Dr. Raj Kumar Duary

 

 

 Masters (ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, Haryana); PhD (ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, Haryana)

 

 

Contact details

Phone: +91 3712-275709

Email: duary@tezu.ernet.in

ORCID 

CV

 

Area of Specialisation/Research:

  •       Food/Dairy Microbiology

  •       Functional and Neutraceutical Foods

  •       Bioactive peptides

  •       Site directed delivery system: encapsulation and controlled 

  •       Probiotic

 

 

Research Publications

 

1.   Borah, P. K., Das, A. S., Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar A., Duary, R. K. 2020. Macromolecular design of folic acid functionalized amylopectin- albumin core-shell nanogels for improved physiological stability and colon cancer cell targeted delivery of curcumin. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.056 (Impact Factor: 7.489)

2.    Gautam, G., Duary, R.K., Gupta, K., Mahanta, C.L. 2020. Inhibition mechanism of 3-hydroxy, 3-methyl glutaryl CoA reductase by tocotrienol-rich rice bran fraction optimally extracted with ultrasonic energy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.196  (Impact Factor: 5.162)

3.    Das, A. S., Basu, A., Kumar, R., Borah, P. K., Bakshi, S., Sharma, M., Duary, R. K., Ray, P. S., Mukhopadhyay, R. 2020. Post-transcriptional regulation of C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 expression by ribosomal protein L22 during LPS-mediated inflammation. The FEBS Journal. DOI:10.1111/FEBS.15362 (Impact Factor: 4.392)

4.    Borah, P.K., Sarkar A., Duary, R. K., 2019. Water-soluble vitamins for controlling starch digestion: Conformational scrambling and inhibition mechanism of human pancreatic α-amylase by ascorbic acid and folic acid. Food Chemistry, 288: 395-404. (doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.03.022 (Impact Factor: 6.306)

5.      Borah, P.K., Rappolt M., Duary, R. K., Sarkar A (Joint Corresponding Author). 2019. Structurally induced modulation of in vitro digestibility of amylopectin corn starch upon esterification with folic acid. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 129: 361-369. (Impact Factor: 5.162) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.02.051.

 

Papers in Conference proceedings:

  1.     Duary, R.K. 2015. Dietary interventions on gut microbiome-a metagenomics study. Conference proceeding: National conference cum workshop organizing organized by the Food Engineering and Technology Dept, Tezpur University, 27 to 28th March, 2015 on “Innovative prospects in food processing: integration of engineering and biological sciences” IPFP-2015, pp. 154-170, Ticol Style Tracker Publisher (ISBN No: 978-93-84388-06-5).

 

Other Publications

Books: Nil

 

Book Chapters:

  1.       Pallab Kumar Borah and Raj Kumar Duary. 2020. Molecular recognition, selective targeting, and overcoming gastrointestinal digestion by folic acidfunctionalized oral delivery systems in colon cancer. In: Encapsulation of Active Molecules and their Delivery System. Eds: Dr. Shirish H. Sonawane, Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase, and Dr. Manickam Sivakuma. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pp 233-255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819363-1.00014-4

  2.         Falguni Patra and Raj Kumar Duary. 2020. Waste from dairy processing industries and its sustainable utilization. In: Sustainable Food Waste Management - Concepts and Innovations. Eds: Dr. Monika Thakur, Prof. V.K. Modi, Dr. Renu Khedkar and Dr. Karuna Singh. Springer Nature, Singapore 189721, Singapore. (In Press).

  3.         Duary, R.K. and Patra F. 2018. Bioactive Peptides from Milk: Functionality and Health benefit in disease management. In: Innovation in Food Processing Technology. Eds: Sit, N., Badwaik, L.S. and Das, A.B. New India Publishing Agency (NIPA), India, pp-65-80. (ISBN: 9789386546517)

  4.         Grover, S., Duary, R. K. and Batish, V. K. 2011. Genomics based biomarkers for probiotic functionality. In: Functional Dairy Foods: concepts and application. Eds: Tomar et al. Satish Serial Publishing House, India, pp- 191-196 (ISBN: 8189304909).

  5.         Grover, S., Duary, R. K. and Batish, V. K. 2008. Genomics based biomarkers for probiotic functionality. Advances in Microbiology, Chemistry and Technology of dairy functional foods and neutraceuticals, 137-139.

 

Research  Projects (Recent five)

 

As PI:

                  1.            Designing bioactive peptides from whey liquid waste of the dairy industry: Functionality and health benefit in Obesity, Obesity associated disorders with exploration of molecular mechanism Under Twinning projects for the NE – 2015 Agri/2015/62. Amounting: Rs. 54.55 lakhs [BT/PR16828/NER/95/307/2015 dated October 18, 2016], Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

                  2.            Establishment and evaluation of probiotics potentiality of isolated lactobacilli strains and comparative analysis of their gene expression profile during transit in a simulated gastrointestinal tract conditions. under DST-SERB Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science-2014 programme. [SB/EMEQ-361/2014 dated 10-03-2016]. Amount: Rs. 11.00 lakhs. Science & Engineering Research Board- Deprtment of Science and Technology (SERB-DST), Govt. of India.

                  3.            Comparative metagenome of human gut of North and North-eastern region of India Under Twinning projects for the NE – 2013. [Letter No. MED/2013/199 Twinning 2013-14 (Medical)]. Amount: Rs. 64.15 lakhs, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

                 4.            Encapsulation and controlled delivery of herbal extracts in dairy food matrix using cow milk protein against in vitro simulated inflammatory cell line models Under Start Up Research Grant (Young Scientists). [Registration No. SERB/LS-2/2014, Dated:  28 March, 2014] Science & Engineering Research Board- Deprtment of Science and Technology (SERB-DST), Govt. of India. Amount: Rs. 19.70 lakhs.

As Co-PI:

                    1.            Value addition of banana (Musa. sp) and creating small scale enterprises of Meghalaya tribal community though minimal processing technology funded by DBT GoI, for implementation of network project under ‘DBT’s NER-Banana Program for NE’ [File no. DBT-NER/AGRI/33/2016 (Group-6) dated 22-03-2018]. Amount: Rs. 71.85 lakhs

 

 

 

Awards/Honours, etc.

 

1.      Certificate of appreciation of Academic achievement during 25th Foundation Day (Silver Jubilee celebration) of Tezpur University on 21st January, 2018.

2.      Awarded Anniversary Teacher Award 2015 from School of Engineering in Assistant Professor category by Tezpur University on 26th Jan, 2016 for excellence in teaching, research and other admistrative work of university.

3.      Awarded First under Young Investigator Award  to my student Mr. Pallab Kumar Borah for oral presentation titled “Modulation of in vitro digestibility of amylopectin corn starch triggered by structural alterations upon esterification with folic acid” authored by Pallab Kumar Borah, Michael Rappolt, Raj Kumar Duary, Anwesha Sarkar at National Symposium on Probiotics and Functional Foods on Health Management PFFHeM2019 dating 4th to 5th March, 2019 at the Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India

4.      Awarded First Best Poster Paper  to my student Miss Preeti Sarkar for poster titled To investigate the inhibitory effects of bioactive peptides (generated from silk industry waste) against endothelial dysfunctional factors involved in causing pro-inflammatory phenotype in human endothelial cells during vascular inflammation” by Preeti Sarkar, Dr. Raj Kumar Duary, Professor Giuseppe Valacchi at National Symposium on Probiotics and Functional Foods on Health Management PFFHeM2019 dating 4th to 5th March, 2019 at the Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India.

5.      Dr. RK Duary and team (Arin Kumar, Boristha Goswami, Raj Kumar Duary) were awarded 1st Best Poster Award on topic entitled Design and development of smartphone based Photometric sensor for detection of Urea adulteration in milk. At National Conference on Trends and Innovation in Food Processing: Prospects and Challenges, TIFPT 2017, 9th to 10th February, 2017 held at Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Tezpur University.

6.      One of my Ph.D Scholar: Mr. Pallab Kumar Borah (FPP15107) has been selected for Commonwealth Split Site Scholarship, at University of Leeds, UK (CSC Reference No. INCN-2016-61) by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK for 1 year (from 1st of Oct., 2016 to 31st Sep., 2017). 

7.      One of my Ph.D Scholar: Miss Preeti Sarkar selected for DST Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in STEMM at University of North Carolina, USA under Prof. Giuseppe Valacchi for 4 months (Oct-Feb, 2019)

8.      Awarded Young Scientists Research Grant by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST (Department of Science & Technology, Government of India) for year 2014 on project: Encapsulation and controlled delivery of herbal extracts in dairy food matrix using cow milk protein against in vitro simulated inflammatory cell line models. [Registration No. SERB/LS-2/2014].

9.      Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award for P.G. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences 2011 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research held on 16th July 2012 at NASC Complex ICAR, Delhi.

10.  Awarded First Best Poster Paper at 43rd Dairy Industry Conference, Indian Dairy Association, Feb 19-21, 2015 held at Salt Lake, Kolkata, India on Formulation of low-fat flavoured probiotic yoghurt consisting water chestnut starch as biothickener.

11.  Awarded First Best Poster Paper at National conference cum workshop organized by the Food Engineering and Technology Dept, Tezpur University, India, on “Innovative prospects in food processing: integration of engineering and biological science” for paper entitled   In silico inhibition studies of various fruits and medicinal plant derived polyphenol against nuclear factor NF-kB pathway (p50 subunit) expressed during pro-inflammatory signaling pathway held on 27th to 28th March, 2015.

12.  Awarded Second Best Paper entitle Potentiality of two promising putative indigenous strains of probiotic lactobacilli against inflammatory disorders in Young Researchers group at 1st Annual Conference along with An International Symposium on Probiotics for Human Health-New Innovations and Emerging Trends, organized by Probiotic Association of India (PAi) on 27-28, Aug, 2012, At Habitat World at India, Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.

13.  Awarded Best Ph.D Thesis during 2009-2010 in processing group from NDRI, Karnal, Haryana.

14.  Awarded First Best Paper published in Indian Dairyman by IDA (39th Dairy Industry Conference held in Salt Lake, Kolkata in 4-6 Feb, 2011)

15.  Awarded 1st Best Poster Award on topic entitled “Comparative study between isoflavone content of Nutrela soya chunks and traditional fermented soybean based food called Tungrymbai” at National conference organized by the Food Engineering and Technology Dept, Tezpur University, 14-16 Nov 2011.

16.  Fully Sponsored candidate to attend International conference for oral presentation organized by World Diabetes Congress in Dubai, UAE from 04-08 December 2011 by International Diabetes Federation.

17.  Ranked 1st in All India Entrance Exam 2004, for Masters programme in Dairy (ICAR, India).

18.  Received JRF (Junior Research Fellowship)-ICAR during M.Sc. programme, India (2004-2006).

19.     Qualified ICAR-NET (National Eligibility Test) Certificate in 2008 (Roll No 19290217) and 2010 (Roll No 192204330826).