Biography

The presenter is an Additional Professor at the Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, PGIMER, Chandigarh. She has been working in the area of TB diagnostics for past 12 years now. Her research focus has been directed towards developing effective diagnostic tests for pulmonary TB, drug resistant TB and extra-pulmonary TB. Her research work includes industry-academia initiatives to translate laboratory innovations into kits for improved TB diagnosis. ​

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Operational feasibility of ‘TB Concentration & Transport’ and ‘TB DNA Extraction’ kits for bio-safe dry sputum transport for drug resistance detection using Line Probe Assay

These findings provide evidence for incorporation of these kits into the NTEP. Their use can facilitate sputum-transport from DMCs to NRLs and provide “Universal-DST” to TB subjects residing in remote areas.

Source: Conference 2024