Rate My Professor Sanjoy Chakraborty

Sanjoy Chakraborty serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Biology department at Suffolk County Community College, where he earned the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching in 2017. Concurrently, he holds the position of Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at New York City College of Technology, part of the City University of New York. His academic background includes a PhD in Biochemistry earned in 2001 and an MSc in Biochemistry obtained in 1992. At New York City College of Technology, Chakraborty teaches courses such as Pathophysiology (BIO 3526), offered in fully online and hybrid formats, and has chaired committees including strategic planning efforts within the Biological Sciences department.

Chakraborty's research focuses on molecular biology, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, and obesity, with expertise in areas such as estrogens, leptin, endocrine disruption, reproductive biology, metabolism, environmental toxicology, and endocrine disruptors. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications that have garnered significant academic attention. Key works include 'Estrogen-like endocrine disrupting chemicals affecting puberty in humans--a review' (2009, Medical Science Monitor), cited over 440 times; 'Long-term high fat diet has a profound effect on body weight, hormone levels, and estrous cycle in mice' (2016, Medical Science Monitor); 'Pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and the protective role of natural bioactive components' (2024, Journal of the American Nutrition Association); 'Phosphorylation of rat liver mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase by casein kinase 2' (2005, Journal of Biological Chemistry); 'Stereological analysis of estrogen receptor expression in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of ob/ob and agouti mice' (2008, Brain Research); and 'Immunomodulation of macrophages in diabetic wound individuals by structurally diverse bioactive phytochemicals' (2024, Pharmaceuticals). His scholarship reflects a profound impact on understanding endocrine disruptors, metabolic disorders, and neuroprotective mechanisms, evidenced by over 800 citations across 64 publications.