Mandira Varma-Basil
Professor
University of Delhi
India
Biography
Prof. Mandira Varma Basil is a Medical Microbiologist currently working at Vallabhbhai Patel chest Institute, Delhi, India where she is incharge of the Mycobacteriology unit . She obtained her MD in Microbiology from the University of Delhi and her DNB from the National Board of Examinations, Delhi, India. She is the recipient of the Department of Biotechnology (Government of India) Overseas Associateship and the Indian Council of Medical Research International Fellowship. Her main areas of interest include TB diagnosis, drug resistance in M. tuberculosis, molecular epidemiology of M. tuberculosis and non tuberculous mycobacteria. Dr. Varma-Basil has several publications and book chapters to her credit.
Research Interest
Mycobacteriology, TB diagnosis, drug resistance in M. tuberculosis, molecular epidemiology of M. tuberculosis and non tuberculous mycobacteria