Dr. Subin Mary Zachariah, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Analysis and Dr. Umadevi P., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, presented scientific papers at the World Conference on Infectious Diseases & Antibiotics 2018 held at J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, November 28-29, 2018.
Two students from Amrita Health Sciences campus, Ms. Rakhi Krishna of 5th year Pharm D., School of Pharmacy, and Mr. Shankar S. Menon of 3rd year BDS, School of Dentistry, have entered the grand finale of “Speak for India Kerala Edition 2018” debate competition.
Dr. Anisha Ashokan, second year MD Resident in Microbiology, School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, won the ‘Best Poster Award’ in the CME on “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance” at Government Medical College, Palakkad, held on February 2, 2019.
Dr. Lekshmi R. Nath, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences campus, Kochi, was awarded the Bharat Vikas Award 2018 by the Institute of Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar, for her loyalty, diligence and outstanding performance in the field of Cancer Chemoprevention.
Ms. Rakhi Krishna of 5th year Pharm D. from the School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Sciences, Kochi campus, has advanced to the semi-final round of “Speak for India Kerala Edition 2018” debate competition.
After being referred post-haste from hospitals across the state including Palakkad, Perinthalmanna and Kochi, four patients have successfully undergone surgery for the repair of Type A aortic dissection at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences within a span of just 10 days (January 03 – 12, 2019).
A project for portable water purifiers under the Jivamritam: Clean Drinking Water Project, the joint project of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, the Consulate General of Israel to South India, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv University, was inaugurated at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, on January 21, 2019.
Mr. Pramod Lakshman Mahajan, a 67 year old organ donation campaigner, was felicitated on January 7, 2019, at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) through a flag-off ceremony for the next phase of his nationwide motorcycle tour to promote awareness on organ donation.
Dr. V. Kanthaswamy, Addl. Controller of Examinations, Examination Control Division (Unit 1), Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, has been honoured as the “Founder Father of Forensic Medicine in Kerala”.
On 9th December 2018, Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, was presented with the highly coveted ”Specialist Dentist of the Year – Pedodontics” award at the prestigious ‘Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards 2018’ held in Mumbai.
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