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Dr. P Nagaraj

Dr. P Nagaraj

  • Designation: Scientist B
  • Qualification: M.Sc (Medical Microbiology)., Ph.D (Medical Microbiology)
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  • About Faculty: Dr. P Nagaraj
  • Education and Qualification:

     

     Qualification/Degree  Date  College  University
    B.Sc Microbiology 2010 The New College, Chennai University of Madras
    M.Sc Medical Microbiology 2013 Department of Microbiology University of Madras
    Ph.D Medical Microbiology 2017 Department of Microbiology University of Madras
  • Work Experience:

     

     Post  Institution  From To  Total Years
    As Demonstrator/Tutor   Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhopal 01.03.2017 28.02.2018 1 Year 
    Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhopal. 01.05.2018 28.08.2018 4 Month
    As Scientist B Department of Microbiology, GMC Bhopal 28.08.2018 Till Date 4 Year 5 Month
    Grand Total of Teaching Experience 5 Year 9 Month 
    Detail of service/Working - working place/Institute name
     2016 Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, University of Madras.
    2017 Demonstrator/Tutor, Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhopal.
    2018 Scientist B, State Virology Laboratory, GMC Bhopal
    2019 Scientist B, State Virology Laboratory, GMC Bhopal
    2020 Scientist B, State Virology Laboratory, GMC Bhopal
    2021 Scientist B, State Virology Laboratory, GMC Bhopal
  • Publications:

     

    Publications
      1  

    Jain RK, Perumal N, Chaurasia D, Shrivastava R, Ahirwar KK, Sharma A, Kapoor G, Lalwani J. Performance Evaluation of Different RT-PCR Kits for the Direct Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Preheated Specimens. Journal of Laboratory Physicians (In Press).
    2  Yadav PD, Kumar G, Mukherjee A, Nyayanit DA, Shete AM, Sahay RR, Kumar A, Majumdar T, Patil S, Pandit P, Joshi Y, Dudhmal M, Panda S, Sharma LK,Yadav Ml K,Shastri J, Gangwar M, Munivenkattapa A, Potdar V, Nagamani K, Goyal K, Gadepalli R, Thomas M, Shukla S, Nagaraj P, Gupta V, Dalela G, Umar N, M Patel S. Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 infections in pediatric cases during the second wave in India. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection. 2022 Dec 1;55(6):1060-8.
    3 Perumal N, Jain RK, Chaurasia D, Sharma UM, Malik R. Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia in the convalescent plasma of COVID-19 patients. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 1;116:S37.
    4 Jain RK, Perumal N, Chaurasia D, Ahirwar KK, Sharma A, Shrivastava R, Lalwani J. Incidence of Non-Amplification of N Gene of SARS-CoV-2 using Commercially Available Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Kit and its Comparison with Two Other Different Kits. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2022 Feb 1:DM01-4.
    5 Jain RK, Perumal N, Shrivastava R, Ahirwar KK, Lalwani J, Chaurasia D. Investigation of Different Commercially Available Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction Kits for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2021 Jun 1;15(6).
    6 Perumal N, Jain RK, Sharma A, Chaurasia D. Performance comparison of commercial RNA extraction kits for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: A laboratory perspective. Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research. 2021 Sep ;10(3):157-159.
    7 Ruchi G, Jain R, Nagaraj P, Ahirwar K, Lalwani J. Performance Analysis of Different Real Time-PCR Kits for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Virus. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2021 Sep 1;39:S74-5.
    8 Perumal N, Jain RK, Sharma A, Chaurasia D, Srivastava J. Cohort study on congenital cytomegalovirus seroprevalence and its association with neonatal cholestasis. International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth. 2021 Apr;7(2): 45‒46.
    9 Perumal N, Jain RK, Sharma A, Chaurasia D, Srivastava J. A Study on Seroprevalence of Hepatotropic Viruses in Neonatal Cholestasis Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India. Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research. 2021 Jan; Vol-9(1): PO40-PO43.
    10 Perumal N, Jain RK, Shrivastava R, Lalwani J, Chaurasia D. Stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in viral lysis buffer stored at different temperatures. Journal of Laboratory Physicians. 2020 Dec;12(04):268-70.
    11 Nagaraj P, Saravanan M, Betsy S. Dass, Krishnan P. Environmental and Public Health Impact of SubTherapeutic Antibiotic Use in the Poultry Industry- A Pilot Study, In: Dr. Francisco Cruz Sosa, (Editor) Recent Progress in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3. Book Publisher International; 2020. P.40-51. (Print ISBN: 978-81-947979-0-6, eBook ISBN: 978-93-90206-99-5)
    12 Murugesan S, Perumal N, Dass B, Vijayakumar R, Krishnan P. Prevalence and Molecular Characterisation of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (MR-CoNS) Isolated from Nasal Carriers of End Stage Renal Disease Patients-A Prospective Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2019 May; 13(5): DC10 - DC15
    13 Nagaraj P, Betsy S. Dass, Stalin M, Krishnan P. Prevalence of Bi-component Pore-Forming Toxin genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus causing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2017 Jan ;35(1): 146-147.
    14 Nagaraj P, Krishnan P. Antibiotic resistance genes as emerging environmental contaminants in Poultry Farm Environment from various districts in Tamil Nadu, South India-a pilot study. Journal of Advanced Microbiology. 2016 Nov; 2 (4): 195 – 199
    15 Nagaraj P, Krishnan P. Comparison of antimicrobial resistance determinants and Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec elements of staphylococci isolated from human and veterinary origin. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2016 Apr; 45 (72).
    16 Nagaraj P, Saravanan M, Vijayakumar R, Krishnan P. Distribution of genes encoding aminoglycoside modifying enzymes among clinical isolates of methicillin resistant staphylococci. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 Jul; 34 (3): 350-352.
    17 Nagaraj P, Saravanan M, Vijayakumar R, Krishnan P. High prevalence of high-level mupirocin and chlorhexidine resistant genes in methicillin resistant staphylococcal isolates from dialysis unit. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2016 Jun; 143 (6) 824-825.
    18 Nagaraj P, Kaushik S, Krishnan P. Environmental and public health impact of sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in the poultry industry. ENVIS Newsletter. 2016 Apr; 14 (2): 02-04 (ISSN-0974-1550).
    19 Saravanan M, Unnati Singh, Nagaraj P, Vijayakumar R, Krishnan P. High level mupirocin resistance among CoNS from nasal carriers of End stage renal disease patients and hospital personnel from tertiary care centre, Chennai. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 Jan; 34 (1): 114.
    20 Saravanan M, Nagaraj P, Suryaprakash M, Selvakumar D, Krishnan P. Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and its Associated SCCmec Types among Nasal Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci from Community Settings, Chennai, Southern India. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015 Aug; 9(8): DC01 - DC05.
    21 Nagaraj P, Krishnan P. Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance: Sargunavathy M, Samykannu J, editors. Avasiyam Palthurai Paarvai. Chennai: Today Publishers; 2015. p. 30-42. (ISBN NO: 978-93-81992-29-6).
  • Other Details:

     

    Year  Awards and Honors
    2022  “Certificate of Appreciation for COVID-19 services” - District Collectorate, Bhopal
    2022  “Robert Koch Award” - Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
    2021  “Certificate of Appreciation for COVID-19 services” - Chief Medical and Health Officer, Bhopal
    2019  “Best Employee Award”- Department of Microbiology, GMC Bhopal
    2018  “Best Doctoral Thesis Award” - University of Madras, Chennai
    2017  “ASM Student and Post-Doctoral Travel Award” - ASM Microbe, New Orleans, LA, USA
    2017  “International Travel Grant Award” - Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
    2016  “Student Visit to Foreign Universities Grant Award” - International Centre of University of Madras, Chennai
    2016  “Young Investigator Award” - Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
    2016  “Best Poster Presentation Award” - Welcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance
    2015  “International Travel Grant Award” - Indian Council for Medical Research, New Delhi
    2015  “Best Poster Presentation Award” - SRM Medical College, Chennai
    2015  “Best NSS Volunteer Award”- University of Madras, Chennai
    2014  “DST PURSE Junior Research Fellowship” - University of Madras, Chennai
    2009  “Proficiency Award”- The New College, Chennai
    2008  “Proficiency Award”- The New College, Chennai