
Dr. Binita Basnet Baruah
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. : AIIMS, New DelhiResearch Interests:
Proteomics, Reproductive Biology, Molecular Biology, Andrology and EndocrinologyDate of Joining : Sep 15, 2023
Phone: 9871650266
Email: binita.baruah@cottonuniversity.ac.in
Teaching
Assistant Professor, 09/2023 till date
Department of Zoology, Cotton University – GUWAHATI
- Collaboration with faculty and staff to develop and implement comprehensive educational plans tailored to enhance student learning and engagement.
- Serving as Coordinator and Convenor in various University committees, facilitating effective communication and collaboration among members to achieve institutional goals.
- Creating a detailed and personalized learning strategies for students requiring additional support, utilizing assessments, assignments, and feedback.
- Guiding students individually and in groups through dissertations and projects, focusing on various aspects of Zoology and related fields.
- Assessment of students’ grasp of course material through examinations, paper setting scrutinzing, and practical evaluations.
- Organized and led workshops on museum collection, care, and management, field trip to student for fostering a deeper understanding of ethnobiology,sustainable practices and seribiology.
- Contributing to research initiatives in reproductive biology, bioenzyme and entomophagy, with a particular focus on the biodiversity of North-East India
Guest Faculty Member, 07/2018 to 06/2019
GUIST, Gauhati University – GUWAHATI
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Instructed students individually and in groups on for dissertations and projects in Biotechnology subjects.
- Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and in-depth essay writing.
Faculty Member LifeSciences, 01/2018 to 01/2019
Wilkins Coaching Centre – GUWAHATI
- Teaching Life sciences to students appearing for NET/ SLET & GATE.
Experience
Co-Founder, 08/2019 to 07/2023
Mergen BioLogics – GUWAHATI, India.
- Academic consultancy, training of students in Life Sciences and overall co-ordination of the hands-on Lifesciences projects and workshops.
- Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies.
Research Coordinator, 01/2018 to 08/2020
IVF unit & Fertility Centre, downtown Hospital, Guwahati – GUWAHATI, India
- Coordinated protocol development, course module preparation and materials purchasing for planned studies.
- Prepared documents, reports and presentations detailing results and conclusions.
- Collected data and followed research protocols, operations manuals and case report form requirements.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Guest Faculty Member, 07/2018 to 06/2019
GUIST, Gauhati University – GUWAHATI, India
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Instructed students individually and in groups on for dissertations and projects in Biotechnology subjects.
- Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and in-depth essay writing.
Faculty Member LifeSciences, 01/2018 to 01/2019
Wilkins Coaching Centre – GUWAHATI, India
- Teaching Life sciences to students appearing for NET/ SLET & GATE.
Research Co-ordinator, 06/2014 to 10/2014
Sultan Qaboos University – Muscat, Oman
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure the awareness among masses regarding the Breast Cancer.
- Created plans and communicated with different governates of Oman for conducting the study to ensure projects were completed on time.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
Senior Research Fellow, 08/2010 to 01/2014
ICMR, Delhi – New Delhi, India
- Followed best practices and scientific protocol to carry out the project based on " Development of 2D electrophoretic system for the functional evaluation of seminal proteins: A case study of the proteolytic enzymes"
- Designed and carried out laboratory experiments alongwith supervising BTech '& MTech students for their dissertations.
- Organized workshops and Conferences in the institutes.
Junior Research Fellow, 01/2008 to 03/2009
Hindustan Latex Limited, Gurgaon – New Delhi, India
- Maintained confidentiality to protect data quality and project research based "Testing of pregnancy kits produced by HLL".
- Supported and supervised students for their projects and dissertation for potential research by providing data and writing reports on completed projects.
Research Projects
Research Co-ordinator, 06/2014 to 10/2014
Sultan Qaboos University – Muscat, Oman
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure the awareness among masses regarding the Breast Cancer.
- Created plans and communicated with different governates of Oman for conducting the study to ensure projects were completed on time.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
Senior Research Fellow, 08/2010 to 07/2014
ICMR, Delhi – New Delhi, India
- Followed best practices and scientific protocol to carry out the project based on " Development of 2D electrophoretic system for the functional evaluation of seminal proteins: A case study of the proteolytic enzymes".
- Designed and carried out laboratory experiments alongwith supervising BTech '& MTech students for their dissertations.
- Organized workshops and Conferences in the institutes.
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Junior Research Fellow, 01/2008 to 03/2009
Hindustan Latex Limited, Gurgaon – New Delhi, India
- Maintained confidentiality to protect data quality and project research based "Testing of pregnancy kits produced by HLL".
- Supported and supervised students for their projects and dissertation for potential research by providing data and writing reports on completed projects.
Research paper publications till 2021
- Naorem AS, Baruah BB, Hazarika AH. The Zoological Heritage of Cotton University. AALEKH published by Directorate of Museums, Governement of Assam. Volume III, Issue 6, 66-71, 2024. ISBN: 978-81-970300-2-4.
- Kalita U, Dey AK, Goswami PS, Hazarika AH, Chetri S, Baruah BB, Das J. Synergizing Ecology and Economy: Developing a Novel Ecology-Economy Index for Sustainability Analysis of the Bharalu River, India. Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 1010 - 1022, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2023.110612
- Baruah BB, Kola S, Lokesh AR, Chaturvedi P, Srinivasan A Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of Protein Expression in the Caput and Cauda region of the Epididymis of the Rat. Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ), April-June 2021, Volume 5, Issue 2, 203-216. DOI: 10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_61_21.
- Baruah BB. Male Infertility: A Review on Spermatozoa Proteomics and Diagnostic Biomarkers. International journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Vol. 12, Issue 12, December 2021, 6245-6252. DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.12(12).6245-52
- Rana RT, Basnet B, Chaturvedi P K, NagT C, Srinivas V , Yadav S and Srinivasan A. Identification of the glycolytic pathway enzymes as potential biomarkers of male infertility. Global Proteomics Conference October 25-26, 2017 Dubai, UAE, Proceeding published in Biochemistry & Molecular biology Journal (Scientific Abstracts) DOI: 10.21767/2471-8084-C1-005. (ISSN: 2471-8084).
- Pokhariyal R, Basnet B, Gupta AK, Sehrawat U, Hariprasad G (2014) Effect of lipid on gel based electrophoretic proteomic experiments. Journal of Proteins and Proteomics 5(2): 121-124. (ISSN: 2524-4663).
Conference Proceedings till 2021
Baruah BB, Kola S, Lokesh AR, Chaturvedi P, Srinivasan A Differential expression of proteins from human sperm head and its relation to infertility. Proceedings published at World Congress of Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh, 2nd-4thSept,2014(PCS2014/0000582). Reproduction Abstracts (2014) 1 P243; (ISSN 2052-1472).
Basnet B, Kola S, Rukmangadachar LA, Hariprasad G, Chaturvedi PK, Yadav S and Srinivasan A (2013) Human Sperm Tail proteomics and Sperm Motility. Proceedings published at International Conference of Repromics-Omics in Reproduction and Development (Repromics-2013) and the 23rd Annual meeting of the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction & Fertility (ISSRF-2013) organized by Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Poster NO. D-37.
Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)
- Lata Rani, Binita Basnet, Anand Kumar (2011) Mercury toxicity in: Nriagu JO (ed), Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 3: 705-712. ISBN 978-0-444-52272-6 (Book Chapter).
Awards
- Token of appreciation from the Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University for being selected as the only student from Assam in the Summer Schoolm Programme held at Biological Science and Bio Engineering (BSBE), IIT Kanpur from 10th – 24th Jun'07.
- Gold Medalist in Master of Sciences (Zoology)- 2007
- Governor's Award for the contribution to the society through Junior Red Cross- 1999.
Patents
Filed (Under process)
Other Information
Paper Presented:
- Poster Presentation at International Conference on “REPROMICS-OMICS in Reproduction and the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for the study of Reproduction & Fertility” held at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Kerala from 7th-9th Feb, 2013.
- Paper Presentation at Symposium of Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on Reproductive Health held at AIIMS, New Dehi on 20th July, 2013.
- Paper Presentation at International Symposium on “Cross-talks/ Conversation on Human Reproduction, Fertility & Sexuality: Evolution & Science, Philosophy, Art, Myths & Literature” held at AIIMS, New Delhi from 12th-14th Feb, 2011.
- Poster Presentation at International Conference on Molecular & Clinical aspects of Gonadal and Non-Gonadal Action of Gonadotropins held at AIIMS, New Delhi from 7th-9th Feb, 2008.
- Poster Presentation at RGCON 2010 held at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, from 26th-28th March, 2010.
- Represented Assam Team in “22nd National Confluence of Speech and Hearing-Impaired Children for Skill Development” for conducting Bioenzyme Hands-on Training on 28th September, 2023.
Membership :
- Life membership of Assam Science Society, Assam
- Life membership of Zoological Society of Assam, Assam
- Life Member at Network of Young Researchers in Andrology
- Member of Bio-enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy, India.
- Invited Member of Board of Studies for Biotechnology and Zoology at Assam Downtown University, 2022-2023.