
.Uttam Pati, Ph.D
Science | Philosophy | Literature

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.
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.



























