Mr. Bhriganka Bharadwaj

Mr. Bhriganka Bharadwaj joined the university on 25th July 2010 as Lecturer, Microbiology. At present he is appointed as an Assistant Professor and Programme coordinator of the Department. He is pursuing his PhD from Assam down town University. During this tenure he has guided many students for their graduation  and Post graduation dissertation. He has attended and presented in more than 10 national and internationai conferences. He is actively involved in academics, research. extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the university.

Publications:                                                                                                        

1. Kakati, M. K., Sharma, R., Bharadwaj, B., Sarma, N. K., Das, B., & Dutta, R. (2020). A Systematic Overview on Some of the Traditionally Used Plants of Assam. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 10(3-s), 358-366.
2. Joy, F., Bharadwaj, B., & Mishra, J. (2023). Assessing Milk Production and Quality during Mastitis Caused by a Variety of Pathogens in Dairy Cows. Revista Electronica de Veterinaria, 24(2), 96-105.
3. Boro, S., Bharadwaj, B., Unni, B., Rai, A. K., & Bhattacharjee, M. (2023). Phytochemical Analysis and Identification of Bio-active compounds in Ethanolic leaf extract of Amaranthus spinosus. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 16(8), 3685-3690.
4. Chetia, R., Bharadwaj, B., Dey, R., & Chatterji, B. P. (2023). The Production of Xanthan from Brewer’s Spent Grain.
5. Chowdhury, A. P., Sharma, B. P., Bharadwaj, B., Das, L. R., & Bhuyan, M. P. (2019). Comparative studies on phytochemical components and curd probiotics against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella sp. in in vitro analysis. International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences-IJPBSTM, 9(2), 218-230.
6. Chowdhury, A. P., Singh, R. R., Bharadwaj, B., Bhuyana, M. P., & Jyoti, S. (2019). Qualitative Assessment on Isolated Tartar Forming Bacteria from Dental Caries by Pattern of Screening, Assembling and Antibiotic Sensitivity. Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science, 7(1), 140-157.
7. Chowdhury, A. P., Chowdhury, A., Bharadwaj, B., & Manchur, M. A. (2017). An applied research method on assembling milk spoilage bacteria from different milk samples. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 5(1), 41-50.
8. Chowdhury, A. P., Bharadwaj, B., & Bhuyan, M. P. Transitional Analysis of Pharmaceutical Probiotics and Probiotics from Fermented Food Products against Klebsiella sp. from Human Urine Samples.
9. Sarma, J., Bharadwaj, B., & Kalita, C. Isolation of Antibiotic Producing Bacteria from Soil Samples Collected from a Biodiversity Hotspot of North East India.
10. Chowdhurya, A. P., Singhb, R. R., Dasc, S., & Sangmad, C. (2018). Screening and Assembling of Tartar Forming Bacteria from Dental Plaque by Pattern of Antibiotic Sensitivity. Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research, 5(6), 35-53.
11. Sangita Boro, Bhriganka Bharadwaj, B.G. Unni (2016); Prickly Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus Linn.): a Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities; American Journal of Pharmtech research; 6(5); 81-92
12. Rahnam Berceroy Jyrwa, Sangita Boro, Bhriganka Bharadwaj (2017); Flemingia vestita- A review on the unexplored plant from the North East India; World journal of pharmaceutical and Life sciences; 3(1); 650-658
13. Jayashree Majumdar, Sangita Boro, Bhriganka Bharadwaj and Balagopalan Unni (2017); Phytochemical analysis and isolation of compounds from methanolic leaf extract of Amaranthus spinosus and its antimicrobial effect against Staphylococcus aureus; World journal of pharmaceutical and Life sciences; 3(7); 100-103
14. Lam Dorji Tamang, Sangita Boro*, Bhriganka Bharadwaj, Suraj Kumar Sharma (2021); GC- MS profiling and assessment of antioxidant and antibacterial properties of oil extracts of Sichuan pepper; International Journal of Botany Studies; 6 (5); 1292-1297
15. Bhriganka Bharadwaj1, Rahnam B Jyrwa3, Rahul Nayak1, Surjya Loying2, Sangita Boro1* (2021); Assessment of the antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity of Flemingia vestita root extract; International Journal of Botany Studies; 6 (6); 72-76
16. Pritishmita Rajguru1, Bhriganka Bharadwaj2, Sangita Boro2, Surjya loying4 Prasenjit Bhagawati3, Rahul Nayak2* (2021); Phytochemical and antioxidant activity of Agaricus bisporus and Pleurotus ostreatus and their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus; International Journal of Botany Studies; 6(6); 148-152
17. Sangita Boro, Bhriganka Bharadwaj, Minakshi Bhattacharjee2*, Balagopalan Unni3, Avdhesh Kumar Rai4 (2023); Phytochemical analysis and identification of bio-active compounds in ethanolic leaf extract of Amaranthus spinosus; Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology; 2023: 16(8); 3685-3690
18. Hazarika, Darshana, Bhriganka Bharadwaj, and Suresh Deka. "Isolation of Multiple Traits Plant Growth Promoting and Antifungal Endophytic Bacterial Strain from the Root-Knot of Abelmoschus esculentus (Lady’s finger) plant."

Conferences, Seminar, Workshops attended and presented

1. Organised and presented paper entitled “Jou: The traditional fermented beverage of the Bodo tribe: Process of preparation and scope for scientific intervention in the national seminar on “Recent breakthroughs in Science and technology (RBIST)” organized by Assam down town university and Assam science society on 30th of March 2024.
2. Presented paper on the topic “Jou : A traditional fermented beverage of Bodo tribe of Assam - A search for its scientific basis of fermentation and probable contamination” in the national conference on “Current Developments in Science and Technology, organized by Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam on April 6th 2023.
3. Presented poster on the topic “Bioactive compounds and their toxicity analysis from starter cake (Emao) of traditionally fermented beverage of Bodo tribe of Assam” in the international conference on “Challenges & Prospects of Bioresource Conservation in Eastern Himalaya- with special reference to UN- sustainable Development Goals” organized by department of Zoology, Gauhati university on May 3rd-4th; 2023.
4. Presented poster on the topic “Study on Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of Bacterial Secondary Infection in Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Unit” at the national conference on Recent advances and sustainability in Pharmaceutical research organized by Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical sciences in the year 2022.
5. Participated in the seminar “Recent Advances in Health Sciences” organised by AdtU sponsored by All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) held on 21st March 2015.
6. Oral presentation on “Secondary respiratory tract infection in Tuberculosis patients in selected areas of North East India” at 57th International annual Conference of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2016) Jointly organized by Gauhati University and Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati. (24th November – 27th November) 2016
7. Oral presentation on “Isolation and characterization of bacteria with antibacterial activity from soil samples of Rani reserve forest and their antibacterial activity against specific pathogenic bacteria” at “National Conference on Drug Discovery from Natural Products and their Traditional Uses- Organized by Department of Applied Biology, USTM, Meghalaya (23rd March – 24th March) 2018”.
8. Participated in the “National Conference on Translational Drug Discovery: Current Trends and Future Interventions (TDDCTFI)” on 10th – 11th November 2018 organized by Assam downtown University, Guwahati, Assam in association with SBC (India) North East Chapter, Jorhat Assam and TIC, Tocklai Assam.
9. Paper presentation on “Prevalence of secondary infections in diabetic patients and their pattern of antibiotic sensitivity testing in an urban hospital of Guwahati city” in the conference “Assam Microcon 2018” on 13th -15th September 2018 held at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (pg 59)
10. Paper presentation on “Comparative Studies on Phytochemical Components and Curd Probiotics against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in Invitro Analysis” at “Assam Botany Congress (ABC-01) and International Conference on Plant Science, 4-6 February, 2019” held at Gauhati University, Guwahati Assam.
11. Participated in the ADTU PHARMACON 2019 the National Seminar organized by Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, AdtU on the theme “Advancement in Healthcare Management: Traditional Knowledge to Contemporary Drug Technology” on 29th and 30th of March, 2019.
12. Participated in the workshop on Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research organised by AWSAR DST Program on July 2019.
13. Participated in Two days workshop on "Molecular Cloning: The Know How" conducted by Dr. KPC Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata in the year 2019.
14. Organised and presented paper in the National Conference on “Bio-exploration for Human Welfare- An Integrative Approach” on 8th – 9th November 2019 organized by Faculty of Science, Assam downtown University, Guwahati, Assam in association with IASST, Guwahati and SBC (India) North East Chapter, Jorhat Assam.
15. Presented a paper on the topic “Microbial Contamination on selected traditionally fermented alcoholic beverages from different tribes of Assam” at the 27th Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists held at Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam on 30th January 2020-1st January 2020.
16.  Preticipated and presented poster in the topic "Impact of Plant Extracts on Biofilm inhibition by   Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa" in the PHARMAGYANAV 2024: A National Conference on Convergence of Traditional Knowledge and Advanced Technology for Drug Discovery held on 20 - 21 December 2024 organised by Organized by: Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Collaboration with Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC), Guwahati

Externally funded projects:

Institutional Funded Projects:

Other Research Projects:

• Assessing bacterial diversity and nutritional profile of the culturally significant fermented fish cuisine, "Berma."
• Formulation of fish feed using biowastes: Transforming waste into wealth.
• Isolation of plant growth promoting bacterial endophyte from the root gall of Abelmoschus esculentus (Lady’s finger)plant
• Production of bioethanol from spent tea waste
• Investigating the phytoconstituents and antimicrobial synergy among Terminalia arjuna, Triphala, Curcuma longa, and Zingiber officinale against Staphylococcus aureus.
• Observational study on antagonistic action of pharmaceutical probiotics on Klebsiella spp. in urinary tract and gut health
• Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Portulaca orelaceae against S. aureus and E.coli
• Comparative study of methods used to detect the presence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• Qualitative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of leaves extract of Eupatorium odoratum against S. aureus and E. coli collected from the locality of Panikhaiti, Guwahati
• Screening and Assembling of tartar forming bacteria by their pattern of antibiotic sensitivity test.
• Invitro determination of bactericidal effect of Bryophyllum pinnatum and Oxalis corniculata on various etiological agents of UTI and renal infections.

Books and Book Chapter                                                                                                           

Faculty Development Programme Attended

 Extracurricular and Academic achievements                                                                                                           

• 4 times winner of the SN Baruah Inter college faculty level cricket tournament organized by Gauhati University.
• Organised University fest “Attitude” at Assam down town University as Convenor.
• Delivered multiple TV talks on Microbiology.
• 1st prize in a college-level paper presentation competition. Paper titled “Current developments in HIV/AIDS “
• Obtained several prizes in school and regional-level sports events (sports include volleyball, athletics, etc)
• Obtained several prizes in various cultural events at school and college level.