Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:

• Completed Bachelor’s dissertation on “Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Antibiotic Sensitivity among the OPD Patients in Synod Hospital, Durtlang, Aizawl.”
• Completed Masters dissertation on “Toxoplasma gondii IgG Antibody Titre in Person with Schizophrenia: A Cross- Sectional Institute Based Study”.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Ahmed I, Kalita JM, Hazarika J. Monkeypox: A review of outbreaks and on re-emergence. J Bacteriol Virol. 2024;54(2):76-83. doi:10.4167/jbv.2024.54.2.076.

• 1st Rank in PG (MMLS) under Gauhati University, 3rd Rank in UG (BSc MLT) under Mizoram University.
• Participated and contributed knowledge in a one-day hands-on workshop and brainstorming session on indigenously developed innovative medical devices, technologies, and calibration of medical devices. The event was conducted at down town hospital, Guwahati, jointly organized by NECTAR-DST, NHHID (Anna University, Chennai), Assam down town University, and down town hospital on 20th January 2025.
• Speaker at scientific seminar, topic “Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infection”; 9th National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2024 and Medical Laboratory Technicians/ Technologists Scientific seminars (17th - 23rd July 2024, at Tezpur Medical College and Hospital, Bihaguri, Sonitpur Assam.
• Attended awareness program on “Good Clinical Practice Professional Certification Scheme (GCPPCS)”, on 16th Feb 2024 organized by Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. Of India.
• Attended Symposium on World AIDS Day; Theme HIV in Substance Users: Remembering the link and commitment to prevention; 1st December 2023; Jointly organized by the Dept of Microbiology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Addiction Medicine and Addiction Treatment Facility (ATF), LGBRIMH, Tezpur.
• Attended webinar on “Sepsis update: All that you need to know”, on 13th Sept 2023, organized by Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist.
• Attended One Day CME on” Novel Technologies for 21st Century Molecular Diagnostics & Research”, on 22nd August, 2023 organized by Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati.
• Attended a National-level mentoring symposium “Gurukul in Emerging Areas in Modern Biology & Medicine”, on 2nd & 3rd March, 2023 organized by Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) in collaboration with Dept. of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Tezpur University.