• University of Calcutta, India, B.Sc, Zoology, 1987
• Jadavpur University, India, Diploma in Pathology. 1998
• University of Kalyani, M.Sc, Zoology, 1990
• University of Kalyani, Ph.D., Zoology, 1996
• Indian Research Institute of Integrated Medicine, Senior Research Fellow, 2000
• Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, Research Associate, 2006
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 2006-2011, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland, 2011-2014
• Research Associate, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, 2015

Unfolded protein response, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Mitochondrial dynamics, Antioxidant, Reactive Oxygen species, Tumor Suppressor Gene, Oncogene, hypoxia, Signal Transduction, Apoptosis, chemotherapy, colon spheroids, patient-derived organoids.

Midde A, Arri N, Kristian T, Mukherjee S, Sen Gupta PS, Zhang Y, Karbowski M, Waddell J, Maharajan N, Hassan S, O’Hagan HM, Zalzman M, Banerjee A#. Targeting mitochondrial ribosomal protein expression by andrographolide and melatonin for colon cancer treatment. Cancer Letters. doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2025.217647 

Sokolov D, Sharda N, Banerjee A, Denisenko K, Basalious EB, Shukla H, Waddell J, Hamdy NM, Banerjee A#. Differential signaling pathways in medulloblastoma:nano-biomedicine targeting non-coding epigenetics to improve current and future therapeutics. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2023 Dec DOI: 2174/0113816128277350231219062154

Zalzman M, Banerjee A#. Herbal Formulas and Gastrointestinal Motility: Bridging Traditional Medicine and Mechanistic Insights. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 10.3748/wjg.v31.i45.113332

Sokolov D, Sharda N, Giri B, Hassan MS, Singh D, Tarasiewicz A, Lohr C, von Holzen U, Kristian T, Waddell J, Reiter RJ, Ahmed H, Banerjee A (2022). Melatonin and Andrographolide synergize to inhibit the colospheroid phenotype by targeting Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. J Pineal Res 2022 May 26, doi: 10.1111/jpi.12808. Online ahead of print.

Banerjee V, Sharda N, Huse J, Singh D, Sokolov D, Czinn SJ, Blanchard TG, Banerjee A (2021). Synergistic potential of dual andrographolide and melatonin targeting of metastatic colon cancer cells: Using the Chou-Talalay combination index method.  Eur J Pharmacol.  Apr 15;897:173919. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173919. PubMed PMID: 33577837.

Blanchard, T.G., Czinn, S.J., Banerjee, V., Sharda, N., Bafford, AC., Mubariz, F., Morozov, D., Passaniti, A., Ahmed, H., Banerjee, A (2019). Identification of Cross Talk between FoxM1 and RASSF1A as a Therapeutic Target of Colon Cancer. Cancers (Basel).  doi: 10.3390/cancers11020199. PMID:30744076.

Blanchard TG., Lapidus R., Banerjee V., Bafford AC., Czinn SJ., Ahmed, H., Banerjee, A (2018). Upregulation of RASSF1A in colon cancer by suppression of angiogenesis signaling and Akt activation. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, doi: 10.1159/000492012. Epub 2018 Jul 25. PubMed PMID:30045022.

Banerjee A, Banerjee V, Czinn SJ, Blanchard TG. (2017) Increased reactive oxygen species levels cause ER stress and cytotoxicity in andrographolide treated colon cancer cells. Oncotarget. DOI: 10.18632/onco.

Banerjee A, Basu M, Blanchard TG, Chintalacharuvu SR, Guang W, Lillehoj EP, Czinn SJ. (2016) Early Molecular Events in Murine Gastric Epithelial Cells Mediated by Helicobacter pylori CagA. Helicobacter. 21(5):395-404. 

Marfatiya S, Mubariz F, Pal A, RoyChoudhuri D, Mukherjee S, Maharajan N, Zalzman M, Banerjee A#. Targeting the unfolded protein response in cancer: exploiting endoplasmic reticulum stress for therapeutic intervention. Biochemical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2025.117221

Maharajan N, Benyamien-Roufaeil DS, Brown RA, Portney BA, Banerjee A, Zalzman M. Cancer stem cell mechanisms and targeted therapeutic strategies in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Letters DOI:10.1016/j.canlet.2025.218015

Banerjee A, Czinn SJ, Reiter RJ, Blanchard TG (2020). Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and anti-viral activities: A novel therapeutic target for COVID-19. Life Sci 2020 Aug 15; 255:117842. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117842.

Ghosh A, Banerjee A, Amzel LM, Vasta GR, Bianchet MA (2019). Structure of the zebrafish galectin-1-L2 and model of its interaction with the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) envelope glycoprotein. Glycobiology, Mar 5. pii: cwz015. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwz015.

Banerjee, A., Basu, M., Blanchard, T.G., Chintalacharuvu, S.R., Guang, W., Lillehoj, E.P., Czinn, S.J (2016). Early molecular events in murine gastric epithelial cells mediated by Helicobacter pylori CagA. Helicobacter,  5:395-404. PubMed PMID:26817586; PMCID:PMC4965344.

Zawahir, S., Li, G., Banerjee, A., Shiu, J., Blanchard, T.G., Okogbule-Wonodi A.C (2015). Inflammatory and immune activation in intestinal myofibroblasts are developmentally regulated. Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research,  35(8):634-640. PubMed PMID: PMCID:PMC4528986.

Nita-Lazar, M*., Banerjee, A*., Feng, C., Vasta, G.R. (*equal contribution) (2015). Galectins regulate the inflammatory response in airway epithelial cells exposed to microbial neuraminidase by modulating the expression of SOCS1 and RIG1. Molecular Immunology, 68(2):194-202. PubMed PMID:26355912; PMCID:PMC4624043.

Shiu, J., Piazuelo, M.B., Ding, H., Czinn, S.J. Drakes, M.L., Banerjee, A., Basappa, N., Kobayashi, K.S., Fricke, W.F., Blanchard, T.G (2015).  Gastric LTi cells promote lymphoid follicle formation but are limited by IRAK-M and do not alter microbial growth. Mucosal Immunology, 5:1047-59. PubMed PMID:25603827; PMCID:PMC4510039.

Feng C, Ghosh A, Amin MN, Giomarelli B, Shridhar S, Banerjee A (2013), Fernández-Robledo JA, Bianchet MA, Wang LX, Wilson IBH, and Vasta GR. The galectin CvGal1 from the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) binds to blood group oligosaccharides on the hemocyte surface. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288:24394-409.

Majumdar, K.N.*, Banerjee, A.*, Ratha, J.*, Mandal, M., Sarkar, R.N., Das Saha K (*equal contribution) (2008). Leishmanial lipid suppresses tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1 beta and nitric oxide production by adherent synovial fluid mononuclear cells in rheumatoid arthritis patients and induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial-mediated pathway. Arthritis Rheumatism, 58(3), 696-706. PubMed PMID:18311833.

Kundu, P., Mukhopadhya, A., Patra, R., Banerjee, A., Berg, D., Swarnakar, S. (2006). Cag pathogenicity island independent upregulation of matrix metalloproteinases -9 and -2 secretion and expression in mice by Helicobacter pylori The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281(45), 34651-34662. PubMed PMID:16966323.

Swarnakar, S., Ganguly, K., Kundu, P., Banerjee A., Maity, P., Sharma, A.V (2005). Curcumin regulates expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinases-9 and -2 during prevention and healing of indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280(10), 9409-9415. PubMed PMID:

• 2008 - Travel Award, ASBMB
• 2008 - Cover page, Arthritis Rheumatism Journal, 2008 Mar;58(3):696-706.
• 2010 - Travel Award, ASBMB
• 2019 - Session Chair, IV International Conference on Cancer Research and Drug Development, USA.
• 2021 - Judge, “Virtual” Annual Tri-County Science and Technology Fair, New York, USA.
• 2021 - Advisory Board Member, Journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. (Invited)
• 2021 - Invited Early Career Speaker, Department of Pediatrics Virtual Research Day & J. Tyson Tildon       Award Presentation.
• 2022 - Judge, “Virtual” Annual Tri-County Science and Technology Fair, New York, USA.
• 2022 - Best poster award, Pediatrics Research Day. 
• 2023-Invitee Speaker. 108^th Indian Science Congress, “Synergistic potential of Andrographolide and Melatonin for metastatic colorectal cancer therapy.” Nagpur, India
•  2023- One-day invited talk and a special interaction session with the students. “Dual therapy with novel compounds targeting metastatic colon cancer.” Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
• 2023- Co-Chair, NIH/NCI, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group, 2023/01 ZCA1 RTRB-Z (J1)S
•  2024- Plenary Lecture (Virtual), “Tips and Tricks in Writing Research Grants”. Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal, India
• 2024-  Key Note Speaker (Virtual), International Day of Immunology-2024, Indian Immunology Society. Bolpur, West Bengal, India. 
• 2024- Best Poster Award, Pediatrics Research Day. UMSOM. 
• 2025- Plenary Lecture, International Seminar, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia, India
• 2026- Graduate School Dean’s Representative of Doctoral Dissertation.

• NIH U24 1UH24MH133204-01; Subaward: (Co-I) PI: Thomas Bell; 04/01/2023-03/31/2028 (National Disease Research Interchange); Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissue (SMaHT) Tissue Procurement Center 

• UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) voucher; 01/01/2026-31/12/2026  Grant (PI). Preclinical Assessment of VNPP-433.3β for Efficacy in Medulloblastoma
• Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation dba Cure Alzheimer's Fund (Co-I); 01/15/2026-01/14/2027. Expanding postmortem brain resources for Alzheimer’s disease in diverse populations
• NIH U24 1UH24MH133204-01; (Co-I) PI: T. Bell (National Disease Research Interchange). 04/01/2023 – 10/31/2025; Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissue (SMaHT) Tissue Procurement Center 
• Department of Defense; (Co-I) PI Jaylyn Waddell, 04/01/2023 – 10/31/2025; Facilitating extinction of fear with psilocybin
• UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)/Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) (Co-PI; PI Jaylyn Waddell; 5/1/2022- 4/30/2023); Mechanisms and biomarkers of therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia.
• NIH 75N95019C00048; (Co-I), PI T. Blanchard; 9/1/2024-10/31/2025The NIH neuroBiobank Brain and Tissue Repository.
• Richard Schwartz award; PI; 6/1/2024-5/31/2025The emerging roles of galectins and inflammatory molecules in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia
• Richard Schwartz award; PI; 6/1/2023-5/31/2024;  Mechanisms of therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia
• Richard Schwartz award (PI; 6/1/2021-5/31/2022, Endoplasmic reticulum mediated neuroprotection in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia.
• UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) voucher Grant (PI; 6/14/2021-6/13/2022);  Toxicity and efficacy of novel RIO-kinase inhibitor (KPTH01) on colon cancer.
• Mydecines Innovation Group (Co-I; PI Jaylyn Waddell; 4/1/2021-3/31/23). Facilitating extinction of fear with psilocybin: Model development of biomarkers and mechanisms.
• IBBRFY21 seed Grant (Co-PI; 9/1/2020-7/31/2021) Synthesis, biochemical characterization, and pre-clinical evaluation of novel anti-colorectal cancer agents targeting RIOK1.

2025    TEAMS Community Engagement, August 5, Mt. Pleasant Church, 6000 Radecke Ave, Baltimore. National Night Out-an initiative that promotes police-community partnerships. Pediatric Team Role. Sharing pediatric health information with community members and offering screenings via the mobile unit.

2025    Non-clinical volunteer, Community Engagement event, Lord's church at 5011 Park Heights Ave

2026    Non-clinical volunteer, Black Family Wellness Expo: The village at Mondawmin, 3201 Tioga Pkwy, Baltimore, MD 21215.

2026    Non-clinical volunteer, Summers in the-back-to-school party at Mondawmin Mall, 3201 Tioga Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21215.

2026    Non-clinical volunteer, Agoge Project Back to School Block Party in Belair/Edison, Belair-Edison Elementary School - 3536 Brehms Ln, Baltimore, MD 21213