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Department of Microbiology School of Basic Medical Sciences University of Madras NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology Department of Microbiology School of Basic Medical Sciences University of Madras 1 Name of the Department Microbiology 2 Year of establishment 1976 3 Is the Department part of a University School/Faculty of the university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Sc., Medical Microbiology M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; (Faculty of Medicine), MD Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) Microbiology –upto 2012, & PhD 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and Endocrinology, Biochemistry, departments involved Anatomy, Physiology, Biostatistics, Pharmacology, Pathology 6 Courses in collaboration with other Nil universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. 7 Details of programmes discontinued, if MD (Awaiting renewal of any, with reasons recognition from MCI) 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Semester (CBCS) Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 9 Participation of the department in the Elective & Core courses offered by other departments 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 2 2 - Associate Professors - - - Asst. Professors 5 2 - Others - - - 1 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Major Area of PhD S.No Name & Qualification Designation specialization Students Dr.Thangam Menon, 1 Professor and Head Bacteriology/Mycology 10 Ph.D Dr.M.Elanchezhiyan, Immunology/Virology/ 2 Professor 2 Ph.D Microbiology Dr.Padma Krishnan, 3 Assistant Professor Bacteriology/Microbiology 8 Ph.D 4 Dr. Srivani Ramesh, Ph.D Assistant Professor Bacteriology/Microbiology 6 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, · Dr. Pushkala (July emeritus professors 2011 to November 2011) · Dr. Jayam Ravi (March 2013 to August 2013) 13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – Nil programme-wise information 14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio 1:10 15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: i) No of administrative staff sanctioned : Clerk-1 & OA-1 ii) No of administrative staff filled : Clerk-1 & OA-1 iii) No of technical staff sanctioned : Technicians-3 Nos. iv) No of technical staff filled : Technicians-2 Nos. 2 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies i) Antiviral drug development ii) Immunomodulatory substance development iii) Molecular analysis of drug resistance mechanisms of human pathogens. iv) Infective endocarditis v) Streptococcal Infection vi) Candidiasis 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. Grant Funding Ongoing Projects - Title Faculty Duration Received Agency in rupees Streptococcal invasive locus (sil) in invasive and Dr. Thangam Menon UGC 2011-2014 10,96,800/- non invasive strains of Streptococcus pyogenes. Molecular pathogenesis of Dr. Thangam Menon ICMR 2011-2013 30,49,010/- streptococcal endocarditis “Studies on mumps virus infections among MMR Dr. M. ICMR 2010 - vaccine recipients and 22,60,000 Elanchezhiyan Ad-hoc 2013 mumps associated infertility” “Development of Dr. M. 2012 - diagnostic kits for Mtb UPE 5,00,000 Elanchezhiyan 2014 infections” 3 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology Molecular characterization and detection of high level aminoglycoside (Hlare) Dr. S. Srivani UGC and Glycopeptide 2013-2014 10,18,800/- Ramesh Major resistance (VRE) among clinical isolates of Enterococci. Isolation and characterization of unusual Dr. S. Srivani TNSRC 2012-2013 6000/- bacterial agents from lower Ramesh respiratory tract infections. TOTAL 79,30,610/- Completed Projects: Microbiological study of diabetic foot ulcer –a Dr. S. Srivani FundingUGC 2008- Grant prospectiveProject Titlestudy from RameshFaculty Major Duration2011 10,22,800/- Agency Received Chennai Molecular characterization Dr. Thangam Isolation and characterization ICMR 2006- of Candida albicans from Menon 14,00,000/- of unusual bacterial agents Dr. S. Srivani 2009.2012 - HIV patients. TNSRC from lower respiratory tract Dr.Ramesh Thangam 2013 6000/- Emm gene sequencing on DBT 2006-2009 20,48,000/- S.pyogenesinfections. Menon MolecularMolecular Epidemiologycharacterization ofand Group detection A Streptococcal of high level Dr. Thangam UGC aminoglycosideinfections in school(Hlare) and MenonDr. S. Srivani UGC 2006-2009 6,88,800/- 2013-14 childrenGlycopeptide of Chennai resistance by Vir Ramesh Major 10,18,800/- typing (VRE) among clinical Studies on anti-HIV Ministry of isolates of Enterococci. Dr. M. properties of extract Earth 4,66,03,000/ Elanchezhiyan 2007-2012 derived from marine Sciences - organisms TOTAL 5,37,52,700/- Molecular Characterization and Dr. Padma UGC 2009 - Typing of Carbapenem 9,17,800/- Krishnan Major 2012 Resistant Non-Fermenting Gram Negative Bacilli Madras HLAR in multidrug Dr. S. Srivani university 2006-2007 resistant enterococci. Ramesh research 40,000/- starter fund Current trends of Dr. S. Srivani TNSRC 2006-2007 4000/- susceptibility of linezolid Ramesh 4 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology and quinopristin and dalfopristin to MDR enterococci. Incidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei and other Dr. S. Srivani TNSRC 2007-08 Burkholderia species in Ramesh 3500/- Chennai. Microbiological study of diabetic foot ulcer –a Dr. S. Srivani UGC 2008-2011 prospective study from Ramesh Major 10,22,800/- Chennai Isolation and characterization of Dr. S. Srivani unusual bacterial agents TNSRC 2012-2013 Ramesh 6000/- from lower respiratory tract infections. Molecular characterization and detection of high level aminoglycoside (Hlare) Dr. S. Srivani UGC and Glycopeptide 2013-14 Ramesh Major 10,18,800/- resistance (VRE) among clinical isolates of Enterococci. 5,37,52,700/ TOTAL - 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received a) National collaboration - b) International collaboration – Grant Duration Status of Received S.No Name of the project Funded by of the the (Amount project project in Rupees) ICMR- Molecular Pathogenesis of BMBF (Indo- 2011- 1 Streptococcal Endocarditis 30,49,010/- Ongoing German 2013 Project) Molecular and Phenotypic ICMR – 2009 - 2. 42,55,678/- Completed characterization of BMBF 2012 5 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology virulence and resistant (Indo – determinants in hospital German and community acquired Project) isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Chennai, South India 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. · Ongoing Projects : Total grant Rs.79,30,610/- · Completed Projects: Total grant Rs. 5,37,52,700/- Details furnished in Item No.17 20. Research facility / centre with · state recognition- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antimicrobial · national recognition - Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antimicrobial · international recognition -: Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies - Nil 22. Publications: Total number of publications (2007 - 2013): Dr. Thangam Menon National- 13 International – 25 Citation Index – 1 to 28 Impact Factor – 0.521 to 6.169 Dr. M. Elanchezhiyan National: 7 International: 8 Citation Index – 0 to 1 Impact Factor – 0 to 4.590 Dr. Padma Krishnan National - 18 International – 19 6 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Microbiology Citation Index – range / average – 1 to 953 Impact Factor – range / average - 0.11 to 16.14 Chapters in Books – 1 Dr. Srivani Ramesh National - 3 International – 8 Citation Index – range / average – 2 to 3 Impact Factor – range / average - 0.47 to 3.067 Edited Books -- Proceedings of International Symposium on Changing Etiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases on 6th February 2013 (CEEID 2013) Books with ISBN with details of publishers - Nil Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) -- 23. Details of patents and income generated - 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated - i)) Dr. Thangam Menon – Area: Microbiology, Frontier Lifeline ii) Dr. Elanchezhiyan – Himalaya Pharma Project: Rs. 3 lakhs iii) Dr. Padma Krishnan Consultancy Projects Project Title Funding Agency Amount Received Evaluation of Co-amoxiclav against Streptococcus Ranbaxy INR pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from pediatric Laboratories 1,40,000 cases of otitis media, tonsillitis, sinusitis, pneumonia and Private Limited bronchitis Evaluation of quinolones, third generation cepholosporins Nicholas Piramal INR and traditional antibiotics against salmonella strains India Limited 80,000 causing enteric fever, an invitro study Bacteria challenge Test for performance evaluation of Membrane Hitec, INR Capillary Multi bore Hollow fibre Ultrafilter membrane Team House 13,000 Preparation
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