PH.D PROGRAMMES The Institute is recognized for PhD programme under Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani and Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University .
The Ph.D degree programme was initiated in the year 1995 with affiliation to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R University . Dr. A. R. Anand who was a CSIR fellowship recipient, registered under Dr. H. N. Madhavan was the first student awarded Ph. D for his research work entitled “ Evaluation of Molecular techniques in the diagnosis of infectious endophthalmitis” from Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya.
Among the 85 MS-MLT students who passed out during the years 1998-2007, 18 of them have obtained their Ph.D degree (13 Ph.Ds from BITS, Pilani and 5 Ph.Ds from Universities other than BITS, Pilani).
Currently there are 26 students are pursuing their PhD. Among them 13 candidates are pursuing their Ph.D degree at Medical Research Foundation - 2 in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4 in Biochemistry, 4 in Histopathology and 3 in Microbiology and 13 others in various other Universities in India and abroad.
PH.D PROGRAMME IN L & T MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE
The department is recognized for Ph.D by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani and TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University from the year 1995 onwards.
Dr. H. N. Madhavan (Professor and Head), Dr. K. Lily Therese (Professor) and
Dr. J. Malathi (Reader) are the recognized guides. Ph.D awardees from L & T Microbiology department
NAME &YEAR |
TITLE |
UNIVERSITY |
| Dr. A. R. Anand - 2001 |
“ Evaluation of Molecular techniques in the diagnosis of infectious endophthalmitis” |
Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. G. R Medical University, Chennai |
| Dr. K. Priya - 2002 |
“The role of Molecular biological techniques on Clinical specimens in Human Infections due to Herpes Simplex Virus(HSV), Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV)” |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani |
|
“Molecular methods in the characterization of Adenoviruses and Chlamydia trachomatis detected in Clinical specimens” |
Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS), Pilani |
Dr. G. Shyamala - 2008 |
“ Nucleic Acid based Amplification methods for the detection, Quantification and Characterization of Viruses in Clinical Specimen” |
Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS), Pilani |
| Dr. R. Bagyalakshmi - 2008 |
“ Role of nucleic acid based amplification technique in detection, characterization and species level identification of fungi in clinical specimens and a study of in vitro sensitivity pattern of ocular fungal isolates” |
Birla Institute of Technology and
Science (BITS), Pilani |
Submitted Ph.D thesis and awaiting Viva Voce Examination
NAME |
TITLE |
UNIVERSITY |
| Ms P Deepa |
“Role of Nucleic Acid Based Amplification tests in the Detection & Identification of Mycobacterial Infections and Determination of Sequence Variation & Rifampicin Resistance Among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates “ |
Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. G. R Medical University, Chennai |
| Ms. P. Sowmya |
“Nucleic acid based molecular biological methods for quantization and characterization of Human Cytomegalovirus in the clinical specimens from immunocompromised patients” |
|
Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. G. R Medical University, Chennai |
| Ms. B. Mahalakshmi |
“Role of Nucleic acid based–molecular biological techniques and evaluation of serological methods in the laboratory diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii ”
|
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Tamil Nadu
Dr. M. G. R Medical University, Chennai |
Pursuing Ph.D - Ms. R.Gayathri & Mr. Y. Samson Moses |
