J.S. Virdi
Professor
University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi
India
Biography
Prof. J.S. Virdi completed his PhD and postdoctoral studies from Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. He is currently Professor of Microbial Genomics & AMR Diagnostics at University of Delhi South Campus, a premier University of India. He has published more than 60 papers and has served as an editorial board member of Gut Pathogens. Currently, his lab is focused on developing a genomics and microfluidics based point of care (POC) device for rapid detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) under BIRAC (India)-Nesta (UK) Discovery Awards funding.
Research Interest
Microbial genomics; Antimicrobial resistance (AMR); Rapid diagnostics