General Informations

  • Join Date: 23/08/1996
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry
  • Office Email: ananta.m.baruah[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
1991
B. Sc.(Agril.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
1993
M. Sc. (Agril.)

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

 
 
 
 
 
2000
Ph. D.

Tocklai Experimental Station, Tea Research Association, Jorhat (Degree from AAU, Jorhat)

 
 
 
 
 
2019
Other Qualifications

Carleton Functional Proteomics Facility, Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
23-08-1996 - 16-10-2008
Assistant Professor

BN College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2008 - 30-06-2014
Associate Professor

Assam Agricultural University

 
 
 
 
 
01-07-2014 - Till date
Professor

Assam Agricultural University

Achievements
  • a) National Scholarship, 1986 b) Assam Agricultural University Merit Scholarship, Grade–I (1987–1991) c) Junior Fellowship of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, in Biochemistry (1991–1993). d) Research Fellowship of Trade & Industry Global Ltd. (1993) e) Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. (1994–1996) f) Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemist, 2010, in International conference on Role of Biomolecules in Food Security and Health improvement, The Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists, Feb. 17–20,2010, Varnasi, India. g) Visiting Professor, Tezpur University ( A Central University), Tezpur, Assam, h) Adjunct Faculty, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswabidyalaya (UBKB), (One Agricultural University), West Bengal. India i) Fellowship: NAHEP, ICAR, New Delhi, 2019, Training on Proteomics in the Carleton Functional Proteomics Facility, Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada Oct.15 to Sept.16, 2019 j) Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE -2017, Marina Labs, Research& Development, Chennai, Nerkundram, Chennai-600107 k) Venus International Research Award-2019- Distinguished Scientist (Biochemistry) l) The Dewang Mehta National Education Awards- “Best Professor in Biochemistry Studies” , 26 February, 2020 organized by the Business School Affairs & Dewang Mehta National Education Awards, India m) Member, Research Advisory Group (RAG), Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat, under Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFR) n) Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Intellectuals (JoI)
Membership
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Science, New Delhi
    Life Member
  • Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemist, IARI
    Life Member
  • Society for Biological Chemist, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
    Life Member
  • Assam Science Society
    Life Member
  • Biological Science Society of North East India, Jorhat
    Life Member
Projects
  • ICAR, New Delhi sponsored project on "Biochemical Characterization of Traditional Medicinal Plants used against Jaundice caused by Hepatitis virus", implemented in 2001.
  • ICAR, New Delhi sponsored project on "Sulphur Fertilization for Increased yield and quality of Rapeseed- Rice in Assam", implemented in 2001.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Biotech Intervention on Selected Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAP) of NER for their Effective Utilization", implemented in 2011.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "In Vitro and Ex Situ Conservation, Eco Restoration and Genetic Pro-filling for selection of Elite Genotypes of Threatened Medicinal Plants of North East India", implemented in 2012.
  • National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) Govt. of India sponsored project on "Occurrence of Major Pests and their Management in Selected Medicinal Plants, Impact of Pest Damage of the Active Fraction", implemented in 2014.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Management of low temperature and soil moisture deficit stress in banana grown in North Eastern India", implemented in 2018.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Genetic improvement of chickpea using gene technology for resistance to insect pests", implemented in 2011.
  • DBT, GoI, New Delhi sponsored project on "Phytochemical characterization and nutritional profiling of germplasm diversity of Citrus species existing in North East Region", project cost Rs.147.90640 Lakh implemented in 2021.
  • ICAR, New Delhi sponsored project on "Network Project, on Transgenics in Crops (NPTC), Sub Project: ICAR–NPTC-3088", project cost Rs.129.60 Lakh implemented in 2015.
  • DBT, GoI sponsored project on "Root-specific Reduction of Cytokinin to enhance Root Biomass and Seed Yield in Rapeseed (Brassica camprestris)", project cost Rs.68.22 Lakh implemented in 2013.