On May 24, 2020, in association with HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.,the Departments of Microbiology and Biotechnology organised an Intercollegiate Webinar on “Molecular Diagnosis of Virus”. The resource persons were Dr. Girish Pai, Product Specialist, and Mr. Bruno Fernandes, Business Executive, HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. The Webinar was attended by 150 participants, which includedTeachers and Students.
The focus of the Webinar was to understand the molecular diagnostic techniques involved in diagnosis of virus. Mr. Bruno introduced the topic with basic details on virus structure, infection modes, and went on to discuss the different products and transport media (like VTM) for transporting samples to testing labs.
Dr. Girish Pai used a video to elaborate upon the concept of molecular diagnostics and the different methods used, the step-wise protocol of RNA extraction, the PCR techniquessuch as RT PCRthat were widely used for diagnosis, results and result interpretation.
The Webinar ended with a Q and A session with the resource persons.
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