Awards and Honours

SLAwardsYear
1Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) cash prize recipient for securing first class first position in B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons.) Examination1990
2Qualified the UGC-CSIR NETfor Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility for lectureship in Life Sciences in Colleges and Universities of India1991
3B. H.U. Gold Medal for securing first class first position in M. Sc examination1992
4Certificate of Honor awarded by the Association of Medical Biochemists of India1995
5Young Scientist Gold Medal awarded by Zoological Society of India1995
6Young Scientist Gold Medalawarded by Physiological Society of India1997
7Young Scientist Award recipient in Medical and Veterinary Sciences section of Indian Science Congress Association1999
8BOYSCAST Fellowship (2002-2003) from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for advance research and training at USA2001
9International Travel Award from the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for presenting papers in an International conference at Seville, Spain2007
10Sectional Chairman, International CME & Conference on Snakes, Venom and Snakebite, Angamaly, Kerala2008
11Best Research Worker Award of Tezpur University2008
12Sectional Chairman, 54th Technical Meeting of Assam Science Society, Tezpur University2009
13Sectional Chairman, International Symposium on Environmental Pollution, Ecology and Human Health, S.V. University, Tirupati2009
14Co-Chairman, National Symposium on “Recent advances in snake venom research and snakebite therapy: national and International Perspectives”, Tezpur University2009
15Executive Committee Member, DBT Nodal Cell for Medical Colleges and Biomedical Research Institute of NE India, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2010
16Dr. J. N. Baruah Memorial Science Award, 2010 in Biological Sciences by Assam Science Society, India2010
17Co-Chairman, National Conference on “Animal, Microbial, and Plant Toxins & Snakebite Management” held at IICB, Kolkata and KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata2010
18Sectional Committee Member (2011-2012), New Biology section, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata2010
19DBT-CREST (Cutting Edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training) Award 2010-11from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for advance training in the field of proteomics and drug discovery at UNC, USA2011
20Member, Star College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2011-2014)2011
21Sectional Co-Chairman and Member of the Scientific Organization committee 17th World Congress on Venoms and Toxins organized by International Society on Toxinology, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA2012
22Unit of Excellence Award (2013) in NER of India by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2013
23Session Co-Chairman, Society of Biological Chemists (India) meeting of NE chapter, February 22, 2014 at North-East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR), Jorhat2014
24National Bioscience Award for career Development-2013 by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2014
25Sreenivasaya Memorial Award-2014for outstanding contribution inBiochemistry and allied sciences by the Society of Biological Chemists (India), held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, December, 20142014
26Cama Memorial Travel Grant for presenting a paper in the 18th World Congress of International Society on Toxinology, Oxford, UK from Society of Biological Chemists (India), Bangalore2015
27“International Travel Grant” for presenting a paper in the 18th World Congress of International Society on Toxinology, Oxford, UK awarded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2015
28Sectional Co-Chairman, TSICO2015, 5th National Conference of Toxinological Society of India, organized by Little Flower Hospital, Cochin2015
29Sectional Chairman, Recent Developments in Medical Biotechnology and Structure Based Drug Designing [RDMBSBDD-2015] organized by IIT, Guwahati2015
30Sectional Committee Member, Medical (including Physiology) Section, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (2016-2017)2016
31Chairman, National seminar on “Snake Venom Research and Snakebite Therapy: National and International Perspectives (SnakSymp2016)”, 22 to 24 November, 2016, Tezpur University.2016
32Sectional Co-Chairman, New Biology Section, 104th Indian Science Congress, S. V. University, Tirupati, 3-7 January, 20172017
33Sectional Committee Member, New Biology Section, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (2017-2018)2017
34Awarded “Doctor of Science (D. Sc.)” in Biotechnology by Calcutta University2017
35Certificate of Appreciation by Tezpur University in recognition and appreciation of academic achievements.2018
36Received “Visitor’s Award for Research in Basic and Applied Sceinces-2018” from honorable President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan on 2 May, 20182018
37Awarded “Tata Innovation Fellowship (2017-18)” by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2018
38Elected Fellow Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)”, United Kingdom.2018
39INSA Teachers Award-2018 from Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi2018
40Received “Indian Council of Medical Research Prize for Biomedical Research Conducted in Underdeveloped Areas” (Prize for the year 2017) from ICMR, New Delhi2018
41Professor Sohail Ahmad Award-2018 from Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences, Lucknowfor outstanding research contribution in the field of Biomedical Sciences (basic research)2018
42Expert Member, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India -NER Technical Expert Committee in the area of Knowledge Generation and Discovery Research, New Tools, and Techniques2018
43Nominated and sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India for participation in three weeks programme on the “Leadership-for-Academicians Programme (LEAP)”.2019
44National Task Force Expert Member “ICMR-National Task Force for Research on Snake Bite in India”, Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India2019
45Nominated Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India2019
46Expert Member, National Advisory Committee on Snakebite Envenoming, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India2019
47Core Member, Expert committee of DST-FIST program of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India.2020
48Expert Member, World Health Organization2021
49Outstanding Professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, The Academy of Scientific and innovative Research (AcSlR)2021
50Member of Senate, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Assam.2021
51Editorial Board Member, Toxicon and Toxicon-X (Elsevier journals) published by International Society of Toxinology.2021
52Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore2022
53SFE-ZANDU Award – 2022 by Society for Ethnopharmacology, Kolkata, India2022