Sudipta Majumdar

Dr. Sudipta Majumdar is an Associate Professor at the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), within the John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. His research focuses on leveraging proteins, peptides, and DNA for biocatalyst and biosensor development, employing molecular biology and protein engineering techniques.

Education: BS from Calcutta University, PhD from Wesleyan University, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches courses including College Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Special Topics in Biochemistry like Protein Engineering.

His lab investigates antimicrobial resistance by targeting bacterial enzymes such as alanine racemase in pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, using interdisciplinary approaches combining biochemistry, microbiology, and protein engineering. Recent publications (2005–2014) explore enzyme inhibition mechanisms and enzymatic roles in lignin degradation.

Grants and advising activities are not explicitly detailed in the provided text. His lab emphasizes novel antibiotic development through enzyme-targeted strategies.