Name : RUPJYOTI TALUKDAR , Designation :  (Research) Telephone : Fax : E-Mail :

RupjyotiTalukdar is currently working as a Clinical Pancreatologist and Clinician Scientist at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and Asian Healthcare Foundation (Research Wing of AIG), Hyderabad. He completed his postgraduation in Internal Medicine from Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati in 2003; after which he did senior residency in Gastroenterology at the PushpawatiSinghania Research Institute in New Delhi. In early 2007, he joined the University of Minnesota, Mineapolis, USA as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and worked on the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis in experimental models. In 2008, he joined Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA as an advanced GI-Pancreatology Fellow. He also worked as an Instructor of Medicine at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education.

He is actively engaged in clinical and bench research in the field of pancreatology and has published extensively in reputed international and national scientific journals.

Total publications:  83

Selected list of peer reviewed publications related to the pancreas:

1. Talukdar R, Reddy DN. Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis: New Horizons. Indian J Gastroenterol 2012; [in press].

2. Reddy DN, Ramchandani MJ, Talukdar R.Individualizing therapy for chronic pancreatitis.ClinGastroenterolHepatol. 2012;10:803-4.

3. Pavan Kumar P, Radhika G, Rao GV, Pradeep R, Subramanyam C, Talukdar R, Reddy DN, Sasikala M Interferon γ and glycemic status in diabetes associated with chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2012;12:65-70.

4. Sasikala M, Talukdar R, Pavan Kumar P, Radhika G, Rao GV, Pradeep R, Subramanyam C, Nageshwar Reddy D. β-Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Pancreatitis.Dig Dis Sci. 2012;57:1764-72. Epub 2012 Mar 2

5. Talukdar R, Clemens M, Vege SS. Moderately severe acute pancreatitis: prospective validation of this new subgroup of acute pancreatitis.Pancreas. 2012;41:306-9.

6. Talukdar R, Vege SS. Classification of the severity of acute pancreatitis.Am J Gastroenterol. 2011; 106: 1169-70.

7. Talukdar R, SwaroopVege S. Early management of severe acute pancreatitis.CurrGastroenterol Rep. 2011;13:123-30.

8. Kotwal V, Talukdar R, Levy M, VegeSS.Role of endoscopic ultrasound during hospitalization for acute pancreatitis.World J Gastroenterol. 2010; 16:4888-91.

9. Vege SS, Fletcher JG, Talukdar R, SarrMG.Peripancreatic collections in acute pancreatitis: correlation between computerized tomography and operative findings.World J Gastroenterol. 2010;16:4291-6.

10. Talukdar R, Vege SS. Recent developments in acute pancreatitis.ClinGastroenterolHepatol. 2009;7:S3-9.

11. Talukdar R, Tandon RK. Pancreatic stellate cells: new target in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis.J GastroenterolHepatol. 2008;23: 34-41. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

12. Talukdar R, Saikia N, Singal DK, Tandon R. Chronic pancreatitis: evolving paradigms.Pancreatology. 2006; 6:440-9. Epub 2006 Jul 13.

Major Achievements:

1. Wellcome DBT India Alliance Fellowship to study the molecular mechanisms of acinar cell injury in human acute pancreatitis in 2012.

2. Young Investigator Award by the American Pancreas Association in 2010.

3. Systopic award of Excellence at the ISGCON, Kolkata, 2009.

4. National Pancreatic Foundation (USA) award for best abstract in Basic Pancreatology in 2007.

5. Several International Travel Awards from American Pancreatic Association, National Pancreatic Foundation, European Pancreas Club and Indian Society of Gastroenterology.

Major research interests/Ongoing research projects:

1. Early assessment of severity and outcome predictions in clinical acute pancreatitis.

2. Molecular events in human acute pancreatitis and how it leads to systemic inflammatory response.

3. Neurobiologic and oxidative pain mechanisms in chronic pancreatitis and identification of drug targets.

4. MicroRNA based approach to study pain mechanisms in chronic pancreatitis.

5. Early beta cell dysfunction and relation to IFN-gamma producing cells in chronic pancreatitis.

6. Double blinded randomized controlled trial of pregabalin and antioxidant cocktail combination in the treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis.

7. Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of enteral glutamine in predicted severe acute pancreatitis.

8. Study of the Gut microflora in ethnic tribes of Northeast India and Andhra Pradesh (under the Twinning grant from Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India)

Editorial Board member: World Journal of Gastroenterology

Peer reviewer of-

1. Pancreatology

2. World Journal of Gastroenterology

3. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

4. Online Journal of Pancreas (JOP)

5. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

6. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Society memberships:

1. American Gastroenterology Association.

2. International Association of Pancreatology.

3. Indian Society of Gastroenterology.

Association of Physicians of India.