PhD from CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat
Experience
Research experience: 10 years
Teaching experience: 4 years
UG/PG dissertation/project: 100+
Worked at
Junior Research Fellow at CSIR-NEIST (RRL), Jorhat: Three months (21-11-2014 to 31- 03-2015) working experience on carbon sequestration.
Research scholar at CSIR-NEIST (RRL), Jorhat: Two years of working experience in Biomass/Bio-energy production from microalgae.
Working Experience in In-situ bioremediation technology in crude oil contaminated areas of Assam, India at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.
Working Experience in waste-water treatment using integrated biotechnological interventions as CSIR-SRF.
Working experience in In-vitro propagation of In silico analysis of the inhibitory effects of the compounds belonging to Citrus spp. against Shigella flexneri and in vitro propagation of Citrus reticulata and Citrus medica (M.Sc. Dissertation).
Working experience on silver nanoparticle synthesis from Eleagnus latifolia leaf extract (B.Sc. dissertation).
Career Highlights & Awards:
National Fellowship: CSIR-SRF (Direct)
Research Interest
Microbiology/Industrial Biotechnology
Prestigious Award
MBSI Young Teacher 2024 by the Microbiologist Society of India.
Regional Coordinator
Microbiologist Society of India
Prestigious Membership
Life member of the Microbiologist Society of India;
Member of Microbiology Society, UK;
Contributing member of the American Society for Microbiology;
Affiliated Member of British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Member of European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)
Expertise
Bioremediation
Microbial waste valorization
Microbial enzymes
Antimicrobial activities
Bioinformatics analysis (BLAST, FASTA, sequence alignment and editing, Molecular docking/ drug designing, Protein/Enzyme sequence analysis, and structure prediction)
Instrumentation (Spectrophotometer, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS, XRD sample preparation and data analysis, Light and Fluorescence microscope etc.
Peer Review
Reviewer of the Journal Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IF 2.9)
Reviewer of the Journal Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (IF: 2)
Reviewer of the Journal Clean-Soil Air Water (IF 1.5) etc.
Publication and Books
Publication and Books
Goswami, K., DekaBoruah, H.P, Saikia, R. (2022) Purification and characterization of cellulase enzyme produced by Novosphingobium Cm1 and its waste hydrolysis efficiency and biostoning potential. J. Appl. Microbiol. 132, 1-11. (IF: 4.059)
Goswami, , DekaBoruah, H.P, Saikia, R. (2021) Production of cellulase by Novosphingobium sp. Cm1 and its potential application in lignocellulosic waste hydrolysis. Prep. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2021, 1-12. (IF: 3.1)
Sehgal, A., Goswami, K., Pal, M., Chikkaputtaiah, C., Chetia, P., Boruah, H.P.D. (2019) Morpho-taxonomic, genetic, and biochemical characterization of freshwater microalgae as potential biodiesel 3 Biotech. 9, 1-17. (IF 2.89)
Phanjom, P., Sultana, A., Sarma, H., Ramchiary, J., Goswami, K., Baishya, P. (2012) Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Elaeagnus latifolia leaf Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 7,1117-1123. (IF 0.87)
Kongkana, , Anisha, S., Jiumoni, L., Dipankar, N., Binoy, K. S., et al. (2020) Remediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Pit Water Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Adv Biotech & Micro.15, 555922. (IF 1).
JyotshnaSaikia (Student, KU), Kongkana Goswami (supervisor, KU) and Sangeeta Das (supervisor, Bahona college). Detection of phytochemical content and study of antibacterial activity of the leaf extract of Terminalia chebula, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. and Cinnamomum tamala against Escherichia coli and Enteric bacteria isolated from street food' has been published in the annual journal 'The Watchword' volumn IX, published by Assam college teacher’s association, Jorhat zone, 2022. ISSN: 2321-189X.
Research article “In-vitro propagation of two beneficial citrus species” in state level conference on Prospect of Applied EthnoBotany in North-Eastern region of India. ISBN 978-81-202-8805-8, 2018.
Goswami, K., Maisnam Chanu, R., Hussain, J.R., Dutta, N., Das, V. (2024) Bioremediation: A green approach to environmental cleanup. Fundamental Frontiers: Expanding core sciences. Unika Prakashan (ISBN- 978-93-91883-59-1).
Goswami, K., Kalita, D., Patar, M., Saikia, L., Nath, U. (2024) Viral Infections: An Overview of Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options. Fundamental Frontiers: Expanding core sciences. Unika Prakashan (ISBN- 978-93-91883-59-1).
Das, V., Hazarika, L., Chutia, P., Hiekha, M. L., & Goswami, K. (2024). An overview of the heavy metals contaminating water and its impact on human health: A comprehensive study. Fundamental Frontiers: Expanding core sciences. Unika Prakashan. ISBN - 978-93-91883-59-1.
Goswami, K., Das, V., Sandilya, S., Biswas, S. (2024) Cellulase Enzymes: Transforming Lignocellulosic Waste into Sustainable Solutions". Biotechnological interventions in removal of emergent pollutant. Springer nature (accepted).
Das, V., Goswami, K., Biswas, S., et al. (2024) The Impacts of Emerging Pollutants on Human Health and Environment: An Overview and Impact of Emerging Pollutants on Human Health and Environment. Biotechnological interventions in the removal of emergent pollutant. Springer nature (accepted).
Biswas, S., Das, V., Goswami, K., et al. (2024) The Impacts of Emerging Pollutants on Human Health and Environment: An Overview and Impact of Emerging Pollutants on Human Health and Environment. Biotechnological interventions in the removal of emergent pollutant . Springer nature (accepted).
Attended online IP awareness training/ program by the National Intellectual Property awareness program on 07th August 2024.
Attended online IP awareness program on ‘Promotion and Protection of Traditional Knowledge of NE-India organized by CSIR-NEIST on 14th July 2023.
Attended a one-week Faculty Development Program (FDP) from 2-18th July 2024 on Scientific software organized by The Assam Kaziranga University.
Attended a one-week Faculty Development Program (FDP) from 10-16th August 2022 organized by The Assam Kaziranga University.
Attended two two-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) from 31st January to 1st February 2022 organized by The Assam Kaziranga University.
Poster presentation on the Waste valorization potential of a native cellulolytic bacterium obtained from the largest rainforest area of NE-India and its enzyme immobilization for Industrial applications in the National Conference on North East Sustainable and Inclusive Development (NESID) in the year 2022.
Attended webinar on the National Intellectual Property Awareness training program organized by NationalIP Awareness Mission (NIPAM) on 6th June 2022.
Attended webinar on the occasion of World Rabies Day on 28th September 2022.
Poster presentation in Estec, 2020 at CSIR-NEIST,
Attended conference “Gyantarang”, January 2020 at CSIR-NEIST,
Abstract was selected for oral presentation in the conference ICCE-2019, Thessaloniki,
Poster presentation in an international conference on Plant sciences, 4-6 February
Workshop on “Recent advances in bioinformatics”, 23-26th May
Training cum workshop on basic bioinformatics tool,
Hands-on training on Bioinformatics to R, 2nd June,
