MSc (Gauhati) PhD (NEHU)
Animal Physiology and Biochemistry
Department of Zoology
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Phone: 9864827589
Email: manasdasne[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
NAME: Dr. MANAS DAS
DOB:28/09/1081
Corresponding Adress: Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014
Phone No: +919864827589
E-mail: manasdasne@gmail.com, manasdasne@gauhati.ac.in
Designation: Assistant Professor
Organization: Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati
Specialization: Animal Physiology and Biochemistry
Date of Appointment to present Position: 01/12/2014
Total Experience in University: 3 years and 4 months
NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL:
GQ860954 Sha, N., Das, M, Biswas Das, K Heteropneustes fossilis Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase m RNA liver, partial cds 315 bp
GU131155 Saha, N., Das, M., Biswas Das, K Heteropneustes fossilis Glucose-6-phosphatase mRNA liver partial cds 565 bp.
GU 2382681 Saha, N., Das, M, Biswas Das, K Clarias garipineus Glucose-6-phosphatase mRNa liver partial cds 585 bp.
GU266770 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Banerjee, B. and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis neuronal nitric oxide synthease in liver partial cds 612 bp
GU322465 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Bnerjee, B and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis NOS2 in liver partial cds 540 bp
GU253692 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Banerjee, B and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis endothelial nitric oxide synthetase in liver partial cds 395 bp.
1. Manas Das, Bodhisattwa Banerjee, Mahua G Choudhury, Nirmalendu Saha (2013).
Environmental hypertonicity causes induction of gluconeogenesis in the Air breathing
Singhi Catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. PLOS ONE 8: 12. (I.F 3.42)
2. Nirmalendu Saha, Lucy M Jyrwa, Manas Das, Kuheli Biswas (2011). Influences of
increased environmental water salinity on gluconeogenesis in the air breathing catfish
Clarias Barachus. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 37: 681-692. (I.F 1.72)
3. Manas Das, S Bhatttacharjee and N Nath (2015) Sublethal toxic effect of cadmiumheavy
metals in situ exposure of fresh water mud eel Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton 1822).
Tropical Zoology 5: 75-85
4. Manas Das, S Rahman and B.C Koch (2015) In situ effect of copper heavy metals
toxicity in fresh water mud eel Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton 1822). Tropical Zoology 5:
136-149
5. Manas Das, Khushnuma Ahmed, Nitul Ali, Anuradha Kalita and Leena Das
(2017). Toxicological responses of the freshwater fish Channa punctatus on exposure to
Nickel. BIOSCAN 12 (3): 1531-1536.
6. Priyambada Chutia and Manas Das (2018) Aquaporins: Structure and Physiology in Fish
Journal of Bioresources 5(1): 1-17
7. Manas Das, Khusnuma Ahmed, Anuradha Kalita, Leena Das, Pritimoni Das (2018)
Studies on toxicological responses of the herbicide Paraquat dichloride on Monopterus
cuchia (Hamilton). International Journal of Bioscience 12(5): 118-134
8. Amilee Konwar, Manas Das, Debjani Dey, Priyambada Chutia (2018). Effect of altered
pH on antioxidant defence system of Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) in ex-situ
modulated environment pH condition. Journal of Bioresources 5(1): 56-64.
9. Archana Saikia, Manas Das, Queen Saikia (2018). Hepato-protective potential of the
methanolic extract of Colocasia esculenta on iron overload induced mice. Medicinal
plants: International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries 10(3): 243-251.
10. Leena Das, Manas Das, Anuradha Kalita (2018). Toxic Effect of Glyphosate Based
Herbicide on Antioxidant defense system and Heat Shock Protein 70 expression in
Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton). Applied Biological Research 20(3): 278-290.
11. Panchamita Basumatary, Manas Das, Pranjan Barman and Manisha Choudhury (2018)
Molecular docking study of 2, 3-Dimethylmaleic Anhydride (3, 4-Dimethyl-2, 5-
Furandione) as anti- inflammatory agent. Trends in Bioinformatics 11 (2): 56-63
12. Quin Saikia, Manas Das and Archna Saikia (2019) Hepatoprotective Role of
Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees as a Potential Iron Chelating Drug. International Journal
of Pharmacology, Phytochemistry and Ethnomedicine 12: 12-22.
13. Anuradha Kalita and Manas Das (2020) Expression of stress response genesin mud-
dwelling stinging cat fish Heteropneustes fossilis during exposure to a drying mud-bed.
Centre for Advancement of Applied Sciences 2: 174-183
14. Priyambada Chutia, Manas Das and Daisy Brahma (2020) Effect of altered pH on
the transcription of aquaporins in stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis. Journal of
Bioresources 7(1): 28-36
15. Tanushree Purkayastha, Deepshikha Keot and Manas Das (2020) Stress induced
transcriptional activation of hif-1α and hsp-70 genes in air-breathing Singhi Catfish,
Heteropneustes fossilis. Journal of Bioresources 7(2): 41-48.
16. Pritimoni Das, Manas Das, Anuradha Kalita, Priyambada Chutia (2020) Studies on
toxicological Effect of the herbicide paraquat dichloride on the air breathing singhi
catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). Proceedings of the Zoological Society 73(4): 406-
417 (I.F. 0.68)
17. Manas Das and Aashis Dutta (2020) Expression patterns of different isoforms of
aquaporins in isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction model in rat treated with
Terminalia arjuna bark extract. Medicinal plants: International Journal of
Phytomedicines and Related Industries 12 (2): 265-274 (I.F. 0.136)
18. Pritimoni Das, Manas Das, Sankranti Devi (2021) UV-B radiation response on inducible
Nitric Oxide Synthase and antioxidant defense system in Heteropneustes fossilis.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society 74: 280–293 (I.F. 0.68)
19. Bhabajyoti Das, Manas Das, Anuradha Kalita, Momita Rani Baro (2021) The role of Wnt
pathway in obesity induced inflammation and diabetes: a review. Journal of Diabetes &
Metabolic Disorders 20: 1871–1882 (I.F 2.8)
20. Aashis Dutta, Swarnali Dutta, Manas Das (2021) Ameliorative Effect of Boerhavia Diffusa
in Adenine-induced CKD Rat and association of aquaporin Transcript. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 91: 789–797 (I.F
1.21)
21. Anuradha Kalita, Manas Das, Momita Rani Baro and Bhabajyoti Das (2021) Exploring the
role of Aquaporins (AQPs) in LPS induced systematic inflammation and the ameliorative
effect of garcina in male wistar rat. Inflammopharmacology 29(3): 801-823 (I.F. 5.8)
22. Anuradha Kalita, Manas Das, Bhabajyoti Das and Momita Rani Baro (2022). Molecular
docking prediction and in vitro studies elucidate anti-inflammatory effect of Garcinia
extract against inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 targets. Beni-Suef
University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 11: 32
23. Anuradha Kalita, Manas Das (2022). Aquaporins as therapeutic targets of inflammation.
Journal of Bioresearch 11(1): 1-17.
24. Manisha Choudhury, Dolly Sharma, Manas Das and Karabi Dutta (2022). Molecular
docking studies of natural and synthetic compounds against human secretory PLA2 in
therapeutic intervention of inflammatory diseases and analysis of their pharmacokinetic
properties. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics 59(1): 33-38.
25. Aashis Dutta and Manas Das (2022) .Review on the Potential Role of Boerhavia diffusa
as a Medicinal Plant. Advances in Medicinal Plant Sciences (Integrated Publication).
ISBN No.: 978-93-93502-28-5.
26. Aashis Dutta and Manas Das (2022). Deciphering the Role of Aquaporins in Metabolic
Diseases: A Mini Review. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 364(2): 148-162.
(I.F. 3.1)
27. Priyambada Chutia, Nirmalendu Saha, Manas Das and Lalit Mohan Goswami (2022).
Differential expression of aquaporin genes and the influence of environmental
hypertonicity on their expression in juveniles of air-breathing stinging catfish
(Heteropneustes fossilis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular
& Integrative Physiology 274: 111314. (I.F. 2.3)
28. Priyambada Chutia, Manas Das, Nabajyoti Goswami, Manisha Choudhury, Nirmalendu
Saha and Kishore Sarma (2023). Deciphering the role of aquaporin 1 in the adaptation of
the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis to environmental hypertonicity by molecular
dynamics simulation studies. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 41(6):
2075-2089. (I.F. 4.4)
29. Momita Rani Baro, Manas Das, Anuradha Kalita, Bhabajyoti Das and Kishore Sarma.
(2023). Exploring the anti-inflammatory potential of Colocasia esculenta root extract in
in-vitro and in- vivo models of inflammation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 303:
116021 (I.F 5.4).
30. Priyambada Chutia, Manas Das and Nirmalendu Saha (2023) Transcriptome analysis of
gills reveals novel insights into the molecular response of stinging catfish (Heteropneustes
fossilis) to environmental hypertonicity. Gene 851: 147044 (I.F. 3.5)
31.Manas Das and Amrit Pegu. An Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants Used By Mising Tribe Of The Gohpur Sub-Division Of Biswanath District, Assam .Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, ISSN: 2146-8397 Vol. 14, No. 2, 2023 (pp. 233-250)
32. Anuradha Kalita and Manas Das. Aquaporins (AQPs) as a marker in the physiology of inflammation and its interaction studies with garcinol. Inflammopharmacology. Volume 32, pages 1575–1592, (2024)
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PROJECT DETAILS
1. FJ409641.1 Saha, N., Biswas, Das K., Das M., and Keshan, B Heteropneustes fossilis beta actin mRNA liver, partial cds 216 bp
2. FJ594279 Saha, N., Das, M Bisws Das, and Keshan, B Heteropneustes fossilis PEPCK mRNA liver, partial cds 216 bp
3. GQ860954 Sha, N., Das, M, Biswas Das, K Heteropneustes fossilis Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase m RNA liver, partial cds 315 bp
4. GU131155 Saha, N., Das, M., Biswas Das, K Heteropneustes fossilis Glucose-6-phosphatase mRNA liver partial cds 565 bp.
5. GU 2382681 Saha, N., Das, M, Biswas Das, K Clarias garipineus Glucose-6-phosphatase mRNa liver partial cds 585 bp.
6. GU266770 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Banerjee, B. and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis neuronal nitric oxide synthease in liver partial cds 612 bp
7. GU322465 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Bnerjee, B and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis NOS2 in liver partial cds 540 bp
8. GU253692 Saha, N., Gupta Choudhury, M., Banerjee, B and Das, M Heteropneustes fossilis endothelial nitric oxide synthetase in liver partial cds 395 bp.
• DST EARLY CARRIER RESEARCH AWARD IN 2017
• Best employee Award in Forensic Science Laboratory, Assam Kahilipara in 2009
• Best oral presenter in 4th International Conference on Environmental and Ecolo gy, Gauhati University, Guwahati 12th-14th, February, 2018
· Training course on Medical Imaging and Drug Discovery Supported By DBT, Heldon ACTREC MUMBAI, 14th -18thjanuary 2019
· Participated in Author Workshop organized by Springer Nature and HRDC Gauhati University on 5th April 2019
· Participated in the National Workshop on GLPai NIPER, Guwahati on 20thMay 2019
· Training course on Gene Cloning, Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Supported By DBT, Held on ACTREC MUMBAI, 18th-29th December 2017
· National Workshop on Translational research on Natural Products for therapeutics Uses: NorthEast Chapter, IAAST, Guwahati, Assam, 21st November, 2017.
· Training program on Confocal Laser Microscopy and its Application, Hewld on Guwahati Biotech Park, 2nd and 3rd November, 2017
· Workshop on Biomolecular Interaction and dynamics, BIF, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, 3rd-6th January, 2017.
· Orientation Programme organized by UGC HRDC Gauhati University, 19th-15th February, 2017
· Application of Bioinformatics in Sequence Analysis, Phylogenetics and Protein Homology Modelling organized by BIF, Gauhati University, Department of Zoology, 10th-12th March, 2017
· Training on Basic Techniques in the field of Animal Cell culture at Bose Institute Molecular Medicine Laboratory, 16th-29thJul;y, 2016
· Training Program on Homology modelling, protein ligand interaction and Docking organized by BIF, Gauhati University, 14th -16th February 2016
· Training program on Homology modelling, protein ligand interaction and Docking organized by BIF, AAU Assam, 28th -31stJanuary 2016
· Training and Workshop on30th AW and 50th International water Bird census and identification, organized by Centre for Animal Ecology and Wildlife Biology, Gauhati University, 18th-24th January, 2016
· National Symposium on IPR in innovation and Enterpreneuship organised by IIT, Guwahati, 16th March 2015
· 7 day Workshop cum Hands on training program in the technique of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology organized by Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, 7th July-13th July, 2015
· Workshop on Advances in Cancer research, DBT Centre B.BooroahCancer Research Institute and Cancer research Foundation, 10th September 2015
· Delivered a Invited talk on GSES 2019 64th Annual Technical session of Assam Science Society held on 28-29th June, 2019 at Cotton University.
· XXIX BTISNet Annual Coordinator Meeting, held at MS University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Naidu, 3rd and 4th February, 2018.
· Participated as a resources person in Field conservation Biology and global health organized by Gibbon Conservation center, Gibbon wildlife sanctuary from 10th -14th December 2018.
· ParticipatedasaresourcespersoninGaramyaMelaorganizedbyAssamScienceSociety and RMSA Nagaon on 9th and 10th August 2018 at Purinigudam High School.
· Delivered a talk as an invited speaker on National conference on Bioresources for sustaining life and livilihoods in North east India at Nowgaon College from 4thn and 5th October 2018
· Participated orientation program on Assam Biodiversity portal organized by ATREE on May 16th, 2018
· National Workshop on Translational Research on Natural products for therapeutic uses: North East Chapter, held on IAAST, Guwahati, Assam, 21st November, 2017
· 62nd Annual Technical session cum National Seminar on Science and Technology Human Welfare, 27th February, 2017
· 9th Nebinet Coordinator Annual Meeting held on Tezpur University, 17th-19th January2017.
· National Seminar on Integrated Approach in Zoological research and Biennial conference of Zoological Society of Assam, held on Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Assam From 30th and 31st March 2017.
· National Seminar on New Horizon in Zoological Research with special reference to aquaculture and Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati-14 from 14th and 15th March, 2016.
· Participated as a Co-Chairperson in Assam Botany Congress and International conference on Plant science organized by Botanical Society Assam, ASTEC, Department of Botany, Gauhati University held on 4-6 February 2019
· Participated in the 4th International Conference on Environment and Ecology, held on Gauhati University, Guwahati, 12th-14thFebruary, 2018.
· International Congress on Molecular Signaling held on NEHU, Organized by Cell Signaling Society and Department of Zoology, NEHU, 20-22nd November, 2015.
1. Zoo-1064 Biochemistry (Theory)
2. Zoo-1072 Biochemistry (Practical)
3. Zoo-2024 Endocrinology (Theory)
4. Zoo-2044 Biotechnology and Animal Cell culture (Theory)
5. Zoo-2082 Biotechnology (Practical)
6. Zoo-3054 Reproductivorted bye Biology (Theory)
7. Zoo-3082 Reproductive Biology (Practical)
8. Zoo-4014 Biochemistry and Proteomics (Theory)
9. Zoo-4024 Enzymology and Recombinant technology (Theory)
10. Zoo-4054 Immunogy (Theory)
11. Zoo-4072 Biochemistry, reproductive biology, Enzymology and Immunology (Practical)
1. Co-coordinator, Bioinformatic facility, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Supported by DBT GOI
2. Co-Coordinator, Biotech Hub, Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Supported by DBT, GOI