Teaching Experience 30 Years        Research Experience: 35 Years

Areas of Interest/Specialization:

• Traditional medicine-inspired antiparasitic drug development
• Toxicity assessment, isolation/characterization of natural therapeutics
• Validations of Ayurvedic formulations
• Biodiversity of Nematomorpha

Awards:

• National
  • LEAP Fellow, UGC-MHRD, Govt. of India, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (2020).
  • Expert STRIDE Scheme, UGC-MHRD, Govt. of India, Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy
  • Fellow of Zoological Society, Kolkata (F.Z.S.)
  • Gold Medal for securing highest marks in M.Sc. Zoology exam of Agra, University, Agra.
  • Dr. B.P. Pandey Memorial Oration Award (2015) by the Indian Society for Parasitology for outstanding contribution towards teaching of parasitology.
  • SERC Fellow of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi to work at Visva Bharati, Santi Niketan (1998-1999).
  • Senior Research Fellow, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi to work in in Department of Zoology, NEHU (1989-1990)
  • Research Associate, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi to work in Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow (1992).
• International
  • Awarded DBT-NER Overseas Fellowship to work at Centrum Für Naturkunde (CeNAK), University of Hamburg, Germany (2016).
  • Visited United States of America, France, Germany, South Korea and Thailand to attend international conferences or deliver invited lectures, sponsorships from Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, NEHU, Korea Association of Health Promotion, South Korea.        

Academic affiliations:

• Editorial Board Member, BMC Complementary Medicine & Therapies, Springer, Nature (2018 – until the present)
• Academic Editor, PLoS ONE (2020 - until the present)
• Editor, Journal of Parasitic Diseases (Springer) (2018 – until the present).
• Life Member, Indian Society for Parasitology
• Life Member, Zoological Society, Kolkata
• Member, Technical Expert Committee, DBT-NER, Govt. of India, Medical Biotechnology (2019-2022).
• Member-Secretary, Institutional Ethics Committee (Animal Models), NEHU (2018-2021)

Ph. D. Thesis supervised awarded: 14

1. Dr. L. M. Lyndem (2003) A Study on the Status of Hookworm Infections in Human Populations in Meghalaya, India.” (Supervised jointly with Prof. Veena Tandon).  
2. Dr. Lalramliana (2007) Faunal composition and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes and their bioefficacy against major insect pests in Ri-bhoi District of Meghalaya.
3. Dr. V. Tangpu (2007)  Study on antidiarrhoeal and anticestodal efficacy of some plants used in the traditional medicine system in Manipur.
4. Dr. Temjenmongla (2008) Anthelmintic efficacy of some indigenous plants used in the traditional remedies of Naga tribes.
5. Dr. Purobi Nath (2014) Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of some medicinal plants used in the folk-lore medicine system of Riang tribe in Tripura.
6. Dr. Khirod Deori (2015) Studies on therapeutic efficacy and safety profile of some traditional anthelmintic plants used by tribes of upper Assam.
7. Dr. Vijaya (2016) Anthelmintic and toxicological evaluation of some known chemical constituents of traditional medicinal plants used by Naga tribes in North-east India.
8. Dr. Shyamalima Gogoi (2017) Anthelmintic effects and toxicity assessment of Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb. and Croton joufra Roxb., used by the Mishing tribe in Assam.
9. Dr. A.D. Soren (2019) Studies on anthelmintic efficacy and safety profile of some plants used in the traditional medicine of Santhal tribe in Assam.
10. Dr. Errini D Dhar (2022). Studies on anthelmintic efficacy and potential toxicity of selected coumarin derivatives (Joint-Supervisor: Prof. G. Bez, Department of Chemistry, NEHU).
11. Dr. Risa Parkordor Chen (2023). Evaluation of nematocidal and cestocidal activities of anthelmintic Ayurvedic formulations.
12. Dr. Kaleni-i Nagi (2024). Studies on cestocidal activity of some traditional medicinal plants consumed by Angami tribe of Nagaland. (Supervised jointly with Prof. Bishnupada Roy, Department of Zoology, NEHU, Shillong). Thesis submitted. 
13. Dr. Aparmita Das (2024). Studies on anthelmintic efficacy and toxicity of tuber extract of Flemingia vestita Benth & Hooker using rodent models. (Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Bishnupada Roy, Department of Zoology, NEHU). Thesis submitted.
14. Dr. Bhusan Chhetri (2024). Synthesis of some quinazoline derivatives and evaluation of their anthelmintic efficacy in rodents. (Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Rishanlang Nongkhlaw, Department of Chemistry, NEHU). Thesis submitted. 

Ph.D. thesis supervising at present: 01

• Ms. Jasmine Akhtar. Studies on anthelminthic activity of selected traditional medicinal plants used in Jowai, West Jaintia Hills District. Date of Admission: 01.12.2021. 

Publications

Publications     105

National  23; International: 82

1. Kharmawlong, G, K., Chettri, B., Rymbai, R., Nongrum, R., Yadav, A. K., Bhan, S., Nongkhlaw, R.W. (2024). White-light-emitting diode (LED)-promoted one-pot synthesis of 1,2-dihydropyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles in the presence of a new spiky magnetic nanocatalyst and their anthelmintic studies. Catalysis Science & Technology, The Royal Society of Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D4CY00723A
2. Soren, A.D., Yadav A.K. (2024). Toxicity Assessment of Sesbania sesban var. bicolor a Traditionally used Anthelmintic Medicinal Plant, in Rodent Models. Def. Life Sci. J. 9(2): 158-165.
3. Nagi, K.I, Roy, B., Yadav, A.K. (2024). Anthelmintic Efficacy of Solanum spirale on Fowl Tapeworm, Raillietina echinobothrida. Proc. Zool. Soc. doi.org/10.1007/s12595-024-00521-9.
4. Kamal M, Mukherjee S, Joshi B, Sindhu ZU, Wangchuk P, Haider S, Ahmed N, Talukder MH, Geary TG, Yadav AK. (2023). Model nematodes as a practical innovation to promote high throughput screening of natural products for anthelmintics discovery in South Asia: Current challenges, proposed practical and conceptual solutions. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 256: doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2023.111594.
5. Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K. (2023). Toxicity Assessment of the Long-Term Usage of Asparagus racemosus Willd., an Anthelmintic Plant of India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 93: 611–618.
6. Soren, A. D., & Yadav, A. K. (2023). Genotoxicity Assessment and Toxic Metal Contamination of Traditionally used Anthelmintic Medicinal Plants in Assam, India. Toxicology International, 30(2), 249–254.
7. Mishra, V., Yadav, A.K. & Soren, A.D. (2023). Genotoxicity of Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic Acid, Biochanin A, and Ursolic Acid, Potential Anthelmintic Phyto-Compounds. Toxicology International. 30: 155-160.
8. Deori, K., Soren, A.D. & Yadav, A.K. Toxicity assessment of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus, a traditionally used anthelmintic plant of India. Futur J Pharm Sci 9, 52: doi.org/10.1186/s43094-023-00502-3
9. Das, A., Yadav, A. K., & Roy, B. (2023). Safety Evaluation of a Traditional Medicinal Plant, Flemingia vestita Benth and Hooker in Swiss Albino Mice: An Acute and Sub-acute Toxicity Study. Toxicology International, 30(3), 297–308.
10. Chen, R.P., Soren, A.D. & Yadav, A.K. Anthelmintic evaluation of three ayurvedic formulations: a transmission electron microscopy study in Raillietina sp. (Cestoda). J Parasit Dis 47, 837–842. 
11. Deori, K., Yadav, A.K. & Soren, A.D. (2023). Anthelmintic efficacy of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus leaf extract on juvenile and adult worms of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda). J Parasit Dis. 23: doi.org/10.1007/s12639-023-01636-0.
12. Nagi, K., Roy, B., Yadav, A.K. (2022) In vitro cestocidal activity of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, a traditionally used anthelmintic plant in India December 2022. J Parasit Dis. DOI: 10.1007/s12639-022-01559-2
13. Kharmawlong, G.K., Nongrum, R., Kumar, J.E., Chhetri, B., Yadav, A.K., Nongkhlaw, R. (2022) A new approach for the synthesis of biologically active chromene compounds using a photo catalyst TiO2-Ag, Synthetic Communications, 52:2, 229-249, DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2021.2016836
14. Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K. Toxicity Assessment of Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants Sesbania sesban var. Bicolor, Cyperus Compressus and Asparagus Racemosus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 92, 309–317 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-021-01336-w.
15. Dhar, E.D., Yadav, A.K., Basumatary, G., Bez, G. (2021). Anti-pinworm activity of novel coumarin-based trisubstituted methanes in Syphacia obvelata-infected mice. Parasitology International 85(9):102425. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102425
16. Yadav, A.K., Khynriam, D., Limatemjen, Rhaesa, A. (2021). New Records of Horsehair Worms (Nematomorpha) from India and a Summary of All Known Indian Species. Taxonomy, 1(1), 14-22.
17. Soren, A.D., Chen, R.P., Yadav, A.K. (2021). In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic study of Sesbania sesban var. bicolor, a traditionally used medicinal plant of Santhal tribe in Assam, India. J Parasit Dis 45:1-9.
18. Mishra, V., Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K. (2021). Toxicological evaluations of betulinic acid and ursolic acid, common constituents of Houttuynia cordata used as an anthelmintic by the Naga tribes in North-east India. Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 7:39 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-020-00173-4.
19. Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K. (2021). Studies on the anthelmintic potentials of the roots of Asparagus racemosus willd. (Asparagaceae). Clinical Phytoscience, 7:32 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-021-00270-8.
20. Kharrngi, B., Dhar, E.D., Basumatary, G., Das, D., Deka, R.C., Yadav, A.K., Bez, G. (2021). Developing a highly potent anthelmintic: study of catalytic application of L-proline derived aminothiourea in rapid synthesis of biscoumarins and their in vitro anthelmintic assay. J. Chem. Sci. 133:16 doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-01881-3
21. Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K. (2020). Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo anthelmintic efficacy of Cyperus compressus Linn., a traditionally used anthelmintic plant in parasite-animal models. Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 6 (126):1-6.
22. Dutta, A. Chhetri, B., Nongrum, R., Kharmawlong, G.K., Yadav, A.K., Nongkhlaw, R. (2020). Ultra-Sound Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen and Oxygen Containing Heterocycles Using Fluorinated Graphene Oxide as Catalyst: Evaluation of Their Anthelmintic Activities. ChemistrySelect (Chemistry Europe). 5: 7474-7481.
23. Basumatary, G., Dhar, E.D., Das, D., Deka, R.C., Yadav, A.K., Bez, G. (2020). Coumarin-based trisubstituted methanes as potent anthelmintic: synthesis, molecular docking and in vitro efficacy. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 132, Article No. 40. doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-1737-z
24. Soren, A.D., Yadav, A.K., Dhar, E.D. (2019). Toxological evaluation of Cyperus compressus Linn., a traditionally used anthelmintic plant in India. Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine. DOI:10.1007/s13596-019-00413-w
25. Kharmawlong, G.K., Nongrum, R., Chhetri, B., Rani, J.W.S., Rahman, N. Yadav, A.K., Nongkhlaw, R. (2019). Green and efficient one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones and their anthelmintic studies. Synthetic Communications, 49(20): 2683-2695.
26. Vijaya, Yadav, A.K., Gogoi, S. (2018). In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic efficacy of two pentacyclic triterpenoids, ursolic acid and betulinic acid against mice pinworm, Syphacia obvelata. J Parasit Dis. 42: 144-149.
27. Tobias, J.C., Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Poulin, R. (2017). Intra- and Interspecific genetic diversity of New Zealand hairworms (Nematomorpha). Parasitology. 144: 1026-1040.
28. Yadav, A.K., Tobias, J.C., Schmidt-Rhaesa (2017). Gordionus maori (Nematomorpha, Gordiida), a new species of horsehair worm from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 45:29-42.
29. Nath, P., Yadav, A.K., Soren, A.D. (2017). Sub-acute toxicity and genotoxicity assessment of the rhizome extract of Acorus calamus L. A medicinal plant of India. Eurp J Phar Med Res, 4: 392-399.
30. Yadav AK, Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Limatemjen (2017). First report of the Gondwana genus Beatogordius from India, with further records of two Chordodes species (Gordiida, Nematomorpha). Zookeys. 643: 53–61.
31. Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Laha, R., Sen, A. (2017). On the recovery of horsehair worms, Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from pork in Shillong, India. J Parasit Dis, 41: 302-304.
32. Yadav, A.K., Nath, P. (2017). Anthelmintic effects and toxicity of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in rodent models. J. Intercult Ethnopharmacol, 6: 407-413.
33. Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Limatemjen (2017). First report of the Gondwana genus Beatogordius from India, with further records of two Chordodes species (Gordiida, Nematomorpha. Zookeys. 643:53–61.
34. Yadav, A.K., Nath, P. (2017). Anthelmintic effects and toxicity of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in rodent models. J. Intercult Ethnopharmacol, 6: 407-413.
35. Gogoi, S., Yadav, A.K. (2016). Therapecutic efficacy of the leaf extract of Croton joufra Roxb. against experimental cestodiasis in rats. J Parasit Dis, 41: 417-422.
36. Nath, P., Yadav, A.K. (2016). Anthelmintic activity of a standardized extract from the rhizomes of Acorus calamus Linn. (Acoraceae) against experimentally induced cestodiasis in rats. J Inter Ethnopharmacol 14: 390-395.
37. Deori, K., Yadav, A.K (2016). Anthelmintic effects of Oroxylum indicum stem bark extract on juvenile and adult stages of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda), an in vitro and in vivo study. Parasitology Research, 115:1275-1285.
38. Vijaya & Yadav, A.K. (2016). In vitro anthelmintic assessment of selected phytochemicals against Hymenolepis diminuta, a zoonotic tapeworm. J Parasit Dis, 40:1082-1086.
39. Gogoi, S. & Yadav, A.K. (2016). In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic effects of Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb. leaf extract on Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) and Syphacia obvelata (Nematoda) J Intercult Ethnopharmacol, 5:427-433.
40. Gogoi, S., Yadav, A.K. (2016). Therapecutic efficacy of the leaf extract of Croton joufra Roxb. against experimental cestodiasis in rats. J Parasit Dis, 41(2):417-422.
41. Nath, P., Yadav, A.K. (2016). Anthelmintic activity of a standardized extract from the rhizomes of Acorus calamus Linn. (Acoraceae) against experimentally induced cestodiasis in rats. J. Int. Ethnopharmacol. 5:390-395.
42. Nath P., Yadav, A.K. (2016). Anticestodal properties of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (Malvaceae): an in vitro and in vivo study against Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi, 1819), a zoonotic tapeworm. J Parasit Dis, 40:1261–1265.
43. Lalramliana, Yadav, A.K (2016). Effects of storage temperature on survival and infectivity of three indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes strains (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from Meghalaya, India. 2016. J Parasit Dis, 40:1150-1154.
44. Deori, K., Yadav, A. K. (2016). Anthelmintic effects of Oroxylum indicum stem bark extract on juvenile and adult stages of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda), an in vitro and in vivo study. Parasitology Research, 115:1275-1285.
45. Nath, P., Yadav, A.K. (2015). Acute and sub-acute oral toxicity assessment of the methanolic extract from leaves of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. in mice. J Intercult Ethnopharmacol, 4:70-73.
46. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Limatemjen, Yadav, A.K. (2015). Chordodes combiareolatus, a new species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from Nagaland, India, with further comments on Chordodes moutoni. Zootaxa, 3925(2): 202–210. 
47. Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K., Deori, K. (2015). Anthelmintic effects of Psidium guajava and Lasia spinosa on Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda): A scanning electron microscopic study.   J Adv Micr Res, 10:20-23.
48. Vijaya, Yadav, A.K. (2014). In vitro anthelmintic assessment of selected phytochemicals against Hymenolepis diminuta, a zoonotic tapeworm. J Parasit Dis, 40:1082-1086.
49. Tangpu, V., Deori, K., Yadav, A.K. (2014). Evaluation of safety and protective effects of Potentilla fulgens root extract in experimentally induced diarrhea in mice. J Intercult Ethnopharmacol, 3:103-108.
50. Yadav, A.K. (2014). Applications of scanning electron microscopy in taxonomy and biodiversity studies on gordiids (Nematomorpha). J Adv Microsc Res, 9: 99-104.
51. Yadav, A.K., Temjenmongla, Deori, K. (2014). In-vitro and in-vivo anthelmintic effects of Gynura angulosa (Compositae) leaf extract on Hymenolepis diminuta, a zoonotic tapeworm. J Biol Act Prod Nat, 4: 171-178.
52. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Yadav, A.K. (2013). One new species and a new record of the genus Chordodes (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from North-East India. Zootaxa 3693:293-300.
53. Yadav A.K. and Temjenmongla. (2012). In vivo anthelmintic activity of Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp., a traditionally used taenicidal plant in Northeast India. Parasitology Research, 111:1841–1846.
54. Yadav, A.K., Tangpu, V. (2012). Anthelminthic activity of ripe fruit extract of Solanum myriacanthum Dunal (Solanaceae) against experimentally induced Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) infections in rats. Parasitology Research, 110:1047-1053.
55. Yadav, A. K. & Lalramliana. (2012). Evaluation of the efficacy of three indigenous strains of entomopathogenic nematodes from Meghalaya, India against mustard sawfly, Athalia lugens proxima Klug (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). J Parasit Dis. 36:175-180.
56. Yadav, A.K. and Temjenmongla. (2012). Efficacy of Lasia spinosa leaf extract in treating mice infected with Trichinella spiralis. Parasitology Research, 110:493-498.
57. Yadav, A.K. & Lalramliana. (2012). Efficacy of indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes from Meghalaya, India against the larvae of taro leaf beetle, Aplosonyx chalybaeus (Hope). J Parasi Dis. 36:149-154.
58. Yadav, A.K., Lalramliana. (2012). Soil moisture effects on the activity of three entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) isolated from Meghalaya, India. J Parasit Dis, 36:94-98.
59. Yadav, A.K., Temjenmongla (2011). Anticestodal activity of Houttuynia cordata leaf extract against Hymenolepis diminuta in experimentally infected rats. J Parasit Dis, 35:190-194.
60. Tandon, V., Yadav, A.K. Roy, B., Das, B. (2011). Phytochemicals as cure of worm infections in traditional medicine systems. In: Emerging Trends in Zoology. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi.
61. Lalramliana, Yadav, A.K. (2010). Occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Meghalaya, NE India. Science Vision, 10:89-100.
62. Lalramliana, Yadav, A.K. (2009). Effect of relative humidity on the emergence and reproduction of three entomopathogenic nematode species (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from Meghalaya, India. Science Vision 9: 92-96.
63. Yadav, A.K., Tangpu, V. (2009). Therapeutic efficacy of Zanthoxylum rhetsa DC extract against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) infections in rats. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 33: 42-47.
64. Yadav, A.K., Tangpu, V. (2008). Anticestodal activity of Adhatoda vasica extract against Hymenolepis diminuta infections in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 119: 322-324.
65. Yadav, A.K., Tangpu, V. (2008). Therapeutic efficacy of Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata and Galinsoga parviflora Cav. in experimentally induced diarrhoea in mice. Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants. (Eds. Govil, J N. & Singh, VK.). Vol. 23: Standardization of Herbal/Ayurvedic Formulation. ISBN: 1-9336991-4-0. Studium Press, LLC, Houston, USA, pp. 35-45.
66. Yadav, A.K., Tangpu, V. (2007). Antidiarrhoeal activity of Lithocarpus dealbata and Urena lobata extracts: Therapeutic implications. Pharmaceutical Biology 45: 223-229.
67. Tangpu, V, Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K. (2007). Some Important Folklore Medicinal Plants Used by Tangkhul Nagas of Ukhrul District, Manipur. Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants. Vol. 16. Phytomedicines. (Eds. Govil, J.N., Singh, V.K. & Bhardwaj, R). Studium Press, LLC, USA, pp. 311-322.
68. Yadav, A. K ., Tangpu, V. (2006). Anthelmintic Efficacy of Butea minor extract against Hymenolepis diminuta infections in rats. Pharmacologyonline 3: 892-899.
69. Tangpu, V., Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K. (2006). Anticestodal  property  of Strobilanthes discolor: an experimental study in Hymenolepis diminuta–rat model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 105: 459-463.
70. Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K. (2006). Anticestodal eficacy of Lasia spinosa extract against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infections in rats. Pharmaceutical Biology 44: 499-502.
71. Tangpu, V., Yadav A.K. (2006). Antidiarrhoeal activity of Cymbopogon citratus and its major constituent, citral. Pharmacologyonline 2: 290-298.
72. Temjenmongla, Tangpu, V., Yadav, A.K. (2006). Anticestodal efficacy of Psidium guajava against experimental Hymenolepis diminuta infections in rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 38: 29-32.
73. Lalramliana, Yadav, A.K., Shylesha, A.N. (2005). Effects of temperature and relative humidity on the emergence of infective juveniles of Heterorhabditisindica - A locally isolated entomopathogenic nematode in Meghalaya, India. Indian Journal of Nematology 35: 157-159.
74. Tangpu, V., Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K. (2004). Anticestodal activity of Trifolium repens extract. Pharmaceutical Biology 42: 656-658.
75. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Yadav, A.K. (2004). On the occurrence of Chordodes cf. furnessi (Nematomorpha) from praying mantis in India, and a note on Indian nematomorph species. Current Science, 86: 1023- 1027.
76. Tangpu, V., Yadav, A.K. (2004). Antidiarrhoeal activity of Rhus javanica ripen fruit extract in albino mice. Fitoterapia. 75: 39-44.
77. Yadav, A.K. (2003). Development and Survival of Ascaris lumbricoides Eggs under the High-Rainfall and Humid Conditions Prevailing in Meghalaya, India. Proc Zool Soc, 56; 109-112.
78. Temjenmongla, Yadav, A.K. (2003). Filaricidal Efficacy of Some Folklore Medicinal Plants against Setaria cervi (Nematoda: Filarioida). Proc Zool Soc, 56: 57-61.
79. Tangpu, V. & Yadav, A.K. (2003). In vitro Filaricidal Activity of some Folklore Medicinal Plants of Manipur, India. Biology, Epidemiology and Immunology of Parasites. 45 – 50.
80. Lyndem, L. M., Tandon, V., Yadav, A.K. (2002). Hookworm Infection among the Rural Tribal Populations of Meghalaya (North-East India). J Parasit Dis, 26: 60-68.
81. Yadav, A.K. (2001). Parasites as Bioindicators of Status of Water Quality. In: Water Quality Assessment Biomonitoring and Zooplankton Diversity, Proceedings of Young Scientists’ Workshop, Department of Zoology, NEHU, Shillong, pp. 131-138.
82. Yadav, A.K. (2001). Species Diversity and Population Pattern of Nematode Parasites of Livestock and Poultry in a High-Rainfall Area of Meghalaya, India. Prof. V. N. Capoor Comm. Vol. 1-5.
83. Yadav, S., Singh, H.S., Yadav, A.K. (2000). Wallagotrema orientalis n. sp. - a New Monogenean from Wallago attu Bloch. And Schn., with a note on Functional and Morphological Peculiarities of its Haptor. Proc Zool Soc, 53: 60-64.
84. Lyndem, L., Tandon, V., Yadav, A. K. (1998). Hookworm Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Community in a Sub-Tropical, High-rainfall Area of Meghalaya, India. J Parasit Dis, 22: 44-47
85. Tandon, V., Lyndem, L., Yadav, A.K. (1998). Hookworm Infection: Influence of Ambient Climatic Factors on the Development and Hatching of Eggs and Development and Survival of Infective Larvae. Proceedings of International Congress of Parasitology 791-794.
86. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1994). Scanning Electron Microscopy of Head and Cuticular Armature of Gnathostoma doloresi (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae). Acta Parasitologica 39:150- 152.
87. Yadav, A .K., Tandon, V. (1993). Scanning Electron Microscopy of Globocephalus connorfilii (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae). Ind J Anim Hlth 32: 67-68.
88. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1992). Scanning Electron Microscopy of Setaria digitata (Nematoda: Filariodea). Journal of Veterinary Parasitology 5: 76-80.
89. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1992). Stereoscan studies of two species of the genus Oesopagostomum (Nematoda: Chabertiidae). Acta Parasitologica 37: 135-137.
90. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V., Rao, H.S.P. (1992). In vitro anthelmintic activity of Root-Tuber’s Extract of Flemingia vestita against Ascaris suum. Fitoterapia LXIII: 395-398.
91. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1992). SEM Structure of Bourgelatia diducta (Nematoda: Chabertiidae). Acta Parasitologica 38: 128-130.
92. Tandon, V., Yadav, A.K. (1991). SEM observations on Swine Kidney Worm, Stephanurus dentatus (Nematoda: Syngamidae). Indian Journal of Animal Health 30:105-107.
93. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1991). Morphology of Ascarops dentata (Nematoda: Spirocercidae) by scanning electron microscopy. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 41:118-121.
94. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1991). Seasonal changes of major nematode parasite infections of domestic pigs in a high-rainfall area of Meghalaya, India. Journal of Veterinary Parasitology 5: 116-118.
95. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1991). Helminth parasitsm of domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus in a sub-tropical and high-rainfall area of India. Beit Trop Landwirt Vet Med 29: 97-104.
96. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1990). Epidemiology of Ascariasis in a high-rainfall area of Meghalaya, India: Role of Environmental Factors. Proceedings of International Congress of Parasitology: 70.
97. Yadav, A. K., Tandon, V. (1989). Filarial Infections with Setaria bernardi in domestic pigs of Meghalaya: A First Record from India. J Vet Parasitol 3: 131-134.
98. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V., Roy, B. (1989). Prevalence of nematode parasites of livestock in some North-Eastern states of India. Indian Journal of Helminthology 26: 55-60.
99. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1989). Helminths of public health significance in domestic animals of Meghalaya. Ind J Anim Hlth 28: 169-171.
100. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1989). Prevalence of nematode eggs in the urban area of the city of Shillong, India – A public health problem. Health & Hygiene 10: 158-161.
101. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1989). Gastro-intestinal nematode parasite infections of goats in a sub-tropical and humid zone of India. Veterinary Parasitology 33:135-142.
102. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1989). Nematode parasite infections of domestic pigs in a sub- tropical and high-rainfall area of India. Veterinary Parasitology 31:133-139.
103. Yadav, A.K., Rana, K. S. (1988). Sexual dimorphism in the Indian Monitor Lizard, Varanus bengalensis (Daudin). Geobios 15: 210-214.
104. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V., Roy, B. (1988). Filarial infections in goats of Tripura: Occurrence of Setaria cervi. Indian Journal of Animal Health 27: 179-180.
105. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V. (1988). Nematode fauna of livestock and poultry of Meghalaya. Rec Zool Surv India 131:131-145.

BOOKS:

1. Yadav, A.K., Tandon, V., Hoti, S.L. 2018. ‘’Advances in Medico-Veterinary Parasitology: An Indian Perspective’ (Eds). Panima Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, ISBN: 9781865358024, 511 pp.
2. Tandon, V, Yadav, AK. and Roy, B. 2009. ‘Current Trends in Parasitology’, Proceedings of the 20th National Congress of Parasitology, Shillong, India”. (Edited volume). Panima Publishing Coroporation, New Delhi, ISBN 81-86535-69-1, 279 pp.
3. Yadav, A. K. 2000. ‘Identification & Diagnosis of Parasites of Biomedical Importance’ (Ed.) Proceedings of Young Scientists’ Workshop, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 127 pp.

Edited Volumes:

1. Tandon, V, Yadav, AK. and Roy, B. 2009. ‘Current Trends in Parasitology’, Proceedings of the 20th National Congress of Parasitology, Shillong, India”. (Edited volume). Panima Publishing Coroporation, New Delhi, ISBN 81-86535-69-1, 279 pp.
2. Yadav, A. K. 2000. ‘Identification & Diagnosis of Parasites of Biomedical Importance’ (Ed.) Proceedings of Young Scientists’ Workshop, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 127 pp.

Book Chapters:

1. Tandon, V., Yadav, AK. Roy, B. and Das, B. 2011. Phytochemicals as cure of worm infections in traditional medicine systems. In: Emerging Trends in Zoology (Eds. Srivastava, U. C. and Kumar, S.). ISBN: 978-93-8042-825-3, Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Lalramliana and Yadav, AK. 2009. Compatability of chemical pesticides with locally isolated entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabdae) from Meghalaya, North-East India. In: Current Trends in Parasitology, Proceedings of the 20th National Congress of Parasitology, Shillong, India. (Eds. Tandon, V, Yadav, A. K. & Roy, B.). Panima Publishing Coroporation, New Delhi, ISBN 81-86535-69-1, pp. 261-267.
3. Yadav, AK. and Tangpu, V. 2008. Therapeutic efficacy of Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata and Galinsoga parviflora Cav. in experimentally induced diarrhoea in mice. Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants. (Eds. Govil, J. N. & Singh, V. K.). Vol. 23: Standardization of Herbal/Ayurvedic Formulation. ISBN: 1-9336991-4-0. Studium Press, LLC, Houston, USA, pp. 35-45.
4. Tangpu, V., Temjenmongla & Yadav, AK. 2007. Some Important Folklore Medicinal Plants Used by Tangkhul Nagas of Ukhrul District, Manipur. Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants. Vol. 16. Phytomedicines. (Eds: Govil, J. N., Singh, V. K. & Bhardwaj, R.). Studium Press, LLC, U.S.A., pp . 311-322.
5. Tangpu, V. & Yadav, AK. 2005. Antidiarrhoeal efficacy of Swertia angustifolia. Proceedings - International Conference on Botanicals: Promotion and Development with International Coordination (Ed. P. K. Mukherjee). Allied Book Agency, Kolkata, pp. 418-421.
6. Tangpu, V. & Yadav, AK. 2005. Antidiarrhoeal efficacy of Swertia angustifolia. Proceedings - International Conference on Botanicals: Promotion and Development with International Coordination (Ed. P. K. Mukherjee). Allied Book Agency, Kolkata, pp. 418-421.
7. Yadav, AK. 2001. Parasites as Bioindicators of Status of Water Quality. In: Water Quality Assessment Biomonitoring and Zooplankton Diversity, Proceedings of Young Scientists’ Workshop, Department of Zoology, NEHU, Shillong, pp. 131-138.

Administrative Experience

• Convener & Chairman, Board of Studies in Fishery Sciences, NEHU, Shillong (2019 - to 2021).
• Convener & Chairman, Board of Studies in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, NEHU (March 16, 2018 - to 2021).
• Convener & Chairman, Board of Studies in Zoology, NEHU, Shillong (Dec 25, 2018 to 2021).
• Member, University Court, NEHU, Shillong (2011- continuing till date)
• Member, School Board of Life Sciences, NEHU (2013 - continuing till date). 
• Member, Academic Council, NEHU (2013 - continuing till date) 
• Member, Board of Under Graduate Studies in Life Sciences, Assam University (Dec 24, 2012 - Dec 23, 2015).
• Member, Board of Studies in Zoology, NEHU (2013-2017; 2022 - continuing till date).
• NEHU Representative to Governing Body of Tirot Sing Memorial College, Mairang (July 22, 2013 - June, 2016).
• Member, Board of Studies in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, NEHU (2014 to 2016).
• Member, Board of Post-Graduate Studies in Biochemistry, NEHU, Shillong (2023 - continuing till date).

Overseas Awards

• Travel Grants from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology to attend International conferences at United States of America, France, and Thailand.
• Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, Overseas Associateship for N.E. Scientists-2015, to work at CeNAK, University of Hamburg, Germany (2016).
• Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, Overseas Associateship for N.E. Scientists-2013, to visit Universidade Estadual, Paulista, SP, Brazil (2013, did not avail).

National Collaboration

• Prof. G. Bez, Department of Chemistry, NEHU, Shillong, acted as Joint-Supervisor of Ms. Errini D. Dhar. Studies on anthelmintic efficacy and potential toxicity of selected coumarin derivatives (Thesis awarded).
• Prof. R. L Nongkhlaw, Department of Chemistry, NEHU, Shillong, acting  as Joint-Supervisor of Mr. Bhusan Chetrri, Synthesis of some quinazoline derivative and evaluation of their anthelmintic efficacy in rodents. (Thesis submitted).

International Collaboration

• On Biodiversity of Indian Nematomorphs with Prof. Dr. Andreas-Schmidt Rhaesa, CeNAK, University of Hamburg, Germany (2002-continuing at present). Together with A. Schmidt Rhaesa, eight publications were written.

International Symposia

• Invited lecture on ‘Indian herbal remedies against neglected helminthozoonoses: leads from traditionally used medicinal plants’, 14th International Congress of Parasitology, Daegu, South Korea (2018).
• 109th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (DZG), University of Kiel, Germany (2016).
• 1st International Congress on Natural Products, Prince of Sokhla University, Thailand (2012).
• Chaired scientific session and presentation ‘Ethnopharmacological Studies  on  Traditional  Anthelmintic  Plants  of North-east  India’,  12th International Congress of Ethnopharmacology, International Society for Ethnopharmacology, Jadavpur University (2012).
• Chaired scientific session and presentation, ‘Traditional Tribal Medicines in the Treatment of Gastro-intestinal Worm Diseases’, TM’s 1st World Virology & Microbiology Conference, organized by Target Meeting Team, Houston, TX, United States of America (2012).
• Attendee, Indo-Taiwan Workshop on ‘Bamboo-Flowering and Rodent Control’, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India & National Science Council, Taiwan, NEHU (2010).
• XIIIh International Conference on Emerging Parasitic Diseases in the Pacific Rim: Focus on Enteric Diseases. U.S-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, NICED, Kolkata (2009).
• IIIrd International Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Symbiotic Bacteria, Wooster, Ohio State University, United States of America (2003).
• VIIth International Congress of Parasitology, Paris, France (1990).

Oration/Invited Lectures

• M. M. Chakravorty Commemoration Lecture, 2018 under the aegis of the Zoological Society of Kolkata, Kolkata University, Kolkata (Feb 16, 2018).
• Dr. B.P. Pandey Memorial Oration Award Lecture, 2015, Indian Society for Parasitology, at National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, (25-27 Apr 2017).
• Invited lecture on ‘Herbal medicines: a resource for controlling monogenean infections in fish industry’, IInd National Symposium on Fish Parasites, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar (2015).
• Invited lecture on ‘Herbal remedies against intestinal worms - A Panoramic Perspective from Northeast India’ in XXVI National Congress of Parasitology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2016).
• Invited Lecture ‘Darwin and Darwinism’ in a programme on “Understanding Evolution through Darwin”, Shillong College, Shillong (Oct 9, 2009).
• Invited lecture on ‘Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences’, Workshop on Scanning Electron Microscopy in Life Science Research, Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility, NEHU, Shillong.
• Invited talk on “Neglected helminthic diseases & Indian Traditional Medicines: Current Trends and Future Perspectives” under DBT-Star College Programme, Meerut College, Meerut, (Jan 9, 2019).

Academic Assignments

• Confidential assignments of Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi (2017) and Meghalaya Public Service Commission, Shillong (2019, 2022).
• Chairman, National Symposium on Recent Trends in Zoological Sciences, Department of Zoology, NEHU (Feb. 28-29, 2020).
• Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Recent Trends in Zoological Research in North-East India, jointly organized by Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University and Zoological Society, Kolkata at NEHU (Apr 19-20, 2017).
• Invited lecture on ‘Gordian worms (Phylum, Nematomorpha): A poorly studied group of parasites in Indian sub-continent’ in a National Training workshop on ‘Fauna of hotspots-3: Eastern Himalaya’, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong, (March 17-21, 2016).
• Resource Person, Regional Workshop on Electron Microscopy, Regional Sophisticated instrumentation Centre, NEHU, Shillong (2002).
• Resource Person, Refresher Course in Life Sciences, Manipur University, Manipur (2009).
• Resource Person, XXX Orientation Programme for College & University Teachers, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, NEHU (2015).
• Course Coordinator, UGC sponsored Refresher Course on   Environmental Biology, Fisheries, Parasitology and Entomology, Department of Zoology, NEHU, Shillong (01.03.97 to 21.03.97).
• Resource person in XXX Orientation Programme organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, NEHU, Shillong (Feb 5 2015).
• Participation in JSTOR India User's Forum Workshop, organized by JSTOR, USA in collaboration with Central Library, NEHU (Oct 6 2015).
• Course Coordinator, Young Scientists’ Workshop on ‘Identification & Diagnosis of Parasites of Biomedical & Zoonotic Importance’ sponsored by ISP, ICMR, CSIR, DST, NEC, NEHU, NEHU (23 June–7 July, 2000).
• Organizing Secretary, 20th National Congress of Parasitology, sponsored by ISP, DST, CSIR, ICMR, DBT, NEC, Ministry of Earth Sciences, NEHU (3-8 Nov 2008).
• Organizing Secretary, Regional Symposium on Current Research Thrust in Animal Sciences: Interface with End Use research and Stake Holders (DSA-AICOPTAX sponsored), NEHU, (15-16 March, 2007).
• Instructor, All-India Services (I.A.S.) Pre-examination Training Centre, NEHU, Shillong, three terms (1995, 1996, 2000).
• Resource Persons, UGC sponsored Refresher Courses in the Departments of Zoology, Botany, Academic Staff College, NEHU (1995, 1996, 2015).
• Instructor, Master Resource Persons’ Training Programme in National Council of Science & Technology Communication, DST, New Delhi and Vigyan Prasar on Emergence of Modern Science: 1895-1905 (2000).
• Resource Person, All-India Orientation Programme for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Simiti Teachers at JNV, Jowai (2001).

National Conferences/Workshops

• 21st National Congress of Parasitology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (Nov. 14-16, 2009).
• Workshop for Preparation of 4 Years Integrated BA, BED and BSc, BED Syllabus, Department of Education, NEHU, MHRD Scheme of PMMMNMTT, (Non 5-6, 2019).
• Resource Person, Refresher Course in Life Sciences, Academic Staff College, Manipur University, Imphal (Oct 5-10 2009).
• Symposium on Environmental Risk Assessment and Management, Jai Research Foundation (1988).
• Xth National Congress of Parasitology, Indian Society of Parasitology, Dehradun.
• National Symposium on Trends in Environmental Biology, NEHU (1999).
• Regional Symposium on Research Thrust in Animal Sciences in N. E. Region – An Appraisal. NEHU. (March 24 -25, 2006).
• Regional Symposium on Current Research Thrust in Animal Sciences: Interface with End Use research and Stake Holders, NEHU (March 15-16, 2007).
• National Symposium on Advances in Zoology: Faunal Diversity and Ecophysiology, NEHU, (March 13-14, 2008).
• 23rd National Congress of Parasitology, Anna University, Chennai (Nov 18-20, 2011).
• Centenary Young Scientist Workshop on Environmental Nematology, University of Allahabad (1987).
• Symposium on Environmental Issues in N. E. India, Centre for Environmental Education (CEE-North East), Guwahati (1993).
• Workshop on Electron Microscopy, Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre, NEHU, Shillong (1994).
• Workshop on Cultivation of Parasites of Biomedical Importance, Central Drug Research Institute, (CDRI), Lucknow (1994).
• Health for All, Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya, Shillong (1999).
• Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, SCSTE, Shillong and the Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST, New Delhi (1999).
• Winter School on Modern Biology, sponsored by Indian Institute of Sciences, Banglore at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB, CSIR), Kolkata (2000).
• Integrated scampi-fish & Apiculture Workshop, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (Feb 3-5 2005).
• ICMR Workshop on Research Project & Paper Writing, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong (Apr 4-5, 2008).
• National Symposium on Biodiversity Assessment, Conservation and Value Addition, School of Life Sciences (UPE-BioSciences), NEHU, Shillong (March 17-19, 2011).
• Science Awareness Programme, organized by the National Academy of Sciences, India, North-eastern Regional Local Chapter for the students of Mariang area at the Mairang Presbyterian Higher Secondary School, Mairang, District East Khasi Hills (Apr 14, 2012).
• Interactive session with the students during a Science Awareness Programme, organized by the National Academy of Sciences, India, North-eastern Regional Local Chapter for the students at Gorkha Pathsala Higher Secondary School, Shillong (Apr 30, 2012).

Extension Programmes

• Resource Person, Community Development Extension Programme, Department of Sociology, NEHU, Shillong (Nov 22, 2003).
• Organized Health Promotion Camp on Prevention of Malaria and Cholera at Village Mynso, District Jowai, in collaboration with the Voluntary Health Association of Meghalaya (Oct 1, 1999).