Profile
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree: B. Sc., B. Pharm. (Dibrugarh University)
 - Master’s Degree: M. Pharm. (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra)
 - Ph. D.: Ph. D (Pharmacy) (Jadavpur University, Kolkata)
 - Other: PDCR (Catalyst Clinical Services, Delhi)
 
Professional Experience:
- 34+ Years (Teaching)
 
Areas of Interest/ Specialization:
- Medicinal Chemistry/ Pharmaceutical Chemistry
 
Research Projects:
Projects completed as PI/ Coordinator:
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 Sl. No.  | 
 Funding agency (Scheme)  | 
 Programme Title  | 
 Year of funding (Duration)  | 
 Amount sanctioned  | 
| 
 01  | 
 AICTE (RPS)  | 
 Pharmacognostical and phytochemical study on Caesalpinia crista Linn, a herbal drug having folklore use in the treatment of malaria in Assam  | 
 2006 (Three Years)  | 
 8.7 Lakh  | 
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 02  | 
 UGC (Minor Research Project)  | 
 Phytochemical investigation and biological evaluation of active principles of the fruits of Garcinia cowa, an indigenous plant of Assam having folklore in the treatment of intestinal protozoal infection  | 
 2006 (Two years)  | 
 1.0 Lakh  | 
| 
 03  | 
 UGC (Minor Research Project)  | 
 Phytochemical investigation and Biological evaluation of Sarcochlamys pulcherrima, an indigenous plant of ethnomedicinal importance in Missing community of Assam  | 
 2011 (Two years)  | 
 1.395 Lakh  | 
| 
 04  | 
 AICTE (MODROBS)  | 
 Upgradation of laboratory facility for antimalarial activity screening (as Chief Coordinator)  | 
 2012 (One year)  | 
 12.72 Lakhs  | 
| 
 05  | 
 UGC (UGC-SAP, DRS-I)  | 
 Antimalarial drug discovery from natural sources/by chemical synthesis from available lead molecules/through repositioning (as Coordinator)  | 
 2016 (Five years)  | 
 64.25 Lakhs  | 
Ph.D Scholars:
| 
 Sl. No.  | 
 Name of Scholar  | 
 Topic  | 
 Status/ Comment  | 
| 
 01  | 
 Md. Kamaruz Zaman  | 
 Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Investi -gations of some Antimal-arial Herbal Drugs of North-East India  | 
 Awarded, 2010  | 
| 
 02  | 
 Anil Kumar Saikia  | 
 Studies on Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential oils of Medicinal and Aromatic plants grown in North East India  | 
 Awarded, 2011  | 
| 
 03  | 
 Aparoop Das  | 
 Isolation, Characterization and preparation of Semi-synthetic Derivatives of the Active principles of Garcinia cowa Roxb. and their Biological Evaluation  | 
 Awarded, 2012  | 
| 
 04  | 
 Lalzikpuii  | 
 Isolation, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Active principles of Aporusa oblonga  | 
 Awarded, 2013  | 
| 
 05  | 
 Bhupendra Singh  | 
 Synthesis of some novel 4-Aminoquinoline Mannich bases and Evaluation for Antimalarial activity  | 
 Awarded, 2014  | 
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 06  | 
 Antesh Jha  | 
 Design and Development of Fast Dissolving Drug Delivery Tablets of Glipizide by using Starch and Natural Super Disintegrants  | 
 Awarded, 2015  | 
| 
 07  | 
 Bikash Ch. Deb  | 
 Pharmacognostical Characterisation and Biological Evaluation of Sarcochlamys pulcherrima  | 
 Awarded, 2015  | 
| 
 08  | 
 Atul Kumar  | 
 Studies on Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic acid by using Locally Isolated Different Free and Immobilized Soil Microbes  | 
 Awarded, 2015  | 
| 
 09  | 
 Mukesh Kr. Kumawat  | 
 Synthesis and Antimalarial activity Evaluation of some Novel Tetraoxane Derivatives  | 
 Awarded, 2016  | 
| 
 10  | 
 Kh. Deepak Singh  | 
 Evaluation of Biological Activities of Allium hookerii Thw. Enum.  | 
 Awarded, 2016  | 
| 
 11  | 
 Mithun Rudrapal  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of 1, 2, 4-Trioxane Derivatives for Antimalarial activity  | 
 Awarded, 2018  | 
| 
 12  | 
 Chandrajit Dohutia  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Curcumin derivatives for Antimalarial Activity  | 
 Awarded, 2018  | 
| 
 13  | 
 Partha Pr. Kaishap (Jt. Guidance with S. Gogoi, NEIST, Jorhat)  | 
 Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of new aza-heterocyclic compounds for anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities  | 
 Awarded, 2018  | 
| 
 14  | 
 Biman Bhuyan  | 
 Phytochemical and Biological Evaluation of some Costus species of Assam  | 
 Awarded, 2018  | 
| 
 15  | 
 Neelutpal Gogoi  | 
 Identification of Antimalarial Phytoconstituents in some selected Traditional Herbal Remedies of Assam  | 
 Awarded, 2023  | 
| 
 16  | 
 Dipankar Nath  | 
 Design and Synthesis of Steroid Based Tetraoxane Hybrids as a Strategy for Development of Novel Antimalarials  | 
 Ongoing  | 
| 
 17  | 
 Dubom Tayeng  | 
 Development of Antimalarial Herbal Formulation based on Traditional Remedies of Arunachal Pradesh  | 
 Ongoing  | 
| 18 | James H. Zothantluanga | Investigation on Ilex umbellulata (Wall.) Loes, a herbal remedy of Mizoram for antimalarial effectiveness by phytochemical, biological, and computational approaches | Ongoing | 
| 19 | Malita Sarma | Development of Potential Antimalarial Hybrids of 1,4-Naphthoquinone and Pyrimidine Derivatives | 
 Ongoing  | 
| 20 | Lima Patowary | Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Quercetin Derivatives for Antimalarial Activity | 
 Ongoing  | 
| 21 | Sumit Nanda | Development of Hybrids of the Derivatives of 1,2,4-Trioxane and Isoquine as Potent Antimalarial Compounds | Ongoing | 
| 22 | Nidahun Lamare | Design and Synthesis of Trioxane-Flavonoid Hybrids for the Development of Potent Antimalarial Compounds | Ongoing | 
| 23 | Pratibha Sadhu | Development of Herbal Formulation for Treatment of Vitiligo | Ongoing | 
Supervised M. Pharm. Dissertations: 30
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 Sl. No.  | 
 Name of student  | 
 Topic  | 
 Year of submission  | 
| 
 01  | 
 Bhupendra Singh  | 
 Synthesis and Evaluation of a series of novel 7-chloro-4-aminoquinolines for antimalarial activity  | 
 2007  | 
| 
 02  | 
 Vandana Jugran  | 
 Synthesis of some new thiazolamine derivatives and evaluation for anti-inflammatory activity  | 
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| 
 03  | 
 Mukesh Kr. Kumawat  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Antimalarial activity evaluation of some novel derivatives of 3-(3-(7-chloroquinolin-4-ylamino) propyl)-1,3-thiazinan-4- one  | 
 2008  | 
| 
 04  | 
 Chandra Nath Saha  | 
 Synthesis and Evaluation of some isoquine analogues for antimalarial activity  | 
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| 
 05  | 
 Mithun Rudrapal  | 
 Synthesis and Antimalarial activity evaluation of some new 7-chloro-4-aminoquinolines with substituted ring at side chain  | 
 2009  | 
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 06  | 
 Suranjana Bora  | 
 Synthesis and Antimalarial activity evaluation of some Isoquine Analogues  | 
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 07  | 
 Susanta Roy  | 
 Synthesis and in-vitro antimalarial screening of some novel Isoquine Analogues  | 
 2010  | 
| 
 08  | 
 Rohit Singh  | 
 Synthesis and antimalarial, antibacterial screening of some new 7-chloro-4-aminoquinoline derivatives with substituted ring at side chain  | 
 2011  | 
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 09  | 
 Kshirod Behera  | 
 Synthesis, QSAR study, Docking, Antimalarial and Antibacterial activity evaluation of some novel Isoquine analogues  | 
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| 
 10  | 
 Chandrajit Dohutia  | 
 Synthesis of pyrazolone derivatives and evaluation for analgesic, anti-inflammatory activity  | 
 2012  | 
| 
 11  | 
 Partha Pratim Kaishap  | 
 Synthesis and study of analgesic, anti-inflammatory activity of Bis-(indolyl) methanes  | 
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| 
 12  | 
 Babita Kumari  | 
 Docking studies and synthesis of tetrazole-bearing N-glycosides as SGLT 2 inhibitors for evaluation of hypoglycemic activity  | 
 2013  | 
| 
 13  | 
 Jinky Gogoi  | 
 Synthesis of some novel hybrid Mannich Base Tetraoxane derivatives and evaluation for their antimalarial activity  | 
 2014  | 
| 
 14  | 
 Dipshikha Sharma  | 
 Synthesis of hybrid molecules containing Lawsone and Mannich bases and evaluation for antimalarial activity  | 
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| 
 15  | 
 Ankita Kashyap  | 
 Synthesis of Lawsone-quinoline hybrid molecules and evaluation of their antimalarial activity  | 
 2015  | 
| 
 16  | 
 Malita Sarma  | 
 Synthesis of some novel hybrid Mannich Base Tetraoxane derivatives and evaluation for their Antimalarial Activity  | 
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 17  | 
 Arundhati Medhi  | 
 Synthesis of new aminonaphthoquinones derived from Lawsone by Mannich reaction and evaluation of their antimalarial activity  | 
 2016  | 
| 
 18  | 
 Zartaj Washmin Banu  | 
 Synthesis of 1,2,4-trioxane derivatives and evaluation of their antimalarial activity  | 
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| 
 19  | 
 Pooja Patowary  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimalarial activity of some Flavonoid Derivatives  | 
 2017  | 
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 20  | 
 Jahnabi Kalita  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimalarial activity of a New Series of Quinoline imines  | 
 2018  | 
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 21  | 
 Lima Patowary  | 
 Synthesis, evaluation of antimalarial and antibacterial activity of 4-aminoquinoline derivatives  | 
 2019  | 
| 
 22  | 
 Pallabi Kashyap  | 
 Synthesis and evaluation of selected biological activity of 7-chloro-4-amino-quinoline compounds  | 
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 23  | 
 Subham Ghosh  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of some New 1, 2, 4-Trioxane Derivatives  | 
 2020  | 
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 24  | 
 Sandipan Choudhury  | 
 Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of Aminoquinoline-Monastrol Conjugates  | 
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 25  | 
 Agniv Paul  | 
 Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of Heterocyclic Quinoline Imines  | 
 2021  | 
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 26  | 
 Sumit Nanda  | 
 In-silico design, synthesis, and evaluation of antimalarial activity of 1,2,4-trioxane derivatives  | 
 2022  | 
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 27  | 
 Siuli Sen  | 
 Synthesis and Antimalarial Activity Evaluation of Lawsone-Aminoquinoline Hybrid Compounds  | 
 2023  | 
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 28  | 
 Kundan Dutta  | 
 Design and Synthesis of Antimalarial Tetraoxane Derivatives  | 
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 29  | 
 Jyotishman Saikia  | 
 Synthesis and In-vitro Antimalarial Evaluation of Piperine Derivatives  | 
 
 2024  | 
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 30  | 
 Nabajyoti Kalita  | 
 Synthesis of Novel Luteolin Derivatives and Study of Antimalarial Activity  | 

