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General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/03/2016
  • College: College of Veterinary Science
  • Department: Animal Biotechnology
  • Office Email: deepprakash.saikia[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2010
B.V.Sc & A.H.

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Khanapara, Guwahati-22, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
2012
M.V.Sc

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Khanapara, Guwahati-22, Assam

 
 
 
 
 
2018
Ph.D

Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izzatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar-Pradesh-243122

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-03-2016 - Till date
Assistant Professor

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati-22

Publications

Ritam Hazarika;Hiramoni Sarmah;Monuj Kumar Doley;Deep Prakash Saikia;Girin Hazarika;Luit Moni Barkalita;Pankaj Deka;Seeralan Manoharan;Rajeev Kumar Sh (2023) . Clostridioides difficile in food and food products of animal origin in Assam, India., Anaerobe, 81(0), 0-0 , DOI : 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2023.102723
Baristha Borah;Ritam Hazarika;Purabi Deka;Deep Prakash Saikia;Monuj Kumar Doley;Snehangsu Sinha;Rajeev Kumar Sharma (2023) . Characterization of Pasteurella multocida and Riemerella anatipestifer of Ducks in Assam, India, Indian Journal of Animal Research, 0(0), 0-0 , DOI : 10.18805/IJAR.B-4977
Lukumoni Buragohain;Rupam Dutta;Arpita Bharali;Suparna Sen;Nagendra Nath Barman;Probodh Borah;Deep Prakash Saikia;Sachin Kumar;Yashpal Singh Malik;Sat (2022) . Draft Genome Sequence Analysis of the Genotype II African swine fever Virus from India., Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(11), 0-0 , DOI : 10.1128/mra.00227-22
Dimpi Khanikar;Arundhati Phookan;Dhireswar Kalita;Galib Uz Zaman;Arpana Das;Deep Prakash Saikia (2022) . Polymorphism and phylogenetic analysis of FecB and FecG genes in native sheep of Meghalaya, India., Tropical Animal Health and Production, 54(0), 0-0
Dimpi Khanikar;Arundhati Phookan;Dhireswar Kalita;Galib Uz Zaman;Arpana Das;Deep Prakash Saikia;Momi Sarma (2021) . Identification of polymorphism of FecX gene in indigenous sheep of Meghalaya., Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 91(7), 554-557
K Bharali;DJ Kalita;SN Yadav;DP Saikia;B Devi (2019) . Molecular characterization of cathelicidin gene in Assam hill goat., International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(1), 1026-1030
D.Rajkhowa;D. J.Kalita;D. P.Saikia;T.Upadhya (2019) . Mutation in the BRACA-2 gene and change of tissue architecture in canine mammary tumour., International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(5), 276-277
Deep Prakash Saikia;KalpanaYadav;Dinesh C. Pathak;Narayan Ramamurthy;Ajai Lawrence D’Silva;Asok Kumar Marriappan;Saravanan Ramakrishnan;Vikram N. Vakh (2019) . Recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV)Expressing Sigma C Protein of Avian Reovirus (ARV)Protects against Both ARV and NDV in Chickens., Pathogens, 8(3), 145-0 , DOI : doi: 10.3390/pathogens8030145
Deep Prakash Saikia;D. J Kalita;Krishna Bharali;P. Borah (2019) . Differentiation of sheep and goat species by PCR-RFLP of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene., International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(4), 132-135
Krishna Bharali D J Kalita;P Bora;D P Saikia;B Devi;L Das (2018) . Characterization of defensin gene of Asom hill goat and in-silico designing of novel antimicrobial peptides., Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 88(5), 530-533
Kalpana Yadav;Dinesh C. Pathak;Deep Prakash Saikia;Ashis Debnath;Saravanan Ramakrishnan;Sohini Dey;Madhan Mohan Chellappa (2018) . Generation and evaluation of a recombinant Newcastle disease virus strain R2B with an altered fusion protein cleavage site as a vaccine candidate., Microbial Pathogenesis, 118(0), 230-237 , DOI : 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.038
Rajkhowa;D.;Kalita;D. J.;Borah;P.;Hussain;I.;Saikia;D.P.;Ferdoci;A.M. (2016) . Detection of species-specific genetic markers in goat, sheep and pig by molecular characterization of cytochrome b gene., Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 86(5), 600-603
Isfaqul Hussain;P. Borah;R.K. Sharma;S. Rajkhowa;M. Rupnik;D.P. Saikia;D. Hasin;IftikarHussain;N.K. Deka;L.M. Barkalita;Y. Nishikawa;T. Ramamurthy (2016) . Molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile isolates from human and animals in the North Eastern region of India., Molecular and Cellular Probes, 30(5), 306-311 , DOI : 10.1016/j.mcp.2016.08.010
Deep Prakash Saikia;Dhruba Jyoti Kalita;Prabodh Borah;Satya Sarma;Rupam Dutta;Deekshita Rajkhowa (2016) . Molecular characterization of mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene of Cattle, Buffalo and Yak, Veterinarski Arhiv, 86(6), 777-785
Kalita;D.J.;Baruah;K. K.;Goswami;R.N.;Saikia;D. P.;Dutta;R. (2015) . Evaluation of micromineral status and ovarian hormonal profile and their interrelation in normal cyclings and repeat breeding cows., Indian Journal of Animal Research, 49(6), 798-801 , DOI : 10.18805/ijar.7042
Deep Prakash Saikia;Dhruba Jyoti Kalita;Probodh Borah;Satya Sarma;Nagendra Nath Barman;Rupam Dutta (2015) . Differentiation of Sheep and Goat Species by PCR- RFLP of Mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene., Journal of Animal Research, 5(2), 213-217 , DOI : 10.5958/2277-940X.2015.00036.4
R. Dutta;B. Das;S. Laskar;D.J. Kalita;P. Borah;G. Zaman;D.P.Saikia (2014) . Polymorphism and nucleotide sequencing of BMPR1B gene in prolific Assam hill goat., Molecular Biology Report, 41(6), 3677-3681 , DOI : 10.1007/s11033-014-3232-4
Saikia;D. P.;Kalita;D. J.;Borah;P.; Zaman;G. U.;Dutta;R.;Saikia;B. (2014) . Molecular fingerprinting of mitochondrial 12s rRNA and 16s rRNA genes of the indigenous pigs of Assam., Journal of Cell and Tissue Research, 14(2), 4279-4282
B. Saikia;C.C. Barua;S. Hazarika;L.C. Lahon;D.Saikia;R.S. Borah;P.K. Verma (2013) . Regulatory role of adrenergic neurotransmitters on the spontaneous muscular activity in the ruminant trematodeParamphistomumcervi (Paramphistomatidae), Journal of Helminthology, 88(3), 357-361 , DOI : 10.1017/S0022149X13000266
R Dutta;B Das;S Laskar;DJ Kalita;P Borah;G Zaman;DP Saikia (2013) . Polymorphism, sequencing and phylogenetic characterization of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) gene in Assam Hill goat., African Journal of Biotechnology, 12(50), 6894-6900 , DOI : 10.5897/AJB2013.13011
Achivements
  • Recipient of Assam Agricultural University Merit Scholarship in the Under Graduate Programme (2006-2009)
  • Recipient of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, fellowship in the Post Graduate program
  • Recipient of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Institutional Fellowship for the Ph. D program
  • Recipient of UGC National Fellowship for Ph.D program
  • Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), ICAR in the year 2013.
Membership
  • The Assam Veterinary Council, Assam, India. Registration No: ASM- 2543
    Life Member
  • Life member of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB)
    Life Member
  • DNA Society of India
    Life Member
Projects
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Analysis of Gut Metagenome of Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) with special reference to Identification of Bacteria having Probiotic Potential", project cost Rs.42.48 Lakh implemented in 2018.
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "SWINOSTICS: A platform for development and validation of diagnostics of important pig pathogens in NE Region of India", project cost Rs.60.04 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ASTEC, Assam sponsored project on "Development and evaluation of multiple antigenic peptide-based diagnostic assay for detection of Babesia gibsoni in dog targeting GPI-anchored protein", project cost Rs.4.6 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • ASTEC sponsored project on "Development of a Recombinant subunit vaccine against Swine pasteurellosis and evaluation of its immunoprotective efficacy.", project cost Rs.2.05 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • NECBH Twinning Programme (IIT Guwahati), DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Generation of DNA vaccine with a mutated capsid gene of Porcine Circovirus type 2 and evaluation of its immuno-potential", project cost Rs.4.8875 Lakh implemented in 2019.
  • DBT sponsored project on "In-silico characterization and biological validation of potential peptide vaccines for SalmonellaTyphi using the outer membrane protein PagN as target", project cost Rs.2.5 Lakh implemented in 2019.