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Faculty Profile – Manabendra Dutta Choudhury

Name Manabendra Dutta Choudhury
Department Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics
Address Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics Assam University, Silchar
Designation Professor
District Cachar
Email drmdc@bioinfoaus.ac.in
Areas of Interest Medicinal Plant Research, Computer Aided Drug Designing

Work Experience

Name of the Organization Designation Period Nature of Post (permanent/temporary/Adhoc/ contractual etc.)
Karimganj College Lecturer 1993 – 2002 Permanent
Assam University Lecturer, Reader, Associate Professor and Professor 2002 – Till date Permanent

Awards & Honours

Award Details Awarding Agency Year Remark (if any)
Indo-Hungarian Fellowship Award Jointly by Govt. of India and Govt. of Hungary 2007
UGC-TEC Fellowship Award National Scholarship Programme, Slovak Republic, 2010
Post Doc Fellowship Award Jointly by Govt. of India and Govt. of Mauritius 2010
Commonwealth Fellowship Award Commonwealth Commission,British Council. UK 2011
Research Incentive Award ( 4th Position) DBT. Govt. of India 2013 All India Rank achieved as Coordinator of Bioinformatics Centre based on cumulative Impact Factor of Bioinformatics Publications.
Research Incentive Award ( 1st position) DBT. Govt. of India 2014 All India Rank achieved as Coordinator of Bioinformatics Centre based on cumulative Impact Factor of Bioinformatics Publications.
Research Incentive Award ( 5th Position) DBT. Govt. of India 2015 All India Rank achieved as Coordinator of Bioinformatics Centre based on cumulative Impact Factor of Bioinformatics Publications.
Coordinator, Bioinformatics Centre, Assam University DBT. Govt. of India 2008 University level Centre conducting research and PG Diploma course in Bioinformatics
Coordinator, Assam University Biotech Hub DBT. Govt. of India 2010 University level Centre providing Biotechnology research facility to all Biological Science departments of Assam University.
Nodal Officer, DBT e Library Consortium ( DeLCON) DBT. Govt. of India 2010 As DeLCON nodal officer providing more than 900 e journal facility to Assam University and three of its affiliated colleges free of charge.
Coordinator, UGC-SAP University Grants Commission. New Delhi 2007

Projects

Project Title Awarding Agency Period Amount Sanctioned Ongoing/ Completed
Phytochemical analysis and in silico screening of some Ethnomedicinal Plants UGC 2007-2010 Rs. 9,20,000 Completed
Synergistic Interaction of antibacterial natural product from medicinal plants of North East India: An effort in developing multi-drug resistant natural antibiotic leads” DBT. Govt. of India funded DBT. Govt of India 2011-2014 Rs.110,00,000 Completed
In vitro Culture of Rare and Endangered Medicinal Ferns and Orchids of Southern Assam and their Phytochemical Screening using Plant Biotechnology UGC UGC 2006-2009 Rs. 7,57,000 Cpmpleted. Worked as Co PI
Synergistic Interaction of antibacterial natural product from medicinal plants of North East India: An effort in developing multi-drug resistant natural antibiotic leads DBT. Govt. of India 2012-2015 Rs. 38,00,000 Completed. Worked as Co PI
Effect of Hypercholesterolemia on Brain function: Effect of Indigenous plant components of NE India. DBT. Govt. of India 2012-2015 Rs. 99,50,000 Completed. Worked as Co PI
DBT Twining Project 2016 as Co PI DBT. Govt. of India 2016-2016 Rs. 75,00,000 Ongoing.working as Co PI
Assam University Biotech Hub. DBT. Govt. of India 2010- continuing Rs. 45,00,000 On going
UGC Special Assistance Programme ( DRS-I) UGC 2007-2012 Rs.28,50,000 Completed
UGC Special Assistance Programme (DRSII) UGC 2013-2019 Rs. 70,00,000 On going
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility ( Bioinformatics Centre) DBT. Govt. of India Rs.78,29,000 On going

Publications (Book Chapters)

Authors Title of the Paper/Chapter Name of the Journal/ Book Journal/ Book details ISSN/I SBN
Abhijit Mitra, Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam, Deepa Nath, Anupam Das Talukdar,Mana bendra Dutta Choudhury COMBATTING DIABETES MELLITUS AND ASSOCIATED OXIDATIVE STRESS: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS WITH PLANT EXTRACTS ( Phytother apy in the Managem ent of Diabetes and Hypertens ion ( Vol- 2) Bentham Science Publicati on. 2015. 978-1- 60805- 567-8
Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Anupam Das Talukdar, Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam An Approach to Drug Discovery Process” Recent Trends in Drug Discovery New India Publisher, (NIPA) New Delhi. pp-69-86 978-93- 81450- 19-2
Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam, Anupam Das Talukdar, Dilip Kumar Roy; Deepa Nath, Kumar Singh Potsangbam, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury. CONSERVATION OF (RET) RARE, ENDEMIC AND THREATENED PLANT SPECIES .. Industrial and Environm ental Biotechno logy STUDIU M PRESS (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2014 pp.377- 401 978-93- 80012- 67-4
Laskar M A, Choudhury S & Dutta Choudhury Manabendra. PLANTS BASED CARDIOPROTECTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS : A PREVIEW . Diversity and Conservation of Plants and Traditional Knowledg e Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 2014, 443- 460pp 978-81- 211- 0895-9
Abhijit Mitra, Anupam Das Talukdar, Deepa Nath, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury. PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING: ASSESSING THE DIVERSITY OF PHARMACEUTICALS & NUTRACEUTICALS IN PLANTS.. ISBN Industrial and Environm ental Biotechno logy STUDIU M PRESS (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2014 pp. 402-430. 978-93- 80012- 67-4

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Authors Title of the Paper/Chapter Name of the Journal/Book Publisher Impact Factor
Ghosh Tarafdar R.; Nath S.; Das Talukdar A.; Dutta Choudhury M Cicca acida L.: Traditional uses in correspondence to its Phytochemistry and Pharmacological studies. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2016, 68(2),148- 158. Wiley 2.264
Prakash Roy Choudhury.; Manabendra Dutta Choudhury.; Sanjoy Singh Ningthoujam.; Abhijit Mitra.; Deepa Nath.; Anupam Das Talukdar. Plant utilization against digestive system disorder in Southern Assam, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2015, 175, 192-197 Elsevier 2.99
Sushmita Nath.; Manabendra Dutta Choudhury.; Attila Kadasi.; Roland Grossmann.; AlaxendarSirotkin.; Adriana Kolesarova.;Anupam Das Talukdar Ricinuscommunis L. stem bark extracts regulate ovarian cell functions and secretory activity and their response to Luteinizing hormone.. International Journal of Impotence Research. 2015, 27, 215–220 Nature Publishing Group 1.37
Debarati Choudhury.; Anupam Das Talukdar.; Manabendra Dutta Choudhury.; Anand Prakash Maurya.; Deepajyoti Paul.; Debadatta Dhar (Chanda).; Atanu Chakravarty.; Amitabha Bhattacharjee. Transcriptional analysis of MexAB-OprM efflux pump system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its role in carbapenem resistance in a tertiary referral hospital in India. PLoS ONE. 2015, 10(7), e0133842 Public Library of Science 3.23
Budheswar Dehury.; Mahesh Chandra Patra.; Jitendra Maharana.; Jagajjit Sahu.; Priyabrata Sen.; Mahendra K Modi.; Manabendra Dutta Choudhury.; Madhumita Barooah. Structure-based Computational Study of two Disease Resistance Gene Homologues (Hm1 and Hm 2) in Maize ( Zea mays L.) with implication in Plant-Pathogen Interactions. PLOS ONE. 2014,9(5),1-14 Public Library of Science 4.09

Books Authored/Edited Books

Authors Title of the Book ISBN Publisher Details Authored/Edited
Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Bonani Das and Pranab Behari Mazumder Fern Flora and Fe Allies of Southe Assam: Ethnomedicobotanic Studies and Certa Conservation Aspec 978-81-90396 4-7 SciChem Publishing House. Udaipur. Rajasthan 2009 Authored
Anupam Das Talukdar, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Manas Chakraborty Phytochemicals from Cyatheaceae of Southern Assam 978-3-8465- 9933-4 – 9933-4 Lambert Academic Publishing . Germany. 2012 Authored
Partha Sarathi Das, Manabendra Dutta Choudhury and B.K.Dutta . Flora of Barak Valley (Vol-I) : Herbaceous Flora of Karimganj District with reference to their economic utility 978-81-89233 83-9 Astral Regency Publication, New Delhi. 2013 Authored
Mukul Kumar Baruah and Manabendra Dutta Choudhury Flora of Barak Valley (Vol-II) : Herbaceous Flora of Cachar District, Assam Global Book Organization, New Delhi. 2014 Authored
Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Gouri Dutta Sharma. Anupam Das Talukdar, Shuvasish Choudhury Researches in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant 978-93-81084 95-3 Swastik Publications. New Delhi. 2012 Edited
Manabendra Dutta Choudhury, Gouri Dutta Sharma , Suvashis Choudhury , Anupam Das Talukdar, Status of Biodiversity and Conservation in N.E. India 978-93-81084 10-6 Swastik Publ. New Delhi. 2011 Edited

Details of Ph.D degree awarded (Under the supervision of the faculty)

Name of the Scholar Title of the Thesis Year of award Remark (if any)
Sanjib Shil Ethnobotanical Aspects of Reang Tribe of tripura, North Eatst India. 2007 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Bonani Das Fern Allies and Ferns of Southern Assam: Ethnomedicobotanical Aspects and In vitro conservation 2007 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Ratna Choudhury Phytochemical and Therapeutic Evaluation of some ethnobotanical plants of Tripura 2014 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Shuvasish Choudhury Bioactivity Evaluation and Phytochemical Characterization of Pajanelia longifolia (Willd.) K. Schuman (Bignoniaceae) 2010 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Anupam Das Talukdar On certain phytochemical aspects of Cyatheaceae family of Southern Assam: A study. 2010 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Mautusi Nath Ethnomedicobotanical Aspects of Hmar Tribe of Cachar District, Assam. 2010 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Pankaj Chetia Therapeutic potential of Dipteris wallichii (R. Br.) Moore: An endemic plant of North East India 2012 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Mausumi Sinha Studies on antimicrobial activity of some ethnomedicinal plants of Southern Assam, North East India 2013 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Suparna Dutta Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Indian medicinal plant- Pajanelia longifolia (Wild) K. Schuman 2014 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Sudipta Das Some hepatoprotective ethnomedicinal plants of Tripura state, India and bioactivity study. 2013 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Mukul Kr Baruah Herbaceous flora of Cachar district of Assam with special reference to their economic uses. 2014 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Gopa Chakraborty Cross Cultural Ethnobotanical Aspects of Southern Assam: A Comparative Study 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Bharati Sinha In vitro propagation of rare and endangered plants of Barak valley 2014 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Katyayani Dutta Choudhury Phytochemical and biological screening of Lasianthus lucidus Blume 2013 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Saswati Roy Phytochemical analysis and bioactivity assay of some ethnomedicinal plants. 2013 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Supriya Das In vitro multiplication of some rare and endangered medicinal plants of Barak valley 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Jaylani Devi Traditional knowledge and Technology of Natural dyes practiced by the Meitei communities of Manipur 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Haripriya Devi Macrophytes of Keibul Lanjao National Park, Manipur with special reference to Ethnobotanical Notes 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Rupjyoti Saikia Phytochemical analysis of Scoparia dulcis L. and in silico bioactivity study of isolated compound 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Rumki Nath Phytochemical screening and bioactivity evaluation of Croton caudatus Geisel (Euphorbiaceae) 2014 Phytochemical screening and bioactivity evaluation of Croton caudatus Geisel (Euphorbiaceae)
Partha Das Herbaceous Flora of Karimganj District, Assam with reference to their Economic uses 2009 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Manjur Ahmed Laskar Molecular Mechanism of Action some plant based Cardio protective Natural Products: An In silico appraisal 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Himani Pal Cyperaceae of Southern Assam 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Parinita Neog Biological screening and Phytochemical analysis of Casia javanica 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Sushmita Nath Bioassay of extracts of Ricinus communis L. on reproductive system 2016 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Banani Das Traditional antifertility plants of Tripura state and bioactivity assay of some selected plants 2016 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Budheswar Dehury An in silico study on identification and characterization of resistant/ avirulence genes and their interaction in selected cereal crops 2016 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Ramananda Ghosh Tarafdar Phytochemical and bioactivity screening of some selected plants 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar
Pinak Pani Nath Choudhury Phytochemical screening and Bioactivity assay of Clerodendrun viscocum Vent. 2016 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.
Sumita Das Pteridophytic Flora of Tripura State with reference to their economic utility. 2015 Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar.