Clinical Mycology

Division of Mycology, Dept. of Microbiology

St. John’s Medical College & Hospital, Bengaluru.

ICMR recognized

Advanced Mycology Diagnostic and Research Centre – South Zone

This advanced centre for fungal infections has been set up with funding from ICMR with an aim to

provide services within the state of Karnataka and across its borders including – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Puduchery with the following specific objectives.

The centre will function to include state of the art diagnostic services, Education & Training to strengthen expertise across healthcare facilities, research with collaborations and networking and develop a regional culture collection centre.

Objectives:

Standardizing the new parameters, we will be introducing and as new platforms for the existing parameters with stringent quality control measures.

Strengthening the existing clinical advisory services team to effectively manage the external referrals for fungal diagnosis and outbreak investigation

Offering comprehensive diagnostic services with clinical advisory services for fungal infections. 

Undertaking surveillance studies to map out fungal diseases in the region and add to the data of the country through the existing national network.

Planning and executing research related to – 

epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis

antifungal resistance to develop treatment strategies

infection control and antifungal stewardship

Creating tailored education and training hub for mycology by developing –

Training Modules for Manpower development 

Curriculum for PG training

Collaboration with National and international institutes for Doctoral and Post doc programs

Developing Regional Culture collection centre which will house all the clinical and environmental isolates for collaborative future research at national level

Collaborating with national and international institutes for developing cost effective, robust diagnostic platforms for fungal diseases of national importance.

Create public awareness on mycoses.

Contact Information:

Official mail ID: amdrc@stjohns.in

Location of the facility: 4th floor, Robert Koch Bhavan, SJMC

Institution:

St. John's Medical College and Hospital,

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, 

Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, Karnataka, India.

The TEAM

Faculty:

1. Dr. Jayanthi Savio - PI

Professor & Head, Dept. of Microbiology

Member Secretary, Institutional Ethics Committee.

St. John's Medical College and Hospital,

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, 

Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, Karnataka, India.

President: Indian Society of Medical Mycologists

E-mail: jayanthi.s@stjohns.in/  jayanthisjmc@gmail.com / amdrc@stjohns.in

Mobile: +919880250127

2. Dr. Priyadarshini A. Padaki – Co-PI

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology.

St. John's Medical College and Hospital,

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, 

Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, Karnataka, India.

E-mail: priyadarshini.padaki@gmail.com / priyadarshini.ap@stjohns.in / amdrc@stjohns.in

Mobile: +919535023471

3. Dr. Mary Dias – Co-PI

Professor, Dept. of Microbiology.

St. John's Medical College and Hospital,

Head, Infectious Diseases – St. John’s Research Institute

St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, 

Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, Karnataka, India.

E-mail: mary.dias@stjohns.in

Mobile: +919980525187

Project Technical Staff:

Further details to be updated: Request form with charge code for tests, Test cost, Turn-around time, sample transportation details.

Workshops:

1. Funtastic Fungi

We have completed the 1st hands-on workshop for the technical staff as part of strengthening laboratories across South zone in particular and other centres. This was a 3 day workshop from 29th – 31st May 2023. The participants were from Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Telengana. All the routine and the new tests were demonstrated and performed. This was managed by the inhouse faculty, technical staff and PGs. 

2. Clinical & Diagnostic Mycology –

This is scheduled from the 11th to 15th of July immediately after the inauguration of the centre. This is for the faculty and PGs in microbiology. As of today, 47 have registered and the maximum intake planned is 50. Expert external faculty – Dr. Arunaloke C, Dr. Shivaprakash, Dr. Harsimran, and Dr.Anupma.

Research

1. Proposals submitted for Funding

2. Postgraduate thesis on Dermatophytosis.

Advisory services: Fungal Infection Support Team [FIST] – Details to follow