1. 1.Merit Scholarship at U.G. Level
2. Dr.Dharmananda Mishra Memorial Gold Medal
3. Dr.Brundaban Samal Memorial Gold Medal
4. Dr.Ganeswar Biswal Memorial Gold Medal
5. 5.Moxel Merit award for Academic Excellence by Alembic Ltd.Veterinary Division
6. Registered Veterinary Life member of Odisha Veterinary Council
7. Registered Veterinary Practitioner of Veterinary Council of India
8. Life Member of Laboratory Animal Scientist’s Association.
9. Life Member of Laboratory Animal Veterinarian’s Association
10. CCSEA Nominee
11. Executive Body Member of Laboratory Animal Veterinarrian’s Association

12. Representative of Member Organisation :LASA in AAALAC-International (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International)

13.Felicitation from OUAT for outstanding contribution towards Laboratory Animal Science on the occasion of World Animal Day-2023

Laboratory animal Science & Medicine, Animal models of different diseases

The research includes
1. welfare, care, breeding and health monitoring of laboratory animals used in
experimental purpose.
2. Development and characterization of models of animal diseases
3. Refinement of surgical models of diseases
4. Acute and Sub-acute toxicological evaluation of products in animal models

1. Dilnawaz, F., Jena, S., & Nayak, S. (2025). Evaluation of anticancer efficacy of survivin si-RNA functionalized combined drug-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles in a lung cancer mouse model. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-024-03751-y
2. Singh, N. B., Singh, K. D., Koijam, A. S., Chakravorty, J., Jena, S., Chawla, S., … & Rajashekar, Y. (2025). Toxicological evaluation of Isosecotanapartholide from Artemisia vulgaris L.: Oral acute and sub-acute toxicity in BALB/c mice. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology, 1–11.
3. Halder, J., Saha, I., Rai, V. K., Mahanty, R., Pradhan, D., Dash, P., Das, C., Rajwar, T. K., Satpathy, B., Mishra, A., Manoharadas, S., Tata, M., Goyal, A., Jena, S., Kar, B., Ghosh, G., & Rath, G. (2025). Long-acting amphotericin-B–BSA nanoparticles for systemic fungal infection. Chemistry Select, 10, e01137. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202501137
4. Longjam, N., Lourembam, R. M., Rajkumari, J., Shreekant, S., Bhattacharya, S., Kar, A., Chaudhary, S. K., Basu, S., Jena, S., Senapati, S., Mukherjee, P. K., & Devi, S. I. (2025). Insights of Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. ex Fleming inhibiting multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Phytomedicine Plus, 5(3), 100840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100840
5. Jena, S., Chawla, S., Jena, S., Parthasarathy, S., Sahu, N. Evaluation of Jute (Corchorus olitorius): a naturalistic fiber as  nesting material for home cage enrichment in laboratory mice. (2025). Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 9(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.48165/jlas.2026.9.1.4
6. Palai, S., Rashid, S. A., Patra, R., Jena, S., Kar, B., Bindhani, S., & Sardar, K. K. (2024). Biological activities and diabetic wound healing potential of Couroupita guianensis Aubl. flowers: Current knowledge and concepts. Annals of Phytomedicine, 13(2), 44–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2024.13.2.5
7. Samal, S., Barik, D., Shyamal, S., Jena, S., Panda, A. C., & Dash, M. (2024). Synergistic interaction between polysaccharide-based extracellular matrix and mineralized osteoblast-derived EVs promotes bone regeneration via miRNA-mRNA regulatory axis. Biomacromolecules, 25(7), 4139–4155.
8. Paul, S., Bhagat, S., Dash, L., Mohapatra, H. D., Jena, S., & Verma, S. K. (2024). ExoDS: A versatile exosome-based drug delivery platform to target cancer cells and cancer stem cells. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
9. Khumlianlal, J., Rajkumari, J., Keshry, S. S., Jena, S., Chattopadhyay, S., Mukherjee, P. K., & Sarangthem, I. (2024). Analysis of nutritional value, antiviral potential and in vivo toxicological evaluation of Termitomyces clypeatus R. Hiem mycelial extract, a wild edible mushroom. Food Bioscience, 61, 104817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2024.104817
10. Jena, S., & Pawar, V. (2024). Animal models of infectious diseases. In Animal Models in Research (pp. 399–448). Springer, Singapore.
11. Paikray, E., Chawla, S., Bathrachalam, C., & Jena, S. (2024). Protective effect of goat milk on alcohol-induced peptic ulcer in BALB/c mice. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(1), 2230–2234.
12. Chauhan, N. R., Kundu, S., Bal, R., Chattopadhyay, D., Sahu, R., Mehto, S., Yadav, R., Krishna, S., Jena, K. K., Satapathy, S., Pv, A., Murmu, K. C., Singh, B., Patnaik, S., Jena, S., Harshan, K. H., Syed, G. H., Idris, M. M., Prasad, P., & Chauhan, S. (2023). Transgenic mouse models support a protective role of type I IFN response in SARS-CoV-2 infection-related lung immunopathology and neuroinvasion. Cell Reports, 42(11), 113275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113275
13. Harikrishnan, V. S., Nagarajan, P., Yadav, P. K., Jena, S., Yadav, S., Kohale, K., & Jerald, M. K. (2023). What happened to the laboratory animals during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown? India answers: A survey from India on laboratory animal care during COVID-19 lockdown. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 49, 14–20.
14. Palai, S., Patra, R., Jena, S., Nikunj, M., Sardar, K. K., & Parija, S. C. (2023). A comprehensive review on potential benefits of Annona squamosa L. leaves for the treatment of diabetic wounds. Annals of Phytomedicine, 12(2), 149–160.
15. Samal, S., Barik, D., & Jena, S. (2023). Post-craniotomy pain management in Copenhagen rats by intraperitoneal or oral dosage of tramadol: A comparative evaluation. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 16116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43330-4
16. Barik, D., Shyamal, S., Das, K., Jena, S., & Dash, M. (2023). Glycoprotein injectable hydrogels promote accelerated bone regeneration through angiogenesis and innervation. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 12(32), e2301959. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301959
17. Chandana, M., Anand, A., Ghosh, S., Das, R., Beura, S., Jena, S., Suryawanshi, A. R., Padmanaban, G., & Nagaraj, V. A. (2022). Malaria parasite heme biosynthesis promotes and griseofulvin protects against cerebral malaria in mice. Nature Communications, 13(1), 4028. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31431-z
18. Devi, T. B., Jena, S., Patra, B., Singh, K. D., Chawla, S., Raina, V., Koijam, A. S., Parida, A., & Rajashekar, Y. (2022). Acute and sub-acute toxicity evaluation of dihydro-p-coumaric acid isolated from leaves of Tithonia diversifolia Hemsl. A. Gray in BALB/c mice. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, 1055765. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.1055765
19. Singh, K. D., Jena, S., Patra, B., Devi, T. B., Chawla, S., Bharali, R., Parida, A., Mukherjee, P. K., & Rajashekar, Y. (2022). Safety evaluation of enriched fraction from leaves of Dillenia indica L. in BALB/c mice. Toxicology Reports, 9, 1142–1149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.05.007
20. Jena, S., & Chawla, S. (2021). The anatomy, physiology, and husbandry of laboratory rabbit. In Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science: Principles and Practices (pp. 211–237).
21. Jena, S., & Chawla, S. (2021). The anatomy and physiology of laboratory mouse. In Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science: Principles and Practices (pp. 159–185).
22. Chawla, S., Jena, S., & Nayak, S. (2021). The laboratory guinea pig. In Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science: Principles and Practices (pp. 239–251).
23. Chawla, S., & Jena, S. (2021). The anatomy and physiology of laboratory rat. In Essentials of Laboratory Animal Science: Principles and Practices (pp. 187–209).
24. Jena, S., Parthasarathy, S., & Chawla, S. (2017). Identification and morphological characterisation of spiny rat louse (Polyplax spinulosa) from a laboratory rat. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 5, 82–84.
25. Chawla, S., Jena, S., Venkatsan, B., Mahara, K., & Sahu, N. (2017). Clinical, pathological, and molecular investigation of Mycoplasma pulmonis-induced murine respiratory mycoplasmosis in a rat (Rattus norvegicus) colony. Veterinary World, 10(11), 1378–1382. https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2017.1378-1382
26. Chawla, S., & Jena, S. (2015). Incidence of cystic liver caused by Cysticercus fasciolaris in laboratory rat. Journal of Animal Research, 5, 377–379.
27. Chawla, S., Jena, S., & Prusty, B. (2015). Different treatment regimen for eradication of pinworm (Syphacia obvelata) infection in mice colony. Journal of Animal Research, 5, 321–324.

Animal House Technician:
Subrat Nayak

Bibhubikas Bhujabal

Ramachandra Routray