Dr. Mary Devi

Educational qualifications

Professional Experience

1. Guest Faculty, Department of Zoology, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati (2017-2018).
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Murkong Selek College, Jonai.

Project Experience

1. Research Assistant (RA) at ICMR-RMRCNE, Dibrugarh. Title of project: Rickettsial diseases in the states of Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim in NE India: Epidemiology, disease burden and vectors.

Fellowship awarded

1. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship (SJSGC) granted by UGC, New Delhi.

Hands-on skills

1. PCR, ELISA, cell culture, gel electrophoresis, thin-layer chromatography, antioxidant assays of plant extract, in vitro cell viability testing (Trypan blue dye exclusion method, MTT assay, LDH assay, apoptosis assay, mitochondrial membrane potential analysis), apoptosis study, histopathology analysis, in vivo anticancer studies in Swiss albino mice model.

Statistical tool

1. GraphPad Prism, version 8.0.

Reviewer of the Journals

1. Plant Biosystems
2. Scientific Reports
3. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Research Interests

1. Phytopharmacology.
2. Anticancer studies.
3. Phytochemistry of natural products.
4. Toxicology.

Research Areas

1. Pharmacology of medicinal plants.
2. Preclinical anticancer studies.
3. Phytochemistry and antioxidant evaluation.
4. Toxicology assessment.
5. Bioactivity-guided isolation of active principles.
6. In vivo and in vitro studies using cell lines and murine models.
7. In silico studies for drug discovery.
8. Molecular oncology and therapeutic studies.

Seminars

1. Devi, M., Singh, N.S. and Verma, A.K. (2023). An in vitro approach to investigate the antitumor potential of Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis against Dalton's Lymphoma Ascites (DLA) cells. 67th Annual Technical session of Assam Science Society, 2023 cum National seminar on Current Developments in Science and Technology. Organized by Bhattadev University, Bajali, Pathsala, 6th April, 2023.
2. Devi, M., Singh, N.S. and Verma, A.K. (2023). An in vitro antitumor potential of Adhatoda vasica leaf extract against Dalton's Lymphoma (DL) cells. National seminar on Ethnopharmacology for Bioeconomy: The New Paradigm. Organized by CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat. SFE-Jorhat Local chapter in association with Society of Ethnopharmacology, India, 28th-30th November, 2023.

Poster Presentation

1. Devi, M., Singh, N.S. and Verma, A.K. (2025). In vivo antitumor potential of Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (Roxb. Ex Hardw.) Mabb, a potent medicinal plant against Dalton's Lymphoma Ascites (DLA) cells. National Conference on Bioresource Research Management and Sustainability organized by the Department of Zoology, B. Borooah College (Autonomous), Guwahati, in association with ASTEC, ZSA, and Institutional Biotech Hub, B. Borooah College: 22nd-23rd April, 2025.

Workshops

1. Application of Sophisticated Instruments in Chemistry, Biology and Material Sciences from 28th June-04 July, 2022 conducted by Department of Chemistry and SAIF NEHU, Shillong in association with Amity University, DST, Govt. of India.
2. Hands-on workshop on Molecular Docking conducted by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Guwahati, India from 31st October, 2022 to 4th November, 2022.

Award

1. Poster presentation (Second position): National Conference on Bioresource Research Management and Sustainability organized by the Department of Zoology, B. Borooah College (Autonomous), Guwahati, in association with ASTEC, ZSA, and Institutional Biotech Hub, B. Borooah College.