Research

Applied Biodiversity

Main focus of the research has been in the areas of Applied Biodiversity using an integrative approach that has helped in tapping bio-resources from wilderness to mining 'omics'. Of particular interest are the members of the family Zingeberaceae and certain non-edible oil plants occurring in North East India and in particular Assam. The work has laid foundation for news ways to detect, authenticate, protect and use biodiversity.

Collaborators

INDIA:

1. Dr. Gayatri Venkatraman, MSSRF Chennai (Joint Project)
2. Dr. Sudip Mitra, SART, IIT Guwahati (Joint Project)
3. Prof. R. Swaminathan, BSBE Dept, IIT Guwahati (Research Collaborator)
4. Dr. Anil M. Limaye, BSBE Dept, IIT Guwahati (Research Collaborator)
5. Prof. AB. Kunnumukkara, BSBE, IITG (Research Collaborator)
6. Prof. Sachin Kumar, BSBE, IITG (Research Collaborator)
7. Dr. Siddhartha Singha, SART, IITG (Research Collaborator)

Outside INDIA:

1. Prof. Jose Gadea Vacas, UPV, Valencia, Spain. (Research Collaborator)