Assistant Professor-II Department of Medical Biotechnology
Ph. D,
Structural Bioinformatics,Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT),2022
M. Phil,
Biotechnology,
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU),
2014
M. Sc.,
Microbiology,
Sikkim University,
2010
Madurai Kamaraj University,Summer Research Fellow, Research Fellow in Structural Bioinformatics, 2016-2017
Vellore Institute of Technology, Teaching cum Research Associate,Teaching and Research in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2019-2021
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University,Assistant Professor, Teaching and Research (Medical Biotechnology and Bioinformatics), 2022-Present
Computational Modeling and Simulations
Class Coordinator, M.Sc Final Year, Department of Medical Biotechnology.
Coordinator, Department Syllabus Committee of B.Sc and M.Sc courses.
Monitoring the research as well as other extracurricular activities of the department.
Das R, Bhattarai A, Tamang B, Thakur N. Identification of potential VP40 inhibitor of Marburg virus through molecular docking, pharmacokinetic analysis and molecular dynamics simulation. Scientific Reports. 2025 Jul 25;15(1):27129.
Das R, Tamang B, Bhattarai A, Najar IN. Novel L-Asparaginase from Paucilactobacillus vaccinostercus: Insights into Anti-Cancer Potential using Metagenomic, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. The Microbe. 2025 May 24:100390.
Choudhury AA, Choudhury NA, Bhattarai A, Dhanasekaran S, Rajeswari VD. Phytoprospection, Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Potentials of Solanum torvum Swartz: A Comprehensive Phytotherapeutic Review. Pharmacological Research-Natural Products. 2025 Apr 23:100237.
Das R, Bhattarai A, Karn R, Tamang B. Computational investigations of potential inhibitors of monkeypox virus envelope protein E8 through molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. Scientific Reports. 2024 Aug 23; 14(1):19585
Rirwa, RK., Bhattarai, A., and Tamang BM., 2023. Draft genome sequence of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum DMR09 isolated from spontaneously fermented dahi, Microbiology Resource Announcements, ASM Journal
Bhattarai A, Emerson IA. Dynamic conformational flexibility and molecular interactions of intrinsically disordered proteins. Journal of biosciences. 2020 Dec;45(1):29.
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