Dr. Kiran Chawla

Professor

Reg.No.:PNB19940000084KTK

Department of Microbiology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    1.    Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.

    2.    Guide of postgraduate students’ thesis or projects.

    3.    Diagnostics: In-charge of Respiratory Bacteriology, Molecular Lab & COVID lab.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Microbiology PY 2
Microbiology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD Microbiology Govt Medical College, Amritsar 2002
MBBS Govt Medical College, Amritsar 1992

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC, Manipal Professor 15/Jun/2020 till date
KMC, Manipal Professor and Head 25/Apr/2015 to 14/Jun/2020
KMC, Manipal Additional Professor 16/Jul/2012 to 24/Apr/2015
KMC, Manipal Associate Professor 30/May/2009 to 15/Jul/2012
KMC, Manipal Assistant Professor 23/May/2003 to 29/May/2009

Extramural Projects Done:

  • Study of drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis cases with and without HIV-coinfection in Udupi district, coastal Karnataka - ICMR project 5/8/5/18/10-ECD-I
  • Role of RT-PCR for the rapid diagnosis of MDR and XDR tuberculosis directly from clinical specimens in Indian set up - DBT project- DBT/PR15175/MED/29/252/2011

Ongoing Projects:

  • Establishing TB portal of Mycobacterium tuberculosis patients from tertiary care hospital in Southern India – NIH project (Co-investigator)
  • Enhancement of Detection of Paediatric TB cases (≤15 years) in Udupi TU after strengthening the skills of health care workers to perform induced sputum production: RNTCP Project
  • Metagenomics characterization of lung Microbiome of pulmonary TB cases and its variation under the effect of ATT
  • Paediatric house hold contact investigations for TB: Challenges and its burden, Karnataka – Central TB Division, MoHFW, Govt. of India

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Molecular Microbiology , Tuberculosis and Respiratory tract infections

Area of Expertise

Respiratory Bacteriology , Molecular Microbiology, Mycobacteriology

Area of Research

Tuberculosis , Respiratory infections and Community Health

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Life Member of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists.
  • Fellow Member of International Medical Science Academy.
  • Member of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
  • Life Member of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists.
     

    Book Chapter: “Biology of pathogenic bacteria”, Chapter – Actinobacteria diversity and biotechnological applications, Publisher- Elsevier, 1st Edition; 2017, ISBN – 978-0-444-63994-3 (paperback)