Prof. Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Designation : Professor & Head
Department : MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
chakrabarti.arunaloke@pgimer.edu.in

 
 
 :: Contact Details
  Phone No.    :   7087008156
  Ext No.        :   5155
  Post Graduation :   MD (Microbilogy)
  Other Qualification.(1)      :   Dip NB(Microbiology) 
     
 :: Area of Interest
       Area Of Interest       :
1. epidemiology research in the field of nosocomial fungal infections including invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis
2. epidemiology, diagnosis of mucormycosis
3. molecular epidemiology in opportunistic fungal infections
4. fungal rhinosinusitis - pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment
5. non-culture based diagnosis of systemic fungal infections
6. molecular taxonomy of opportunistic fungi
7. India-specific management guideline for systemic fungal infections
     
 :: Research & Projects
      Extramural Projects       :

1. National Culture Collection for Pathogenic Fungi (ICMR project)

2. WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Fungi of Medical Importance

3. Epidemiology, pathogenomics, and sytem biology of Aspergillus falvus infection in India - an integrative approach (DBT project)

4. Zygomycetes and mucormycosis: epidemiology, taxonomy and molecular biology (DBT project)

5. Multi-laboratory evaluation of a synthetic peptide based ELISA (AfuPEPLISA) for detection of Aspergillus fumigatus specific antibodies in patients of asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis (DBT project)

6. Developing rapid diagnostics for the detection of aspergillosis (DBT project)
      Departmental / P.G.I.
      Projects      		 :

1.      Molecular typing of zygomycetes isolated from deep-seated infections

2.      Serodiagnosis of invasive mucormycosis

3.      PCR-based diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis

4.      Molecular identification of medically important fungi.

5.      Multilocus sequence typing of Aspergillus flavus strains isolated from cases with fungal sinusitis.

6.      Pathogenesis of mucormycosis

7.      Identification of novel bio-markers in patients with fungal rhinosinusitis.

8.      Role of Malassezia species as pathogen in causing psoriasis.

9.      Ecology of Malassezia on human skin and species determination by molecular methods
      Research In
      Progress      		 :
1. Epidemiology of nosocomial fungal infections
2. Differentiation of fungi in tissue specimen
3. Molecular diagnosis of fungal disease
4. Molecular epidemiology of aspergillosis and mucormycosis
5. Molecular taxonomy of opportunistic fungi
6. Pathogenesis of mucormycosis and fungal sinusitis
      Area Of
      Specialization      		 :
1. Fungal diseases- Epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, pathogenesis, treatment/ Management
2. Fungi-- Taxonomy,molecnlar taxonomy(Medically important)
3. Molecular biology relevent to fungal diseases
      Future Plans       :
1. Nation wide epidemiology of systemic fungal infections
2. Non-culture based rapid diagnosis of fungal infections
3. India specific management guideline of systemic fungal infections
      Awards & Honours       :

AWARDS RECEIVED

1.     Presidential oration of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists,2012

2.     Presidential oration of Society for Indian Human and AnimalMycologists, 2012

3.     11th Major General Sir Sahib Singh SokheyMemorial Oration Award 2011 (Indian national who has made outstandingcontributions by way of scientific research in the field of experimentalbiology or medical sciences) at Haffkine Institute, Bombay

4.     Dr. Pran Nath Chhuttani Oration for the year 2009-2010 fromNational Academy of Medical Sciences (India) in recognition of outstandingcontribution in the field of Medical Mycology.

5.     IAMM Endowment Oration Award 2010 from Indian Association ofMedical Microbiologist for the contribution in Medical Microbiology

6.     ‘P C Mahanta oration’ at 2nd Northeast Conference of MedicalMicrobiologists at Guwahati on April 25, 2009 – ‘Fungal infections inhospitals’.

7.     Dr.S. C. Agarwal Award 2005 from Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists foroutstanding contribution in the field of Medical Microbiology

8.     Best paper award at VIII National Conference ofHospital Infection Society –India at Hyderabad in January 2005

9.     Dr. Pankajalakshmi V. Venugopal prize during XXVINational Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists at Bangalorein 2002

10.  YoungMycologist Travel Award from International Society for Human & AnimalMycology in 1997.

11.  Internationalscholarship award of International Federation of Infection Control in 1994

12.  WHOResearch Training Grant in 1995

13.  Silvermedal (First order) during MD (Microbiology) from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1985

14.  SeniorProsector’s prize in Anatomy from Medical College, Calcutta for the session1974-75

15.  GoodeveSilver medal in Anatomy from Medical College, Calcutta for the session 1974-75

16.  Collegescholarship from Medical College, Calcutta at third year and fourth year

17.  Firstcertificate of Honours in Anatomy from Medical College, Calcutta for thesession 1975-76

 

MEMBERSHIP IN EXPERT BODIES

1.     Expert to WHO in development of Global Report onAntimicrobial Resistance in 2013

2.     Chair, Asian Fungal Network under InternationalSociety for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)

3.     Chair, Fungal Infections Study Forum since 2012

4.     Member of Mucormycosis guideline of EuropeanSociety for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in 2011-2013

5.     Member of Aspergillosis guideline of EuropeanSociety for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) in 2013-2014

6.     Singapore Government Research Grant ReviewCommittee in 2013

7.     Portugal Government Research Grant ReviewCommittee in 2012

8.     International coordinator of the working groupon ‘Fungal rhinosinusitis’ and ‘Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis inAsthmatics’ under ‘International Society for Human and Animal Mycology’

9.     Member of the Global Panel of Opinion Leaders,International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (http://www.isham.org/)

10.  Vice-Chairof the working group on ‘Fungal infections’ under International Society forChemotherapy

11.  Memberof International ‘Pediatric Fungal Infection Network’

12.  InternationalAdviser, Life International Study Forum

13.  Member,EFISG-European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Emerging FungalInfection Guidelines – Mucormycosis

14.  Member,Academic Committee, Medical College, Dharan, Nepal

15.  Memberof the National Committee of IUMS formed by Indian National Science Academy(2008-2011)

16.  Memberof task force on Infectious Diseases Biology under Department of Biotechnology,Govt. of India (2012-2014)

17.  Memberin task force of Indian Council of Medical Research on ‘Nanotechnology’ and 'Rhinosporidiosis'

18.  Memberin task force of Indian Council of Medical Research on 'Eye Infections'

19.  Memberof expert committee to undertake studies among JARWAS, a primitive tribe inAndaman & Nicobar Islands on behalf of Govt. of India

20.  UGCnominee in UGC-SAP-I (DRS) Advisory committee for University College ofScience, Osmania University, Hyderabad

21.  Memberof the Academic Committee of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (2002-2004,2010-2013) to look after PhD program at IMTECH, Chandigarh

 


 

EDITORIAL BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

1.      AssociateEditor – ‘Medical Mycology’ (2006-continuing)

2.     Associate Editor - ‘Mycopathologia’ (2005-2012)

3.     Editor – ‘Journal of Medical Microbiology’ (2006-continuing)

4.     Deputy Editor – ‘Mycoses’ (2012-continuing)

5.     Associate Editor – ‘Medical Mycology CaseReports’ (2012-continuing)

6.     Editorial Board, Elsevier Clinical AdvisoryBoard (2011- continuing)

7.     Editor – ‘Society for Indian Human and AnimalMycologists’ (2000-2012)

8.     Member of Advisory Board, Turkiye KlinikleriJournal of Medical Sciences (2011-continuing)

9.     Editorial Board member of ‘Journal of Infectionin Developing Countries’(2009-continuing)

10.  EditorialBoard member of ‘Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology’ (2006-continuing)

11.  EditorialBoard member of ‘Bulletin of Haffkin Institute’ (2011-continuing)

12.  Reviewerof International journals ‘Clinical Infectious Diseases’, ‘Journal of ClinicalMicrobiology’, ‘Medical Mycology’, ‘Mycoses’

13.  Reviewerof several National Journals like ‘Indian Journal of Medical Research’,‘Neurology India’, ‘Indian Journal of Pathologists & Microbiologists’ etc
      Member Of Professional
      Bodies      		 :

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

1.      Fellow of National Academy Medical Sciences from 2007

2.      Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India from 2009

3.      Fellow of The Infectious Diseases Society of America from 2013.

4.      Vice President, International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (2009-2012)

5.      President, Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (2011-2012)

6.      President, Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists (2010-2012)

7.      Chairman, Asian Fungal Working Group

8.      Member of the Organizing Committee of 18th Congress of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology at Berlin, Germany during 2012

9.      Member of Scientific Committee of the 3rd conference ‘Advances against aspergillosis’ during January 16-19, 2008 at Florida, USA

10.  Member of the Organizing Committee of 17th Congress of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology at Tokyo, Japan during May 25-29, 2009.

11.  Society for Indian Human and Animal Mycologists – General Secretary, Founder member & Editor

12.  European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) - member

13.  International Society for Human and Animal Mycology – Member

14.  American Society for Microbiology – Member

15.  Infectious Disease Society of America - Member

16.  'Deutschsprachige Mykologische Gesellschaft'-German Society of Medical Mycologists - Member

17.  American College of Chest Physicians, Indian Chapter - Life member

18.  Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists - Life member

19.  Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists - Life member

20.  Infectious Disease Society of India – Life member

21.  Indian Immunology Society - Life member

22.  Hospital Infection Society of India - Life member

23.  Indian Association for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy – Life member

24.  Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education - Life member
     
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