Microbiology – Respiratory Viruses Division and TB Division

Mandate of the Division:

Mandate of RV Division:

1. To provide Referral diagnostic services for Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other Respiratory Viral Infections.
2. To provide Referral diagnostic services for diseases due to Teratogenic viruses namely Rubella virus, CMV, HSV 1&2 (RCH).
3. Laboratory investigation of outbreaks of Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses.
4. To provide support to IDSP Influenza Laboratory Network by coordination of work of 12 network laboratories under Influenza Surveillance Programme of IDSP as the Nodal Laboratory of the network and lab for Pan Respiratory Virus surveillance.
5. Laboratory has been ensuring quality testing in the laboratory by participating regularly in WHO Global EQAS for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza testing with attainment of high score consistently.

Mandate of TB Lab:

1. Diagnosis & Screening for Tuberculosis on clinical samples such as Sputum /Tissue/urine/pus/CSF etc. by AFB smear and Microscopy.
2. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis on clinical samples by Solid Culture (Isolation of Mycobacterium).

Staff Details

Head of the Division

Dr. Simrita Singh

MBBS, MD Microbiology

Additional Director

rvlab[dot]ncdc[at]gov[dot]in

Other Officers in the Division

Dr. Nidhi Saini

MBBS, MD (Microbiology)

Deputy Director

rvlab[dot]ncdc[at]gov[dot]in

Details of Staff of RV Lab

Mrs. Suman Gupta (ARO)

M.Sc.

ARO

Mrs. Poonam

B.Sc.

Research Assistant

Mrs. Dinesh Rani

M.Sc., B.Ed, PGDB

Technician

Ms. Renu

B.Sc.

Technician

Mrs. Manisha Batra

M.Sc.

Technician

Ms. Nilanjana Adhya

B.Sc.

Technician

Ms. Krishna Patra

M.Sc.

Technician

Mr. Saikat Sarkar

B.Sc.

Technician

Mr. Amar Singh

High School

Lab Assistant

Mr. Harshvardhan Singh

BBA

Lab Attendant

Mr. Ankur

B.A.

MTS

Details of Staff of TB Lab

Mr. Mukesh Kumar

M.Sc. (Zoology)

Assistant Research Officer (ARO)

Dr. Thakur Datt

Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology, PGDBI)

Technician

Mr. Anupam Kaushik

M.Sc. (Microbiology)

Technician (BCG)

Mr. Abbas Ali

Matric

Laboratory Assistant

Mr. Balbir

8th standard

MTS

Research projects and Publication (With website link):

• RV Division provides Technical inputs related to Respiratory viruses on online NCDC website IEC publications :
  • Technical Guidelines on Seasonal Influenza H1N1 (joint effort with IDSP and other experts from ministry, medical colleges etc.), available on MoHFW website and IDSP website, i.e Guidelines for Sample Collection ; Guidelines for laboratory procedures for detection of Influenza virus ; Checklist for labs for initiation of Influenza testing ; Guidelines for patient categorization ; Guidelines on use of masks ; Guidelines for clinical protocol ; Guidelines for Providing Home Care; Seasonal Influenza Death audit format ; Individual Patient Reporting format.
    Link for above guidelines is: https://ncdc.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=409&lid=359
  • CD Alerts on Respiratory viruses and Adenovirus published by NCDC.
• Publication on COVID-19 testing during pandemic : Laboratory surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in India: Performance of testing & descriptive epidemiology of detected COVID-19, January 22 – April 30, 2020; COVID Laboratory Team*, Indian J Med Res, May 2020. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32611914/

Details of Laboratories/Units:

1. Respiratory & Teratogenic Viruses Laboratory (RV Lab)
2. Tuberculosis Laboratory (TB Lab)

Laboratories/ units under the Division:

1. Lab/Unit name: Respiratory & Teratogenic Viruses Laboratory (RV Lab)
   Officer in Charge of Lab/Unit: Dr. Simrita Singh
   • Lab/Unit details
   • Molecular Testing Lab for Respiratory viruses
   • Molecular Testing Lab for Teratogenic viruses
   • Teratogenic Viruses Serology Lab
   • Influenza Surveillance laboratory
2. Lab/Unit name: TB Lab
   Officer in Charge of Lab/Unit: Dr. Simrita Singh
   Lab/Unit details:
   • TB Lab