Specialization:

• Cancer Epidemiology
• Genomics and Proteomics
• Cell and Developmental Biology

OVERALL RESEARCH/ WORK EXPERIENCES: 14 Years

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:

• Ph.D in Biotechnology, 2015, Dibrugarh University,
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany, 2006, Dibru College, Dibrugarh, Assam.

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH /TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 8 years

• Worked as a Research Associate I at ICMR RMRC NE Region Dibrugarh, Assam (January 2023-June 2023)
• Worked as a Research Scientist I at ICMR RMRC NE Region Dubrugarh,Assam (September 2018- September 2022).
• Worked as a Technical Officer under National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Govt. of India at State Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam (June 2015-September 2018)

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

1. Best Research Paper in Oncology for 2016:

• Awarded for the Best research Paper in Oncology for 2016 by Cancer Research Foundation of India for the paper “Interaction of XRCC1 and XPD Gene Polymorphisms with Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Regarding Susceptibility to Lung Cancer in a High Incidence Population in North East India” published in Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 15, 2014

2. Poster:

• Awarded for the best poster presentation in a Department of Biotechnology sponsored national seminar on Molecular Pathology of Cancer in a topic entitled “Interaction of p53 gene polymorphisms with smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol consumption in susceptibility to lung cancer in Mizoram, India” held at Dr. B. Borooh Cancer Institute (BBCI), 10th of April,2014.

INVITED RESOURCE PERSON:

• DBT sponsored workshop on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Assam Medical College and Hospital Dibrugarh, February 2015.
• EQAS workshop, for QA/QC, December 2017, Department of Microbiology Assam Medical College and Hospital Dibrugarh.

Publications:

1. Saikia BJ, Phukan RK, Sharma SK, Sekhon GS, Mahanta J. Interaction of XRCC1 and XPD Gene Polymorphisms with Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Regarding Susceptibility to Lung Cancer in a High Incidence Population in North East India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev(2014);15 (5): 1993-1999.
2. Phukan RK, Saikia BJ, Borah PK, Zomawia E, Sekhon GS, Mahanta J. Role of Household exposure, Dietary habits and Glutathione S-Transferases M1, T1 polymorphisms in susceptibility to lung cancer among women in Mizoram, India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev(2014);15 (7):3253-3260.
3. Saikia BJ, Das M, Sharma SK, Sekhon GS, Zomawia E, Singh YM, Mahanta J, Phukan RK. Association of a p53 codon 72 gene polymorphism with environmental factors and risk of lung cancer: a case control study in Mizoram and Manipur, a high incidence region in North East India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(24):10653-8.
4. Phukan RK, Borah PK, Saikia BJ, Das M , Sekhon GS, Mahanta Interaction of Tobacco Smoking and Chewing with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (Insertion/Deletion) Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Lung Cancer in a High Risk Area from Northeast India. Asian 2014; 15(24):10691-5.
5. Das M, SaikiaBJ, Sharma SK, Sekhon GS, Mahanta J, Phukan p16 hyper methylation: A biomarker for increased esophageal cancer susceptibility in high incidence region of North East India. Tumor Biology 2014; 36(3). -014-2762-7.
6. Das M, Sharma SK, Sekhon GS, Saikia BJ, Mahanta J, Phukan RK. Promoter Methylation of MGMT Gene in Serum of Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in North East India .Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2014;15(22), 9955-60.

Poster/ Abstract Presented & Published:

• Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia, Rup Kumar Phukan, Santanu Kumar Sharma, Gaganpreet Singh Sekhon, Jagadish “Interaction of P53 Gene Polymorphisms with Smoking, Betel Quid Chewing and Alcohol Consumption in Susceptibility to Lung Cancer in Mizoram, India.”National seminar on “Molecular Pathology of Cancer.” Venue: Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati. Dated: 10th January, 2014.
• Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia, Rup Kumar Phukan, Shantanu Kumar Sharma, Jagadish Mahanta. Molecular epidemiology of lung cancer in Manipur and Mizoram: the genetic polymorphism National Seminar on Biotechnology Research in Sustainable Development. (27- 28th February, 2012).
• Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia, Rup Kumar Phukan, Shantanu Kumar Sharma, Jagadish Mahanta Association of P53 Codon 72 polymorphism and Risk of Lung cancer in Manipur and Mizoram Groups from North East India. 57th Annual Technical Session Assam Science Society organized by Gauhati University.

Professional Trainning:

• Short term training, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi from (2015) on Diagnosis and Management of Genetic Disease.
• Training on Quality management system and Internal Audit in Medical Laboratories as per ISO 15189:2012 Assam Medical College and Hospital Dibrugarh, Assam.
• Bioinformatics – Application in Biological Sciences (March 5-7, 2009) conducted by the Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, Centre for Studies in Biotechnology.
• Summer Training on molecular Technique organized by Regional Medical Research Centre, N E, Indian Council of Medical Research, Dibrugarh during June –July 2007.
• Induction Training Quality Control/Quality Assurance under NACO at NARI, Pune from October 2015.
• Training of Trainers on Implementing Quality Management System in ICTCs, under National AIDS Control Program March,2016 Organized by Laboratory Service of National AIDS Control Organization at Dimapur-Nagaland.

Workshop/ Symposium/ Conference

• Participated at the conference on Second Generation Sequencing Technology, July 2017 organised by Regional Medical Research Centre for NE Region (ICMR), Dibrugarh.
• Participated in DBT Sponsored Workshop on DNA Sequence Analysis using Bioinformatics Tools,  June 2017 at Regional Medical Research Centre for NE Region (ICMR), Dibrugarh.
• Participated in the International Immunology workshop (12th to 23rd September 2011) organized by Regional Medical Research Centre for NE Region (ICMR), Dibrugarh in collaboration with CIIL, CNRS, Institut de Lille, University Lille and University Pierre and Marie curie, Paris, France.
• Participated in the Research Methodology Workshop organized by Indian Council of Medical Research from 3-5th September, 2009 at Gauhati Medical College, Gauhati, Assam.
• Participated in the International Symposium on Newer Frontiers in Biomedical Research (28-29th June 2008) organised by Regional Medical Research Centre, N E, Indian Council of Medical Research Dibrugarh.
• Participated in the Continuous Pharmacy Education Programme (C-PEP) conducted by Institute of Pharmacy, Assam Medical College Dibrugarh (December 4-5th 2006).