Vidwan-ID : 576835



Prof Amita Jain

Head of the Department
King George Medical University

Publications

  • 20
    Projects

Expertise

Microscopy

Currently working as a Dean-Academics & Head of Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University UP , Lucknow

Personal Information

Prof Amita Jain

Female
Shamina Road Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India - 226003


Experience

  • Head of the Department

    Department of Microbiology

    King George Medical University


Qualification

  • Ph.D.

    King George Medical University

  • MD

    King George Medical University

  • MBBS

    King George Medical University


Honours and Awards

2024

Member Scientific Advisory committee Since 2021

RMRC Dibrugarh

2024

Member Scientific Advisory committee

RMRC Puducherry

2023

Dean Academics

King George's Medical University

Read More
2024

Member Scientific Advisory committee Since 2021

RMRC Dibrugarh

2024

Member Scientific Advisory committee

RMRC Puducherry

2023

Dean Academics

King George's Medical University

2022

Vishwa Gaurav Samman

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Brijesh Pathak

2022

Fellow of Indian Associan of Biological sciences

Infectious disease society of America

2022

Chairman Vishakha Committee

King George's Medical University

2022

Faculty incharge CFAR

King George's Medical University

2021

Appeared in Stanford University

Stanford University

2021

Fellow of Infectious disease society of America

IDSA America

2021

Member Scientific Advisory committee

NIV Pune

2019

Member Research Committee Since 2012

RML Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

2018

Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists (London) (FRCPath)

Royal College of Pathologists (London)

2018

Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS)

NMAMS

2018

Member Project Review Committee

ICMR

2018

Member National Tuberculosis Expert Group

Central TB Division, Government of India, New Delhi

2017

Prof U. C. Chaturvedi oration of Life Time achievement award UP chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist

UP chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist

2017

Certificate of Excellence in Research

King George's Medical University

2017

Member secretary Hospital Infection Control Committee

GMAH, King George's Medical University

2017

Faculty In-charge

Center for Advance Research King George's Medical University

2016

Certificate of Appreciation

King George's Medical University

2016

Chairman

Institutional bio-safety committee of KGMU

2016

Chairman State Operational research

National Tuberculosis Control Program, India

2016

Member- Research Committee

Sanjay Gandhi Post graduate Institute of Medical Science

2015

Certificate of Excellence

King George's Medical University

2015

Member Secretary

Institutional bio-safety committee of KGMU

2014

Award for Eminence in Research

King George's Medical University

2014

Member subject Expert committee (antimicrobials) Subsequent New Drug Division (SND) Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (HQ) Directorate General of Health Services Ministry of Health and Family welfare (Govt. Of India)

Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India

2013

Award for Best Published work in Clinical Sciences

King George's Medical University

2013

President

Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists

2012

Best Teacher Award

King George's Medical University

2012

Award for Best Published in Basic Sciences

King George's Medical University

2012

Co faculty Incharge

Center for Advance Research King George

2012

Vice President

Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists

2011

Member

Institutional Ethics Committee of King Georgeā€™s Medical University, Lucknow

2008

Secretary

Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists- UP Chapter

1996

BOYSCAST fellowship

Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

1992

Best paper award:

Prof. K.B. Kunwar Memorial, Indian Medical Association, Lucknow

1986

J.G. Mukherjee Gold medal for Best Thesis in MD

King George's Medical University

Read Less

Doctoral Theses Guided

2022

Identification of EBV in patients of pleural effusion and its possible association of unknown etiology of pleural effusion.

Dr. Danish Nasir Khan, King George's Medical University

2021

Role Of Small Interfering Rna (Sirna ) In Dengue Virus Replication: An Experimental Study

Dr. Om Prakash, King George's Medical University

2021

Genetic Mutations Associated With Injectable Anti- Tubercular Second Line Drugs In Clinical Isolates Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis From North India

Dr. Vangala Ramakrishna, King George's Medical University

Read More
2022

Identification of EBV in patients of pleural effusion and its possible association of unknown etiology of pleural effusion.

Dr. Danish Nasir Khan, King George's Medical University

2021

Role Of Small Interfering Rna (Sirna ) In Dengue Virus Replication: An Experimental Study

Dr. Om Prakash, King George's Medical University

2021

Genetic Mutations Associated With Injectable Anti- Tubercular Second Line Drugs In Clinical Isolates Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis From North India

Dr. Vangala Ramakrishna, King George's Medical University

2021

Role Of Innate Immunity In Dengue Virus Pathogenesis

Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, King George's Medical University

2018

Role of Dengue virus serotypes/Genotypes in severity of dengue virus infection

Dr. Gitika Mishra, King George's Medical University

2017

A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial comparing two different modalities in the treatment of beadsores in traumatic paraplagia patients.

Dr. Mukesh dwivedi, King George's Medical University

2016

A study of influenza virus infection and circulation virus genotypes

Dr. Tanushree Dangi, King George's Medical University

2016

Role of Si RNA in Influenza virus infection.

Dr. Bhawna Jain, Lucknow (Chief Supervisor)

2016

Genotypic characterization of respiratory syncytial virus in AECOPD patients.

Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, King George's Medical University

2016

Mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis; a study on clinical isolates.

Dr. Pooja Singh., King George's Medical University

2016

Association of inflammatory biomarker genes polymorphism for pain severity in cancer patients

Dr. Prithvi Kumar Singh., King George's Medical University

2015

Characterization of viral enterotoxin gene NSP4 in group a rotavirus strains causing acute watery diarrhoea in hospital pediatric population

Dr. Shilpi Srivastava, King George's Medical University

2015

An in vitro study of the interactions among microbial biofilms

Dr. Sayan Bhattacharya, King George's Medical University

2015

Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis-C virus and clinical monitoring of biomrkaers in patients underging heamodyalisis.

Dr. Shantanu prakash, King George's Medical University

2014

Association of DNA Repair and Metabolization Genes Polymorphism in North Bladder Cancer Patients

Dr. Monica Sankhwar, King George's Medical University

2014

Genetic polymorphism study of cytokine genes in HIV infected patient in North India

Dr. Kavita Kakkar, King George's Medical University

2014

Emergence and transmission of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in North India

Dr. Pratima Dixit, King George's Medical University

2013

A study of nutritional and other factor influencing clinical bacteriological and radiological outcome in pulmonary tuberculosis patients of category of revised national tuberculosis program at tertiary care hospital.

Dr. Harshita Gupta, King George's Medical University

2012

Study of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated tuberculosis in HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy.

Dr. Priyanka Gupta, Lucknow

2011

Detection of virulance assocaited genes for descriminating between invasive and commensal isolates of staphylococci.

Dr. Astha Agarwa, Lucknow

2010

Molecular and immunocytochemical detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from fine needle aspirates and tissue granulomata of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Dr. Pooja Budhwar, King George's Medical University

2009

Molecular Characterization and Anifungal resistance pattern of candida sp. In Tertiary care Hospital.

Dr. Avijit Kumar awasthi, King George's Medical University

2008

Genetic diversity among cell - wall inhibitor antimicrobial resistant strains of M. tuberculosis.

Dr. Rajesh Mondal, King George's Medical University

2007

Evaluation of DNA amplification and antigen detection ELISA for diagnosis of tubercular lymphadenitis

Dr. Raj Kumar Verma, King George's Medical University

2007

Characterization of ampicillin resistant Haemophilus influenzae isolated from normal children in community.

Dr. Pradeep Kumar., King George's Medical University

2003

The role of Propionibacterium acnes in pathogenesis of acnes.

Dr. Eati Basal, King George's Medical University

2002

Oxidative stress and the role of antioxidants in pulmonary tuberculosis as adjuvant therapy

Dr. Rakeshwar Singh Guleria, King George's Medical University

To study the mechanism of INH resistance in Indian isolates of MycobacteriumTuberculosis

Dr. Indu Jaiswal , King George's Medical University

Dr. Nidhi pandey, King George's Medical University

Molecular epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis and relationship with pre existing dengue infection.

Dr. Anuj Verma, King George's Medical University

Characterization of Leishmania donovani antigen with special reference to its diagnostic value

Dr. Vandana Tiwari, King George's Medical University

Read Less

Membership In Professional Bodies

Member International Clinical Epidemiology Network

Life Member

Indian Medical Association

Life Member

Indian Immunological Association

Life Member

Read More

Member International Clinical Epidemiology Network

Life Member

Indian Medical Association

Life Member

Indian Immunological Association

Life Member

Indian Society of Parasitologists

Life Member

Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists

Life Member

Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists

Life Member

Indian Public Health Association

Life Member

U P Chapter of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists.

Life Member

Founder member UP Chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists

Life Member

Read Less

Research Projects

Supporting & Strengthening of Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories under PMABHIM Scheme

Funding Agency :

Sustainable laboratory network for monitoring of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in India and enhancing bio-risk mitigation for high-risk group pathogens

Funding Agency :

Hospital based surveillance of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) under National Health Research Priority (NHRP) on vector borne diseases

Funding Agency :

Read More

Supporting & Strengthening of Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories under PMABHIM Scheme

Funding Agency :

Sustainable laboratory network for monitoring of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in India and enhancing bio-risk mitigation for high-risk group pathogens

Funding Agency :

Hospital based surveillance of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) under National Health Research Priority (NHRP) on vector borne diseases

Funding Agency :

Strengthening and upgradation of existing VRDLs for infectious disease diagnosis and research

Funding Agency :

Strengthening laboratory surveillance for pneumococcal meningitis in India to understand the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) rollout

Funding Agency :

National Viral Hepatitis Control Program by NHM

Funding Agency : Working

Strengthening of ILI/SARI Surveillance for human respiratory viruses (Influenza viruses

Funding Agency : Working

Hospital-Based Surveillance of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in India

Funding Agency : Project investigator

Enhancing Biorisk mitigation awareness in public health community and creating laboratory networks for enhanced diagnostic capabilities to deal with surveillance and outbreaks of high-risk group viral pathogens causing viral hemorrhagic fevers and respiratory

Funding Agency : Completed

Biosurveillance for Spillover of Henipaviruses and Filoviruses in Rural Communities in India By Eco health

Funding Agency : Completed

The global fund Round 9: Rapid Detection of MDR TB by line proobe Assay technique and Liquid culture. FIND (grant for Equipment

Funding Agency : Project investigator

Etiological diagnosis of AES cases in Bihar; a comprehensive study using NGS: ICMR funded project

Funding Agency :

Capacity Building and Strengthening of Hospital Infection Control to detect and prevent antimicrobial resistance in India Supported by CDC/ ICMR

Funding Agency : Completed

Determining role of RNAi in Dengue Virus replication

Funding Agency : Completed

Sentinel site for National Programme on Surveillance of Viral Hepatitis

Funding Agency :

Providing quality assurance for both serological and molecular scrub typhus testing

Funding Agency : Completed

Study of neuronal autoantibody associated/ coexisting with acute viral encephalitis in children

Funding Agency : Completed

COVID-19 Rapid antigen test kit validation.

Funding Agency :

Evaluation of the performance of novel rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 at point-of-care

Funding Agency :

Funding Agency :

Read Less