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Biochemistry

Vision

Department of Biochemistry at AIIMS Bathinda was established in August 2019 with a vision to be recognized as a centre for excellence in Biochemistry that provides professional patient care at affordable cost with holistic approach, competency based medical education and research to understand the role of fundamental principles of Biochemistry in human health and diseases.

Mission

•   To prepare health care professionals with a sound knowledge in Medical Biochemistry which they can apply in their clinical practice & research.
•   To provide medical laboratory testing services in accordance with the applicable standards to satisfy the expectation of patients.
•   To promote translational research for continual improvement of quality of patient care.

Faculty:

Photo	Name & Qualifications	Designation	Contact & Email
More Info.	Dr. Gitanjali MBBS ,MD (Biochemistry)	Professor & HOD	9464161621 gitanjaligoyal@yahoo.co.in
More Info.	Dr. Shilpa Jain MD Biochemistry	Professor (Central Clinical Lab)	jinshilpa73@gmail.com
More Info.	Dr. Monica kakkar MBBS, MD Biochemistry	Additional Professor	7906932724 drmonica7@rediffmail.com
More Info.	Dr. Sanjay Kumar PhD: AIIMS, Delhi Post-Doctorate: University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Post-Doctorate: University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA	Associate Professor	0164-28677691 kumar.sanjay11@aiimsbathinda.edu.in
More Info.	Dr. Himanshu Sharma PhD Biochemistry: PGIMER Chandigarh. Post-Doctorate: University of Kansas Medical Center- USA	Associate Professor	9548027933 sharma.himanshu1@aiimsbathinda.edu.in
More Info.	Dr. Saket Sinha MBBS, MD Biochemistry	Associate Professor	9312756660 saketjsinha@gmail.com
More Info.	Dr. Rajani MD, DNB -Biochemistry	Assistant Professor	9999493126 rajani@aiimsbathinda.edu.in
More Info.	Dr. Archana Nimesh MBBS, MD-Biochemistry	Assistant Professor	archana.akku.2010@gmail.com

Services:

Services Available in the department- Academics

Academic Programmes

Undergraduate: Department is providing undergraduate teaching to MBBS and BSc Nursing students. Interactive small group teaching is preferred. Integrated approach is applied for MBBS teaching. SCAMPER is integrated two days inter college event which is being organized every year in collaboration with Anatomy and Physiology
Post Graduate : Department has MD Biochemistry course providing comprehensive training in Clinical Biochemistry and Biomedical Research. The Department has well established laboratories with state of art research facilities.
Department is providing regular orientation and trainings to various postgraduates regarding good clinical lab practices to make them aware about commmon errors in sampling
PhD: Biochemistry is the first Department to start with PhD programme at AIIMS Bathinda.
Observership: Department is providing short term observership to students from various universities across the country.
CME/WORKSHOPS/EVENTS: In order to promote an atmosphere of continual learning, the Department regularly conducts symposia, workshops and conferences at national and global scale.
Department is organizing at least one PMC accredited CME every year and celebrates days of clinical significance like World DNA day, Medical Lab Professional Week and Immunology Day and many more days are celebrated every year.

Services Available in the department-Diagnostic Laboratories

Clinical Services:
Department is providing patient care and has
For routine diagnostic Biochemistry lab

Blood glucose, OGTT and Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Liver function tests
Kidney function tests
Lipid profile
Serum electrolytes
Serum minerals
Enzyme assays

Immunoassay facility for specialized tests

Hormone tests – Thyroid function tests, Parathyroid hormone, Testosterone, fertility profile, Insulin, Cortisol,c-peptide
Tumor markers – CEA, CA 19.9, CA125, CA 15.3, PSA, AFP
Inflammatory markers – CRP, Procalcitonin
Nutritional Assays - Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folate, Iron profile, Ferritin
POCT- Cardiac markers (Nt-pro BNP, Troponin I, CkMb) and ABG/VBG analysis
Metabolic profile: Newborn Screening
Maternal screening for chromosomal disorders – Dual, Triple markers
ELISA Investigations- tTG, ANA
Urine tests – 24 hour Urine Protein, 24 hour Urine albumin, Spot ACR, Spot CCR, Urinary calcium, phosphorus, glucose, electrolytes
Cerebrospinal/ fluid analysis – Glucose, Protein, Chloride, ADA
Other special tests – hs-CRP, Ammonia, RF, Beta HCG

Laboratory Services:

OPD/IPD Diagnostic: The Diagnostic laboratory of Department of Biochemistry at AIIMS Bathinda commenced its operations in the month of December, 2019.
At present, the following diagnostic services are being offered in the OPD laboratory:
Routine, chemistry and specialized Biochemistry tests, HbA1c, immunoassay tests and Urine tests
Location: Room No.5111, C Block, OPD Building
Samples are collected/ received in Room No.5018 in the OPD Building for OPD patients and in respective wards for IPD patients
Timings of OPD Collection Area: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday to Saturday)
Test reports: Test reports are updated online through HMIS
Turnaround time (TAT): Interim reports are available 06 hours from the time of sample collection.

STAT LAB
The services available in the stat lab are: Routine Biochemistry tests, Cerebrospinal/ fluid analysis, POCT -Cardiac markers, ABG/VBG Analysis

Location: STAT Lab, Room no-A041, Gound Floor, Emergency area, IPD Building

Samples are collected in the respective wards/emergency/triage area
24 X 7 lab for emergency care

Test reports: Test reports are updated online through HMIS
Turnaround time (TAT): Interim reports are available 02 hours from the time of sample collection.
Both OPD lab and stat lab are functional 24*7

Timings:

Medical College Diagnostic Wing:Newborn screening, ELISA based testing for various parameters, Maternal screening,Molecular Diagnostics
Location: Department of Biochemistry, B Block, 3rd floor, Medical College Building

Samples are collected/ received in Room No.

Timings: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday to Saturday)
Test reports: Test reports are updated online through HMIS
Turnaround time (TAT): one week from the time of sample collection.

Diagnostic services available under Diagnostic wing are-

Quality control: The laboratory routinely follows daily Internal Quality Control (IQC) procedures to ensure quality reports. The laboratory has an active External Quality Assurance (EQAS) Programme for improved validation of testing services.
Accreditation: The Department is committed to get the laboratory services accredited by the National Accreditation Board for testing Laboratories (NABL) which is under process

Services Available in the department-Research

The Department of Biochemistry is intended to establish interdisciplinary and collaborative research environment focused to understand the biochemical aspect in relation with molecular and clinical aspects of diseases and to develop interventional therapies. All faculties of the department are involved in active area of research like Stem Cells Biology, Cancer Signalling, HIV associated secondary complications and various ICMR/ other national projects. Therefore, to supplement research activities in area of Clinical Biochemistry, the Department is equipped with most advance and sophisticated research instruments. Faculties are also working to initiate various national and international collaborative research project in the department.

OPD Schedule:

Consultants	Day of Week

Projects

Title	Principal Investigator	Co Investigator	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status
Expression of Interest (EoI) for ICMRs Taskforce on Establishment of Reference Intervals in Indian Population (TERIIP)	Dr Gitanjali	Dr Monica Kakkar and Dr Manjit Kaur	Multicentric (15 centres selected by ICMR)	ICMR	Approved
To study the association of circulating biomarkers in ischaemic stroke patients with their clinical outcome- CoPI funded by MRU, GGS Medical College Faridkot	Ms Nitika	Dr Gitanjali	Multicentric(GGS Medical College Faridkot and AIIMS Bathinda) Departments of Medicine, and Biochemistry	GGS Medical College , MRU DHR Funded Project	Ongoing
To evaluate correlation between plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and oxidative stress in patients of metabolic syndrome	Dr Gitanjali	Dr Kirti, Dr Ravinder Garg, GGS Medical College Faridkot	Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine	GGS Medical College , MRU DHR Funded Project	Completed
To evaluate the potential of ‘concept mapping’ as a learning tool in biochemistry for medical students.	Dr Archana	Dr. Rajani			Ongoing
To evaluate the potential of ‘Jigsaw technique’ as a learning tool in biochemistry for medical students.	Dr Archana	Dr. Rajani			Ongoing
To assess the beneficial effect of adjuvant growth factor therapy in elderly individuals with chronic congestive heart failure as CoPI -ICMR approved	Dr Preeti Dhoat	Dr Gitanjali	Multicentric (Govt. Institute of Medical College Greater Noida, AIIMS Rishikesh and AIIMS Bathinda)Departments of Medicine, Cadiology and Biochemistry	ICMR	Approved
Prognostic role of cystatin –C and Homocysteine in predicting short term and long term outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention – MRU Funded Project	Dr Sumit, GGS Medical College Faridkot	Dr Gitanjali	Departments of Medicine, and Biochemistry	GGS Medical College , MRU DHR Funded Project	Completed
In vitro study, employing cadaver blood vessels, on the role of calci?cation in determining the patency of arterial and venous conduits routinely employed for CABG	Dr Monica Kakkar	Dr Rajiv Gupta, Dr Priti Chaudhary, Dr Rajani and Dr Rakesh kakkar	Department of Anatomy, CTVS and CFM	ICMR IIPR small grant (63 lakhs)	Ongoing
To Enhance Screening, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer- Multicentric study	Dr Ankita Kankaria	Dr Monica Kakkar	Multicenteric, Department of CFM, Radiation oncology,Anaesthesiology, OBG, Radiodiagnosis, Pathology and Biochemistry	ICMR	Approved
To evoke Transplanted Stem cell Survival against Ischemic/Reperfusion injury through Pharmacological Preconditioning with Phosphodiestrase Inhibitors	Dr. Sanjay Kumar	Dr. Saket Sinha	Dr. Mahendra Pratap Singh (Department of Gerenral Surgery ) and Dr. Balpreet ( Department of Gynecology )	Science and Engineering Research Board- Department of Science & Technology (SERB-DST) Government of India	Ongoing
Expression profiling of MicroRNA in blood samples from various stages of cancer patients as novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for early detection of Cancer	Dr. Sanjay Kumar	Dr. Vivek Kaushal and Dr. Manjit	Dr. Sapna Marcus Bhatty ( Department of Radiation Oncology ) and Dr. Nikhil ( Department of Surigical Oncology )	Haryana State Council for Science and Technology (HSCSIT), Department of Science & Technology	Ongoing
Extracellular vesicles mediated induction in pro-inflammatory response leading to pulmonary endothelial dysfunction in cystic fibrosis patients	Dr Himanshu Sharma	Dr Jatinder Sharma	NA	Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR), New Delhi	Ongoing
The effect of metabolic syndroem on health related quality of life -STS project by ICMR	PI Ms Akanksha (MBBS Student),Dr Gitanjali-Guide	Dr Rajani, Dr Preeti Dhoat, Dr Gurvinderpal Singh, Dr Ramnika	Departments of Biochemistry, Medicine, Psychiatry and CFM	ICMR-STS Project	Completed
To assess Perception and attitude of faculty and students towards Integrated teaching in Phase-I MBBS	Dr Gitanjali		Integrated Medical Education project for ACME	Baba Farid University of Health sciences, Faridkot	Completed
Health Harms Among Beedi Rollers in India involving 5 states across India- Multi institutional Project	Dr Rakesh Kakkar	Dr Monica Kakkar	Multicentric, Department CFM and Biochemistry	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, (1.25 crore)	Ongoing

Expansion planned for the future:

The Department envisages expanding the scope of diagnostic services to include:
Department is working in the direction of establishing a specialised centre for screening of congenital genetic inborn errors of metabolism, mutational studies and develop dedicated Molecular Diagnostic laboratory
Department also envisions to start with Gastric Biochemistry panel , serum protein electrophoresis and Immune markers in near future

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