Paramita Basu is an assistant professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, and serves as the chair of the curriculum committee at the Touro College of Pharmacy.

Areas of Expertise

Pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences

Clinical Specialty

• Cell & molecular biology
• Microbiology
• Physiology
• Biotechnology

Education

• PhD, Biological Sciences, St. John's University, NY 2008
• MSBiological Sciences St. John's University, NY 2003
• MTech, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, India, 2001

Publications

• Kim, H., Fittipaldi, B., Hoque, F., Wang, C., Zefi, O., Li, W., Goldman, Z., Peter, Y., & Basu, P. (2023). Two Amino-Acid Polymorphisms in PBP4 Generate Penicillin Tolerance in Group B Streptococcus. Vegetos, 36, 106-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-022-00492-2
• Basu, P., Greenberg, R., Hassoun, A., Nestor, R., & Veltri, K. T. (2023). Updates in Vaccine Development for COVID-19: Evidence on Currently Available Vaccines. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 13 (S1), 009-032. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/tcopny_pubs/352
• Kello, E., Greenberg, R., Li, W., Polansky, S., Maldonado, R., Peter, Y., & Basu, P. (2023). The Effect of Antibiotic Treatment and Gene Expression of Mex B Efflux Transporters on the Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms. Applied Microbiology, 3 (3), 709-721. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3030049
• Kello, E., Greenberg, R., Li, W., Polansky, S., Maldonado, R., Peter, Y., & Basu, P. (2023). The Effect of Antibiotic Treatment and Gene Expression of Mex B Efflux Transporters on the Resistance in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms. Applied Microbiology, 3 (3), 709-721. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3030049
• Babayeva, M., Assefa, H., Basu, P., & Loewy, Z. (2022). Autism and Associated Disorders: Cannabis as a Potential Therapy. Frontiers in Bioscience, 14 (1), 1. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbe1401001
• Basu, P., Das, P., Levin, D., Bloemer, J., Akin-Adejimi, O., & Veltri, K. T. (2022). Reconsidering Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Treatment of COVID-19: Lessons Learnt. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 12 (S1), 178-200. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/tcopny_pubs/328
• Huggins, C. E., Basu, P., Senhaji-Tomza, B., Warwick, S., & Anthony, M. E. (2021). The Challenges of Implementing a Joint Interprofessional Education Program Between a Pharmacy College and an Osteopathic Medical College: A Case Study. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 41, 66-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.05.008

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