Department of Biochemistry

Department of Biochemistry

About the Department

The Department of Biochemistry within the School of Biosciences started as an independent department in 2015 (Previously known as the Centre for Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences). The Department has nationally and internationally trained faculty with wide research and teaching experience.

Vision

Biochemistry is the specialized branch of life sciences devoted to understanding of their biological processes and their regulation. Through our M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, we envision to prepare students for the future by imparting quality education of the basic, applied and advanced aspects in life sciences with an emphasis on Biochemistry to achieve the goal to enrich the human life.

Mission 

  • To provide broad-based knowledge in concepts and principles of biochemistry.
  • To identify and work on local and global thrust areas that need Biochemical interventions.
  • To produce trained students with creative, innovative and inventive research aptitude by providing hands-on training in biology
  • To train and equip manpower with the knowledge, skills and values required to address the need for high-level manpower across the nation.

Faculty

  1. Prof. Ramakrishna Wusirika, Professor
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  2. Dr. Baljinder Singh, Associate Professor & HoD
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  3. Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Associate Professor
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  4. Dr. Shashank Kumar, Assistant Professor
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  5. Dr. Manju Jain, Assistant Professor
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  6. Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari, Assistant Professor
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  7. Dr. Ravindresh Chhabra, Assistant Professor
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Academic Programmes

  • 2023-25
    • M.Sc Biochemistry
    • Ph.D BioChemistry
  • 2022-24
    • M.Sc Biochemistry
    • Ph.D BioChemistry

Syllabi

Research Thurst Area

  1. Plant Microbe Interactions; Plant Natural Products
  2. Applied Plant and Environmental Biochemistry
  3. Thrombus Biology and Theranostic
  4. Anticancer Therapy
  5. Immunobiology of human disease
  6. Fungal pathogenesis,Drug resistance
  7. Non-coding RNAs; Cancer Biology

Facilities

The department has the following equipments:

  • Autoclaves
  • BOD incubator
  • Digital analytical balance
  • Distillation water unit
  • Dry bath Incubator
  • Fluorescence Inverted Microscope
  • Gel Documentation system
  • Hot Plate Magnetic Stirrer
  • Ice flaking Machine
  • Incubator shaker
  • Laminar Air Flow
  • Microplate Spectrophotometer (Nanodrop)
  • Mini Centrifuge
  • Microscopes
  • Mini sub cell GT–horizontal gel electrophoresis unit
  • Non Refrigerated Centrifuge
  • PCR machine
  • Ph meters
  • Refrigerators (4°C and -20°C)
  • Refrigerated  Centrifuge
  • Rotamantle
  • Spectrophotometer
  • Temperature controlled CO2 Incubator
  • Vortex
  • Water Bath

DST-FIST Equipments

  • Biochemistry analyzer (Fully automated)
  • Biosafety cabinet
  • CO2 Incubator
  • CO2 Incubator Shaker
  • Digital inverted microscope with camera (Cell imaging system)
  • Multi-mode plate reader with Nanodrop
  • Real-time PCR system

E-Content

Placement

M.Sc.  in Biochemistry (Batch 2021-23)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Pathivada Vagdevi Sai Maharaja's Post graduate college,vizianagaram,Andhra Pradesh , Bioinformatics Guest Faculty 3.24 Lakh P.A
2 Aishani Pal University of Hydrabad, Department of Biochemistry, Project Associate-1 3.72 Lakh + 16% HRA P.A
3 Muhammed Mushthaque M Malabar Institute of Paramedical Sciences,Kerala, Assistant Professor 2.40 Lakhs
4 Puneet Jangir University of Hydrabad, School of Life Sciences, Post Research Assistant (ICMR) 3.72 Lakh + 16% HRA P.A
5 Himanshu Jangir All india institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS,New Delhi, Junior Research Fellow 3.72 Lakh + 27% HRA P.A
6 Muhammad Murshid T.k Optimus pharmeceuticals Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Graduate trainee (Resign)                                      Zerone Consulting Pvt Ltd,Kochi,Kerala,Associate Scientific research analyst , 15/02/2024 2.5 Lakh P.A
7 Suryakanta Mohanty Project in Central University of Punjab,2023 3.6 Lakhs
8 Yunash Ali Aakash Educational Services Limited, Assistant Lecturer 8.25 Lakh P.A
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Batch 2020-22)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Mohamed Fahad C Research Associat, Amogen pharma, Telangana, 2023  
2 Nillotam Rana Central Bank of INDIA,2023  
3 H D Rajesh Research Associate , Amogen pharma, Telangana, 2023  
4 Chitranshi Patel Technical man Power on Navdeep Enterprises  
M.Sc.  in Biochemistry (Batch 2018-20)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Sarbani Bhattacharjee PROJECT  
2 Pooja Nanda AIIMS, Bhubaneswar(JRF Research Project)2022 Rs 35960/- per Month
3 Rahul Sharma PROJECT  
4 Manas Pratim Gogoi Govt school lab assistant  
5 Prem Mandal Medicamen Biotech Limited  
6 Neha Nidhi Teaching  
7 Ankur singh Vidya  Academy Senior Secondary School,Merrut,UP,Teaching in School  
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Batch 2017-19)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Maninder Kaur Punjab and Sind Bank,Punjab(Probationary officers)2021  
2 Abhishek kumar Verma Mewar University,Gangrar,Rajasthan(Assistant Professor)2020 Rs 30000/- per Month
3 Dinesh Bansal Organix Rosa private limited,(Co Founder and Director)(2021)  
4 Alka Pal  Academic specialist at BYJU"s (2021)  
5 Alisha JRF ( Research Project), PGIMER,Chandigarh by ICMR,New Delhi(2022) Rs  35960 /- per month
6 Ashish kumar Sahoo Panchayat College,Bargarh,odissa,Guest Faculty(Department of Zoology,2019 Self Coaching institute 2022 Rs 25000/- per Month
7 Lovneet Joshi Prabhat Fertilizer and Chemical work(Senior Executive in QC department)2019  
8 Himanshu Raj NCRP ASSISTANT ,MAHAVIR CANCEL SANSTHAN &RESEARCH CENTRE,PATNA,2021  
M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Batch 2016-18)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Rohit Raj Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited, Noida (Editorial Coordinator -Journal)2021 Rs 5,00,000/-  per annual
2 Priyanka Kumari SAVISTA Global Solution Pvt Ltd,Noida,UP,(Coder)2021 Rs 6,12,400/-  per annual
3 Gunjan XLIT Consulting ( Talent Aquistion specialist) 2020  
4 Arti Negi Crimson Interactive Private Limited (Senior Business Associate)2019  
5 Debasis Sahoo Research  Project JRF in ( SOA) Siksha 'O' Anusandhan,Bhubneswar Rs  35960 /- per month
6 Swastika Dash Senior Academic specialist at BYJU"s (2019)  
7 Nitin Dogra WILEY APAC Services LLP,Delhi(Associate , Content Review)2022  
M.Sc.  in Biochemistry (Bach 2015-17)
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 Jaswant Singh Self-employed (Established a dairy farm in Bacher village in Sirsa, Haryana).  
2 Sukhwant Dagar Education Department,Punjab,Lecturer(Biology),2021 Rs 35400/- per Month
3 Pratibha Singh Fitelo(Noguilt fitness and nutrition india private limitd)Senior Manager 2019 Rs 587196 /- per annual
4 Ajay Kumar Calmin Fine Sciences Ltd.,Maharashtra,Oficer Quality Control,2022 Rs 29167/-per Month
5 Soumya Ranjan Padhiary Rotary Public School,Odisha, Post Graduate teacher(Biology),2022  
6 Shabbir Ali Maharaja Aggarsain P.G. College Bhadra,Hanumangarh, Lecturer (Zoology)  2017  
7 Sandeep Kaur  Nukra's Global (IELTS trainer)2021  
Ph.D  in Biochemistry
S.No Student Name Placement/ Higher Education Salary/Fellowship/Emoluments
1 RadheShyam Yadav Assistant Professor in Govt.Degree College Kargil for Sankoo Campus,Ladakh2022  
2 Prem Kumar Kushwaha Cleveland,OHIO,USA (Post Doc Fellow)  
3 Villayat Ali Government degree College Ladhakh,Assistant Professor  
4 Priyanka Singh NYU  Grossman Long Island School of Medicine,Newyork, United States(Post Doc Fellow)  
5 Sonu Gupta Medical College of Georgia ,Augusta University Augusta ,United States (Post Doc Fellow)  

Student Corner

 

 M.Sc. Students List Batch 2021-23

Sr.No  Name of  Students Registration No. Guide
1 Preeti 21mslsbc03 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
2 Akash Murmu 21mslsbc04 Dr. Manju Jain
3 Pathivada Vagdevi Sai 21mslsbc05 Dr.Ravindresh Chhabra
4 Yaraa Fathima 21mslsbc06 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
5 Amritha Laxmi 21mslsbc07 Dr. Shashank Kumar
6 Anudeep Roy 21mslsbc08 Dr.Baljinder Singh
7 Aishani Pal 21mslsbc09 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
8 Bensy K 21mslsbc16 Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari
9 Muhammed Mushthaque M 21mslsbc17 Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari
10 Abhishek Kamal 21mslsbc18 Dr.Baljinder Singh
11 Kratika Rastogi 21mslsbc19 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
12 Anagha.K 21mslsbc21 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
13 Doddi Tejasree 21mslsbc22 Dr.Ravindresh Chhabra
14 Athira K 21mslsbc24 Dr. Shashank Kumar
15 Puneet Jangir 21mslsbc25 Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari
16 Vishal Sharma 21mslsbc26 Dr. Manju Jain
17 Farahana Khatoon 21mslsbc28 Dr. Shashank Kumar
18 Himanshu Jangir 21mslsbc29 Dr. Shashank Kumar
19 Pallavi Singh 21mslsbc30 Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika
20 Kalepu Dhanunjaya Rao 21mslsbc31 Dr. Manju Jain
21 Ananthu Viswarathan P 21mslsbc32 Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari
22 Muhammad Murshid T.k 21mslsbc33 Dr.Ravindresh Chhabra
23 Suryakanta Mohanty 21mslsbc34 Dr. Shashank Kumar
24 Anshumala 21mslsbc35 Dr.Ravindresh Chhabra
25 Yunash Ali 21mslsbc36 Dr. Shashank Kumar
26 Shailey Singh 21mslsbc38 Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari
27 Nukala Laxmi Sai 21mslsbc39 Dr.Ravindresh Chhabra

 M.Sc. Students List Batch 2020-22

Name (M.Sc. 2020 batch) Reg. No. Guide
Varsha Kaushik  20mslsbc01  Dr. Ravindresh
Mohamed Fahad C 20mslsbc02 Dr. Ravindresh
Suraj Adhikari 20mslsbc04 Dr. Manju
Sailendra Kumar 20mslsbc05 Dr. Shashank
Subham Mondal 20mslsbc06 Dr. Vinay
Sarbajit Dey 20mslsbc07 Dr. Shashank
Kalamati Sravani 20mslsbc09 Dr. Shashank
Shivangi Singh  20mslsbc10 Dr. Shashank
Khageshwar Sethi 20mslsbc11 Dr. Vinay
Neekita 20mslsbc12 Dr. Manju
Simun Rout 20mslsbc13 Dr. Shashank
Shivam chaudhary  20mslsbc14 Prof. Wusirika
Nikhil Verma  20mslsbc17  Dr. Ravindresh
Nilottam Rana  20mslsbc18 Dr. Shashank
Priyanka Dagar 20mslsbc19 Prof. Wusirika
Divyadyuti Ukil  20mslsbc20 Dr. Manju
Gargi 20mslsbc21 Dr. Ravindresh
Ghanshyam Yadav 20mslsbc22 Prof. Wusirika
Ipsita kar 20mslsbc24 Dr. Ravindresh
HD Rajashekhar 20mslsbc25 Dr. Manju
Hassan Rub  20mslsbc26 Dr. Manju
Himanshi  20mslsbc27 Prof. Wusirika
Himanshu Chaudhary  20mslsbc28 Dr. Vinay
Aju Kisan 20mslsbc29 Dr. Ravindresh
Abhijit Nayek  20mslsbc30 Dr. Vinay
Rachita  20mslsbc33 Prof. Wusirika
Vadeithe Anji Naik  20mslsbc35 Dr. Manju
Shreya Gandotra 20mslsbc36 Dr. Vinay
Chitranshi Patel  20mslsbc38 Prof. Wusirika
Lailema Ahmady 20mslsbc41 Dr. Vinay

 

Ph.D. Students List
S.No. Name of Scholars Details of Fellowship Registration
No.		 Title of Dissertation/Thesis Name of Supervisor(s)
1. Priyanka Singh UGC-SRF CUPB/MPh-PhD/SBAS/BIO/2013-14/17  Studies of BCR-ABL1 protein regulation by TKIs and miRNAs using experimental and modelling approaches Dr. Ravindresh Chhabra/Dr Malkhey Verma
2. Sonu Kumar Gupta - CUPB/MPh-PhD/SBAS/BIO/2013-14/14 Studies to improve therapeutic index of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukemia by enhancing membrane transporter uptake Dr. Ravindresh Chhabra/Dr Malkhey Verma
3. Villayat Ali CSIR-SRF 15phdpls02 Barley metabolism and Genome-wide protein domain identification: A systems biology approach Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari/Dr Malkhey Verma
4. Anuradha Kumari - CUPB/MPh-PhD/SBAS/BIO/2013-14/18 Proteins and metabolites regulated by rice callus suspension culture in human colon and lung cancer cell lines Dr. Ramakrishna Wusirika
5. Radheshyam Yadav UGC-SRF
(Completed)		 15phdpls01 Integrated proteomic, metabolomics and interactomic study of wheat inoculated with selected plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Dr. Ramakrishna Wusirika
6.. Parikshita Rathore CSIR-SRF 18phdbms02 Prevalence of bacteria with plant growth promotion and stress attributes in diverse soils, and influence of mutants of the given traits on wheat growth, nutrient accumulation and stress tolerance Dr. Ramakrishna Wusirika
7 Pankaj Ror - 18phdbms05 Comparative Genomic,Proteomic, Metabolomic and interactomic analysis in cereals inoculated with plant growth promoting bacteria: An In Silico Study Dr. Ramakrishna Wusirika
8. Rahul Beniwal  CSIR-JRF 19phdbch04 Identification and utilization of Multitasking native bacteria for rice improvement Dr. Ramakrishna Wusirika
9. Atul Kumar Singh CSIR-SRF 18phdbms01 Identification of novel notch signaling inhibitor and its efficacy in cancer cells Dr. Shashank Kumar
10. Sunita Kumari DBT-SRF 18phdbms04 Phytochemical induced microRNA expression profiling in sphere-forming breast cancer cells Dr. Shashank Kumar
11. Md. Shuaib ICMR-SRF 18phdbms06 MicroRNA expression modulation potential of withaferin A in triple negative breast cancer cell line Dr. Shashank Kumar
12. Priyanka Madaan DBT-SRF 17phdbms01 Understanding the role of T-cell associated microRNAs in the etiology of psoriasis Dr. Manju Jain
13 Yogesh  UGC-JRF 20phdbch01 ----------------- Dr Manju Jain
14 Sunita UGC-JRF 20phdbch03 ------------------- Dr Vinay Kumar Bari

 

Post Doctoral Fellow
Name Reg. No. Guide
Hemendra Yadav DSK-PDF BL/17-18/0112 Prof. Ramakrishna Wusirika

Achievement of students in 2020-21

  1. Sports :   
  • Men Tug of War  3rd prize (Ishu soni, Rajesh, Rudra, M.Sc. Students);
  • Women 50 Meter  Sprint 3rd prize (Sakshi Soni, M.Sc. Student); 
  • Women Gitta 1st prize (Sakshi Soni, M.Sc Student); 
  • Women 200 Meter 2nd prize (Sakshi Soni, M.Sc Student)

Other Activities :

  • Research Award (Atul Kumar, Ph.D Student); 
  • Best out of waste 3rd Prize (Parikshita, Ph.D Student);
  • Science Quiz 3rd Prize  (Parikshita, Ph.D Student )  
  • In January 2020 and 2021 ,  Department of Biochemistry students collected old winter clothes from university and distributed it to the needy people in basti located in bathinda (Prem Kumar Kushwaha, Ph.D Student) (Ishu Soni, Rahul Sharma,Piyush Kumar,  M.Sc Student) 

 

M.Sc. Biochemistry Project Presentations (2020-22)

M.Sc. Biochemistry Project Presentations (2019-21)

Grants

Sr. No Name of the project Name of the Funding agency Name of the Principal Investigator Funds Total Amount (INR in lakhs) Duration of the project Remarks
1 DST FIST (Departmental Grant) DST-SERB Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika 89.0 5 years
(2019-2024)		 Ongoing
2 Multiomics approach to decipher the mechanism involved in Breast Cancer development, progression and development of novel therapeutic strategies. (Co-PI: RW; Group leader: SK; Co-investigators: MJ, RC) DST-PURSE   Prof. Ramakrishna Wusirika (Co-PI) 8.82 Crore 4 Years
(2023-2027)		 Ongoing
3 Identification of best combination of plant growth promoting bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizae for enhancing yield and nutritional content of wheat and dissecting associated biological pathways using proteomics and metabolomics DST-SERB Prof Ramakrishna Wusirika 38.21 Lakhs 3 Years
2018-2021		 Completed
4 Microbial community structure of agricultural and non-agricultural soil of Bathinda, Punjab and growth promoting activity of metal-resistant bacteria in rice, wheat and chickpea CUPB (ResearchSeed Money) Prof. Ramakrishna Wusirika 3.0 2 Years
(2016-2018)		 Completed
5 Characterization and comparative analysis of microbial communities capable of degrading organophosphate pesticides CUPB (Research Seed Money) Dr. Baljinder Singh 3.0 2 Years
(2023-25)		 Ongoing
4   Combination Therapy for treatment of triple negative   ICMR,New Delhi Dr. Shashank Kumar ≈50Lakhs 3 Years
(2021-2024)		 Ongoing
5 Effect of withaniasomniferaphytoconstituents on miRNA expression profile in Breast Cells: Therapeutic and Cytoprotective Role DST-SERB Dr. Shashank Kumar 52.42 4 Years
(2017-2021)		 Completed
6 UGC-research start up grant UGC Dr. Shashank Kumar 10.0 2 Years
(2017-2019)		 Completed
7 To Study the molecular mechanism of natural compounds as notch signaling inhibitor in cancer cell lines: in silico and in vitro investigation CUPB (ResearchSeed Money) Dr. Shashank Kumar 3.0 2 Years
(2016-2018)		 Completed
8 Genetic and Functional Characterization of L. donovani isolates causing Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the newer and understudied endemic state of Himachal Pradesh ICMR Dr. Manju Jain 45.0 2 Years
(2022-2024)		 Ongoing
9 A Molecular and immunological investigation of Leishmaniasis from an unusual foci of cutaneous and visceral disease in India and Nepal ICGEB Dr. Manju Jain 32.0 3 Years
(2020-2023)		 Completed
10 UGC-BSR Research Start-up-Grant for newly recruited faculty at Asstt Prof level. UGC Dr. Manju Jain 10.0 2 Years
(2019-2021)		 Completed
11 Investigating the role of thymus in mediating host immune-modulation in Visceral Leishmaniasis DST-SERB Dr. Manju Jain 33.0 3 Years
(2016-2019)		 Completed
12 A pilot study on Immunotoxic outcome of heavy metal contamination and its correlation with the associated health risk in the local population of Bathinda district of Punjab CUPB (ResearchSeed Money) Dr. Manju Jain 3.0 2 Years
(2018-20)		 Completed
13 Investigation on sphingolipid and azole cross-talk in multidrug resistance Candida auris ICMR Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari ≈34.0 3 Years
2022-2025		 Ongoing
15 CRISPR/Cas9 mediated mutagenesis of lipid degradation pathway to generate highly efficient triacylglycerol producing Komagataellaphaffii UGC Start-Up grant Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari 10.0 2 years
(2022-2024)		 Ongoing
13 Investigation on oxysterol binding protein and lipids crosstalk in antifungal drug resistance of pathogenic fungi DST-SERB Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari 31.0 2 Years
(2020-2022)		 Completed
14 Investigating impact of farnesol on sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway modulating membrane targeting antifungal drug resistance in Candida CUPB (ResearchSeed Money) Dr. Vinay Kumar Bari 3.0 3 Years
(2020-2022)		 Completed
15 To investigate the role of non-coding RNAs in the hormonal regulation of cervical cancer UGC Start-Up Dr. Ravindresh Chhabra 10.0 2 Years
(2021-2023)		 Completed
16 Identification of lncRNAs responsible for maintaining cancer stem cells CUPB (Research Seed Money) Dr. Ravindresh Chhabra 3.0 2 Years
(2021-2023)		 Completed

Seminar/Syposia

  1. Organized and Attended SERB Sponsored Karyashala “Advances in Plant Metabolic Engineering”-From Start to High End Research Applications” as a Resource Person organised by Central University of Punjab from 11-17 March, 2024
  2. Served as a member of Organizing Committee and Event Coordinator for observance of “Vigilance Awareness Week” held at Central University of Punjab during (30th Oct – 5th Nov, 2023)
  3. Coordinated and attended, One Day Symposium on “Understanding Immune Tolerance and its Loss: From Bench to Clinical Implications” at Central University of Punjab in collaboration with AIIMS Bathinda under aegis of consortium of HEIs, 5th Sep, 2023
  4. World environment day (5th June) celebration Dept of biochemistry in collaboration with Punjab Pollution Control Board at Central University of Punjab
  5. Acted as a coordinator for conducting the Intellectual Property Awareness program under NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AWARENESS MISSION at Central University of Punjab  on 20 Apr, 2023
  6. DST-FIST training workshop for qRT-PCR and Automated Biochemistry Analyzer conducted on  10th June 2022 by Dr. Manju Jain and Dr. Shashank Kumar
  7. International Day of Immunology, 2022 centered on the theme Immunity and Vaccines, 29th April, 2022.
  8. Organized Invited Talk on “Synthetic Biology: concepts to applications” by Prof. Pawan Dhar, Former Dean, School of Biotechnology, JNU, New Delhi on 16th March, 2022
  9. Invited talk on “Applications of genomics for drought tolerance and disease resistance in soybean” by Dr. Milind Ratnaparkhe, Principal Scientist (Biotechnology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research on March 10, 2022
  10. DST-FIST training workshop for qRT-PCR, Multi Mode Plate Reader and Automated Biochemistry Analyzer conducted on 24th to 25th Feb 2022 by Dr. Manju Jain and Dr. Shashank Kumar

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