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Visitors:

· MCI inspection team visited the Department of Biochemistry & JBTDRC on June 5 and were shown the research facilities.

Participation in Meetings / Conference / Symposia:

Dr. B.C. Harinath delivered a Guest lecture on ‘ELISA based immunodiagnostics for detection and monitoring of filaria and tuberculosis from research laboratory to hospital setting’ at Medicare India 2004, New Delhi during 6^th-8^th April 2004.
Mr. Balaji Ganesh submitted the PhD thesis entitled “Isolation and characterization of filarial antigens with diagnostic potential” at Nagpur University in faculty of Medicine.
Mr. Y.P. Bhandari submitted the PhD thesis entitled “Lymphatic filarial parasite: studies on morphological features, seroreactivity enzyme character” at Nagpur University in faculty of Medicine.
Mr. Abhay Pradhan attended short term training course on ‘Linux Applications on Bioinformatics’ held at Bioinformatics Centre, Central plantation Crops Research Institute (C.P.C.R.I.), Kasaragod, Kerela during April 26^th to May 1^st, 2004.
Dr. Swati Bera presented a research work on “Detection of tubercular serine protease antigen and its antibody in CSF and serum in childhood tuberculous meningitis” in Academy of medical science at MGIMS on 16^th June, 2004.
Mr. Sandeep Kulkarni presented a research work on “Seroreactivity of FPLC purified CFA₂ fractions in different groups of filarial endemic population” in Academy of medical science at MGIMS, Sevagram on 16^th June, 2004.

Short Term project:

Mr. Bhushan Kavimandan from department of Biochemistry, Shri. Shivaji college of Science, Alkola completed summer training course at JB Tropical Disease Research Centre in Biotechnology during May 1-May 30, 2004.
Ms. S. Arun Meena from Bioinformatics Centre, Dept. of Botany, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu completed Summer training at Bioinformatics centre on Bioinformatics during May 1^st to June 30^th, 2004.

Research Publication:

Gupta S, Shende N, Kumar S, Harinath BC. Antibody response to M.tb H₃₇Ra excretory secretory ES-43 and ES-31 antigens at different stages of pulmonary tuberculosis. Biomedical Research, 2004; 15(1):76-79.

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Dr. B.C. Harinath delivered a Guest lecture on ‘ELISA based immunodiagnostics for detection and monitoring of filaria and tuberculosis from research laboratory to hospital setting’ at Medicare India 2004, New Delhi during 6th-8th April 2004.

Mr. Abhay Pradhan attended short term training course on ‘Linux Applications on Bioinformatics’ held at Bioinformatics Centre, Central plantation Crops Research Institute (C.P.C.R.I.), Kasaragod, Kerela during April 26th to May 1st, 2004.

Research Publication:

Dr. B.C. Harinath delivered a Guest lecture on ‘ELISA based immunodiagnostics for detection and monitoring of filaria and tuberculosis from research laboratory to hospital setting’ at Medicare India 2004, New Delhi during 6^th-8^th April 2004.

Mr. Abhay Pradhan attended short term training course on ‘Linux Applications on Bioinformatics’ held at Bioinformatics Centre, Central plantation Crops Research Institute (C.P.C.R.I.), Kasaragod, Kerela during April 26^th to May 1^st, 2004.