Overview
The Department of Microbiology is doing exemplary multidisciplinary clinical research comprising Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Immunology, Parasitology, Mycobacteriology, Molecular biology and Hospital Infection Control Units. The Department provides services like Culture and sensitivity studies, Serology, Staining, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB- Platinum), Fungus processing , Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility by LiPA (MTB DR plus (TB-Hain) , Molecular Testing – Real-time PCR and Abbott ID NOW for SARS-CoV-2, and many other important viruses. It has so far completed four research projects and taken up five new ones. Students have completed 16 ICMR –STS (short term studentship) projects.
Services Provided
- The advanced laboratory of the Department with state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities provides services like Culture and Sensitivity, Serology, Rapid Test, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB-Platinum), Fungus processing, Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility, Molecular Testing and BioFire Film Array.
- The Department provides services like Culture and sensitivity studies, Serology, Staining, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB- Platinum), Fungus processing , Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility by LiPA (MTB DR plus (TB-Hain) , Molecular Testing – Real-time PCR and Abbott ID NOW for SARS-CoV-2, and many other important viruses like Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Papilloma Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Scrub Typhus, BioFire Film Array: Assay for Respiratory panel, Meningitis panel and GI panel.
- The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities like Automated blood culture system (BacT/Alert), Automated identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing system (Vitek-2 Compact), CO2 Incubator, ELISA Reader and automated ELISA washer (BioRad), BOD Incubator, Semi-Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System [KingFisher Duo] for 24 samples, KingFisher Flex for 96 samples, Thermo Scientific.
Research/Publications/Awards
The Department of Microbiology is doing extensive research in Antimicrobial drug resistance, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, hospital infection control and paediatric infectious diseases. It has so far completed four research projects and taken up five new ones. Students have completed 16 ICMR –STS (short term studentship) projects.
While the Department has organised three CMEs, one was a National Conference Tropacon and two State conferences of IAMM Odisha chapter and seven eminent speakers attended the events as guest lecturers. The Department participates in External Quality Assurance (EQAs) Program with CMC, Vellore, IAMM and EQAs New Delhi.
Prof Dipti Pattnaik and Dr Nipa Singh have co-authored a book Essentials of Microbiology and Immunology through Questions & Answers (2019, Paras Publishers).
Faculty
Sr No. | Name | Designation | Qualifications | No of Publications |
1 | Brig. Dr. Ashok Kumar Praharaj | Professor & HOD | MD, PhD | 61 |
2 | Brig. Dr, Jagadananda Jena | Professor | MD | 37 |
3 | Dr. Dipti Pattnaik | Professor | MD | 64 |
4 | Dr. Nirmala Poddar | Professor | MD | 13 |
5 | Dr. Basanti Kumari Pathi | Professor | MD | 14 |
6 | Dr. Kumudini Panigrahi | Professor | MD | 17 |
7 | Dr. Nipa Singh | Associate Professor | MD | 12 |
8 | Dr. Subhra Snigdha Panda | Associate Professor | MD | 11 |
9 | Dr. Smrutilata Sahoo | Assistant Professor | MD | 4 |
10 | Dr. Kalpana Mund | Assistant Professor | MD | 2 |
11 | Dr. Preety Mishra | Assistant Professor | MD | 2 |
12 | Dr. Soumya Nayak | Assistant Professor | MD | 1 |
13. | Dr. Sindhusuta Das | Assistant Professor | MD | 8 |
14 | Dr. A. Raj Kumar Patro | Consultant | MPhil, PhD | 16 |