Dr. Payel Banerjee Chatterjee

Research Interests
I am interested in the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate neurovascular
development, injury response, and regeneration. My current research focuses on establishing
the first experimental animal model for Moyamoya disease to uncover the cellular, genetic,
and biomechanical factors that drive cerebrovascular stenosis and collateral vessel formation.
A key goal of my work is to establish this disease model and subsequently evaluate its
translational relevance for understanding human neurovascular disease.
My broader scientific interests include integrating advanced optical imaging approaches with
zebrafish models to investigate cell signaling dynamics, vascular remodeling, and
neurovascular pathology. I am particularly focused on how pathology-induced signals and
changes in the vascular microenvironment shape tissue repair and influence disease
progression.

Publications

Laghi V, Boucontet L, Wiggett H, Banerjee P, Simion M, Maggi L, Ciura S, Guedj J, Colucci-Guyon E, Levraud J-P.
Spatial dynamics of peripheral and central nervous system infection by an interferon-inducing neuroinvasive virus.
bioRxiv. 2024 May. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.19.594871.

Banerjee P*, Joly P, Jouneau L, Jaszczyszyn Y, Bourge M, Affaticati P, Levraud J-P, Boudinot P, Joly J-S*.
Molecular and Cellular Analysis of the Repair of Zebrafish Optic Tectum Meninges Following Laser Injury.
Cells. 2022 Jun;11(13). doi: 10.3390/cells11132016.
Co-corresponding author

Lempereur S, Machado E, Licata F, Simion M, Buzer L, Robineau I, Hémon J, Banerjee P, De Crozé N, Léonard M, Affaticati P, Talbot H, Joly J-S.
ZeBraInspector, a platform for the automated segmentation and analysis of body and brain volumes in whole 5 dpf zebrafish following simultaneous visualization with identical orientations.
Developmental Biology. 2022 Jun. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.07.004.

Banerjee P, Majumder P, Halder S, Drew MGB, Bhattacharya S, Mazumder S.
Comparative anti-proliferative activity of some new 2-(arylazo)phenolate-palladium (II) complexes and cisplatin against some human cancer cell lines.
Free Radic Res. 2015 Mar. doi: 10.3109/10715762.2014.998665.

Banerjee P, Maity S, Das T, Mazumder S.
A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a polyherbal formulation in geriatric age group: a phase IV clinical report.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Mar. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.044.

Banerjee P, Banerjee S, Mazumder S.
Effect of Theaflavin, a Black Tea Extract on Ovarian Cancer Cell line.
Bombay Hospital Journal. 2011;53(Special Issue).

Academic and professional profile

University of Potsdam, Germany (July 2025-present)
Postdoctoral researcher
Research focus: Development of the first experimental animal model for Moyamoya disease
and assessment of its relevance and applicability in biomedical research
 

NeurosPSI, Saclay, France. (Sep 2022 – Nov 2023)
Postdoctoral researcher
ADVISER: Jean-Pierre LEVRAUD
Research focus: Advancing Neurovascular Regeneration Studies through High-Throughput 3D
Imaging in Zebrafish.

TEFOR Paris Saclay, Saclay, France. (June 2018 – August 2022)
Research Engineer
ADVISER: Jean-Stéphane JOLY
Research focus: Development of a fast-imaging, high-throughput screening platform

University of Strasbourg & INAF, Gif-s-Yvette, France (March 2015 – August 2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher
ADVISER: Martial RUAT & Didier ROGNAN
Research focus: Screening of small molecules targeting a GPCR to fight brain cancer.

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. (Jan 2008 – Nov 2013)
Doctoral Research Fellow
ADVISER: Santasree Mazumder
Research focus: Investigation of the anticancer effect of plant-derived as well as indigenously
synthesized inorganic compounds.