Kasturba Medical College signs MoU with CSIR-CDRI for research work on Antimicrobial Resistance

Udupi: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) -CDRI (Central Drug Research Institute), Lucknow, to enter in a private-public partnership for developing research work on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials (drugs used to treat infections). There will be collaborative research on co-develop molecular characterization and point-of-care diagnostics for multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) pathogens. 

A team from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal led by Dr Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Dean and Professor of Microbiology, and Dr. Vandana KE, Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, represented the CSIR-CDRI Lucknow at this prestigious event. On the program's last day, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of the CSIR and Secretary of the Government of India, graciously attended as the program's principal guest, reports Daijiworld.

As per a recent media report, when speaking to the scientists and researchers, Dr N. Kalaiselvi, director general of CSIR and secretary of the government of India's department of science and technology, said, "The nation has high expectations from CSIR Labs and from these collaborations, so we must work extremely hard to make the country proud of us with our contributions to the nation. It is anticipated that this collaboration between two reputable institutions that have distinguished themselves in the field of AMR research would present special chances and results in the quest for antimicrobial resistance-related solutions."

The Kasturba Medical College and Hospital in Manipal is India's first and only institute to get recognized as the International Reference Centre for Palliative and End of Life Care by the International Collaborative Coordinating Centre. The hospital got its recognition based on its continued clinical work, national-level policies, guidelines and research in palliative and end-of-life care.