Manabendra Kalita ( M.Sc, DFPT )

Assistant Professor (HoD) Biotechnology

manabkalita4u@gmail.com

Specialization : Biotechnology, Biochemistry

Area of Interest : Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Biochemistry

Publications:

1. Japanese encephalitis in Assam, India: need to increase healthcare Workers’ understanding to improve health care. A Ahmad, MU Khan, LJ Gogoi, M Kalita, AP Sikdar, S Pandey, S Dhingra.
PLoS One 10 (8), e0135767

2. A cross-sectional survey on the attitudes and interests of rural population towards expanded pharmacist prescribing in India, MU Khan, M Arief, A Ahmad, S Malik, LJ Gogoi, M Kalita, F Saleem.
International journal of clinical pharmacy 39, 473-477

3. Community knowledge and attitude towards Japanese encephalitis in Darrang, India: a cross-sectional study, A Ahmad, MU Khan, S Malik, SQ Jamshed, LJ Gogoi, M Kalita, AP Sikdar.
Annals of Tropical medicine and public health 10 (2), 377-383

4. Correction: Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, India: Need to Increase Healthcare Workers' Understanding to Improve Health Care, A Ahmad, MU Khan, LJ Gogoi, M Kalita, AP Sikdar, S Pandey, S Dhingra
PloS one 10 (9), e0139648

Book Chapters :

1.Documentation of traditional wisdom and utilization of medicinal plants of South Kamrup area, Assam, NE India (Proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar 2015- BIOPROSPECTING OF GENE POOL- TRENDS AND PROSPECTS IN NORTH EAST INDIA)

2. “Alzheimer’s rog aru iyar bhayabahata (Alzheimer’s and its fright)” in
BIJNAN JEUTI (Assamese science magazine), June-July 2014, ISI 42223, ISSN 2319-3085.

Conference/ Seminars :

1. Presented a paper on “Few edible insects as renewable source of food among Rabha tribes of South Kamrup, Assam” in UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘Bioprospecting of gene pool: trends and prospects in North east India’ held at Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza (26th -25th , June, 2014).

2. Presented a paper on “Indigenous uses of medicinal plants in south Kamrup area, Assam” in UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘Bioprospecting of gene pool: trends and prospects in North east India’ held at Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza (26th -25th , June, 2014).

3. Presented a paper at poster session on “In-Vitro Antidermatophytic activity and phytochemical screening of Cascabela thevetia L. leaves against some clinically significant dermatophytes” in the “International Conference on Disease Biology and Therapeutics (ICDBT-2014)” held at Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Guwahati (3 th -5 th December,2014).

4. Presented a poster on “In-Vitro Hemolytic Activity of Certain Medicinal Plants of Assam, A North Eastern State of India” in 18 th International Conference on “Perspective and Challenges in Chemical and Biological Sciences Innovation Cross Roads” held at Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Guwahati (28th -30th January,2012).

5. Presented a paper on “Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Some Commonly
Available Food Supplement in North East India” in UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘Environmental degradation and its impact on germplasm with special reference to North east India’ held at Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza (23th -24th ,January,2014).

6. Participated as Young Scientist presenting poster in National conference on ‘Biodiversity- Exploration, Conservation & Utilization of Plant Resources with Special Reference to North East India’ held at Institute of Entrepreneurship. (18 th -19 th December, 2007).

Workshop :

1. Participated the Online training on Android App Development (10 Hours duration) conducted by Dibrugarh Extension Centre of NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology) Guwahati during 21st June to 25th June 2021.

2. Attended and participated in 4 day(17 th -20 th June) hands on training programme on “ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND THEIR APPLICATIONS” held at STATE BIOTECH HUB, ASSAM, College of veterinary Science, Khanapara, Guwahati.

3. Attended and participated in 7 day (28 th April-4 th May, 2014) National workshop on ‘ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH’ held at Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University.

4. Attended and participated in 2 day (8th & 12th May,2014) in-house training programme on ‘BASIC TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS AND THEIR APPLICATION ” held at Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza.

5. Attended and participated in 3day (8 th -10 th April, 2014) National workshop on ‘MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS’ held at Rangia College.

6. Attended 2 day (7 th -8 th ,April2012) National conference on ‘MOLECULAR & CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF DISEASES : INTERVANTION WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS’ held at Annamalai University.

7. National conference on ‘RECENT TRENDS IN PHYTOTHERAPY AND RESEARCH’ held at Annamalai University. (5 th March, 2011).

8. Participated in National Workshop on ‘ACADEMY INDUSTRY MEET TO UPGRADE HERBAL MEDICINE’ held at Annamalai University (8 th August ,2011).

Research Projects :

1. More than eight months work experience as Junior Research Fellow in the NTRF funded project entitled “Status and response of Micronutrients (Zn, B and Mn) in texturally different tea soils of Assam’’ (under the guidance of Sr. Soil Scientist Dr. I. K. Phukan) at Tocklai Experimental Station (Tea Research Association), Jorhat, Assam (2013-2014).

2. Final semester M.Sc. project titled “Evaluation of In-Vitro Antidermatophytic Activity and Analysis of Phytochemical and Trace Metal Content of Cascabela thevetia L.” was completed in the Life Science Division of INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Guwahati) under the guidance of Dr. Jibon Kotoky (Professor & Sectional in-charge)

3. Worked as a Trainee in one month summer training programme on “ Laboratory Techniques & Food Safety Measure’’ in NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PIG, (ICAR), Guwahati (1st -30th June,2011).

4. Junior Research Fellow at Institutional Biotech Hub (DBT sponsored) of
Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza-781125 since 2014 to 2016 & Senior Research Fellow from 2016 to 2019.