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Dr Sneha Chunchanur

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7564-5773
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Dr Sneha K Chunchanur, MBBS, MD
Asst. Professor (Time bound Associate Professor)
Department of Microbiology
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Email: [email protected]

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sneha-Chunchanur


Major achievements:
-1ST Rank to University in MD, Microbiology.
- Teacher’s day award by Indian Medical Association, Bangalore 2024.
- PI/CoPI for research projects funded by ICMR, RGUHS, DBT, DHR etc
- Invited panelist for AMR Research Conference-2024, NCBS & Expert Consultation for zoonotic diseases, NCDC
- Guest Speaker at state/ national CME/ workshops/ conferences
- Certified NABH assessor and Internal Auditor for NABL.
- Publications in national, international journals, text books & Reviewer for national/ internationals journals,
- Invited speaker on TV DD Chandana, All India Radio on AMR, Biomedical waste management
- Public awareness write ups on AMR/ i nfectious diseases in news papers, weekly magazines (Deccan Herald, Yojana etc)
- Our Article titled Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial-resistant uropathogens in community settings of India: a multi-centric cross-sectional study. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2026, ISSN 2213-7165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2026.02.003 has been published in WHO Sameeksha ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) | Volume 43 | 25 March 2026.

Professional Memberships-
Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist (IAMM)- LM 1828
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Office Bearer:
Elected as executive committee member for Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist -KC: 2008-2009.
Elected as Treasurer for Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist -KC 2022.
Elected as State council member- IMA, 2025.

Major Awards:
Best Paper Prize (Oral) at Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist – Karnataka Chapter -2003, 2019 & 2020.
Teacher’s day award by Indian Medical Association, Bangalore 2024.

Job responsibilities:
- Teaching MBBS (250 Students per year) and MD Microbiology post graduate students (09 students per year).
- Recognised PG Guide and examiner.
- Teaching activities for Allied health sciences (BSc MLT/ DMLT/Nursing/ MDS/OT technicians/ Dental Students etc).
- Diagnostic Microbiology work at Central Laboratory catering to huge number of samples as a large laboratory.
- Research activities as PI/CoPI for research projects funded by ICMR, RGUHS, DBT, DHR etc. Actively contributing research papers to various reputed national and international journals.
- Infection control officer, Hospital Infection prevention and control at Victoria hospital of BMCRI (1000 beds capacity), contributing to Kayakalpa/NQAS/NABH accreditation.
- Quality manager for NABL accreditation for lab at Dept of Microbiology (NABL accredited since 2016)
- Internal auditor for NQAS/ NABL.
- Officer in charge for State STI laboratory services for attached districts of Karnataka.
- Certified NABH assessor for Entry level.
- Officer in charge for State lab for NVHCP (National viral hepatitis control program) for attached districts of Karnataka.
- Nodal officer for Department of Microbiology for SSS- National One Health Program for Prevention and Control of Zoonosis (NOHPPCZ) Lab at Department of Microbiology, BMCRI.
- Nodal officer, National Program on AMR containment at BMCRI under NCDC.
- Officer in charge for National VPD lab (Vaccine preventable diseases- Diphtheria and Pertussis) for attached districts of Karnataka.

Research Interest:
Sexually transmitted infections, One health, AMR, Antimicrobial stewardship, Zoontotic diseases/ Rickettsial infections, Urinary tract infections, Aptamers, miRNAs, Rapid diagnostics / POCT assays.

Research Projects (as PI/Co-PI):- 15 research projects, including ongoing funded by ICMR, DBT, RGHUD etc
Important publications- More than 35 publications in national and international journals.

Employment

  • Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute Faculty
    2012 - Present

Education

  • Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences MD
    2002 - 2005
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College MBBS
    1995 - 2000

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (37)