About me

I teach Bioinformatics at Dibrugarh University. With a large volume of biological data, generated every day understanding the concept of analyzing and interpreting the biological data becomes very important for a researcher.  I'm excited to collaborate on projects that bridge the gap between biology and technology. You can reach out to me for learning opportunities, research endeavors, or joint initiatives. 

Education

1. Passed ICSE from Carmel School, Digboi in 2004
2. Passed H.S. from Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Digboi in 2006
3. Passed B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology from Burdwan University in 2009
4. Passed M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Jiwaji University in 2011
5. Passed Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Gauhati University in 2020

Professional Experience

1. Field Assistant TRA- Nagrakatta (West Bengal) (August 2012- January 2013)
2. Project Fellow, CSIR-NEIST (Jorhat, Assam) (May 2013- April 2018)
3. Research Associate, Assam Agricultural University (Jorhat , Assam) (October 2021-September 2022)

Additional Professional Development:

• Certificate for Core competence in Computing from NIIT

Area of Interest for research:  My research themes include

1. Microbes under hydrocarbon stress
2. Acid stress microbes
3. Host-microbe interaction
4. Machine Learning models for microbial ecology 

Functional Expertise

• Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics analysis
• Machine learning
• Python , C 
• R

Publications (12 citations  H-index : 2) (2024)

1. Dasgupta, A., Saikia, R. & Handique, P.J. Mapping the Bacterial Community in Digboi Oil Refinery, India by High-Throughput Sequencing Approach. Curr Microbiol 75, 1441–1446 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-018-1541-x. (Impact Factor: 2.6)
2. Dasgupta ,A., P.J Handique, Saikia, R. A rapid and effective method for extraction of bacterial DNA from crude oil-contaminated soil . Current Science 115(2), 211-212 (2018). (Impact Factor: 1.169)
3. Bora, S.S., Hazarika, D.J., Churaman, A., Romen. S. Naorem, DasguptaA et al.,. Common scab disease-induced changes in geocaulosphere microbiome assemblages and functional processes in landrace potato (Solanum tuberosum var. Rongpuria) of Assam, India. Arch Microbiol 205, 44 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03380-0. (Impact Factor: 2.667)
4. Bora, S.S., Naorem, R.S., Hazarika,D.J., Dasgupta A et al. Agricultural Land Use Influences Bacteriophage Community Diversity, Richness, and Heterogeneity. Curr Microbiol 80, 10 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-022-03129-4. (Impact Factor: 2.6)
5. Chowdhury N,  Naorem RS,  Hazarika DJ, Goswami G, Dasgupta A et al., An oxalate decarboxylase-like cupin domain containing protein is involved in imparting acid stress tolerance in Bacillus amyloliquefacians MNBC. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 40, 64(2024). (Impact Factor: 4.1)

DSC (T)- 101: Fundamental concept of DBMS 

DCS (T)- 201: Advanced DBMS concept and SQL

DCS (T)-301: PHP /MySQL

CC-304: Bioprogramming with C

CC-403: Bioprogramming with Java 

GE (T)- 201: Biological Database Design 

Cost Effective Biofilters using arsenic and fluoride degrading bacteria 

Sponsored Agency : DSIR under the PRISM scheme 

Total amount : Rs 1.8 lakhs INR

Year of completion : 2020