My special interest is to carry out to develop non-invasive biomarkers  for cancer. My future plans are to continue on  non-invasive biomarkers development, microbial diversity, biofilm formation, anti-microbial resistance gene and strain profile in  polluted environment that are likely to bring changes in policy that have an impact in reducing health burden of my Country and entire world.

1.  Zarin Taj, Muthu Pandi Indu, Aiswarya Sudheer, Chandrika Takri, Indranil Chattopadhyay, Comprehensive in silico and in vitro analysis of Lactobacillus sp. based secretory proteins and quorum-sensing peptides as potential antibiofilm bioactive agents against Streptococcus mutans, The Microbe, Volume 12, 2026, 100795, ISSN 2950-1946, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2026.100795.

2  Nidhin IK and Chattopadhyay I (2026) Integrated study of rhizosphere microbiome and metabolome profiles across tropical plantations in the Western Ghat regions of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. Front. Microbiol. 17:1840024. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1840024.

3.  Vasanth Rao R, Nidhin IK, Taj Z and Chattopadhyay I (2025) Comprehensive whole metagenomics analysis uncovers microbial community and resistome variability across anthropogenically contaminated soils in urban and suburban areas of Tamil Nadu, India. Front. Microbiol. 16:1649872. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649872.

4. Sudheer A, Taj Z, Nidhin IK, Chattopadhyay I. Unraveling the Transcriptomic Adaptations of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm to the Post-Biotic Impact of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. APMIS. 2025 Jul; 133(7):e70054. doi: 10.1111/apm.70054.

5. Taj, V. Marisamy, I. Chattopadhyay, In Silico Optimization of a Streptomyces sp. Antimicrobial Peptide against Oncobacteria in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Peptide Science, Vol. 117, Issue1, e24389 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/pep2.24389.

6. Sudheer A, Dastidar DG, Ghosh G, Taj Z, Nidhin IK, Chattopadhyay I. Comprehensive genomics, probiotic, and antibiofilm potential analysis of Streptococcus thermophilus strains isolated from homemade and commercial dahi. Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 27; 15(1):7089. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90999-w.

7.  Zarin Taj, Aiswarya Sudheer, Vibisha Vivekananthan, Indranil Chattopadhyay, In silico and In vitro approach to assessing the antimicrobial efficiency of novel AMP variants derived from Lactobacillus sp. against ESKAPE pathogens, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Volume 58, 2024, 103235, ISSN 1878-8181, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103235.

8.  Taj, Z. and Chattopadhyay, I. (2024), In Silico Prediction and Molecular Simulation of Antimicrobial Peptide Variants From Lactobacillus sp. Against Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Pept Sci e24348. https://doi.org/10.1002/pep2.24348

9. K S, Vasanthrao R, Chattopadhyay I. Impact of environment on transmission of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in humans and strategies to lower dissemination of antibiotic resistance. Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2023 Oct; 68(5):657-675. doi: 10.1007/s12223-023-01083-7.

10. Chattopadhyay I, Gundamaraju R, Rajeev A. Diversification and deleterious role of microbiome in gastric cancer. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2023 Nov; 6(11):e1878. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.187810.