Akalesh Kumar Verma
VIDWAN ID: 259430

Dr Akalesh Kumar Verma

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Assistant Professor (Grade-III) | Zoology
Cotton University
Assam
Expertise: Zoology
122 Publications
12 Projects
1960 Scopus Citations
1738 CrossRef
10 Years 9 Months Total Experience
Publications
122 Total
Articles
120
Chapters
1
Proceedings
1
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Professional Recognition

Rank: First class First in Zoology
2007
Dibrugarh University, Assam
UGC Research Fellowship Award
2009
University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
UGG Meritorious Fellowship Award in science for meritorious student
2009
University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
Best poster presentation Award
2012
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
Young Scientist Award
2013
ISCA (Indian Science Congress Association)
Indo-US Exchange Fellowship Award
2015
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Best poster presentation award
2018
Down Town University
Talent Search Contest Award
2019
Guwahati Biotech Park (DBT)
Talent Search Contest Award
2021
Guwahati Biotech Park (DBT) and Science & Technology Department
Highly cited author award
2021
Royal Society of Chemistry, USA
Governor Excellent Award
2022
Governor of Assam
Cohort-4
2022
Assam Startup, Assam, India
Wiley Top Cited Article Award
2022
Wiley, New Jersey, United States.
Winner of Ideathon # 2
2022
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Guwahati (NIPERG), Assam
Recognition of startup
2023
North East Entrepreneurship Development Program (NEEDP)
Best poster presentation award
2023
Assam Don Bosco University
Winner of FAME-2
2023
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Assam
Best poster presentation award
2023
CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology
Recognized among the Top 2% Scientists in the World
2025
Stanford University & Elsevier
Recognized among the Top 5% Scientists in the World
2026
Global Scientist Index

Community & Membership

Intellectual Property Rights Cell
Member
May 2021
Placement and Career Counseling Cell
Member
Aug 2021
Micro Research Projects Evaluation Committee
Member
Sep 2022
General Purchase Committee
Member
Jul 2023
Annual In-house Advisory Committee
Member
May 2023
Board of Study
Member
Jan 2018
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Member
Nov 2020
Core committee members for reviewing and drafting application for NIRF Ranking
Member
Aug 2022
Drafting committee member in a project implementation group constituted for PURSE-2024
Member
Oct 2024
Assam Science Society
Life Member
Jan 2022
International Organization for Academic and Scientific Development (IOASD)
Life Member
Jan 2024
Zoonic Society
Life Member
Jan 2017

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2013
N/A
Assistant Professor (Grade-III)
Dec 2015 – Present
Cotton University | Zoology
Biological Sciences
Zoology

Related Profiles

Scholarly Work

JNU-PAIR network on Science for Sustainable Future
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator Grant: ANRF/PAIR/2025/000029/PAIR-A
Innovative in nucleus design and implantation in pearl oysters, followed by community mobilization and sensitization for pearl farming leading to entrepreneurship development
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: BIO-NEST - 2023
Winner of FAME Biotech 2.0 Hackathon. Title: Development of educational and learning tools for kids using freshwater mussels shell: An effort towards waste-to-wealth management and circular economy
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: IASST - 2023
Development of educational and learning tools for kids using North East Indian freshwater mussels shell ‘s crafts: An effort towards waste-to-wealth management and circular economy
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: NEEDP - 2023
Creating educational and gaming resources for kids utilizing shell crafts from North East Indian freshwater mussels: A step towards waste-to-wealth management and the promotion of a circular economy
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: CU/Dean/R&D/2019/02/23/73
Design of positively charged biomaterial/biopolymer coated pearl nucleus, and implantation into freshwater pearl oyster followed by survivability study and pearl quality assessment
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: CU/Dean/R&D/2019/05/1995
Study of pearl-producing potential of freshwater mussels from different parts of Assam and their commercial utilization for quality pearl production
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator Grant: CU/Dean/R&D/2019/02/23/69
Structure-based pharmacophore modeling and biological evaluation of novel CCR9 inhibitor(s) for the treatment of prostate cancer
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator Grant: CU/REGOFF/2017/012/7211
Study of traditionally used dyes yielding plants for staining cells and cellular components and identification thereof: An eco-friendly and non-toxic alternative method
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: ASTEC/S&T/1614/7/2018-19/1580-1584
Innovation in colored pearls production, and community mobilization and sensitization for the freshwater pearl culture leading to entrepreneurship development in Northeast India
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: TOSS-2022
DBT-BUILDER: Cotton University Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advance Research and Education focusing Medicinal Plant Research and Biodiversity Conservation
Other
Agency: Department of Bio-Technology Role: Principal Investigator Grant: BT/INF/22/SP45376/2022
STUDY OF ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF NORTH EAST INDIAN PROPOLIS AND ISOLATION OF POSSIBLE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE(S
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator Grant: ECR/2016/000079

Assessment of the antitumor activity and toxicity of Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook F. Thoms. Extracts in murine tumor model

University Cotton University
Year 2024
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Study of anti tumour activity and toxicity of propolis in Dalton's Lymphoma Ascites bearing mice

University Cotton University
Year 2025
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Antitumor potential and toxicity of C. militaris (Linn.) extracts in murine tumor model and isolation of bioactive principle thereof

University Cotton University
Year 2025
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Fungicide Coating Seed Treating Box

Apurva Tripathi
- Patent No. : 398482-001 Filed : 26-10-2023
Published : 12-12-2023 Granted

Animal Shell upcycling machine

Akalesh Kumar Verma
Cotton University
- Patent No. : 394818-001 Filed : 29-03-2023
Published : 11-09-2023 Granted

Pearl Shaping Machine

Akalesh Kumar Verma
Cotton University
- Patent No. : 6311031 Filed : 16-03-2023
Published : 25-09-2023 Granted

CANCER DETECTION DEVICE

Akalesh Kumar Verma
Cotton University
- Patent No. : 6302729 Filed : 10-02-2022
Published : 19-08-2023 Granted

Fishery Waste Recycling Machine

Rutuja More
- Patent No. : 438210-001 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Shell stopper nucleation tool for pearl culture

Akalesh Kumar Verma
- Patent No. : 462257-001 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Pearl Grafting Tool.

Akalesh Kumar Verma
- Patent No. : 397463-001 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Mother of pearl (MOP) infused pre-school learning and play kits: A multisensory approach to early education.

Verma
A.K.
Singh
N.S.
Singh
S.
Arjun
J.
Barthakur
T.
Devi
M.
Dutta
D.
Das
J.
Dutta
K.
Gogoi
M.
Gogoi
R.
Singh
R.K. and Paul A.K
- Application No. : 202331055323 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Published

A semi-automated device round nucleus insertion tool (RONUIT)

Akalesh Kumar Verma
Anirban Kumar Paul
Namram Sushindrajit Singh and Saddam Hussain
- Application No. : 202431092737 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Published

Automated pearl nucleus dough mixer (PND MIXER)

A. K. Verma
A. K. Paul
and N. S. Singh.
- Application No. : 202531050451 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Published

Allantoic cavity drilling device

A.K. Verma
R. Ahmed
N.S.Singh
S. Singh
D.Dey
S.Chetri
L. Borah
S.P.Roy
N.P. Islam and G. Ahmed.
- Patent No. : 395424-001 Filed : 30-11--0001
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Energetically significant cooperative π-stacked ternary assemblies in Ni(II) phenanthroline compounds involving discrete water clusters: Anticancer activities and theoretical studies

Journal Article
Journal of Molecular Structure. Year: 2021. Volume: 1229 .
Authors: Pranay Sharma; Pinku Sarma; Antonio Frontera; Miquel Barceló-Oliver; Akalesh K. Verma; Bipul Sarma; Trinayan Barthakur; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

Biologically relevant and energetically significant cooperative ternary (π-π)2/(π-π)1/(π-π)2assemblies and fascinating discrete (H2O)21clusters in isostructural 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylato Co(ii) and Zn(ii) phenanthroline compounds: Antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
New Journal of Chemistry. Year: 2021. Volume: 45 , Issue: 7 , Pages: 3699-3715 .
Authors: Sanjib Chetry; Pranay Sharma; Antonio Frontera; Utpal Saha; Akalesh K. Verma; Bipul Sarma; Paran Jyoti Kalita; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

Oxalato bridged coordination polymer of manganese(III) involving unconventional O⋯-hole(nitrile) and antiparallel nitrile⋯nitrile contacts: Antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
New Journal of Chemistry. Year: 2020. Volume: 44 , Issue: 46 , Pages: 20021-20038 .
Authors: Debajit Dutta; Pranay Sharma; Antonio Frontera; Anshuman Gogoi; Akalesh K. Verma; Diksha Dutta; Bipul Sarma; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

PPL catalyzed four-component PASE synthesis of 5-monosubstituted barbiturates: Structure and pharmacological properties

Journal Article
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. Year: 2015. Volume: 25 , Issue: 24 , Pages: 5732-5736 .
Authors: Manisha Bihani; Pranjal P. Bora; Alakesh K. Verma; Reshita Baruah; Hari Prasanna Deka Boruah; Ghanashyam Bez

Energetically significant nitrile⋯nitrile and unconventional C–H⋯π(nitrile) interactions in pyridine based Ni(II) and Zn(II) coordination compounds: Antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
Journal of Molecular Structure. Year: 2021. Volume: 1223 , Pages: 129246 .
Authors: Amal Das; Pranay Sharma; Antonio Frontera; Akalesh K. Verma; Miquel Barcelo-Oliver; Sahid Hussain; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

Energetically significant anti-parallel π-stacking and unconventional anion-π interactions in phenanthroline based Ni(II) and Cu(II) coordination compounds: Antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
Inorganica Chimica Acta. Year: 2020. Volume: 516 , Pages: 120082 .
Authors: Pranay Sharma; Pinku Sarma; Antonio Frontera; Sahid Hussain; Akalesh K. Verma; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

Supramolecular assemblies involving biologically relevant antiparallel π-stacking and unconventional solvent driven structural topology in maleato and fumarato bridged Zn(ii) coordination polymers: antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
New Journal of Chemistry. Year: 2021. Volume: 45 , Issue: 29 , Pages: 13040-13055 .
Authors: Amal Das; Pranay Sharma; Antonio Frontera; Miquel Barcelo-Oliver; Akalesh K. Verma; Ruksana Sultana Ahmed; Sahid Hussain; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya

Biologically relevant unusual cooperative assemblies and fascinating infinite crown-like supramolecular nitrate-water hosts involving guest complex cations in bipyridine and phenanthroline-based Cu(ii) coordination compounds: Antiproliferative evaluation and theoretical studies

Journal Article
New Journal of Chemistry. Year: 2021. Volume: 45 , Issue: 18 , Pages: 8269-8282 .
Authors: Pranay Sharma; Hiren Nath; Antonio Frontera; Miquel Barcelo-Oliver; Akalesh K. Verma; Sahid Hussain; Manjit K. Bhattacharyya
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