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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

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Workshop 10

Scientific Programme
Mycology Workshop: Clinical Mycology: Diagnostics from Basics, Biomarkers to Molecular Approaches
Venue: Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Nagpur
Date: 29 October 2026
Time Topic Resource Person(s)
8:45 am – 9:15 am Registration
Welcome & Introduction to Workshop
Pre-Test 		-
9:15 am – 9:45 am (L) Introduction to Medical Mycology Dr. Malini R. Capoor
9:45 am – 10:15 am (L) Approaches for Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infection Dr. Malini R. Capoor
10:15 am – 10:40 am (L) Non-culture Based Biomarkers & Molecular Assays in Diagnosis of Fungal Infections (L & D) Dr. Malini R. Capoor
10:40 am – 11:00 am (L) Basic Mycological Techniques & Identification of Yeasts & Molds Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Dr. Deepak Thamke
11:00 am – 11:30 am Antifungal Agents, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing & AFS Dr. Pratibha Kale
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
11:30 am – 1:30 pm (D) Conventional Identification of Yeasts & Moulds
Automation: Yeast ID & AFST
Histopathology in Fungal Infections 		Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
Dr. Dushyant Gaur
Dr. Moumita Chakrabarti
Dr. Vanlaruati
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK -
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm (D & P) Demonstration of RT-PCR: Mucorales RT-PCR / P. jirovecii RT-PCR Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
Dr. Moumita Chakrabarti
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm (L & D) MALDI-TOF MS in Fungal Diagnosis and Antifungal Susceptibility Dr. Anup Ghosh, PGIMER
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm (D & P) Demonstration of FACIS (β-D Glucan), Galactomannan Ag ELISA, A. fumigatus Specific IgG ELISA, Lateral Flow Assay (Cryptococcus, Aspergillus IgG/IgM, H. capsulatum, Candida Mannan, GM), P. jirovecii Direct Immunofluorescence Assay Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
Dr. Moumita Chakrabarti
Dr. Vanlaruati
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm Investigation of a Fungal Outbreak: Molds & Yeasts Dr. Abhijeet Bal, NHS
Dr. Sheetal Sharma
5:45 pm Post-Test Dr. Sheetal Sharma

Conference Secretariat

  • Prof. Dr. Meena Mishra
  • Organizing Secretary,
    MICROCON 2026,
    Professor and Head,
    Dept of Microbiology AIIMS, Nagpur
  • microcon2026@gmail.com

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Welcome To Microcon 2026 – MICROBIAL Charges Are Valid Till 15 August || 🔔 Last date of registration is 25 october 2026 || 🔔 IAMM membership (Life/ Associate) is mandatory for the presenting author of any presentation (oral/ poster) of any category (IAMM Award/Free). 🔔 15th August 2026 Last Date For Abstract Submission For IAMM Awards Category || 🔔 Abstract Submission Date Extended Till 7th September 2026 for Free Oral Paper and Poster Presentations || 🔔 Group Registration Has Been Extended Till 15th August 2026 || 🔔 BSC or MSC Microbiology Students Are Not Eligible For This Conference, So No Registrations Are To Be Received From Them || 🔔 For accommodation enquiry contact: 8668389051
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