Dr. Saikat Sen, M.

Pharm, PhD
Professor & Dean
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science
Assam down town University, Guwahati, India

About Me
Currently serving as a Professor & Dean in the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Science at Assam down town University,
Guwahati, I possess over 15 years of invaluable teaching
and research expertise. My portfolio boasts over 90
My Contact research and review articles, 5 edited books, 2 authored
books, and 25 book chapters. Notably, I successfully led a
DBT sponsored mega project as Principal Investigator and
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provided mentorship to numerous PG and PhD
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candidates.
+91-8638603899
Assam down town University, Professional Experience
Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam ,
PIN. 781022, India Assam down town University, Assam, Guwahati, India
2012 – Present
Personal Profile Dean - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science : April 2023 - Present
Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science : April 2019 - Present
DoB & Nationality: 25.02.1982, Indian Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science : October,
Parent’s: Mr. Pramathes Sen & 2014 - March 2019
Mrs. Gopa Gupta Roy (Sen) Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science :
Sex & Marital Status: Male, Married September, 2012 - September, 2014
Languages Known:
Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy,
Bengali, Hindi, English
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
Permanent Address:
vill & p/o – Ganki, Khowai - 799201, Assistant Professor : February, 2010 - September, 2012
Tripura, India Acharya Narendra Deo College of Pharmacy,
Bahbnan, Uttar Pradesh
Research Highlights Lecturer: October, 2008 - February, 2010
Google Scholar citation – 4043 Vishwa Bharathi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
h-index (Google Scholar) – 27 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
i10 index (Google Scholar) – 50 Lecturer: April, 2008 - October, 2008
i10 index (Scopus) – 17
Journal Publication – 92 Project Completed /Ongoing
Book chapter – 25
Book authored –2 Chemical profiling of Joha and black rice of NER for
Book edited – 5 Nutritional, Nutraceutical Parameters and Aromatic
Compounds [Funding agency: Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt.
Project Completed: 2
of India]. Total Budget 68.82L as PI [Completed in 2020].
Patent Published: 5
Investigation of selected folk medicinal plants of NER for
haemostatic and wound healing activity and formulation
Vidwan: design [Funding agency: Assam down town University]. Total
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/ Budget 3 L as PI [completed in 2023].
392164 Development of Nanomaterial coated Bandages for Quick
ORCID: Wound Healing [Funding agency: Assam down town
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279- University]. Total Budget 5 L as PI [Ongoing].
Development and assessment of a low-cost budget
1532
pharmacology simulation software intended for pharmacy
Google Scholar: students as an alternative to animal
http://scholar.google.co.in/citations? experimentation[Funding agency: Assam down town
user=frS3LyYAAAAJ&hl=en University]. Total Budget 5 L as PI [Ongoing].
Academic Profile
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences - 2014: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological
University Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh (A State Government University of Andhra Pradesh
Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) in Pharmacology – 2008 (74.1%) from College of Pharmacy, Sri
Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences (SRIPMS), Coimbatore [The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R.
Medical University, Chennai]
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) – 2005 (68.4%) from JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty [The
Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]
Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) – 2002 (65.7%) from JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty
[Directorate of Medical Education, Chennai]
Higher Secondary (XII Standard)– 2000 (50.1%) Khowai Govt Class XII School, Tripura [Tripura
Board of Secondary Education, Tripura]
Madhyamik (X Standard)– 1998 (60.3%) Khowai Govt Class XII School, Tripura [Tripura Board of
Secondary Education, Tripura]

Certificate Course: Certificate Course on “IPR and Pharmaceutical R&D (CCIPR)” offered by
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching: Two Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT)
through SWAYM (Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India through SWAYAM)
- Educational Research - Leadership and Governance in Higher Education
Online Course/ Module: A number of courses from Coursera (i.e. ‘Leadership in 21st Century
Organizations’, ‘Mindshift: Break through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential’,
‘University Teaching’, ‘Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values’), Commonwealth of
Learning, Open Science, OpenWHO, IDF School of Diabetes.

ACHIEVEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS, HONOURS & AWARDS

Listed in the Stanford University’s ‘Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation
indicators’ (Stanford University’s List of Worlds Top 2% Scientists 2023) published by Elsevier in 2023
for single recent year data pertain to citations received during the year 2022.
‘Best Teacher in Responding and Executing Task’ (BTRET) of Assam down town University, Guwahati
for academic year 2021-22.
Award of Appreciation for “Most punctual faculty member” of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science,
Assam down town University, Guwahati in 2019.
“Sushruta Best Young Scientist Award” for Pharmaceutical Sciences by Bose Science Society ,
Tamilnadu in 2019.
“Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Young Scientists – 2018” by Marina Labs, Chennai in 2018.
‘Best Faculty Award’ in The Science & Technology Awards -2018 (STA-18) by Education Expo TV (EET)
CRS, Greater Noida, India in 2018.
Bibliography published in Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2016.
Invited talk in Fourth International Conference on Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases at IIT Guwahati
during September 23-25 September 2019.
Invited lecture & Chaired a session in Sixth Euro-India International Conference on Holistic Medicine
(ICHM 2016), Kottayam, Kerala, India (9-11 September 2016).
Invited lecture as session speaker in 2nd International Conference of Traditional and Complementary
Medicine on Health 2015, Taipei, Taiwan between 24-27October 2015.
Travel Grant under by Science and Engineering Research Board (Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt.
of India) in 2015.
Rewarded by Journal of Forestry Research- An International Journal published by Springer and
Ecological Society of China in 2014, for a best cited paper.
Appreciation Award from CES College of Pharmacy, Kurnool for achieving 100% results in different
subjects during academic year 2010-11.
Invitee speakers, Chairing the session in different national/international conferences.
Qualified in GATE 2007 (score 373, All India Rank 1719).
Awarded 3rd rank & scholarship for M.Pharm project work by Tamilnadu Pharmaceutical Sciences
Welfare Trust.
JSSSRM Gold Medal for overall topper in D. Pharm.
IPA Silver Medal for securing 1st rank in I year D. Pharmacy in 2001.
SOME KEY PUBLICATIONS
BOOK AUTHORED
N Devanna, Raja Chakraborty, Saikat Sen, Biplab De. Tribal Medicinal Plants of Tripura, India: A Scientific
Search. Serial Publications: New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-8387-657-5), 2014.
Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty, Biplab De. Diabetes Mellitus in 21st Century. Springer Publication.
Singapore (ISBN 978-981-10-1541-0), 2016.

EDITED BOOKS
Biplab De, Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty (Editors). Diabetes Mellitus Analysis and Advancement. CBS
Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. New Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-88108-48-5), 2019.
Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty (Editors). Herbal Medicine in India: Indigenous Knowledge, Practice,
Innovation and its Value [ISBN 978-981-13-7247-6; e-book ISBN 978-981-13-7248-3]. Springer Nature.
Singapore, 2020.
SC Mandal, Raja Chakraborty, Saikat Sen, (Editors). Evidence Based Validation of Traditional Medicines,
A comprehensive Approach [ISBN 978-981-15-8126-7]. Springer Nature. Singapore, 2021.
Raja Chakraborty, Saikat Sen (Editors). Practice and Re-Emergence of Herbal Medicine (Series Title:
Natural Medicine, Vol I) [ISBN: 978-981-5080-42-1]. Bentham Books, Singapore, 2023.
Raja Chakraborty, Saikat Sen (Editors). New Avenues in Drug Discovery and Bioactive Natural Products
(Series Title: Natural Medicine, Vol II) [ISBN: 978-981-5136-33-3]. Bentham Books, Singapore, 2023.

BOOK CHAPTERS - 25 (Published by Springer, Taylor & Francis, Studium Press LLC, IGI Global, ACS,
Academic Press etc.)

JOURNAL ARTICLES - 92 (Google scholar citation 3811)

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES From 2020:

Saikat Sen* et al. Rice - not just a staple food: A comprehensive review on its phytochemicals and
therapeutic potential. Trends in Food Science & Technology (IF: 15.03) 2020, 97, 265-285.
Raja Chakraborty, Saikat Sen*. Nephroprotective activity of Pisonia aculeata L. leaf extract against
cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity and renal dysfunction in experimental rodents. Indian Journal of
Experimental Biology (IF: 0.6) 2020, 58, 770-776.
Sudhir Kumar, Harikesh Maurya, Sandeep, Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty*. Protective Effect of Natrium
Diethyldithiocarbamate Trihydrate (NDDCT) on Lead Induced Neurodegeneration in Rats. Indian
Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (IF: 0.8), 2021; 55(1):126-135
Raja Chakraborty*, Saikat Sen, et al. An Ethnomedicinal Survey of Antidiabetic Plants and Preliminary
Evaluation of Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic Activity Maesa indica Leaves, a Folk Antidiabetic Plant of
Manipur, India. Current Traditional Medicine (IF: 0.6) 2021, 7(2):286-94.
Saikat Sen*, Raja Chakraborty et al. Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: Understanding the association in
light of current evidence. World Journal of Clinical Cases (IF: 1.1) 2021; 9(28):8327-8339.
Pratap Kalita*, AB Ahmed, Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty. A comprehensive review on polysaccharides
with hypolipidemic activity: Occurrence, chemistry and molecular mechanism. International Journal
of Biological Macromolecules (IF: 8.2) 2022; 206:681–698.
Saikat Sen, P Kalita, R Chakraborty*. Evaluation of hypolipidemic, antioxidant, atherogenic index and
cardiac risk suppressing effects of unpolished maniki madhuri rice extract and HPLC analysis of
phenolics compounds. Journal of Cereal Science (IF: 3.8) 2022; 108: 103581.
R Chakraborty, P Borah, PP Dutta, Saikat Sen*. Evolving spectrum of diabetic wound: Mechanistic
insights and therapeutic targets. World Journal of Diabetes (IF: 4.2) 2022; 13(9):696-716.
Pratap Kalita*, Ahmed AB, Saikat Sen, R Chakraborty. Citric acid esterified Glutinous Assam bora rice
starch enhances disintegration and dissolution efficiency of model drug. International Journal of
Biological Macromolecules (IF: 8.2) 2023; 227:424-36.
Raja Chakraborty, D Sharma, DU Kapoor, A Dwivedi, R Khabiya, Saikat Sen*. Implications of metabolic
dysfunction associated fatty liver disease in COVID-19. World J Clin Cases (IF: 1.1) 2023; 11(6): 1275-1286.
NR Chanu, P Gogoi, PA Barbhuiya, PP Dutta, MP Pathak, Saikat Sen*. Natural Flavonoids as Potential
Therapeutics in the Management of Diabetic Wound: A Review. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
(IF: 3.8) 2023;23(8):690-710.
Saikat Sen*, P Kalita, Raja Chakraborty*. Profiling of Polyphenolic Compounds, Antioxidant,
Antidyslipidemic and Cardiac Risk Preventive Effect of Keteki Joha and Kola Joha Rice Cultivars Grown
in Assam, India: A Comparative Study. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (IF: 3.8) 2023. DOI:
10.2174/1568026623666230719113121
 Raja Chakraborty, Pratap Kalita, Saikat Sen*. Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant, Antihyperlipidemic and
Cardiac Risk Preventive Effect of Chakhao Poireiton (A Pigmented Black Rice) in High-Fat High-Sugar
induced Rats. Rice Science (IF: 4.8) 2023, 30(6). http://www.ricesci.org/EN/Y2023/V30/I6/11.
N Chelleng, T Begum, PP Dutta, P Chetia, Saikat Sen, BK Dey, NC Talukdar, C Tamuly*. Antidiabetic
potential of Amomum dealbatum Roxb. flower and isolation of three bioactive compounds with
molecular docking and in vivo study. Natural Product Research (IF: 2.2) 2023. doi:
10.1080/14786419.2023.2245115.
S Saha, A Bhattacharjee, BK Singh, A Biswas, Saikat Sen*. An ethnobotanical study of the indigenous
medicinal knowledge by the rural people in different villages of Agaya Narah Gram Panchayat, West
Bengal, India. Plant Biosystems (IF: 2). https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2023.2243915.
Pal Gogoi, Saikat Sen*. Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally for Managing Cuts
and Wounds by the Rural People of Kailashpur, Assam, India. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research (IF: 0.8) 2023; 57(3s):s678-s689.

PATENTS
Free radicle analysis of Kolakhar obtained from Musa Balbisiana (Application No.202231054550 A)
EPIGALLOCATECHIN 3 GALLATE INHIBITS INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IN TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH MODEL
(Application No.202231056178 A)
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC POLYPHENOLS USED AGAINST COGNITIVE DECLINATION IN DOWN SYNDROME
(Application No.202231055172 A)
Surgical stiletto for maxillary dissection of Danio rerio for Neuronal studies (Application
No.202231062416 A)
Chemical structure based smart investigation of adverse drug effect (Application No.202141053173 A)

Academic Project Guidance

Guided nine (09) PG Projects
PhD Completed - 1 , Thesis Submitted - 1, Enrolled - 7

Research Area
- Folk, Herbal Medicine - Oxidative stress - Metabolic disorders
- Diabetes mellitus & its Complications - Food and nutraceuticals

Professional Responsibilities
Editor, Annals of Multidisciplinary Research, Innovation and Technology (AMRIT)
Research Advisor of Nan Yang Academy of Sciences (NASS Singapore) in 2018.
Research Consultant of Innoscience Research Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia. In 2019.
Organizing Committee Chairman of AdtU Pharmacon 2023 (a International Conference)
Convenor/Organizing Secretary of many conference, Workshop, Seminar
Bentham Ambassador (Bentham Science Publisher) for 2019-2020.
Advisory board member of TANG [Humanitas Traditional Medicine, HTM] [Since 2013]
Editorial board member of journals.
Guest Editor in Mini-Review of Medicinal Chemistry (Impact factor 2.9, Bentham Science
Publisher).Published in vol 15, issue 14, 2015.
Reviewer: Reviewed number of articles submitted in different journal published by Elsevier (Neurochem
Int, J of Ethnopharmacol, J of Traditional and Complementary Med),NISCAIR (Indian J of Traditional
Knowledge, Indian J Natural Products and Resources), Medknow (Pharmacognosy Rev), Informa
Healthcare (Pharma Biol, Renal Failure), Current Science etc.

DECLARATION: I hereby declare that the above furnished information’s are true to best of my knowledge
and believes.

Date: 28.11.2023
Place: Guwahati (Dr. Saikat Sen)