Objectives
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Status
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To upgrade infrastructure in the Departments of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Pathology of Silchar Medical College
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112 m2 of laboratory area renovated, equipped & functional.
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To establish facilities for conducting cytogenetic studies & molecular diagnosis of inherited diseases, hematopoietic neoplasms and other malignant diseases.
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Hospital-based karyotyping study on gene expression of BMP 15 and GDF 9 in infertile women using the facilities provided by this project in progress.
Diagnostic services being planned for karyotype abnormalities in female infertility cases.
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To establish PCR based molecular diagnostic facilities for evaluation of endemic infectious diseases like Tuberculosis, HBV, HIV, HCV, and CMV.
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Replaced by objective no.5. (Approved in R&B meeting in 2011)
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Manpower development by imparting training in Medical Genetics and Biotechnology for hospital personnel and Post Graduate Training Courses.
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Planning to extend laboratory facilities for PG Thesis research work.
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Hospital based study of drug resistance in bacteria using molecular diagnostic techniques for:
i) Detection of drug resistant strains of Staphylococcus by studying MecA gene using PCR.
ii) followed by detection of ESBL, MBL strains and other drug resistant bacteria by molecular methods.
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Diagnostic services in process for determination of antibiotic resistance connected to MecA gene.
01 publication.
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