“ I am a small boy picking up pebbles here and there on the seashore of Knowledge” &
“If I have seen further, it is because of I am standing on the shoulders of Giants”
-Newton
Dear Members,
Greetings from Belagavi (Karnataka) and Wish you all a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year! I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to IAMM members, EC members, all the past Presidents and the General Body for unanimously agreeing to bestow the responsibility of prestigious ‘IAMM President’ post on my shoulders. I shall strive hard to live up to your expectations and carry forward the glorious legacy of the IAMM to foster highest standards of IAMM activities.
At the outset, I congratulate, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte and his B. J. Medical College, Pune team for a successful conference despite the strict code of conduct for state elections. On the personal front, I carry fond memories of ‘IAMM conferences in Pune’ since they have made a special mark in my academic career. I attended my first IAMM conference as a PG student in AFMC, Pune, in 1984 and subsequently, I was awarded with Dr. S.S.Kelkar Memorial Gold medal for best paper in 2008 IAMM conference at the same venue.
Our association has been carrying out innovative and noteworthy activities including PG Assembly and master class etc. under the leadership of our past President Dr Bharti Malhotra, Secretary Dr. Sonal Saxena and the EC members. This has attracted the attention of budding microbiologists and young researchers. I am sure that, more of such activities will up in this year as well. The IJMM editorial team under the leadership of Dr Chand Wattal has been doing a great job, which is evidenced by the recent rise in impact factor of our journal. I have suggestion to our IJMM team to include a special ‘Undergraduate column’ to attract the selected undergraduates to publish their ICMR–STS research projects related to microbiology. Further, a special column needs to be dedicated to ‘Medical education’ related research to benefit the medical teachers for successful implementation of competency based curriculum. Our IAMM-EQAS teams are also doing equally good job by setting high standards in diagnostics across the country. Similarly all the state chapters of IAMM have been actively conducting programs. I request the chapter secretaries to report their activities to the IAMM Secretary office.
The next conference team, led by Dr. Sherwal, Dr. Chand Wattal, Dr. Sonal Saxena and Dr. J.K.Oberoi is already in full swing and ready to welcome us in Delhi. I believe, this well experienced team will cross all the previous records in all the standards! First brochure of this conference is already circulated and it is our duty to participate in large numbers and make it a memorable event.
For me, serving as ‘President’ of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists is truly a privilege and I welcome any suggestions and ideas from all the members to improve our, activities, website and conduct State chapters/National conferences. Your feedback will go a long way to serve the needy and help our association to reach greater heights.
Looking forward to meeting you all at New Delhi in Oct., 2025.
With Best wishes,
Dr Mahantesh B Nagamoti.
Professor of Microbiology
J.N.Medical College KAHER , Belagavi-590010 (Karnataka)
