Education
1. BSc in Botany,
B. Borooah College (Gauhati university), 2010
2. MSc in Botany specialized in Angiosperm Taxonomy ,
Gauhati University , 2012
3. MPhill: Gauhati university, Title:
Ethnobotanical studies on Garbhanga area Kamrup (Rural), 2015
4. PhD: Gauhati University , Title:
Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Native Bacterial Species , 2023
Professional Experience
- 2013-2015, Guest Lecturer,
B. Borooah College, Guwahati
- 2018-present, Assistant Professor,
North Gauhati College, North Guwahati, Assam
Additional Qualification
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Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Lifesciences.
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Qualified State Level Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SLET) in Lifescience.
Seminar Paper Presentations
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Presented paper on “Isolation, purification and characterization of phenazine antibiotic from a bacterial strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa JT13 isolated from potato rhizosphere” in national seminar held in Botany Department, Arya Vidyapeeth College during November, 2015.
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Presented paper on “ Degradation of aromatic hydrocarbon through Nocardiopsis alba isolated from oil contaminated soil” in national seminar held in Department of Botany, SBMS College during June, 2016.
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Presented poster on “Isolation of rhizobacterial strains from the rhizosphere of Gloriosa superba Linn. with special reference to their antifungal activities” in International Symposium held in Department of Botany, Gauhati University during November, 2016.
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Presented paper on “Naphthalene biodegradation by Staphylococcus pasteuri RD2 strain isolated from oil contaminated soil” in XI International Geographical Union Commission Seminar-Focal theme: Environment and Sustainable Livelihood, organized by Department of Geography, B.Borooah College during 8-10 February, 2018.
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Presented paper on “Xylene biodegradation by Nocardiopsis alba RD3 strain” in the Regional Seminar on Science for Sustainable Development (SSD-2019) organized by Dept. of Chemistry, B.Borooah College in association with Assam Science Technology and Environment Council, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt.of Assam on 09/01/2019.
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Presented poster on “Biotransformation of Naphthalene to Aliphatic hydrocarbons through Bacillus cereus RD6” in Assam Botany Congress (ABC-01) and International Conference on Plant Science held in the Department of Botany, Gauhati University and Department of Botany, Cotton University during 4-6 February, 2019.
Workshop/ Orientation Program/ Short Term Course attended
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Workshop on “Scientific Research Paper Writing” organized by Botanical Society of Assam at Department of Botany, Gauhati University during 14-15 July, 2017.
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3-Days Online Foundation Course on “Biostatistics in R”, organized by Department of Botany, Gauhati University, held from 1/06/2020 to 3/06/2020.
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Participated in the UGC sponsored 130th Orientation Course organized by HRDC, Pondicherry University held from 20/11/2019 to 10/12/2019.
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2-Week Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 1/10/2020 to 15/10/2020.
Administrative Assignments, memberships and other responsibilities
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Life member of Assam Science Society.
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Life member of Assam Botanical Society.
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Member of Eco-Club, North Gauhati College.
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Secretary of Science Forum, North Gauhati College.
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Convener of Criteria 7 (Institutional Values and Best Practices) for NAAC assessment in North Gauhati College.
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Member of “Swachh Mission, North Gauhati College”.
Research Papers
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Microbial degradation of Toluene and Xylene by a newly isolated native bacterial strain Bacillus subtilis RD20. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection. [SCOPUS].
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1974378/v1
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Degradation of Naphthalene using Nocardiopsis alba Isolated from Oil Contaminated Soil. Journal of Advanced Plant Sciences 2016. 8 (1): 17-21
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Microbial degradation of aromatic hydrocarbon: Naphthalene through Nocardiopsis alba RD3. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. ISSN: 2319-7706. 2017.6(7): 1174-1181.
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Biodegradation of Naphthalene by Staphylococcus pasteuri RD2 Isolated from Oil Contaminated Soil. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2017) 6: 1310-1319
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Biotransformation of aromatic hydrocarbon: Naphthalene to Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through Staphylococcus pasteuri RD2. Annals of Plant Sciences 7.5 (2018) pp. 2247-2250
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Microbial degradation of naphthalene through Bacillus cereus RD6 isolated from refinery oil sludge. Pollution Research. 39: S166-S172. [SCOPUS].doi:http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/article_abstract.php?aid=10868&iid=319&jid=4
Books Written
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The Ethnobotany of Dumurali Karbi, Bodo and Garo of Garbhanga area, Kamrup (Rural), Assam, India with ISBN no. 978-93-85229-57-2.
Book Chapters
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Chapter 34, “Microbial Degradation of Monoaromatic Hydrocarbon, Toluene through Nocardiopsis alba” Bioluminescence: Annual Biological Communication, Vol. I (2020). ISBN: 9789388881906 (355-364).
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Chapter 35, “Microbial Transformation of Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Naphthalene to medium and long chain hydrocarbons through Staphylococcus pasteuri” Bioluminescence: Annual Biological Communication, Vol. I (2020). ISBN: 9789388881906 (365-373).
Orientation Course
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Participated in the UGC sponsored 130th Orientation Course organized by HRDC, Pondicherry University held from 20/11/2019 to 10/12/2019.
Refresher Course
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2 Weeks Online Refresher Course in “Life Sciences” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme, from 28/02/2024 to 13/03/2024.
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2 Weeks Online Refresher Course in “Life Sciences” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, in collaboration with Miranda House, University of Delhi from 1/09/2021 to 15/09/2021.
FDP (Faculty Development Course)
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2 Weeks Online Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 1/10/2020 to 15/10/2020.
