Biography
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Prof. Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
University of Calcutta, India
Title: Interaction of ABO Blood group and Haptglobin: A study on spontaneous abortion
Abstract: 
Biological Anthropology deals with the comparative biogenetics of man. Human Variation can be measured at both the individual level and at the population level and the polymorphism of genetic marker traits a number of interesting dynamic effects are observed through the selective effects of the genotypes. But, source-sink structures that are known to occur in spatially structured models can be seen in the genetic model if one of the genotypes is under selective elimination. The selective effects on genotypes could generally be perceived by its manifestation in prezygotic and postzygotic stages, which is further extendable to neonatal and postnatal periods in human. Actual studies on the products of conception, living, or dead (aborted material) of these couples essential for understanding of process of selective elimination of the alleles. In 80 of the 124 chromosome-analyzed aborted foeti, the ABO blood groups and Haptoglobin (HP) were determined by the mixed cell agglutinating reaction and PAGE. The results of the ABO blood group and HP were compared with 100 newborns along with their parents (181) from the same area. Among the abortuses along with their parents with normal karyotype, a significant (p <0.05) association of higher ABO incompatible couple combination, significantly higher (p<0.05) A alleles and as well as significantly (P <0.05) excess frequency of HP*1 allele among the aborted fetus has been noticed in comparison to the newborn. Thus, the present study envisaged HP*1 allele is an additional risk factor for early spontaneous abortions together with ABO incompatibility between the couples 
Biography: 
Professor Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay is Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta. He did M.Phil and PhD from University of Calcutta, India. He is the recipient of prestigious UGC Research Fellowship (for pursuing PhD, qualifying National Eligibility Test), Merit Award and Young Scientist Award from Indian Science Congress.  He was the President of Anthropological and Behavioral Sciences section of the Indian Science Congress in its centenary year.  He received seven national extra-mural research grants as Principal Investigator, including a grant from the British Council for collaboration with the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK.  He published more than 100 anthropological research articles in national and international journals on evolutionary biology, forensic anthropology, dental anthropology, public health in relation to medical genetics, cytogenetic and anthropometry of non-communicable disease, dermatoglyphics in medical and psychiatric disorders, and population genetics and human rights issues. He has delivered many invited Lectures in India and former keynote speaker (January 5-7, 2018 – Bangkok) in International Conference in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive medicine (GORM2018), World Congress on Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Health (July, 2018 – Bangkok), Member of the Program Committee World Congress on Breast Cancer, Gynecology and Women Health (CPD Accredited), Bangkok September 06-07, 2018 and as well as member of the Orgnizing Committee 2nd World Congress on Breast Cancer, Gynecology and Women Health (CPD Accredited) Milan, Italy April 15-16, 2019.