Dr. Bidisha Sharma

Dr. Bidisha Sharma

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. : Gauhati University, Guwahati

Research Interests:

• Plant –Microbe interaction with special emphasis on endophytes and mycorrhizae. • Microbial diversity with special interest in diversity and ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) especially, in pristine forests and cultivated areas.
Joined the University in Jun 16, 2021

Phone: 9854758304
Email: bidisha.sharma@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About

Dr. Bidisha Sharma is currently teaching as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Cotton University. She joined the university on 16th June 2021. She did her B.Sc in Botany (H) from Cotton University (then Cotton college under Gauhati University), Guwahati in the year 2007 with 1st class distinction and secured 13th position in Gauhati University. She did her M.Sc in Botany with specialization in Microbiology from Gauhati University in the year 2009 with 1st class 1st position. She completed her Ph.D from Department of Botany, Gauhati University with DST Inspire fellowship (1st batch) in 2017. 

Her academic growth includes the DST INSPIRE Fellowship (2010-2015) (conferred by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India), M.J. Narasimhan Academic Merit Award Commendation Certificate-2011 (conferred by Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI, New Delhi), Smt. Guman Devi Verma Memorial Best Woman Scientist Award (First)-2014 (conferred by Indian Society of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Udaipur, Rajasthan). She was selected for Oral Presentation at Young Scientist Session-2016 (at 57TH Annual conference and International Symposium of Association of Microbiologists of India, AMI). She qualified SLET (2021).

Teaching

Currently she is teaching Microbiology and General Botany in H.S (class XI, XII), Undergraduate and Post-graduate courses in Botany. 

Research paper publications till 2021

  1. “Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal association in some commonly occurring economically important plants of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.” Indian Phytopath. 67 (3): 243-251 (2014).
  2. “Culture independent diversity analysis of soil microbial community and their significance.” In Bacterial diversity in sustainable agriculture. Sustainable development and biodiversity 1. Ed. D.K. Maheshwari. Springer International Publishing Switzerland (2014).
  3. “Role of nitrogen sources in regulation of fungal secondary metabolism.” Chapter 16, Fungal Biomolecules: sources, Applications and Recent developments. (1st ed). Eds. Vijay Kumar Gupta, Robert L. Mach and S. Sreenivasaprasad. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Published (2015).
  4. “The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Psidium guajava and  Pongamia pinnata.” J Mycol Plant Pathol. 45(4):254-264 (2015).
  5.  “The Role Played by Mycorrhizal Fungi in Ecorestoration.” (Chapter 23) In Mycorrhiza -Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration (6). Eds. Ajit Varma et al. Springer Nature Publication (2017). ISBN: 978-3-319-68866-4. 

Other Informations

Seminars and workshops attended

  1. “National workshop on microbial diversity and functions: from genes to omics”. (25th -26th Nov’ 2010) organized by Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
  2. Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Disturbed and Undisturbed Soils of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. National Symposium on “Advances in abiotic and biotic stress management of plants” and East Zone meet of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (23rd-24th Sept’11) organized by DRS-Department of Botany, North Bengal University, Siliguri, West Bengal.
  3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Association in Some Commonly Occurring Economically Important Plants of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. National symposium on “Biology of infection, immunity and disease control in pathogen –plant interactions” and 64th Annual meeting of Indian Phytopathological Society (2nd- 4th Dec’11) organized by Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
  4. Hands on training workshop on “DNA cloning, sequencing and sequence analysis” (10th-25th Sept’12) organized by Department of Botany, North –Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
  5. Effect of Soil Conditions on the Spore Population and Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Poster presentation at 7th International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM7) (6th-11th Jan’13), New Delhi organized by The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi. 
  6. The seasonality of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the forest soils of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. National seminar on “Plant resources of NE region and their bioprospecting” (30th March’13) organized by Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam. 
  7. National workshop on “Advance Biological Tools and Techniques” (29th Apr-5th May’13) organized by Department of Botany, Gauhati University. 
  8. Five-day North-East training program on “Statistical data analysis” (25th-29th Nov’13) organized by the Applied Statistics Unit of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
  9. Mycorrhiza in the agricultural fields adjacent to Kaziranga National Park, Assam. National seminar on “RET plants of NE India and their conservation strategies” (21st March’14) organized by Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam. 
  10. The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus increases the growth of Psidium guajava L. and Tetramelos nudiflora R.Br. in pot culture studies. National symposium on “Unraveling plantmicrobe interactions for supporting plant health” and Annual general meeting of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (East Zone, 2014) (27-28 Oct’14) organized by Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.
  11. The Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Psidium guajava and Pongamia pinnata. 36th Annual Conference and National Symposium on Challenges and Management Approaches for the Crop Diseases of National Importance-Status and Prospects (12th-14th Feb’15) organized by Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University at AC&RI, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  12. Arbuscular mycorrhizal community in the tropical forests of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Young Scientist Session of 57th Annual Conference and International Symposium of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) (24th-27th November, 2016) organized at Gauhati University and The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam, India.

Work Experience

? 2010 (January- July): Faculty of Botany in Aakash Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

? 2010-2015: PhD research scholar in department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.

? 2016- 2017: Guest faculty in department of Botany, Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, Assam.

? 2018-May 2021: Assistant Professor, Coordinator, PhD Guide in department of Botany, The Assam Royal 

Global University, Guwahati, Assam.

b) Member of Academic Societies

? Life Member of Association of Microbiologists of INDIA (AMI).

? Life Member of International Society of Mycorrhiza (ISM).

? Annual Member of Indian Phytopathological Society (IPS) (2013-2014).

? Annual Member of Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP) (2015-2016).