Who We Are  and What We Do Brief Curricula of Prinzipal Investigators: Rajendra Prasad Bajpaj Vinod Singh Satish Kumar Debjani Ro Available Research Facilities Current Collaborations Short-Term Goals Publications

Who We Are and What We Do

The Indian research group at the Institute of Self Organising Systems and Biophysics, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Institute of Self Organising Systems and Biophysics was established as an interdisciplinary research centre as a part of the North Eastern Hill University Shillong in 1986Position. The university (commonly known as NEHU) is a central university fully funded by the Government of India. The aim of the institute is to pursue basic problems of biology using techniques and methodology of physical sciences. The institute may also take up a study of  unconventional  scientific fields not pursued in the other departments of the university. The faculty members have the freedom to select their  field of study, to fix their short and long term goals and to seek collaboration with other institutions.

The institute has ,at present, only four permanent faculty members. The faculty members are carrying out research in  both theoretical and experimental  fields. Theoretical studies conducted in the institute were in the fields of photon induced superconductivity, biophoton emission, neural network, population dynamics and carcinogenesis. Experimental investigations carried out in the institute were in the fields of delayed luminescence of seeds, seedlings, roots, leaves, and flowers; social behaviour of amphibians through the study of call patterns; hormonotoxin and biochemical analysis.
The faculty members have to seek financial support for their research activities. The institute encourages the faculty members and other visitors to submit projects to various funding agencies.The faculty members have received project grants from the agencies like CSIR, UGC, DST, DAE of the Government of India and also from international agencies like TWAS, Rockfeller foundation, World Wildlife Fund. The results of the scientific activities are described in nearly 60 papers published in Journals.
  Brief Curricula of Principal Investigators:

Name: Rajendra Prasad Bajpaj

Born: July 10, 1946, Nationality: Indian Academic Qualification: 1970,Ph.D in Physics from University of Glasgow, U.K.  Present: Professor at the Institute of Self Organising Systems and Biophysics, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India.  Scientific Interests:  Biophoton Emission Biological Modeling Neural Networks Consciousness Scientific Responsibility on:  "Frequency stable damped oscillator model of biophoton emission" "Origin, characteristics and applications of ultra weak photon emission" Publications:  About 30 papers on international journals and scientific books.

Name: Vinod Singh

Born: July 4, 1956, Nationality: Indian Academic Qualification: 1981, Ph.D. in Chemistry from Kanpur University, Kanpur, India. Present position: Reader at the Institute of Self-Organising Systems and Biophysics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India. Scientific Interests: Ultraweak photon emission from the gonadal tumor cells. Hormone biochemistry Cell biology and drug targeting Immunochemistry and immunobiology of proteins and peptides. Ribosome inactivating proteins of plants. Publications:About 75 papers on international journals and scientific books.

Name: Satish Kumar

Born: July 1, 1949, Nationality: Indian Present position: Reader at the Institute of Self-Organising Systems and Biophysics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India. Scientific Interests: Biophoton Emission Population Dynamics Theoretical Modeling Scientific Responsibility on:  "Origin, characteristics and applications of ultraweak photon emission" Publications: About 25 papers on international journals and scientific books

Name: Debjani Roy

Born: Sept. 13, 1953, Nationality: Indian Present position: Reader at the Institute of Self-Organising Systems and     Biophysics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India. Scientific Interests: Neuroethology Acoustic communication Acoustically mediated social and courtship behaviour Scientific Responsibility on:  "Acoustic communication in frogs"  "Acoustically mediated behaviour in Rana limnocharis from metamorphosis to sexual maturity" "Prioritisation of biodiversity rich sites in the three northeastern  states:  Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland". "Studies on ecology, habitat and breeding biology of amphibians of the Eastern Himalayan  range, with special emphasis on raising breeding  colonies" Publications: About 20 research publications.

Available Research Facilities:

• Basic laboratory for biochemical investigations.
• Photon Image Acquisition System (Hamamatsu)
• Low level photon detector (Popp’s type)
• Equipment to study acoustically mediated behaviour

• International Institute of Biophysics-Neuss-Germany
• San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
• Biochemie Zentrum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
• Witchita State University, Witchita, Kansas, USA.

1. We intend to experimentally resolve the spectral components of different biophoton signals emitted by acetabularia, lichens, seedlings, flowers etc. and study their dependence on temperature.The data will be analyzed in different theoretical models and relevant parameters will be estimated.
2. We intend to develop a pedagogical exposition of the model of biophoton emission resulting from the quantum evolution of a squeezed state.We further want to explore the evolutionary advantages of such states and their role in information transfer
3. We intend to develop a biophoton based diagnostic assay to determine in-vivo tumour growth
4. We intend to locate the sources of biophoton emission biochemically using harmonotoxins

1. R.P. Bajpai, P.K. Bajpai and D. Roy. J. Bio. Chemilum. 6, 227 (1991), "Ultra weak photon emission in germinating seeds; A signal of Biological Order".
2. B.G. Mathew,  and D. Roy, J. Photochem. and Photobiol. 141-150(1991),  "Weak luminescence from frozen carved root tips of Cicer arietinum".
3. P.K. Bajpai and R.P. Bajpai, Annals of Applied  Information Sciences, 17(1992) 49. "Biophotnic emission as a potential probe ofl the organisational structure".
4. B.G. Mathew and S. Kumar, Experientia Vol. 48 (1992)309. "The Non-exponential decay pattern of the weak luminescence from seedlings of Cicer arietinum L. Stimulated pulsating eletric fields"
5. B.G. Mathew , James Haorah and S. Kumar, J.Photochem. Photobio. B. 16, (1992) 297. "Weak luminescence from Cotyledons of Cicer arietinum L. induced by sudden freezing and thawing: the role of superoxide, free radicals and singlet oxygen in the phenomenon".
6. R.P. Bajpai and P.K. Bajpai. J.Bio. Chemilum. 7. (1992). "Light Induced Biophotonic Emission from plant tissues".
7. P.K. Bajpai , R.P. Bajpai and G.P. Sinha, Int. Biodeter. and Biodegrad. 29, (1992). "A fast technique for investigating the effects of Biocides in lichens".
8. P.K.Bajpai, R.P. Bajpai and G.P. Sinha, Edts. K. Toishi, H. Arai, T. Kenzo and K.Yamano,  Int. Commu.Specialists, Publ. Tokyo, Japan pp. 619-623(1993). "Study of the effect of biocides on Lichen s using biophoton emission".
9. B.G.Mathew and S. Kumar  J. Biolum. Chemilum. ,9(1994)55-58. "Active oxygen generation in -irradiated whole seedlings of Cicer arietinum L".
10. P.K. Bajpai and R.P. Bajpai, Asian J. Phys. 5, 139(1996) "Biphasic Decay of Biophoton Emission in Plant Tissues".
11. R.P.Bajpai, S.Kumar and V.A.Sivadasan Frontier Perspectives (June 1997) "Biophoton emission: a manifestation of the quantum evolution of a squeezed state".
12. P.K.Bajpai,R.P.Bajpai,S.Chatterjee,S.Singh and G.P.Sinha (Prof. Awasthi Commomeration Volume ) "Effect of Agricultural biocides on lichen eradication".
13. R.P.Bajpai, S.Kumar and V.A.Sivadasan App. Maths. Comput.(Accepted)"Frequency Stable damped oscillator model of biophoton emission".