Profile
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree : B. Pharm. Dibrugarh University
- Master’s Degree : M. Pharm (Specialization in Pharmacology), Jadavpur University
- Ph.D.: Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Jadavpur University)
- Other: Post Doctoral Studies in University of South Florida(Health), Tampa, USA.
Professional Experience:
Areas of Interest/ Specialization: Pharmacology and Toxicology (Screening and Evaluation of Plant/Synthetic Drugs molecules in various therapeutic areas)
Research Projects completed: AICTE (RPS), UGC (MRP) DST (SERB), DRDO LSRB
Projects undergoing: DBT-NE Twinning Project
Other Projects handled as Co-ordinator:
- Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (DBT-BIF)
- DBT Electronic Library Consortium (DelCON)
- Institutional Level Biotech Hub (IBT Hub) Facility
- DBT, HRD Project (Strengthening of Biotechnology teaching, training and research in NE Institutions) (Sponsored by DBT, MHRD, Govt. Of India)
Research Publications: 119
Books: 03
Book Chapters: 09
Patents: Applied-01
Administrative Assignments:
- Chairperson of Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
- Scientist in Charge of the Institutional Animal Ethical Committee(IAEC) of D.U.
- Member of BOS of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chairman of BOS, BOM, DRC of Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
- Member of the International Advisory Committee
- Nodal officer of DeLCON (A DBT funded Institutional project)
- Member in different committees viz. CTII (Centre for Technology Innovation and Incubation), Guest house management committee, Red Ribbon Club (RRC), etc.
- DBT Nominee to CSIR NEIST, Jorhat for Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Member of Technical Committee and other Committees of RMRC-ICMR, Dibrugarh
- Reviewer to DRDO Journal and various other Journals of University and Colleges
Collaboration: Collaborative Works with University of South Florida (Health), U.S.A and University of Makelle, Ethiopia (In Progress), RIWATCH, Arunachal Pradesh.
Consultancy projects undertaken:
Research on Public health issues of Ethnic communities of Arunachal Pradesh
Client: RIWATCH, Arunachal Pradesh
Details of consultancy: Awareness amongst Local people regarding health issues, food and food additives, traditional medicine.
Projects (from 2017 – 2022):
Sl. No. |
Name Of the Investigator |
Title of Project |
Duration (in months) |
Sanctioned Amount (in Lakhs) |
Funding Agency |
Year |
1 |
Dr. B.B. Kakoti |
Assessment of anti-urolithiatic and anti-diabetic properties of biosurfactant produced by indigenous/native biosurfactant producing bacterial strains isolated from different petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soil samples of Assam and their metal nanoparticles: An in vitro -in vivo approach |
2 years |
Rs. 1980000/- |
DST-SERB |
2019 (completed) |
On Going Projects (Major/ Minor):
Sl. No. |
Name of the Faculty |
Title of the Projects |
Duration (in months) |
Sanctioned Amount (INR in Lakhs) |
Funded by |
1. |
Dr. B.B. Kakoti |
“Development of anti-diabetic drug through activation of AMPK signaling pathway based on berberine” (Awarded, 2018-19) |
3 years |
Rs 92,73,480/- |
DBT-NE twinning Project |
2. |
Dr. B.B. Kakoti |
“Development of Solid Lipid Nanoencapsulated Herbal Essential Oil for Improved Topical Mosquito Repellancy” (As Co-PI) |
3 years |
Rs.36.54,680/- |
DRDO-LSRB |
Ph.D Scholars guided (2017-2023):
Sl. No. |
Name |
Topic |
Status (On-going /Completed) |
1 |
Mr.Nazim Hussain |
Evaluation of anti cancer and antidiabetic activities of the extract of C.dichotoma.Forst |
Completed |
2 |
Mr.Zothampuia |
Phytochemical and Pharmacological evaluation of traditionally used plant Dillenia pentagyna Roxb |
Completed |
3 |
Ms.P.C.Lalawmpuii |
Phytochemical Investigation and Biological evaluation of Helicia nilagirica Bedd. |
Completed |
4 |
Ms K Thanzami |
Phytochemical and Pharmacological evaluation of bioactive compounds from extracts of Lonicera macrantha (d.Long)spreng., an ethnomedicinal plant of Mizoram |
Completed |
5 |
Mr.Manjir Sarma Kataki |
Study of indigenous plants for the development of Hepatoprotective herbal formulation and improvement of bioavailability through in vivo and in vitro expt. |
Completed |
6 |
Mr.Banoranjan Phukan |
Phytochemical and Pharmacological evaluation of some ethnomedicinal plants of Brahmaputra valley of Assam |
Completed |
7 |
Mr.Bichitra Doley |
Phytochemical and Pharmacological studies on some Ethnomedicinal plants used by Mising Tribes of Assam |
Completed |
8 |
Ms. Munmi Borkotoki |
Studies on the Antimicrobial, Hepatoprotective Activity and Soil Rhizosphere Population of Certain Ethnomedicinal Plants of Dibrugarh |
Completed |
9. |
Dr. Munjit Das, Post Doctoral Fellow ( Under DST-SERB) |
Assessment of anti-urolithiatic and anti-diabetic properties of biosurfactant produced by indigenous/native biosurfactant producing bacterial strains isolated from different petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soil samples of Assam and their metal nanoparticles: An in vitro -in vivo approach |
Completed |
- At present 09 numbers of registered Research Scholars are continuing their Research work.