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Dr. Kangkana Kataki

katakikangkana26@gmail.com
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Computational Biology & Biotechnology
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Dr. Kangkana Kataki

Assistant Professor
Education - MSc, Ph.D.
Area of Interest - Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology and Immunology
Research
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Publications:

1

Talukdar, J., Kataki, K., Choudhury, B.N., Baruah M.N., Bhattacharyya M., Sarma M.P, Bhattacharjee M, Das P.P, Kalita S, Medhi S. Downregulation of SMAD2 and SMAD4 is associated with poor prognosis and shorter survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Mol Biol Rep 52, 274 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-025-10390-w

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Talukdar J, Malik A, Kataki K, Choudhury BN, Baruah MN, Bhattacharyya M, Sarma MP, Bhattacharjee M, Basak M, Kashyap MP, Bhattacharjee S, Ali E, Keppen C, Kalita S, Kalita MJ, Das PP, Hazarika G, Deka AJ, Dutta K, Idris MG, Akhtar S, Medhi S. Expression of Interleukin-8, Interleukin-12 and Interleukin-13 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Biomarker Potentiality and Prognostic Significance. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2024 Sep; 55(3):1239-1255. doi: 10.1007/s12029-024-01063-1. Epub 2024 Jun 23. PMID: 38910194

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Talukdar J, Kataki K, Ali E, Choudhury BN, Baruah MN, Bhattacharyya M, Bhattacharjee S, Medhi S. Altered expression of TGF-β1 and TGF-βR2 in tissue samples compared to blood is associated with food habits and survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Curr Probl Cancer. 2021 Feb; 45(1):100617. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2020.100617. Epub 2020 Jul 4. PMID: 32660703.

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Kataki K, Borthakur P, Kumari N, Deka M, Kataki AC, Medhi S. Association of mRNA expression of toll-like receptor 2 and 3 with hepatitis B viral load in chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. J Med Virol. 2017 Jun; 89(6):1008-1014. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24719. Epub 2017 Jan 10. PMID: 27769109.

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Kumari N, Kashyap P, Saikia S, Kataki K, Medhi S, Goswami B, Kar P, Singh T. B, Lynrah K. G, Kotowal M. R, Bhaumik P, Jini M, Deka M. Risk Factors Associated With Hepatitis B Virus Disease in Different States of North Eastern India and their Distribution. Biosc.Biotech.Res.Comm. 2016; 9(4) Print ISSN : 0974-6455

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Borthakur P, Kataki K, Keppen C, Khamo V, Medhi S, Deka M. Expression of Epstein Barr Virus Encoded EBNA1 and LMP1 Oncoproteins in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas from Northeast India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016; 17(7):3411-6. PMID: 27509984.

 

Conference:

  1. Priya Jyoti Koch, Kangkana Kataki, Manab Deka (2024). “Isolation and Characterization of gut bacteria from Muga silkworm”. “IMMUNOCON-2024”, Annual Meeting of the Indian Immunology Society.
  2. Kangkana Kataki (2017). “Role of IL6 in Hepatitis B Virus mediated Hepatocellular Carcinoma”. “15th North East Gastro Meet 2017”. (Oral Presentation).
  3. P. Borthakur, K. Kataki, C. Kappen, S. Medhi, V. Khamo, M. Deka (2015). “EBV detection, mRNA based expression analysis and SNP study of TLR3 in NPC patient group from NE India”. “Global Cancer Summit, International Collaborative Conference.
  4. K. Kataki, P. Borthakur, N. Kumari, A.C. Kataki, M. Deka, S. Medhi (2015). “Polymorphism and mRNA level expression analysis of Toll like receptor 3 genes in Hepatocellular carcinoma”. “Global Cancer Summit, International Collaborative Conference”. (Oral Presentation).
  5. Parikhit Borthakur, Kangkana Kataki, Subhash Medhi, Chenole Keppen, Md. Ghaznavi Idris, V. Khammo, Manab Deka (2015). “Association between EBV encoded oncoprotein LMP1 and EBNA1 and NPC patient group from NE India”. “IACR 2015”, 34th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research.
  6. Kangkana Kataki, (2015). “An mRNA based expression profiling of MGMT, RUNX and EZH2 in HCC in Northeast India”. “IACR 2015”, 34th Annual Convention of Indian Association for Cancer Research. (Poster Presentation).
  7. Namrata Kumari, Snigdha Saikia, Kangkana Kataki, Prajjal Baruah, Subhash Medhi, Bhavadev Goswami, Premashis Kar, Manab Deka (2014). “HBV: A public health problem and its serological markers to diagnose and to identify the stages of infection”. “International Conference on Disease Biology and Therapeutics (ICDBT 2014), Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Guwahati.
  8. Parikhit Borthakur, Subhash Medhi, Chenole Keppen, Kangkana Kataki, V. Khamo, Manaab Deka (2014). “Expression analysis of TLR3, TLR7 and TLR9 in NPC in NE India”. “International Conference on Disease Biology and Therapeutics (ICDBT 2014), Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Guwahati.
  9. Kangkana Kataki, Subhash Medhi, Namrata Kumari, Parikhit Borthakur, Sujoy Bose, Anupam Sarma, B. B. Borthakur, Amal Kataki, Manab Deka (2014). “A comprehensive mRNA based expression study of TLR2 in HBV mediated HCC and Chronic Hepatitis in Northeast India”. “International Conference on Disease Biology and Therapeutics (ICDBT 2014), Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Guwahati (Poster Presentation).
  10. Kangkana Kataki, Subhash Medhi, Sujoy Bose, Priyanka Kashyap, Namrata Kumari, B.B. Borthakur, Anupam Sarma, Amal Chandra Kataki, Manab Deka (2013). “Expression of TH1/TH2 cytokines in Hepatitis B and C related chronic liver disease from Assam”. “54th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology”, Indian J Gastroenterol, 32 (Suppl 1): A1- A132. (Poster Presentation).
  11. Kangkana Kataki, Gautam K Handique, A. K. Handique (2012). “Nutritive Values, Dietary Antioxidants and Seed Protein Electrophoretic Profile of some Land Races of Boro Rice and their Market Prospect”. “National Seminar on Prospects of Molecular Biological and Biotechnological”, Department of Biotechnology, Pandu College, Guwahati. (Oral Presentation). 
  • Secured 1st prize in Oral Presentation on “Role of IL6 in Hepatitis B Virus mediated Hepatocellular Carcinoma” in 15th North East Gastro Meet 2017 held on 4th and 5th February 2017 at NEDFi House Dispur Guwahati, Assam.
  • Secured 2nd prize in Oral Presentation on “Nutritive values, dietary antioxidants and seed protein electrophoretic profile of some local land races of Bora rice (sticky rice)” in a National seminar on “Prospects of Molecular Biological and Biotechnological Applications for Human Welfare” organized by Department of Biotechnology, Pandu College Guwahati on 11th and 12th May 2012.

Seminar:

  1. Attended 2 days’ Seminar in Oncology on “Talks on Oncology” organized by Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati.

 

Workshop/ Training Programme and FDP Attended:

  1. Attended 1 month workshop on “Basic to advanced approaches for the analysis of different Omics datasets” organized by Nextgenhelper, New Delhi from January 20th to February 14th , 2025.
  2. Attended 7 days International Faculty Development Program on “Data Collection, Coding, Sampling and Data Interpretation in Qualitative Research Design 2024” organized by Eudoxia Research University, ERU-USA from 16th December to 23rd December, 2024.
  3. Attended 5 days workshop on “Statistical Data Analysis Using R” organized by Bioacademy, A unit of AGT Biosciences (OPC) PVT. LTD. from 27th to 31st March, 2023.
  4. Attended 5 days Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Academic Research Writing” organized by Goalpara College from 25th to 30th April, 2022.
  5. Attended 1 day workshop on “IPR and Ehics on Human Research” organized by Gauhati University.
  6. Attended 3 days North east winter school on “Human Genetics: Techniques and Statistical Analyses” organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata & Gauhati University.
  7. Attended 2 days’ training programme on “Introduction to Bioinformatics” organized by Biotech Hub, Dimoria College, Guwahati.
  8. Attended 1 day workshop on “Publishing Connect Workshop” organized by Gauhati University.
  9. Attended 2 days’ workshop on “Flow Cytometry Data Analysis” organized by Department of Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati.
  10. Attended 3 days training programme on “Application of Bioinformatics Tools in Genomics & Proteomics Research” organized by Department of Pathology, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati.
  11. Attended 2 days training course on “Basic and Clinical Flow Cytometry” organized by The Cytometric Society of India, IIT, Guwahati and Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
  12. Attended 2 days’ National workshop on “Peptide Drugs: Modeling to Practice organized by Centre for Educational Technology, IIT, Guwahati.
  13. Attended 3 days Regional workshop on “North East Cancer Registries” organized by ICMR and Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati.
  14. Attended 3 days short term course on “Advanced Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology” organized by IIT, Guwahati.
  15. Attended 7 days National workshop on “The use of SPSS in Social Science Research” organized by Department of Economics,St. Anthony’s College, Shillong.
  16. Attended 3 days Summer school program on “Role of Infections in Human Cancers” organized by Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology and International Agency for research on cancer at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  17. Attended 3 days National workshop on “Research Methodology & Biostatistics: Application in Biomedical Science/ Biological Science” organized by Department of Biological Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati.
  18. Attended 1 day workshop on “Crop Processing Technology” organized by IICPT in collaboration with and in Gauhati University.
  19. Attended 2 days’ workshop on “Application of Molecular Biology in Cancer Diagnosis” organized by Dr B Borooah Cancer institute and National Institute of Pathology.
  20. Attended 1 day workshop on “Clinical Research” organized by Academy for Clinical Research Training and Management.
  21. Attended a 3 days training course on “Application of Bioinformatics Tools in Biotechnology” organized by Bioinformatic centre, Gauhati  University

 

Workshop/ Training Programme (as Resource Person):

  1. Visited as a Resource person in a Training programme entitled “ Molecular Biology Applications: Research and Diagnostic Techniques” organized by Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati on 21st September, 2024
  2. Visited as a Resource person in a Training programme entitled “Molecular Biology/ Molecular Diagnostics” organized by Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati on 20th February, 2023.
  3. Visited as a Resource person in a Training programme entitled “Molecular Biology/ Molecular Diagnostics” organized by Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati on 17th March, 2020.
  4. Visited as a Resource person in a Training programme entitled “Molecular Biology/ Molecular Diagnostics” organized by Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati on 17th December, 2018.
  5. Visited as a Resource person in a Training program entitled “Tools and Techniques in Molecular Biology” organized by Advanced Level Institutional Biotech Hub, Dhing College, Dhing, Nagaon on 24th March, 2017.

Symposium:

  1. Attended 1 day symposium on “Trend and prospects of biomedical science and biomedical engineering” organized by Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University.

Workshop Organized

  1. 3-Days National Workshop on “Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biomedical Applications” jointly organized by Department of Computer Application an Department of Computational Biology and Biotechnology at Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva Viswavidyalaya held from 19th February to 21st Feb, 2025.

Work experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computational Biology & Biotechnology, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya (September 2024 – till date)
  • Classes covering complete course of Microbiology paper of 1st semester, complete courses of Immunology and Research Methodology & Scientific Communication Skills of 2nd semester and Bioprocess Engineering and Technology of 3rd Semester in the M.Sc. Biotechnology Programme.
  • Assistant Professor (Contractual), Department of Biotechnology, Pandu College, Guwahati (August 2024 – September 2024).
  • Classes covering different courses of B.Sc. Biotechnology Programme.
  • Visiting Faculty, Department of Computational Biology and Biotechnology, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya (March 2024 – June 2024)
  • Classes covering parts of Immunology course and Microbiology course of 2nd semester of M.Sc. Biotechnology programme.
  • Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati (October 2022 – August 2024)
  • A project under State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Govt. of Assam entitled “An approach for enhancement of Muga silkworm production in Assam.”
  • Assistant Professor (Contractual), Department of Biotechnology, Pandu College, Guwahati (February 2019 – October 2022)
  • Classes’ covering various parts of B.Sc. Biotechnology (Non-CBCS/CBCS) programme.
  • Classes’ covering complete Immunology course of B.Sc. Biotechnology (CBCS) 4th semester programme.
  • Classes’ covering complete Bioinformatics course of B.Sc. Biotechnology (CBCS) 5th semester programme.
  • Guided dissertation project of 6th semester students under B.Sc. Biotechnology (Non-CBCS/CBCS) programme.
  • Guest Faculty of Cancer Biology Programme, Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University & Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati (July 2018 – July 2021)
  • Classes’ covering Immunology course in 1st and 3rd semesters of M.Sc. Cancer Biology Programme.
  • Research Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati (February 2016 - January 2019)
  • Carried out various research activities of Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Oncology.
  • Guest Faculty, Department of Applied Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati (July 2015 – December 2015)
  • Classes’ covering various parts of different B.Tech. & M.Tech. Biotechnology Programme
  • Senior Research Fellow, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati
    (February 2014 – May 2015) in a DBT funded project entitled “Association of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Severity of Chronic Liver Disease in North East India.”
  • Junior Research Fellow, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati (January 2012 – January 2014) in a DBT funded project entitled “Association of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Severity of Chronic Liver Disease in North East India.”

 

PhD Research Work

PhD from Department of Bioengineering & Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati (January 2013 – January 2018) on the topic “Association of pattern recognition receptors pathway with severity of hepatitis B virus mediated chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma”

       Guides: Dr Subhash Medhi, Assistant Professor, Gauhati University

                    Dr. Amal Ch. Kataki, Director, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute