General Informations

  • Join Date: 22/03/2021
  • College: College of Veterinary Science
  • Department: Animal Biotechnology
  • Office Email: dipak.deka[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2000
B.V.Sc.&A.H

College of Veterinary Science, A.A.U., Khanapara, Guwahati-22.

 
 
 
 
 
2002
M.V.Sc.

College of Veterinary Science, PAU, Ludhiana

 
 
 
 
 
2007
PhD

College of Veterinary Science, GADVASU, Ludhiana

 
 
 
 
 
2011
Post Doctoral

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), University of Saskatchewan, SK, Canada

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
26-08-2008 - 25-08-2020
Assistant Scientist

College of Animal Biotechnology, GADVASU, Ludhiana

 
 
 
 
 
26-08-2020 - 18-03-2021
Senior Scientist

College of Animal Biotechnology, GADVASU, Ludhiana

 
 
 
 
 
22-03-2021 - Till date
Associate Professor

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

Achivements
  • Honors/Awards: 1. Dr. M. N. Kulkarni Young Scientist Award 2002 in the XXI Conference and National Symposium of IAVMI. 2. ISVIB Young Scientist Award (2010) in the International symposium and XVII Annual Convention. 3. ISVIB Young Scientist Award (2011) in the XVIII Annual Convention. 4. Young Scientist Award (2015) in the 3rd annual conference of Society of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology (SVSB). 5. Received Best Research Paper Award (2012) in the ‘International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security’. 6. Best Research Paper Award (2019) in the International Seminar on “Animal agriculture for doubling farmer’s income: Technology, policy and strategy options” in Technical Session V, organized by College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati on 27th and 28th February’ 2019. 7. Best Poster Presentation Award in the 24th Annual Conference of IPSACON 2007. 8. Best poster presentation Award 2020 in the international conference of Society for Immunology and Immunopathology (SIIP) (Online Conference). 9. 2nd Best Poster presentation Award 2016 in the XIII Annual Convention of Society for Conservation of Domestic Animal Biodiversity (SOCDAV). 10. 3rd best Poster presentation Award 2016 in the 15th convocation of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS)
Membership
  • Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists & Specialists in Infectious diseases (IAVMI)
    Life Member
  • Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB)
    Life Member
  • Association of Avian Health Professionals (AAHP)
    Life Member
  • Vet Alumnus
    Life Member
Projects
  • AAU, Jorhat sponsored project on "Biotechnological interventions for improving the nutraceutical value of agro-industrial by-product to enhance its utilization in ruminants", project cost Rs.24.816 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • AAU, Jorhat sponsored project on "Antibody Engineering to Develop Rapid and Cost-effective Diagnostics for Detection of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) and Canine Parvovirus (CPV) infections", project cost Rs.25.00 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Promoting advance research and capacity building in biotechnology & allied disciplines through manpower training, mentoring and sharing of infrastructure developed under the Advanced-Level State Biotech Hub", project cost Rs.432 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Molecular characterization of Canine Distemper Virus field isolates for selection of suitable vaccine candidate(s)", project cost Rs.30.00 Lakh implemented in 2018.
  • RKVY sponsored project on "Studies on Viral Diseases associated with Porcine Reproductive Problems vis-à-vis Development of suitable field based Diagnostics", project cost Rs.20.00 Lakh implemented in 2014.
  • DBT-ALSBT Hub (Assam) Micro-grants sponsored project on "Therapeutic application of Canine Mesenchymal Stem Cells in clinical cases of spinal cord injury.", project cost Rs.10.00 Lakh implemented in 2022.
  • DBT-Twining Project sponsored project on "Aetio-pathology and molecular epidemiology of bacterial and viral diseases associated with the respiratory problems of Yak in the north eastern region of India.", project cost Rs.24.00 Lakh implemented in 2013.
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "A study on sero-prevalence of viruses associated with porcine reproductive problems", project cost Rs.21.94 Lakh implemented in 2011.
  • UGC, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Studies on the development and standardization of molecular diagnostic assays for infectious causes of abortions", project cost Rs.8.068 Lakh implemented in 2010.