B. M., “Biogeochemical Cycling of Toxic Metal Contaminants in Lake Coeur d’Alene Sediments”. Poster presented at Environmental & Subsurface Science Symposium, Big Sky, MT, 2005 and INRA Subsurface Biotechnology and Bioremediation Symposium and Workshop, Bozeman , MT , 2006.

·         Barua S., Moberly J. G., Sani R. K. and Peyton B. M., “Bioremediation of Lake Coeur d’Alene Sediments by Metal Tolerant Microorganisms- A Cost Effective Technique”. Poster presented at 2005 Dr. William R. Wiley Exposition of Graduate and Professional Studies, Pullman , WA , 2005. 2nd place winner in Engineering and Physical Sciences Division.

 

Other Activities

·        Mentoring 4 high school students under the Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP) from July 16th to 20th, 2007; the students were trained on different molecular techniques and bioinformatics.

·    Leadership in a workshop for the "Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics" Program at Montana State University on April 15, 2006