RIMS Director inaugurates Microbiology building, MALDI-TOF Biotyper
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 18 2024:
Professor G Sunil Kumar Sharma, Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, inaugurated the newly constructed building and Maldi-TOF Biotyper (Bruker Bio innovation) of Microbiology Department today.
The inaugural function was graced by Prof Brogen Singh Akoijam, Dean (Academics), RIMS, Imphal; Prof N Sanjib Singh, Medical Superintendent, RIMS Hospital, Imphal and Dr Khuraijam Ranjana Devi, Prof & Head, Department of Microbiology, RIMS, Imphal as presidium members.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof G Sunil Kumar Sharma said that the new Microbiology building was constructed as per the requirement of National Medical Commission (NMC) for the students of Post Graduates, MBBS, Ph.D, MLT and other courses.
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He stated that the new building has different laboratories for bacteriology, virology and fungus, etc with Biosafety Level-II laboratory and can accommodate a space for national programmes like HIV & Hepatitis.
The Director continued that the inauguration of the new building is an iconic achievement for the institute as there is no such large separate building for Microbiology Department set up in the whole North East region.
"In the future, Biosafety level-III laboratory will also be set up to carry out specific highest level projects", said the Director while adding that the Government of India has also initiated a process to grant projects at the Institute of National Importance level and RIMS due its importance in the North Eastern region will obtain maximum number of national projects.
Prof G Sunil Kumar also shared that MALDI-TOF/MS is a smart and reliable technique that has been implemented in clinical microbiology laboratories to replace or complement conventional phenotypic identification of bacteria and fungi.
"MALDI-TOF/MS allows us to reduce the turn-around times by an average of 1.45 days in comparison with the traditional phenotypic methods used for microbial identification", he added.
RK Mecolt Singh, Deputy Director (Admn), RIMS, Imphal, Sairem Sarat Singh, CAO/FA, RIMS, Imphal, Principal Dental College, RIMS, Imphal, Principal College of Nursing, RIMS, Imphal, HODs, nursing officials, faculty members, students and staff of RIMS, Imphal also took part in the function.