Bio
- Professor and former head Dept of Microbiology
- Past president ISMM
- Academic Acheivments : Publications 103
- Funded projects completed 10
- Multicentric studies 7
- Guest lectures 52
- Presented papers in National and International conference
- Conducted 15 National Workskshops in basic and Molecular Mycology
Educations
Research Interest
Molecular Mycology
Antifungal susceptibility
Dematiaceous fungi
Dermatophytes
Projects
Rapid deduction of invasive candidiasis from serum sample using gold nano probes from ICU patients with sepsis
Multi Locus Sequence Typing of Aspergillus and identification of cryptic species of Aspergillus
Standardisation of LAMP assay for the detection of cutvularia lunata
Developing a new low cost method for differentiation of Candida auris from other Candida species in the laboratory, standardization of real time PCR for rapid identification of Candida auris and study of its virulence factors
Awards & Recognitions
• Dr. Lalitha Kameswaran best publication gold Medal - Faculty of Medicine for publishing an article titled improvement in the outcome of invasive fusariosis in the last decade. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. Impact factor 5.197 in 2015
Dr PankajaLakshmi Venugopal award for best oral presentation
News
Membership
• Life member of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists • Member of International society International Society for Human and Animal Mycologists (ISHAM) • Member of the International working group in fungal sinusitis
Life member of Society of Indian Society of Medical Mycologists (ISMM)
Life member of Indian Association Of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM)
• Member of International society for Human and Animal Mycologists (ISHAM)
• Life member of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists
