Workshop 2
| PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: 28-10-2026 (Wednesday) | |||
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| SN | TOPIC | WORKSHOP COORDINATOR | FACULTY TEAM |
| 1 |
Diagnostic Approaches in Clinical Parasitology: From Microscopy to Sequencing |
Dr. Harshvardhan Sheorey
Consultant Medical MicrobiologistSt. 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 & HeadDepartment 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
ProfessorDepartment 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, IJMMConsultant 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
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| 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
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To be announced
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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