Research Interest

Broadly our laboratory is engaged in research in the areas of Immunology and Immunogenetics. 

Our lab is currently engaged in understanding the activation and  regulation of innate immunity with focus on Natural Killer Cells and Cytokine networks in infectious ( malaria, dengue) and non-infectious ( Cancer and SLE) diseases

Position held

Education qualification

     Ph.D in Immunology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    M.Sc ( Hons.)  Microbiology from Panjab University, Panjab, India


Ongoing projects

Sl. Title Sponsored Start date End date Fund
1 Diagnosis and Immunopathogenesis of Dengue Virus Infections; a longitudinal investigation into genotype diversity, diagnosis and immune response to dengue infections in Assam, Northeast India DRDO 2017-07-07
2 Polymorphism of Toll like and Nod like receptors and their role in inflammasome activation in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ICMR

Completed projects

SL Title Sponsored Start date End date Fund
1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - An investigation into diagnostics and disease pathogenesis DBT
2 KIR haplotypic variation and activation of natural killer cells in Cancer ICMR
3 Understanding the molecular interactions between NK receptor diversity and activation with diverse malignancy in HNSCC prevalent in the population of Assam DBT
4 Longitudinal analysis of changes in cytokine profile of malarial patients at different stages of treatment and disease resolution: Understanding molecular basis of cure and malarial pathology DBT
5 Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum infections in districts of Assam DRL, DRDO
6 Molecular Immuno epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum infections in border districts of Assam DRL, DRDO
7 Synthesis and studies on polymer immobilized peroxo complexes of some transition elements from Department of Science and Technology. Collaborative project with Prof. N. Islam, Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University DST
8 Application of traditional communication methods to influence health awareness and health seeking behaviour Panos Southeast Asia

Publication

  1. Talukdar D, Gogoi AP, Doley D, Marak RR, Kakati S, Pradhan V, Nadkarni AH, Baruah S, The clinical and immunological profiles of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients from Assam, North-East India, Indian Journal of Rheumatology, , 2020, , Click Here (DOI)
  2. Sarmah, N., Baruah, M.N., Baruah, S, Immune modulation in HLA-G expressing Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in relation to Human Papilloma Virus positivity: a study from North-East India, Frontiers in Oncology, Section- Head & Neck Cancer, 2019, Section- Head & Neck Cancer, Click Here (DOI)
  3. Mahanta, A., Ganguli, P., Barah, P., Sarkar, R.R., Sarmah, N., Phukan, S., Bora., M., Baruah, S, Integrative Approaches to Understand the Mastery in Manipulation of Host Cytokine Networks by Protozoan Parasites with Emphasis on Plasmodium and Leishmania Species., Frontiers in Immunology, , 2018, 6.4, Click Here (DOI)
  4. Mahanta, A., Baruah, S., Lower expression of GATA3 and T-bet correlates with downregulated IL-10 in severe falciparum malaria, Clinical and Translational Immunology, , 2015, 6.4, Click Here (DOI)
  5. Dutta, A., Banerjee, A., Saikia, N., Phookan, J., Narayan, M., Baruah, S., Negative regulation of natural killer cell in tumor tissue and peripheral blood of oral squamous cell carcinoma, Cytokine, , 2015, 3.5, Click Here (DOI)
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Books

Awards

SL Awards Year

Research Scholars

Saurav Phukan
Saurav Phukan Contact: ********** Email: phukans@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area: Understanding Immune Suppression of Natural Killer Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Mayuri Bora
Mayuri Bora Contact: ********** Email: bmayuri@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area: Interaction of autoantibodies and KIR-HLA genotypes in relation to pregnancy outcome in populations of Assam

Dr. Pawan Kumar
Dr. Pawan Kumar Contact: ********** Email: drpkperio@gmail.com

Research Area: Assessment and Comparison of Inflammatory Cytokines and Gene Polymorphism in Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis

Arunav Saikia
Arunav Saikia Contact: ********** Email: arnvs16@tezu.ernet.in

Project Assistant

Research Area : Diagnosis and Immunopathogenesis of Dengue Virus Infections; a longitudinal investigation into genotype diversity, diagnosis and immune response to dengue infections in Assam, Northeast India

Gurumayum Chourajit Sharma
Gurumayum Chourajit Sharma Contact: ********** Email: guru_18@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area : Autoimmunity

Bhaswatee Das
Bhaswatee Das Contact: ********** Email: bhasdas@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area : Computational Immunology

Dalal Hemaya
Dalal Hemaya Contact: ********** Email: dalalmb@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area : Immunometabolism

Sushmita Singha
Sushmita Singha Contact: ********** Email: sushi95@tezu.ernet.in

Research Area- Human Infectious Diseases


Project Students


M.Sc. students

Anahita Dev Choudhury

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Kangkana Barman

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Sushmita Singha

Enrollment no: MBM17017 Mobile: ********** Email: 00000@00000

Vatsala Pokhrel

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Integrated M.Sc. students

Sristilekha Nath

Enrollment no: BBI15008 Mobile: ********** Email: 00000@00000

Himadree Das

Enrollment no: BBI13009 Mobile: ********** Email: 00000@00000

Alumni

Dr. Clara Ermine Sawian

Dr. Clara Ermine Sawian

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Assistant Professor, St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, Meghalaya

Dr. Sonia Devi Lourambam

Dr. Sonia Devi Lourambam

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Assistant Professor, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Dwarka

Dr. Anupam Dutta

Dr. Anupam Dutta

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Post Doc. Fellow, INSTEM, NCBS, Bangalore

Dr. Anusree Mahanta

Dr. Anusree Mahanta

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Post Doc. Fellow, INSTEM, NCBS, Bangalore

Mr. Arunabha Banerjee

Mr. Arunabha Banerjee

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Professional Blogger and PGT, KV, Doomdooma, Assam 

Ms. Indrani Kalita

Ms. Indrani Kalita

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Former Lab Technician, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - An investigation into diagnostics and disease pathogenesis

Ms. Sairem BabyThoithoi

Ms. Sairem BabyThoithoi

Contact: ********** Email: 00000@00000

CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh  

Mr. Akash Protim Gogoi

Mr. Akash Protim Gogoi

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Former  Ph.D. Research Scholar 

Ms. Debashree Talukdar

Ms. Debashree Talukdar

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Former Ph.D. Research Scholar

Dr. Johirul Islam

Dr. Johirul Islam

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Assistant Professor, Kaziranga University, Jorhat, Assam

Dr. Neelanjana Sarmah

Dr. Neelanjana Sarmah

Contact: ********** Email: 00000@00000

Research Scientist, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam

Activity Details

SL Title Year Type
1 Council Member, International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) 2019-2022
2 Life member of Indian Immunology Society (IIS)
3 Vice President (East) for Indian Immunology Society 2018-2020
4 Vice President (East) for Indian Immunology Society 2014-2016
5 Member of Task Force on Human Resource Development, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India 2014-2017
6 Member Course Advisory Committee, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
7 Member of Scientific Review Committee ( TMC&H, NECHRI, LGBRIMH )
8 Chairperson, Internal Complaint Committee, Tezpur University 2014 - present
9 Member, Course Advisory Committee, Tezpur University
10 Head, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechmology 2011-2014