Hosek Research Team
Hosek Research Team
Hocek Research Team

Dr. Arghya Sett

Arghya Sett

e-mail: arghya.sett@uochb.cas.cz
phone: +420 220 183 434


Born 26. 12. 1985 in Kolkata, India.

Scientific CV:
2004-2008 Undergraduate study, B.Tech in Biotechnology, WBUT, India.
2008-2010 Postgraduate study, M.Tech in Biotechnology, VIT University, India.
2010-2016 PhD. Research, Indian Institute of Technology, Aptamers for Breast Cancer Protein Biomarkers (supervisor Prof. Utpal Bora)
2017-2020 Postdoctoral Research, Universite de Bordeaux, France, ARNA Lab, INSERM U1212 (supervisor Prof. Jean-jacques Toulme)
since Oct 2020 Postdoctoral Research, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, (supervisor Prof. Michal Hocek)



List of publications:
11. Mulholland, C.; Jestřábová, I.; Sett, A.; Ondruš, M.; Sýkorová, V.; Manzanares, C. L.; Šimoncík, O.; Muller, P. and Hocek, M.: "The selection of a hydrophobic 7-phenylbutyl-7-deazaadenine-modified DNA aptamer with high binding affinity for the Heat Shock Protein 70" Commun. Chem. 2023, 6, 65.
10. Sett A., Zara L., Dausse E., Toulme J.J.: "Engineering Light-Up Aptamers for the Detection of RNA Hairpins through Kissing Interaction" Anal. Chem. 2020, 92(13), 9113-9117.
9. Sett A., Borthakur B.B., Bora U.: "Selection of DNA aptamers for extra cellular domain of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 to detect HER2 positive carcinomas" Clin Transl Oncol. 2017, 19(8), 976-988.
8. Ojha S., Sett A., Bora U.: "Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Ricinus communis var. carmencita leaf extract and its antibacterial study" Adv. Nat. Sci.: Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8(3), 035009.
7. Sett A., Borthakur B.B., Sharma J.D., Kataki A.C., Bora U.: "DNA Aptamer Probes for Detection of Estrogen Receptor a positive carcinomas" Translational Research 2017, 183, 104-120.
6. Sett A., Gadewar M., Sharma P., Deka M., Bora U.: "Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Dillenia indica" Adv. Nat. Sci: Nanosci. Nanotechnol 2016, 7, 025005.
5. Ahirwar R., Vellarikkal S.K., Sett A., Sivasubbu S., Scaria V., Bora U.: "Aptamer-Assisted Detection of the Altered Expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Human Breast Cancer" PLOS ONE 2016, 11(4), e0153001.
4. Sett A., Das S., Bora U.: "Functional nucleic-acid-based sensors for environmental monitoring" Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2014, 174(3), 1073-91.
3. Bora U., Sett A., Singh D.: "Nucleic Acid Based Biosensors for Clinical Applications" Biosens J 2013, 2(104).
2. Sett A., Das S., Sharma P., Bora U.: "Aptasensors in Health, Environment and Food Safety Monitoring" Open J. Appl. Biosens 2012, 1, 9-19.
1. Das R.K., Sett A., Kasoju N., Sumithra B., Bora U.: "Encapsulation of curcumin into poly-€-caprolactone nanoparticles and its physicochemical Characterization" International Journal of Biological Sciences and Engineering 2011, 2(1), 1-8.
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Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic