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List of M.Sc., Virology courses offered at ICMR-NIV from academic year 2020-21

List of M.Sc., Virology courses offered at ICMR-NIV from academic year 2020-21
Sr.No	Course Name	Title	Credit
		Semester I
1.	VR-111(T)*	Basic Virology #	1
2.	VR-112(T)*	Tissue Culture	1
3.	VR-113(T)	Cell Biology	1
4.	VR-114(T)*	Immunology-I	2
5.	VR-115(T)*	Basic Epidemiology & Biostatistics #	2
6.	VR-116(T)*	Vector Biology #	1
7.	VR-117(T)*	Virological Methods	2
8.	VR-118(T)	Analytical Techniques	2
9.	VR-119(T)	General Biochemistry	1
10.	VR-120(T)	General Microbiology (Optional)	1
11.	VR-131(P)	Analytical Methods	2
12.	VR-132(P)	Tissue Culture Techniques	2
13.	VR-133(P)*	Virus/Antigen Detection	2
14.	VR-134(P)*	Statistical Methods	1
15.	VR-136(P)*	Entomological Methods	1
16.	VR-136(P)*	Propagation of Viruses	1
		Total Credits for Semester I	22
		Semester II
17.	VR-211(T)	Recombinant DNA technology	2
18.	VR-212(T)*	Virus Cell Interaction #	1
19.	VR-213(T)*	Virus Replication #	1
20.	VR-214(T)*	Immunology-II	1
21.	VR-215(T)*	Biosafety and Biosecurity #	1
22.	VR-216(T)*	Applied Epidemiology	1
23.	VR-217(T)	Bioinformatics	1
24.	VR-218(T)*	Antivirals #	1
25.	VR-219(T)	Molecular Biology	2
26.	VR-220(T)	Viral Vaccines #	1
27.	VR-221(T)	Mathematical Biology (Optional)	1
28.	VR-231(P)	Molecular Techniques	2
29.	VR-232(P)	Biochemical/Biophysical Methods	2
30.	VR-233(P)*	Serological Methods	2
31.	VR-234(P)*	Immunological Techniques	2
32.	VR-235(P)*	Biosafety and Biosecurity	1
33.	VR-236(P)*	Epidemiological Data Management and Analysis/td>	1
34.	VR-237(P)	Practical Bioinformatics	2
		Total Credits for Semester II	25
		Semester III
35.	VR-311(T)*	Viral Enteric Diseases and Cancers	1
36.	VR-312(T)*	Viral Hepatitis	1
37.	VR-313(T)*	Viral Respiratory Diseases	1
38.	VR-314(T)*	Exanthematous Diseases of viral Aetiology	1
39.	VR-315(T)*	Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers	1
40.	VR-316(T)*	Viral Encephalitis	1
41.	VR-317(T)*	HIV / AIDS (Conducted at ICMR-NARI)	1
42.	VR-318(T)	Veterinary and Agricultural Viruses #	1
43.	VR-319(T)	Special Topics	1
44.	VR-331(P)*	Viral Enteric Diseases	2
45.	VR-332(P)*	Viral Hepatitis	2
46.	VR-333(P)*	Viral Respiratory Diseases	2
47.	VR-334(P)*	Viral Exanthematous Diseases	1
48.	VR-335(P)*	Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Special reference to Dengue)	2
49.	VR-336(P)*	Viral Encephalitis	2
50.	VR-337(P)*	HIV / AIDS (Conducted at NARI)	2
		Total Credits for Semester III	22
		Semester IV
51.	VR-431(P)	Research Project and Presentations	14
		Total credits for Semester IV	14
		Total credits	83

(T) = Theory and (P) = Practical, One credit= 15 hours of interaction of students with facilitator and / or 60 hours for practical work in the laboratory.

# Courses which can be opted for by students from outside departments.

[Among the minimum number of credits to be earned by a student to complete a Postgraduate Degree program the student will have to earn minimum 75% credits from the parent Department (subject) and the remaining up to 25% credits could be earned from the parent Department (subject) or any subject/s of any faculty conducted at other PG Department/ PG Center. In any case, a student will have to earn compulsory credits from the parent Department (subject) over and above. A student may opt for courses equivalent to 25% credits from any other department than the one where he/she is registered. In case a student wishes to take all courses from the parent department he/she can also do so.]

Skill Development courses

Extra credit courses (compulsory -8 credits)

Sr. No.	Subject code	Course Title	No. of Credits
1	## CBCS - CS	Cyber Security / Information Security	4
2	## CBCS - HR	Human Rights	2
3	## CBCS - IIC	Introduction to Indian Constitution	2

Extra credit courses (optional - any 4 credits from below)

Sr. No.	Subject code	Course Title	No. of Credits
5	## SDC01 - BC	Business Communication Skills	4
6	## SDC02 - FP	Personal Financial Planning	2
7	## SDC03 - PLC	Programmable Logic Controller	2
8	## SDC04 - WD	Web Designing	2

## not considered for calculation of grade points in final result. Only grades are mentioned in result.

Faculty for M.Sc., Virology Program

ICMR-NIV Scientists
Prof. (Dr.) Priya Abraham, Director and Scientist G
Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Position	Number of lectures
1	Dr. Atanu Basu	Scientist G	3
2	Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah S. Cherian	Scientist G	3
3	Dr. Babasaheb V. Tandale	Scientist F	8
4	Dr. (Mrs.) Kavita S. Lole	Scientist F	33
5	Dr. (Mrs.) Jayati Mullick	Scientist F	14
6	Dr. Vijay P. Bondre	Scientist F	3
7	Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha S. Tripathy	Scientist F	20
8	Dr. Sunil R. Vaidya	Scientist F	6
9	Dr. (Mrs.) Pragya D. Yadav	Scientist F	4
10	Dr. (Mrs.) Madhu C. Mohanty	Scientist F	-
11	Dr. Gajanan N. Sapkal	Scientist F	-
12	Dr. Yogesh K. Gurav	Scientist E	7
13	Dr. Shailesh D. Pawar	Scientist E	7
14	Dr. B. Anukumar	Scientist E	-
15	Dr. (Mrs.) D Parashar	Scientist E	6
16	Dr. Abhijeet Vasant Jadhav	Scientist E	4
17	Dr Kunal Pise	Scientist E	1
18	Dr. Dilip R. Patil	Scientist E	11
19	Dr. Anita Shete-Aich	Scientist E	5
20	Dr. Kanchankumar Patil	Scientist E	1
21	Dr. (Mrs.) Varsha A. Potdar	Scientist E	6
22	Dr. Shyam S. Nandi	Scientist E	1
23	Dr. (Mrs.) Rajlakshmi Vishwanathan	Scientist E	7
24	Dr. Kalichamy Alagarasu	Scientist E	25
25	Dr. Manohar L. Choudhary	Scientist E	8
26	Dr. Avinash R. Deoshetwar	Scientist E	9
27	Dr. R. Balasubramanian	Scientist E	-
28	Dr. Pratip Shil	Scientist E	32
29	Dr. Retheesh Babu G	Scientist D	-
30	Dr. (Mrs.) Mallika Lavania	Scientist D	2
31	Dr Sreelakshmi PR	Scientist D	3
32	Dr. (Mrs.) Tejaswini M. Deshmukh	Scientist C	8
33	Dr. Basavaraj S. Mathapati	Scientist C	5
34	Dr. Pradeep Sawant	Scientist C	9
35	Dr. Virendra Kumar Meena	Scientist C	15
36	Dr. Himanshu Kaushal	Scientist C	3
37	Dr. Ullas P.T.	Scientist C	5
38	Dr. (Mrs.) Sreelakshmy Mohandas	Scientist C	4
39	Dr. Sumit Dutt Bhardwaj	Scientist C	7
40	Dr. Ashok Munivenkatappa	Scientist C	-
41	Dr. (Mrs.) Rima Sahay	Scientist C	5
42	Dr. (Mrs.) Shilpa Tomar	Scientist B	5
43	Dr. Gururaj Rao Deshpande	Scientist B	7
44	Dr Chandhu Balchandran	Scientist B	-
45	Dr Sakib Akhter	Scientist B	-
46	Dr Pradnya Shinde	Scientist B	2
47	Dr. Sorna PN	Scientist B	4
48	Dr M.V. Kulkarni	Coordinator Academic cell & Retd. Professor SPPU	18
		Total	326

ICMR-NIV Technical Staff/Project Staff/PhD Scholar

ICMR-NIV Technical Staff/Project Staff/PhD Scholar
1	Mr. Atul M. Walimbe	Principal Technical Officer	14
2	Mr. Ajay B. Khare	Senior Technical Officer (3)	3
3	Dr. (Mrs. ) Madhuri S. Joshi	Senior Technical Officer (2)	4
4	Dr. Sanjay S. Tikute	Senior Technical Officer (2)	6
5	Mrs. Supriya L. Hundekar	Senior Technical Officer (2)	2
6	Mr. Santosh Jadhav	Senior Technical Officer (2)	1
7	Dr. (Mrs.) Jayashri Pawar	Senior Technical Officer (1)	4
8	Dr. (Mrs.) Ashwini Y. Ramdasi	Senior Technical Officer (1)	1
9	Dr. (Mrs.) Daya Pavitrakar	Technical Officer - B	4
10	Mrs. Rashi Shrivastava	Technical Officer - A	3
11	Mrs. Triparna Majumdar	Technical Officer - A	2
		Total	44

ICMR-NARI Scientists

ICMR-NARI Scientists
1	Dr. (Mrs.) Manisha Ghate	Scientist F	1
2	Dr. (Mrs.) Madhuri Thakar	Scientist F	1
3	Dr. (Mrs.) Sheela Godbole	Scientist F	1
4	Dr. (Mrs.) Aarti Mane	Scientist E	1
5	Dr. Vijay Nema	Scientist E	1
6	Dr. Suchit Kamble	Scientist E	1
7	Dr. (Mrs.) Ashwini Shete	Scientist D	2
8	Dr. Hari Om Singh	Scientist D	1
9	Dr. (Mrs. )Vandana Saxena	Scientist D	2
10	Dr. (Mrs.) Sampada Dhayarkar	Scientist D	1
11	Dr. (Mrs.) Swarali Kurle.	Scientist C	1
12	Dr. Amrita Rao	Scientist C	1
13	Dr. Abhijit Kadam.	Scientist C	3
14	Dr. (Mrs.) Megha Mamulwar	Scientist C	1
15	Dr. Rewa Kohli	Project Coordinator	1
		Total	19

Guest Faculty

Guest Faculty
Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Affiliation	Number of lectures
1	Dr.Deepak A. Gadkari	Scientific Consultant for ICMR/DHR; Former Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune.	15
2	Dr. Devendra T. Mourya	Chair for Virology and Zoonoses, ICMR; Former Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune.	5
3	Dr. R. Lakshminarayanan	ADG (Admin), ICMR, New Delhi.	1
4	Dr. Vikram S. Ghole	Former Coordinator, Academic Cell, ICMR-NIV; Retired Prof. Biochemistry, SPPU, Pune.	4
5	Dr. Surendra Ghaskadbi	Head, Animal Sciences Division & In-Charge, Zoology, ARI, Pune.	3
6	Dr. A. L. Kakrani	Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pune.	2
7	Dr. (Mrs.) Vaishali Shinde	Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, SPPU, Pune.	8
8	Dr. (Mrs.) Anupa Kumbhar	Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, SPPU, Pune.	4
9	Dr. Vainav Patel	Head, Dept. of Biochemistry and Virology, ICMR-NIRRH, Mumbai.	1
10	Dr Anjali Panchnadikar	Consultant and Certified International and National Lead Assessor ISO 15189	4
11	Dr. Savarni Tripathi	Principal Scientist, IARI, Pune.	3
12	Dr. Mahesh Kulkarni	Scientist, Biomedical Division, CSIR-NCL, Pune.	2
13	Dr. Vivek Vaidya	Additional Director, Serum Institute of India, Pune.	2
14	Dr. Sujata Rege	Consultant, Bharati Hospital and Research Centre, Pune.	2
15	Dr. (Mrs.) Leena R. Yeolekar	Consultant, Serum Institute of India, Pune.	1
16	Mr. Sanjay Gore	Consultant and Trainer in Information Security	3
17	Dr. (Mrs.) Smita Kulkarni	Scientist G (Retd.) ICMR-NARI	3
18	Dr PS Sathe	Scientist F (Retd.) ICMR-NIV	4
19	Dr. Paresh S. Shah	Scientist F (Retd.) ICMR-NIV	12
20	Dr. AB. Sudeep	Scientist E (Retd.) ICMR-NIV	12
21	Dr. Mangesh D. Gokhale	Scientist D (Retd.) ICMR-NIV	17
22	Dr. Serena D’Souza	Scientist D (Retd.) ICMR-NARI	2
23	Dr Himanshu Tillu	Senior Biocurator at Pierian Dx	2
24	Dr Pooja Gupta	Ex-PhD schola, ICMR-NIVr	2
25	Ms. Meenal Sharma	Ph.D. Scholar	4
26	Dr Bikash Aich	MD, Aavanira Biotechnology	3
		Total	121

Equipments Installed in M.Sc., Virology Laboratories

Sr. No.	Equipment name	Property No.
1	Biosafety Cabinet Class II A1	V-14213
2	Biosafety Cabinet Class II A1	V-14214
3	Biosafety Cabinet Class II A1	V-14215
4	Biosafety Cabinet Class II A1	V-14216
5	Eppendorf Thermal Cycler	V-13731
6	Inverted Phase contrast Microscope NIKON TE2000S	V-14207
7	Weighing balance	V-14167
8	Digital pH meter	V-14174
9	Refrigerated Micro Centrifuge	V-14209
10	Microwave	V-14205
11	BOD Incubator	V-14626
12	Hettich Universal 320R refrigerated centrifuge (Lab I)	V-16267
13	Hettich Universal 320R refrigerated centrifuge (Lab II)	V-16268
14	ELISA Washer MRC	V-16539
15	Circulatory Water Bath	V-16304
16	UV Transilluminator	V-16309
17	Krispcold -20°C deep freezer	V-16151
18	Vacuum Pump	V-16191
19	UPS 3KVA	V-16281
20	ELISA reader	V-16529
21	Epson dot matrix printer	V-16702
22	Labnet Rocker	-
23	Godrej Pentacool Refrigerator	-
24	Godrej Pentacool Refrigerator	-
25	Mini Incubator 37°C	V-16226
26	Table top autoclave	V-16130
27	Vortex mixer Genei	-
28	Vortex mixer Genei	-
29	Vortex mixer Genei	V-14206
30	Contech electronic balance	V-16219
31	Nuve Stirred Water Bath	V-16225
32	Magnetic Stirrer	-
33	Spinwin Tarsons MC 01	V-16127
34	Spinwin Tarsons MC 01	V-16128
35	Spinwin centrifuge MC 00	-
36	Power Pack Universal	V-16192
37	Power Pack Universal	V-16179
38	Power pack Amersham	-
39	Ice flaking machine (Icematic)	V-16809
40	Nikon Phase contrast Microscope TS 100	V-16796
41	Novex Semi dry Blot apparatus	V-16881
42	CO₂ incubator	V-16417
43	Dell Laptop	V-16853
44	HP Deskjet GT 5820 All in One printer (C6974G09Q)	V-16979
45	HP laptop	V-16980
46	Canon image runner 2004N xerox machine	V-17017
47	LED projector	V-17009
48	Printer HP Laserjet M1136 MFP	V-17319
49	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen)	V-17408
50	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen)	V-17409
51	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-1	V-17436
52	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-2	V-17437
53	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-3	V-17438
54	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-4	V-17439
55	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-5	V-17440
56	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-6	V-17441
57	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-7	V-17442
58	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-8	V-17443
59	HP computer with monitor (core i5 8^th Gen) No-9	V-17444
60	HP computer with monitor(core i5 8^thGen) No-10	V-17445
61	HP computer with monitor(core i5 8^th Gen)No-11	V-17446
62	HP computer with monitor(core i5 8^th Gen)No-12	V-17447
63	HP computer with monitor(core i5 8^th Gen)No-13	V-17448
64	HP computer with monitor(core i5 8^th Gen)No-14	V-17449
65	5KVA UPS	V-17417
66	SS Easy Printer Model LPM-02 Sr. No. 240 (Advanced Sensor Systems Pvt. Ltd. Ambala, India)	V-17593
67	SS - Programmable Strip Cutter Model M-70 Sr. No. 129 (Advanced Sensor Systems Pvt. Ltd. Ambala, India)	V-17598
68	Vortex Mixer Spinix	V-17630
69	Vortex Mixer Spinix	V-17631
70	Laboratory Refrigerator 4°C	V-17770
71	Vertical Autoclave (Hover labs)	V-17847
72	Hot Air Oven ( creative lab world)	V-17833
73	Orbital shaking incubator ( creative lab world)	V-17832
74	Wensar Weighing scale	V-17845
75	Cleaver scientific vertical gel electrophoresis (Sr.No-220114004)	V-17848
76	Cleaver scientific vertical gel electrophoresis (Sr.No-220114009)	V-17849
77	Horizontal gel electrophoresis system	V-17871
78	Horizontal gel electrophoresis system	V-17872
79	Horizontal gel electrophoresis system	V-17873
80	Horizontal gel electrophoresis system	V-17874
81	Horizontal gel electrophoresis system	V-17875

Achievements of M.Sc., Virology students

Achievements of M.Sc., Virology students
Till date, 315 students from total 15 batches have successfully completed M.Sc. Virology course. Five students further pursued their Ph.D. at ICMR-NIV and three have been awarded Ph.D. degrees. Since 2009, M.Sc. Virology students have contributed to approximately 66 research publications, with their M.Sc. Virology dissertation work and doctoral thesis work performed at ICMR-NIV (list given below). M.Sc. Virology students have cleared various national and international level competitive examinations like CSIR-NET JRF, CSIR-NET LS, ICMR JRF, TIFR, GATE, NCBS, IISER, ICAR-ARS-NET, DBT-NII, JNU entrance examination, CSIR SRF DIRECT, ICMR SRF, DBT JRF, MPSC, MH-SET, DST INSPIRE, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS etc. Many M.Sc. Virology student pass outs have pursued and completed their Ph.Ds in national and international organizations. Several students have secured research positions or Ph.D. positions in universities and research institutions in Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Singapore, Israel, Thailand, Australia and the United States of America. Many M.Sc. Virology students have secured employment in reputed institutes and industries including ICMR-NIV, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (ICMR-NARI), National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR-NIRRH), Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Interactive Research School For Health Affairs (IRSHA) Bharati Vidyapeeth, Translational Health Science And Technology Institute (THSTI), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Tata Memorial Centre, HLL Lifecare, Serum Institute of India (SII), Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd., Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Actis Biologics, Hindustan Unilever, Venkateshwara Hatcheries, BBRC Syngene International, Datar Cancer Genetics, Aurigene Discovery Technologies (Dr. Reddy’s), Kasturbha Hospital VRDL. Some M.Sc. Virology students further pursued masters program (Business Administration, Public Health, Hospital Management) in India or abroad and some have initiated their own start-ups.

List of Publications of M.Sc., Virology Students

§ Ranshing SS, Cherian SS, Agarwal MS, Jagtap AS, Patil CM, Gopalkrishna V. Full genome based sequence and structural characterization of an unusual group A rotavirus G12P[11] isolated from neonates in Pune, western India. Vaccine 2020, 38(10):2275-2291.
§ Newase P, More A, Patil J, Patil P, Jadhav S, Alagarasu K, Shah P, Parashar D, Cherian SS. Chikungunya phylogeography reveals persistent global transmissions of the Indian Ocean Lineage from India in association with mutational fitness. Infect Gen Evol. 2020, 82:104289.
§ Pawar SD, Kode SS, Keng SS, Tare DS, Abraham P. Steps, implementation and importance of quality management in diagnostic laboratories with special emphasis on coronavirus disease-2019. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2020, 38(3 & 4):243-51.
§ Sawant PM, Digraskar S, Gopalkrishna V. Molecular characterization of unusual G10P[33], G6P[14] genomic constellations and evidence of zooanthroponosis in bovines. Infect Gen Evol. 2020, 84; 104385.
§ Yadav PD, Shete-Aich A, Nyayanit DA, Pardeshi P, Majumdar T, Balasubramanian R, Ullas PT, Mohandas S, Dighe H, Sawant P, Patil S, Patil D, Gokhale MD, Mathapati B, Sudeep AB, Baradkar S, Kumar A, Kharde R, Salve M, Joshi Y, Gupta N, Mourya DT. Detection of coronaviruses in Pteropus & Rousettus species of bats from different States of India. Indian J Med Res. 2020, 151(2&3):226-35.
§ Deval H, Alagarasu K, Mittal M, Srivastava N, Bachal R, Gondhalekar A, Chaudhary U, Chowdhary D, Bondre VP. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in TNFA and CCR5 genes with Japanese Encephalitis: A study from an endemic region of North India. J Neuroimmunol. 2019, 336:577043.
§ Joshi MS, Walimbe AM, Dilpak SP, Cherian SS, Gopalkrishna V. Whole-genome-based characterization of three human Rotavirus C strains isolated from gastroenteritis outbreaks in Western India and a provisional intra-genotypic lineage classification system. J Gen Virol. 2019, 100(7):1055-72.
§ Kode SS, Pawar SD, Cherian SS, Tare DS, Bhoye D, Keng SS, Mullick J. Selection of avian influenza A (H9N2) virus with reduced susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir and zanamivir. Virus Res. 2019, 265:122-6.
§ Kode SS, Pawar SD, Tare DS, Keng SS, Hurt AC, Mullick J. A novel I117T substitution in neuraminidase of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus conferring reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir and zanamivir. Microbiol. 2019, 235:21-4.
§ Kode SS, Pawar SD, Tare DS, Keng SS, Mullick J. Amantadine resistance markers among low pathogenic avian influenza H9N2 viruses isolated from poultry in India, during 2009-2017. Microb Pathog. 2019,137:103779
§ Pawar SD, Keng SS, Tare DS, Thormothe AL, Sapkal GN, Anukumar B, Lole KS, Mullick J, Mourya DT. A virus precipitation method for concentration & detection of avian influenza viruses from environmental water resources & its possible application in outbreak investigations. Indian J Med Res. 2019, 150:612-9.
§ Sajjadi S, Shirode A, Vaidya SR, Cherian SS. Molecular mechanism by which residues at position 481 and 546 of measles virus hemagglutinin protein define CD46 receptor binding using a molecular docking approach. Comput Biol Chem. 2019, 80:384-9.
§ Lasure N, Gopalkrishna V. Changing pattern of genotypic circulation of Human Bocaviruses (HBoV) variants associated with acute gastroenteritis in Pune, Western India: A five years retrospective study. J Med Virol. 2019, 91(10):1887-90.
§ Tadkalkar N, Prasad S, Gangodkar S, Ghosh K, Basu A. Dengue Virus NS1 Exposure Affects von Willebrand Factor Profile and Platelet Adhesion Properties of Cultured Vascular Endothelial Cells. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2019, 35(3):502-6.
§ Tare DS, Kode SS, Hurt AC, Pawar SD. Assessing the susceptibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses to oseltamivir using embryonated chicken eggs. Indian J Med Res. 2019, 150:486-91.
§ Tripathy AS, Puranik S, Sharma M, Chakraborty S, Devakate UR. Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Blood Donors in Pune, India. J Med Virol. 2019, 91(5):813-9.
§ Tripathy AS, Sharma M, Deoshatwar A, Babar P, Bharadwaj R, Bharti OK. Study of a hepatitis E virus outbreak involving drinking water and sewage contamination in Shimla, India, 2015–2016. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2019, 113(12): 789-96.
§ Vaidya SR, Kulkarni AS, Bhattad DR, Raut CG. Revealing true diversity of measles viruses circulating in India, 2012-17. J Infect 2019, pii: S0163-4453(19)30155-0.
§ Cherian SS, Walimbe AM, Moolpani K, Shirode A, Vaidya SR. Global spatiotemporal transmission dynamics of measles virus clade D genotypes in the context of the measles elimination goal 2020 in India. Infect Genet Evol. 2018, 66:37-42.
§ Choudhary ML, Alagarasu K, Chaudhary U, Kawale S, Malasane P, Gurav YK, Padbidri V, Kadam D, Sangle SA, Salvi S, Bavdekar AR, D'costa P, Chadha MS. Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in TNFA and IL10 Genes with Disease Severity in Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 Virus Infections: A Study from Western India. Viral Immunol. 2018, 31(10):683-8.
§ Desai D, Bhutkar M, Kulkarni S. Infectivity and growth kinetics of Herpes Simplex Virus type-2 in MOLT4 CCR5+ and CEM CCR5+ T cell lines. Microb Pathog. 2018, 123:82-8.
§ Nehul S, Kulkarni A, Pawar S, Godbole S, Ghate M, Thakar M. Cross-reactive influenza-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity-mediating antibodies in HIV-infected Indian individuals. Infect Dis (Lond). 2018, 50(1):35-43
§ Patil J, More A, Patil P, Jadhav S, Newase P, Agarwal M, Amdekar S, Raut CG, Parashar D, Cherian SS. Genetic characterization of chikungunya viruses isolated during the 2015-2017 outbreaks in different states of India, based on their E1 and E2 genes. Arch Virol. 2018, 163(11):3135-40.
§ Patil JA, Alagarasu K, Kakade MB, More AM, Gadekar KA, Jadhav SM, Parashar D, Shah PS. Emergence of dengue virus type 1 and type 3 as dominant serotypes during 2017 in Pune and Nashik regions of Maharashtra, Western India. Infect Gen Evol. 2018, 66:272-83.
§ Pawar SD, Pande SA, Tare DS, Keng SS, Kode SS, Singh DK, Mullick J. Morphological and Biochemical Characteristics of Avian Faecal Droppings and Their Impact on Survival of Avian Influenza Virus. Food Environ Virol. 2018, 10(1):99-106.
§ Sudeep AB, Shaikh N, Ghodke Y, Ingale V, Gokhale M. Vector competence of certain Culex and Aedes mosquitoes for the Chittoor virus, the Indian variant of Batai virus. Can J Microbiol. 2018, ;64(8):581-8. Khopkar P, Rohamare M, Kulkarni S. Indirect Immunofluorescence: HIV-1 & 2 dual infections. Curr Res HIV 2017, CRHA-114.
§ Thanapati S, Ganu M, Giri P, Kulkarni S, Sharma M, Babar P, Ganu A, Tripathy AS. Impaired NK cell functionality and increased TNF-α production as biomarkers of chronic chikungunya arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Hum Immunol 2017, 78(4):370-374.
§ Viswanathan R, Tandale BV, Tamayachekar MS, Jadhav SM, Khutwad KA, Munne KR. Seroepidemiology of parvovirus B19 among different age groups & pregnant women in India. Indian J Med Res 2017, 146(1):138-40.
§ Shete AM, Yadav P, Kumar V, Nikam T, Mehershahi K, Kokate P, Patil D, Mourya DT. Development of polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic tests for detection of Malsoor virus & adenovirus isolated from Rousettus species of bats in Maharashtra, India. Indian J Med Res 2017, 145(1):90-96.
§ Potdar VA, , Hinge DD, Dakhave MR, Manchanda A, Jadhav N, Kulkarni PB, Chadha MS. Molecular detection and characterization of Influenza ‘C’ viruses from western India. Infect Genet Evol 2017, 54: 466-77.
§ Pawar SD, Pande SA, Tare DS, Keng SS, Kode SS, Singh DK, Mullick J. Morphological and Biochemical Characteristics of Avian Faecal Droppings and Their Impact on Survival of Avian Infuenza Virus. Food Environ Virol 2017, 1-8.
§ Lasure N, Gopalkrishna V. Molecular epidemiology and clinical severity of Human Bocavirus (HBoV) 1-4 in children with acute gastroenteritis from Pune, Western India. J Med Virol 2017 Jan; 89(1):17-23.
§ Lasure N, Gopalkrishna V. Epidemiological profile and genetic diversity of sapoviruses (SaVs) identified in children suffering from acute gastroenteritis in Pune, Maharashtra, Western India, 2007-2011. Epidemiol Infect 2017, 145(1):106-14.
§ Joshi MS, Jare VM, Gopalkrishna V. Group C rotavirus infection in patients with acute gastroenteritis in outbreaks in western India between 2006 and 2014. Epidemiol Infect 2017, 145(2):310-315.
§ Damle RG, Patil AA, Bhide VS, Pawar SD, Sapkal GN, Bondre VP. Development of a novel rapid micro-neutralization ELISA for the detection of neutralizing antibodies against Chandipura virus. J Virol Methods. 2017, 240:1-6.
§ Alagarasu K, Patil PS, Shil P, Seervi M, Kakade MB, Tillu H, Salunke A. In-vitro effect of human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 on dengue virus type 2. Peptides 2017, 92:23-30.
§ Tatte VS, Chaphekar D, Gopalkrishna V. Full genome analysis of rotavirus G9P[8] strains identified in acute gastroenteritis cases reveals genetic diversity: Pune, western India. J Med Virol. 2017, 89(8):1354-63.
§ Yadav P, Shete A, Bondre V, Patil D, Kokate P, Chaudhari S, Srivastava S, Jadhav S, Mourya D. Isolation and characterization of Oya virus a member of Simbu serogroup, family Bunyaviridae, isolated from Karnataka, India. Infect Genet Evol 2016, 44:122-6.
§ Damle RG, Jayaram N, Kulkarni SM, Nigade K, Khutwad K, Gosavi S, Parashar D. Diagnostic potential of monoclonal antibodies against the capsid protein of chikungunya virus for detection of recent infection. Arch Virol. 2016, 161(6): 1611-22.
§ Pawar SD, Tandale BV, Mali RS, Potdar VA, Kode SS, Biswas D, Chadha MS. Avian influenza A H7N9 virus infections not evident among high-risk groups in India. Indian J Med Res 2016, 144 (6): 942-4.
§ Lasure N, Gopalkrishna V. Clinico-epidemiology and genetic diversity of Salivirus in acute gastroenteritis cases from Pune, Western India: 2007-2011. Infect Genet Evol 2016, 44:425-430.
§ Tare DS, Pawar SD. Use of embryonated chicken egg as a model to study the susceptibility of avian influenza H9N2 viruses to oseltamivir carboxylate. J Virol Methods 2015, 224:67-72.
§ Pawar SD, Murtadak VB, Kale SD, Shinde PV, Parkhi SS. Evaluation of different inactivation methods for high and low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in egg-fluids for antigen preparation. J Virol Methods 2015, 222:28-33.
§ Cecilia D, Kakade M, Alagarasu K, Patil J, Salunke A, Parashar D, Shah PS. Development of a multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of dengue and chikungunya viruses. Arch Virol 2015, 160(1):323-7.
§ Bachal R, Alagarasu K, Singh A, Salunke A, Shah P, Cecilia D. Higher levels of dengue-virus-specific IgG and IgA during pre-defervescence associated with Primary dengue hemorrhagic fever. Arch Virol 2015, 160(10):2435-43.
§ Alagarasu K, Bachal RV, Memane RS, Shah PS, Cecilia D. Polymorphisms in RNA sensing toll like receptor genes and its association with clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection. Immunobiology 2015, 220(1):164-8.
§ Alagarasu K, Memane RS, Shah PS. Polymorphisms in the retinoic acid-1 like-receptor family of genes and their association with clinical outcome of dengue virus infection. Arch Virol 2015, 160(6):1555-60.
§ Walimbe AM, Lotankar M, Cecilia D, Cherian SS. Global phylogeography of Dengue type 1 and 2 viruses reveals the role of India. Infect Genet Evol 2014, 22:30-9.
§ Potdar VA, Dakhave MR, Kulkarni PB, Tikhe SA, Broor S, Gunashekaran P, Chawla-Sarkar M, Abraham A, Bishwas D, Patil KN, Kadam AA, Kode SS, Mishra AC, Chadha MS. Antiviral drug profile of human influenza A & B viruses circulating in India: 2004-2011. Indian J Med Res. 2014, 140(2):244-51.
§ Basu A, Yadav PD, Prasad S, Tadkalkar N, Mourya DT. Ultrastructure and morphogenesis of Malsoor Virus: A Novel Phlebovirus Genetically Related to the Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Virus. J Hum Virol Retrovirol 2014, 1(5):00026.
§ Patil KN, Bhise AB, Dakhave MR, Kadam AA, Chadha MS, Potdar VA. Whole-genome analysis of influenza B viruses of multiple genotypes co-circulating in India. Genome Announc 2013, 1(6).
§ Mourya DT, Lakra RJ, Yadav PD, Tyagi P, Raut CG, Shete AM, Singh DK. Establishment of cell line from embryonic tissue of Pipistrellus ceylonicus bat species from India & its susceptibility to different viruses. Indian J Med Res 2013, 138(2):224-31.
§ Dakhave M, Khirwale A, Patil K, Kadam A, Potdar V. Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis of Post pandemic Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Isolates from India. Genome Announc 2013, 1(5).
§ Choudhary ML, Anand SP, Heydari M, Rane G, Potdar VA, Chadha MS, Mishra AC. Development of a multiplex one step RT-PCR that detects eighteen respiratory viruses in clinical specimens and comparison with real time RT-PCR. J Virol Methods 2013, 189(1):15-9.
§ Alagarasu K, Mulay AP, Sarikhani M, Rashmika D, Shah PS, Cecilia D. Profile of human leukocyte antigen class I alleles in patients with dengue infection from Western India. Hum Immunol 2013, 74(12):1624-8.
§ Alagarasu K, Honap T, Damle IM, Mulay AP, Shah PS, Cecilia D. Polymorphisms in the oligoadenylate synthetase gene cluster and its association with clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection. Infect Genet Evol 2013, 14C:390-395.
§ Khare D, Godbole NM, Pawar SD, Mohan V, Pandey G, Gupta S, Kumar D, Dhole TN, Godbole MM. Calcitriol [1, 25[OH]2 D3] pre- and post-treatment suppresses inflammatory response to influenza A (H1N1) infection in human lung A549 epithelial cells. Eur J Nutr 2013, 52(4):1405-15.
§ Shinde PV, Koratkar SS, Pawar SD, Kale SD, Rawankar AS, Mishra AC. Serologic evidence of avian influenza H9N2 and paramyxovirus type 1 infection in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in India. Avian Diseases 2012, 56(1).
§ Mukherjee S, Majumdar S, Vipat VC, Mishra AC, Chakrabarti AK. Non structural protein of avian influenza A (H11N1) virus is a weaker suppressor of immune responses but capable of inducing apoptosis in host cells. Virol J 2012, 9:149.
§ Bhatt GC, Bondre VP, Sapkal GN, Sharma T, Kumar SN, Gore MM, Kushwaha KP, Rathi AK. Encephalities, Uttar Pradesh, India - Changing clinico-laboratory profile of encephalitis patients in the eastern Uttar Pradesh region of India. Tropical Doct 2012, 42(2): 106-8.
§ Basu A, Chadha M, Potdar V, Ganti K, Gangodkar S. Electron Tomography Imaging of the Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza virus. J Adv Microscopy Res. 2012, 7:1-6.
§ Alagarasu K, Honap T, Mulay AP, Bachal RV, Shah PS, Cecilia D. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection. Human Immunology 2012; 73(11):1194-9.
§ Yadav PD, Vincent MJ, Khristova M, Kale C, Nichol ST, Mishra AC, Mourya DT. Genomic analysis reveals Nairobi sheep disease virus to be highly diverse and present in both Africa, and in India in the form of the Ganjam virus variant. Infect Genet Evol 2011, 11(5):1111-20.
§ Parashar D, Khalkar P, Arankalle VA. Survival of hepatitis A and E viruses in soil samples. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011, 17(11): E1-4.
§ Basu A, Jain P, Sarkar P, Gangodkar S, Deshpande D, Ganti K, Shetty S, Ghosh K. Dengue virus infection of SK Hep1 cells: inhibition of in vitro angiogenesis and altered cytomorphology by expressed viral envelope glycoprotein. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2011, 62(2): 140-7. R-1539.
§ Sapkal GN, Bondre VP, Fulmali PV, Patil P, Gopalkrishna V, Dadhania V, Ayachit VM, Gangale D, Kushwaha KP, Rathi AK, Chitambar SD, Mishra AC, Gore MM. Enteroviruses in patients with acute encephalitis, Uttar Pradesh, India. Emerg Infect Dis 2009, 15(2): 295-8. R-1418.

Achievements of M.Sc., Virology Student Pass Outs (information is based on response of 152/293 alumni to a recently conducted online survey)
Post PhD	No. of students completed PhD in India	14	No. of students completed PhD abroad	22
No. of students pursuing PDF abroad	6/14		6/22
No. of students working in research organization in India	6/14		8/22
No. of students working in research organization abroad	-		7/22
	No. of students pursuing PhD in India	14	No. of students pursuing PhD abroad	16
No. of students working in research organization in India	1/14		-
No. of students working in industry in India post M.Sc., Virology				30
No. of students working in research organization in India post M.Sc., Virology				42
No. of students working in research organization abroad post M.Sc., Virology				3
No. of students working in different field in India post M.Sc., Virology				3

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