Division of Microbiology - Respiratory & Teratogenic Viruses

Full Mailing Address:

Microbiology Division (RV Lab and TB Lab),
National Centre for Disease Control,
22- Sham Nath Marg, Delhi – 110054.
Tele Fax. No. 01120832458

Head of the Division:

Dr Manju Bala
Additional Director & HOD
MBBS, MD Microbiology, PhD
Email ID- rvlab.ncdc@gov.in

*Other Officers in the Division

Dr. Simrita Singh
Joint Director
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)

Dr. Nidhi Saini
Deputy Director
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)

*Other Staff in the Division

Mrs. Suman Gupta (ARO)
M.Sc.
ARO

Mrs. Poonam 
B.Sc.
Technician

 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
Insect Collector

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
MTS
8th standard

1. Details of Laboratories/Units:

• Respiratory Viruses Laboratory (RV Lab)
• Tuberculosis Laboratory (TB Lab)

2. Laboratories/ units under the Division:

1).  Lab/Unit name:  Respiratory Viruses Laboratory (RV Lab)

  Officer in Charge of Lab/Unit:  Dr. Simrita Singh

1. Lab/Unit details:
2. Molecular Biology Lab
3. RCH Serology Lab

2). Lab/Unit name: TB Lab

  Officer in Charge of Lab/Unit: Dr. Simrita Singh

             Lab/Unit details: _

1. TB Lab
2. Mandate of laboratories

• Mandate of RV Lab:
• To provide Referral diagnostic services for Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and other Respiratory Viral Infections.
• To provide referral diagnostic services for diseases due to Teratogenic viruses namely Rubella virus, CMV, HSV 1&2 (RCH).
• Laboratory investigation of outbreaks of Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses.
• 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.

Achievements of RV Lab:

• Laboratory participates regularly in WHO EQAS for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza testing with satisfactory performance.
• Lab has been participating in Inter laboratory comparison (ILC) of QC samples of SARS-CoV-2 with AIIMS, Delhi with satisfactory performance.

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

4. Research projects and Publication (With website link): 

Technical Guidelines on Seasonal Influenza H1N1 (RV Lab contributed to formulation of guidelines for seasonal Influenza by a joint effort with IDSP and other experts from ministry, medical colleges etc.), available on MoHFW website and IDSP website, which include:

• Guidelines for Sample Collection ;
• Guidelines for laboratory procedures for detection of Influenza virus ;
• Checklist for labs for initiation of Influenza testing ;
• Others such as Epidemiology of Seasonal Influenza; 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