The Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, was established in the year 1977-78 with Late Dr. Lakhi Prasad Dutta, Dr. Kalyan Bhuyan, and Dr. Jitendranath Sarma Bordoloi as founder members.
The Department aims to provide up to date theoretical and practical training of MBBS, MD Microbiology and training of Laboratory Technicians (DMLT) apart from providing up-to-date laboratory services in Microbiology as well as leading the Hospital Infection Control, carrying out frontline research in various disciplines of this subject and encouraging and helping faculties and academicians.
The department consists of 7 service laboratories viz, Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Serology and Immunology, Parasitology and Mycobacteriology (equipped with Biosafety Level 3 containment facilities).The Department also renders services of State Reference Laboratory for HIV testing, ICTC laboratory, Hospital Infection Control laboratory and Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD). The laboratory is equipped with molecular facilities in all the streams with a special mention of ‘Molecular Mycology’.
The Department is the Regional centre of ICMR for Surveillance of Antibacterial and Antifungal resistance.
The laboratory facilities include Automated Blood Culture System like BacT Alert, Bactec, Versa Trek automated blood culture System, Automated identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing system (VITEK – 2 Compact), Conventional PCR, Real Time PCR, Sangers Genetic Sequencing as well as the newly added Matrix- assisted laser desorption ionization – time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI – TOF MS) along with other microbiological conventional tools.
The Department offers excellent opportunities for Research in Infectious Diseases to MD students, Undergraduate students and faculties of the Institute.
The Department has published more than 200 papers in peer reviewed national and international journals from 2006 to 2020.
Dr. Reema Nath
Professor and Head of the Department since 9thNovember, 2018.
She is the Laboratory Director of the NABL Accredited Microbiology Laboratory.
Her research interests are in Endemic Mycosis and Changing patterns of Antimicrobial resistance. She has pioneered molecular mycology works in AMCH, including Pan-fungal PCR from clinical specimen and cultures and also started antifungal susceptibility testing in AMCH. She was the Quality Manager during the process of ‘NABL accreditation’ in the year 2012.
She is the Principal Investigator in three multi-centric projects related to Antimicrobial Resistance and Surveillance.
She is also the Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh.
She has published more than 40 number of papers in Peer reviewed National and International Journals. She is the PhD guide of SSUHS.
Dr. Achinta Kr. Borthakur
Professor since 1998
He was the Head of Department for the period from 1998 to 28/02/2012 at AMCH, from 07/12/2012 to 27/09/2016 at SMCH and from 05/10/2016 to 26/12/2017 at AMCH.
He has contributed towards the setting up of the DBT funded Molecular Virology Laboratory at AMCH.
Dr. Chimanjita Phukan
Associate Professor since 14/02/2011
She has been awarded the fellowship for ICMR-DHR International Fellowship for Senior Biomedical Scientist 2019-20 at UCSF,San Francisco,USA.
Dr. Jayanta Kr. Das
Associate Professor since 21/12/2013
He is presently working as Nodal person of “Biomedical Waste Management” of Assam Medical College & Hospital since July, 2020.
Dr. Gargi Choudhury
Associate Professor since 08.11.2018
She is presently working as Nodal person of the sole WHO-SEARO Reference Laboratory for Japanese Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (JE/AES) in Assam.
Dr. Mithu Medhi
Associate Professor since 04/07/2020
Dr. Pallabi Sargiary
Associate Professor since 04/07/2020
Dr. Amrit Kr. Borah
Assistant Professor since 21/12/2013
He is the Quality Manager of the NABL accredited Microbiology Laboratory. Presently working as Hospital Infection Control Officer under Hospital Infection Control Committee, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh.
Dr. Partha Pratim Das
Assistant Professor since 04/07/2020
Dr. Arunjyoti Sarmah
Demonstrator since 23/03/2017
Dr. Prapti Bora
Demonstrator since 28/11/2018
