About Profile

Currently on study leave for pursuing MD in Pathology and associated with Microbiology and Immunology section of ICMR-RMRC N. E. Region. I am working on bacteriology with respect to human health and disease.

Area of Interest

Microbiology

Research Experience

1. IMCR workshop on Metagenomic analysis and anaerobic bacteriology for the identification of enteric pathogens, June 5 th - 8th, June 2023
2. Workshop on Outbreak Investigation from 1st to 4th February 2023 at ICMR-Hqrs
3. Inauguration “FoodNet-ICMR Foodborne Pathogen Surveillance System” at ICMR-RMRC Dibrugarh
4. Attended ICMR-Hands on Laboratory training Workshop on Foodborne Pathogen Survey in North east India at NICED Kolkata from 28/03/2022 to 30/04/2022
5. Assam Microcon: 2018 2nd Biennial Conference of IAMM-Assam Chapter from 13th to 15th September, Jorhat Assam. Presented a poster titled: “Study of interepidemic survival of Vibrio cholerae in outbreak prone areas of Assam”
6. Attended a seminar on “Current Challenges of antimicrobial Resistance and Potential Intervention by Bacteriophages”

Awards & Acheivements

Professional Experience

Publications

1. Devi U, Baruah PJ, Borah PK, Mahanta J, Dutta P. Report of diphtheria cases & surveillance among contacts in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Indian J Med Res. 2017; 145(6):847-848. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1814_15
2. Borkakoty B, Das M, Jakharia A, Bhattacharya C, Bora C, Baruah PJ, Biswas D. Hand, foot and mouth disease caused by Coxsackie viruses A6 and A16 in Assam, Northeast India: A need for surveillance. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2020;86(1):105. doi:10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL 576_17
3. Biswas D, Bhattacharyya D, Yadav K,Baruah PJ, Borkakoty BJ. (2019). Identification of a species of deer fly attacking human and live stocks in Assam, India. Entomon. 44. 237-240. Doi: 10.33307/entomon.v44i3.471.
4. Borkakoty B, Jakharia A, Sarmah MD, Hazarika R, Baruah PJ, Bora CJ, Temsu T, Gohain M, Devi U, Biswas D. Prevalence of campylobacter enteritis in children under 5 years hospitalised for diarrhoea in two cities of Northeast India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2020;38:32-36
5. Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Mandakini Das Sarmah, Tapan Majumdar, Chandra Kanta Bhattacharjee, Pranjal Jyoti Baruah, Dipanakar Biswas, Harpreet Kaur. Role of innate immune regulatory genes, FOXP3 and FOS in Chronic hepatitis B infection.

Projects

AS PI

1. Survelliance of Foodborne pathogens from North East India
2. Toxoplasma gondii: Seroprevalence, associated risk factor, genotyping and pregnancy outcome in tea tribe population of Assam
3. Antileishmanial properties of some selected medicinal plants of North East India; Screening, isolation and identification of active phytoconstituents
4. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and cytokine profiling of patients with different clinical manifestations of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Assam
5. Community based study of Cryptosporidium species among patients with diarrhea and in drinking and recreational water sources from two geographic regions in India and their molecular characterization

As Co-PI

1. Epidemiological typing of Burkholderia cepacia complex and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from septicaemic patients in North East India
2. Study the virulence and adhesions of uropathogenic Escherichia Coli (UPEC) isolates from pregnant women with urinary tract infection
3. Screening, awareness and counseling for prevention of sickle cell haemoglobinopathies among tea garden labour communities of Upper Assam
4. Prevalence and drivers of select zoonotic pathogens and use of antimicrobials in livestock farms in North-East region: A mixed methods study

Staff