Ms. Vidya Borah

Ms. Vidya Borah

About

Specialization:
Cancer Research

Qualification

1996 B.Ed. Guwahati University second division
1978 M.Sc, Zoology, Cancer Reasearch Institute,Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai University(By Research)
1973 B.Sc. Zoology(Major), Chemistry(Minor) Karnataka Univeristy, First division, First position
1970 All India Higher Secondary Examination, KV, Hubli, Karnataka, First division, Five credits.

Personal Interest

Oil painting, Classical music and reading and gardening

Working Experience

Year Organization Position Responsibility
Feb, 2014 - Present AdtU Guest Fcaulty Teaching, academics
2008-2013 Heritage Public School, Guwahati Principal All activities related to the administration and academics of the school
2006-2008 Queen of the Missions School, Kolkata Sr. Biology teacher Academics and teaching
1994-2006 Assam Valley School, Balipara

Head of CurriculumAdministration

Head of ICSE and ISC

Head of Science

Housemistress

Head of Junior Red Cross

Head of Craft for Charity

Coordinating all the academic activities of the school.Looking after the board examinations.

Coordinatng the activities of all the science faculties.

Pastoral care of a girls Hostel, Subansiri.

Coordinating the actvities of students to work towards achieving the State Governor's Award.

Teaching craft to students during their cocurrcular time. Organising exhibitions for sale to help school for handicapped in Biswanath Chariali.

2004-2008 CISCE ISC Board Examiner, Biology Examining CISCE Board answer scripts
1991-1994 Dept of Physiology, Veterinary College, AAU, Guwahati Senior Resaerch Fellow, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, DoAE Lactation Failure in Cattle due to Tuberculosis and other diseases.

Research

  • Thesis: "Prognostic Aspects of Barr Body Frequency and correlation with Blood Vessel Invasion in Human Breast Cancer"
  • Reasearch papers: 1. Further studies on the prognostic aspects of Barr body frequency human breast cancer: with discussion on its probable mechanism.: Journal of Surgical Oncology vol.13, issue 1, 1980
  • Vidya Borah,Dr. P.N. Shah, S.N.Ghosh et al 
  • Barr body frequency in the human breast cancer tissue: A prospective study on its prognostic value and its correlation with specific estradiol receptors: European Journal of Cancer : R Seshadri, P.N. Shah, S. N. Ghosh and Vidya Borah 1977.
  • All aspects of tissue culture: Establishing lymhocyte cultures for chromosomal study in patients with breast cancer, Down's Syndrome, Turner's Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome. Tissue culture of  human breast cancer tissue.
  • Biochemical analysis of oestrogens from breast cancer patients.Various techniques in microbiology etc.
  • RIA and ELISA Tests for various estimations.
  • Histopathology of various tissues etc.

Awards & Achievements

  • Participated in  Environmental Education at ISC level 2006, Kolkata, Organised by CISCE
  • Participated in workshops in  Biology at ISC(class XII) Level,Kolakata CISCE, 2000, 2002 & 2004
  • Participated in workshops in Biology at ICSE(ClassX) Level, Kolkata, CISCE, 200, 2002
  • Participated in Examiners Coordination Meetings, CISCE Kolkata 2004-2008
  • Attended  Eno Ecological Conference  in Finland, Switzerland and Netherlands in June, 2002
  • NSC Acquaintance Programme, 2001 Dept of Physics, Tezpur University,2001
  •  Awarded Teacher Fellowship at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research for a period of four months in 1999.
  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship of BRNS DoAE: AAU, Guwahati: 1991_1994
  • Dr.James Ewing Fellow for the tenure of the research work from 1974-1978(Fellowship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai)