Dr. Aashish Choudhary
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Dr. Aashish Choudhary
Assistant Professor, Virology Section
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Aashish is an alumnus of AIIMS, New Delhi. He completed his MD in Microbiology in 2007, and is currently working at the post of Assistant Professor in the Virology section of the department since May 2014.
His areas of interest include congenital viral infections (HCMV, Rubella), Viral hepatitis (HBV, HCV, HEV), Post-Tx SOT/HSCT infections (HCMV, BK virus), sexually-transmitted infections (HPV, HSV-2), viral hemorrhagic fevers (Dengue fever), cell culture and molecular virology.
Research Projects/Collaborations
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Agency |
Designation |
Duration |
Title |
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AIIMS |
Principal Investigator |
2015 - 2017 |
Molecular characterization of Occult hepatitis C infection (OCI) in patients with cryptogenic liver disease. |
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CDC, Atlanta |
Co-Investigator |
2014 - Ongoing |
Epidemiological study of respiratory pathogens in acute respiratory infections among children and elderly in India. |
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ICMR |
Co-Investigator |
2010 - 2012 |
Transplant-related herpes viruses (HCMV, EBV, HSV 1&2 & VZV) in liver allograft recipients |
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CSIR |
Senior Research Associate |
2013 - 2014 |
Congenital HCMV infection and SNHL in rural India |
Awards
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Year |
Award |
Work |
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2005 |
Meghna Baweja Award for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IAMM Delhi |
Detection and Genotyping of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) from Neonates with Congenitalinfection. |
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2009 |
Best Poster Award- IAMM Delhi |
Screening for Cryptosporidium muris infection in fecal smears from patients with by modified acid-fast staining and micrometry. |
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2009 |
Best Poster Award- IAMM Delhi |
Morphological variations in intestinal coccidian oocysts by modified Kinyoun acid-fast staining of archived fecal smears. |
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2012 |
Sanjay Sardana Memorial Award for Immunodiagnostic techniques, IAMM Delhi |
Significance of anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff ratio (S/Co) in predicting HCV viremia in patients with suspected HCV infection. |
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2015 |
IAMM prize for Best Published Paper in Virology (Ind J Med Microbiol) |
Comparison of Conventional, Immunological and Molecular techniques for the diagnosis of Congenital HCMV infection. |
MD/PhD thesis- Details of work as a Guide/Co-Guide
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Candidate |
Role |
Duration of work |
Title |
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Dr. Swati Khullar (MD candidate) |
Chief Guide |
2015 - 2017 |
Molecular detection of occult hepatitis C infection (OCI) using ultracentrifuged plasma in patients with cryptogenic liver disease |
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Ms. Divya Namdeo (PhD candidate) |
Co-Guide |
2014 - 2018 |
Quantitative real time PCR and genotyping of Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in Ulcerative colitis.
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Dr. Mahima Lall (PhD candidate) |
Co-Guide |
2014 - 2017 |
A molecular study on DNA viruses of the genital tract in HIV positive women.
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Publications in indexed journals- 12
Book Chapters- 2
