General Informations

  • Join Date: 10/07/1987
  • College: College of Veterinary Science
  • Department: Animal Biotechnology
  • Office Email: probodh.borah[at]aau.ac.in
  • Other Charges: Professor-in-charge, AKMIT Cell, CVSc Unit, Member Secretary, Institutional Biosafety Committee

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1984
B.V.Sc. & A.H.

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
1987
M.V.Sc.

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
1994
Ph.D.

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
2010
Post Doctoral

University of California, Irvine, USA

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
10-07-1987 - 25-07-1996
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
26-07-1996 - 31-12-2005
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-01-2006 - 06-12-2020
Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
12-12-2013 - 06-12-2020
Head in charge, Department of Animal Biotechnology

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
07-12-2020 - 29-12-2023
Professor & Head, Department of Animal Biotechnology

College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
30-12-2023 - Till date
Director of Research (Veterinary)

Assam Agricultural University

Achievements
  • Received Best Teacher Award from AAU (2016) based on the performance record of the period from 2010-15.
  • DBT Overseas Associateship for post-doctoral training at University of California, Irvine, USA (2010).
  • Associated with 7 (seven) extramural projects as PI & 6 (six) as Co-PI. Additionally, implemented four DBT-funded infrastructure projects as the Project Coordinator.
  • Published a total of 177 research papers in reputed national/international peer-reviewed journals.
  • Visited 5 (five) countries (USA, Germany, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) to attend international academic programmes/events or as a resource person for training/seminars/conferences.
  • Participated in a meeting of the WHO Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance held at Rangsit, Thailand in April 2016 as an invitee.
  • Visited the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany on invitation from WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training for Health at Human-Animal-Environment Interface for training under the pilot project on VetCab-ID (Veterinary Consumption of Antibiotics-International Documentation) from 23-30 July, 2019.
  • Chairman/Co-chairman/Member of 27 national-level Task Forces/Committees of DBT, DST, ICAR and ICMR.
  • Member of the Academic Council of AAU, Bodoland University, Research Council of Gauhati University, and Board of Studies of Khallikote University, Gauhati University, Cotton University, Royal Global University and Assam Don Bosco University as well as a member of other important committees of IITG, NEHU, Mizoram University, IASST, Cotton University, Nowgong College (Autonomous), Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Handique Girls' College, etc.
  • Acted as Adviser/Paper Setter for ASRB, paper setter for APSC/Mizoram Public Service Commission/Manipur Public Service Commission.
  • Acted as Ph.D. thesis evaluator of IITG, JNU, IVRI, Kolkata University, Jadavpur University, Sambalpur University, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh, Beni-Suef University, Egypt, Gauhati University, Dibrugarh University, Cotton University, Tezpur University, Assam University, Assam Don Bosco University, etc.
  • Acted as a member of the Selection Committee for faculties of IITG, Gauhati University, Cotton University, Institute of Advance Studies in Science & Technology (IASST), Bodoland University, etc.
  • Guided 6 PhD and 15 MVSc students as the Major Adviser and acted as Mentor/Superviser for 3 PostDoc (DBT-RA) and one ISRF fellow under DBT/DST funding.
  • Acted as Joint Secretary (2 years) and Vice-President (2 years) of the Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (ISVIB).
  • Acted as the Chairman of the Institutional Ethics Committee of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital from 2017 to 2021.
  • Conceptualized the NER-centric Biotech Hub project of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India and acting as the State Coordinator for the project since its inception in 2010.
  • DBT nominee for Institutional Biosafety Committee for several institutions of NER including Mizoram University, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Cotton University, IASST, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Dimapur, and GIPS, Guwahati, as well as the Advisory Committee of DBT- Star College programme for Handique Girls' College, Tihu College, Gargaon College, SS College, Hilakandi, SBMS College, Sualkuchi, Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, etc.
  • Acting as the Chief Editor of BioNE, an e-zine of biological science (http://babrone.edu.in/blog) since inception in 2016. Also acting as the Chief Editor of the multilingual descriptive online dictionary, Xobdo (www.xobdo.org).
  • Acting as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Multi-disciplinary Research Unit of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College & Hospital, Barpeta since 2018 and Nagaon Medical College and Hospital since July 2024.
  • Founder Professor & Head of the Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara. Initiated establishment of the department after acquiring financial support from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India for starting the DBT-funded M.V.Sc. programme in Animal Biotechnology in 2009-10 as its Coordinator.
  • Recipient of CSIR Senior Fellowship for PhD (1991) and ICAR Junior Fellowship for M.V.Sc. (1984).
  • Recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (FNAVS) in 2022.
  • Authored 3 (three) books, 10 (ten) book chapters, and several popular as well as web articles.
  • Created an online repository (www.babrone.edu.in) of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Resources of North-East India (BABRONE) with the financial assistance of DBT, Govt. of India.
  • Created an online portal (www.mpgt-salmonella.res.in) for Multiplex PCR based genome typing of Salmonella for rapid identification of clinically important serovars.
  • Member of the Research Advisory Committee of ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema, Dimapur, Nagaland since 2017.
  • Member of Institute Management Committee (IMC) of ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh since 7th April, 2021.
  • Chairman of the Institutional Ethics Committee and a member of the Research Council of Gauhati University.
  • Member of the Research Advisory Committee of Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi, Jharkhand from May 2023 for 3 years.
  • Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation from Assam Agricultural University on the occasion of the celebration of the 76th Independence Day of India on 15th August 2022.
  • So far presented 83 research papers in national/international seminars/conferences and acted as Keynote Speakers or Invited Speakers in many international/national seminars.
  • Recognized as the Fellow of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology 2023.
  • Chairman of the Institutional Ethics Committee of Nalbari Medical College and Hospital since 4th October 2023.
  • Created an e-Learning portal (e-Vet-Edu) for the students of College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara in 2007 and same is being maintained and updated online at http://14.139.202.131/
  • Member of the Research Advisory Committee of Handique Girls' College, Guwahati since August 2023.
  • Thematic Group Member (Agriculture and allied areas) for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy for the state of Assam.
  • So far delivered 216 guest lectures in various institutes of NER, India and abroad.
  • Member of the Advisory Committee constituted by ICAR, New Delhi to review and monitor the progress of the project entitled “Deciphering the genetic basis of lower susceptibility of indigenous cattle to bovine anaplasmosis” (Lead Centre: ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal).
  • Reviewer of 21 (Twenty-one) reputed international peer-reviewed journals including:

    (i). Phytotherapy Research, Wiley Online Library

    (ii). Biologia, Springer Nature

    (iii). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer

    (iv). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Wiley Online Library

    (v). Molecular Diversity, Springer Science & Business Media

    (vi). Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, Springer New York, USA

    (vii). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Elsevier

    (viii). Research in Veterinary Science, Elsevier

    (ix). Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Taylor & Francis

    (x). International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications, Inderscience Publishers, U.K.

    (xi). Pharmaceutical Biology, Informa Healthcare, London

    (xii). Pharmacologyonline, Universita Degli Studi Di Salerno, Italy

    (xiii). Current Bioinformatics, Bentham Science Publishers, Netherlands

    (xiv). International Journal of Computational Biology, Bioinfo Publications, Navi Mumbai, India (Academic Editor)

    (xv). The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, Italy

    (xvi). Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, Turtle Conservation & Research Programme, Guwahati, India

    (xvii). International Journal of Microbiology, Hindawi, London, UK

    (xviii). Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Elsevier

    (xix). Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Elsevier

    (xx). Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Beilstein-Institut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

    (xxi). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
  • Member of the Research Advisory Board of Aaranyak, a non-profit organization that works to protect nature and its resources through research, education, advocacy and livelihood projects.
Membership
  • Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology
    Life Member
  • Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases
    Life Member
  • DNA Society of India
    Life Member
  • Indian Veterinary Council
    Life Member
Projects
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Modelling of indigenous diagnostics and immuno-potent vaccine candidates to combat African swine fever in India", project cost Rs.22.44 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • 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 "Establishment of State Level Biotech Hub", project cost Rs.5.486 Crore implemented in 2010.
  • DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project on "Creation of Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) for the Promotion of Biology Teaching through Bioinformatics (BTBI) Scheme of BTISnet", project cost Rs.1.73 Crore implemented in 2006.
  • IBSD, Imphal sponsored project on "Study on persistence of Japanese Encephalitis in reservoir host, pig in JE endemic area of Odisha, Manipur and Assam", project cost Rs.26.73 Lakh implemented in 2017.
  • 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, GoI sponsored project on "Molecular Tying and Virulence Characteristics of Salmonella with Special Reference to Non-host-specific Serovars", project cost Rs.79.05 Lakh implemented in 2012.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Creation of an Online Repository of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Resources of North-East India (BABRONE)", project cost Rs.60 Lakh implemented in 2012.