Research activities and cooperation in industrial measurements regarding antibacterial substances and diagnosis of infectious diseases using molecular, common methods, and microorganism genotyping

Microbial Resistance research center is one of the oldest departments established in MUMS by the intensive effort of Professor Mirdamadi in 1951. It has started its activity since 2006 as a subgroup in Bu Ali (Avicenna) research Institute. This institute consists of four units, including bacteriology, human virology, molecular bacteriology, and molecular virology.

Some activities being performed at these units are listed as below:

•    Real-time PCR method as a sensitive molecular way to estimate the viral load in Hepatitis, and AIDS
•    Investigation of molecular interaction between viruses (HTLV-1 and HBV as oncogenes) and their hosts
•    Investigation of the effect of human influenza virus on the host cells
•    Etiological investigation of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with viral initiation
•    Investigation of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis
•    Investigation of T cell subpopulations in active tuberculosis

Scientists of this institute are offering research projects in microbiology and virology with the emphasis on mycobacterium tuberculosis which is a major problem in Khorasan provinces.

Furthermore, this research center is totally prepared for the execution of scientific projects in joint with other research institutes, as well as industry, all around the country. 

The top-three research priorities of this center are mycobacterium tuberculosis (diagnosis, molecular epidemiology and immunology), molecular-based diagnosis of infectious diseases (especially genotyping), and evaluation of anti-bacterial effects of different nano-polymers and nano-composites.