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Dr. Asad U Khan

Coordinator

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Brief History of the Centre:-
The center was established with the support of the grant sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India in July, 2021 vide File No. BT/PR40148/BTIS/137/20/2021 with the focus on Antimicrobial resistance, its dissemination and raising awareness among the public. The center has been active in the bioinformatic analysis of shotgun metagenomic sequencing data generated from hospital and wastewater sewage samples. The center has organized many workshops and awareness camps to aware people about the possible repercussions of the unscrupulous use of the antibiotics.

Approved Objectives of the Centre:-
1. To sensitize the awareness programme in different parts of the country as an outreach programme.
2. To organize workshops, training programme, and a skill development programme in the focused area.
3. Development of a tool "AMR Information System" to map the prevalence of AMR in community and in hospital settings.
4. To develop a mobile App for "AMR Information System".