Highlights from research activities, field expeditions,
laboratory work, team members, conferences, workshops,
and collaborations of the Applied Biodiversity Lab.
Ethnomedicinal Surveys and Genome Size Estimation in Bhutan
Field-based documentation of traditional medicinal knowledge coupled with genome size estimation using flow cytometry.
Identification of Salt-Tolerant Amaranth Germplasm
Assessing the physiological and growth responses of amaranth accessions under saline conditions.
Antiviral Potential of Phytochemicals
Investigating the inhibitory effects of phytochemicals on poultry viral infections.
DHDM-Based Nucleic Acid Staining
Development and evaluation of DHDM as a novel fluorescent probe for nucleic acid detection.
BHEEMA: Enzyme-Based Pharmaceutical Remediation
Harnessing enzymes from spent mushroom waste for sustainable remediation of pharmaceutical pollutants in the environment.
Chloroplast Genome Mining of Cucurbits
Exploring chloroplast genome architecture, sequence variation, and phylogenetic patterns across cucurbit crops.
NASI 95
Academic Lecture/Demonstration by ABL at Sherubtse College, Bhutan
Lab visit by Dr. Balakrishna Pispati | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Lab visit by Dr. Inga Mewis & Dr. Christian Ulrichs | Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Lab visit by Prof. Malcolm Elliott | The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development
Lab visit by Prof. Jose Gadea Vacas | Founding Executive Director of The Norman Borlaug Institute for Crop Improvement
International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (BSBB22)
Women Faculty Research and Innovation Award, IITG
Trip to Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Visit to Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand
Visit to the 25th Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland