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Photograph: Dr. Pankaj Chetia during his field visit to Jeypore Rain Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Pankaj Chetia<\/strong> is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University since June 2014. Before joining Dibrugarh University, he was serving as a Research Associate in the Bioinformatics Centre (DBT-BIF), Assam University, Silchar. He did his Master of Science in Life Science (Botany) from Assam University, Silchar and completed his Ph.D. in 2012 under the supervision of Prof. M. Dutta Choudhury of the same university and Dr. Sally Freeman of the University of Manchester, UK on the topic \u201cTherapeutic potential of Dipteris wallichii <\/em>(R.Br.) Moore: An Endemic Plant of North East India\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n After joining Dibrugarh University, Dr. Chetia started his research in the field of DNA Barcoding of plants and Computer-Aided Drug Designing using plant-derived compounds. The UGC-BSR Start-up grant was sanctioned to Dr. Chetia in 2016 for DNA Barcoding of traditionally important medicinal plants of the Dibrugarh University campus. In the same year, Dr. Chetia, in collaboration with ICMR-RMRC Bhubaneswar, received a research grant from the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India on \u2018Molecular Dynamics Simulation-based studies on efflux-pump mediated antibiotic resistance in gram negative bacilli and search for herbal remedies\u2019. In the year 2018, Dr. Chetia in collaboration with Assam University, Silchar and the University of Delhi obtained two research grants from the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. One of the projects was on \u2018DNA Barcoding studies of fern and fern-allies of Assam\u2019 and the second was on \u2018In silico<\/em> identification of herbal antitubercular compound(s)\u2019. Very recently in 2022, another research project has been sanctioned to Dr. Chetia by the National Medicinal Plants Board, Govt. of India on \u2018DNA Barcoding studies of Ayurvedic and traditional medicinal plants of Assam\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Chetia has published several research and review papers in peer-reviewed international journals, book chapters and also published a book on Environmental Studies (Oxford University Press) in Assamese. Recognising his research contributions, Dr. Chetia has recently been awarded with the Prof. Arun Pandey Biodiversity Medal 2021 by the East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy on 21st<\/sup> February 2022. He has also been selected for the SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellowship of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India for three months research experience in the University of Adelaide, Australia under the mentorship of Prof. Andrew Lowe commencing from August 2022. During this period, Dr. Chetia will gain research experience on DNA metabarcoding of plant samples and plant products.<\/span><\/p>\n Photograph: Current Research Team of Dr. Pankaj Chetia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Standing (from left): Indrani Gogoi, Shyamalima Saikia, Amos Oloo, Damini Dey<\/span><\/p>\n Sitting (from left): Dr. Pankaj Chetia and Dr. Minakshi Puzari<\/span><\/p>\n Details of Ph.D. scholars under the supervision of Dr. Pankaj Chetia:<\/span><\/p>\n isolates obtained from Chicken Samples of Dibrugarh,<\/span><\/p>\n Assam, India.<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/span><\/td>\n![\"Pankaj-3\"](\"https:\/\/babrone.avfu.ac.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pankaj-3.jpg\")
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\n Sl. No.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Topic<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Status<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1.<\/span><\/td>\n Syeda Sabiha Salam<\/span><\/td>\n Investigation on Mechanism of Action of few Traditionally Important Plant Derived Antimalarials: An in silico<\/em> Approach<\/span><\/td>\n Awarded on 01-11-2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2.<\/span><\/td>\n Anisha Sehgal<\/span><\/td>\n A Study on Process Optimization of Fresh Water Microalgae from Upper Brahmaputra Valley for Biomass and Biodiesel Production<\/span><\/td>\n Awarded on 03-01-2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3.<\/span><\/td>\n Minakshi Puzari<\/span><\/td>\n A study on Efflux Pump Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Shigella<\/em> spp. and Search for Remedies from Herbal Resources of North East India.<\/span><\/td>\n Awarded on 01-06-2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4.<\/span><\/td>\n Mohan Sharma<\/span><\/td>\n Study on the Effect of Certain Plant Extracts in combination with carbapenem against multi-drug resistant Enterobacteria from clinical samples of upper Assam<\/span><\/td>\n Awarded on 01-08-2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5.<\/span><\/td>\n Nakul Neog<\/span><\/td>\n An in silico<\/em> study to identify potent NDM Inhibitors from selected plant derived compounds to combat drug resistant Klebsiella<\/em> spp.<\/span><\/td>\n Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6.<\/span><\/td>\n Amos Oloo<\/span><\/td>\n Antibiotic resistance profiling of Enterobacteriaceae<\/span><\/p>\n Ongoing<\/span><\/p>\n \n 7.<\/span><\/td>\n Shyamalima Saikia<\/span><\/td>\n Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanism in Acinetobacter<\/em> sp. with special reference to Carbapenem Resistance.<\/span><\/td>\n Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8.<\/span><\/td>\n Indrani Gogoi<\/span><\/td>\n Study on multi-drug resistance in Klebsiella<\/em> species and identification of possible drug target(s).<\/span><\/p>\n Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9.<\/span><\/td>\n Damini Dey<\/span><\/td>\n Studies on leaf architecture of dicotyledonous flora of Jokai Reserve Forest, Dibrugarh (Assam), and supplementary DNA Barcoding of selected species.<\/span><\/td>\n Ongoing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n ![\"Pankaj-4\"](\"https:\/\/babrone.avfu.ac.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pankaj-4.jpg\")
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