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Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra
School of Biotechnology
Faculty Profile

Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra

Assistant Professor

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Biography and academic profile

Dr. Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. He holds degrees in Biotechnology and Molecular Biosciences with a specialization in Cancer Biology, and completed his Ph.D. in Cancer Metabolomics from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany. He conducted postdoctoral research at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg. His research focuses on cancer immunometabolism and metabolic reprogramming in tumors. Dr. Mohapatra has co-authored influential publications in journals such as Cell and Frontiers in Immunology. He has received multiple funded projects, including grants from ICMR, DST-SERB and IGSTC, aimed at exploring metabolic pathways in cancer and developing novel biomarkers.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

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Research Interests

Head & Neck Cancers, Metabolomics, Therapeutics and Diagnostics

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Educational Qualifications

PhD in Natural Sciences from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.

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Administrative Responsibilities

Faculty Coordinator GATE & Peer-Tutoring Programs

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Course Expertise

Cancer Metabolomics, Synthetic Biology

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Awards and Achievements

IGSTC Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research 2024

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Projects and Collaborations

  • Targeting downstream of tryptophan catabolism to overcome immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) resistance in oral squamous cell carcinomas, Rs 79,00,153 approved by ICMR for 2025 to 2028.
  • Elucidating the intricate biology of the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) activation and crosstalk in cancer, Rs 32,18,789 approved by DST-SERB for 2022 to 2024.
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Patents and Innovations

  • AHR signature marker set. Mohapatra SR, Opitz CA, Somarribas-Patterson LF, Sadik A, Trump S, Schäuble S, Faessler E. 2020
  • Interleukin-4-induced gene 1 (IL4I1) as a biomarker and uses thereof. Mohapatra SR, Opitz CA, Somarribas-Patterson LF, Sadik A, Trump S, Prentzell MT, Secker PF. 2020.
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