Bharat is engaged in developing bioresource database of north-east India. Priority given to Bamboo and orchid databases. His model is based on the systematic and molecular characteri-zation of commercially viable bioresources using bioinformatics tools.

His area of interest includes:

Bioresource databases
Sequence analysis
Phylogenetic Analysis
Computer Aided Drug Design

Selected Publication:

Samad, A., Ajaykumar, P.V., Gupta, M.K., Shukla, A.K., Darokar, M.P., Somkuwar, B.G., and Alam. M.(2008). Natural infection of periwrinkle (Catharanthus roseus) with cucumber mosaic virus, subgroup IB. Australian Plant Disease Notes, 3, 30-34.

Somkuwar, B.G., Thorat, S.S., Subharani, S., Abem, N., Nilima, H., and Hore, D.K(2009), Biodiversity of bamboo: aspect and prospect of the north-east-India. Paper presentation at National seminar in RTBR, Assam University, Silchar-788011. Dated 16-18th February.