Profile

The main focus of the unit is digitization of flora, fauna and other bioresources available at the Indian region of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot including in-silico data annotations for molecular mapping and biotechnological interventions towards sustainable development.

Current Focus Areas

  • Prospecting medicinal plants of Indian region of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot using bioinformatics guided network pharmacology

Selected Publications

  • 1. Biswas, D., Somkuwar, B. G.**, Borah, J. C., Varadwaj, P. K., Gupta, S., Khan, Z. A., ...and Deb, L. (2023). Phytochemical mediated modulation of COX-3 and NFκB for the management and treatment of arthritis. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13612. ** equal contribution.

  • 2. Joshi, D. D., Deb, L., Somkuwar, B. G., and Rana, V. S. (2023). Relevance of Indian traditional tisanes in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 31(5), 626-638.

  • 3. Joshi, D. D., Deb, L., Somkuwar, B. G., and Rana, V. S. (2023). Potential use of barks of woody vascular plants in bone mending: A review. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 101714.

  • 4. Biswas, S., Sarkar, A., Kharlyngdoh, E., Somkuwar, B. G., Biswas, P., Dutta, S., ... and Das, M. (2021). Evidence of stress induced flowering in bamboo and comments on probable biochemical and molecular factors. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 30, 1020-1026.

  • 5. Mahapatra, M., Gurung, B., Somkuwar, B. G., Thorat, S. S., Rai, B., Kumar, P., and Deb, L. (2021). Perspectives of traditional health care system of Sikkim, North-East India–An ethno-pharmacological survey and analysis. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK), 20(4), 965-981.

Skills & Proficiency

Bioinformatics Databases Computational biology Network pharmacology biodiversity bioresources molecular mapping bioeconomy in-silico annotation