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.
 

