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Dr. Lalit Mohan Goswami

Department: ZOOLOGY
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
goslalit@gmail.com
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Research & Publications

Education

1. BSc in Zoology (Major), Nowgong College, 2003

2. MSc in Zoology (Cell and Molecular Biology), Gauhati University, 2005

3. PhD: North Eastern Hill University, Title: Studies on the status and molecular discrimination of Crustacea-borne zoonoses of trematode origin, with special reference to Paragonimiasis in suspected foci of Northeast India., 2012

Professional Experience

2010-till date, Assistant Professor (Stage III), Nowgong College (Autonomous), Nagaon, Assam, India

April 17, 2006- March 31, 2008, Junior Research Fellow-DBT, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

April 01, 2008- March 31, 2009, Senior Research Fellow-DBT, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

April 01, 2009-August 06, 2010, Senior Research Fellow-CSIR, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

Ph.D. Scholars

Pallavi Sarma, Enrolled for Ph.D, Ongoing

Drishti Borah, Enrolled for Ph.D, Ongoing

Jonmani Kalita, Enrolled for Ph.D, Ongoing

Abhijit Sonowal, Enrolled for Ph.D, Ongoing

Societal contribution

A collection of Newspaper articles published on presence of Formalin in fishes in Assam https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jOwyVuU94YRwMQzhDlde0GtObpL1CJ6/view?usp=sharing

E content development

Transport Across Membranes: Active and Passive Transport, Facilitated Transport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moPo8fvpu18&t=116s

Study of Human karyotype: Normal and abnormal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8tIPkeKuGg&t=283s

Awards

Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) under subject code GENBIO-13 of CSIR w.e.f. 1st April 2009, 2009

Prof. M.B. Mirza Gold Medal for the best publications of research work done in India at 21th National Congress of Parasitology from 13-15th November, 2009, 2009

CSIR foreign Travel Grant to attend 8th International Conference on Bioinformatics, Singapore, 7-11th September 2009, 2009

Technical skill

• Image analyzing microscopy, Phase contrast microscopy, Scanning and Transmission electron microscopy • Ultramicrotomy • Allozyme markers • Extraction of Nucleic Acids from Microbial and animal sources • Plasmid isolation, Cloning and Vector construction • Karyotyping • Through Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridisation • Different types of PCR methods: PCR-RFLP, Rep-PCR, ERIC-PCR, BOX-PCR, Multiplex PCR, PCR-SSCP, Inverse PCR, Genome walking PCR, Reverse transcription PCR, RACE-PCR, Real-Time PCR etc. • Different Bioinformatics applications, Phylogeny analysis, Molecular taxonomy • DNA barcoding • DNA sequencing

Journal Publication

1. Detection of Heavy Metal Accumulation and Potential Health Risk Assessment of Selected Fish Species from Kolong River, Assam, India (2024) Bhabana Das, Manash Pratim Borah, Lalit Mohan Goswami and Priyanki Sharma. Toxicology International, 31(4) : 657-667; 2024. DOI: 10.18311/ti/2024/v31i4/36466

2. Molecular characterization of Microphallus sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) parasitic in freshwater crabs of Manipur, India, Voleentina Devi Athokpam, Lalit Mohan Goswami, Veena Tandon (2024) Journal of Parasitic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-024-01694-y

3. Bhuban Chandra Chutia, Manash Pratim Borah, Ujjal Bordoloi, Lalit Mohan Goswami *, Saswati Bharadwaj, Meghna Borthakur, Priyanki Sharma, Jyotismita Das, Sarat Borkataki (2024) Qualitative detection of formaldehyde in challani fish obtained from selected fish markets of Nagaon, Assam, India. Discover Environment (2024) 2:26 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-024-00056-y

4. Priyambada Chutia, Manas Das, Nirmalendu Saha, 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, 274/ 111314/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111314

5. Bhuban Ch. Chutia, Chidananda Nath, Lalit Mohan Goswami, Sarat Borkataki Nirangkush Borah and Chandan Tamuly 2021. Morphophysical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Wild Silkworm Cocoons in North-East India, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-021-01329-9

6. C. Nath, B. C. Chutia, L. M. Goswami and K. Neog (2017). Genetic variation within six different colour strains of Samia ricini Donovan from North East India. NeBIO, 8(1): 40-44.

7. C. Nath, B. C. Chutia, F. Yasmin, L. M. Goswami and L. N. Kakati (2016) Biodiversity exploration of Wild silkmoths host plants in Nagaland, NE India. Sericologia, 56(3): 191-200, ISSN 0250-3980.

8. B. C. Chutia, C. Nath, L. M. Goswami, B. Goswami, L. Gogoi and K. Neog. Life History of Antheraea frithi Moore, (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) on Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) W&A Syn. in North Eastern Regionof India (2016). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci.DOI 10.1007/s40011-014-0411-y

9. L. M. Goswami, V. Tandon, D. K. Biswal, P. K. Prasad and A. Chatterjee (2012) Molecular Characterization of Intestinal Fluke, Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) using a combinatorial approach of molecular morphometrics and CBC Analysis in the internal transcribed spacer regions. Delve, 01(01): 1-19, ISSN, 2278-7402.

10. P. K. Prasad, L. M. Goswami, V. Tandon, and A. Chatterjee (2011) PCR-based molecular characterization and insilico analysis of food-borne trematode parasites Paragonimus westermani, Fasciolopsis buski and Fasciola gigantica from northeast India using ITS2 rDNA. Bioinformation 6(2): 64-68.

11. P. K. Prasad, V. Tandon, D. K. Biswal, L. M. Goswami and A. Chatterjee (2009) Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures and sequence motifs of ITS2 rDNA of Paragonimus Westermani (Kerbert, 1878) Braun, 1899 (Digenea: paragonimidae) and related species. BMC Genomics. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-S3-S25

12. P. K. Prasad, V. Tandon, D. K. Biswal, L. M. Goswami and A. Chatterjee (2009) Use of sequence motifs as barcodes and secondary structures of internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA) for identification of the Indian liver fluke, Fasciola (Trematoda: Fasciolidae). Bioinformation 3: 314-320.

13. P. K. Prasad, V. Tandon, D. K. Biswal, L. M. Goswami and A. Chatterjee (2008) Molecular identification of the Indian liver fluke, Fasciola (Trematoda: Fasciolidae) based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions. Parasitology Research 103:1247-1255.

14. L. M. Goswami, P. K. Prasad, V. Tandon and A. Chatterjee (2009) Molecular characterization of Gastrodiscoides hominis (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Digenea) inferred from ITS rDNA sequence analysis, Parasitology Research. 104:1354-1358.

15. L. M. Goswami, P. K. Prasad, V. Tandon and A. Chatterjee (2013) Crustacean-borne infections with microphallid metacercariae (Digenea: Microphallidae) from focal areas in Meghalaya, Northeast India. Journal of Helminthology 87 (2): 222-229.

Book Chapter

1. Study on Analysis of Menstruation Pattern and Psycho-social Difficulties in Young Women in Assam (2024) Lalit Mohan Goswami, Priya Dubey, Barnali Sarma, Bhuban Chandra Chutia, Tabu Kaishyap Borthakur. In Traditional Knowledge (Exploring Traditional Knowledge: Bridging Past and Future) Edited by Dr. Bhuban Ch. Chutia, pp 475-487, ISBN : 978-81-19414-94-9

2. P. Bordoloi and L. M. Goswami (2019) Spectrum of helminth parasites found in freshwater fishes of Demow Beel, Nagaon, Assam; A Foldscope based study. In B. C. Chutia, F. Yasmin (eds.) Bioresources for sustaining life and livelihoods in Northeast India. Gigabytes Press and Publication, 4-5 October 2018, pp 267-276. ISBN-978-93-85310-48-5.

3. L. M. Goswami (2018) An insight to water borne diseases in Indian context. In J. C. Kalita & P. P. Baruah (eds.) Recent Trends in Life Sciences. UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University, Purbayon Publication, pp 127-133. ISBN-978-93-87263-67-3.

4. L. M. Goswami and B. Sarma (2015) Awareness for food borne trematodiasis in Northeastern part of India. In K. K. Medhi and F. Yasmin (eds) Biological science education, Expansion and issues in Northeast India. Proceedings of National conference “Sustainable Quality of Biological Science Education, Surya Printing works, 9-10 December 2013, pp 175-193. ISBN-978-81-924066-1-9.

5. L. M. Goswami (2013) Studies on the status and molecular discrimination of Crustacea-borne zoonoses of trematode origin, with special reference to Paragonimiasis in suspected foci of Northeast India. In: S. Barman and S. Das (eds) Summary of Doctoral Thesis, Vol. V, by Assam College Teachers Association, Destiny Printing Press, Guwahati, pp 468-473, ISBN: 978-81-920635-5-3.

6. V. Tandon L. M. Goswami, P. K. Prasad, and A. Chatterjee (2009) Molecular characterization of intestinal fluke, Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) using PCR amplification of rDNA ITS regions. In: V. Tandon, A. K. Yadav and B. Roy (eds) Current Trends in Parasitology, Proceedings of the 20th National Congress of Parasitology. Panima Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 3-5 November 2008, pp 153-162. ISBN: 81-86535-69-1

Nucleotide sequence submitted in Genbank

1. Total 36 sequences deposited in Gen Bank Helminth Parasite: EF027094, EF027095, EF027096, EF027097, EF027098, EF027099, EF027100, EF027101, EF027102, EF027103, EF027104, EU887293, EU887294, EU887295, FJ966109, FJ966110, FJ966111. Sericigenus Insect: KU862863, KU705824, KU949602, KU949603, KU949604, KU9496025, KU949602, KU949606, KU949607, KU949608, KU949609, KU9496010, KU9496011, KU9496012, KU9496013, KU949733, KU949734, KU949735, KU949736.

Research Projects

1. Status of Crustacea-borne parasitic infections in Nagaon and Morigaon districts of Assam, PI, funded by UGC, 4.5 lakhs. Completed. 2015-17

2. Wild Silk Moths: Genetic diversity based on Morpho-molecular markers in North-Eastern Region of India, as Co PI, funded by DST, 27 lakhs. Completed on 21.01.2016

3. Setting up and maintenance of aquariums in prominent places of Nowgong College, Nagaon, through NFDB assistance, 50 thousands. Completed. 2015

4. Screening for helminthes infection in locally available fish population in Nagaon District of Assam, India, DBT, 8.00 lakhs. Completed. 2018-19