CSIR - NEIST

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Particulars of organization, functions and duties

Education : PhD (Botany),Scientist (Adjuct)

ID. No.: EMP1297

Contact Details: +91 376 2370121 (2493) Fax: +91 376 2370011

Email id : pbharali@neist.res.in, pankajbharali98@gmail.com

Area of Interest:

Projects (Ongoing and completed)

Development of plant extractive-based nutraceuticals for immunomodulation and hepatoprotection, (Completed)
Varietal improvement and value addition of large cardamom (Ammomum sabulatumL.) and Turmeric (Curcuma sp.) of Arunachal Pradesh through Integrated Approach; (Completed)
Genomic Surveillance program for SARS-CoV-2: Consortium of India and Sri Lanka; (Completed)
Microlab Based Genomic Surveillance of SARS CoV2: (Completed)
Spatiotemporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater systems in North East India through genomic surveillance and epidemiology for forecasting its spread and health outcomes:, (Completed)
Millet - Sustaining Health through Research and Innovation by Analysis of Nutrients and Nutraceuticals to Achieve Global Awareness (SHRI ANNA), (Completed)
Bioresource Conservation and Prospection: Assessment and documentation of Alpine flora of Arunachal Pradesh, (Ongoing)
Genomics-based Discovery of (Potential) Pathogens for India’s North-Eastern Region (GDP-FINER), (Ongoing)

Papers Published

Total No. of Publications: 45

List of 5 Most Significant Publications:

Hajong, B., Bhat, N. A., & Bharali, P. (2024) Begonia neisti sp. nov.(Sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nordic Journal of Botany https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04463
Hajong, B., Bhat, N. A., & Bharali, P. (2024). A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Mishmi Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phytotaxa, 637(3), 285-290. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.637.3.7
Koch, D., Saikia, L., Das, M. R., & Bharali, P. (2025). Ultrasound triggered process optimization of Etlingera linguiformis (Roxb.) RM Sm. nanoemulsion: Its stability, cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 107355
Gogoi, G., Singh, S. D., Koch, D., Kalyan, E., Boro, R. R., Devi, A….. & Bharali, P. (2024). Leveraging environmental microbial indicators in wastewater for data-driven disease diagnostics. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12, 1508964.
Koch, D., Borah, M., Sarkar, A., Gogoi, G., Hajong, B., Boruah, A. D., ... & Bharali, P. (2025). Evaluation of drying kinetics models and functional properties of Etlingera linguiformis (Roxb.) RM Sm.: An aromatic ginger from North East India. Industrial Crops and Products, 225, 120569.

Patents

Awards and Fellowships

Gold Medal, M.Sc. Botany, RGU
Prasanna Chandra Goswami Memorial Award (2018) from Assam Science Society
Member, Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS)
Awarded DBT-CTEP Travel grant from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for attending Conference at London, UK.
Awarded ICGEB Travel Grant from ICGEB, Italy for attending Conference at Colombo, Srilanka

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Last updated date : 8/04/2026