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Faculty members:
Professor & Head
Dr.
Abhay S. Chowdhary
Professor
Associate
Professors
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Dr. Ameeta Joshi
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Dr. Chaya Chande
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Dr. Neeta Jangale
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Dr. Shilpa Patil
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Dr. Varsha Wanjare
Lecturers
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Dr. Shubhra Sengupta
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Mrs. Saroj Turbadkar
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Dr. Sarala Menon
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Dr.
Monita Kulkarni
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Dr. Nilma Hirani
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Mrs. Vaishali Wabale
ˇ Dr. Sunil Lilani
ˇ Dr. Shazia Chavan
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Dr. Ritesh Shirpurkar
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Dr. Kavita Chopdekar
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Dr.
Abhay S. Chowdhary, MD (Microbiology), DMV, DHA,
FIMSA
He is a recognized Postgraduate teacher for MD (Mirobiology).
He is a Virologist & at present holding additional
charge as Project Director ARCON.
He is the Secretary of the Indian Association of
Microbiologists
SERVICES
PROVIDED
Microbiology Department is one of the Laboratory
Medicine Department functioning in Sir J.J. Hospital,
Mumbai.
Dr.Abhay Chowdhary, Professor of Microbiology,
heads the Department.
The
Department of Microbiology, Grant Medical College and Sir
JJ Group of Hospitals is involved with the teaching of
MD-Microbiology (6), MBBS (200), PhD (1), BDS (100), Post
Basic BSc Nursing (29), Basic BSc Nursing (50), General
Nursing (40), Pediatric Nursing (30), DMLT (12) and
trainee technicians (10). We deal with their theory and
practical teaching along with their assessment and
examinations. Other activities carried out by the Academic
section are organization of seminars & quiz on a
regular basis for the undergraduate students. We also
organize hands-on workshops for biotechnology &
Microbiology students.
Apart from teaching, we are also
a diagnostic laboratory involved with processing of
samples for microbiological investigations. There are
various sections in our laboratory, where processing of
samples is done to help the clinician come to a diagnosis.
The various sections of our laboratory and their
statistics for the year 2006 is as given below.
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Bacteriology Laboratory
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Mycobacteriology Laboratory
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Mycology Laboratory
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Media preparation Laboratory
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Parasitology Laboratory
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Hospital Infection Surveillance Laboratory
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Immunology laboratory
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Serology Laboratory
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Virology Laboratory
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Postgraduate laboratory
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Academic Section
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Administrative Section
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Store Keeping Section
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Sr. No.
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Section
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No. of samples processed for
the year 2006
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1
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Bacteriology
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10,224
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2
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Mycobacteriology
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20,500
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3
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Mycology
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4
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Virology
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44,969
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5
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Immunology
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6
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Serology
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7
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Parasitology
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3000
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TOTAL
SAMPLES PROCESSED FOR THE YEAR 2005
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78693
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We are also actively involved in
the Hospital Infection Control (HIC) Program, where
regular rounds of the operation theatres (OT) and wards
are conducted and OT sterility is checked for. The
Microbiologists also handle samples from GT, St.George and
CAMA & Albless Hospitals and also provide outbreak
investigation services as and when required.
The VCCTC is a part of
Microbiology Department, where we have been doing Sentinel
Surveillance of ANC and STD cases for HIV. These samples
are screened from August to October every year, where we
screen around 800 ANC cases and 250 STD cases for
epidemiological purposes.
EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE
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1.
Incubators
2.
CO2 incubators
3.
Biosafety Cabinets
4.
Hot Air Ovens
5.
Autoclaves
6.
Inspissator
7.
Research Microscopes
8.
Bionocular microscopes
9.
Students microscopes
10.
Glass distillation apparatus
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11.
Laboratory refrigerators
12.
Deep freeze (-20ēC)
13.
Centrifuge machines
14.
VDRL rotator
15.
Water bath
16.
ELISA system
17.
FACS Caliber machine
18.
Vortex
19.
Air sampler
20.
OHP
21.
Slide projectors
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PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
1)
Workshop / Seminar / CME programme conducted by
college/Institution:
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Sr. No.
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Subject
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Place
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Date
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No. Of Participants
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No. Of Resource Person
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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1
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Laboratory diagnosis of HIV and Opportunistic Infections
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Dept. Of Microbiology, GMC, Mumbai.
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16/03/2006 and 17/03/06
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30
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10
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2
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Workshop on Medical Laboratory Technology for
Biotechnology Students
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Dept. Of Microbiology, GMC, Mumbai.
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1/4/06 to 30/4/06
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20
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20
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3
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Workshop on Medical Laboratory Technology for
Biotechnology Students
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Dept. Of Microbiology, GMC, Mumbai.
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1/5/06 to 31/5/06
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20
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20
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4
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Workshop on Medical Laboratory Technology for
Biotechnology Students
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Dept. Of Microbiology, GMC, Mumbai.
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1/4/06 to 30/4/06
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20
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20
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5
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Seminar for Undergraduate students
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Dept. Of Microbiology, GMC, Mumbai.
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November 2006
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36
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10
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2)
Paper presentation at National & Inter-National
conference:
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Sr. No.
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Name of the teacher/ student
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Name of the Conference
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Place of Conference
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Date of the Conference
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1
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Dr. Sarala Menon
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Anaerobes 2006 (International)
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Idaho, U.S.A
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27th July 2006
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2
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Mrs. Sujata Dharmshale
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TPC, Mumbai
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Mumbai
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29th July 2006
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3
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Dr. Shubhra Sengupta
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TPC, Mumbai
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Mumbai
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29th July 2006
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4
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Dr. Sarala Menon
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Chapter Microbiology Conference
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Bhausaheb Hire, Dhule
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September 2006
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5
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Mrs. Saroj Turbadkar
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September 2006
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6
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Dr. Shazia Chavan
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September 2006
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7
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Mrs. Vaishali Wabale
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September 2006
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8
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Mrs. Sujata Dharmshale
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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9
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Dr. Sarala Menon
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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10
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Dr. Neeta Jangale
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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11
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Mrs. Saroj Turbadkar
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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12
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Dr. Shilpa Patil
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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13
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Dr. Nishat Hussain
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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14
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Dr. Swapna Mali
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National IAMM, MICROCON 2006
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GMC, Nagpur
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27//10/06 to 29/10/06
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15
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Dr. Varsha Wanjari
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