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.Uttam Pati, Ph.D

Science  |  Philosophy  |  Literature

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ABOUT

I am a trained chemist and molecular biologist with two decades of experience as Professor and Dean at Jawaharlal Nehru University, contributing to cancer therapeutics and tumour biology. I earned my PhD from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, where my work on a synthetic cardiac glucopyranoside received a La Roche patent, and completed postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute, MIT, and Yale School of Medicine. Our lab has advanced the molecular mechanisms of hypoxia, oxygen biology, and oxygen-mediated therapeutics for solid tumours. Recently, my work has focused on mind-body relations, integrating scientific rationale with metaphysical interpretation and philosophical inquiry into consciousness. I have authored The Sublime Mind (originally Mind Phenomenon) and the poetry collection Verses of Reason, which fuses mind with nature. My interests bridge science, literature, and philosophy—uniting empirical rigor with the belief that understanding life's molecular mechanisms ultimately illuminates mind, consciousness, and existence.

INFO

Fragments of  Time

1978-1980

Doctoral Achievement

University of New Brunswick, Canada

Earned Ph.D. in Drug Design & Synthesis, developing innovative approaches to cardioactive drugs with patents from Hoffman La Roche.

1981-1982

European Research

Max-Planck Institute, Germany

Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the prestigious Max-Planck Institute, expanding research horizons in molecular biology.

1982-1990

American Research Era

MIT & Yale University, USA

Research Associate and later Associate Research Scientist, making groundbreaking discoveries in RNA polymerase II and transcription.

1991-1994

Medical School Leadership

School of Medicine, Georgia, USA

Assistant Professor leading molecular biology research groups, establishing expertise in oncology and pharmacology.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AWARD

1994-2002

JNU Foundation

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Associate Professor at JNU, pioneering biotechnology education in India and establishing the Centre for Biotechnology.

2002-2017

Academic Leadership

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Promoted to Professor and became Chairman of Centre for Biotechnology,

Founder Dean of the School of Biotechnology, creating a new academic structure that would influence biotechnology education.

Served as Dean of School of Biotechnology, continuing to shape the future of biotechnology education and research.

GUHA RESEARCH FELLOW

2017- 2020

Emeritus Scholar

Indian Council of Medical Research, India

Emeritus Medical Scientist exploring consciousness, philosophy, and the profound connections between mind and matter through "Mind Phenomenon."

Key Scientific Discoveries
1989-2022

1989

Yale University, USA

HUMAN RNA POLYMERASE CLONING & ASSEMBLY

2008

JNU, India

p53 CHAPERONE THERAPY & HYPOXIC TUMORS

1992

Augusta Medical College,

Georgia, USA

HUMAN RNA POLYMERASE II ASSEMBLY

2011

JNU, India

OXYGEN THERAPY FOR HYPOXIC TUMORS & MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

60+

Publications

1700+

2 Cr+

30+

Citations

Research Grant

Ph.D. Supervision

During my PhD at the University of New Brunswick, I synthesized a novel cardiac glucopyranoside with high inotropic activity and safety margin, which received a Hoffman-La Roche patent for clinical trials. My laboratory discovered that chaperone protein CHIP inhibits Alzheimer's senile plaque formation by degrading β-secretase/BACE1 through a CHIP-BACE1-p53 feedback loop, reducing amyloid-beta deposits. I demonstrated that gallium complex GaQ₃ induces cancer cell apoptosis via Ca²⁺-signaling-mediated p53 activation and ROS upregulation. My work revealed that CHIP promotes autophagy-mediated degradation of aggregating mutant p53 in hypoxic tumours through chaperone synergy. I pioneered oxygen therapy for hypoxic tumour regression, showing that re-oxygenation at thirty percent oxygen restores wild-type p53 conformation and induces apoptosis without adverse effects. I discovered that wild-type p53 functions as a molecular chaperone, rescuing conformational p53 mutants and causing significant tumour regression. My team developed a manganese-clay hybrid compound that releases molecular oxygen, triggering p53-mediated cancer cell death in hypoxic environments, and established 3D cancer tumour models using biodegradable polyesters (PHAs) that mimic in vivo conditions. Through SCO2 gene therapy combined with conventional drugs, I achieved substantial tumour regression by activating the ASK-1 kinase pathway. I demonstrated that oxygen therapy protects infarcted myocardium by regulating p53 acetylation, switching p53 from promoting death to activating NOS3-mediated survival signals. My research on gold nanoparticles revealed how p53 core domain modifications determine whether cancer cells undergo apoptotic or necrotic death through differential ROS generation patterns.

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Golden Book Award 2025
Mind Phenomenon and Golden book Award
Receiving Golden Book Award for the best author
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Books by Uttam Pati
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MY WRITINGS

Books

Winner
Golden Book Award
2025

In Stores Now!
Mind Phenomenon by Uttam Pati

New Release

Verses of Reason metaphorically reasons with life, of its eloquence and endurance, through its chapters, earth, life, live and farewell, with a neohumanistic look. 

Now available on Amazon.com

Verses of Reason by Uttam Pati
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