MAHAMICROCON 2026 – App Launch: BactiFIND

1. Dr. Nishu Sharma
2. Dr. Ruhi

1. Dr. Aboli Shinde won Best Oral Paper in Virology by Dr. Vilas Jahagirdar on the topic “Beyond the seasons: Four years of Influenza A and B Subtype evolution in the Nagpur region [2021-2024].”
2. Dr. Prashant H won Best Poster of the Conference by Dr. Arvind Khurade on the topic “Seroprevalence of vector borne diseases at tertiary care hospital – evolving vectors, degrading climate, changing trends leading to ascending infections in unusual pattern.”

Best Oral Paper in Parasitology

1. Dr. Priyanka Mategadikar secured 2nd position on the topic “Epidemiology and species distribution of malaria in Chandrapur district, central India.”
2. Dr. Vaibhav Ubhad secured 2nd position on the topic “Epidemiology and species distribution of malaria in Chandrapur district, central India.”

1. Dr. Sharmishtha Dhawale secured 2nd position.
2. Dr. Khushboo Agarwal secured 3rd position.

1. Dr. Pratiksha Gandhare won Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in Virology: “Effectiveness and public health impact of Japanese encephalitis vaccination program in Eastern Vidarbha.”
2. Dr. Ravita Sharma was the winner and received Dr. S.V. Jalgaonkar Best Poster Award for presentation of poster: “Diagnostic utility of Gram, Giemsa and Toluidine blue O stain in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV patients: A case series.”
3. Dr. Mohanapriya A P was the winner and received Dr. S.L. Akulwar Best Oral Paper Award for PG Students for oral paper: “Serotype-Specific Clinical Manifestations and Laboratory Predictors of Severity in Dengue Virus Infection: A Prospective Study.”
4. Dr. Parul Bansod won Best Poster Presentation Award in Bacteriology: “Acute Leptospirosis presenting with Pyogenic liver abscess – A rare entity.”

1. Dr. Bhoomika Choudhary and team won 1st Prize, while Dr. Devi Ashokan and team won 2nd Prize.
2. Dr. Riya John and team won 3rd Prize in Quiz Competition.

1. Dr. Aditya Chaturvedi won the 1st Prize for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category.
2. Dr. Arya Lakshmi Rajan won the 1st Runner up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category.
3. Dr. Pratiksha Gandhare won the 2nd Runner up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category.
4. Pritam Das won 1st Runner up in Quiz Competition PG Category.
5. Dr. Pratiksha Gandhare was winner in paper presentation: “Coinfection of Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses: A serological study from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India.”
6. Dr. Devi Ashokan won the 1st Prize in Oral Paper Presentation: “Pantoea agglomerans Septicemia in a Preterm neonate: A Microbiological and clinical case study.”