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49th Annual National Congress of Indian Association
of Medical Microbiologists

MICROBIAL THREATS: TRACE . TARGET . TREAT

Organized By All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

Workshop 2

Pre-Conference Workshops
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: 28-10-2026 (Wednesday)
SN TOPIC WORKSHOP COORDINATOR FACULTY TEAM
1 Diagnostic Approaches in Clinical Parasitology:
From Microscopy to Sequencing
Dr. Harshvardhan Sheorey
Consultant Medical Microbiologist

St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne &
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
Dr. Abhishek Mewara
Additional Professor
Department of Medical Parasitology,
PGI, Chandigarh
Dr. Sitara SR Ajjampur
Professor
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory,
CMC, Vellore
Dr. Rimjhim Kanojia
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Ms. Malathi Manuel
Senior Demonstrator
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory,
CMC, Vellore
2 Virus to Variants:
Practical Insights into NGS
Dr. Varsha Potdar
Scientist 'E'

National Institute of Virology, Pune
Mrs. Veena Vipat
Senior Technical Officer
Mr. Santoshkumar Jadhav
Senior Technical Officer
ICMR-NIV, Pune
3 Evaluating Diagnostic Tests Performance:
Concepts, Methods and Application
Dr. Pradeep Deshmukh
Professor & Head
Department of Community Medicine,
AIIMS, Nagpur
Dr. Yogesh Bahurupi
Additional Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
AIIMS Nagpur
Dr. Jaya Prasad Tripathy
Additional Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
AIIMS Nagpur
Dr. Sujiv Akkilagunta
Additional Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
AIIMS Nagpur
4 Hands-on Training in Integrated Mycopathology
and Nanopore Sequencing
Dr. T. Karuna
Professor
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhopal
Dr. Rahul Garg
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Bibinagar
Dr. Gajendra Singh
Scientist,
AIIMS Bhopal
Ms. Madhu Panthi
Laboratory Technician,
AIIMS Bhopal
5 One Health Approach to Viral Threats
Dr. Anoop Velayudhan
Scientist F & Nodal Officer for One Health,
ICMR, New Delhi
Dr. Rima Sahay
Scientist D,
ICMR NIV Pune
Dr. Neha Nityadarshini
ICMR Headquarters
Dr. Anita Shete-Aich
Scientist E,
ICMR NIV Pune
Dr. Rakesh Mishra
Director,
Tata Institute for Genetics and Society,
Bengaluru
Dr. Ashwini Raut
ICAR-NIHSAD
Dr. Rajiv Sarkar
Scientist E,
ICMR NIRDH
Dr. P. Manickam
Scientist F,
NIE Chennai
6 Outbreak Investigation:
A Microbiologist's Toolkit
Dr. Aruna Poojary
Lab. Director & IPC In-charge,
Breach Candy Hospital Trust,
Mumbai
Dr. J. Jayalakshmi
Professor & HOD,
Department of Microbiology,
Kovai Medical College, Coimbatore
Dr. Rajni Gaind
Consultant & Professor,
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital,
New Delhi
Dr. Sweta Shah
Lead Consultant,
Microbiology & Infection Control,
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Research Institute,
Mumbai
Dr. Ranganathan Iyer
Senior Consultant,
Rainbow Children's Hospital,
Hyderabad
Dr. Ashwini Tayade
Consultant, Infectious Diseases & Director,
Ishra Health – Infectious Diseases Clinic,
Visiting Consultant, Wockhardt Hospital & KIMS Hospital,
Nagpur
Dr. Madhavi Deshmukh
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist,
Dhruv Diagnostics,
Nagpur
Dr. Nitin Shinde
Senior Consultant,
Infectious Diseases & Internal Medicine,
KIMS Kingsway Hospital,
Nagpur
7 Anaerobic: Beyond Oxygen
Culturing the Invisible
Dr. Shashwati Nema
Additional Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Bhopal
Dr. Beena Antony
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Father Muller Medical College,
Mangalore
Dr. Bhawana Sharma
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital,
New Delhi
Dr. Tanu Sagar
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, New Delhi
8 Integrated Approach to UTI
Dr. Sarita Mohapatra
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. Manish Soneja
Professor,
Department of Medicine,
AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. Meher Rizvi
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
Sultan Qaboos University,
Muscat, Oman
Dr. Shwetha J. Venugopal
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute,
Bengaluru
Dr. Sneha K. Chunchanur
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute,
Bengaluru
Dr. Arun Kumar
Associate Professor,
Department of Nephrology,
AIIMS, New Delhi
9 Scientific Writing
Dr. Sangeeta Joshi
Editor-in-Chief, IJMM
Consultant Microbiology & Infection Control Officer,
Sahyadri Hospital,
Pune
Dr. Ranganathan Iyer D
Senior Consultant,
Rainbow Children's Hospital,
Hyderabad
Dr. Jaswinder Kaur Oberoi
Senior Consultant,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New Delhi
Vice Admiral (Dr.) Shankar Subramanian
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defense Staff (Medical)
Dr. Shilpi Khanna
Managing Editor, IJMM
Former Senior Consultant & Head, Clinical Microbiology and Molecular,
Deputy Head, Laboratories,
Maharaja Agrasen Hospital,
Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi
10 Clinical Mycology Diagnostics:
From Basics, Biomarkers to Molecular Approaches
Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
VMMC & SJH,
New Delhi
Dr. Deepak Thamke
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
MGIMS, Sevagram
Dr. Abhijeet Bal
Consultant Microbiologist,
National Health Service,
United Kingdom
Dr. Anup Ghosh
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
Senior Resident,
VMMC & SJH,
New Delhi
Dr. Vanalruati
Senior Resident,
VMMC & SJH,
New Delhi
Dr. Moumita Chakraborti
Senior Resident,
VMMC & SJH,
New Delhi
11 A Practical Approach to Viral Cell Culture Isolation Techniques
Dr. Ishani Bora
Additional Professor,
Virology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Subhabrata Sarkar
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Vishal Shete
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Nagpur
12 CSSD - Traceless Taskforce Targeting Microbial Threats
Dr. Soumyabrata Nag
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Nagpur
Member Secretary, CSSD
Dr. Akshat Vij
Consultant Microbiologist & Infection Control Officer,
Medicover Hospital
Dr. Safaa Muneer
HOD, Clinical Microbiology & Hospital Infection Control,
Renova Group of Hospitals & Tenet Diagnostics
Dr. Vijendra Kawle
Consultant Microbiologist,
Rainbow Children's Hospitals,
Hyderabad, Telangana
Secretary, IAMM TAPC State Chapter
Ms. Neeta Ghugare
CSSD Manager,
Wockhardt Hospital Limited,
Mumbai Central
Mr. Shailesh Mehta
Director,
Medovation Inc.
13 From Protocol to Practice:
Case-based Discussions with Multidisciplinary Team in Neutropenic Patients
Dr. Sonali Choudhari
Senior Consultant Clinical Microbiologist & Infection Control Officer,
National Cancer Institute,
Nagpur
Dr. Pradeep Mishra
HOD, Internal Medicine & Critical Care,
National Cancer Institute,
Nagpur
Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi
Head, Paediatric Oncology,
National Cancer Institute,
Nagpur
Dr. Aruna Poojary
Laboratory Director & IPC In-charge,
Breach Candy Hospital Trust,
Mumbai
Dr. Anusha Karunasgar
14 Next Generation Sequencing for Hospital Waste Water Surveillance:
From Pandemic Preparedness to AMR Detection
Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte
Professor & Head,
Department of Microbiology,
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College,
Pune
Dr. Varsha Potdar
Scientist 'E',
National Institute of Virology,
Pune
Dr. Mahesh Dharne
Chief Scientist,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Dr. Rashmita Das
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
BJ Government Medical College,
Pune
Dr. Sushma Yanamandra
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
BJ Government Medical College,
Pune
Mr. Kiran Nanaware
Project Associate II,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Mr. Sai Joshi
Project Associate II,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Mr. Amey Pawar
Research Scholar,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Mr. Rinka Pramanik
Senior Project Associate,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Mr. Raunak Kumar
Project Associate I,
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune
Mrs. Veena Vipat
Senior Technical Officer,
NIV, Pune
Mr. Santoshkumar Jadhav
Senior Technical Officer,
NIV, Pune
15 Unmasking the Great Mimic: Melioidosis for Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Research: A National Workshop for Microbiologists
Dr. Bijayini Behera
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

In coordination with KMC, Manipal
Dr. Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal
Dr. Vandana K.E.
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal
Dr. Ayush Gupta
Additional Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Bhopal
Dr. Mohammed Ashiq
Research Scientist,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal
16 Syndromic Testing
To be announced
To be announced
17 Microbiology Automation & AMR/AMS
Dr. Anuradha Deshmukh
Senior Consultant Microbiologist,
Kingsway Hospital,
Nagpur
Dr. Veenu Gupta
Mr. Sampath Kumar
Mr. Harshul Mishra
Mr. Kunal Dixit
18 Workshop on Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices (WASP) – A Sting Operation on AMR
Dr. Sumit Rai
Professor & Head,
Department of Clinical Microbiology,
AIIMS, Mangalagiri
Dr. Debabrata Dash
Associate Professor,
Department of Clinical Microbiology,
AIIMS, Mangalagiri
Dr. Meena Mishra
Professor & Head,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Nagpur
Dr. Neeta Gade
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS Nagpur
19 Water Safe Care
Dr. Nizam Damani
Consultant & Advisor,
Public Health Agency,
Northern Ireland, UK
To be announced
20 Risk Management in Medical Microbiology Laboratories
Dr. Rajendra Surpam
Professor & Head,
Department of Microbiology,
GMC Chandrapur
Dr. Anuradha Deshmukh
Senior Consultant Microbiologist,
Kingsway Hospital,
Nagpur
Dr. Nayana Ingole
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases,
Chinchpokli, Mumbai
Dr. Nilma Hirani
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Grant Medical College & JJ Hospital,
Mumbai
21 HAI Surveillance
Dr. Apurba Sastry
Additional Professor,
Department of Microbiology
Hospital Infection Control In-charge,
JIPMER, Puducherry
Dr. Benedict Vinothini
HIC Fellow & Senior Resident,
JIPMER, Puducherry
Dr. Sarumathi D
Assistant Professor (Microbiology),
AIIMS, Madurai
Dr. Poulami Biswas
HIC Fellow & Senior Resident,
JIPMER
22 Transforming Clinical Microbiology with Next-Generation Sequencing
Dr. Bharti Malhotra
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Sawai Mansingh Medical College,
Jaipur
To be announced
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